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general	What phenomenon, observed near the North Pole, is caused by the interaction between solar winds and the Earths magnetic field?	[ "Earthquakes", "Northern lights", "Solar eclipse", "Tides" ]	Northern lights
general	Which of these calendars does not follow the Earths revolution around the Sun and is not a solar calendar?	[ "Coptic calendar", "Islamic calendar", "Julian calendar", "Gregorian calendar" ]	Islamic calendar
general	Which word in this sentence is incorrectly used: The new trivia mix was answered by Joe and me.	[ "me", "answered", "trivia", "mix" ]	mix
general	This actor was a founding member of Lee Strasbergs Actors Studio. He became famous as District Attorney Adam Schiff, a part he played for ten seasons on a successful NBC drama series.	[ "Dennis Farina", "Tom Bosley", "Roy Thinnes", "Steven Hill" ]	Steven Hill
general	Of the 13 zodiac constellations, which one is the only constellation not counted as an astrological sign?	[ "Platismouis", "Ophiucus", "There are only 12 zodiac constellations", "Permille" ]	Ophiucus
general	Which one of these is the motto of the state of Missouri?	[ "Semper ubi sub ubi", "Magnus inter opes inops", "Salus populi suprema lex esta", "Pares cum paribus facillime congregantur" ]	Salus populi suprema lex esta
general	This British philologist and student of ancient India is famous for his theory of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages.	[ "Sir Mark Waverley Park", "Sir Malcom Edwards", "Jonathan Parker-Knolls", "Sir William Jones" ]	Sir William Jones
general	According to the religion of Sikhism, it is every Sikhs duty to defeat what five vices?	[ "Religious zealots, political zealots, money lending, sexual allurement and gluttony", "Alcohol, pork, money, gold, and diamonds", "Ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust", "Drunkenness, lewdness, murder, rape and theft" ]	Ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust
general	This Irish hero,spurred on by the French Revolution, is widely regarded as the father of Irish republicans.	[ "Patrick McCormack", "Brian Clohessy", "Kevin ODoul", "Wolfe Tone" ]	Wolfe Tone
general	Name the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Zeus.	[ "Neptune", "Jupiter", "Saturn", "none of these" ]	Jupiter
general	Who wrote and performed the 2005 song Bad Day?	[ "Daniel Powter", "Taylor Hicks", "Green Day", "Alvin" ]	Daniel Powter
general	Who was the Greek god of wine?	[ "Hermes", "Hephaestus", "Dionysus", "Zeus" ]	Dionysus
general	The comic books The Adventures of Asterix focus on the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Greek occupation.	[ "No", "Yes" ]	No
general	Where is the Baseball Hall of Fame located?	[ "New York, NY", "Cooperstown, N.Y", "Hoboken, NJ", "Canton, OH" ]	Cooperstown, N.Y
general	Which Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, Ohio?	[ "Hockey", "Rock and Roll", "Basketball", "Ohio" ]	Rock and Roll
general	Which Hall of Fame is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ?	[ "Sooner Hall of Fame", "Cowboy Hall of Fame", "College Football hall of Fame", "Oil Industry Hall of Fame" ]	Cowboy Hall of Fame
general	Which Hall of Fame is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma ?	[ "American Track and Field Hall of Fame", "American Softball hall of Fame", "National Wrestling Hall of Fame", "National Museum of College Football" ]	National Wrestling Hall of Fame
general	Where is the Songwriters Hall of Fame located?	[ "Detroit , Michigan", "New York City, NY", "Las Vegas, Nevada", "Chicago, Illinois" ]	New York City, NY
general	Which city hosts the International Clown Hall of Fame?	[ "West Hollywood, CA", "Saratoga, NY", "Sarasota, Florida", "West Allis, Wisconsin" ]	West Allis, Wisconsin
general	Where in the USA would you find the Circus Hall of Fame?	[ "Saratoga, NY", "Augusta, GA", "Sarasota, Florida", "Mobile, Alabama" ]	Sarasota, Florida
general	Where is the Hockey Hall of Fame located?	[ "Colorado Springs, Colorado", "Toronto, Canada", "Goshen, New York", "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma" ]	Toronto, Canada
general	Where is the International Tennis Hall of Fame located?	[ "London, England", "New York, NY", "Newport, Rhode Island", "Paris, France" ]	Newport, Rhode Island
general	Where is the Bowling Hall of Fame located?	[ "Saint Louis, MO", "Tucson, AZ", "Canastota, NY", "Stroudsberg, PA" ]	Saint Louis, MO
general	This pop singer, songwriter and pianist, who attended the highly regarded Julliard School of Music, recorded two different versions of the song Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.	[ "Steven Tyler", "Neil Sedaka", "Neil Diamond", "Andy Williams" ]	Neil Sedaka
general	In 1908, this caricaturist, regarded as the father of French animation, made the film Fantasmagorie, which is considered the first fully-animated film ever made.	[ "AndrÃ© Gill", "None of these", "Emile Cohl", "Patrice de Mac-Mahon" ]	Emile Cohl
general	This satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on January 31, 1958, by the Jupiter-C vehicle, was the first United States Earth satellite.	[ "Explorer I", "Titan I", "Gemini I", "Apollo I" ]	Explorer I
