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general	Elvis Presley, often referred to as the King of Rock and Roll, was born in which southern state?	[ "Mississippi", "Alabama", "Tennessee", "North Carolina" ]	Mississippi
general	This country music singer known for his songs about family and religion, had his most success with song writing. Writing songs such as Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis, When You Say Nothing At All by Keith Whitley and Love Can Build a Bridge by the Judds. Who is this singer/songwriter?	[ "Paul Overstreet", "Mark Chestnutt", "Alan Jackson", "George Strait" ]	Paul Overstreet
general	In 1897, American scientist John Jacob Abel was able to isolate which of the following?	[ "cocaine", "adrenaline", "ACTH", "human growth hormone" ]	adrenaline
general	Approximately how much whole milk does it take to make one gallon of ice cream?	[ "10 pounds", "21.2 pounds", "4.5 pounds", "12 pounds" ]	12 pounds
general	Which blood constituent is involved in the formation of blood clots but has a shelf-life of only 5 days?	[ "platelets", "red blood cells", "plasma", "white blood cells" ]	platelets
general	Who was originally selected to play Leo Bloom in the 1968 comedy film The Producers written by Mel Brooks?	[ "Zero Mostel", "Dustin Hoffman", "Jimmy Broderick", "Luther Adler" ]	Dustin Hoffman
general	Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr. was a famous player in what sport?	[ "thoroughbred racing", "professional wrestling", "pool", "football" ]	pool
general	In what year did the Catholic Church split with the Orthodox Church?	[ "1645", "1054", "33", "1491" ]	1054
general	The line There is no Y in Egypt comes from which movie?	[ "Five Graves to Cairo", "The Desert Fox", "Casablanca", "The Battle of El Alamein" ]	Five Graves to Cairo
general	This American actor appeared in the first X-Rated movie to be nominated for an Academy Award. His brother wrote the songs Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning. Two of his children are actors. Who is he?	[ "Robert Duval", "John Ford Coley", "Dustin Hoffman", "Jon Voight" ]	Jon Voight
general	This TV series, which aired in 1982-1983, starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Jami Gertz, Tracy Nelson, and Amy Linker.	[ "Mr. Novak", "Square Pegs", "Room 222", "Welcome Back, Kotter" ]	Square Pegs
general	Alexander Reid, a famous Scottish art dealer, lived with the Van Gogh brothers for over a year and was given two original Van Goghs as a farewell gift. He quickly sold both of them for five pounds. Why?	[ "His father thought they were terrible", "They were drawings not paintings", "He thought they were terrible", "They were actually painted by Theo not by Vincent" ]	His father thought they were terrible
general	The Five Positions, which are the basis of ballet, as well as the starting and ending points for ballet movements, were finally established by Pierre Rameau in what year?	[ "1800", "1589", "1725", "1900" ]	1725
general	This tragedy, written by Shakespeare, is often referred to as The Scottish Play by actors, as it was believed that using its actual name in theatre would bring bad luck.	[ "Hamlet", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Macbeth", "Othello" ]	Macbeth
general	An early version of this instrument was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori of Florence, who was employed by the Medici family.	[ "The piano", "The crane", "The steam drill", "The plow" ]	The piano
general	The Potemkin Villages were fake settlements, erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Potemkin, to impress which monarch?	[ "Louis XIV", "Peter the Great", "Louis XVI", "Catherine the Great" ]	Catherine the Great
general	In 1952, this Republican Senator was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, for his service as an aerial photographer and tail gunner during World War II.	[ "Joseph McCarthy", "Lyndon Johnson", "Robert Taft", "James Watson" ]	Joseph McCarthy
general	This ritual is part of the traditions and culture of the Minoan civilization, discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.	[ "Fire-dancing", "Cockfighting", "Bull-leaping", "None of these" ]	Bull-leaping
