Question 1. HISTORY. (
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Name one of the first 11 monarchs of England after the Norman invasion in 1066. For purposes of this question, I am not counting Matilda, Henry the Young King, or Louis VIII of France.
The twelfth monarch was RICHARD II (1377-1399).
Question 2. GEOGRAPHY. (
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Name one of the 11 most-populous countries in the world as of March 31, 2014.
The twelfth most-populous country is PHILIPPINES (99,338,800).
Question 3. FILM. (
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Name one of the 11 most-recent winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The twelfth most-recent was CHICAGO (2002).
Question 4. SPORTS. (
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Name a quarterback on the top 11 in terms of career passing yards in NFL history.
The twelfth-highest total belongs to KERRY COLLINS (40,922).
Question 5. POLITICS. (
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Name a state in the top 11 in terms of number of Electoral Votes in the Electoral College, as of 2012.
The twelfth-highest count belongs to VIRGINIA (13 votes).
Question 6. SCIENCE. (
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Ordered by atomic number, name one of the first 11 elements on the periodic table with a two-letter atomic symbol. Either name or symbol is acceptable.
The twelfth such element is SCANDIUM (Sc, atomic number 21).
Question 7. MUSIC. (
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Ordered alphabetically, name one of the first 11 songs in the canon of The Beatles, as released on studio albums or on
Anthology. Leading articles ("A", "An") do NOT count as part of the title for purposes of this question (so "A Hard Day's Night" won't work).
Alphabetically twelfth is ANY TIME AT ALL.
ETA: One of my original answers was not on a "studio album"; rather, it was on
Anthology. "All Things Must Pass" was NOT the song in question, as it was a demo for a George Harrison song, and is not acceptable here.
Question 8. POP CULTURE. (
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Name one of the 11 most-followed Twitter accounts for a human being as of March 31, 2014. (YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram fall inside the top 11 of all accounts, but are ineligible here.)
In twelfth is SHAKIRA (@shakira), who has 24.6 million followers.
Question 9. TRAVEL. (
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Name one of the 11 busiest airports in the world, as measured by total passenger boardings in 2013. I will accept name, code, or city (I will prompt you if there's more than one to serve a given city).
The twelfth-busiest was FRANKFURT AIRPORT (FRA) in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, with 58,036,948 passengers.
HINT: the breakdown by continent is as follows: 4 in North America, 2 in Europe, 5 in Asia.
Question 10. RECENT EVENTS. (
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Name a country that finished in the top 11 of total medal count at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
There was a five-way tie for twelfth place at 8 medals apiece, between [SOUTH] KOREA, CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVENIA, JAPAN, and ITALY.
First bonus. Worth a reduction of 1 point. (
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To what movie is this TD's title a reference? (Don't worry about punctuation
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Second bonus. Worth a reduction of ?? point(s). (
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Give me an integer between 1 and 11 (inclusive). If you pick the least-popular choice, you will have your score reduced by that number. Unselected numbers will not count as the "least popular", so someone is guaranteed to win!
If multiple numbers "tie" as the least popular, all players involved in the tie will have their scores reduced by their choice.
For example, if you are the only person to pick 4, I will deduct 4 points from your score. If another person is the only person to pick 7, I will also deduct 7 points from his score.
Question 11. BUSINESS. (
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Name a company in the top 11 in terms of market capitalization of those based in the United States as of March 31, 2014. Market capitalization is the total value of the issued shares of a publicly traded company, and is often used as a proxy measure for the company's value.
In twelfth was PROTCER & GAMBLE ($218.5 billion).
EDIT HISTORY:
- Removed spoilers; added definition of market capitalization
- Clarified Beatles question: leading articles
- Clarified Beatles question a second time: acceptable albums
- Clarified what I'll accept for airports question