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Compass Rose	Usually consisting of 16 points, what is the name of the figure on a map or a chart that indicates the cardinal directions?
Sammy Davis, Jr	Last week we had a question on the passing of Frank Sinatr A. Sporting one eye, what fellow Rat Pack member met his end on May 16, 1990?
Daisy	Who is missing: Luke, Bo, Jesse, Coy, Vance?
Miranda warning	What is the common name of the warning police officers give to arrestees that include phrases such as “You have the right to remain silent” and “You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning”?
Rich Uncle Pennybags	What is the name of the man in the top hat that serves as the mascot of the game Monopoly?
Carnation	What famous brand of evaporated milk, created in 1899, got its start as the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company, in Kent, before changing its name and moving east of Seattle, founding a town in the process?
Iris	Coming in various shades of amber, blue, brown, gray, green, hazel, and red, what portion of the eye is responsible for eye colors?
Columbine	What Colorado census designated place was home to Columbine High School, home to the 1999 massacre perpetrated by a couple of major asshats?
Pete Rose	What disgraced former Cincinnati Reds baseball player is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), and outs (10,328)
Daisy	What company, the largest manufacturer of bb guns in the world, is famous for the Red Ryder line of lever action air rifles?
Little Orphan Annie	Leapin' lizards! Which comic strip, created by Harold Gray in 1924, is ending its 85 year run next month, which means dog Sandy is going to have to find another little red haired girl to hang around with?
Rosetta Stone	What ancient Egyptian artifact, discovered by the French in 1799, was instrumental in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, before eventually giving its name to a brand of computer language training software?
Golf	The Ryder cup is presented as trophy in what sport?
Battle of the Little Big Horn	At what Montana battle did Lt. Col George Custer famously loose his life?
Paris	On this date in 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Where did he land?
Oregon	Of the 4 states making up the Pacific Northwest, which one leads with an unemployment rate of 12%?
The Avacado	The ancient Aztecs called it the testicle tree. What do we know it as?
1998	Name the year: Paula Jones makes some unpleasant accusations against Bill Clinton; Monica Lewinsky affair broke; anti trust case is launched against Microsoft; Google is founded;
42	Oil is traditionally sold in barrels. How many gallons in a barrel of oil?
HMS Beagle	May 22, 1826 saw Charles Darwin leaving on his first voyage. Aboard what ship was he sailing?
Bag	Thomas Lipton was the first to commercially offer tea in what?
Wind	The Beaufort scale is used to measure the speed of what?
Pitch	What is the name of the field on which a rousing game of Cricket is played?
Tail	Hailing from the Isle of Man, what differentiates Manx cats from all others?
Horn	What is the last name of the performer mauled by Montacore, one of his very special white tigers, in Las Vegas on October 3, 2003?
Down	Often used in making pillows and comforters, what are the small feathers of the eider duck known as?
Peace	Which of the Nobel prizes is awarded in Norway, not Sweden?
Luddites	Now a term describing those opposed to industrialization, computerization, or new technologies in general, what was the name for 19th century workers who protested the industrial revolution, often by destroying mechanized equipment?
Yoga	Hatha, Bikram, and Integral are all types of what?
Lancelot	According to legend, King Arthur's queen consort, Guinevere, had a torrid affair with which Knight of the Round Table?
Dunkirk	May 26, 1940 saw Britain embark on Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British forces from what famed northern French port city in the face of superior German forces?
Charles Lindbergh	Who took off from Roosevelt Field at 7:52 AM on May 20, 1927, in an attempt to pilot his Ryan NYP on the world's first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
Horse racing	Since replaced by Emerald Downs, Longacres is a defunct venue where locals could enjoy what sport, known as The Sport of Kings?
Norman Rockwell	May 20, 1916 saw which famed American artist have his first of 322 Saturday Evening Post covers when Boy With a Baby Carriage graced the front of the publication?
Tears	What does the body secrete from the lacrimal glands?
Louisiana	Notorious bank robbing duo Bonnie and Clyde were eventually ambushed by law enforcement agents in what U.S. state?
Mayflower	What was the name of the Dutch cargo fluyt that carried the Pilgrims from Plymouth England to Plymouth, Mass?
Spirograph	What plastic drawing toy, produced by Hasbro, Inc, puts pen to paper to produce complex curves known mathematically as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids?
John Wayne	Which actor, born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26th, 1907, holds the record as the actor with the most leading parts 142.
The Red Baron	Who did Snoopy take to the skies in his Sopwith Camel doghouse/biplane to do battle with in the comic strip Peanuts?
Hotel room	In the travel business, the "rack rate" refers to the published price for what commodity?
Haiti	The religion of vodou (or voodoo) originated in what country?
Jane Austen	What English novelist, a purveyor of romantic fiction, is responsible for such works as Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Emma, among others?
SOS	In Morse code, what international distress signal replaced the original CQD in 1908?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	May 22, 1859 saw the birth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of what famed writer, creator of the world's only consulting detective?
Robert Ripley	Including radio, TV, newspaper, books, and even a pinball game, who created the Believe It or Not! series which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that the audience my question the claims?
Ralph Waldo Emerson	May 25, 1803 saw the birth, in Boston, MA, of what lecturer, essayist, and poet, who, along with Henry David Thoreau, was a founding force behind Transcendentalism?
Dunkirk	During this week in 1940, the evacuation of 340,000 allied troops, known as Operation Dynamo, was accomplished from what French port city?
Bob Dylan	What 11 time Grammy award winner was born Robert Allen Zimmerman, in Duluth, MN, but took a stage name from a favorite Welsh poet?
Sideburns	What fashion did Union General Ambrose Burnside start during the Civil War?