general	British aircraft manufacturer, Saunders Roe, developed the first practical man-carrying hovercraft, the SR-N1. Its first public demonstration, including a cross-channel run, was made in what year?	[ "1716", "1959", "1934", "1978" ]	1959
general	In what year did Capt. John Alcock and Lt. A.W. Brown make the first nonstop transatlantic flight?	[ "1929", "1939", "1909", "1919" ]	1919
general	This soul singer recorded the song Dock of the Bay in 1967, three days prior to his death in a plane crash.	[ "Bob Dylan", "Otis Redding", "Paul Banks", "Neil Sedaka" ]	Otis Redding
general	Which Major League Baseball pitcher was nicknamed, The Spaceman?	[ "Dennis Rodman", "Bill Romanowski", "Mark Fidrytch", "Bill Lee" ]	Bill Lee
general	This psychiatrist, founder of Analytical Psychology, made the following observation: The more critical reasoning dominates, the more impoverished life becomes.	[ "Juri Allik", "Sigmund Freud", "Alfred Adler", "Carl Jung" ]	Carl Jung
general	He invented the vulcanized rubber double-tube tire in 1845 and the glass fountain pen in 1849. He also came up with the technique of firing explosive charges using electricity.	[ "Robert William Thomson", "Edouard Michelin", "B. F. Goodrich", "Edouard Goodyear" ]	Robert William Thomson
general	Name the longest continuous stretch of railroad.	[ "Trans-Siberian Railroad", "The Orient Express", "The Canadian Pacific Railroad", "The Alaska-Canadian Railroad" ]	Trans-Siberian Railroad
general	Famous for his work, The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices, he is considered the father of human space flight and the first man to conceive the space elevator -- a hypothetical structure designed to transport material from a planets surface into space.	[ "Pierre Louis De la Mer", "Jules Verne", "R.H. Goddard", "Konstantin Tsiolkovsky" ]	Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
general	He was ridiculed for preparing in 1863 the first periodic table of the elements arranged in order of relative atomic masses, and pointing out in 1865 the law of octaves, where every eighth element has similar properties.	[ "John Dalton", "Pyotr Mendel", "Dmitri Mendeleev", "John Newlands" ]	John Newlands
general	It was a war fought because a Prussian prince was put on the Spanish throne.	[ "The War of Prussian Succession", "The War of Spanish Succession", "The Iberian Campaign", "The Franco-Prussian War" ]	The Franco-Prussian War
general	He was arrested and imprisoned in 1849 for engaging in revolutionary activity against the ruler, but became one of his countrys greatest writers.	[ "Dostoevsky", "Hugo", "Engels", "Cervantes" ]	Dostoevsky
general	Find the next number in this sequence: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, ...	[ "0", "3", "6", "2" ]	6
general	The first Europeans to see this beautiful Caribbean island were on the boat of Alonzo Pinzon, who separated from Columbus to explore on his own, in 1492. It is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. What island is it ?	[ "Barbuda", "Puerto Rico", "Grand Cayman", "Dominica" ]	Puerto Rico
general	It was one of the longest running off-Broadway plays. Its orchestra consisted of a harp and a piano. It was written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. It originally starred Rita Gardner, Thomas Bruce and Kenneth Nelson.	[ "Hair", "When Tony Met Angela", "Cats!", "The Fantasticks" ]	The Fantasticks
general	Which of these words means dealing with charity or aided by charity?	[ "Eleemosynary", "Nescient", "Parvenu", "Thaumaturgh" ]	Eleemosynary
general	U.S. President Hardings administration was rocked by this scandal, involving oil.	[ "Teapot Dome", "Livingston-Heathcote", "Skull Island", "Credit Mobilier" ]	Teapot Dome
general	Hammer v. Dagenhart was an important Supreme Court case, which dealt what topic?	[ "Segragation", "The right to privacy", "Abortion rights", "Child labor vis-a-vis interstate commerce" ]	Child labor vis-a-vis interstate commerce
general	The terms ahimsa and satyagraha are generally associated with whom?	[ "Mahatma Gandhi", "Angelina Jolie", "Buddha", "Indira Gandhi" ]	Mahatma Gandhi
general	This friend of Vincent Van Gogh and once-successful stockbroker produced the famous work, The Yellow Christ.	[ "Cezanne", "Gauguin", "Matisse", "Pisarro" ]	Gauguin
general	Which English coin represented one-twentieth of a pound?	[ "Crown", "Shilling", "Farthing", "Pence" ]	Shilling
general	The states of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado form an exception to what important mathematical theorem?	[ "Continuum Theorem", "Fermats Last Theorem", "Goldbachs Theorem", "Four Color Theorem" ]	Four Color Theorem
general	Which of the following types of music are not generally associated with Jamaica?	[ "Mento", "Reggae", "Ska", "Calypso" ]	Calypso
general	The Golden State Warriors of the NBA once traded a player and a draft choice for center, Billy Joel Carroll. Who were the two players they traded?	[ "Dennis Johnson and JoJo White", "Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale", "Rick Barry and Fred Hetzel", "Cliff Hagan and Easy Ed MCCauley" ]	Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale
