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Domestic fowl have been associated with an absence of bravery since the mid-15th century when a play described a coward as a "henne-harte". What specific group (named in the title of a 1983 Bob Marley song) did Shakespeare refer to in his 1611 play Cymbeline with the line: "Forthwith they fly, Chickens," which the Oxford English Dictionary cites as the first written use of the word chickens for cowards?
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Possible QScores
100
93.46
83.5
15.35
Answer Breakdown
| Clues Used | |||||
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Submissions | 16 | 31 | 34 | 225 | 306 |
| % of Total | 5.23% | 10.13% | 11.11% | 73.53% | |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Correct | 5 | 20 | 30 | 208 | 263 |
| % of Correct | 1.9% | 7.6% | 11.41% | 79.09% | |
| % of Answers | 1.63% | 6.54% | 9.8% | 67.97% | |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Incorrect | 11 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 43 |
| % of Incorrect | 25.58% | 25.58% | 9.3% | 39.53% | |
| % of Answers | 3.59% | 3.59% | 1.31% | 5.56% | |
85.95%
14.05%
94.77%
Most Common Incorrect Answer
| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| “Women” | 5 |