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Brazil, Russia, India, China	In economics, which four countries are known as the BRIC countries, grouped as being at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development?
Janus	The month of January was named after which Roman god?
Columbia	The longest serving and first flying space shuttle, which vehicle was lost on re-entry Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of 7 astronauts?
Spongebob Squarepants	Which cartoon character, who cooks at the Krusty Krab, calls Bikini Bottom home?
Crystal Ball	The magic practice of scrying, which involves seeing things physically in a medium, usually relies on the use of what spherical object?
Ayn Rand	Feb 2, 1905, saw the birth of what Russian born American author who founded the philosophical system called Objectivism?
Indianapolis	In what US city is this years Super Bowl scheduled to be played?
February	Amethyst is the birthstone for which month of the year?
China	The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in what country?
Hot Wheels	What was the name of the competitor to the Matchbox die cast car, introduced by Mattel in 1968?
steerable, wooden sled	A flexible flyer is a type of what?
Rush	What Canadian band sang about a modern warrior named Tom Sawyer who had a mean, mean stride?
1789	Feb 4th marks the anniversary of the election of George Washington to the nation's highest office. In what year did he become the first US president?
The human skull	If I'm practicing trephination, what am I boring a hole in?
Baseball Hall of Fame	1936 saw Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson the first inductees into what?
Divinity	If my local college awards me a D D degree, what Doctorate have I earned?
Bobsled	The 1993 file Cool Runnings is based on a Jamaican team trying to compete in what sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics?
Spring	Well, according to the most famous groundhog of all, Punxsutawney Phil, are we in for 6 more weeks of winter, or early spring?
Benaroya Hall	Located between 3rd and 4th Ave, what building is home to Seattle Symphony?
Bobcats	Playing in the Eastern Conference, what NBA team plays their home games in Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina?
Visa	First issued by Bank of America in 1958, the BankAmericard is now known by what name?
Georgia	Known as the Empire State of the South, what was the 4th state to join the union on January 2, 1788?
Violin	Isaac Stern, Nicolai Paganini, Itzhak Pearlman, and Yehudi Menuhin were all famous for playing which instrument?
Independence Hall	What Philadelphia landmark is portrayed on the back of the $100 bill?
J. P. Richardson	February 3, 1959 was known as The Day the Music Died, as a plane crash in Clearlake, Ia, took the life of Roger Peterson, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and who?
Democrat	The only US president to hold a PhD, Feb 3, 1924 saw the death of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States. Hailing from New Jersey, under what party was he elected?
Tulips	Generally considered the first recorded speculative bubble, trade in what commodity collapsed in February 1637, devastating the economy of The United Provinces (now the Netherlands)?
Spongebob Squarepants	Which cartoon character, who cooks at the Krusty Krab, lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Columbia	The longest serving and first flying space shuttle, which vehicle was lost on re-entry during mission STS-107 on Feb 1, 2003?
Patty Hearst	On Feb 4, 1974 what heiress was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment by a left-wing urban guerilla group that called itself the Symbionese Liberation Army?
Mushrooms	Boletus, Chicken of the Woods, Chanterelle, and Crimini are all types of what?
Buddy Holly	Who's missing? Roger Peterson, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens?
Species	In the zoological hierarchy, which classification is the most specific?
Punxsutawney Phil	What is the name of the most popular of all ground hogs, whose emerges from Gobbler's Knob each Feb 2?
Carrie Underwood	Which Season 4 American Idol winner is slated to sing the national anthem before this years super bowl?
40	In what Super Bowl did the Seahawks face the Steelers?
Tiger Woods	Which “somewhat obscure” golfer has a real first name of Eldrick?
Sun Life stadium	In what Miami stadium is this year's Super Bowl going to be played?
Tiger	Exxon used to advertise their gas by enjoining you to "put a what in your tank"?
Virginia	From which East Coast state does the current Miss America hail from, having been crowned earlier this week?
1789	In one of only 2 unanimous elections by the U.S. Electoral College, George Washington was elected to the first ever presidency in what year?
Facebook	February 4th, 2004 saw the founding of what "mildly popular" online social network by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg?
The Saint	What is the more common name of the fictional character Simon Templar, star of books by Leslie Charteris, a TV series starring Roger Moore, and a movie starring Val Kilmer?
Janet Jackson	Now famously known as Nipplegate, whose nip was seen on national TV during Superbowl 38, due to a “wardrobe malfunction”?
Al Franken	What original SNL cast member and writer is currently the junior senator from the great state of Minnesota?
Cheese	Havarti, Limburger, Fontina, and Edam are all types of what?
Ferris Wheel	George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. invented what engineering marvel for the 1893 exposition in Chicago in the hopes of creating something as impressive as the Eiffel Tower?
The Flintstones	On Feb 9, 1997, The Simpsons became the longest running prime-time animated series in the US, surpassing what ABC show that ran from 1960 to 1966?
Randy Jackson	Which of the American Idol judges has been there for all 10 seasons?
Julia Child	February 11, 1963 saw the PBS debut of The French Chef. What famed chef starred in the show?
Faceman	Played by Dirk Benedict in the series and Bradley Cooper in the movie, by what nickname was Templeton Peck known on The A-Team?
Latitude	On a map, are the lines that run parallel to the equator called lines of longitude or lines of latitude?
