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Ted Kaczynski	April 3, 1996 saw the so called unabomber arrested in a remote Montana cabin. What is the actual name of the asshat in question?
A bone	According to the nursery rhyme, what did Old Mother Hubbard go to the cupboard to fetch?
Istanbul	As of March 28, 1930, the city formerly known as Byzantium and then Constantinople became what known as what?
Love	The counterpart to Aphrodite, the Roman goddess Venus was the god of what?
Lurch	Originally played by Ted Cassidy, what was the name of the butler in The Addams Family'?
Love	Commonly thought to have been coined from the French word for egg, what word is used to describe a score of 0 in a tennis or badminton game?
Jodie Foster	Thinking his assassination attempt on then President Ronald Reagan would impress her, with which actress was John Hinkley, Jr supposedly obsessed?
Brazil	The Amazon river, the second longest in the world, drains into the Atlantic Ocean through what country?
Freddie Mercury	Who is missing: Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon
Tony the Tiger	What cereal mascot, the voice behind Frosted Flakes, is famous for his “They’re grrrreat!” motto?
Basketball	Opened in 1959, the Hall of Fame for what sport is found near downtown Springfield, MA?
Jesse James	April 3, 1882 saw Robert Ford shoot what Wild West legend in the back of the head as he stood to clean a picture hanging on the wall?
a Black eye	Comically treated with a cold steak, if someone is sporting a "shiner," what do they typically have?
Wiley Post	What one-eyed Oklahoma, who died in an crash outside Port Barrow, AK, was the first pilot to solo circumnavigate the world, in a mere 7 days and 19 hours?
Bull	The Italian automaker Lamborghini uses what animal as its logo?
1865	On April 9 of what year did Robert E. Lee surrender the Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse?
Married...with Children	What was the first program shown on Fox when the network started broadcasting in prime time in April 1987?
Black and White	The game of Go, which originated in China more than 2000 years ago, uses stones of what color?
Twinkie	April 6, 1930 saw the introduction of what Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling, which was originally stuffed with banana?
Argentina	What country invaded the Falkland Islands on Friday, April 2, 1982, and probably regretted it after Iron Maggie kicked their asses and took the Islands back?
Eye	Where in the human body would you find cones and rods?
Alexander McCall Smith	What Rhodesian-born Scottish writer, who did a reading at SPL on Friday, is the creative forced behind the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, 44 Scotland Street, Sunday Philosophy Club, and the Portuguese Irregular Verbs book series?
North Pole	Although some controversy surrounds it, April 6, 1909 saw American Matthew Henson, four Inuit men named Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah and American Navy engineer Robert Peary congregate at what landmark for the first time?
20	The United States Congress adopted the flag of the United States on April 4, 1818, which consisted of 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state. How many stars did the first official flag have?
Bread	Naan, corn, and focaccia are all types of what?
Two-Face	Which of Batman's arch enemies was formerly a District Attorney before turning to a life of crime?
Easter Island	The Moai, large stone carvings of mysterious origin, inhabit what south Pacific island
RMS Titanic	April 10, 1912 saw was "moderately famous" ship leave the docks at Southampton, England heading to Cherbourgh, France on its maiden voyage?
Frank and Joe	Having been published since 1927, what were the names of the two Hardy Boys
Bulimia Nervosa	What does the DSM IV define as: A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:
Athens, Greece	April 6, 1896 saw the start of the modern Olympics era when what European city hosted the Games of the 1 Olympiad?
Underdog	What cartoon character's alter ego was the humble and loveable Shoe Shine Boy?
Saturn	Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. What planet is the second largest?
Cracker Jack	Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo are the mascot for what?
Frank Gehry	What world famous architect designed Seattle’s Experience Music Project to look somewhat like a “smashed guitar”?
scalene	In what type of triangle are all of the sides different in length?
The Frank	What unit of currency does the country of Switzerland use?
George	Considered one of the premier and most scenic concert locations in the world, in what Washington city do you find the Gorge Amphitheatre?
Charlton Heston	In honor of his passing on April 5, 2008, which actor made a career of starring in heroic roles such as Moses, Ben-Hur, and Colonel George Taylor, before spending 5 years heading up the NRA?
Great Barrier Reef	The worlds largest single structure made by living organisms, and visible from space, what is the name of the major tourist attraction off the coast of Queensland?
Rook	What can be a chess piece, a card game, or a bird?
Frogs	In honor of a story by Mark Twain, Calaveras County, California holds a yearly Jubilee in which what kind of animals are raced?
32	April 12, 1945 saw the death of President Franklin D Roosevelt, the 7th president to do so. What number president was he?
Golf	Supported by a consortium of 26 organizations from all over the world, and unusual in that it holds both the mens and womens halls of fame, what sport has its HoF in St. Augustine, Fl?
Kansas	Mary Ann Summers, one of the castaways stranded on TVs Gilligan's Island, hailed from what state?
English and French	What are the official languages of our neighbors to the north, Canada?
Mark Zuckerberg	The youngest person in the world to earn $1,000,000,000, who is the CEO, President, and Co-founder of Facebook?
Thomas Jefferson	In 1976, on the 233rd birthday of its honoree, the US Mint released the $2 featuring whom on its' obverse?
Quantum Leap	Dr. Sam Beckett jumps from person to person to "put things right that once went wrong" in what 90s TV series that had a 5 year run on NBC?
Question mark	The interrobang is a punctuation mark that consist of the superimposition of an exclamation mark and what other punctuation mark?
Southhampton	April 10, 1912 saw a “moderately famous” ship, some called the Titanic, leave what English port on its’ first and only voyage?
