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general	The young of which of these animals is not called a joey?	[ "dog", "opossum", "wombat", "kangaroo" ]	dog
general	In these fractions, used by ancient Egyptians, the numerator is 1 and the denominator is a positive integer.	[ "algebraic fractions", "decimals", "continued fractions", "unit fractions" ]	unit fractions
general	What is the name of the informal association of people who can trace their ancestry to the original Virginian colonists from England?	[ "First children of Virginia", "First Settlers of Virginia", "First Families of Virginia", "Founders of Virginia" ]	First Families of Virginia
general	Which collective noun denotes a group of owls?	[ "parliament", "descent", "dule", "covey" ]	parliament
general	Which battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy was sent on a suicide mission in 1945, during the invasion of Okinawa?	[ "Yamato", "Kamikaze", "Tojo", "Noh" ]	Yamato
general	This word deriving from Latin refers to the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.	[ "defenestration", "sylvan", "peloton", "homunculus" ]	defenestration
general	Which word was coined by philosopher and theologian, William Whewell in 1833?	[ "holography", "magenta", "scientist", "trastevere" ]	scientist
general	What was the first word addressed to Mission Control by Neil Armstrong, when his craft landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969?	[ "One", "Buzz", "Roger", "Houston" ]	Houston
general	The Cretaceous-Tertiary event, also known as KT boundary, refers to what?	[ "a period of massive extinction of species", "The destruction of the largest pyramid in the Western hemisphere", "the first recorded devastating tsunami", "None of these" ]	a period of massive extinction of species
general	Sapphire is usually associated with this month.	[ "November", "December", "October", "September" ]	September
general	One of the following pairs (month - the gem associated with it) is wrong.	[ "February - Peridot", "December - Turquoise", "March - Aquamarine", "June - Pearl" ]	February - Peridot
general	Is the diamond linked with a spring month?	[ "Yes", "No" ]	Yes
general	There is a particular connection between birth stones and months.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	The birth stones associated with March, September and December can all be found in this color.	[ "Blue", "Green", "Pink", "White" ]	Blue
general	History records the fact that a Roman senator named Nonius chose exile rather than surrender his precious stone to Mark Anthony. This is Nonius gem stone.	[ "Ruby", "Opal", "Tourmaline", "Zircon" ]	Opal
general	In chemistry, if you mix an acid with a base you would get these chemicals.	[ "Water and carbon dioxide", "Carbon dioxide and water", "Water and a salt", "A salt and oxygen" ]	Water and a salt
general	Which was the first car model to sell one million cars in one year?	[ "Corvette", "Chevy Impala", "Volkswagon Beetle", "Toyota Corolla" ]	Chevy Impala
general	Which company built the A6M, aka Zero -- the fighter aircraft that was used in the attack on Pearl Harbor?	[ "Toshiba", "Isuzu", "Mitsubishi", "Mikayashi" ]	Mitsubishi
general	Which U.S. President is famous for saying I choose not to run?	[ "Calvin Coolidge", "Herbert Hoover", "John Tyler", "Warren G. Harding" ]	Calvin Coolidge
general	What type of chocolate contains the most flavonoids and may help lower your cholesterol?	[ "Chocolate with almonds", "Milk chocolate", "White chocolate", "Dark chocolate" ]	Dark chocolate
general	How much did the USA pay Russia for Alaska?	[ "$72 million", "$720 million", "$720,000", "$7.2 million" ]	$7.2 million
general	At what temperature is the Fahrenheit temperature equal the Celsius temperature?	[ "0 degrees", "-40 degrees", "4 degrees", "-4 degrees" ]	-40 degrees
general	What musical instrument made jazz performer Lionel Hampton famous?	[ "Trombone", "Drums", "Clarinet", "Vibes" ]	Vibes
general	What are the only two landlocked countries in South America ?	[ "Bolivia and Paraguay", "Paraguay and Uruguay", "Bolivia and Uruguay", "Colombia and Ecuador" ]	Bolivia and Paraguay
general	The real McCoy refers to the man who invented this.	[ "The train throttle", "The sewing machine", "The train coupling", "The locomotive self-lubricator" ]	The locomotive self-lubricator
general	Which word means a practitioner of the martial art of Okinawan origin, karate?	[ "Konyico", "Karateka", "Sojin", "Samurai" ]	Karateka
