Tricky Trivia 2 - Statistics

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This quiz has been taken 4 times
The average score is 8 of 20

Answer Stats

Question	Answer	% Correct
What band was first named "The Quarrymen"?	The Beatles	100%
Which state in the USA is most prone to earthquakes?	Alaska	75%
What is the collective noun for a group of crows?	A murder	75%
In which country was the magnetic compass invented?	China	75%
Marie Curie discovered radium and which other element?	Polonium	75%
Give a homophone for "way" and "weigh"	Whey	75%
Give the correct name for a cannon (not mortar) that fires a projectile upwards so it "falls" onto the target	Howitzer	50%
Name the Swedish delicacy which consists of canned fermented fish	Surstromming	50%
What is the term used to describe a historical cave dweller?	Troglodyte	50%
How many square meters make an acre? (no decimal needed)	4046.86	25%
What part of an animal can be used to tan its skin?	Brain	25%
What is the name of the vertical shadow-caster on a sundial?	Gnomon	25%
Which common English word historically meant "foolish" or "stupid"?	Nice	25%
Name the ingredient which makes chewing gum chewable	Rubber	25%
Which Cornish dish is topped with pastry and upward pointing fish heads?	Stargazy Pie	25%
What medical condition causes people to stop breathing temporarily?	Apnoea	0%
Name the term used to describe organisms which live in high temperature/acidity/alkalinity/chemical concentration	Extremophiles	0%
Name the competition in which people compete by making funny faces	Gurning	0%
What term describes the welding together of small metal particles by applying heat below the melting point?	Sintering	0%
Give the correct name for a gear which engages a chain in order to transfer power	Sprocket	0%