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How big is your brain?

Average Score: 8

48% knows the answer to this question: "What word is a common substitute for the facsimile machine? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "In 1935, Hugh Troy slipped some corned beef into an art exhibit at the Met and claimed it was what artist's severed ear?"

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Only people from 60 years or older will have success at this mixed knowledge quiz

Average Score: 8

52% knows the answer to this question: "What pink birds are known for standing on one leg, possibly to conserve heat, possibly because only half of its brain sleeps at any one time? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Who were the begonia, dahlia, fuchsia, gardenia, magnolia and zinnia named for?"

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Can you prove that you are good at science with these 10 hard questions.

Average Score: 5

64% knows the answer to this question: "Although a troy ounce is about 30 grams heavier than an avoirdupois ounce, an avoirdupois pound is 16 ounces instead of 12. So a pound of which of these items is heaviest ... sort of? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Luna 9 was the first probe to soft-land on the Moon. What country sent it?"

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Are you smart enough for this geography quiz?

Average Score: 5

70% knows the answer to this question: "Its name may come from "Land of Kali," or maybe from the Bengali for "flat area." What city is this? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Which French city lies just east of Versailles?"

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Fun geography quiz

Average Score: 6

31% knows the answer to this question: "What city near the Khyber Pass was the capital of the Mughal Empire in the 1500s? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Before there was a Mediterranean, what sea may have spilled over the Bosporus, creating the ancient Tethys Sea?"

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Ar you one of the few that score a 6 or better in this History quiz?

Average Score: 8

95% knows the answer to this question: "In 2009, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger landed US Airways Flight 1549 in what river? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "In what country would you find the Monte Carlo National Orchestra, which has more members than the local military does?"

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You wil feel stupid after taking this insanely hard pop music quiz

Average Score: 4

50% knows the answer to this question: "Which 'Cat' was a hit for Elton John? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "In 2006, who was "bringing SexyBack"?"

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Test your brain skills with this fun but challenging general knowledge quiz.

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Average Score: 8

39% knows the answer to this question: "What hard-drinking Welshman was married five times, including two trips to the altar with Elizabeth Taylor? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "As a certain jazz age author would know, what was the F in JFK short for?"

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Test the skills of your brain in this very hard mixed knowledge quiz

Average Score: 8

90% knows the answer to this question: "Which of these colors is commonly seen in a rainbow? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "What bean-shaped organ is supposedly stolen from New Orleans tourists, who wake up in ice-filled bathtubs after a night of carousing?"

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Are you good at Geography? Then show us what you got.

Average Score: 4

86% knows the answer to this question: "Karaoke originated in what city, which shares its name with a kind of beef? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Your friend from the Canary Islands likely speaks what language ... and with an Andalusian accent, too?"

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This quiz is so hard that it will probably make you cry.

Average Score: 5

93% knows the answer to this question: "Logan Airport, from which many of the 9/11 terrorists departed, is in what city? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "3D is height, width and breadth. Under Einstein's general theory of relativity, what is the fourth dimension?"

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A movie quiz you will fail at!

Average Score: 9

38% knows the answer to this question: "In what movie did we encounter the word supercalifragilisticexpialidocious? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Who sued the British tabloid "Express" for claiming that he hid his homosexuality by marrying Nicole Kidman?"

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