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104 Cards in this Set
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Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital?
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Baghdad
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The real life St. Nicholas is known to have been a bishop in a region that is now part of what country?
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Turkey
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Which of these people was not named on the infamous "enemies list" kept by Nixon's White House counsel?
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Walter Matthau
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What famous writer's last words were "It's been a long time since I've had champagne"?
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Anton Chehkov
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In 1976, Viking 1 made its historic Mars landing when it touched down on a region named what?
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Plains of Gold
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The 45th Psalm gave entrepreneur Harley Procter the idea for the name of what classic household brand?
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Ivory
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After nitrogen and oxygen, what is the third most abundant gas in the air?
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Argon
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What precursor to "SOS" did the Titanic use when it first signaled on its radio for help?
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CQD
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What baseball player was the first to have his signature printed on a Louisville Slugger bat?
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Honus Wagner
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The son of a jazz promoter Billy Crystal was taken to his first movie by what legendary singer?
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Billie Holiday
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What ex-president wrote about his love for fishing in the book "Fishing For Fun and to Wash Your Soul"?
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Herbert Hoover
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What is the highest note on a standard 88-key piano?
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C
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What country elected its first female president in 1990?
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Ireland
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The last cigarette ad to air on U.S. TV was broadcast on a 1971 episode of what show?
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The Tonight Show
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The top of an official Hostess Cup Cake features a "squiggle" pattern with precisely how many loops?
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7
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The name of a 20th-century art movement, "dada" is a French word for what children's toy?
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Hobbyhorse
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What famous composer's skull was stolen after his death in 1809 and not reunited with his body until 1954?
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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Who was the first official mascot of the Summer Olympics?
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Waldi the dachshund
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The Argyle mine, the world's largest single diamond producer, lies in a remote part of what country?
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Australia
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In 1922, the Egyptian Theatre hosted Hollywood's first movie premiere with a screening of what film?
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Robin Hood
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In 1960, what author stabbed his second wife, Adele, with a penknife during an argument at a party?
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Norman Mailer
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What is the profession of the Shakespeare character who eagerly suggests "Let's kill all the lawyers"?
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Butcher
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In the famous 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat," what is the game's final score after Casey has struck out?
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4 to 2
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New York's Metropolitan Opera House opened in 1883 with a performance of what opera?
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Faust
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What First Lady was the first woman to receive a Geology degree from Stanford University?
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Lou Henry Hoover
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What French painter is credited at the inventor of chocolate mousse, originally named "mayonnaise au choclat"?
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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In 1998, what U.S. congressman jumped the gun by incorrectly announcing to the House that Bob Hope had died?
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Bob Stump
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What world capital is known by its residents as "Krung Thep," meaning "The City of Angels"?
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Gangster John Dillinger was shot outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre after watching what film?
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Manhattan Melodrama
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The 1992 closing of Subic Bay Naval Station ended decades of U.S. military presence in what nation?
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The Philippines
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What U.S. state's motto is an Italian phrase that roughly means "Manly deeds, womanly words"?
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Maryland
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In the 1850's, Edward Clark pioneered the installment payment plan to allow U.S. households to buy what?
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Sewing Machines
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In the movie "Pulp Fiction," Samuel L. Jackson's character memorably quotes what book of the Bible?
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Ezekiel
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In 1981, what nation mediated the hostage crisis negotiations between the U.S. and Iran?
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Algeria
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In the 1986 movie "Crocodile Dundee," what is the title character's real first name?
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Michael
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What Catholic saint is the patron saint of police officers, paramedics and emergency workers?
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St. Michael
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In "T cells," which play a key role in the immune system, the "T" stands for what?
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Thymus
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Introduced in the U.S. in 1996, Red Bull Energy drink is imported from what European nation?
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Austria
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The Hindenburg's tragic final trip began in 1937 when it departed from what German city?
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Frankfurt
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Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" features a hard-drinking knight named "Sir Toby" what?
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Belch
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The world famous Rockettes typically dance in a kick line composed of how many dancers?
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36
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In 1993, the Chevron company named an oil tanker after what future Bush Administration official?
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Condoleezza Rice
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Which of these dishes is named in honor of an Italian opera singer who was famous in the early 1900s?
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Turkey tetrazzini
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Which of the following names come from a Gaelic word meaning "handsome"?
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Kenneth
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Which of these actresses has not been nominated for a Supporting and Lead Actress Oscar in the same year?
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Meryl Streep
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What M*A*S*H cast member was also an Army veteran who served in Korea in the late 1950's entertaining the troops?
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Jamie Farr
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Which of these celebrities is not a twin?
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Julia Stiles
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Dennis Hopper was married to what 60's pop star for all of six days?
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Michelle Phillips
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On his deathbed, what famous composer's last word was "Mozart"?
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Gustav Mahler
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The Rolling Stones classic "tongue" logo first appeared on the label of what album?
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Sticky Fingers
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Josh, the winner of the 2004 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, is what breed of dog?
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Newfoundland
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In 1930, what country hosted the first World Cup soccer tournament?