general	Three of these people were competitors and / or critics of Newton. Can you spot the odd one?	[ "Gottfried Leibnitz", "Christian Huygens", "Issac Barrow", "Robert Hooke" ]	Issac Barrow
general	This woman, who was the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII, is said to have become a headless ghost after her death.	[ "Mary Magdeline", "Anne Boleyn", "Mary Cox", "Anne Cox" ]	Anne Boleyn
general	The ghost of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket appeared during the construction of the Twin Towers in the 1920s.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	King Richard III killed his two nephews, which were later reported to have been seen as ghosts. What were their names?	[ "Michael of Knottinghamm and Richard of Shrewsbury", "Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury", "Edward the V of England and Michael of Knottinghamm", "Edward of Shrewsbury and Richard the V of England" ]	Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury
general	The ghost of Lady Jane Grey is known as The Nine Days Queen because of the violent ending of her life.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	Biggin Hill in London, that is said to be haunted by ghosts, was what kind of war location in the past?	[ "World War I airbase", "Revolutionary War strategy base", "World War II airbase", "D-Day commandment center" ]	World War II airbase
general	The ghost of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln is reported to be one of the ghosts that haunt the White House.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	The Lamian Gardens of Rome are often claimed to be haunted by the ghost of the Roman Emperor Caligula, who died in what way?	[ "Natural causes", "Assassination", "Suicide", "Poisoning" ]	Assassination
general	The former prison island of Alcatraz, situated off the coast of San Francisco, is said to be the home to a number of ghosts of prisoners who died there.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	The Museum of Natural Science in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is said to be haunted by the ghost of the Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, whose body laid there for some time after his death in 1919.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	Extraterrestrial life may be closer than we think. Which of these natural satellites of Saturn is believed to have suitable conditions for existence of life?	[ "Phoebe", "Titan", "Dione", "Atlas" ]	Titan
general	In ufology, how many kinds of close encounters are there in J. Allen Hyneks classification system for observation and interaction with extraterrestrial intelligence within 150 meters (500 feet)?	[ "5", "4", "6", "3" ]	6
general	Due to Silicons similarity with Carbon, some scientists have proposed the possibility of Silicon-based life. Which popular TV production propagated the idea?	[ "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "The X files", "Star Trek", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" ]	Star Trek
general	The Roswell UFO incident involves the discovery of debris of an alleged extraterrestrial space ship, which had crashed into a field near Roswell, New Mexico, USA. In which year did this happen?	[ "1956", "1947", "1973", "1968" ]	1947
general	Berkeley Universitys, Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligences project , SETI@Home, is an experiment open for everyone to join. What is SETI@Homes aim?	[ "To bring an alien to each volunteers home", "To place radio telescopes at volunteers homes", "To use free processing time in volunteers computers to analyze radio data", "To train volunteers for space missions" ]	To use free processing time in volunteers computers to analyze radio data
general	The catch phrase, The Truth Is Out There originated from which of these popular television series, dealing with mysteries and extraterrestrial life?	[ "The First Wave", "The Twilight Zone", "The X-Files", "The Outer Limits" ]	The X-Files
general	Crop circles, the cause of many contending believes, were adapted by a creative Swedish company for this rather rational purpose.	[ "Crop fertilization", "Advertisement", "Conceptual modern art", "Airplane navigation" ]	Advertisement
general	How did the alien invasion in Herbert Wells well-known science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds eventually come to a halt?	[ "All nations united and together, repelled the invasion.", "The aliens were unexpectedly killed by a terrestrial disease.", "The alien invaders took possession of Earth.", "Aliens and humans reached an agreement to coexist on Earth." ]	The aliens were unexpectedly killed by a terrestrial disease.
general	In ufology, what does the black triangle phenomenon refer to?	[ "Strange triangular marks on Mars surface", "A type of triangular-shaped UFO", "Inexplicable black marks found on rock", "A triangular area of frequent UFO or other unusual phenomena sightings" ]	A type of triangular-shaped UFO
general	The Dropa affair, one of the most intriguing UFO-related events in the history of ufology, is the supposed crash of an extraterrestrial spaceship about 12 thousand years ago near which of the following regions?	[ "Tasmania", "Ecuador", "Tibet", "Mesopotamia" ]	Tibet