Sudan	What nation was eventually held liable for the bombing of the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in 2000?
Asgard	Bifrost is a burning rainbow bridge between Earth and what realm of the gods?
Memorial Day	Which holiday, which had its first official recognition in 1868, was originally called Decoration Day?
Coxswain	What is the name of the crew member who steers the boat in competitive rowing?
Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger	For a point each, name the countries surrounding the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1977	May 25th is the anniversary of the release of the epic space opera, Star Wars. In what year was it released?
Mississippi	Known as The Magnolia State or The Hospitality State, what was the 20th state to join the union on Dec 10, 1817?
Johnny Carson	May 25, 1992 saw Jay Leno take the reins of the Tonight Show, following the retirement of what host, who had a 30 run behind the Burbank desk?
Telegraph	On May 24, 1844, Alfred Vail received the message “WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT” in Baltimore, MD, sent via what means?
Tommy	May 23, 1969 saw the release of the world's first rock opera, when the English rock band The Who released what album?
Cruiserweight	With a weight limit of 200 pounds, what boxing class comes between light heavyweight and heavyweight?
John D. Rockefeller	What American, founder of the Standard Oil company, was the first American to amass $1 billion, and is generally thought to have been the richest man in history?
Montgomery Ward	Going out of business in 2001, what company had the first mail order sales in 1872?
The Wizard of Id	What comic strip, created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart, follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom, featuring a King who refers to his subjects as "idiots"?
Andrew Johnson	May 26, 1868 saw the first impeachment trial in the US, when which US President, the 17th, was charged with illegally removing a cabinet member?
Nutmeg and Mace	What 2 spices come from the nutmeg tree?
Shrek: Forever After	This weekend saw the opening of what they claim will be the final installment of the Shrek franchise. What is the name of the movie?
Leopold	May 28, 1787 saw the death of an Austrian composer, most famous as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. What was his first name?
Ripley's Believe It or Not!	May 27, 1949 saw the death of Robert Ripley, who made his fame by publishing what newspaper series?
Right	In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?
Jimmy Carter	Who is the only US president to win the Nobel Peace Prize after leaving office?
Anne Boleyn	Who is missing: Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr?
Montgomery, Al	Named for a revolutionary war general, what is the capital of Alabama?
Hamelin	According to the legend, in which city did the Pied Piper lure all the children away?
Jimmy Carter	What U.S. president claimed that he was once attacked by a mysterious swamp rabbit while on a fishing trip?
Ian Flemming	What English write, author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Diamond Smugglers, plus dozens of others, lived on the Jamaican estate Goldeneye?
Wee Willie Winkie	What nursery rhyme character “runs through the town, Up stairs and down stairs in his night-gown, Tapping at the window, crying at the lock, Are the children in their bed, for it’s past ten o’clock?”
Baton	What is the name of the stick used by a conductor to control an orchestra?
John Wayne	Which actor, born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26th, 1907, holds the record as the actor with the most leading parts, with142?
22	Used primarily in railroad measurements (and, oddly enough, to mark the length of a cricket pitch), the chain consists of how many yards?
Milk	In a tradition that stretched back to 1933, what is the traditional beverage quaffed by the winning driver of the Indianapolis 500?
Parker	May 23, 1934 saw the death, at the hands of some of the local law enforcement officers, of the known brigands Bonnie and Clyde. What was Bonnies' last name?
Willie Mays	Say Hey was the autobiography of what San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame baseball player?
Primary Hypersomnia	What does the DSM-IV define as A. The predominant complaint is excessive sleepiness for at least 1 month (or less if recurrent) as evidenced by either prolonged sleep episodes or daytime sleep episodes that occur almost daily. B. The excessive sleepiness causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. C. The excessive sleepiness is not better accounted for by Insomnia and does not occur exclusively during the course of another Sleep Disorder (e.g., Narcolepsy, Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, or a Parasomnia) and cannot be accounted for by an inadequate amount of sleep. D. The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental disorder. E. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
Montgomery, Al	Triggered by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat, the public transportation system in what US city was devastated by a year long boycott of their busses?
Thomas Jefferson	Who on featured on the 2 dollar bill?
Lizzie Borden	Who “took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks”?
Klondike	What area of the Yukon Territory experienced the gold rush of 1897?
200	How many laps does it take to take to complete the Indianapolis 500
Blanch	Incooking, to cook quickly in boiling water, often to soften or loosen skin is called what?
Milk	What is the traditional victory beverage guzzled in the Winner's Circle of the Indianapolis 500?
Smithsonian	In 1839, the estate of the late British scientist James Smithson made a large cash donation to the United States. After 8 years of congressional wrangling, what institution finally arose from the donation?
A Christmas pie	From what did Little Jack Horner pull his plum?
Pork	What product advertises itself as "the other white meat"?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	May 25, 1787 saw the sitting of the Constitutional Convention. In what city did the delegates meet?
A	Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of a standard QWERTY keyboard?
Wisconsin	May 29, 1848 saw the Badger State enter the Union as the 30th state. What is its official name?
Fish	What do fly fishermen keep in their creel?
Carburetor	Where on an engine would you find a needle, a float, diaphragm, and a throttle plate?
Bob Hope	What famed comedic actor starred alongside Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour and went on the Road To Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Rio, Bali, and ended up in Hong Kong?

