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general	What is the plural form of dice?	[ "It already is plural", "Dicess", "Bidice", "Dices" ]	It already is plural
general	Which US President was nicknamed Young Hickory?	[ "Polk", "Jackson", "Taylor", "Martin Van Buren" ]	Polk
general	Which Japanese car brand is also a word in Spanish?	[ "Toyota", "Honda", "Nissan", "Mazda" ]	Honda
general	Pax Romana, the long period of relative peace experienced by states within the Roman Empire took place between these years.	[ "27BC - 180", "33 - 180", "180 - 436", "145 - 254" ]	27BC - 180
general	In the American version of Monopoly, which are the two most expensive properties?	[ "Boardwalk and Fifth Avenue", "Boardwalk and Park Place", "Broadway and North Carolina Avenue.", "Boardwalk and Ventnor Avenue" ]	Boardwalk and Park Place
general	In which decade were sneakers, or tennis shoes invented?	[ "1940s", "1890s", "1920s", "1830s" ]	1830s
general	Which scientist discovered that blood could be separated into blood plasma and red blood cells and the components frozen separately, thus lasting longer?	[ "Karl Landsteiner", "Paul Ehrlich", "Richard Keating", "Charles Drew" ]	Charles Drew
general	What animal is the largest land predator?	[ "Kodiak bear", "Elephant", "Giant anteater", "Man" ]	Kodiak bear
general	If you roll two fair dice, what is the probability you will get a seven?	[ "1/36", "7/36", "1/6", "7/6" ]	1/6
general	Who was the only US President to have never married?	[ "Buchanan", "Cleveland", "McKinley", "Taft" ]	Buchanan
general	Charles Darwin and this US president were born on the same day of the same year.	[ "Jackson", "Andrew Johnson", "Abraham Lincoln", "Washington" ]	Abraham Lincoln
general	Which of the following best describes heavy water?	[ "Water with several isotopes of hydrogen", "Polluted water", "Water carrying silt down a river", "Water loaded with fluorides" ]	Water with several isotopes of hydrogen
general	What is the name of the scary creature that was tamed in a legend about Saint Martha?	[ "Tarasque", "Yomi", "Tarabon", "Sphinx" ]	Tarasque
general	This enormous mythical white bird, which appears in 8th-century Middle-Eastern books, is said to be able to lift and eat even elephants.	[ "Medusa", "Lordi", "Roc", "Phoenix" ]	Roc
general	Often referred to as Sasquatch, this unbelievable creature is said to be a large hairy humanoid living in the wild parts of North America.	[ "Bigfoot", "Rodan", "Bogeyman", "Yeti" ]	Bigfoot
general	What is the name of this legendary monster, which appears in Jewish folklore as an animated creature created from inanimate material?	[ "Golem", "Grendel", "Draka", "Kraken" ]	Golem
general	What is the other name of the creature, which is often called the Abominable Snowman and is thought to inhabit the Himalayas?	[ "Rodan", "Bigfoot", "Scylla", "Yeti" ]	Yeti
general	This strange man-sized beast is thought to have been seen many times in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia around the late 60s of the twentieth century.	[ "Jabberwock", "Ghidorah", "Gorgon", "Mothman" ]	Mothman
general	Which is the horrible creature, whose name literally translates as goat-sucker from Spanish?	[ "Chimera", "Chupacabra", "Kitsune", "Cthulhu" ]	Chupacabra
general	According to Japanese folklore, this kind of fox is unusual and has special abilities.	[ "Kitsune", "Nuckalavee", "Gamera", "Ghidorah" ]	Kitsune
general	What is the name of a famous guarding monster in Greek Mythology?	[ "Cerberus", "Golem", "Hyde", "Dagon" ]	Cerberus
general	Vukodlak is one of the Slavonic names of which scary mythical monster?	[ "Werewolf", "Dragon", "Vampire", "Ghost" ]	Werewolf
general	Who was the first centerfold of Playboy magazine?	[ "Bette Paige", "Joan Crawford", "Jayne Mansfield", "Marilyn Monroe" ]	Marilyn Monroe
general	How many feet are in a mile?	[ "1770", "1000", "1665", "5280" ]	5280
general	In 1864, the US government issued a two-cent coin. What was so special about this coin ?	[ "It was golden", "It was the first to say In God We Trust", "It was shunned by the South", "It was the first to have a picture of a President on it" ]	It was the first to say In God We Trust
general	Whose real name was Leonard Sly?	[ "Roy Rogers", "Leonardo DiCaprio", "Gerald Ford", "Leonard Nimoy" ]	Roy Rogers
general	Where is the Henry Ford museum located?	[ "Detroit", "Taos", "Greenfield Village", "Dearborn" ]	Greenfield Village
