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Food and Beverages Quiz
Average Score: 7
31% knows the answer to this question:
"You can eat this thistle's "heart," the fleshy lower portions, but you are more likely to eat its unopened flower buds. What is it?
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"What thin, unleavened flat bread has a name that means "little cake" in Spanish?"
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General Knowledge Quiz
Average Score: 6
54% knows the answer to this question:
"Poet and engineer Joseph Strauss designed what art deco bridge, which was the longest suspension bridge span in the world when it was completed in 1937?
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"Despite having had his security clearance revoked in 1954, the Department of Energy awarded me the Fermi Award in 1963 for "contributions to theoretical physics as a teacher and originator of ideas, and for leadership of the Los Alamos Laboratory and the atomic energy program." Who am I?"
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General Knowledge Exam
Average Score: 6
74% knows the answer to this question:
"Semifreddo is half ice cream and half whipped cream, so its name means "half cold" in what language?
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"Illusionary artist M.C. Escher drew a famous image of a hand on paper drawing what?"
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Are your brains strong enough to handle this Music Quiz?
Average Score: 7
40% knows the answer to this question:
"What is the correct name of the Foo Fighter's 1999 album?
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"In 2006, an all-female cast took on the life of a British prime minister in what musical, in which each cast member played one of nine incarnations of the protagonist?"
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How big is your traveling experience?
Average Score: 7
55% knows the answer to this question:
"What is the name of the port city at the eastern end of the Trans-Siberian Railway?
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"Which of these battles was not fought during the American Civil War?"
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History Quiz
Average Score: 7
63% knows the answer to this question:
"The Battle of St. Pierre took place in which French-Canadian colony?
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"Kemal Ataturk was a member of the Committee of Union and Progress, one of the factions known by what name?"
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Science Quiz
Average Score: 7
87% knows the answer to this question:
"Angora cats, sheep and goats are named for the Ankara region of what country?
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"How many lower chambers are there in the human heart?"
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Literature Quiz
Average Score: 6
87% knows the answer to this question:
"Who wrote the book "Desperation"?
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"The word "lobster" takes its name from the Latin for which insect?"
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Food & Beverages!
Average Score: 7
30% knows the answer to this question:
"What Japanese menu item, popular with vegetarians, has a name that literally means "fermented bean"?
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"In 2010 UNESCO recognized the healthy Mediterranean diet as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Italy, Greece, Spain and what African country?"
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Art Quiz
Average Score: 7
45% knows the answer to this question:
"Andy Warhol's art career began after he received a college degree in what?
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"Diego Rivera graduated from painting on large canvases to painting what?"
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We bet no one is smart enough to even score a 4 or higher!
Average Score: 6
51% knows the answer to this question:
"What ocean liner sank in 1912 because its center propeller didn't work in reverse, crippling the rudder; because the compartments in the hull were not in fact watertight; and because the steel's high slag made it brittle in the cold?
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"What is the full title of Roald Dahl's book 'James and the Giant...'?"
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This will be the hardest quiz of the day! Can you manage to get at least 4 out of 10 correct?
Average Score: 7
71% knows the answer to this question:
"On June 14, 1940, Nazi troops entered what city, leading to the resignation of Premier Paul Reynaud soon thereafter?
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"Which country was formerly known as Siam?"