| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| A number one followed by one hundred zeros is known by what name? | Googol | 84%
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| Which scientific unit is named after an Italian nobleman? 50-50 lifeline used, so only two options remain | Volt | 75%
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| Which of these is not one of the American Triple Crown horse races? 50-50 lifeline used, so only two options remain | Arlington Million | 74%
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| In 1718, which pirate died in battle off the coast of what is now North Carolina? | Blackbeard | 71%
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| In 1912, former US President Theodore Roosevelt was a candidate for which political party? | Bull Moose | 59%
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| Which king was married to Eleanor of Aquitaine? | Henry II | 55%
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| Which of these people was born the same year as Queen Elizabeth II? | Marilyn Monroe | 53%
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| Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the title of a fairy tale about three princes? | Serendipity | 50%
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| Tomas Masaryk was the first President of which country? | Czechoslovakia | 49%
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| What was the profession of the composer Borodin? | Chemist | 45%
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| Which county cricket side is based at Chester-le-Street? | Durham | 45%
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| Oberon is a satellite of which planet? | Uranus | 43%
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| Which of these UK prime ministers never served as foreign secretary? | Winston Churchill | 42%
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| Which monarch was known as "the wisest fool in Christendom"? | James I | 38%
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| Translated from the Latin, what is the motto of the United States? Later determined to be an ambiguous question | One Out Of Many | 36%
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| Which of these is a butterfly, not a moth? | Speckled Wood | 34%
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| Which boxer was famous for striking the gong in the introduction to J. Arthur Rank films? | Bombardier Billy Wells | 33%
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| If you planted the seeds of 'Quercus robur', what would grow? | Trees | 32%
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| In the history of motor sport, which of these iconic races was held first? | Isle of Man TT | 24%
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| Who was the first man to travel into space twice? | Gus Grissom | 17%
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