general	USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics held in what city?	[ "Tehran", "Moscow", "Beijing", "Prague" ]	Moscow
general	In December of 1979 the World Health Organization announced the eradication of what infectious disease?	[ "Measles", "Tuberculosis (TB)", "Malaria", "Small Pox" ]	Small Pox
general	What video game sparked a huge craze and inspired a TV series which aired on ABC from 1982 to 1984?	[ "Pac-man", "Pong", "Defender", "Space Invaders" ]	Pac-man
general	Who made an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan?	[ "James Brady", "Lee Harvey Oswald", "John Hinckley, Jr.", "Jack Ruby" ]	John Hinckley, Jr.
general	In 1983, riding on board the Challenger, she became the first American woman in space.	[ "Judith Resnik", "Jerrie Cobb", "Sally Ride", "Sharon Christa McAuliffe" ]	Sally Ride
general	In 1984, they became the first rap group to have an album certified gold.	[ "Sugarhill Gang", "Run-D.M.C.", "Naughty By Nature", "Soul II Soul" ]	Run-D.M.C.
general	What company introduced its popular entertainment system in 1985?	[ "Magnavox", "Sega", "Nintendo", "Atari" ]	Nintendo
general	Kurt Waldheims Nazi past was revealed as he ran for president of this country, but he still won.	[ "Germany", "Austria", "Canada", "Sweden" ]	Austria
general	Nine years after invading Afghanistan, this country began withdrawing its troops in 1988.	[ "USSR", "Iran", "Great Britain", "Pakistan" ]	USSR
general	What country in Southeast Asia changed its name to Myanmar?	[ "Laos", "Cambodia", "Ethiopia", "Burma" ]	Burma
general	In this part of the world tattooing has been a common practice since antiquity. Featuring elaborate geometrical figures, tattoos were a natural artistic design on the skin of their owner.	[ "Indonesia", "Polynesia", "Malaysia", "The Middle East" ]	Polynesia
general	In this US state it is illegal to tattoo an unconscious person.	[ "Nevada", "Florida", "California", "Texas" ]	Texas
general	These are the least painful parts of the body to put a tattoo on.	[ "The shoulders", "The ankles", "Fleshy parts of the arms and legs", "The belly and the calf" ]	Fleshy parts of the arms and legs
general	This will fade a tattoo over time.	[ "Washing substances", "Water", "The change of skin structure", "Sunlight" ]	Sunlight
general	Although minimal, the risk of transmitting this disease through a tattoo needle exists. This disease can also be transmitted through the ink or dirty equipment and environment.	[ "Tuberculosis", "Hepatitis B", "Cholera", "Mumps" ]	Hepatitis B
general	A Tattoo is a wound. It oozes for a couple of days after it has been made. This is not recommended for you to do after you get a tattoo.	[ "Swim and sunbathe", "Wash it soap", "Eat hot food", "Cover it with clothes" ]	Swim and sunbathe
general	Fed up with your tattoo? There is a way to get rid of it. This is the most popular way of tattoo removal.	[ "Laser treatment", "Dermabrasion", "Surgery", "Putting natural-colored ink over the tattoo" ]	Laser treatment
general	This is the reason why Maori women tattoo their faces.	[ "To conceal age wrinkles", "To prevent the access of sunlight to their faces", "To be more attractive to men", "To indicate their social status" ]	To conceal age wrinkles
general	There is usually some bleeding during the process of tattooing.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	Which of the following native American groups of people speak a Southern Athabaskan language?	[ "Arawaks", "Alaskans", "Arizonans", "Apache" ]	Apache
general	What herb, also known as starflower, has five small, blue or pink, triangular-pointed petals?	[ "Basil", "Bay", "Borage", "Berberis" ]	Borage
general	Who was the British Prime Minister on February 14th 1940?	[ "Chamberlain", "Callaghan", "Churchill", "Canning" ]	Chamberlain
general	What long-running radio and television police drama was created by and starred Jack Webb?	[ "Dragnet", "Desperate Housewives", "Deadwood", "Dynasty" ]	Dragnet
general	What is a young eel called?	[ "Elver", "Eeling", "Eelet", "Elvis" ]	Elver
general	What record label was established in 1978 and included New Order, The Durutti Column and Happy Mondays in its stable?	[ "Fall records", "Fire Records", "Factory Records", "Fiction records" ]	Factory Records
general	Which daikaijÅ« (giant monster) most resembles a turtle?	[ "Gigan", "Ghidora", "Godzilla", "Gamera" ]	Gamera
general	Which English king was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales in 1457?	[ "Henry IV", "Henry I", "Henry VIII", "Henry VII" ]	Henry VII
general	What is the name for fire sacrifice?	[ "Infiltration", "Immolation", "Impregnation", "Innovation" ]	Immolation
general	What term refers to the group of militia gunmen in the Darfur region of Sudan thought responsible for the serial massacre, rape and forced displacement in 1990 and 2001-2005?	[ "Jihad", "Janjaweed", "Jilbab", "Jintrap" ]	Janjaweed
general	Which of the listed words links a World War II destroyer, the band Teenage Fanclub and a murderous clown called Pennywise?	[ "Kendo", "Kettle", "King", "Kiki" ]	King
general	What was the first name of Mr Burton, who played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation?	[ "Labatt", "Limahl", "LeVar", "Lamar" ]	LeVar

