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Which planet in the Solar System has moons that are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope? | Uranus | 73%
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Who became the first female prime minister of Israel when she was elected in 1969? | Golda Meir | 63%
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Which U.S. federal holiday is celebrated on the first Monday of September? | {Labor} Day | 55%
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In which year was the original Godzilla film, known in Japan as Gojira, released? | 1954 | 37%
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Which county house in Norfolk do the Royal Family traditionally spend Christmas and New Year? | {Sandringham} House | 33%
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From 1970-1974, before she became the Leader of the Opposition, Margaret Thatcher was the Secretary of State for which department | Education and Science | 30%
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Who had 3 UK Number Ones with "Keep on Movin'", "We Will Rock You" and "Let's Dance" as well as UK Number Two with "Everybody Get Up"? | 5ive | 28%
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Which cricket batsman has the most runs for West Indies, as well as the highest individual score in an innings with 400 not out against England? | Brian Lara | 28%
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What was the Roman name for Paris? | Lutetia | 24%
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In Hinduism, the four books of Mantra, Song, Ritual and Spell make up which collection of holy books? | Vedas | 18%
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Who beat the Houston Astros to win the 2021 World Series? | Atlanta Braves | 16%
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Which word beginning with Z is given to a situation in chess where any possible move will worsen a person's position? | Zugzwang | 15%
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Which Canadian actor starred as Shang-Chi in the 2021 MCU film 'Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings'? | Simu Liu | 14%
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The insects, cicadas are known to emerge in x-year and y-year cycles. What are x and y? | 13 and 17 | 9%
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Which Cornish cheese is wrapped in nettle leaves to form an edible rind? | Cornish {Yarg} | 8%
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Which two people mentioned in "Vogue" by Madonna are cousins? | Ginger Rogers | 5%
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Which Russian realist painter's works included Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan , Portrait of M. P. Mussorgsky, and Barge Haulers on the Volga? | Ilya Repin | 5%
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Which two people mentioned in "Vogue" by Madonna are cousins? | Rita Hayworth | 5%
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In 1945, who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar AND was also nominated for the Best Lead Actor for the same role in Going My Way (1944)? | Barry Fitzgerald | 3%
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Which South-African novelist was awarded the 2021 Booker Prize for his novel The Promise? | Damon Galgut | 2%
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