general	Which of these Biblical characters is known to have the greatest number of children?	[ "Jacob", "King Saul", "David", "Joshua" ]	David
general	Which device was patented in 1970 by Douglas Engelbart, an American inventor of Norwegian descent?	[ "The traffic light", "The computer mouse", "The internal combustion engine", "The can opener" ]	The computer mouse
general	When did the famous American crooner Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie Cole record their hit song, Unforgettableâ?	[ "in 1989", "Never", "in 1990", "The date was never officially revealed" ]	Never
general	What does the Yiddish word Bupkis mean in English?	[ "None", "Nothing", "Never", "Rubbish" ]	Nothing
general	In ancient times, which stone was believed to protect from drunkenness?	[ "amethyst", "ruby", "emerald", "onyx" ]	amethyst
general	Nicknamed Mighty Mo (or Big Mo), this Iowa-class battleship from the end of World War II was the last battleship built by the United States.	[ "USS Missouri", "USS Illinois", "USS Idaho", "USS Minnesota" ]	USS Missouri
general	British musician, singer, and songwriter Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	In what year did French mechanic Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invent the first self-propelled road vehicle?	[ "1891", "1824", "7874", "1769" ]	1769
general	This is the only RB/soul singer asked by Johnny Carson to perform twice in the same week in The Tonight Show.	[ "Gladys Knight", "Aretha Franklin", "Patti LaBelle", "Whitney Houston" ]	Patti LaBelle
general	3M Company was formed in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota near Lake Superior with the intent of selling sandpaper. The company made $22.923 billion USD in 2006 and is famous for several inventions, including Scotch tape. What does 3M stand for?	[ "The number 3000", "Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company", "The year 3000 A.D.", "Michaels, McCallister and Murphy" ]	Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
general	Having won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this 1950s production is a modern retelling of the Faust legend. Its main characters are Mr. Applegate, Joe Boyd and Lola.	[ "Hello, Dolly!", "The Music Man", "Guys and Dolls", "Damn Yankees" ]	Damn Yankees
general	Born in Vladivostok, Russia in 1920, this Academy Award-winning actor is best know for playing King Mongkut of Siam 4,626 times onstage. He also reprised the role in the film version of the musical.	[ "Telly Savalas", "Yul Brenner", "Lee J. Cobb", "Peter Sellers" ]	Yul Brenner
general	This country is a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations and one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It is visited by over 75 millions tourists annually.	[ "Germany", "France", "Spain", "England" ]	France
general	Originally entitled Desert Song and released in 1972 by the band America, this song was banned in Kansas City for its supposed drug references.	[ "Im Waiting for the Man", "A Horse with No Name", "Puff the Magic Dragon", "Heart of Gold" ]	A Horse with No Name
general	Author Marianna Mayer describes this mythical creature as the only fabulous beast that does not seem to have been conceived out of human fears. In even the earliest references he is fierce yet good, selfless yet solitary, but always mysteriously beautiful. He could be captured only by unfair means. What creature is this?	[ "Satyr", "Griffin", "Unicorn", "Phoenix" ]	Unicorn
general	This Shakespearean play is referred to as The Scottish Play or The Scottish King by most actors and theater people since it is considered bad luck to mention the name of the play.	[ "King Lear", "Othello", "Macbeth", "Hamlet" ]	Macbeth
general	The average person can live this number of days without water.	[ "11", "4", "21", "31" ]	11
general	Clocks made before 1687 had only one hand.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was this.	[ "Johnny and Mary Kay Stearns", "The Simpsons", "The Jetsons", "The Adams" ]	Johnny and Mary Kay Stearns
general	He was the only US President to win the Pulitzer Prize.	[ "Woodrow Wilson", "Dwight D. Eisenhower", "Lyndon B. Johnson", "John F. Kennedy" ]	John F. Kennedy
general	Some sources claim the youngest pope was Benedict IX (1032 A.D.), elected at this age.	[ "21", "9", "16", "12" ]	12
general	Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	According to GlobalNet UK, less than what percentage of 500 Chinese cities surveyed have clean air?	[ "15%", "24%", "30%", "1%" ]	1%