Helios	One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was the Colossus of Rhodes, a mammoth statue of what Greek god?
Randy Johnson	Which former major league baseball pitcher, known as The Big Unit, now pitches Geico?
Almond	What flavoring is used in the liqueur amaretto?
Al Capone	In a national TV embarrassment, the vault of which Chicago gangster, nicknamed Scarface, was excavated live by Geraldo Riveria and his crew but was found to contain nothing?
The New York Times	All the News That's Fit to Print first appeared as the motto of what newspaper, known as The Paper of Record or The Gray Lady, in 1897?
Grey Cup	The NFL championship is played for the Lombardi trophy. What do the winners of the Canadian Football League play for?
Ligament	What is name of the fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones?
James Randi	What noted magician, who has offered $1 million to anyone who could prove they had psychic powers, made a similar offer this week to any manufacturer who could prove that their homeopathic drugs worked as advertised?
Donald Rumsfeld	Whos recent book, titled Known and Unknown: A Memoir, is currently ranked #1 on the Amazon sales list?
.AL	The Internet TLD for Albania is what?
A Shoe	What is the name of the card dispensing box used in casino Blackjack?
Charles Darwin	The Voyage of the Beagle was the 1839 book by what British naturalist, detailing his 5 year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle?
Pinocchio	Featuring the Oscar winning song When You Wish Upon A Star, what 1940 Disney movie release was the second full length animated movie, following Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?
Rick Astley	Feb 6, 1966 saw the birth of what singer, best known for making possible the Internet meme known as rickrolling?
G.I. Joe	What action figure, the first to be marketed to boys, was modified in 1974 with the addition of "kung fu grip"?
Volleyball	In Holyoak, Ma, William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created an indoor gamed originally called Mintonette. Now an Olympic sport, by what name is the game know?
The Outer Limits	What television program began "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission."?
Morgan Earp	Who's missing: Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, John Holliday
Nudity	What is gymnophobia the fear of?
Valhalla	What name is given to the palace of bliss for the souls of slain heroes in Scandinavian mythology?
dog	Complete the following pangram: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy what?"
The Daily Planet	For which paper was reporter Clark Kent/Superman employed?
Robinson Crusoe	Scotsman Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for what Daniel Dafoe novel?
Hallmark Cards	"When you care enough to send the very best" is the advertising slogan of what product?
Frida Kahlo	Which painter was married to Mexican artist Diego Rivera?
Planet Express	For which delivery company does Philip Fry work in that awesome TV series Futurama?
Disney World	Following the Super Bowl, where did MVP Drew Brees announce he was going next?
Abraham Lincoln	One half of the duo known as President's Day, which former president had his birthday on Feb 12th?
Cornelia Marie	Deadliest Catch boat captain Phil Harris died yesterday, after suffering a major stroke on January 29th. What Seattle based boat was he the captain of?
Dwarf Planet	By I(nternational) A(stronomical) U(nion) definition, what is the final classification of Pluto? Planet, Dwarf Planet, or Small Solar System Body?
Artemis	The Greek goddess of forests and hills, childbirth, virginity, fertility, and the hunt, who is the twin sister of Apollo?
MASH	Super Bowl XLIV was the apparently the most watched television show in US history, attracting some 106.5 million people. The final show of what long running TV series previously held the record for 27 years?
Curling	In which Olympic sport is a stone delivered and then possible swept, the object being to get it over the hog line and into the house?
Tutankhamun	On Feb 16, 1923, archeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of whom?
Earl Grey	A favorite of Jean Luc Picard, what black tea blend is flavored with an oil extracted from the rind of a bergamot orange?
John F. Kennedy	Which U.S. president placed a trade embargo on Cuba, making the nation's popular cigars illegal to import, immediately after he personally stocked up on 1200 H. Upmann Petits?
Nose	Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure on what part of the human body?
King Henry VIII	Which English monarch, who ruled from April 1509 to January 1547, is remembered for having married Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Elizabeth Blount, and Mary Boleyn?
Cubism	Pablo Picasso is one of the co-founders of what artistic movement?
Matt Groening	Feb 15, 1954 saw the birth of what famed cartoonist, who got his start with the comic strip Life In Hell before moving on to a couple of mildly successful TV shows?
Grays Anatomy	First published in 1858, what anatomy textbook has become synonymous with the subject?
Pear	Bartlett, Bosc, d'Anjou and Choke are all types of what?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn	Feb 18, 1885 saw the first US publication of what Mark Twain classic, notable for a recently announced version that will make liberal use of the word indian and slave?
Peanuts	Feb 13, 2000 saw the last original installment of what comic strip, following the death of its creator, Charles Shultz?
Volt	Currently the most fuel efficient car (as rated by the EPA), what is the name of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle introduced by Chevrolet in December?
Mole	Prominent on people as varied as noted vampire slayer Abraham Lincoln and Cindy Crawford, the dermatological condition known as melanocytic nevus is commonly known as a what?
Fig Newton	A product of Nabisco, what most awesome cookie consists of a soft pastry stuffed with fig paste, having been invented in 1892 by noted fig fiend Charles Roser?
John Henry	What American folk hero, steel drivin' man that he is, is best known for having raced against a steam powered hammer and won?