general	Which of these great books was first published in 1771?	[ "The Encyclopedia Britannica", "Gullivers Travels", "Roberts Rules of Order", "Paradise Lost" ]	The Encyclopedia Britannica
general	What was the original name of the melodramatic musical, West Side Story?	[ "War and Love", "East Side Story", "The Gangs of New York", "Jets and Sharks" ]	East Side Story
general	If I were to visit the wrist-wrestling capital of the world, where would I go?	[ "Riga, Latvia", "Sofia, Bulgaria", "Norman, Oklahoma", "Petaluma, California." ]	Petaluma, California.
general	Which is the only US state to have two Ivy League colleges in it ?	[ "Connecticut", "New Jersey", "Massachusetts", "New York" ]	New York
general	Which word goes with the Oriental symbol Yang?	[ "Tao", "Yin", "Sutra", "Ying" ]	Yin
general	The student Rosencrantz is coupled with what fellow student?	[ "Hamlet", "Waskowitcz", "Rabinowski", "Guildenstern" ]	Guildenstern
general	Which of these Disney characters go together?	[ "All of these", "Mickey and Minnie", "Cinderella and Charming", "Lady and Tramp" ]	All of these
general	Who is Shreks sidekick in the films Shrek, Shrek 2, and Shrek the Third?	[ "Puss in Boots", "The Frog King", "Fairy Godmother", "Donkey" ]	Donkey
general	Who is Harry Potters best friend and schoolmate?	[ "Neville Longbottom", "Sirius Black", "Albus Dumbledore", "Ron Weasley" ]	Ron Weasley
general	Who was Nero Wolfs legman and confidant?	[ "Dr. Watson", "Coleman his butler", "Rex Stout", "Archie Goodwin" ]	Archie Goodwin
general	What are the Latin terms that refer to plant and animal life?	[ "etcetera and et alia", "flora and fauna", "habeas and corpus", "ipso and facto" ]	flora and fauna
general	Who were the legendary founders of the city of Rome?	[ "Romulus and Remus", "Castor and Pollux", "Troilus and Cressida", "Damon and Pythias" ]	Romulus and Remus
general	Which of the following are old time cartoon characters?	[ "Fibber McGee and Molly", "Amos and Andy", "Mutt and Jeff", "All of these" ]	Mutt and Jeff
general	Name the two famous streets that were the heart of the hippie movement.	[ "Haight and Ashbury", "Hollywood and Vine", "Times Square and 42nd Street", "Washington Square and Alphabet City" ]	Haight and Ashbury
general	What two colors are mixed together to get orange?	[ "Yellow and green", "Blue and red", "White and blue", "Red and yellow" ]	Red and yellow
general	There is no word in the English language that rhymes with orange.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	Which word refers to a specialized type of building in a garden that is used for the growing of citrus trees?	[ "Orange garden", "Orangeton", "Orangery", "Orange-greenhouse" ]	Orangery
general	In what year did Stanley Kubrick direct his Oscar-nominated film A Clockwork Orange?	[ "1971", "1970", "1972", "1969" ]	1971
general	What was the nationality of William III of England who was often called William of Orange?	[ "French", "Spanish", "English", "Dutch" ]	Dutch
general	What type of insect is the Orange Tip?	[ "Grasshopper", "Ladybug", "Moth", "Butterfly" ]	Butterfly
general	The Orange River is the longest river in which country?	[ "Canada", "Republic of South Africa", "Chile", "Australia" ]	Republic of South Africa
general	What is the name of the essential oil made from the blossom of the bitter orange?	[ "Lavender", "Natterdum", "Neroli", "Orange oilscent" ]	Neroli
general	Orange Pekoe is a type of what?	[ "Tropical Fish", "Gemstone", "Tea", "Wildflower" ]	Tea
general	Suleiman the Magnificent personally led Ottoman armies to conquer Belgrade, Rhodes, and most of Hungary.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	Which famous painter, a representative of the romantic period, delivered the following words: Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.	[ "Picasso", "Modigliani", "Renoir", "Delacroix" ]	Delacroix
general	In 1927 Austrian baker and confectioner, Eduard Haas invented what?	[ "The electric mixer", "AM radio", "The CAT scan", "PEZ candy" ]	PEZ candy
general	This word refers to the ancient art of aerodynamically stabilizing arrows from materials, such as feathers or modern plastics.	[ "Feathereting", "Fletching", "Cooperring", "Chancelloring" ]	Fletching
general	This 7-year-old pilot trainee died in her attempt to become the youngest person to fly a plane across the United States.	[ "Lisa Blair Hathaway", "Lisa Dubroff", "Jessica Dubroff", "Jane Hathaway" ]	Jessica Dubroff