general	The term Jomon refers to a historical period in the development of which country?	[ "Greece", "Brazil", "Egypt", "Japan" ]	Japan
general	Which of these statements about Albert Einstein is not true?	[ "He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics", "He formulated the theory of relativity", "He took Swiss citizenship in 1901", "He wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" ]	He wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica
general	The word algorism, which comes from the name of Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi, refers to which of these?	[ "A binary numeral system where two successive values differ in only one digit", "None of these", "The rules of performing arithmetic using the decimal system for representing numbers", "A numeral system that uses the digits 0 to 7" ]	The rules of performing arithmetic using the decimal system for representing numbers
general	The Hebrew word kosher , often translated as clean, refers to what kind of food?	[ "That contains no red meat", "That has been blessed before processing", "That is fit for consumption according to the Books of Leviticus", "That contains no pork products" ]	That is fit for consumption according to the Books of Leviticus
general	Sunset Boulevard is perhaps one of the greatest movies made about the movies. It stars a very young handsome William Holden and the one and only Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a reclusive enigmatic silent film star. It also starred a famous director of the silent era, who played her butler/ex-husband. Can you pick him from the list?	[ "Fritz Lang", "Erich von Stroheim", "Desmond Taylor", "D. W. Griffith" ]	Erich von Stroheim
general	In 1963, Frederico Fellini made a classic film about a harried movie director who had lost his inspiration. Can you name it?	[ "le Dolce Vita", "La Strada", "Blow Up", "8 1/2" ]	8 1/2
general	The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) had an all star cast by an all star director, Vincente Minelli. It was nominated for six Oscars, but only one of the actors won. Can pick the name of the actor and the category they won for?	[ "Gloria Grahame, Best Actress in a Supporting Role", "Gilbert Roland, Best Actor in a Supporting Role", "Vincente Minelli, Best Director", "Kirk Douglas, Best Actor in a Leading Role" ]	Gloria Grahame, Best Actress in a Supporting Role
general	For the 1954 rendition of A Star is Born, both James Mason and Judy Garland were nominated for Oscars in the tops spots â Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	Hailed as a trash masterpiece and directed by Vincente Minelli, Two Weeks In Another Town is the story about how hard it is to make quality films in Hollywood. Who played the main character, Jack Andrus?	[ "Edward G. Robinson", "Barry Sullivan", "Dick Powell", "Kirk Douglas" ]	Kirk Douglas
general	This film written and directed by Preston Sturgess deals with a director of escapist films, who goes looking for escape.	[ "My Travels with Charley", "The Day of the Locusts", "A Place in the Sun", "Sullivans Travels" ]	Sullivans Travels
general	Which ancient language is often referred to as the the mother of all languages?	[ "Sanskrit", "Tamil", "Latin", "Hebrew" ]	Sanskrit
general	Which of these commercial organisations was founded in 1947?	[ "Microsoft", "Indian Railways", "Intel", "China Petroleum" ]	Indian Railways
general	In which European city is the headquarters of Interpol located?	[ "Geneva", "London", "Lyon", "Paris" ]	Lyon
general	In which layer of the atmosphere do artificial satellites operate?	[ "Medium Earth Orbit", "Elliptic Orbit", "Low Earth Orbit", "High Earth Orbit" ]	Low Earth Orbit
general	Which of the following languages is not an official language of the United Nations?	[ "Chinese", "Spanish", "German", "Russian" ]	German
general	What does the term Fourth Estate refer to?	[ "Judiciary", "Backward country", "Parliament", "Press" ]	Press
general	How long does it take for moonlight to reach the Earth?	[ "About 8 minutes", "About 3 minutes", "Less than 3 seconds", "About 30 seconds" ]	Less than 3 seconds
general	Who was Lydia Litvyak?	[ "The top female fighter ace of World War II", "The first female to get an engineering degree in the USA", "The first Polish woman chief of state", "The inventor of the silicon chip" ]	The top female fighter ace of World War II