general

What phenomenon, observed near the North Pole, is caused by the interaction between solar winds and the Earths magnetic field?

[ "Earthquakes", "Northern lights", "Solar eclipse", "Tides" ]

Northern lights

general

Which of these calendars does not follow the Earths revolution around the Sun and is not a solar calendar?

[ "Coptic calendar", "Islamic calendar", "Julian calendar", "Gregorian calendar" ]

Islamic calendar

general

Which word in this sentence is incorrectly used: The new trivia mix was answered by Joe and me.

[ "me", "answered", "trivia", "mix" ]

mix

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This actor was a founding member of Lee Strasbergs Actors Studio. He became famous as District Attorney Adam Schiff, a part he played for ten seasons on a successful NBC drama series.

[ "Dennis Farina", "Tom Bosley", "Roy Thinnes", "Steven Hill" ]

Steven Hill

general

Of the 13 zodiac constellations, which one is the only constellation not counted as an astrological sign?

[ "Platismouis", "Ophiucus", "There are only 12 zodiac constellations", "Permille" ]

Ophiucus

general

Which one of these is the motto of the state of Missouri?

[ "Semper ubi sub ubi", "Magnus inter opes inops", "Salus populi suprema lex esta", "Pares cum paribus facillime congregantur" ]

Salus populi suprema lex esta

general

This British philologist and student of ancient India is famous for his theory of the existence of a relationship among Indo-European languages.

[ "Sir Mark Waverley Park", "Sir Malcom Edwards", "Jonathan Parker-Knolls", "Sir William Jones" ]

Sir William Jones

general

According to the religion of Sikhism, it is every Sikhs duty to defeat what five vices?

[ "Religious zealots, political zealots, money lending, sexual allurement and gluttony", "Alcohol, pork, money, gold, and diamonds", "Ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust", "Drunkenness, lewdness, murder, rape and theft" ]

Ego, anger, greed, attachment, and lust

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This Irish hero,spurred on by the French Revolution, is widely regarded as the father of Irish republicans.

[ "Patrick McCormack", "Brian Clohessy", "Kevin ODoul", "Wolfe Tone" ]

Wolfe Tone

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Name the Roman counterpart of the Greek god Zeus.

[ "Neptune", "Jupiter", "Saturn", "none of these" ]

Jupiter

general

Who wrote and performed the 2005 song Bad Day?

[ "Daniel Powter", "Taylor Hicks", "Green Day", "Alvin" ]

Daniel Powter

general

Who was the Greek god of wine?

[ "Hermes", "Hephaestus", "Dionysus", "Zeus" ]

Dionysus

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The comic books The Adventures of Asterix focus on the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Greek occupation.

[ "No", "Yes" ]

No

general

Where is the Baseball Hall of Fame located?

[ "New York, NY", "Cooperstown, N.Y", "Hoboken, NJ", "Canton, OH" ]

Cooperstown, N.Y

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Which Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland, Ohio?

[ "Hockey", "Rock and Roll", "Basketball", "Ohio" ]

Rock and Roll

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Which Hall of Fame is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ?

[ "Sooner Hall of Fame", "Cowboy Hall of Fame", "College Football hall of Fame", "Oil Industry Hall of Fame" ]

Cowboy Hall of Fame

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Which Hall of Fame is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma ?

[ "American Track and Field Hall of Fame", "American Softball hall of Fame", "National Wrestling Hall of Fame", "National Museum of College Football" ]

National Wrestling Hall of Fame

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Where is the Songwriters Hall of Fame located?

[ "Detroit , Michigan", "New York City, NY", "Las Vegas, Nevada", "Chicago, Illinois" ]

New York City, NY

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Which city hosts the International Clown Hall of Fame?

[ "West Hollywood, CA", "Saratoga, NY", "Sarasota, Florida", "West Allis, Wisconsin" ]

West Allis, Wisconsin

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Where in the USA would you find the Circus Hall of Fame?

[ "Saratoga, NY", "Augusta, GA", "Sarasota, Florida", "Mobile, Alabama" ]

Sarasota, Florida

general

Where is the Hockey Hall of Fame located?

[ "Colorado Springs, Colorado", "Toronto, Canada", "Goshen, New York", "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma" ]

Toronto, Canada

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Where is the International Tennis Hall of Fame located?

[ "London, England", "New York, NY", "Newport, Rhode Island", "Paris, France" ]

Newport, Rhode Island

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Where is the Bowling Hall of Fame located?

[ "Saint Louis, MO", "Tucson, AZ", "Canastota, NY", "Stroudsberg, PA" ]

Saint Louis, MO

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This pop singer, songwriter and pianist, who attended the highly regarded Julliard School of Music, recorded two different versions of the song Breaking Up Is Hard to Do.

[ "Steven Tyler", "Neil Sedaka", "Neil Diamond", "Andy Williams" ]

Neil Sedaka

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In 1908, this caricaturist, regarded as the father of French animation, made the film Fantasmagorie, which is considered the first fully-animated film ever made.