general	What award was given to President George W. Bush in 2004?	[ "The Stillman Award for Leadership", "The Raspberry Award for worst leading actor", "The Hendley Award for Great Americans", "The Thurbridge Award for Freedom" ]	The Raspberry Award for worst leading actor
general	This island, which is a French territory, is located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 km southwest of Mauritius.	[ "Saint Denis", "Cilaos", "Reunion", "San Guadalupe" ]	Reunion
general	This movie, directed by Bo Welch, won the 2003 Raspberry award in the category, Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie.	[ "Charlies Angels:Full Throttle", "Gigli", "Cat in the Hat", "From Justin to Kelly" ]	Cat in the Hat
general	This Chinese city, the capital of Hubei province, lies at the confluence of the Yangtze River and Han River.	[ "Xia Jong", "Fujian", "Wuhan", "Shanghai" ]	Wuhan
general	This prion disease is also known as laughing sickness due to the outbursts of laughter that mark its second phase.	[ "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease", "Kuru", "Scrapie", "None of these" ]	Kuru
general	This US President granted a posthumous pardon to Robert Edward Lee, a general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.	[ "Richard Nixon", "John Kennedy", "Gerald Ford", "Lyndon Johnson" ]	Gerald Ford
general	This 1968 song, recorded by the Beatles, was written by Paul McCartney, who wanted to cheer up Lennons son, Julian.	[ "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Hey Jude", "Happy Birthday" ]	Hey Jude
general	What city, nicknamed The Mile-High City, is located on the plains east of the Rocky Mountains?	[ "Aurora, Colorado", "Aspen, Colorado", "Phoenix, Arizona", "Denver, Colorado" ]	Denver, Colorado
general	The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate what?	[ "The war crimes in Vietnam", "The shooting at Kensington University", "The assassination of John F. Kennedy", "The Watergate Scandal" ]	The assassination of John F. Kennedy
general	In what year did President Franklin Roosevelt give the approval for dropping the first atom bomb on Japan?	[ "He never did", "1946", "1945", "1944" ]	He never did
general	In 2004, this famous show business family became the second clan to have three generations of Oscar winners.	[ "The Douglases", "The Coppolas", "The Howards", "The Weavers" ]	The Coppolas
general	What do American Presidents John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and George W. Bush all have in common?	[ "They all were re-elected.", "They won the electoral vote but not the popular vote.", "They all were senators.", "They all served as vice-presidents." ]	They won the electoral vote but not the popular vote.
general	Gunnery sergeant John Basilone of the US Marine Corps, was awarded the Medal of Honor for what reason?	[ "Outstanding heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbour", "Outstanding heroism during the Vietnam War", "Outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal during World War II", "Outstanding heroism during the Gulf Wars" ]	Outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal during World War II
general	This annual plant, also called brinjal, is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.	[ "Eggplant", "Tomato", "Cucumber", "Yam" ]	Eggplant
general	The world-class hospital in Maryland was named after a person whose last name was Hopkins. What was his first name?	[ "Johns", "Reed", "John", "James" ]	Johns
general	Which of the following are well known English puppets?	[ "Kukla Fran and Ollie", "Chip and Dale", "Thomas and Gerald", "Punch and Judy" ]	Punch and Judy
general	Who were the star-crossed lovers from West Side Story ?	[ "Nardo and Anita", "Juan and Juanita", "Tony and Maria", "Jose and Jorge" ]	Tony and Maria
general	Which of the following were an old-time radio duo?	[ "Jack Benny and Dennis Day", "George Burns and Gracie Allen", "Jack Benny and Mary Livingston", "All of these" ]	All of these
general	Which of the following are among the top female comedy writers in British television?	[ "Edie and Patsy", "Judi Dench and Patricia Rutledge", "Saunders and French", "Stephanie and Holly Blue" ]	Saunders and French
general	Which of these is the name of the company that manufactures several first aid remedies?	[ "Johnson and Johnson", "Proctor and Gamble", "Clark and Lewis", "Black and Decker" ]	Johnson and Johnson
general	Which of these comedy teams consists of a husband and wife, whose son is an Emmy Award-winning actor?	[ "Bergen and McCarthy", "Burns and Allen", "Shields and Yarnell", "Stiller and Meara" ]	Stiller and Meara
