Joseph Wilbrand invented this in 1863 for use as a yellow dye. But in 1902, it was repurposed to blow stuff up. What is it?
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Where would you find such major cities as Delhi, Chennai and Lucknow?
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What "rain forests of the oceans" are home to a vast diversity of life, despite being under serious ecological threat?
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Seen in video games and played by Angelina Jolie, who is Lara Croft?
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Who waited 20 years before publishing his theories of gravity and motion, and only after Edmund Halley paid for the printing and fixed the manuscript?
Question 6 of 10
By definition, what is the difference between a biplane and a triplane?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these is a crustacean, rather than an arachnid?
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Question 8 of 10
Of what continent is Lake Victoria the largest lake?
Question 9 of 10
Cairenes and Capetonians live at opposite ends of what continent?
Question 10 of 10
Ronald Reagan and Charlton Heston may have turned into right-wingers, but they have been president of what union?
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Who Sang Quizzes
Who Sang These Iconic Hits?
How many songs and artists did you know?
Average Score: 6
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"Who sang the song, "House of the Rising Sun" (1964)?
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Who Sang These Songs?
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Who Sang These Songs From The 50s, 60s & 70s?
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"Who sang the song, "Great Balls of Fire" (1957)?
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Who Sang These Famous Songs?
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"Which soul star scored a Grammy with “Theme from Shaft” (1971)?
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Which Queen Song Are We Looking For?
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91% knows the answer to this question:
"From which Queen song comes the famous line "I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy"
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You think you know music?
prove us by naming all artists!
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28% knows the answer to this question:
"Which trumpeter enchanted listeners with "What a Wonderful World" (1967)?
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History Quizzes
80s Nostalgia Quiz
What videogame did you play in the 80s?
Average Score: 8
82% knows the answer to this question:
"Which 1980s movie features the iconic line, "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"?
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History Questions
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45% knows the answer to this question:
"The "red purge" was a campaign communists in which country in June 1950?
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10 Questions about History
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Average Score: 4
84% knows the answer to this question:
"What was the name of the train that was Britains first streamline train service - launched on September 30th 1935?
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Quiz on historical events.
Please share your score no matter how low or high
Average Score: 6
20% knows the answer to this question:
"In which century was pioneering nurse and heroine of the Crimean War Mary Seacole born?
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Across the Pond: UK & USA History Quiz
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Average Score: 9
41% knows the answer to this question:
"Which famous London landmark, completed in 1894, was designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and serves as a critical transportation hub?
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History Quiz
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Geography Quizzes
Geography Quiz
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75% knows the answer to this question:
"What was the middle name of the explorer Captain Scott?
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Geography Quiz
Think you can find your way?
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62% knows the answer to this question:
"One of the world's largest herds of what roam around the deserts of Australia?
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Geography Quiz
What’s your next holiday destination?
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88% knows the answer to this question:
"Which African country has the highest population?
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Geography Quiz
Can you beat the geographer?
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79% knows the answer to this question:
"Which of these is NOT a city in Florida?
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Geography Quiz
Did you find your way to the last question?
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89% knows the answer to this question:
"Fulham is in which London postcode?
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31% knows the answer to this question:
"Which country lies directly south of Mongolia?
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Music Quizzes
Quiz about Music
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56% knows the answer to this question:
"Which band released the album "Abbey Road" in 1969?
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Music Quiz
Can you do better than her 5 out of 10?
Average Score: 8
82% knows the answer to this question:
"According to grammar expert Irving Fisher what song's title would have been correct if it had been in response to the question, "Have you no bananas?"
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Challenging Music Quiz.
We are sorry for these difficult questions!
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37% knows the answer to this question:
"Which is the song from the movie "Top Gun" that was a hit for Berlin in 1986?
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Challenging Music Quiz
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38% knows the answer to this question:
"Finish this line of lyrics: 'I've travelled each and every highway - And more, much more than this - I did it ___________'.
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How often do you listen to music?
HARD Music Quiz
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44% knows the answer to this question:
"Coolio reworked Stevie Wonder's "Pasttime Paradise," turning it into what song?
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Music Quiz
How often do you listen to music?
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53% knows the answer to this question:
"Which of these groups would you most associate with Diana Ross?
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Science Quizzes
Science Quiz
Are you smarter than this scientist?