Brazil, Russia, India, China

In economics, which four countries are known as the BRIC countries, grouped as being at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development?

Janus

The month of January was named after which Roman god?

Columbia

The longest serving and first flying space shuttle, which vehicle was lost on re-entry Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of 7 astronauts?

Spongebob Squarepants

Which cartoon character, who cooks at the Krusty Krab, calls Bikini Bottom home?

Crystal Ball

The magic practice of scrying, which involves seeing things physically in a medium, usually relies on the use of what spherical object?

Ayn Rand

Feb 2, 1905, saw the birth of what Russian born American author who founded the philosophical system called Objectivism?

Indianapolis

In what US city is this years Super Bowl scheduled to be played?

February

Amethyst is the birthstone for which month of the year?

China

The Boxer Rebellion was an uprising that took place in what country?

Hot Wheels

What was the name of the competitor to the Matchbox die cast car, introduced by Mattel in 1968?

steerable, wooden sled

A flexible flyer is a type of what?

Rush

What Canadian band sang about a modern warrior named Tom Sawyer who had a mean, mean stride?

1789

Feb 4th marks the anniversary of the election of George Washington to the nation's highest office. In what year did he become the first US president?

The human skull

If I'm practicing trephination, what am I boring a hole in?

Baseball Hall of Fame

1936 saw Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson the first inductees into what?

Divinity

If my local college awards me a D D degree, what Doctorate have I earned?

Bobsled

The 1993 file Cool Runnings is based on a Jamaican team trying to compete in what sport at the 1988 Winter Olympics?

Spring

Well, according to the most famous groundhog of all, Punxsutawney Phil, are we in for 6 more weeks of winter, or early spring?

Benaroya Hall

Located between 3rd and 4th Ave, what building is home to Seattle Symphony?

Bobcats

Playing in the Eastern Conference, what NBA team plays their home games in Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina?

Visa

First issued by Bank of America in 1958, the BankAmericard is now known by what name?

Georgia

Known as the Empire State of the South, what was the 4th state to join the union on January 2, 1788?

Violin

Isaac Stern, Nicolai Paganini, Itzhak Pearlman, and Yehudi Menuhin were all famous for playing which instrument?

Independence Hall

What Philadelphia landmark is portrayed on the back of the $100 bill?