general	Tegestology is the hobby of collecting this.	[ "Beer mats", "Coffee spoons", "Bottle labels", "Bottle lids" ]	Beer mats
general	Who invented the ball point pen?	[ "Elias Schaeffer", "Elias Howe", "John Fitzsimmons Waterman", "Jozsef Laszlo Biro" ]	Jozsef Laszlo Biro
general	The idea of a helicopter was first documented by this man.	[ "Sikorsky", "Einstein", "Aristotle", "Leonardo Da Vinci" ]	Leonardo Da Vinci
general	What was the first product to have a bar code?	[ "Scotts Tissue", "Pez candy", "Bounty bar", "Wrigleys gum" ]	Wrigleys gum
general	What do we call a storage place for bees?	[ "A bee zoo", "Apiary", "Asterciary", "Aviary" ]	Apiary
general	Former NBA coach Frank Layton once fined small forward Adrian Dantley thirty pieces of silver. What did Layton say the fine was for?	[ "Being late to three practices in a row", "Betrayal", "Asking to be traded", "Missing three foul shots in a row" ]	Betrayal
general	Which of these elements has the highest melting point?	[ "Nitrogen", "Hydrogen", "Oxygen", "Carbon" ]	Carbon
general	King John Sobieski of Poland saved Vienna from Ottoman invaders. In his honor something new was invented. What was it ?	[ "The Polish saddle", "The epee", "Heeled boots", "The bagel" ]	The bagel
general	It has an unemployment rate of 15%. According to the 2000 Census it is the poorest of the 100 largest US Cities. Which city is it?	[ "Newark", "New Haven", "Detroit", "Boca Raton" ]	Detroit
general	This historical event occured in 1881 in the United States. It has been the story line for at least 4 major motion pictures. What was this event?	[ "The Little Big Horn", "The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral", "The Rise of the KKK", "The Attack of the 600" ]	The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
general	Which President ended Reconstruction ?	[ "Hayes", "Grant", "Garfield", "Arthur" ]	Hayes
general	What percentage of women do not wear the correct bra size?	[ "50-75%", "20-40%", "30-40%", "10-15%" ]	50-75%
general	How often should a woman change her bra?	[ "every 9 months", "every 6 months", "every 5 weeks", "once a 1year" ]	every 6 months
general	What price did someone pay for Marilyn Monroes bra that she wore in the 1959 movie Some Like It Hot?	[ "$4,000", "$14,000", "$10,000", "$1,000" ]	$14,000
general	What year did the bra first appear?	[ "4000 BC", "2000 BC", "1000 BC", "3000 BC" ]	2000 BC
general	What year did Mary Phelps Jacobs create the first modern bra after getting mad at her hard bodice? She covered its bones with silk handkerchief and attached it with a couple of cords.	[ "1912", "1920", "1925", "1913" ]	1913
general	This famous bra brand was introduced to the USA in May 1994. It started selling at a rate of one every 15 seconds at the initial retail price of $26.	[ "Bali", "Wonderbra", "La Perla", "Victorias Secret" ]	Wonderbra
general	The average woman will wear different bra sizes in her life, due to gravity, pregnancy and weight changes. How many times will she change her size?	[ "8", "3", "6", "5" ]	6
general	A woman in the final stage of her pregnancy should not wear under-wired bras.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	There are cases of heterosexual men wearing bras to hide his enlarged chest. What is the name of the disease that causes this hormonal defect?	[ "Hepatitis", "Gynecomastia", "Budd-Chiari Syndrome", "Caroli Disease" ]	Gynecomastia
general	Studies have proven that there is a relation between wearing bras and this disease. Research found that 3 out of 4 women wearing bras 24 hours a day had the chance to get this disease, while women wearing bras for less than 12 hours a day had a 1 out of 152 chance.	[ "Gynecomastia", "Breast cancer", "Anemia", "Asthma" ]	Breast cancer
general	What is the missing word in these lyrics taken from a traditional folk song of the Southern United States?	[ "eres a yellow rose of ______ Im goin for to see, ", " other soldier knows her, nobody only me.?", "Jasper", "Texas", "Kansas", "Mine" ]	Texas
general	The Yellow River is the second largest river after the Yangtze in what country?	[ "Australia", "Japan", "South Africa", "China" ]	China
general	A yellow ribbon is worn to recognize the struggle that men and women face when battling cancer.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	Which of the American states below does not have part of the Yellow Stone National Park in it?	[ "Wyoming", "Montana", "Idaho", "Utah" ]	Utah
general	What type of insects are yellowjackets which live in colonies and build globular paper nests?	[ "ants", "crickets", "wasps", "butterflies" ]	wasps