[ "AndrÃ© Gill", "None of these", "Emile Cohl", "Patrice de Mac-Mahon" ]

Emile Cohl

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This satellite, launched from Cape Canaveral on January 31, 1958, by the Jupiter-C vehicle, was the first United States Earth satellite.

[ "Explorer I", "Titan I", "Gemini I", "Apollo I" ]

Explorer I

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British aircraft manufacturer, Saunders Roe, developed the first practical man-carrying hovercraft, the SR-N1. Its first public demonstration, including a cross-channel run, was made in what year?

[ "1716", "1959", "1934", "1978" ]

1959

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In what year did Capt. John Alcock and Lt. A.W. Brown make the first nonstop transatlantic flight?

[ "1929", "1939", "1909", "1919" ]

1919

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This soul singer recorded the song Dock of the Bay in 1967, three days prior to his death in a plane crash.

[ "Bob Dylan", "Otis Redding", "Paul Banks", "Neil Sedaka" ]

Otis Redding

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Which Major League Baseball pitcher was nicknamed, The Spaceman?

[ "Dennis Rodman", "Bill Romanowski", "Mark Fidrytch", "Bill Lee" ]

Bill Lee

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This psychiatrist, founder of Analytical Psychology, made the following observation: The more critical reasoning dominates, the more impoverished life becomes.

[ "Juri Allik", "Sigmund Freud", "Alfred Adler", "Carl Jung" ]

Carl Jung

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He invented the vulcanized rubber double-tube tire in 1845 and the glass fountain pen in 1849. He also came up with the technique of firing explosive charges using electricity.

[ "Robert William Thomson", "Edouard Michelin", "B. F. Goodrich", "Edouard Goodyear" ]

Robert William Thomson

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Name the longest continuous stretch of railroad.

[ "Trans-Siberian Railroad", "The Orient Express", "The Canadian Pacific Railroad", "The Alaska-Canadian Railroad" ]

Trans-Siberian Railroad

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Famous for his work, The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices, he is considered the father of human space flight and the first man to conceive the space elevator -- a hypothetical structure designed to transport material from a planets surface into space.

[ "Pierre Louis De la Mer", "Jules Verne", "R.H. Goddard", "Konstantin Tsiolkovsky" ]

Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

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He was ridiculed for preparing in 1863 the first periodic table of the elements arranged in order of relative atomic masses, and pointing out in 1865 the law of octaves, where every eighth element has similar properties.

[ "John Dalton", "Pyotr Mendel", "Dmitri Mendeleev", "John Newlands" ]

John Newlands

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It was a war fought because a Prussian prince was put on the Spanish throne.

[ "The War of Prussian Succession", "The War of Spanish Succession", "The Iberian Campaign", "The Franco-Prussian War" ]

The Franco-Prussian War

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He was arrested and imprisoned in 1849 for engaging in revolutionary activity against the ruler, but became one of his countrys greatest writers.

[ "Dostoevsky", "Hugo", "Engels", "Cervantes" ]

Dostoevsky

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Find the next number in this sequence: 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, ...

[ "0", "3", "6", "2" ]

6

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The first Europeans to see this beautiful Caribbean island were on the boat of Alonzo Pinzon, who separated from Columbus to explore on his own, in 1492. It is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. What island is it ?

[ "Barbuda", "Puerto Rico", "Grand Cayman", "Dominica" ]

Puerto Rico

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It was one of the longest running off-Broadway plays. Its orchestra consisted of a harp and a piano. It was written by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt. It originally starred Rita Gardner, Thomas Bruce and Kenneth Nelson.

[ "Hair", "When Tony Met Angela", "Cats!", "The Fantasticks" ]

The Fantasticks

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Which of these words means dealing with charity or aided by charity?

[ "Eleemosynary", "Nescient", "Parvenu", "Thaumaturgh" ]

Eleemosynary

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U.S. President Hardings administration was rocked by this scandal, involving oil.

[ "Teapot Dome", "Livingston-Heathcote", "Skull Island", "Credit Mobilier" ]

Teapot Dome

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Hammer v. Dagenhart was an important Supreme Court case, which dealt what topic?

[ "Segragation", "The right to privacy", "Abortion rights", "Child labor vis-a-vis interstate commerce" ]

Child labor vis-a-vis interstate commerce

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The terms ahimsa and satyagraha are generally associated with whom?

[ "Mahatma Gandhi", "Angelina Jolie", "Buddha", "Indira Gandhi" ]

Mahatma Gandhi

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This friend of Vincent Van Gogh and once-successful stockbroker produced the famous work, The Yellow Christ.

[ "Cezanne", "Gauguin", "Matisse", "Pisarro" ]

Gauguin

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Which English coin represented one-twentieth of a pound?

[ "Crown", "Shilling", "Farthing", "Pence" ]

Shilling

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The states of Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado form an exception to what important mathematical theorem?

[ "Continuum Theorem", "Fermats Last Theorem", "Goldbachs Theorem", "Four Color Theorem" ]

Four Color Theorem

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Which of the following types of music are not generally associated with Jamaica?