general	Complete the name of the American printmaking firm that produced prints by hand-colored lithography: ........... and Ives.	[ "Crasnston", "Cuttler", "Commings", "Currier" ]	Currier
general	Who were the two teenagers who were transported into various time periods in a series of movies?	[ "George and Henry", "Bill and Ted", "Joe and Tom", "Archie and Reggie" ]	Bill and Ted
general	Which of the following are usually part of every restaurant table setting?	[ "Salt and pepper", "Bread and butter", "Ketchup and mustard", "Olive oil and vinegar" ]	Salt and pepper
general	In the U.S., the maximum term of an issued patent is this many years, from the earliest claimed filing date.	[ "20", "17", "7", "5" ]	20
general	Regardless of its size, approximately this much of an iceberg is visible above the waterline.	[ "3/4", "1/3", "1/9", "1/25" ]	1/9
general	In the game of Scrabble, if a player uses all seven of their letters in a turn, they receive a bonus of how many points?	[ "10", "100", "50", "25" ]	50
general	Teams in the NHL and the NBA both usually play this many regular season games.	[ "82", "104", "55", "96" ]	82
general	Over the course of the complete works of William Shakespeare, the bard uses this many different words.	[ "29,066", "101,009", "3030", "15,400" ]	29,066
general	Before making the change to a decimal based monetary system, one English guinea was comprised of this many shillings. Coincidentally, it is also the number of letters in the Italian alphabet.	[ "4", "18", "29", "21" ]	21
general	The number of weeks the Barenaked Ladies hit, One Week was #1 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in 1998.	[ "10", "5", "1", "3" ]	1
general	The top price for a ticket to the Super Bowl I in 1967.	[ "$27", "$55", "$100", "$12" ]	$12
general	Homers epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, are made up of this many books each.	[ "24", "3", "61", "15" ]	24
general	What term derives from a Latin word meaning rods bundled around an axe ?	[ "Fascism", "Despot", "Caesar", "Sovereign" ]	Fascism
general	At the end of his historic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, this musician set his guitar Fender Stratocaster on fire.	[ "Little Richard", "Janis Joplin", "Jimi Hendrix", "Peter Townsend" ]	Jimi Hendrix
general	This rhythm and blues song from 1951 is claimed by the owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, to be the first rock and roll song.	[ "Roll With me Henry", "Rocket 88", "Rock Around the Clock", "Its All Right Baby" ]	Rocket 88
general	What American state, known also as the Silver State, is named after a weather condition?	[ "Wyoming", "Colorado", "Oklahoma", "Nevada" ]	Nevada
general	During the reign of George III, this British politician held the position of Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801, and again from 1804 until his death.	[ "Pitt the Younger", "Pitt the Elder", "Thatcher", "Churchill" ]	Pitt the Younger
general	In what year did Nicolas Cugnot invent the first successful steam-powered road vehicle?	[ "1842", "1645", "1769", "1816" ]	1769
general	In 1839, while spending the winter with George Sand in Majorca, this composer completed a work consisting of 24 short preludes. Each prelude was in a different major or minor key.	[ "Schubert", "Schumann", "Chopin", "Lizst" ]	Chopin
general	This Greek word, used in Homers works, means virtue or being the best you can be.	[ "Terre firma", "Cantus firmus", "Hamartia", "Arete" ]	Arete
general	This author wrote a book in which the story is told from the view poin of the mulatto slave Cynara, born on the plantation Tata. The book is a parody of the novel Gone with the Wind.	[ "Maya Angelu", "Toni Morrisson", "Valerie Drew Pierce", "Alice Randall" ]	Alice Randall
general	Alban W. Phillips is the discoverer of the Phillips Curve. What does this curve show?	[ "Rising wages favor capital-intensive investments.", "Inflation is inversely proportional to unemployment.", "Rising wages favor labor-intensive investments.", "Property is the real basis for wealth in a capitalistic society." ]	Inflation is inversely proportional to unemployment.
general	This tall actress is famous for her portrayal of Ripley in the film Alien.	[ "Sigourney Weaver", "Heather Graham", "Laura Dern", "Sarah Silverman" ]	Sigourney Weaver
general	Which of these books was not written by Steve Allen?	[ "The Murder Game", "Murder in Manhattan", "The Talk Show Murders", "Murder in the Valley" ]	Murder in the Valley