general	What type of animal is Old Yeller featured in the 1957 classic film Old Yeller?	[ "Panther", "Dog", "Grizzly Bear", "Mountain Lion" ]	Dog
general	The Yellow Sea is connected to what ocean?	[ "Atlantic", "Arctic", "Indian", "Pacific" ]	Pacific
general	What company produces and distributes the citrus flavored soft drink Mello Yello?	[ "Pepsi", "Coca-Cola", "Dr Pepper/Seven Up", "Cadbury-Schweppes" ]	Coca-Cola
general	Two earthquakes with epicenter in northeast Arkansas, caused landslides and geological changes along the Mississippi River. On what date did these two earthquakes take place?	[ "April 27, 1815", "July 23, 1809", "August 12, 1823", "December 16, 1811" ]	December 16, 1811
general	Nails appear on fingers and toes during the 18th week of the development of a fetus.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	The term lachanophobia means a fear of what?	[ "vegetables", "beds", "doors", "llamas" ]	vegetables
general	Which statement, concerning the vision of owls is true?	[ "Owls must turn their entire head to change views.", "All of these", "Owls are far-sighted and unable to clearly see within a few inches of their eyes.", "Owls have binocular vision." ]	All of these
general	The oldest surviving violin, date-stamped on the inside, is the Charles IX, made in 1564 by which luthier?	[ "Antonio Stradivari", "Pietro Guarneri", "Andrea Amati", "Andrea Guarneri" ]	Andrea Amati
general	The painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen on August 21, 1911.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	Slugs have how many tentacles on their head?	[ "8", "4", "7", "3" ]	4
general	Moe Berg was a professional baseball player, a catcher. Which one of these statements about him is correct?	[ "He was the only catcher to catch three no hitters.", "He was the last out in Don Larsens perfect game.", "He was an international spy.", "He was on base when Ruth hit home run number 60." ]	He was an international spy.
general	How many legs does a dragonfly have?	[ "8", "0", "4", "6" ]	6
general	Which is the only food that never spoils?	[ "Honey", "Potatoes", "Pasta", "Peanut butter" ]	Honey
general	Although opponents tried to spread rumors that he was in the KKK, this President completely integrated the U.S. Armed Forces.	[ "Andrew Johnson", "Lyndon Johnson", "Hoover", "Truman" ]	Truman
general	Where did the Black Plague originate?	[ "Turkey", "Italy", "Russia", "India" ]	India
general	Who was Aristotles teacher?	[ "Plato", "Ptolemy", "Socrates", "Alexander" ]	Plato
general	Who was Aristotles most famous student?	[ "Phillippus Magnus", "Alexander", "Erasmus", "Ptolemy" ]	Alexander
general	What is the largest mountain in the western hemisphere?	[ "McKinley", "Pissis", "Aconcagua", "K2" ]	Aconcagua
general	What is the largest city on the worlds largest island?	[ "Rabaul", "Frobisher Bay", "Godthaab", "Weser" ]	Godthaab
general	What is covered by the 19th amendment to the US constitution?	[ "Voting rights for citizens of Washington, D.C.", "Repeal of Prohibition", "Voting rights for women", "Voting rights for people of Guam" ]	Voting rights for women
general	The 1.5 million square mile area, known as the Bermuda Triangle, has its equivalent in the Pacific ocean. What is it called?	[ "Satans Triangle", "Dark Triangle", "Triangle of Death", "Devils Sea" ]	Devils Sea
general	The first mention of any disappearances in the region was made in this year.	[ "1950", "1894", "1974", "1912" ]	1950
general	The term Bermuda Triangle was popularized by Charles Berlitz in 1964.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	Lawrence Kusche was one of the first people to conduct a comprehensive research on the topic of strange disappearances of ships. His conclusions proved to some extent that there was nothing extraordinary about this region. One of the following statements was not a conclusion that he made.	[ "The number of such disappearances was exaggerated by sloppy research and fuzzy math.", "The disappearance of three of the missing ships can be explained through the interference of the US Military Force.", "The proportion of losses was no greater than anywhere else.", "The number of ships which disappeared in supposedly still, calm weather, did not jibe with press weather reports published at the time." ]	The disappearance of three of the missing ships can be explained through the interference of the US Military Force.
general	Does the Bermuda Triangle actually have official boundaries?	[ "No", "Yes" ]	No

