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%
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Hint
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Answer
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100
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Who was the first U.S. President?
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George Washington
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99
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Better late than when?
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Never
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98
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What does the H stand for in H2O?
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Hydrogen
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97
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What type of factory do Oompa Loompas work in?
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Chocolate
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96
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What, primarily, do giant pandas eat?
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Bamboo
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95
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What is the capital of Ireland?
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Dublin
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94
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What does James Bond have a license to do?
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Kill
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93
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Who was almost totally deaf when he wrote his ninth and final symphony?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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92
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What is the name of the colored part of the eye?
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Iris
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91
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What disease killed approximately 40% of Europe's population in 1346–1353?
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Black Death
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90
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What usually has three leaves, but in about 1/5000 cases has four or more?
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Clover
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89
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Until 1903, what stimulant was added to Coca-Cola?
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Cocaine
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88
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What is Mario and Luigi's occupation?
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Plumber
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87
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According to Greek legend, who opened the box that contained
all the world's troubles?
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Pandora
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86
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Who is the world record holder for the men's 100m and 200m sprints?
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Usain Bolt
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85
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Who founded Facebook?
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Mark Zuckerberg
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84
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What city are you in if you land at LAX?
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Los Angeles
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83
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What company makes fragrance No. 5?
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Chanel
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82
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A spoonful of sugar helps the what go down?
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Medicine
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81
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Who wrote "The Lord of the Rings"?
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J.R.R.Tolkien
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80
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What is Superman's achilles heel?
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Kryptonite
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79
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Although not current, what is the most well-known scale for measuring
earthquake intensity?
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Richter
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78
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What is the biggest island in the United States?
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Hawaii
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77
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What is the Soviet version of an astronaut?
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Cosmonaut
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76
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What is the name of the fictional doctor who talks to animals?
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Doctor Dolittle
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75
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What comes in French, Russian, and Thousand Island varieties?
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Salad Dressing
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74
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What are members of the church of Latter-Day Saints commonly known as?
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Mormons
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73
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What country lies on Egypt's southern border?
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Sudan
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72
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What does the V stand for in ROYGBIV?
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Violet
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71
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What is deer meat called?
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Venison
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70
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What is the last name of musical brothers Nick, Joe, and Kevin?
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Jonas
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69
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What is the Spanish word for bull?
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Toro
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68
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What is 6 + 5 * 4 + 3 * 2 + 1?
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33
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67
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Excluding external territories, what is the southernmost country on earth?
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Chile
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66
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Which country's royal family included Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly?
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Monaco
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65
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What Los Angeles street gang is rivals with the Crips?
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Bloods
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64
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Who narrated the British version of "Planet Earth"?
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David Attenborough
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63
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What layer of the earth comes between the core and the crust?
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Mantle
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62
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What is the literal translation of the German word "Kindergarten"?
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Children's Garden
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61
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What was the name of the rabbit in the movie "Bambi"?
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Thumper
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60
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What river separates Texas and Mexico?
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Rio Grande
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59
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What was founded in 1933 with the intention of lasting 1,000 years,
but in actuality only lasted 12?
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Third Reich
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58
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What is the name for the crime of lying under oath?
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Perjury
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57
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Who supposedly died at age 42 in 1977 - although some people aren't so sure? |
Elvis Presley
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56
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What was the Democratic Republic of the Congo known as from 1971–1997?
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Zaire
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55
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What was the deadliest battle in the American Civil War?
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Battle of Gettysburg
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54
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Who was the demon barber of Fleet Street?
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Sweeney Todd
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53
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What is the most common surname in Korea?
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Kim
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52
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Who is (usually) pursued by Blinky, Inky, Pinky and Clyde?
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Pac-Man
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51
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Who was Jacob Marley's business partner?
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Ebenezer Scrooge
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50
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What famous actor's last name means "baby goose"?
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Ryan Gosling
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49
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What is either a type of bird or a chain of islands off the coast of Africa?
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Canary
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48
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What are Assam and Ceylon?
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Types of Tea
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47
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What body of water connects the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean?
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Panama Canal
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46
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What is the plural of quantum?
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Quanta
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45
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U2 is a band. What is a U-2?
