General Knowledge Quiz #225 - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What was the largest country in Africa until it lost its southern part in 2011? Sudan
87%
Name one of the two countries which is led by a "chancellor". Austria / Germany
81%
Which Greek letter is shaped like a horseshoe? Omega
81%
What brand of sneakers, released in 1985, have sold for as much as $20,000 for a first edition? Air Jordan
71%
According to legend, what fountain was Ponce de Leon looking for while exploring Florida? Fountain of Youth
71%
What is the term for a self-contradictory phrase such as "jumbo shrimp" or "light heavyweight"? Oxymoron
59%
What's the most populous city from which you can see Mt. Vesuvius? Naples
57%
Who, according to tradition, flew on the back of a winged animal from Mecca to Jerusalem in a single night? Muhammad
56%
What is the term for when two companies control nearly an entire market (for example: Coke and Pepsi)? Duopoly
49%
Which two countries were joined by the 1707 Acts of Union? England
48%
What H word refers to a large group of Mongol soldiers? Horde
48%
Which two countries were joined by the 1707 Acts of Union? Scotland
47%
Which Alfred Hitchcock movie takes its name from a disorder often related to the inner ear? Vertigo
47%
What is the second most-valuable cryptocurrency after Bitcoin? Ethereum
45%
What did Rocky Marciano never do – unlike every other retired heavyweight champ in boxing history? Lose a fight
45%
Complete the beginning of the Shakespeare sonnet: "Shall I compare thee to a _____ ___". Summer's day
44%
Which book of the Bible has a name which is "mathematical"? Numbers
42%
What component of blood exists to cause clotting when a wound occurs? Platelets
39%
What grassland stretches 8000 kilometers from eastern Europe to Manchuria? Eurasian Steppe
36%
What does the M stand for in MI6? Military intelligence
28%
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