| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which of Australia's state capitals has the shortest name? | Perth | 71%
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| In the animal kingdom, what mammal takes its name from the Greek for 'river horse'? | Hippopotamus | 69%
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| Holi and Diwali are festivals in what religion? | Hinduism | 62%
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| What Internet search engine was originally called 'BackRub'? | 60%
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| Carbon dioxide is known by what name when in a solid state? | Dry Ice | 54%
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| The Phoenix Islands lie in what ocean? | Pacific | 54%
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| In The Bible, which disciple walked on water with Jesus? | Peter | 54%
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| The term to be 'hit for 6' comes from what sport? | Cricket | 52%
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| What high street bank was founded in Birmingham in 1765? | Lloyds Bank | 35%
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| The avocado is also know as the 'Alligator ____' what? | Pear | 35%
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| What is Ringo Starr's real first name? | Richard | 33%
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| What is the second-largest city in Kenya? | Mombasa | 29%
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| What name links a singer-songwriter and the first Queen of Carthage | Dido | 25%
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| In 1956, Imre Nagy withdrew Hungary from which international alliance? | Warsaw Pact | 23%
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| At Euro 2016, the football managers of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland shared what surname? | O'Neill | 17%
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| Drax Industries features in what James Bond film? | Moonraker | 13%
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| Who composed the song 'Send In the Clowns'? | Stephen Sondheim | 13%
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| What element of the Periodic Table is named after a Californian city? | Berkelium | 12%
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| A khachapuri is a dish in what country's cuisine? | Georgia | 10%
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| What is Rita's day job in the 1983 film 'Educating Rita'? | Hairdresser | 8%
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