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General Knowledge Trivia for Masochists #1 - Statistics
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This quiz has been taken 833 times
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| Geography & Language | The Cape York Peninsula, which contains the northernmost point of mainland Australia, is located in which state? | Queensland | 71%
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| Sports & Games | Who is the most famous athlete, and probably most famous person overall to be born in Funchal on the island of Madeira? | Cristiano Ronaldo | 60%
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| STEM | What common household chemical, is made from a dilute solution of sodium hypochlorite (NaClO)? | (chlorine) Bleach | 56%
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| Sports & Games | What racing game has both a "Motorsport" series and a "Horizon" series? | Forza | 52%
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| Geography & Language | What US city has suburbs including Hialeah, Hollywood, and Coral Springs? | Miami | 51%
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| Geography & Language | Guarulhos, the second most populous city in its state, is located within the metro area of what other major world city with a population over 10 million? | São Paulo | 49%
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| STEM | What pelagic seabirds in the genus Fratercula are also known as "sea parrots" due to their large, often brightly colored, beaks? | Puffins | 48%
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| History | Regnal number needed. What English King who ruled during WWII hired speech therapist Lionel Logue to help him overcome his stutter so that he could give encouraging addresses to the nation? | George VI | 47%
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| History | Crassus, Pompey and Caesar where the three members of the first what? | Triumvirate | 46%
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| Food & Drink | What dish, French for "blue ribbon" is made from meat wrapped around cheese, breaded and fried? | Cordon Bleu | 45%
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| History | Fred Noonan, who disappeared on 2 July 1937, is best known as the navigator for whom? | Amelia Earhart | 43%
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| Miscellaneous | The company Victorinox in the Schwyz Canton is most known for producing what tool, known to both the local military and outdoorsmen worldwide? | Swiss Army Knife | 42%
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| History | "Every Man a King" was a slogan and also the title of the autobiography of Huey Long who served as a senator and governor of what U.S. state? | Louisiana | 32%
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| Miscellaneous | What Chinese electric battery and electric automobile company has, since 2022, been the largest private-sector employer in China? | BYD | 28%
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| Arts & Lit | "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle", "Kafka on the Shore", "1Q84" and "Norwegian Wood" are all works by what magical-realist author? | Murakami Haruki | 28%
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| Movies & TV | "I want to say one word to you. Just one word". What is that one word that Benjamin Braddock's neighbor wants to say to him in "The Graduate", which coincidentally is also the name of the clique consisting of Karen Smith, Gretchen Wieners and Regina George in the movie "Mean Girls" | plastics | 26%
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| Movies & TV | In what comedy series that began in 2021 does show creator Quinta Brunson play Janine Teagues, an optimistic second grade teacher at a predominately black Philadelphia school? | Abbott Elementary | 24%
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| STEM | What word is used to denote the infinite divergent series where each term "s_n" is the sum of the first "n" terms of the infinite sequence 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, ... ? | Harmonic | 24%
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| Arts & Lit | What 16th century novel, known in some places as "Monkey" after the mythical character Sun Wukong, is inspired by the historical story of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang who travelled to India to collect Buddhist scriptures? | Journey to the West | 23%
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| Arts & Lit | What autobiographical graphic novel series by Marjane Satrapi is named after an ancient capital city? | Persepolis | 23%
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| Music | What rapper with a stage name made from two male first names collaborated with McDonalds in 2020 to make the first celebrity-endorsed McDonald's meal, a variation on the Quarter Pounder with Cheese? | Travis Scott | 23%
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| Music | An original judge of the US version of "The Voice" is a country singer whose debut single "Austin" spent 5 weeks atop the country music charts. Who is this current spouse of Gwen Stefani? | Blake Shelton | 20%
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| Food & Drink | From Hawaiian for "very strong" what is the culinary name for the common dolphinfish? | Mahi-mahi | 19%
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| World Culture | The Mevlevi order, a Sufi sect that originated near Konya in 1273, is also known by what two word name due to their devotional practice of spinning while performing dhikr (remembrance of God). | Whirling Dervish | 19%