general	Who was Leonardo da Vincis art teacher?	[ "Fra Luca Paccioli", "Titian", "Andrea del Verrocchio", "Giotto di Bondone" ]	Andrea del Verrocchio
general	Who is widely regarded as the father of British Secret Service?	[ "Sir Richard Burton", "Christopher Marlowe", "Daniel Defoe", "Edward Ames, Duke of Harrington" ]	Daniel Defoe
general	He was first sail the length of the Amazon River and it was on this voyage that the Amazon got its name.	[ "Francisco de Orellana", "Pascal", "Francisco Pizarro", "de Gassett" ]	Francisco de Orellana
general	He invented the idea of an ATM in the late 1930s and persuaded what is now Citicorp to give it a trial.	[ "Luther George Simjian", "James Goodfellow", "Allen Bred", "John Shepherd-Barron" ]	Luther George Simjian
general	On January 15, 1919, 21 Bostonians drowned but no water was involved. How can this be explained?	[ "They had influenza so their lungs filled with fluids, drowning them", "They drowned as actors in a play about the Titanic", "They drowned in molasses", "They were drowned in beer" ]	They drowned in molasses
general	Where is a day longer than a year?	[ "On Mercury", "At the North and South Poles", "On Mars", "On Pluto" ]	On Mercury
general	It can reach an age far greater than that of any other living thing known - up to nearly 5,000 years.	[ "The Sequoia", "Redwood", "Western Mushroom", "Bristlecone Pine" ]	Bristlecone Pine
general	Carlton Magee invented this often-hated device.	[ "The police siren", "The parking meter", "The income tax short form", "The traffic light" ]	The parking meter
general	Which continent is the island of Madagascar part of?	[ "South America", "Asia", "Australia", "Africa" ]	Africa
general	In April 2009, Gjorge Ivanov was elected the 4th President of what country?	[ "Republic of Macedonia", "Republic of Lithuania", "Republic of the Marshall Islands", "Republic of Palau" ]	Republic of Macedonia
general	In what US city is the Lincoln Memorial located?	[ "Wilmington, DE", "New York, NY", "Washington, DC", "Louisville, Kentucky" ]	Washington, DC
general	Which brand of paper is the The Quilted Quicker Picker-upper?	[ "Bounty", "Sparkle", "Scotts", "Browny" ]	Bounty
general	On which continent is the geographic region of Central America located?	[ "Central America", "North America", "South America", "All of these" ]	North America
general	What day marks the start of Easter fasting in Eastern Christianity?	[ "Clean Monday", "Good Friday", "Palm Sunday", "Lazarus Saturday" ]	Clean Monday
general	What is a gadwall?	[ "A submarine", "A duck", "A cannon", "A firewall" ]	A duck
general	What artist wrote and performed the song Tears in Heaven?	[ "Eric Clapton", "Billie Holiday", "Duke Ellington", "Billy Joel" ]	Eric Clapton
general	This play was written by Shakespeare on the request of Queen Elizabeth I.	[ "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Tempest", "Henry VIII", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" ]	The Merry Wives of Windsor
general	This was the first TV show to demand and get $1 million per minute for ads.	[ "Seinfeld", "Everyone Loves Raymond", "Frasier", "Saturday Night Live" ]	Seinfeld
general	German, Italian, French this language, are all official languages of Switzerland.	[ "Catalan", "Romansh", "Flemish", "Suomi" ]	Romansh
general	It can be shown that this President is related, either by blood or by marriage, to eleven other Presidents.	[ "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "Benjamin Harrison", "James Madison", "Teddy Roosevelt" ]	Franklin D. Roosevelt
general	This battle represented the farthest Westward advance into Central Europe of the Ottoman Empire.	[ "The Conquest of Vlad, 1529", "The Battle of Greece, 1529", "The Battle of Belgrade, 1529", "The Siege of Vienna, 1529" ]	The Siege of Vienna, 1529
general	During this year, the USA had three different Presidents.	[ "1841", "1864", "1844", "1973" ]	1841
general	Which of these words means attracting by false, flashy, or tacky charms.	[ "meretricious", "faletricious", "abstemious", "lucretius" ]	meretricious
general	He was the founder of the Red Army, as well as a founding member of the Politburo.	[ "Trotsky", "Kerensky", "Potemkin", "Lenin" ]	Trotsky