Casey at the Bat	‘The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville Nine that day;’ opens what 1888 poem by Ernest Thayer?
plant trees	Today is Arbor day in the state of Washington. Arbor day originated in Nebraska in 1874 and is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to do what?
swords	Broad, Claymore, and Epee are types of what?
Horse	What type of animal appears in the Ferrari logo?
Fort Sumter	April 12, 1861 saw the opening of the Civil War when confederate forces opened fire on what fort in the harbor of Charleston, SC?
Brooklyn dodgers	The first player (since 1880) to break the so-called color barrier in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson played his first major league game on April 15, 1947, for what team? And a bonus point if you can tell me what position he played.
Leonardo da Vinci	The most expensive book ever sold, the Codex Leicester (previously the Codex Hammer), was written by what Italian polymath, who was born on April 15, 1452?
FDR	April 12 was the anniversary of the passing at age 62 of which US president, the 32nd office holder?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand	The assassination of which Austrian royalty precipitated World War I?
Michigan	Which of the Great Lakes does not border on Canada?
Red stripes	On the US flag, are the more red stripes? Or white stripes?
Joe Louis	Dying on April 12, 1981, what boxer, nicknamed the Brown Bomber, was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization?
Our American Cousin	What play was Abraham Lincoln watching at the time of his assassination?
Grand Coulee Dam	The largest electric power-producing facility and the largest concrete structure in the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake was created by the construction of what dam?
Rabies	Marked by a violent fear of watter, what is the common name for the disease hydrophobia?
Lego	April 8, 1891 saw the birth of Ole Kirk Christiansen who founded a company whose name means either play well in Danish or I put together in Latin. What company are we talking about?
Daisy Dukes	Made famous by Catherine Bach (and I guess later by Jessica Simpson), tight and very abbreviated cut-off jean shorts have come to affectionately known as what?
Neutral corner	Where must a boxer stand when his opponent is knocked down?
Pyromania	What does the DSM-IV define as: A. Deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion. B. Tension or affective arousal before the act. C. Fascination with, interest in, curiosity about, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts. D. Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires, or when witnessing or participating in their aftermath. E. The fire setting is not done for monetary gain, as an expression of sociopolitical ideology, to conceal criminal activity, to express anger or vengeance, to improve one’s living circumstances, in response to a delusion or a hallucination, or as a result of impaired judgment
Iron Age	In the pre-history of man, what age followed the Bronze Age?
The Boston Red Sox	What MLB team calls Fenway Park home?
Sic semper tyrannis	According to witnesses, what did John Wilkes Booth shout after shooting Abraham Lincoln?
Brooklyn Dodgers	April 15, 1947 saw Jackie Robinson break the "color barrier" in major league baseball when he joined what club?
Endeavour	Who's missing: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis
Librarian	Daughter of police commissioner Gordon, Batgirl's alter ego Barbara Gordon has what day time profession?
Elba	To which island was Napoleon first exiled to in 1814?
5	How many states surround New Mexico?
American Civil War	Ultimately resulting in the deaths of over 620,000 soldiers, what war broke out on April 12, 1861?
Area 51	What is the common name of the military base in southern Nevada that is supposedly home to alien spacecraft and little green men?
The Devil	If I've made a Faustian bargain, who have I made a deal with?
Civil War	The first income tax in the United States, 3% on incomes over $800, was levied to finance what conflict?
Charles Manson	On April 19, 1971, Judge Charles H Older sentenced Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, and what major asshat to death for their roles in the deaths of Sharon Tate and 6 others in Los Angeles on the nights of August 8 and 9, 1969?
Holocene	Starting a mere 11,700 years ago, what is the current geological epoch?
Food and cooking equipment	An integral part of the Old West wagon train, what did the chuck wagon carry?
An Albatross	In the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, what symbol of a heavy burden does the Mariner have to wear around his neck?
Casino Royale	Although not making it as an official EON production until the 21st film, what was the first James Bond novel published in April, 1953?
Lost Horizon	The fictional utopian valley known as Shangri-La first appeared in what 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton?
Hats	Deerstalker, Homburg, and trilby are all types of what?
Elbow	The humerus, paired radius, and ulna come together to form what joint?
It Happened at the World's Fair	April 21 1962 saw the opening of Century 21 Exposition, the first worlds fair held in the US since the start of WWII, right here in the Emerald City. What was the name of the Elvis Presley movie filmed during the 6 months of the fair?
The American Way	According to the comic books, Superman fights for Truth, Justice, and what?
Civil War	The first income tax in the US, 3% of all incomes over US $800, was levied to pay for what war?
The Final Frontier	According to the opening narration by one William Shatner, what, in the Star Trek universe, is Space?
Tap	In the world of the machinist, a die is used to create the male portion of the threads (e.g. the screw). What is used to create the female portion (e.g. the nut)?
Extra Virgin Olive Oil	According to Rachel Ray, what is EVOO?
Baked Alaska	What desert consists of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake and topped with meringue, which is baked in a very hot oven just long enough to firm the meringue?
Delta	What can be a NATO phonetic alphabet letter, a landform at the mouth of a river, or a plumbing fixture company?
Kenmore	Although made by a variety of manufacturers, what is the name of the appliances sold by Sears?
American League	Although the younger of the two leagues by 25 years (and sometimes called the Junior Circuit), which league has won 62 of the 106 World Series games played since 1903? The National League? Or the American league?