J. P. Richardson

February 3, 1959 was known as The Day the Music Died, as a plane crash in Clearlake, Ia, took the life of Roger Peterson, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and who?

Democrat

The only US president to hold a PhD, Feb 3, 1924 saw the death of Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States. Hailing from New Jersey, under what party was he elected?

Tulips

Generally considered the first recorded speculative bubble, trade in what commodity collapsed in February 1637, devastating the economy of The United Provinces (now the Netherlands)?

Spongebob Squarepants

Which cartoon character, who cooks at the Krusty Krab, lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Columbia

The longest serving and first flying space shuttle, which vehicle was lost on re-entry during mission STS-107 on Feb 1, 2003?

Patty Hearst

On Feb 4, 1974 what heiress was kidnapped from her Berkeley apartment by a left-wing urban guerilla group that called itself the Symbionese Liberation Army?

Mushrooms

Boletus, Chicken of the Woods, Chanterelle, and Crimini are all types of what?

Buddy Holly

Who's missing? Roger Peterson, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens?

Species

In the zoological hierarchy, which classification is the most specific?

Punxsutawney Phil

What is the name of the most popular of all ground hogs, whose emerges from Gobbler's Knob each Feb 2?

Carrie Underwood

Which Season 4 American Idol winner is slated to sing the national anthem before this years super bowl?

40

In what Super Bowl did the Seahawks face the Steelers?

Tiger Woods

Which “somewhat obscure” golfer has a real first name of Eldrick?

Sun Life stadium

In what Miami stadium is this year's Super Bowl going to be played?

Tiger

Exxon used to advertise their gas by enjoining you to "put a what in your tank"?

Virginia

From which East Coast state does the current Miss America hail from, having been crowned earlier this week?

1789

In one of only 2 unanimous elections by the U.S. Electoral College, George Washington was elected to the first ever presidency in what year?

Facebook

February 4th, 2004 saw the founding of what "mildly popular" online social network by Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg?

The Saint

What is the more common name of the fictional character Simon Templar, star of books by Leslie Charteris, a TV series starring Roger Moore, and a movie starring Val Kilmer?

Janet Jackson

Now famously known as Nipplegate, whose nip was seen on national TV during Superbowl 38, due to a “wardrobe malfunction”?

Al Franken

What original SNL cast member and writer is currently the junior senator from the great state of Minnesota?

Cheese

Havarti, Limburger, Fontina, and Edam are all types of what?

Ferris Wheel

George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. invented what engineering marvel for the 1893 exposition in Chicago in the hopes of creating something as impressive as the Eiffel Tower?

The Flintstones

On Feb 9, 1997, The Simpsons became the longest running prime-time animated series in the US, surpassing what ABC show that ran from 1960 to 1966?

Randy Jackson

Which of the American Idol judges has been there for all 10 seasons?

Julia Child

February 11, 1963 saw the PBS debut of The French Chef. What famed chef starred in the show?

Faceman

Played by Dirk Benedict in the series and Bradley Cooper in the movie, by what nickname was Templeton Peck known on The A-Team?

Latitude

On a map, are the lines that run parallel to the equator called lines of longitude or lines of latitude?

Helios

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was the Colossus of Rhodes, a mammoth statue of what Greek god?

Randy Johnson

Which former major league baseball pitcher, known as The Big Unit, now pitches Geico?

Almond

What flavoring is used in the liqueur amaretto?

Al Capone

In a national TV embarrassment, the vault of which Chicago gangster, nicknamed Scarface, was excavated live by Geraldo Riveria and his crew but was found to contain nothing?

The New York Times

All the News That's Fit to Print first appeared as the motto of what newspaper, known as The Paper of Record or The Gray Lady, in 1897?

Grey Cup

The NFL championship is played for the Lombardi trophy. What do the winners of the Canadian Football League play for?

Ligament

What is name of the fibrous tissue that connects bones to other bones?

James Randi

What noted magician, who has offered $1 million to anyone who could prove they had psychic powers, made a similar offer this week to any manufacturer who could prove that their homeopathic drugs worked as advertised?

Donald Rumsfeld

Whos recent book, titled Known and Unknown: A Memoir, is currently ranked #1 on the Amazon sales list?

.AL

The Internet TLD for Albania is what?