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Airplane
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44
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What mostly-dead language was used to write the Hindu Vedas?
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Sanskrit
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43
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In Canada, what holiday happens on the second Monday of October?
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Thanksgiving
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42
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What company is synonymous with ice resurfacing machines?
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Zamboni
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41
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What term refers to the last runner in a relay race?
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Anchor
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40
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What herb, common in Mexican food, tastes like soap to people
who have a certain gene?
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Cilantro
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39
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What conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
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Hernán Cortés
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38
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What island was the center of Minoan civilization?
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Crete
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37
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What is the word for a pile of rocks that marks a hiking trail?
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Cairn
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36
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What type of bird is featured on the Canadian $1 coin?
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Common Loon
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35
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What disease is associated with hydrophobia?
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Rabies
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34
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What metallic element, starting with C, is used to make blue pigments?
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Cobalt
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33
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What candy was given to E.T.?
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Reese's Pieces
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32
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What lip-syncing duo had the hit "Blame it on the Rain"?
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Milli Vanilli
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31
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What is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner's stage name?
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Sting
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30
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Who wrote "The Audacity of Hope"?
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Barack Obama
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29
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What is Indiana Jones's real first name?
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Henry
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28
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What country has a population of over 150 million but has never
won an Olympic medal?
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Bangladesh
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27
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What company dominates the diamond industry?
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De Beers
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26
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What unit is defined as exactly 149,597,870,700 meters - the approximate
distance between the Earth and the Sun?
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Astronomical Unit
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25
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What does an oenophile love?
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Wine
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24
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What type of camel has two humps?
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Bactrian
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23
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Bituminous and anthracite are types of what?
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Coal
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22
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What is the only 6 letter word that ends in mt?
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Dreamt
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21
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Who did Ringo Starr replace as drummer for The Beatles?
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Pete Best
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20
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What sport is sometimes called the "sweet science"?
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Boxing
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19
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What zone is for immediate loading and unloading of passengers only?
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The White Zone
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18
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In what country would you find the world's largest stadium:
Rungrado 1st of May Stadium?
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North Korea
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17
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What movie coined the phrase "there can be only one"?
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Highlander
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16
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What dwarf planet, named after the Greek goddess of discord, is heavier than Pluto? |
Eris
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15
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Who sculpted "The Burghers of Calais"?
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Auguste Rodin
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14
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In what game can you get 50 extra points for using all of your tiles?
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Scrabble
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13
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What is pulchritude?
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Beauty
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12
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Who originally recorded the song "Respect", famously covered by Aretha Franklin? |
Otis Redding
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11
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What movie featured the quote "Once again things that could have been
brought to my attention yesterday"?
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The Wedding Singer
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10
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New Providence is the most populous island in which country?
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Bahamas
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9
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What field of study is called "the dismal science"?
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Economics
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8
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What is Zeno known for creating?
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Paradoxes
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7
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What does the S stand for in "TTLS HIWWYA"?
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Star
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6
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Who is the Greek goddess of agriculture?
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Demeter
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5
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What is the term for a story or drawing made by several people, where each person adds to it without seeing the work of the others? |
Exquisite Corpse
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4
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What does "Nevada" mean in Spanish?
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Snowy
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3
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Which town did the Pied Piper rid of rats?
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Hamelin
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2
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What is the study of smells and olfactory processes?
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Osmology
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1
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What name is given to the phobia of the dark?
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Nyctophobia
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Just one question: Shouldn't the Greek deity of agriculture be goddess?
(also tried yellow because the description works for an interupted yellow line in my country aswell. But that is not really a zone. Just a desperate attempt since kiss and ride didnt work)
That is, of course, assuming you're going off traditional naming customs in the West and not East Asia :)
Did you ever watch Last Crusade?
I kept trying pretty and beautiful for pulchritude, but i never got to beauty
Coriander for cilantro.
And child's play for children's play should be accepted.
Didn't work
Realised that it should be "cosmonaut"
Pressed "home" and "delete"
Tried to type "c", but before I could, my answer was accepted...
This is how I correctly guessed the 2% answer, which is apparently the hardest of the quiz! :D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Islands
Is Snow not close enough?