Ted Kaczynski

April 3, 1996 saw the so called unabomber arrested in a remote Montana cabin. What is the actual name of the asshat in question?

A bone

According to the nursery rhyme, what did Old Mother Hubbard go to the cupboard to fetch?

Istanbul

As of March 28, 1930, the city formerly known as Byzantium and then Constantinople became what known as what?

Love

The counterpart to Aphrodite, the Roman goddess Venus was the god of what?

Lurch

Originally played by Ted Cassidy, what was the name of the butler in The Addams Family'?

Love

Commonly thought to have been coined from the French word for egg, what word is used to describe a score of 0 in a tennis or badminton game?

Jodie Foster

Thinking his assassination attempt on then President Ronald Reagan would impress her, with which actress was John Hinkley, Jr supposedly obsessed?

Brazil

The Amazon river, the second longest in the world, drains into the Atlantic Ocean through what country?

Freddie Mercury

Who is missing: Brian May, Roger Taylor, John Deacon

Tony the Tiger

What cereal mascot, the voice behind Frosted Flakes, is famous for his “They’re grrrreat!” motto?

Basketball

Opened in 1959, the Hall of Fame for what sport is found near downtown Springfield, MA?

Jesse James

April 3, 1882 saw Robert Ford shoot what Wild West legend in the back of the head as he stood to clean a picture hanging on the wall?

a Black eye

Comically treated with a cold steak, if someone is sporting a "shiner," what do they typically have?

Wiley Post

What one-eyed Oklahoma, who died in an crash outside Port Barrow, AK, was the first pilot to solo circumnavigate the world, in a mere 7 days and 19 hours?

Bull

The Italian automaker Lamborghini uses what animal as its logo?

1865

On April 9 of what year did Robert E. Lee surrender the Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse?

Married...with Children

What was the first program shown on Fox when the network started broadcasting in prime time in April 1987?

Black and White

The game of Go, which originated in China more than 2000 years ago, uses stones of what color?

Twinkie

April 6, 1930 saw the introduction of what Golden Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling, which was originally stuffed with banana?

Argentina

What country invaded the Falkland Islands on Friday, April 2, 1982, and probably regretted it after Iron Maggie kicked their asses and took the Islands back?

Eye

Where in the human body would you find cones and rods?

