| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Colorful bird, allegedly popular with pirates | Parrot | 100%
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| Among horses, this is faster than a walk but slower than a canter | Trot | 90%
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| Cast one of these at every election (but only one!) | Ballot | 85%
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| Folding bed, also popular with campers | Cot | 85%
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| One who guides a ship into harbor or a plane from airport to airport | Pilot | 80%
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| The story that drives a story | Plot | 80%
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| Cambodia's murderous dictator, 1975-1979 | Pol Pot | 80%
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| A sober sailor, who knows the ropes, ought be good at making one of these | Knot | 75%
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| Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Hercule | Poirot | 75%
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| In the Bible, his wife comes to a "salty" end | Lot | 70%
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| Your future may be in these cards | Tarot | 70%
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| Coin-operated casino game | Slot machine | 65%
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| Fleshy fruit similar to a peach or plum | Apricot | 60%
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| Another term for "tittle" | Dot | 60%
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| Robby, B-9, C-3PO | Robot | 60%
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| A European delicacy a French actress might order | Escargot | 55%
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| A stupid person (though many are well-educated) | Idiot | 55%
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| Russian airline in business since the 1930s | Aeroflot | 45%
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| French actress and animal rights advocate | Brigitte Bardot | 45%
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| Metal bar, like those locked away in Fort Knox | Ingot | 45%
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| Too much daily rum can turn you into one of these | Sot | 45%
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| Had a child, Biblically speaking | Begot | 40%
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| In a famous Samuel Beckett play, this guy is waited for but never shows up... | Godot | 40%
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| In a lowercase "i" or "j," the upper part of the letter is the "tittle," the lower part is this: | Jot | 40%
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| Popular grape used in winemaking | Merlot | 40%
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| One obstinately devoted to his or her own opinions or beliefs | Bigot | 35%
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| A British sailor's daily rum ration (until 1970!) | Tot | 35%
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| Fancy necktie named for a fancy horse race | Ascot | 30%
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| "Memorable" flower (also known as "Scorpion grass"!) | Forget-me-not | 30%
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| August or Leo birthstone | Peridot | 30%
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| Popular grape used in winemaking | Pinot | 30%
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| Hybrid product of that fruit and a plum | Pluot or Plumcot | 30%
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| Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow | EPCOT | 25%
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| France spent billions on these fortifications but Hitler simply drove around them | Maginot Line | 25%
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| Phillie Phanatic, Moonchester, Capital City Goofball | Mascot | 25%
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| Commander Data's pet cat | Spot | 25%
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| A wooden shoe | Sabot | 20%
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| Faucet or tap | Spigot | 15%
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