general

What is the plural form of dice?

[ "It already is plural", "Dicess", "Bidice", "Dices" ]

It already is plural

general

Which US President was nicknamed Young Hickory?

[ "Polk", "Jackson", "Taylor", "Martin Van Buren" ]

Polk

general

Which Japanese car brand is also a word in Spanish?

[ "Toyota", "Honda", "Nissan", "Mazda" ]

Honda

general

Pax Romana, the long period of relative peace experienced by states within the Roman Empire took place between these years.

[ "27BC - 180", "33 - 180", "180 - 436", "145 - 254" ]

27BC - 180

general

In the American version of Monopoly, which are the two most expensive properties?

[ "Boardwalk and Fifth Avenue", "Boardwalk and Park Place", "Broadway and North Carolina Avenue.", "Boardwalk and Ventnor Avenue" ]

Boardwalk and Park Place

general

In which decade were sneakers, or tennis shoes invented?

[ "1940s", "1890s", "1920s", "1830s" ]

1830s

general

Which scientist discovered that blood could be separated into blood plasma and red blood cells and the components frozen separately, thus lasting longer?

[ "Karl Landsteiner", "Paul Ehrlich", "Richard Keating", "Charles Drew" ]

Charles Drew

general

What animal is the largest land predator?

[ "Kodiak bear", "Elephant", "Giant anteater", "Man" ]

Kodiak bear

general

If you roll two fair dice, what is the probability you will get a seven?

[ "1/36", "7/36", "1/6", "7/6" ]

1/6

general

Who was the only US President to have never married?

[ "Buchanan", "Cleveland", "McKinley", "Taft" ]

Buchanan

general

Charles Darwin and this US president were born on the same day of the same year.

[ "Jackson", "Andrew Johnson", "Abraham Lincoln", "Washington" ]

Abraham Lincoln

general

Which of the following best describes heavy water?

[ "Water with several isotopes of hydrogen", "Polluted water", "Water carrying silt down a river", "Water loaded with fluorides" ]

Water with several isotopes of hydrogen

general

What is the name of the scary creature that was tamed in a legend about Saint Martha?

[ "Tarasque", "Yomi", "Tarabon", "Sphinx" ]

Tarasque

general

This enormous mythical white bird, which appears in 8th-century Middle-Eastern books, is said to be able to lift and eat even elephants.

[ "Medusa", "Lordi", "Roc", "Phoenix" ]

Roc

general

Often referred to as Sasquatch, this unbelievable creature is said to be a large hairy humanoid living in the wild parts of North America.

[ "Bigfoot", "Rodan", "Bogeyman", "Yeti" ]

Bigfoot

general

What is the name of this legendary monster, which appears in Jewish folklore as an animated creature created from inanimate material?

[ "Golem", "Grendel", "Draka", "Kraken" ]

Golem

general

What is the other name of the creature, which is often called the Abominable Snowman and is thought to inhabit the Himalayas?

[ "Rodan", "Bigfoot", "Scylla", "Yeti" ]

Yeti

general

This strange man-sized beast is thought to have been seen many times in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia around the late 60s of the twentieth century.

[ "Jabberwock", "Ghidorah", "Gorgon", "Mothman" ]

Mothman

general

Which is the horrible creature, whose name literally translates as goat-sucker from Spanish?

[ "Chimera", "Chupacabra", "Kitsune", "Cthulhu" ]

Chupacabra

general

According to Japanese folklore, this kind of fox is unusual and has special abilities.

[ "Kitsune", "Nuckalavee", "Gamera", "Ghidorah" ]

Kitsune

general

What is the name of a famous guarding monster in Greek Mythology?

[ "Cerberus", "Golem", "Hyde", "Dagon" ]

Cerberus

general

Vukodlak is one of the Slavonic names of which scary mythical monster?

[ "Werewolf", "Dragon", "Vampire", "Ghost" ]

Werewolf

general

Who was the first centerfold of Playboy magazine?

[ "Bette Paige", "Joan Crawford", "Jayne Mansfield", "Marilyn Monroe" ]

Marilyn Monroe

general

How many feet are in a mile?

[ "1770", "1000", "1665", "5280" ]

5280

general

In 1864, the US government issued a two-cent coin. What was so special about this coin ?

[ "It was golden", "It was the first to say In God We Trust", "It was shunned by the South", "It was the first to have a picture of a President on it" ]

It was the first to say In God We Trust

general

Whose real name was Leonard Sly?

[ "Roy Rogers", "Leonardo DiCaprio", "Gerald Ford", "Leonard Nimoy" ]

Roy Rogers

general

Where is the Henry Ford museum located?