[ "Mento", "Reggae", "Ska", "Calypso" ]

Calypso

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The Golden State Warriors of the NBA once traded a player and a draft choice for center, Billy Joel Carroll. Who were the two players they traded?

[ "Dennis Johnson and JoJo White", "Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale", "Rick Barry and Fred Hetzel", "Cliff Hagan and Easy Ed MCCauley" ]

Robert Parrish and Kevin McHale

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Three of these people were competitors and / or critics of Newton. Can you spot the odd one?

[ "Gottfried Leibnitz", "Christian Huygens", "Issac Barrow", "Robert Hooke" ]

Issac Barrow

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This woman, who was the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII, is said to have become a headless ghost after her death.

[ "Mary Magdeline", "Anne Boleyn", "Mary Cox", "Anne Cox" ]

Anne Boleyn

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The ghost of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket appeared during the construction of the Twin Towers in the 1920s.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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King Richard III killed his two nephews, which were later reported to have been seen as ghosts. What were their names?

[ "Michael of Knottinghamm and Richard of Shrewsbury", "Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury", "Edward the V of England and Michael of Knottinghamm", "Edward of Shrewsbury and Richard the V of England" ]

Edward V of England and Richard of Shrewsbury

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The ghost of Lady Jane Grey is known as The Nine Days Queen because of the violent ending of her life.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Biggin Hill in London, that is said to be haunted by ghosts, was what kind of war location in the past?

[ "World War I airbase", "Revolutionary War strategy base", "World War II airbase", "D-Day commandment center" ]

World War II airbase

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The ghost of the 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln is reported to be one of the ghosts that haunt the White House.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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The Lamian Gardens of Rome are often claimed to be haunted by the ghost of the Roman Emperor Caligula, who died in what way?

[ "Natural causes", "Assassination", "Suicide", "Poisoning" ]

Assassination

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The former prison island of Alcatraz, situated off the coast of San Francisco, is said to be the home to a number of ghosts of prisoners who died there.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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The Museum of Natural Science in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada is said to be haunted by the ghost of the Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, whose body laid there for some time after his death in 1919.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Extraterrestrial life may be closer than we think. Which of these natural satellites of Saturn is believed to have suitable conditions for existence of life?

[ "Phoebe", "Titan", "Dione", "Atlas" ]

Titan

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In ufology, how many kinds of close encounters are there in J. Allen Hyneks classification system for observation and interaction with extraterrestrial intelligence within 150 meters (500 feet)?

[ "5", "4", "6", "3" ]

6

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Due to Silicons similarity with Carbon, some scientists have proposed the possibility of Silicon-based life. Which popular TV production propagated the idea?

[ "The Day the Earth Stood Still", "The X files", "Star Trek", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" ]

Star Trek

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The Roswell UFO incident involves the discovery of debris of an alleged extraterrestrial space ship, which had crashed into a field near Roswell, New Mexico, USA. In which year did this happen?

[ "1956", "1947", "1973", "1968" ]

1947

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Berkeley Universitys, Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligences project , SETI@Home, is an experiment open for everyone to join. What is SETI@Homes aim?

[ "To bring an alien to each volunteers home", "To place radio telescopes at volunteers homes", "To use free processing time in volunteers computers to analyze radio data", "To train volunteers for space missions" ]

To use free processing time in volunteers computers to analyze radio data

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The catch phrase, The Truth Is Out There originated from which of these popular television series, dealing with mysteries and extraterrestrial life?

[ "The First Wave", "The Twilight Zone", "The X-Files", "The Outer Limits" ]

The X-Files

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Crop circles, the cause of many contending believes, were adapted by a creative Swedish company for this rather rational purpose.

[ "Crop fertilization", "Advertisement", "Conceptual modern art", "Airplane navigation" ]

general

How did the alien invasion in Herbert Wells well-known science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds eventually come to a halt?

[ "All nations united and together, repelled the invasion.", "The aliens were unexpectedly killed by a terrestrial disease.", "The alien invaders took possession of Earth.", "Aliens and humans reached an agreement to coexist on Earth." ]

The aliens were unexpectedly killed by a terrestrial disease.

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In ufology, what does the black triangle phenomenon refer to?

[ "Strange triangular marks on Mars surface", "A type of triangular-shaped UFO", "Inexplicable black marks found on rock", "A triangular area of frequent UFO or other unusual phenomena sightings" ]

A type of triangular-shaped UFO

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The Dropa affair, one of the most intriguing UFO-related events in the history of ufology, is the supposed crash of an extraterrestrial spaceship about 12 thousand years ago near which of the following regions?

[ "Tasmania", "Ecuador", "Tibet", "Mesopotamia" ]

Tibet

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USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics held in what city?

[ "Tehran", "Moscow", "Beijing", "Prague" ]

Moscow

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In December of 1979 the World Health Organization announced the eradication of what infectious disease?

[ "Measles", "Tuberculosis (TB)", "Malaria", "Small Pox" ]

Small Pox

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What video game sparked a huge craze and inspired a TV series which aired on ABC from 1982 to 1984?