general

The young of which of these animals is not called a joey?

[ "dog", "opossum", "wombat", "kangaroo" ]

dog

general

In these fractions, used by ancient Egyptians, the numerator is 1 and the denominator is a positive integer.

[ "algebraic fractions", "decimals", "continued fractions", "unit fractions" ]

unit fractions

general

What is the name of the informal association of people who can trace their ancestry to the original Virginian colonists from England?

[ "First children of Virginia", "First Settlers of Virginia", "First Families of Virginia", "Founders of Virginia" ]

First Families of Virginia

general

Which collective noun denotes a group of owls?

[ "parliament", "descent", "dule", "covey" ]

parliament

general

Which battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy was sent on a suicide mission in 1945, during the invasion of Okinawa?

[ "Yamato", "Kamikaze", "Tojo", "Noh" ]

Yamato

general

This word deriving from Latin refers to the act of throwing someone or something out of a window.

[ "defenestration", "sylvan", "peloton", "homunculus" ]

defenestration

general

Which word was coined by philosopher and theologian, William Whewell in 1833?

[ "holography", "magenta", "scientist", "trastevere" ]

scientist

general

What was the first word addressed to Mission Control by Neil Armstrong, when his craft landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969?

[ "One", "Buzz", "Roger", "Houston" ]

Houston

general

The Cretaceous-Tertiary event, also known as KT boundary, refers to what?

[ "a period of massive extinction of species", "The destruction of the largest pyramid in the Western hemisphere", "the first recorded devastating tsunami", "None of these" ]

a period of massive extinction of species

general

Sapphire is usually associated with this month.

[ "November", "December", "October", "September" ]

September

general

One of the following pairs (month - the gem associated with it) is wrong.

[ "February - Peridot", "December - Turquoise", "March - Aquamarine", "June - Pearl" ]

February - Peridot

general

Is the diamond linked with a spring month?

[ "Yes", "No" ]

Yes

general

There is a particular connection between birth stones and months.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

general

The birth stones associated with March, September and December can all be found in this color.

[ "Blue", "Green", "Pink", "White" ]

Blue

general

History records the fact that a Roman senator named Nonius chose exile rather than surrender his precious stone to Mark Anthony. This is Nonius gem stone.

[ "Ruby", "Opal", "Tourmaline", "Zircon" ]

Opal

general

In chemistry, if you mix an acid with a base you would get these chemicals.

[ "Water and carbon dioxide", "Carbon dioxide and water", "Water and a salt", "A salt and oxygen" ]

Water and a salt

general

Which was the first car model to sell one million cars in one year?

[ "Corvette", "Chevy Impala", "Volkswagon Beetle", "Toyota Corolla" ]

Chevy Impala

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Which company built the A6M, aka Zero -- the fighter aircraft that was used in the attack on Pearl Harbor?

[ "Toshiba", "Isuzu", "Mitsubishi", "Mikayashi" ]

Mitsubishi

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Which U.S. President is famous for saying I choose not to run?

[ "Calvin Coolidge", "Herbert Hoover", "John Tyler", "Warren G. Harding" ]

Calvin Coolidge

general

What type of chocolate contains the most flavonoids and may help lower your cholesterol?

[ "Chocolate with almonds", "Milk chocolate", "White chocolate", "Dark chocolate" ]

Dark chocolate

general

How much did the USA pay Russia for Alaska?

[ "$72 million", "$720 million", "$720,000", "$7.2 million" ]

$7.2 million

general

At what temperature is the Fahrenheit temperature equal the Celsius temperature?

[ "0 degrees", "-40 degrees", "4 degrees", "-4 degrees" ]

-40 degrees

general

What musical instrument made jazz performer Lionel Hampton famous?

[ "Trombone", "Drums", "Clarinet", "Vibes" ]

Vibes

general

What are the only two landlocked countries in South America ?

[ "Bolivia and Paraguay", "Paraguay and Uruguay", "Bolivia and Uruguay", "Colombia and Ecuador" ]

Bolivia and Paraguay

general

The real McCoy refers to the man who invented this.

[ "The train throttle", "The sewing machine", "The train coupling", "The locomotive self-lubricator" ]

The locomotive self-lubricator

general

Which word means a practitioner of the martial art of Okinawan origin, karate?

[ "Konyico", "Karateka", "Sojin", "Samurai" ]

Karateka

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Which of these Biblical characters is known to have the greatest number of children?