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67% knows the answer to this question:
"Who issues severe weather advisories in the U.S.?
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Science Knowledge Quiz
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55% knows the answer to this question:
"Which of the following is a arachnid?
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Scoring a 10 is impossible in this science quiz
Science Quiz
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72% knows the answer to this question:
"In the United States, summer officially begins in which month?
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Quiz on Science.
Are you worthy of the respect?
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34% knows the answer to this question:
"What sterile animal is produced when a male donkey breeds with a female horse?
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Science Quiz
Did you do better than a 6?
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31% knows the answer to this question:
"The membrane in the ear is named for what musical instrument?
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Science Quiz
Welcome to our fun quiz!
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41% knows the answer to this question:
"A Kingfisher is a type of what?
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Food & Beverage Quizzes
Who doesn't like an alcoholic drink once in a while?
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23% knows the answer to this question:
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Let us know if you know what kind of quiz this is!
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46% knows the answer to this question:
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Food & Beverages Quiz
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65% knows the answer to this question:
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Take this fun General Knowledge quiz and forward it to your Facebook friends!
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62% knows the answer to this question:
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Challenging Food & Beverages Quiz
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56% knows the answer to this question:
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General Knowledge Quizzes
Demanding Intellect Quiz
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92% knows the answer to this question:
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Trivia Contest
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45% knows the answer to this question:
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General Knowledge Sudden Death Quiz
How many attempts did you need?
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82% knows the answer to this question:
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Do you remember?
Who Sang These Songs?
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Play This Knowledge Quiz
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10 Mixed Trivia Questions
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23% knows the answer to this question:
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Literature Quizzes
Very hard quiz about books. Try to score at least a 6 and share your result.
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74% knows the answer to this question:
"You can visit Pablo Neruda's home, called La Chascona, next time you're in what Chilean capital?
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Only a real bookworm can answer these 10 questions correctly.
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22% knows the answer to this question:
"Fee-fi-fo-fum. The giant smells the blood of what Englishman?
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66% knows the answer to this question:
"Who managed to write 26 books about Tarzan, without ever visiting Africa?
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Can you own this Literature quiz? Then share with your friends!
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63% knows the answer to this question:
"What novel's two main characters, the fugitive Jean Valjean and the persistent Inspector Javert, are both based on Francois Vidocq?
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Hard Literature Quiz
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81% knows the answer to this question:
"Friedrich von Schiller wrote a play about him, and Gioacchino Rossini wrote an opera about him, from which we get the Lone Ranger theme music. Who?
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Only bibliophiles can get a perfect score in this Literature Quiz.
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55% knows the answer to this question:
"Slow and steady won what animal the race in the famous Aesop fable?
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Movie Quizzes
60s, 70s & 80s Horror: How Well Do You Remember the Nightmares?
Which one gave you nightmares?
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74% knows the answer to this question:
"Which 1968 film involves a woman giving birth to the Antichrist?
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Movie Trivia Quiz
Scoring a 6 or better is harder than you think!
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"What "sweet home" state appears in a 2002 Reese Witherspoon title?
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Only 10% can complete all 10 of these movie titles
Movie Title Quiz
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Movies Quiz
Share if you scored higher than a 6
Average Score: 8
92% knows the answer to this question:
"In the 2007 film "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", where is Jack rescued from?
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Crazy Quiz About Movies!
Nobody will be able to score a 7+
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56% knows the answer to this question:
"Finish this famous movie title, "All About ___ ".
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Movie Quiz
What movie has your best memory?
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62% knows the answer to this question:
"You call that a knife? What movie, starring Paul Hogan, got men bragging about the size of their knives?
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Math Quizzes
SUDDEN DEATH QUIZ
Try to stay on your feet!
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45% knows the answer to this question:
"How fast do you need to travel to go 150 miles in 3 hours?
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Math Quiz
Only those who are good with numbers stand a change!
Average Score: 8
23% knows the answer to this question:
"How many feet long is a 100-yard football field?
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Challenging Math Quiz
You aren't smart enough to score a solid 10!
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97% knows the answer to this question:
"76 plus 36 gives which result?
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Math Quiz
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"Which number is most commonly considered unlucky?
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Math Quiz
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Math Quiz
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28% knows the answer to this question:
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Extremely Hard History Quiz, most people score only 3 out of 10.