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| STEM | What does the QR in "QR codes" stand for? | Quick Response | 18%
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| Movies & TV | Paula Abdul, Jason Derulo and Leah Remini have served as judges on what Fox TV competition series which dubs each season's winner as "America's Favorite Dancer"? | So You Think You Can Dance | 18%
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| STEM | What term used in structural engineering refers to the amount a material has elongated divided by its original length? | Strain | 17%
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| Sports & Games | What term in football (soccer) is used for a goal scored directly from a corner kick? | Olimpico | 16%
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| Food & Drink | What red-wine grape is the primary grape of the Burgundy region and is known for producing a low tannin wine | Pinot noir | 15%
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| Food & Drink | What primal cut of beef is cut from the breast or lower chest? Because of the large amount of connective tissue, it must be cooked correctly to properly tenderise it. | Brisket | 14%
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| Geography & Language | What city was formerly known by its Manchu name of Mukden? | Shenyang | 14%
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| Arts & Lit | What Shakespeare play set in Illyria is subtitled "Or What You Will" | Twelfth Night | 14%
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| Sports & Games | What nickname is given to US baseball player, Cal Raleigh, who as a catcher for the Seattle Mariners led the major leagues in home runs in 2025? | Big Dumper | 12%
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| World Culture | What festival, created by Maulana Karenga comes from a Swahili word meaning "first fruits"? | Kwanzaa | 12%
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| History | What Pan-Africanism advocate and founding member of the Organization of African Unity served as the first president of Ghana from 1960-1966 | Kwame Nkrumah | 11%
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| Geography & Language | What saline lake mostly in northern Kenya is the world's largest desert lake, and the world's largest alkaline lake? | Lake Turkana | 11%
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| Music | The Chinese instrument, guqin, is the earliest known example of what instrument that has many strings stretched across a thin flat body? In modern groupings the instrument is divided into concert, Alpine and chord categories. | Zither | 11%
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| World Culture | What Egyptian deity, the rival of Ra, embodies darkness and disorder and is often represented by a snake? | Apophis | 10%
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| Sports & Games | The Victorian-era city of Yharnam is the setting for what 2015 ARPG, in which the player, a "Hunter," must find the source of a mysterious disease? | Bloodborne | 10%
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| Miscellaneous | What term is used to describe a theory that the morality of an action should be based on a set of rules and principles? This is in contrast to "consequentialism" in which the result of the action should determine the morality. | Deontology | 10%
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| Sports & Games | Along with the Mumbai Indians, what Tamil Nadu based team also has 5 IPL titles? (city and team name required) | Chennai Super Kings | 9%
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| Sports & Games | In what card game would a hand of 4556 with a cut card of 4 be worth 24 points? | Cribbage | 9%
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| Arts & Lit | A mid-16th century painting by Mannerist painter Parmigianino known for depicting people with exaggerated body parts is known commonly as "Madonna with the" what? | Long Neck | 9%
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| Food & Drink | What brand of Scottish whisky by William Grant & Sons has an emblem that includes Scotland's national game bird? | The Famous Grouse | 9%
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| Music | The Sandpipers took what patriotic Cuban song based on a poem by José Martí about a woman from a southeastern cuban city to #9 in the US and #7 in the UK in 1966? | Guantanamera | 8%
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| Movies & TV | What debut film from François Truffaut ends with troubled teenager Antoine Doinel escaping from school and running away to see the ocean? | Les Quatre Cents Coups | 8%
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| STEM | Whose lemma states that every totally ordered subset necessarily contains at least one maximal element? | Max Zorn | 8%
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| Music | What is the nickname of Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony #5 published 300 years after the event it commemorates? | Reformation Symphony | 8%
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| Movies & TV | In what film, ranked the greatest film of all time by Sight and Sound in 2012, do the elderly Hirayamas take a trip to visit their children, but only their widowed daughter-in-law Noriko takes the time out to meet with them? | Tokyo Story | 8%
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| Geography & Language | What is the name for the 98 km thin curved sand-dune spit that stretches from Klaipeda to the Sambia Peninsula? | Curonian Spit | 7%