Compass Rose

Usually consisting of 16 points, what is the name of the figure on a map or a chart that indicates the cardinal directions?

Sammy Davis, Jr

Last week we had a question on the passing of Frank Sinatr A. Sporting one eye, what fellow Rat Pack member met his end on May 16, 1990?

Daisy

Who is missing: Luke, Bo, Jesse, Coy, Vance?

Miranda warning

What is the common name of the warning police officers give to arrestees that include phrases such as “You have the right to remain silent” and “You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning”?

Rich Uncle Pennybags

What is the name of the man in the top hat that serves as the mascot of the game Monopoly?

Carnation

What famous brand of evaporated milk, created in 1899, got its start as the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company, in Kent, before changing its name and moving east of Seattle, founding a town in the process?

Iris

Coming in various shades of amber, blue, brown, gray, green, hazel, and red, what portion of the eye is responsible for eye colors?

Columbine

What Colorado census designated place was home to Columbine High School, home to the 1999 massacre perpetrated by a couple of major asshats?

Pete Rose

What disgraced former Cincinnati Reds baseball player is the all-time Major League leader in hits (4,256), games played (3,562), at-bats (14,053), and outs (10,328)

Daisy

What company, the largest manufacturer of bb guns in the world, is famous for the Red Ryder line of lever action air rifles?

Little Orphan Annie

Leapin' lizards! Which comic strip, created by Harold Gray in 1924, is ending its 85 year run next month, which means dog Sandy is going to have to find another little red haired girl to hang around with?

Rosetta Stone

What ancient Egyptian artifact, discovered by the French in 1799, was instrumental in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics, before eventually giving its name to a brand of computer language training software?

Golf

The Ryder cup is presented as trophy in what sport?

Battle of the Little Big Horn

At what Montana battle did Lt. Col George Custer famously loose his life?

Paris

On this date in 1927, Charles Lindbergh became the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Where did he land?

Oregon

Of the 4 states making up the Pacific Northwest, which one leads with an unemployment rate of 12%?

The Avacado

The ancient Aztecs called it the testicle tree. What do we know it as?

1998

Name the year: Paula Jones makes some unpleasant accusations against Bill Clinton; Monica Lewinsky affair broke; anti trust case is launched against Microsoft; Google is founded;

42

Oil is traditionally sold in barrels. How many gallons in a barrel of oil?

HMS Beagle

May 22, 1826 saw Charles Darwin leaving on his first voyage. Aboard what ship was he sailing?

Bag

Thomas Lipton was the first to commercially offer tea in what?

