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General Knowledge Misconceptions - 5 Whammies - Statistics

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Hint Answer Explanation % Correct
What is Australia’s national capital? Canberra Sydney and Melbourne are just its biggest cities.
93%
What is the largest human organ? Skin Skin makes up around 20% of a person’s weight.
87%
What colour is the sun? White The white light of the sun is refracted in our atmosphere, making the sun appear yellow in the sky.
74%
In what country did the term “soccer” arise? United Kingdom It comes from a shortening of “football asSOCiation”.
60%
What animal transmitted plague bacteria to humans in the Black Plague? Fleas Rats carried the fleas, and then fleas infected humans.
53%
Who’s the most recent Queen of the United Kingdom? Camilla While not the reigning monarch, she is still Queen Camilla.
51%
From 1979-1999, what planet of the Solar System was thought to be farthest from the Sun? Neptune Pluto’s eccentric orbit made it cross Neptune’s orbit, making Pluto closer for those 20 years.
49%
How were “witches” executed at the Salem Witch Trials? Hanging 19 were hanged and one baller was crushed. No burnings.
47%
Who was the first European to land in the Americas? Leif Erikson Erikson landed in Newfoundland around 1000 CE, long before Columbus.
46%
What country is home to the world’s biggest, most voluminous, pyramid? Mexico Cholula is much shorter than the pyramid at Giza, but its base is much, much larger.
45%
What shape did ancient Greeks think the earth was? Sphere Ancient Greeks actually demonstrated that the earth was round using math and such.
38%
Which country in North America is closest to Africa? Canada The eastern tip of Newfoundland is only about 3200 kilometres away.
28%
What is the closest planet to Neptune by sheer physical distance on average? Mercury It seems wrong, but Neptune is closest to Mercury 47% of the time. Mercury is on average closest to all 7 other planets!
13%
After nitrogen and oxygen, what is the most common gas in the atmosphere? Argon Argon is 0.9% of the atmosphere, while carbon dioxide is under 0.1%.
12%
Which human muscle produces the most force relative to its size? Jaw The masseter muscle that closes the jaw is stronger than the tongue.
12%
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