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| Food & Drink | What Levantine salad is made from khubz (flat bread), mixed greens, vegetables (radishes, cucumbers, tomatoes), and often pomegranate molasses | Fattoush | 7%
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| Arts & Lit | What French term for a small leaf of a book originally referred to a supplement to newspapers that consisted of gossip, art criticism, fashion discussions and literary trifles? | Feuilleton | 7%
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| Miscellaneous | What idiom is used to describe a modified limb that allows its bearer to eat or drink extra food? | Hollow Leg | 7%
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| Music | What was the name of the Brian Wilson album that was abandoned in 1967, but finished and released in 2004? | Smile | 7%
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| Sports & Games | The Hart Memorial Trophy is given to the most valuable player (MVP) of the National Hockey League (NHL) during the regular season. What award is given to the MVP of the NHL during the playoffs? | Conn Smythe Trophy | 6%
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| Music | The 1992 album "What's the 411?" featuring the song "Real Love" and the follow-up album "My Life" featuring "I'm Goin' Down" were released by what 9x Grammy winning R&B singer? | Mary J. Blige | 6%
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| STEM | What structural unit of DNA consists of a segment of DNA wound around eight histone proteins allowing for tight packing of the DNA molecule? | nucleosome | 6%
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| Movies & TV | What TV show was lauded for its series ending scene in which Sia's song "Breathe Me" plays over a montage of all the major characters going through life, growing old and eventually dying? | Six Feet Under | 6%
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| History | Ai-ling, Ching-ling and Mei-ling are the given names of three sisters who married H.H. Kung, Sun Yat-sen and Chiang Kai-shek. They are known as the BLANK sisters, where the blank is filled by what name? | Soong | 6%
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| Movies & TV | What title is shared by a 2003 romcom starring Amanda Bynes and Colin Firth and a #1 single from Chrstina Aguilera | What a Girl Wants | 6%
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| History | In 1896, Menelik II defeated an invading Italian army at what town? | Adwa | 5%
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| Miscellaneous | What mobster, known as the "Mob's Accountant" developed the National Crime Syndicate with Lucky Luciano? | Meyer Lansky | 5%
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| Geography & Language | What East Java volcano, named after a Hindu god, is the most active volcano, although not the tallest peak, in the Tengger Mountains? | Mount Bromo | 5%
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| Geography & Language | Mount Ngaliema (aka Mount Stanley) is the largest peak in what range on the border between Uganda and the DRC? | Rwenzori | 5%
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| World Culture | Cursed text, or glitch text, that is text that appears with numerous combining characters is also known by what nonsense word, said by characters in a cartoon that originated on the Something Awful forums in 2004? | Zalgo | 5%
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| World Culture | What Hindu ritual, part of puja, involves singing while waving a light from a flame in order to venerate deities? | Aarti | 4%
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| Geography & Language | What is the name of the network of connecting tunnels below Ho Chi Minh City that served as a base of operations for the Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive? | Củ Chi tunnels | 4%
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| Music | What aria, meaning "make way for the servant" is sung at the first entrance of Figaro in Rossini's "The Barber of Seville" | Largo al factotum | 4%
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| Food & Drink | What Peruvian dish of the Chifa tradition consists of marinated strips of sirloin, onions, tomatoes, and french fries served with rice? | Lomo Saltado | 4%
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| Sports & Games | The Canadian women's curling championship is the ___ Tournament of Hearts. What consumer brand, the sponsor of the tournament, fills the blank? | Scotties | 4%
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| World Culture | What emblem, a 7x7 square patchwork, often with many colors, is used as a flag by some Andean groups including the Aymara? | Wiphala | 4%
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| Miscellaneous | What New Zealand footwear and apparel company takes its name from the fact that New Zealand has no native land mammals? | Allbirds | 3%
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| World Culture | What Latin American dance originated in Colombia and is often performed with dancers holding candles in their hands? | Cumbia | 3%
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| Sports & Games | What Dutch speed skater has won gold in each Olympics from 2006 to 2022, the only athlete to win golds in five Olympics in an individual event? | Ireen Wüst | 3%
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| Food & Drink | What hybrid, sometimes called a Philippine lime or a Philippine lemon, is part kumquat and produces a very sour fruit. It is often used in preserves or in traditional dishes like sinigang and kinilaw. | Kalamansi | 3%