[ "Jacob", "King Saul", "David", "Joshua" ]

David

general

Which device was patented in 1970 by Douglas Engelbart, an American inventor of Norwegian descent?

[ "The traffic light", "The computer mouse", "The internal combustion engine", "The can opener" ]

The computer mouse

general

When did the famous American crooner Nat King Cole and his daughter Natalie Cole record their hit song, Unforgettableâ?

[ "in 1989", "Never", "in 1990", "The date was never officially revealed" ]

Never

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What does the Yiddish word Bupkis mean in English?

[ "None", "Nothing", "Never", "Rubbish" ]

Nothing

general

In ancient times, which stone was believed to protect from drunkenness?

[ "amethyst", "ruby", "emerald", "onyx" ]

amethyst

general

Nicknamed Mighty Mo (or Big Mo), this Iowa-class battleship from the end of World War II was the last battleship built by the United States.

[ "USS Missouri", "USS Illinois", "USS Idaho", "USS Minnesota" ]

USS Missouri

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British musician, singer, and songwriter Elvis Costello was born Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

general

In what year did French mechanic Nicolas Joseph Cugnot invent the first self-propelled road vehicle?

[ "1891", "1824", "7874", "1769" ]

1769

general

This is the only RB/soul singer asked by Johnny Carson to perform twice in the same week in The Tonight Show.

[ "Gladys Knight", "Aretha Franklin", "Patti LaBelle", "Whitney Houston" ]

Patti LaBelle

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3M Company was formed in 1902 in Two Harbors, Minnesota near Lake Superior with the intent of selling sandpaper. The company made $22.923 billion USD in 2006 and is famous for several inventions, including Scotch tape. What does 3M stand for?

[ "The number 3000", "Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company", "The year 3000 A.D.", "Michaels, McCallister and Murphy" ]

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company

general

Having won 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this 1950s production is a modern retelling of the Faust legend. Its main characters are Mr. Applegate, Joe Boyd and Lola.

[ "Hello, Dolly!", "The Music Man", "Guys and Dolls", "Damn Yankees" ]

Damn Yankees

general

Born in Vladivostok, Russia in 1920, this Academy Award-winning actor is best know for playing King Mongkut of Siam 4,626 times onstage. He also reprised the role in the film version of the musical.

[ "Telly Savalas", "Yul Brenner", "Lee J. Cobb", "Peter Sellers" ]

Yul Brenner

general

This country is a founding member of the European Union and the United Nations and one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. It is visited by over 75 millions tourists annually.

[ "Germany", "France", "Spain", "England" ]

France

general

Originally entitled Desert Song and released in 1972 by the band America, this song was banned in Kansas City for its supposed drug references.

[ "Im Waiting for the Man", "A Horse with No Name", "Puff the Magic Dragon", "Heart of Gold" ]

A Horse with No Name

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Author Marianna Mayer describes this mythical creature as the only fabulous beast that does not seem to have been conceived out of human fears. In even the earliest references he is fierce yet good, selfless yet solitary, but always mysteriously beautiful. He could be captured only by unfair means. What creature is this?

[ "Satyr", "Griffin", "Unicorn", "Phoenix" ]

Unicorn

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This Shakespearean play is referred to as The Scottish Play or The Scottish King by most actors and theater people since it is considered bad luck to mention the name of the play.

[ "King Lear", "Othello", "Macbeth", "Hamlet" ]

Macbeth

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The average person can live this number of days without water.

[ "11", "4", "21", "31" ]

11

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Clocks made before 1687 had only one hand.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television was this.

[ "Johnny and Mary Kay Stearns", "The Simpsons", "The Jetsons", "The Adams" ]

Johnny and Mary Kay Stearns

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He was the only US President to win the Pulitzer Prize.

[ "Woodrow Wilson", "Dwight D. Eisenhower", "Lyndon B. Johnson", "John F. Kennedy" ]

John F. Kennedy

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Some sources claim the youngest pope was Benedict IX (1032 A.D.), elected at this age.

[ "21", "9", "16", "12" ]

12

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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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According to GlobalNet UK, less than what percentage of 500 Chinese cities surveyed have clean air?

[ "15%", "24%", "30%", "1%" ]

1%

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Tegestology is the hobby of collecting this.

[ "Beer mats", "Coffee spoons", "Bottle labels", "Bottle lids" ]

Beer mats

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Who invented the ball point pen?

