| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which scientist is popularly said to have discovered gravity after witnessing an apple fall from a tree? | Isaac Newton | 95%
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| What is the largest human organ? | Skin | 93%
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| Which ‘unsinkable’ ship famously sunk in April 1912? | RMS Titanic | 91%
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| What is the hottest planet in our solar system? | Venus | 90%
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| Diabetes is a medical condition where the pancreas no longer produces which hormone? | Insulin | 89%
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| Acorns come from what kinds of tree? | Oak | 89%
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| Which disease’s symptoms in animals include aggression, frothing at the mouth, and hydrophobia? | Rabies | 88%
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| ‘The Red Spot’ is a famous feature of which planet in our solar system? | Jupiter | 85%
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| What is the biggest species of cat? | Siberian Tiger | 84%
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| Bart, Lisa, and Maggie are the children of which TV family? | The Simpsons | 84%
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| According to the theme song, who would you call if there was something strange in your neighbourhood? | Ghostbusters | 79%
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| In what year was the Battle of Hastings? | 1066 | 77%
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| What is the only surviving Ancient Wonder of the World? | Great Pyramid of Giza | 77%
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| What is the largest US state? | Alaska | 76%
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| The assassination of which Austrian is considered to have started the First World War? | Archduke Franz Ferdinand | 76%
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| What method of execution saw most use during the French Revolution? | Guillotine | 75%
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| What is the smallest country in the world? | Vatican City | 75%
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| The nickname ‘Lady with the Lamp’ was afforded to which nurse during the Crimean War? | Florence Nightingale | 74%
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| Which island nation has control split between Greece and Turkey? | Cyprus | 73%
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| What countries make up the Benelux Union? | Belgium | 72%
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| Which African nation has three official capital cities? | South Africa | 72%
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| The official languages of Barcelona are Spanish and which other? | Catalan | 68%
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| What company did Facebook purchase for a billion dollars in April 2012? | 68%
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| What is the world’s tallest species of tree? | Coastal Redwood | 67%
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| And? | The Netherlands | 66%
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| Who was the first author to become a billionaire through writing? | J.K. Rowling | 65%
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| Which country’s flag is the world’s only non-quadrilateral? | Nepal | 65%
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| Which US sitcome is set in a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania? | The Office | 65%
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| And finally? | Luxembourg | 61%
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| Which Australian state is completely surrounded by water? | Tasmania | 60%
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| Which non-human animal can be said to cause the most deaths each year worldwide | Mosquito (Malaria) | 59%
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| Which Beatles album cover featured the band walking across a zebra crossing? | Abbey Road | 58%
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| Which mammal is both venomous and egg-laying? | Duck-billed Platypus | 58%
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| What is the largest city which spans two continents? | Istanbul | 58%
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| What was the name of the first man-made satellite in space? | Sputnik 1 | 58%
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| What was Japan’s capital for over a thousand years, almost ten times as long as Tokyo? | Kyoto | 57%
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| What is the highest mountain range outside Asia? | The Andes | 57%
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| The musical West Side Story was a modern retelling of which famous play? | Romeo and Juliet | 56%
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| If Hollywood = USA, and Bollywood = India, what does Nollywood equal? | Nigeria | 55%
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| In 2016, Leonardo Di Caprio finally won an Oscar for his role in which film? | The Revenant | 52%
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| What would it mean if an animal was ‘diurnal’? | Active during day | 51%
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| What is the world’s largest landlocked country? | Kazakhstan | 51%
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| Who was the last Tsar of Russia? | Nicholas II | 49%
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| After gaining independence in 2011, what is the newest country with world-wide recognition? | South Sudan | 49%
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| Which Greek city-state was victorious in the Peloponnesian War? | Sparta | 49%
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| Who was the first Emperor of Rome? | Augustus | 48%
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| Which Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps accompanied by elephants? | Hannibal | 46%
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| France’s longest land border is with which country? | Brazil | 41%
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| Homer’s epic ‘The Iliad’ tells the story of which legendary war? | Trojan War | 40%
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| What medical condition did the scientist Stephen Hawking suffer from? | ALS | 38%
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| What is the highest grossing film, by theatrical revenue? | Avengers Endgame | 38%
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| What famous internet meme featured a Shiba Inu, who often such “Much” and “Wow”? | Doge | 37%
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| Which Ugandan dictator believed himself to be ‘the last King of Scotland’? | Idi Amin | 37%
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| What is the most common blood type in humans? | O Positive | 35%
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| What is the world’s largest lake? | Caspian Sea | 31%
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| Which song’s music video featured Vanessa Carlton travelling down a road by piano? | A Thousand Miles | 30%
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| Which philosopher is the phrase “Cogito Ergo Sum” associated with? | Rene Descartes | 29%
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| What is currently the most viewed video on YouTube? | Despacito | 26%
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| What is the name of Kim Kardashian’s youngest child? | Psalm | 16%
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| Which US President served the shortest term at just 30 days? | William Henry Harrison | 12%
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| In what year was the element Oxygen discovered? | 1772 | 4%
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| Which contestant won the 2019 series of The Great British Bake-Off | David Atherton | 4%
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