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| Movies & TV | In what TV series does Maya Rudolph play Maya Wells, the third wealthiest woman in the world after a divorce settlement, decide that she wants to run the charitable foundation she founded, to the distress of everyone else involved? | Loot | 3%
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| Arts & Lit | What Canadian author of mystery novels is most known for creating Chief Inspector Armand Gamache? | Louise Penny | 3%
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| History | What culture which existed on the Peruvian coast between 100-800 AD is known through their ceramic "sex pots"? | Moche | 3%
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| Arts & Lit | "The Social Cancer" was an early English title given to what José Rizal book? The title of the book is a Latin phrase that is also used for a Correggio painting featuring Christ and Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection. | Noli Me Tángere | 3%
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| STEM | What type of flask is used for air-sensitive chemistry? It includes a side-arm fitted with a stopcock that allows for adding or removing gases from the flask. | Schlenk flask | 3%
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| World Culture | What term is used for the traditional Javanese form of puppet theatre often accompanied by gamelan music? The name derives from the Javanese word for shadow. | Wayang | 3%
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| Miscellaneous | Who wrote a 2007 autobiography subtitled "From Sudanese Refugee to International Supermodel"? | Alek Wek | 2%
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| Music | What Beninise-French singer performed at the Olympic Games opening ceremony in 2021 in Tokyo and uses traditional Zilin vocal techniques in her music? | Angélique Kidjo | 2%
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| Arts & Lit | A raven named "Grip" is the pet of the title character of what novel set during the Gordon Riots of 1780? | Barnaby Rudge | 2%
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| STEM | What British-American astronomer wrote her 1925 thesis proposing, for the first time, that stars were composed mainly of hydrogen and helium? | Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin | 2%
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| World Culture | What is the term for the traditional lanterns that adorn streets during Ramadan? The tradition began in Egypt and spread throughout the Muslim world. | Fanous | 2%
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| Movies & TV | What comedian, the first African-American to host a successful variety TV show, was famous for his portrayal of Geraldine, a liberated Southern woman? (first and last name needed) | Flip Wilson | 2%
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| History | What name is given to Neolithic Austronesian people who settled Melanesian islands between 1600 and 500 BCE? | Lapita | 2%
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| Music | What is the name of the anthropomorphic animated character who appears in the video for the song "Opposite's Attract"? | MC Skat Kat | 2%
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| STEM | What Persian polymath and philosopher produced accurate tables of planetary motion and is considered to be the founder of trigonometry? | Naṣīr al-Dīn al-Ṭūsi | 2%
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| Miscellaneous | A 1977 issue of the Guardian invented what fictional island shaped like a semicolon for its April Fool's edition? | San Serriffe | 2%
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| Miscellaneous | What Latin phrase is used to describe an act that is done without legal authority despite actually requiring it? | Ultra Vires | 2%
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| Geography & Language | Also known as Angolan, what language in the Bantu family is the most widely spoken in Angola after Portuguese? | Umbundu | 2%
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| World Culture | What term is used for traditional Akan symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms, such as the Sankofa, a backward-looking bird? | Adinkra | 1%
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| Movies & TV | What is the seven letter abbreviation for the film festival held biennially in Ouagadougou that features only African filmmakers | FESPACO | 1%
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| History | What king is most associated with the massive 19 ton bronze "Emille Bell"? | King Seongdeok | 1%
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| Food & Drink | What Hungarian word can be used to describe a spread made of fruit that is cooked to a paste and lightly sweetened | Lekvar | 1%
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| Miscellaneous | What musical, the longest-running revue, is a series of sketches on sex-adjacent topics? Act 1 was based off of "Breath" by Samuel Beckett until he withdrew his permission. | Oh! Calcutta! | 1%
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| Food & Drink | What name is given to a large triangular traditional whole-wheat Iranian flatbread? The name comes from the Persian for pebble because the bed is baked on top of small river stones in an oven? | Sangak | 1%
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| Arts & Lit | Raja Gidh is the best known work of what Pakistani novelist and spiritualist? | Bano Qudsia | 0%
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