[ "Detroit", "Taos", "Greenfield Village", "Dearborn" ]

Greenfield Village

general

Which of these great books was first published in 1771?

[ "The Encyclopedia Britannica", "Gullivers Travels", "Roberts Rules of Order", "Paradise Lost" ]

The Encyclopedia Britannica

general

What was the original name of the melodramatic musical, West Side Story?

[ "War and Love", "East Side Story", "The Gangs of New York", "Jets and Sharks" ]

East Side Story

general

If I were to visit the wrist-wrestling capital of the world, where would I go?

[ "Riga, Latvia", "Sofia, Bulgaria", "Norman, Oklahoma", "Petaluma, California." ]

Petaluma, California.

general

Which is the only US state to have two Ivy League colleges in it ?

[ "Connecticut", "New Jersey", "Massachusetts", "New York" ]

New York

general

Which word goes with the Oriental symbol Yang?

[ "Tao", "Yin", "Sutra", "Ying" ]

Yin

general

The student Rosencrantz is coupled with what fellow student?

[ "Hamlet", "Waskowitcz", "Rabinowski", "Guildenstern" ]

Guildenstern

general

Which of these Disney characters go together?

[ "All of these", "Mickey and Minnie", "Cinderella and Charming", "Lady and Tramp" ]

All of these

general

Who is Shreks sidekick in the films Shrek, Shrek 2, and Shrek the Third?

[ "Puss in Boots", "The Frog King", "Fairy Godmother", "Donkey" ]

Donkey

general

Who is Harry Potters best friend and schoolmate?

[ "Neville Longbottom", "Sirius Black", "Albus Dumbledore", "Ron Weasley" ]

Ron Weasley

general

Who was Nero Wolfs legman and confidant?

[ "Dr. Watson", "Coleman his butler", "Rex Stout", "Archie Goodwin" ]

Archie Goodwin

general

What are the Latin terms that refer to plant and animal life?

[ "etcetera and et alia", "flora and fauna", "habeas and corpus", "ipso and facto" ]

flora and fauna

general

Who were the legendary founders of the city of Rome?

[ "Romulus and Remus", "Castor and Pollux", "Troilus and Cressida", "Damon and Pythias" ]

Romulus and Remus

general

Which of the following are old time cartoon characters?

[ "Fibber McGee and Molly", "Amos and Andy", "Mutt and Jeff", "All of these" ]

Mutt and Jeff

general

Name the two famous streets that were the heart of the hippie movement.

[ "Haight and Ashbury", "Hollywood and Vine", "Times Square and 42nd Street", "Washington Square and Alphabet City" ]

Haight and Ashbury

general

What two colors are mixed together to get orange?

[ "Yellow and green", "Blue and red", "White and blue", "Red and yellow" ]

Red and yellow

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There is no word in the English language that rhymes with orange.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

general

Which word refers to a specialized type of building in a garden that is used for the growing of citrus trees?

[ "Orange garden", "Orangeton", "Orangery", "Orange-greenhouse" ]

Orangery

general

In what year did Stanley Kubrick direct his Oscar-nominated film A Clockwork Orange?

[ "1971", "1970", "1972", "1969" ]

1971

general

What was the nationality of William III of England who was often called William of Orange?

[ "French", "Spanish", "English", "Dutch" ]

Dutch

general

What type of insect is the Orange Tip?

[ "Grasshopper", "Ladybug", "Moth", "Butterfly" ]

Butterfly

general

The Orange River is the longest river in which country?

[ "Canada", "Republic of South Africa", "Chile", "Australia" ]

Republic of South Africa

general

What is the name of the essential oil made from the blossom of the bitter orange?

[ "Lavender", "Natterdum", "Neroli", "Orange oilscent" ]

Neroli

general

Orange Pekoe is a type of what?

[ "Tropical Fish", "Gemstone", "Tea", "Wildflower" ]

Tea

general

Suleiman the Magnificent personally led Ottoman armies to conquer Belgrade, Rhodes, and most of Hungary.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

general

Which famous painter, a representative of the romantic period, delivered the following words: Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything.

[ "Picasso", "Modigliani", "Renoir", "Delacroix" ]

Delacroix

general

In 1927 Austrian baker and confectioner, Eduard Haas invented what?

[ "The electric mixer", "AM radio", "The CAT scan", "PEZ candy" ]

PEZ candy

general

This word refers to the ancient art of aerodynamically stabilizing arrows from materials, such as feathers or modern plastics.