general	Which one of the following is often referred to as The Godfather of Hip Hop?	[ "Grandmaster Funk", "Kool DJ Herc", "Robinata Troop", "U-Roy" ]	Kool DJ Herc
general	Why was Nicolas Appert vital in the success of Napoleon?	[ "He became Field Marshall Ney, head of the Cavalry", "He was Napoleons top spy", "He was responsible for Napoleons favorite horse", "He was one of Napoleons cooks" ]	He was one of Napoleons cooks
general	According to the Bible, the very first Rebecca was married to whom?	[ "Jacob", "Issac", "Abraham", "Abel" ]	Issac
general	Rebecca Romijn played Rogue in the X-Men trilogy.	[ "True", "False" ]	False
general	Who played the role of Rebecca Howe on the TV show Cheers?	[ "Kirstie Alley", "Rhea Perlman", "Shelley Long", "Bebe Neuwirth" ]	Kirstie Alley
general	The character Rebecca Donaldson on the TV show Full House was meant to be a love interest for Danny Tanner but because of her popularity she became Jesse Katsopolis love interest.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	In which movie does Rebecca De Mornay play a nanny who tries to steal another womans family?	[ "Backdraft", "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle", "Never Talk to Strangers", "Risky Business" ]	The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
general	When actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by a stalker on July 18, 1989 she had been starring in what TV sitcom?	[ "Murphy Brown", "My Sister Sam", "Major Dad", "My Two Dads" ]	My Sister Sam
general	Many years before trivia, during the Devonian period, when trees and forests began to appear for the first time, there were two types of fish: fish with ray fins and fish with lobe fins. Which type were able to make their way onto the land and breath air?	[ "Neither", "Both", "Ray finned fish", "Lobe finned fish" ]	Lobe finned fish
general	Why was there a mutiny on the Russian ship, The Potemkin?	[ "The sailors favored the Communists over the Tsar", "The meat was not good", "The sailors wanted to help put out a fire in town and the captain refused to let them", "The sailors were paid a very low wage" ]	The meat was not good
general	When was the first major use of tanks in a battle?	[ "World War I - Nov 20, 1914", "World War II - 1941", "World War I - Nov 20, 1917", "World War I - Nov 20, 1918" ]	World War I - Nov 20, 1917
general	RenÃ© ThÃ©ophile Hyacinthe LaÃ«nnec (1781-1826) invented this important item, still in use today.	[ "The dental drill", "The safety pin", "The stethoscope", "The chalkboard" ]	The stethoscope
general	Of all the symphonies regularly performed, which is the longest?	[ "Stravinskys #14 in B sharp major", "Hayden Symphony #78 in C major", "Mahlers Symphony #3 in D minor", "Beethovens #9 in G minor" ]	Mahlers Symphony #3 in D minor
general	During this battle, which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, Lincoln had to surrender along with 3000 troops.	[ "Stroudsburg", "Valley Forge", "Baltimore", "Charleston" ]	Charleston
general	What does Greshams Law state?	[ "Stock prices lower when unemployment reaches over 6%", "Bad money drives good money out of circulation", "Every 2% increase in supply lowers demand by 1%", "The first hot dog you eat is always better than the second" ]	Bad money drives good money out of circulation
general	In The Office, what alias does Michael Scott often use?	[ "Art Van der Lay", "David Wallace", "Michael Scarn", "Sara Tesasdale" ]	Michael Scarn
general	Which list of ranks is in proper order for the US Army?	[ "private-corporal-sergeant-major-captain-colonel", "private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general", "private-corporal-lieutenant-sergeant-captain-major-general", "private-corporal-sergeant-captain-colonel-major" ]	private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general
general	What is the English translation of the name of the most famous book written by Nostradamus?	[ "The Future", "Prophecies Gleaned from the Bible", "Centuries", "The Next Coming" ]	Centuries
general	Tales of horror first began as an oral tradition - stories told around the hearth. In the story of Beowulf, this vaguely human character is the descendant of the first murderer, Cain. At one point in the story, he kills and eats HroÃ°gars warriors while they sleep.	[ "Hogwart", "Grendel", "Pantagruel", "Gargantua" ]	Grendel