A Shoe

What is the name of the card dispensing box used in casino Blackjack?

Charles Darwin

The Voyage of the Beagle was the 1839 book by what British naturalist, detailing his 5 year voyage aboard the HMS Beagle?

Pinocchio

Featuring the Oscar winning song When You Wish Upon A Star, what 1940 Disney movie release was the second full length animated movie, following Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?

Rick Astley

Feb 6, 1966 saw the birth of what singer, best known for making possible the Internet meme known as rickrolling?

G.I. Joe

What action figure, the first to be marketed to boys, was modified in 1974 with the addition of "kung fu grip"?

Volleyball

In Holyoak, Ma, William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created an indoor gamed originally called Mintonette. Now an Olympic sport, by what name is the game know?

The Outer Limits

What television program began "There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission."?

Morgan Earp

Who's missing: Virgil Earp, Wyatt Earp, John Holliday

Nudity

What is gymnophobia the fear of?

Valhalla

What name is given to the palace of bliss for the souls of slain heroes in Scandinavian mythology?

dog

Complete the following pangram: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy what?"

The Daily Planet

For which paper was reporter Clark Kent/Superman employed?

Robinson Crusoe

Scotsman Alexander Selkirk was the inspiration for what Daniel Dafoe novel?

Hallmark Cards

"When you care enough to send the very best" is the advertising slogan of what product?

Frida Kahlo

Which painter was married to Mexican artist Diego Rivera?

Planet Express

For which delivery company does Philip Fry work in that awesome TV series Futurama?

Disney World

Following the Super Bowl, where did MVP Drew Brees announce he was going next?

Abraham Lincoln

One half of the duo known as President's Day, which former president had his birthday on Feb 12th?

Cornelia Marie

Deadliest Catch boat captain Phil Harris died yesterday, after suffering a major stroke on January 29th. What Seattle based boat was he the captain of?

Dwarf Planet

By I(nternational) A(stronomical) U(nion) definition, what is the final classification of Pluto? Planet, Dwarf Planet, or Small Solar System Body?

Artemis

The Greek goddess of forests and hills, childbirth, virginity, fertility, and the hunt, who is the twin sister of Apollo?

MASH

Super Bowl XLIV was the apparently the most watched television show in US history, attracting some 106.5 million people. The final show of what long running TV series previously held the record for 27 years?

Curling

In which Olympic sport is a stone delivered and then possible swept, the object being to get it over the hog line and into the house?

Tutankhamun

On Feb 16, 1923, archeologist Howard Carter uncovered the tomb of whom?

Earl Grey

A favorite of Jean Luc Picard, what black tea blend is flavored with an oil extracted from the rind of a bergamot orange?

John F. Kennedy

Which U.S. president placed a trade embargo on Cuba, making the nation's popular cigars illegal to import, immediately after he personally stocked up on 1200 H. Upmann Petits?

Nose

Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure on what part of the human body?

King Henry VIII

Which English monarch, who ruled from April 1509 to January 1547, is remembered for having married Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr, Elizabeth Blount, and Mary Boleyn?

Cubism

Pablo Picasso is one of the co-founders of what artistic movement?

Matt Groening

Feb 15, 1954 saw the birth of what famed cartoonist, who got his start with the comic strip Life In Hell before moving on to a couple of mildly successful TV shows?

Grays Anatomy

First published in 1858, what anatomy textbook has become synonymous with the subject?

Pear

Bartlett, Bosc, d'Anjou and Choke are all types of what?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Feb 18, 1885 saw the first US publication of what Mark Twain classic, notable for a recently announced version that will make liberal use of the word indian and slave?

Peanuts

Feb 13, 2000 saw the last original installment of what comic strip, following the death of its creator, Charles Shultz?

Volt

Currently the most fuel efficient car (as rated by the EPA), what is the name of the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle introduced by Chevrolet in December?

Mole

Prominent on people as varied as noted vampire slayer Abraham Lincoln and Cindy Crawford, the dermatological condition known as melanocytic nevus is commonly known as a what?

Fig Newton

A product of Nabisco, what most awesome cookie consists of a soft pastry stuffed with fig paste, having been invented in 1892 by noted fig fiend Charles Roser?

John Henry

What American folk hero, steel drivin' man that he is, is best known for having raced against a steam powered hammer and won?