[ "Elias Schaeffer", "Elias Howe", "John Fitzsimmons Waterman", "Jozsef Laszlo Biro" ]

Jozsef Laszlo Biro

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The idea of a helicopter was first documented by this man.

[ "Sikorsky", "Einstein", "Aristotle", "Leonardo Da Vinci" ]

Leonardo Da Vinci

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What was the first product to have a bar code?

[ "Scotts Tissue", "Pez candy", "Bounty bar", "Wrigleys gum" ]

Wrigleys gum

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What do we call a storage place for bees?

[ "A bee zoo", "Apiary", "Asterciary", "Aviary" ]

Apiary

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Former NBA coach Frank Layton once fined small forward Adrian Dantley thirty pieces of silver. What did Layton say the fine was for?

[ "Being late to three practices in a row", "Betrayal", "Asking to be traded", "Missing three foul shots in a row" ]

Betrayal

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Which of these elements has the highest melting point?

[ "Nitrogen", "Hydrogen", "Oxygen", "Carbon" ]

Carbon

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King John Sobieski of Poland saved Vienna from Ottoman invaders. In his honor something new was invented. What was it ?

[ "The Polish saddle", "The epee", "Heeled boots", "The bagel" ]

The bagel

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It has an unemployment rate of 15%. According to the 2000 Census it is the poorest of the 100 largest US Cities. Which city is it?

[ "Newark", "New Haven", "Detroit", "Boca Raton" ]

Detroit

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This historical event occured in 1881 in the United States. It has been the story line for at least 4 major motion pictures. What was this event?

[ "The Little Big Horn", "The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral", "The Rise of the KKK", "The Attack of the 600" ]

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

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Which President ended Reconstruction ?

[ "Hayes", "Grant", "Garfield", "Arthur" ]

Hayes

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What percentage of women do not wear the correct bra size?

[ "50-75%", "20-40%", "30-40%", "10-15%" ]

50-75%

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How often should a woman change her bra?

[ "every 9 months", "every 6 months", "every 5 weeks", "once a 1year" ]

every 6 months

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What price did someone pay for Marilyn Monroes bra that she wore in the 1959 movie Some Like It Hot?

[ "$4,000", "$14,000", "$10,000", "$1,000" ]

$14,000

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What year did the bra first appear?

[ "4000 BC", "2000 BC", "1000 BC", "3000 BC" ]

2000 BC

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What year did Mary Phelps Jacobs create the first modern bra after getting mad at her hard bodice? She covered its bones with silk handkerchief and attached it with a couple of cords.

[ "1912", "1920", "1925", "1913" ]

1913

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This famous bra brand was introduced to the USA in May 1994. It started selling at a rate of one every 15 seconds at the initial retail price of $26.

[ "Bali", "Wonderbra", "La Perla", "Victorias Secret" ]

Wonderbra

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The average woman will wear different bra sizes in her life, due to gravity, pregnancy and weight changes. How many times will she change her size?

[ "8", "3", "6", "5" ]

6

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A woman in the final stage of her pregnancy should not wear under-wired bras.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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There are cases of heterosexual men wearing bras to hide his enlarged chest. What is the name of the disease that causes this hormonal defect?

[ "Hepatitis", "Gynecomastia", "Budd-Chiari Syndrome", "Caroli Disease" ]

Gynecomastia

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Studies have proven that there is a relation between wearing bras and this disease. Research found that 3 out of 4 women wearing bras 24 hours a day had the chance to get this disease, while women wearing bras for less than 12 hours a day had a 1 out of 152 chance.

[ "Gynecomastia", "Breast cancer", "Anemia", "Asthma" ]

Breast cancer

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What is the missing word in these lyrics taken from a traditional folk song of the Southern United States?

[ "eres a yellow rose of ______ Im goin for to see, ", " other soldier knows her, nobody only me.?", "Jasper", "Texas", "Kansas", "Mine" ]

Texas

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The Yellow River is the second largest river after the Yangtze in what country?

[ "Australia", "Japan", "South Africa", "China" ]

China

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A yellow ribbon is worn to recognize the struggle that men and women face when battling cancer.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Which of the American states below does not have part of the Yellow Stone National Park in it?

[ "Wyoming", "Montana", "Idaho", "Utah" ]

Utah

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What type of insects are yellowjackets which live in colonies and build globular paper nests?