[ "Feathereting", "Fletching", "Cooperring", "Chancelloring" ]

Fletching

general

This 7-year-old pilot trainee died in her attempt to become the youngest person to fly a plane across the United States.

[ "Lisa Blair Hathaway", "Lisa Dubroff", "Jessica Dubroff", "Jane Hathaway" ]

Jessica Dubroff

general

What award was given to President George W. Bush in 2004?

[ "The Stillman Award for Leadership", "The Raspberry Award for worst leading actor", "The Hendley Award for Great Americans", "The Thurbridge Award for Freedom" ]

The Raspberry Award for worst leading actor

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This island, which is a French territory, is located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 km southwest of Mauritius.

[ "Saint Denis", "Cilaos", "Reunion", "San Guadalupe" ]

Reunion

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This movie, directed by Bo Welch, won the 2003 Raspberry award in the category, Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie.

[ "Charlies Angels:Full Throttle", "Gigli", "Cat in the Hat", "From Justin to Kelly" ]

Cat in the Hat

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This Chinese city, the capital of Hubei province, lies at the confluence of the Yangtze River and Han River.

[ "Xia Jong", "Fujian", "Wuhan", "Shanghai" ]

Wuhan

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This prion disease is also known as laughing sickness due to the outbursts of laughter that mark its second phase.

[ "Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease", "Kuru", "Scrapie", "None of these" ]

Kuru

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This US President granted a posthumous pardon to Robert Edward Lee, a general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War.

[ "Richard Nixon", "John Kennedy", "Gerald Ford", "Lyndon Johnson" ]

Gerald Ford

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This 1968 song, recorded by the Beatles, was written by Paul McCartney, who wanted to cheer up Lennons son, Julian.

[ "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Hey Jude", "Happy Birthday" ]

Hey Jude

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What city, nicknamed The Mile-High City, is located on the plains east of the Rocky Mountains?

[ "Aurora, Colorado", "Aspen, Colorado", "Phoenix, Arizona", "Denver, Colorado" ]

Denver, Colorado

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The Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963 by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate what?

[ "The war crimes in Vietnam", "The shooting at Kensington University", "The assassination of John F. Kennedy", "The Watergate Scandal" ]

The assassination of John F. Kennedy

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In what year did President Franklin Roosevelt give the approval for dropping the first atom bomb on Japan?

[ "He never did", "1946", "1945", "1944" ]

He never did

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In 2004, this famous show business family became the second clan to have three generations of Oscar winners.

[ "The Douglases", "The Coppolas", "The Howards", "The Weavers" ]

The Coppolas

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What do American Presidents John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and George W. Bush all have in common?

[ "They all were re-elected.", "They won the electoral vote but not the popular vote.", "They all were senators.", "They all served as vice-presidents." ]

They won the electoral vote but not the popular vote.

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Gunnery sergeant John Basilone of the US Marine Corps, was awarded the Medal of Honor for what reason?

[ "Outstanding heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbour", "Outstanding heroism during the Vietnam War", "Outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal during World War II", "Outstanding heroism during the Gulf Wars" ]

Outstanding heroism at Guadalcanal during World War II

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This annual plant, also called brinjal, is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.

[ "Eggplant", "Tomato", "Cucumber", "Yam" ]

Eggplant

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The world-class hospital in Maryland was named after a person whose last name was Hopkins. What was his first name?

[ "Johns", "Reed", "John", "James" ]

Johns

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Which of the following are well known English puppets?

[ "Kukla Fran and Ollie", "Chip and Dale", "Thomas and Gerald", "Punch and Judy" ]

Punch and Judy

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Who were the star-crossed lovers from West Side Story ?

[ "Nardo and Anita", "Juan and Juanita", "Tony and Maria", "Jose and Jorge" ]

Tony and Maria

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Which of the following were an old-time radio duo?

[ "Jack Benny and Dennis Day", "George Burns and Gracie Allen", "Jack Benny and Mary Livingston", "All of these" ]

All of these

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Which of the following are among the top female comedy writers in British television?

[ "Edie and Patsy", "Judi Dench and Patricia Rutledge", "Saunders and French", "Stephanie and Holly Blue" ]

Saunders and French

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Which of these is the name of the company that manufactures several first aid remedies?

[ "Johnson and Johnson", "Proctor and Gamble", "Clark and Lewis", "Black and Decker" ]

Johnson and Johnson

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Which of these comedy teams consists of a husband and wife, whose son is an Emmy Award-winning actor?

