| hint | word | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | game that can be played with a ball on a field or a puck on ice | hockey | 88%
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| G | cluster of stars | galaxy | 83%
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| R | element 88, quite radioactive | radium | 83%
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| V | flies, lice and rats, for example | vermin | 81%
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| E | Archimedes' exclamation | eureka | 80%
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| A | woolly animal | alpaca | 74%
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| C | intelligent | clever | 74%
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| N | rain-cloud type | nimbus | 74%
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| O | colorful Californian county? | Orange | 74%
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| U | required in a hurry | urgent | 74%
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| D | eat hungrily | devour | 71%
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| T | has sets and lets | tennis | 70%
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| I | very small islands | islets | 67%
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| P | church-based district | parish | 67%
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| W | Shakespeare's Richard III: Now is the ____ of our discontent | winter | 59%
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| Z | newly-fertilized egg cell | zygote | 59%
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| S | ancient Rome's supreme council | senate | 57%
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| Q | minimum number of members required for a meeting to proceed | quorum | 54%
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| M | Chennai's previous name | Madras | 46%
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| B | sautée in fat, then slowly simmer in very little liquid | braise | 45%
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| F | Brazilian slum area | favela | 43%
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| L | Asian fruit | lychee | 43%
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| J | its capital is St Helier | Jersey | 41%
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| K | cherry brandy | kirsch | 30%
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| Y | Mexican term for a US citizen | Yanqui | 14%
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| X | C8H10 - liquid used in dye-making | xylene | 7%
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