Extremely Hard General Knowledge #56 - Statistics

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Answer Stats

Hint	Answer	% Correct
According to cliché, what is only skin deep?	Beauty	67%
Who wrote the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind, which adapted into award-winning film of the same name in 1939?	Margaret Mitchell	44%
Louise Brown, the first baby to be conceived by IVF, was born in Manchester in which year?	1978	32%
Who became the 71st U.S. Secretary of State on 26th January 2021?	Anthony Blinken	31%
What W word is another name for the chemical element Tungsten and is the origin of its chemical symbol W?	Wolfram	31%
Which battle in the American War of Independence took place in 1777 and is known to many as the turning point in the war?	Battle of {Saratoga}	23%
What is the name of the electronic musical instrument patented in 1928 that allows the performer to play without physical contact?	Theremin	21%
Which Irish singer is the only man to win Eurovision twice, in 1980 for "What's Another Year" and 1987 for "Hold Me Now"?	Johnny Logan	20%
Who was the host of The Crystal Maze from 1990-1993?	Richard O'Brien	15%
What is the name of the female protagonist who is shipwrecked in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"?	Viola	15%
Who was the first man to receive 2 Nobel Prizes, winning one for Chemistry in 1954 and for Peace in 1962?	Linus Pauling	14%
In Greek Mythology, who was the only human rider of the winged horse Pegasus?	Bellerophon	13%
What number is called in the UK for the BT Speaking Clock?	123	9%
What is the real name of the WWE wrestler known as The Undertaker?	Mark Callaway	9%
What does the humanitarian agency acronym UNHCR stand for?	{United Nations High Commissioner} for {Refugees}	9%
Which Czech won the Men's Wimbledon Title in 1973 as well as the French Open in 1970 and 1971?	Jan Kodeš	8%
Who played Lady Cora Crawley in Downton Abbey from 2010-2015?	Elizabeth McGovern	5%
Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1962 for his role in West Side Story (1961)?	George Chakiris	3%
Who was the first player to score a hat-trick in the Premier League, FA Cup, and the Champions League?	Yossi Benayoun	1%
What is the name of the dish consisting of a cone of rice surrounded by meat and vegetable side dishes, that is one of the national dishes of Indonesia?	Tumpeng	0%