[ "Bergen and McCarthy", "Burns and Allen", "Shields and Yarnell", "Stiller and Meara" ]

Stiller and Meara

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Complete the name of the American printmaking firm that produced prints by hand-colored lithography: ........... and Ives.

[ "Crasnston", "Cuttler", "Commings", "Currier" ]

Currier

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Who were the two teenagers who were transported into various time periods in a series of movies?

[ "George and Henry", "Bill and Ted", "Joe and Tom", "Archie and Reggie" ]

Bill and Ted

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Which of the following are usually part of every restaurant table setting?

[ "Salt and pepper", "Bread and butter", "Ketchup and mustard", "Olive oil and vinegar" ]

Salt and pepper

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In the U.S., the maximum term of an issued patent is this many years, from the earliest claimed filing date.

[ "20", "17", "7", "5" ]

20

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Regardless of its size, approximately this much of an iceberg is visible above the waterline.

[ "3/4", "1/3", "1/9", "1/25" ]

1/9

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In the game of Scrabble, if a player uses all seven of their letters in a turn, they receive a bonus of how many points?

[ "10", "100", "50", "25" ]

50

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Teams in the NHL and the NBA both usually play this many regular season games.

[ "82", "104", "55", "96" ]

82

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Over the course of the complete works of William Shakespeare, the bard uses this many different words.

[ "29,066", "101,009", "3030", "15,400" ]

29,066

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Before making the change to a decimal based monetary system, one English guinea was comprised of this many shillings. Coincidentally, it is also the number of letters in the Italian alphabet.

[ "4", "18", "29", "21" ]

21

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The number of weeks the Barenaked Ladies hit, One Week was #1 on the U.S. Billboard pop chart in 1998.

[ "10", "5", "1", "3" ]

1

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The top price for a ticket to the Super Bowl I in 1967.

[ "$27", "$55", "$100", "$12" ]

$12

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Homers epic poems, The Iliad and The Odyssey, are made up of this many books each.

[ "24", "3", "61", "15" ]

24

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What term derives from a Latin word meaning rods bundled around an axe ?

[ "Fascism", "Despot", "Caesar", "Sovereign" ]

Fascism

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At the end of his historic performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, this musician set his guitar Fender Stratocaster on fire.

[ "Little Richard", "Janis Joplin", "Jimi Hendrix", "Peter Townsend" ]

Jimi Hendrix

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This rhythm and blues song from 1951 is claimed by the owner of Sun Records, Sam Phillips, to be the first rock and roll song.

[ "Roll With me Henry", "Rocket 88", "Rock Around the Clock", "Its All Right Baby" ]

Rocket 88

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What American state, known also as the Silver State, is named after a weather condition?

[ "Wyoming", "Colorado", "Oklahoma", "Nevada" ]

Nevada

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During the reign of George III, this British politician held the position of Prime Minister from 1783 to 1801, and again from 1804 until his death.

[ "Pitt the Younger", "Pitt the Elder", "Thatcher", "Churchill" ]

Pitt the Younger

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In what year did Nicolas Cugnot invent the first successful steam-powered road vehicle?

[ "1842", "1645", "1769", "1816" ]

1769

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In 1839, while spending the winter with George Sand in Majorca, this composer completed a work consisting of 24 short preludes. Each prelude was in a different major or minor key.

[ "Schubert", "Schumann", "Chopin", "Lizst" ]

Chopin

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This Greek word, used in Homers works, means virtue or being the best you can be.

[ "Terre firma", "Cantus firmus", "Hamartia", "Arete" ]

Arete

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This author wrote a book in which the story is told from the view poin of the mulatto slave Cynara, born on the plantation Tata. The book is a parody of the novel Gone with the Wind.

[ "Maya Angelu", "Toni Morrisson", "Valerie Drew Pierce", "Alice Randall" ]

Alice Randall

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Alban W. Phillips is the discoverer of the Phillips Curve. What does this curve show?

[ "Rising wages favor capital-intensive investments.", "Inflation is inversely proportional to unemployment.", "Rising wages favor labor-intensive investments.", "Property is the real basis for wealth in a capitalistic society." ]

Inflation is inversely proportional to unemployment.

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This tall actress is famous for her portrayal of Ripley in the film Alien.

[ "Sigourney Weaver", "Heather Graham", "Laura Dern", "Sarah Silverman" ]

Sigourney Weaver

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Which of these books was not written by Steve Allen?

[ "The Murder Game", "Murder in Manhattan", "The Talk Show Murders", "Murder in the Valley" ]

Murder in the Valley