Alexander McCall Smith

What Rhodesian-born Scottish writer, who did a reading at SPL on Friday, is the creative forced behind the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, 44 Scotland Street, Sunday Philosophy Club, and the Portuguese Irregular Verbs book series?

North Pole

Although some controversy surrounds it, April 6, 1909 saw American Matthew Henson, four Inuit men named Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah and American Navy engineer Robert Peary congregate at what landmark for the first time?

20

The United States Congress adopted the flag of the United States on April 4, 1818, which consisted of 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state. How many stars did the first official flag have?

Bread

Naan, corn, and focaccia are all types of what?

Two-Face

Which of Batman's arch enemies was formerly a District Attorney before turning to a life of crime?

Easter Island

The Moai, large stone carvings of mysterious origin, inhabit what south Pacific island

RMS Titanic

April 10, 1912 saw was "moderately famous" ship leave the docks at Southampton, England heading to Cherbourgh, France on its maiden voyage?

Frank and Joe

Having been published since 1927, what were the names of the two Hardy Boys

Bulimia Nervosa

What does the DSM IV define as: A. Recurrent episodes of binge eating. An episode of binge eating is characterized by both of the following:

Athens, Greece

April 6, 1896 saw the start of the modern Olympics era when what European city hosted the Games of the 1 Olympiad?

Underdog

What cartoon character's alter ego was the humble and loveable Shoe Shine Boy?

Saturn

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. What planet is the second largest?

Cracker Jack

Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo are the mascot for what?

Frank Gehry

What world famous architect designed Seattle’s Experience Music Project to look somewhat like a “smashed guitar”?

scalene

In what type of triangle are all of the sides different in length?

The Frank

What unit of currency does the country of Switzerland use?

George

Considered one of the premier and most scenic concert locations in the world, in what Washington city do you find the Gorge Amphitheatre?

Charlton Heston

In honor of his passing on April 5, 2008, which actor made a career of starring in heroic roles such as Moses, Ben-Hur, and Colonel George Taylor, before spending 5 years heading up the NRA?

Great Barrier Reef

The worlds largest single structure made by living organisms, and visible from space, what is the name of the major tourist attraction off the coast of Queensland?

Rook

What can be a chess piece, a card game, or a bird?

Frogs

In honor of a story by Mark Twain, Calaveras County, California holds a yearly Jubilee in which what kind of animals are raced?

32

April 12, 1945 saw the death of President Franklin D Roosevelt, the 7th president to do so. What number president was he?

Golf

Supported by a consortium of 26 organizations from all over the world, and unusual in that it holds both the mens and womens halls of fame, what sport has its HoF in St. Augustine, Fl?

Kansas

Mary Ann Summers, one of the castaways stranded on TVs Gilligan's Island, hailed from what state?

English and French

What are the official languages of our neighbors to the north, Canada?

Mark Zuckerberg

The youngest person in the world to earn $1,000,000,000, who is the CEO, President, and Co-founder of Facebook?

Thomas Jefferson

In 1976, on the 233rd birthday of its honoree, the US Mint released the $2 featuring whom on its' obverse?

Quantum Leap

Dr. Sam Beckett jumps from person to person to "put things right that once went wrong" in what 90s TV series that had a 5 year run on NBC?

Question mark

The interrobang is a punctuation mark that consist of the superimposition of an exclamation mark and what other punctuation mark?

Southhampton

April 10, 1912 saw a “moderately famous” ship, some called the Titanic, leave what English port on its’ first and only voyage?

Casey at the Bat

‘The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville Nine that day;’ opens what 1888 poem by Ernest Thayer?

plant trees

Today is Arbor day in the state of Washington. Arbor day originated in Nebraska in 1874 and is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to do what?

swords

Broad, Claymore, and Epee are types of what?

Horse

What type of animal appears in the Ferrari logo?

Fort Sumter

April 12, 1861 saw the opening of the Civil War when confederate forces opened fire on what fort in the harbor of Charleston, SC?

Brooklyn dodgers

The first player (since 1880) to break the so-called color barrier in Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson played his first major league game on April 15, 1947, for what team? And a bonus point if you can tell me what position he played.

Leonardo da Vinci

The most expensive book ever sold, the Codex Leicester (previously the Codex Hammer), was written by what Italian polymath, who was born on April 15, 1452?

FDR

April 12 was the anniversary of the passing at age 62 of which US president, the 32nd office holder?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The assassination of which Austrian royalty precipitated World War I?

Michigan

Which of the Great Lakes does not border on Canada?