Wind

The Beaufort scale is used to measure the speed of what?

Pitch

What is the name of the field on which a rousing game of Cricket is played?

Tail

Hailing from the Isle of Man, what differentiates Manx cats from all others?

Horn

What is the last name of the performer mauled by Montacore, one of his very special white tigers, in Las Vegas on October 3, 2003?

Down

Often used in making pillows and comforters, what are the small feathers of the eider duck known as?

Peace

Which of the Nobel prizes is awarded in Norway, not Sweden?

Luddites

Now a term describing those opposed to industrialization, computerization, or new technologies in general, what was the name for 19th century workers who protested the industrial revolution, often by destroying mechanized equipment?

Yoga

Hatha, Bikram, and Integral are all types of what?

Lancelot

According to legend, King Arthur's queen consort, Guinevere, had a torrid affair with which Knight of the Round Table?

Dunkirk

May 26, 1940 saw Britain embark on Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of British forces from what famed northern French port city in the face of superior German forces?

Charles Lindbergh

Who took off from Roosevelt Field at 7:52 AM on May 20, 1927, in an attempt to pilot his Ryan NYP on the world's first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean?

Horse racing

Since replaced by Emerald Downs, Longacres is a defunct venue where locals could enjoy what sport, known as The Sport of Kings?

Norman Rockwell

May 20, 1916 saw which famed American artist have his first of 322 Saturday Evening Post covers when Boy With a Baby Carriage graced the front of the publication?

Tears

What does the body secrete from the lacrimal glands?

Louisiana

Notorious bank robbing duo Bonnie and Clyde were eventually ambushed by law enforcement agents in what U.S. state?

Mayflower

What was the name of the Dutch cargo fluyt that carried the Pilgrims from Plymouth England to Plymouth, Mass?

Spirograph

What plastic drawing toy, produced by Hasbro, Inc, puts pen to paper to produce complex curves known mathematically as hypotrochoids and epitrochoids?

John Wayne

Which actor, born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26th, 1907, holds the record as the actor with the most leading parts 142.

The Red Baron

Who did Snoopy take to the skies in his Sopwith Camel doghouse/biplane to do battle with in the comic strip Peanuts?

Hotel room

In the travel business, the "rack rate" refers to the published price for what commodity?

Haiti

The religion of vodou (or voodoo) originated in what country?

Jane Austen

What English novelist, a purveyor of romantic fiction, is responsible for such works as Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Emma, among others?

SOS

In Morse code, what international distress signal replaced the original CQD in 1908?

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

May 22, 1859 saw the birth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, of what famed writer, creator of the world's only consulting detective?

Robert Ripley

Including radio, TV, newspaper, books, and even a pinball game, who created the Believe It or Not! series which deals in bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that the audience my question the claims?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

May 25, 1803 saw the birth, in Boston, MA, of what lecturer, essayist, and poet, who, along with Henry David Thoreau, was a founding force behind Transcendentalism?

Dunkirk

During this week in 1940, the evacuation of 340,000 allied troops, known as Operation Dynamo, was accomplished from what French port city?

Bob Dylan

What 11 time Grammy award winner was born Robert Allen Zimmerman, in Duluth, MN, but took a stage name from a favorite Welsh poet?

Sideburns

What fashion did Union General Ambrose Burnside start during the Civil War?

Sudan

What nation was eventually held liable for the bombing of the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Cole in 2000?

Asgard

Bifrost is a burning rainbow bridge between Earth and what realm of the gods?

Memorial Day

Which holiday, which had its first official recognition in 1868, was originally called Decoration Day?

Coxswain

What is the name of the crew member who steers the boat in competitive rowing?

Benin, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger

For a point each, name the countries surrounding the Federal Republic of Nigeria

1977

May 25th is the anniversary of the release of the epic space opera, Star Wars. In what year was it released?

Mississippi

Known as The Magnolia State or The Hospitality State, what was the 20th state to join the union on Dec 10, 1817?

Johnny Carson

May 25, 1992 saw Jay Leno take the reins of the Tonight Show, following the retirement of what host, who had a 30 run behind the Burbank desk?

Telegraph

On May 24, 1844, Alfred Vail received the message “WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT” in Baltimore, MD, sent via what means?

Tommy

May 23, 1969 saw the release of the world's first rock opera, when the English rock band The Who released what album?

Cruiserweight

With a weight limit of 200 pounds, what boxing class comes between light heavyweight and heavyweight?

John D. Rockefeller

What American, founder of the Standard Oil company, was the first American to amass $1 billion, and is generally thought to have been the richest man in history?

