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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What fruit supposedly fell on Isaac Newton's head?	Apple	98%
Which drink used to have cocaine as an ingredient?	Coca-Cola	91%
What did Marie Antoinette want to let them eat?	Cake	83%
What event originally included clams and venison rather than turkey?	Thanksgiving	77%
Which country was struck by a devastating potato famine in the 1840s?	Ireland	71%
Fortune cookies and General Tso's chicken both originate from which country?	United States	61%
Who supposedly brought noodles from China to Italy?	Marco Polo	60%
What seafood, now usually pretty expensive, was once given to prisoners?	Lobster	57%
What was the most important crop of European colonies in the Caribbean?	Sugar	57%
Along which river was rice first cultivated?	Yangtze River	54%
Outbreaks of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the 21st century often impacted which industry?	Beef	52%
What cocktail was popular among British soldiers in India because of the Quinine, which prevents Malaria?	Gin and Tonic	51%
What semifruit was thought to have been poisonous and supposedly used to try to kill George Washington	Tomato	47%
Which U.S president had a passionate dislike for Broccoli?	George W. Bush	46%
Which goddess was symbolized by the olive branch?	Athena	39%
What food did the United States try to put "freedom" into in 2003?	French Fries	37%
Which food was NOT in fact invented by George Washington Carver?	Peanut Butter	28%
What bread was supposedly created when the Israelites didn't let their dough rise while leaving Egypt?	Matzo	23%
Which African kingdom was famous for the Salt Trade?	Mali	22%
What dish, usually meat or fruit wrapped in banana leaves, was popular in Mayan and Aztec culture?	Tamale	21%
What drink may have been invented using water dyed red from a horse-rider's tights?	Pink Lemonade	0%

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