Red stripes

On the US flag, are the more red stripes? Or white stripes?

Joe Louis

Dying on April 12, 1981, what boxer, nicknamed the Brown Bomber, was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization?

Our American Cousin

What play was Abraham Lincoln watching at the time of his assassination?

Grand Coulee Dam

The largest electric power-producing facility and the largest concrete structure in the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Lake was created by the construction of what dam?

Rabies

Marked by a violent fear of watter, what is the common name for the disease hydrophobia?

Lego

April 8, 1891 saw the birth of Ole Kirk Christiansen who founded a company whose name means either play well in Danish or I put together in Latin. What company are we talking about?

Daisy Dukes

Made famous by Catherine Bach (and I guess later by Jessica Simpson), tight and very abbreviated cut-off jean shorts have come to affectionately known as what?

Neutral corner

Where must a boxer stand when his opponent is knocked down?

Pyromania

What does the DSM-IV define as: A. Deliberate and purposeful fire setting on more than one occasion. B. Tension or affective arousal before the act. C. Fascination with, interest in, curiosity about, or attraction to fire and its situational contexts. D. Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting fires, or when witnessing or participating in their aftermath. E. The fire setting is not done for monetary gain, as an expression of sociopolitical ideology, to conceal criminal activity, to express anger or vengeance, to improve one’s living circumstances, in response to a delusion or a hallucination, or as a result of impaired judgment

Iron Age

In the pre-history of man, what age followed the Bronze Age?

The Boston Red Sox

What MLB team calls Fenway Park home?

Sic semper tyrannis

According to witnesses, what did John Wilkes Booth shout after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

Brooklyn Dodgers

April 15, 1947 saw Jackie Robinson break the "color barrier" in major league baseball when he joined what club?

Endeavour

Who's missing: Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis

Librarian

Daughter of police commissioner Gordon, Batgirl's alter ego Barbara Gordon has what day time profession?

Elba

To which island was Napoleon first exiled to in 1814?

5

How many states surround New Mexico?

American Civil War

Ultimately resulting in the deaths of over 620,000 soldiers, what war broke out on April 12, 1861?

Area 51

What is the common name of the military base in southern Nevada that is supposedly home to alien spacecraft and little green men?

The Devil

If I've made a Faustian bargain, who have I made a deal with?

Civil War

The first income tax in the United States, 3% on incomes over $800, was levied to finance what conflict?

Charles Manson

On April 19, 1971, Judge Charles H Older sentenced Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkel, Leslie Van Houten, and what major asshat to death for their roles in the deaths of Sharon Tate and 6 others in Los Angeles on the nights of August 8 and 9, 1969?

Holocene

Starting a mere 11,700 years ago, what is the current geological epoch?

Food and cooking equipment

An integral part of the Old West wagon train, what did the chuck wagon carry?

An Albatross

In the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, what symbol of a heavy burden does the Mariner have to wear around his neck?

Casino Royale

Although not making it as an official EON production until the 21st film, what was the first James Bond novel published in April, 1953?

Lost Horizon

The fictional utopian valley known as Shangri-La first appeared in what 1933 novel by English writer James Hilton?

Hats

Deerstalker, Homburg, and trilby are all types of what?

Elbow

The humerus, paired radius, and ulna come together to form what joint?

It Happened at the World's Fair

April 21 1962 saw the opening of Century 21 Exposition, the first worlds fair held in the US since the start of WWII, right here in the Emerald City. What was the name of the Elvis Presley movie filmed during the 6 months of the fair?

The American Way

According to the comic books, Superman fights for Truth, Justice, and what?

Civil War

The first income tax in the US, 3% of all incomes over US $800, was levied to pay for what war?

The Final Frontier

According to the opening narration by one William Shatner, what, in the Star Trek universe, is Space?

Tap

In the world of the machinist, a die is used to create the male portion of the threads (e.g. the screw). What is used to create the female portion (e.g. the nut)?

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

According to Rachel Ray, what is EVOO?

Baked Alaska

What desert consists of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake and topped with meringue, which is baked in a very hot oven just long enough to firm the meringue?

Delta

What can be a NATO phonetic alphabet letter, a landform at the mouth of a river, or a plumbing fixture company?

Kenmore

Although made by a variety of manufacturers, what is the name of the appliances sold by Sears?

American League

Although the younger of the two leagues by 25 years (and sometimes called the Junior Circuit), which league has won 62 of the 106 World Series games played since 1903? The National League? Or the American league?