[ "Pac-man", "Pong", "Defender", "Space Invaders" ]

Pac-man

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Who made an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan?

[ "James Brady", "Lee Harvey Oswald", "John Hinckley, Jr.", "Jack Ruby" ]

John Hinckley, Jr.

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In 1983, riding on board the Challenger, she became the first American woman in space.

[ "Judith Resnik", "Jerrie Cobb", "Sally Ride", "Sharon Christa McAuliffe" ]

Sally Ride

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In 1984, they became the first rap group to have an album certified gold.

[ "Sugarhill Gang", "Run-D.M.C.", "Naughty By Nature", "Soul II Soul" ]

Run-D.M.C.

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What company introduced its popular entertainment system in 1985?

[ "Magnavox", "Sega", "Nintendo", "Atari" ]

Nintendo

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Kurt Waldheims Nazi past was revealed as he ran for president of this country, but he still won.

[ "Germany", "Austria", "Canada", "Sweden" ]

Austria

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Nine years after invading Afghanistan, this country began withdrawing its troops in 1988.

[ "USSR", "Iran", "Great Britain", "Pakistan" ]

USSR

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What country in Southeast Asia changed its name to Myanmar?

[ "Laos", "Cambodia", "Ethiopia", "Burma" ]

Burma

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In this part of the world tattooing has been a common practice since antiquity. Featuring elaborate geometrical figures, tattoos were a natural artistic design on the skin of their owner.

[ "Indonesia", "Polynesia", "Malaysia", "The Middle East" ]

Polynesia

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In this US state it is illegal to tattoo an unconscious person.

[ "Nevada", "Florida", "California", "Texas" ]

Texas

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These are the least painful parts of the body to put a tattoo on.

[ "The shoulders", "The ankles", "Fleshy parts of the arms and legs", "The belly and the calf" ]

Fleshy parts of the arms and legs

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This will fade a tattoo over time.

[ "Washing substances", "Water", "The change of skin structure", "Sunlight" ]

Sunlight

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Although minimal, the risk of transmitting this disease through a tattoo needle exists. This disease can also be transmitted through the ink or dirty equipment and environment.

[ "Tuberculosis", "Hepatitis B", "Cholera", "Mumps" ]

Hepatitis B

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A Tattoo is a wound. It oozes for a couple of days after it has been made. This is not recommended for you to do after you get a tattoo.

[ "Swim and sunbathe", "Wash it soap", "Eat hot food", "Cover it with clothes" ]

Swim and sunbathe

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Fed up with your tattoo? There is a way to get rid of it. This is the most popular way of tattoo removal.

[ "Laser treatment", "Dermabrasion", "Surgery", "Putting natural-colored ink over the tattoo" ]

Laser treatment

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This is the reason why Maori women tattoo their faces.

[ "To conceal age wrinkles", "To prevent the access of sunlight to their faces", "To be more attractive to men", "To indicate their social status" ]

To conceal age wrinkles

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There is usually some bleeding during the process of tattooing.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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Which of the following native American groups of people speak a Southern Athabaskan language?

[ "Arawaks", "Alaskans", "Arizonans", "Apache" ]

Apache

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What herb, also known as starflower, has five small, blue or pink, triangular-pointed petals?

[ "Basil", "Bay", "Borage", "Berberis" ]

Borage

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Who was the British Prime Minister on February 14th 1940?

[ "Chamberlain", "Callaghan", "Churchill", "Canning" ]

Chamberlain

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What long-running radio and television police drama was created by and starred Jack Webb?

[ "Dragnet", "Desperate Housewives", "Deadwood", "Dynasty" ]

Dragnet

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What is a young eel called?

[ "Elver", "Eeling", "Eelet", "Elvis" ]

Elver

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What record label was established in 1978 and included New Order, The Durutti Column and Happy Mondays in its stable?

[ "Fall records", "Fire Records", "Factory Records", "Fiction records" ]

Factory Records

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Which daikaijÅ« (giant monster) most resembles a turtle?

[ "Gigan", "Ghidora", "Godzilla", "Gamera" ]

Gamera

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Which English king was born in Pembroke Castle, Wales in 1457?

[ "Henry IV", "Henry I", "Henry VIII", "Henry VII" ]

Henry VII

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What is the name for fire sacrifice?

[ "Infiltration", "Immolation", "Impregnation", "Innovation" ]

Immolation

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What term refers to the group of militia gunmen in the Darfur region of Sudan thought responsible for the serial massacre, rape and forced displacement in 1990 and 2001-2005?

[ "Jihad", "Janjaweed", "Jilbab", "Jintrap" ]

Janjaweed

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Which of the listed words links a World War II destroyer, the band Teenage Fanclub and a murderous clown called Pennywise?

[ "Kendo", "Kettle", "King", "Kiki" ]

King

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What was the first name of Mr Burton, who played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation?

[ "Labatt", "Limahl", "LeVar", "Lamar" ]

LeVar