Question for:
In criminal proceedings across Commonwealth countries including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the state is the prosecuting party in all criminal cases. Rather than listing a government agency, cases are styled as "R v [defendant]" — where R stands for Rex or Regina, the Latin words for King or Queen — and spoken aloud as "[blank] against [defendant]." What word fills in the blank?
Clues
Possible QScores
100
58.5
40.41
33.87
Answer Breakdown
| Clues Used | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Submissions | 87 | 147 | 47 | 13 | 294 |
| % of Total | 29.59% | 50% | 15.99% | 4.42% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Correct | 82 | 122 | 45 | 11 | 260 |
| % of Correct | 31.54% | 46.92% | 17.31% | 4.23% | |
| % of Answers | 27.89% | 41.5% | 15.31% | 3.74% | |
| Clues Used | |||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |
| Incorrect | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 34 |
| % of Incorrect | 14.71% | 73.53% | 5.88% | 5.88% | |
| % of Answers | 1.7% | 8.5% | 0.68% | 0.68% | |
88.44%
11.56%
70.41%
Most Common Incorrect Answer
| Answer | Count |
|---|---|
| “Royal” | 18 |