[ "ants", "crickets", "wasps", "butterflies" ]

wasps

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What type of animal is Old Yeller featured in the 1957 classic film Old Yeller?

[ "Panther", "Dog", "Grizzly Bear", "Mountain Lion" ]

Dog

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The Yellow Sea is connected to what ocean?

[ "Atlantic", "Arctic", "Indian", "Pacific" ]

Pacific

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What company produces and distributes the citrus flavored soft drink Mello Yello?

[ "Pepsi", "Coca-Cola", "Dr Pepper/Seven Up", "Cadbury-Schweppes" ]

Coca-Cola

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Two earthquakes with epicenter in northeast Arkansas, caused landslides and geological changes along the Mississippi River. On what date did these two earthquakes take place?

[ "April 27, 1815", "July 23, 1809", "August 12, 1823", "December 16, 1811" ]

December 16, 1811

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Nails appear on fingers and toes during the 18th week of the development of a fetus.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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The term lachanophobia means a fear of what?

[ "vegetables", "beds", "doors", "llamas" ]

vegetables

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Which statement, concerning the vision of owls is true?

[ "Owls must turn their entire head to change views.", "All of these", "Owls are far-sighted and unable to clearly see within a few inches of their eyes.", "Owls have binocular vision." ]

All of these

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The oldest surviving violin, date-stamped on the inside, is the Charles IX, made in 1564 by which luthier?

[ "Antonio Stradivari", "Pietro Guarneri", "Andrea Amati", "Andrea Guarneri" ]

Andrea Amati

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The painting Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci was stolen on August 21, 1911.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Slugs have how many tentacles on their head?

[ "8", "4", "7", "3" ]

4

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Moe Berg was a professional baseball player, a catcher. Which one of these statements about him is correct?

[ "He was the only catcher to catch three no hitters.", "He was the last out in Don Larsens perfect game.", "He was an international spy.", "He was on base when Ruth hit home run number 60." ]

He was an international spy.

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How many legs does a dragonfly have?

[ "8", "0", "4", "6" ]

6

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Which is the only food that never spoils?

[ "Honey", "Potatoes", "Pasta", "Peanut butter" ]

Honey

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Although opponents tried to spread rumors that he was in the KKK, this President completely integrated the U.S. Armed Forces.

[ "Andrew Johnson", "Lyndon Johnson", "Hoover", "Truman" ]

Truman

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Where did the Black Plague originate?

[ "Turkey", "Italy", "Russia", "India" ]

India

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Who was Aristotles teacher?

[ "Plato", "Ptolemy", "Socrates", "Alexander" ]

Plato

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Who was Aristotles most famous student?

[ "Phillippus Magnus", "Alexander", "Erasmus", "Ptolemy" ]

Alexander

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What is the largest mountain in the western hemisphere?

[ "McKinley", "Pissis", "Aconcagua", "K2" ]

Aconcagua

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What is the largest city on the worlds largest island?

[ "Rabaul", "Frobisher Bay", "Godthaab", "Weser" ]

Godthaab

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What is covered by the 19th amendment to the US constitution?

[ "Voting rights for citizens of Washington, D.C.", "Repeal of Prohibition", "Voting rights for women", "Voting rights for people of Guam" ]

Voting rights for women

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The 1.5 million square mile area, known as the Bermuda Triangle, has its equivalent in the Pacific ocean. What is it called?

[ "Satans Triangle", "Dark Triangle", "Triangle of Death", "Devils Sea" ]

Devils Sea

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The first mention of any disappearances in the region was made in this year.

[ "1950", "1894", "1974", "1912" ]

1950

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The term Bermuda Triangle was popularized by Charles Berlitz in 1964.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Lawrence Kusche was one of the first people to conduct a comprehensive research on the topic of strange disappearances of ships. His conclusions proved to some extent that there was nothing extraordinary about this region. One of the following statements was not a conclusion that he made.

[ "The number of such disappearances was exaggerated by sloppy research and fuzzy math.", "The disappearance of three of the missing ships can be explained through the interference of the US Military Force.", "The proportion of losses was no greater than anywhere else.", "The number of ships which disappeared in supposedly still, calm weather, did not jibe with press weather reports published at the time." ]

The disappearance of three of the missing ships can be explained through the interference of the US Military Force.

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Does the Bermuda Triangle actually have official boundaries?

[ "No", "Yes" ]

No