Montgomery Ward

Going out of business in 2001, what company had the first mail order sales in 1872?

The Wizard of Id

What comic strip, created by Brant Parker and Johnny Hart, follows the antics of a large cast of characters in a shabby medieval kingdom, featuring a King who refers to his subjects as "idiots"?

Andrew Johnson

May 26, 1868 saw the first impeachment trial in the US, when which US President, the 17th, was charged with illegally removing a cabinet member?

Nutmeg and Mace

What 2 spices come from the nutmeg tree?

Shrek: Forever After

This weekend saw the opening of what they claim will be the final installment of the Shrek franchise. What is the name of the movie?

Leopold

May 28, 1787 saw the death of an Austrian composer, most famous as the father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. What was his first name?

Ripley's Believe It or Not!

May 27, 1949 saw the death of Robert Ripley, who made his fame by publishing what newspaper series?

Right

In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

Jimmy Carter

Who is the only US president to win the Nobel Peace Prize after leaving office?

Anne Boleyn

Who is missing: Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherine Parr?

Montgomery, Al

Named for a revolutionary war general, what is the capital of Alabama?

Hamelin

According to the legend, in which city did the Pied Piper lure all the children away?

Jimmy Carter

What U.S. president claimed that he was once attacked by a mysterious swamp rabbit while on a fishing trip?

Ian Flemming

What English write, author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Diamond Smugglers, plus dozens of others, lived on the Jamaican estate Goldeneye?

Wee Willie Winkie

What nursery rhyme character “runs through the town, Up stairs and down stairs in his night-gown, Tapping at the window, crying at the lock, Are the children in their bed, for it’s past ten o’clock?”

Baton

What is the name of the stick used by a conductor to control an orchestra?

John Wayne

Which actor, born in Winterset, Iowa on May 26th, 1907, holds the record as the actor with the most leading parts, with142?

22

Used primarily in railroad measurements (and, oddly enough, to mark the length of a cricket pitch), the chain consists of how many yards?

Milk

In a tradition that stretched back to 1933, what is the traditional beverage quaffed by the winning driver of the Indianapolis 500?

Parker

May 23, 1934 saw the death, at the hands of some of the local law enforcement officers, of the known brigands Bonnie and Clyde. What was Bonnies' last name?

Willie Mays

Say Hey was the autobiography of what San Francisco Giants Hall of Fame baseball player?

Primary Hypersomnia

What does the DSM-IV define as A. The predominant complaint is excessive sleepiness for at least 1 month (or less if recurrent) as evidenced by either prolonged sleep episodes or daytime sleep episodes that occur almost daily. B. The excessive sleepiness causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. C. The excessive sleepiness is not better accounted for by Insomnia and does not occur exclusively during the course of another Sleep Disorder (e.g., Narcolepsy, Breathing-Related Sleep Disorder, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder, or a Parasomnia) and cannot be accounted for by an inadequate amount of sleep. D. The disturbance does not occur exclusively during the course of another mental disorder. E. The disturbance is not due to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.

Montgomery, Al

Triggered by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat, the public transportation system in what US city was devastated by a year long boycott of their busses?

Thomas Jefferson

Who on featured on the 2 dollar bill?

Lizzie Borden

Who “took an axe and gave her mother 40 whacks”?

Klondike

What area of the Yukon Territory experienced the gold rush of 1897?

200

How many laps does it take to take to complete the Indianapolis 500

Blanch

Incooking, to cook quickly in boiling water, often to soften or loosen skin is called what?

Milk

What is the traditional victory beverage guzzled in the Winner's Circle of the Indianapolis 500?

Smithsonian

In 1839, the estate of the late British scientist James Smithson made a large cash donation to the United States. After 8 years of congressional wrangling, what institution finally arose from the donation?

A Christmas pie

From what did Little Jack Horner pull his plum?

Pork

What product advertises itself as "the other white meat"?

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

May 25, 1787 saw the sitting of the Constitutional Convention. In what city did the delegates meet?

A

Which is the only vowel on a standard keyboard that is not on the top line of a standard QWERTY keyboard?

Wisconsin

May 29, 1848 saw the Badger State enter the Union as the 30th state. What is its official name?

Fish

What do fly fishermen keep in their creel?

Carburetor

Where on an engine would you find a needle, a float, diaphragm, and a throttle plate?

Bob Hope

What famed comedic actor starred alongside Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour and went on the Road To Singapore, Zanzibar, Morocco, Utopia, Rio, Bali, and ended up in Hong Kong?