Statistics for Mal's General Knowledge 13

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many strings does a standard violin have	4	95%
In food, a 'Tortilla' originated in which country	Mexico	89%
What is the name of the throwing spear used in 'Field' events of the Olympic Games	A Javelin	86%
What is the Periodic Symbol for 'Lead'	Pb	86%
What is the name given to a man who operates 'Puppets'	A Puppeteer	84%
What Scottish garment has a name based on the 'Middle English' term for 'fold' or 'pleat'	The Kilt	83%
Who wrote the novel 'Animal Farm', first published in 1945	George Orwell	77%
How many individual 'Ribs' does a normal adult human have	24	74%
In science the letter 'N' stands for which unit of Force	Newton	68%
What collective name is given to the islands at the tip of Florida	The Florida Keys	68%
What flavour is 'Grand Marnier' liqueur	Orange	57%
In Greek Mythology, what creature did Zeus disguise himself as to seduce 'Leda', the Queen of Sparta.	A Swan	35%
What is the common name for the flower 'Narcissus bulbocodium'	The Daffodil	35%
Who composed the Opera 'Aida', first performed in Cairo in 1871	Giuseppe Verdi	32%
What is Gymnophobia the fear of	Nudity	22%
What is the capital of the 'Solomon Islands'	Honiara	21%
What is the name of the largest moon of the planet 'Uranus'	Titania	9%
In what year did Argentina proclaim the nation’s independence from Spain.	1816	6%
Which scientist (1825-1895) was the first to conclude that birds evolved from small carnivorous dinosaurs	Thomas Henry Huxley	5%
Who was Charlemagne's father	Pippin the Short	3%