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Average Score: 6

50% knows the answer to this question: "Thanks to Rowan Atkinson dressing as one in a skit on Not the Nine O'Clock News, primatologists are now referring to a collective of what animal as a whoop instead of a band? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "The 2014 Biology IgNoble honored the discovery that what pets turn in circles before pooping, because they're aligning themselves with Earth's north-south geomagnetic field lines?"

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Can anyone achieve a respectable score in this Geography quiz?

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Average Score: 5

93% knows the answer to this question: "What river, the longest on its continent, carries more water than do the longest rivers on every other continent combined? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "There are an estimated 150,000 graves on the Mount of Olives, mostly people of what religion?"

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When attempting this impossible Science quiz, refrain from shedding tears.

Average Score: 5

58% knows the answer to this question: "In 1962, Yukio Horie invented the first practical fiber-tip pen to accommodate which country's system of writing? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "As cities get crowded with phones, they can shoehorn in new overlay area codes. The first one, in 1992, was 917. Where?"

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Can you achieve a score of 6 or higher in this Science quiz?

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Average Score: 4

87% knows the answer to this question: "How many legs does an insect have? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Members of what Anabaptist denomination are genetically vulnerable to branched chain ketoaciduria, aka maple syrup syndrome, for the way it makes babies smell?"

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It is certain that you will fail this Science quiz!

Average Score: 4

70% knows the answer to this question: "What do you get when water vapor freezes on to a cold surface, particularly overnight? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "If I wanted to wrestle with an eusuchian congregation of bulls and cows, what reptiles should I find?"

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Can you manage this quiz that seems impossible?

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Average Score: 5

68% knows the answer to this question: "This country has half the world's lakes. Take away those lakes, and it's no longer the world's second largest country. What is it? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Czech it out! Named for Charles IV, Charles Bridge crosses the Vltava River in what city?"

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Are you able to cope with a failure?

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85% knows the answer to this question: "The modern county of Monmouthshire is west of the River Wye in the southeastern part of what British country? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "With what country does Norway share its longest land border ? and much of its history?"

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Geography level: Unattainable.

Average Score: 5

71% knows the answer to this question: "Until a violent civil war started in 1975, what sophisticated city was known as the Paris of the Middle East? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "The Scalinata is said to the longest and widest staircase in all Europe. And although it's in Rome, you know it by what other name?"

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Calling all television lovers: Take this quiz!

Average Score: 4

74% knows the answer to this question: "A redneck named Meryl Dixon cut off his own hand. And his crossbow-wielding brother Daryl was such a breakout character he was considered the only one safe from being killed off, even though neither character appeared in the Robert Kirkman comic book on which the show was based. What is it? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "Who created the animated series "Futurama"?"

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Are you a fan of sports?

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Average Score: 4

59% knows the answer to this question: "By what nickname is French midfielder Zinedine Zidane known? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "How many points is a rugby penalty kick worth? "

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Do you consider yourself a genuine Music enthusiast?

Average Score: 5

89% knows the answer to this question: "What band did Decca Records reject in 1962, adding, "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out"? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "In Elton John's song Rocket Man which planet is "cold as hell"?"

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If you fail in this impossible Science quiz, don't expect sympathy.

Average Score: 4

45% knows the answer to this question: "Three bodies line up, both in the solar system and in the periodic table, where elements are named for them. Which of these is not one of them? "

And do you know the answer to this one? "What planet has four Galilean moons, all of them discovered (naturally enough) by Galileo on January 7, 1610?"

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