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Uruguay
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During his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere actually referred to "the British" as what?
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The Regulars
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Before marrying him, what wife of Henry VIII served as a lady-in-waiting to two of his previous wives?
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Jane Seymour
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Which of these retail brands was not named after an actual person?
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Ann Taylor
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Which of these adjectives is not one of the twelve featured in the Boy Scout Law?
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Careful
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What geological epoch are we currently living in?
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Holocene
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James Madison and what later U.S. president were second cousins?
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Zachary Taylor
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Aired on Sept. 7, 1979, what was the first sporting event broadcast on the fledgling ESPN network?
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Slow-pitch softball
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Which of these words begins with a consonant sound that linguists refer to as a "voiceless glottal fricative"?
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Happy
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Alex Trebek of "Jeopardy!" fame also hosted all of the following lesser-known game shows except what?
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Gambit
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Holothurians, animals that comprise up to 90% of living mass in the deep sea, are more commonly called what?
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Sea cucumbers
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In terms of carats, which of these celebs sports the biggest diamond on her engagement ring?
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
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Which of these men was elected to the U.S. presidency despite losing the popular vote?
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Benjamin Harrison
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When a bag of nuts is shaken, the larger ones rise to the top due to a physics principle called what?
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Brazil nut effect
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Which of these is not one of the three stars that form the belt in the constellation Orion?
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Rastaban
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In 1975, both houses of Congress voted to restore whose full U.S. citizenship?
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Robert E. Lee
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What planet was once named "Georgium Sidus" in honor of England's King George III?
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Uranus
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Which ancient Greek philosopher first wrote about the lost civilization of Atlantis?
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Plato
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The first industrial robot, put to work in 1961 at a General Motors plant, had what name?
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Unimate
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Besides the Vatican, what is the only country with a national flag in the shape of a perfect square?
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Switzerland
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Though often attributed to Darwin, the phrase "survival of the fittest' was coined by what philosopher?
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Herbert Spencer
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In Henri Rousseau’s 1910 painting “The Dream,” a woman lounges nude in what distinctive setting?
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Jungle
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What does a myrmecologist study?
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Ants
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The only two sitting U.S. senators who have won presidential elections are JFK and who?
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Warren G. Harding
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What is the name of the famous sculpture by Man Ray that features a picture of an eye affixed to a metronome?
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Indestructible Object
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On September 14, 2001, what one congressmember opposed the resolution allowing military action against terrorists?
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Barbara Lee
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According to the 2000 Census, what U.S. state does not have a city with a population of at least 50,000?
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Vermont
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David Letterman's first Top Ten list, which aired in 1985, was the "Top Ten Things That Almost Rhyme With" what?
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Peas
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What 19th-century British novel is subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero"?
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Vanity Fair
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On July 1, 1874, the first zoo in the United States opened its doors in what city?
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Philadelphia
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In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt in what U.S. state?
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Virginia
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Introduced in 1947, Howard Hughes's "Spruce Goose" was an airplane built mainly out of what wood?
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Birch
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Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the famous Appalachian Trail does not pass through which of these states?
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South Carolina
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An atomic second is defined as the time it takes an atom of what gas to oscillate roughly 9 billion times?
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Cesium
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Often seen on cowboy boots, the spiked revolving wheel of a spur is called a what?
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Rowel
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In Abbott and Costello's famous "Who's on First?" routine, what baseball position is never mentioned?
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Right Field
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What is the first name of Agatha Christie's spinster sleuth Miss Marple?
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Jane
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In 1714, Britain offered £20,000 to the first person to devise an accurate way to measure what?
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Longitude
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Because it was the first to give women the right to vote, what U.S. state's motto is "Equal Rights"?
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Wyoming
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Roughly 20 percent of the world's fresh water is found in what lake?
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Lake Baikal
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In 1863, what became the last state east of the Mississippi River to achieve statehood?
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West Virginia
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The highest point on Earth, the peak of Mount Everest lies approximately how many miles above sea level?
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5.5
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A disturbance in vision called a "blind spot" occurs where what two parts of the eye meet?
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Optic nerve and retina
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Delivered on March 12, 1933, what was the title of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first fireside chat?
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On the Bank Crisis
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When President James Garfield was shot in 1881, who invented a type of metal detector to try to find the bullet?
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Alexander Graham Bell
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In the classic book "Charlotte's Web", Charlotte does not spin which of these messages into her web?
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Noble
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Drawing more than 9 million tourists per year, what is the most visited national park in the U.S.?
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Great Smoky Mountains
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Located at the rear of the brain, the occipital lobe is responsible for what higher brain function?
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Visual perception
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During World War II, what did citizens of occupied Norway wear as a symbol of resistance?
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Paper clips
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The first Girl Scout troop in the U.S. was established in 1912 in what city?
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Savannah, GA
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In 1973, what major tennis tournament became the first to offer equal prize money to both men and women?
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U.S. Open
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In 1990, what became the first republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union?
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Lithuania
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What is the name of the historic luxury yacht that served eight presidents until Jimmy Carter sold it in 1977?
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USS Sequoia
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