general	With witches, ghosts, and murder this play by Shakespeare has nearly all the elements of horror fiction. First performed around 1606, it is called simply The Scottish Play by many actors who consider calling the play by its real title bad luck.	[ "Macbeth", "King Lear", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Tempest" ]	Macbeth
general	Two landmark works of horror released in the 19th century were Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley and Dracula (1897) by this Irish author.	[ "Bram Stoker", "W. H. Auden", "Lord Byron", "Robert Louis Stevenson" ]	Bram Stoker
general	The 19th century saw the rise of the ghost story among acclaimed Victorian authors. Which of the following cannot be considered a work of supernatural fiction?	[ "The Turn of the Screw by Henry James", "The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde", "A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens", "The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray" ]	The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray
general	Beginning in the 1970s, author Stephen King re-popularized the horror novel. Which of the following novels was NOT written by King?	[ "Carrie", "Hideaway", "Salems Lot", "The Dead Zone" ]	Hideaway
general	The horror explosion of the 1970s resulted in the infiltration of horror themes in popular music. Which band released the albums Paranoid, Master of Reality, Heaven Hell, We Sold Our Souls for Rock Roll, Live Evil, and Sabotage?	[ "Black Sabbath", "KISS", "Iron Maiden", "Alice Cooper" ]	Black Sabbath
general	By the mid-1990s, horror movies were in dire need of something new. The standard formulas were becoming tired and old. One of the most successful films of this period, Scream (1996), was basically tongue-in-cheek and poked fun at the now cliche horror film genre. Which actress did NOT appear in Scream?	[ "Neve Campbell", "Sarah Michelle Gellar", "Drew Barrymore", "Courteney Cox" ]	Sarah Michelle Gellar
general	In the Harry Potter series, what are the Dark Lords henchmen known as?	[ "Deathbringers", "DA", "Order of the Phoenix", "Deatheaters" ]	Deatheaters
general	In The Lord of the Rings, what are the Dark Lord Saurons chief henchmen called?	[ "Dragons", "Nazgul", "Balrogs", "Orcs" ]	Nazgul
general	Which of the following henchmen was the only one to appear in more than one James Bond movie?	[ "Oddjob", "Jaws", "Pusssy Galore", "Goldfinger" ]	Jaws
general	In the Mario video game series, Marios arch enemy, Bowser, uses what reptilian creatures as his chief henchmen?	[ "Snakes", "Goombas", "Raptors", "Koopatroopas" ]	Koopatroopas
general	What are the henchmen and secret police of the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?	[ "Wolves", "Dwarfs", "Minotaurs", "Gnomes" ]	Wolves
general	During the Roman Empire, the Praetorians were the select few men who secretly carried out the desires of the emperor.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	In Bram Stokers horror novel, vampires are the henchmen of this Count.	[ "Vlad", "Dracula", "Van Helsing", "Frankenstein" ]	Dracula
general	On August 20, 1968 five members of the Warsaw Pact invaded this country to quell the new reforms put in place by this countrys new leader. In what country did Alexander Dubcek try to bring freedom of the press and rights for workers?	[ "Hungary", "Ukraine", "Poland", "Czechoslovakia" ]	Czechoslovakia
general	What Beatles single, that ran seven minutes, was the first to be released on the Beatles new Apple label?	[ "Let It Be", "Hey, Jude", "Revolution", "The Long and Winding Road" ]	Hey, Jude
general	When Anti-war protesters, socialists and Yippes (Youth International Party ) descended on the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the mayor of this city responded by using 12,000	[ "Richard Daley", "Jerry Brown", "Nelson Rockafeller", "John Lindsay" ]	Richard Daley
general	It was after winning the California Democratic Primary that Robert Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel when he walked into a service area to greet supporters. Who was convicted for the assassination of Robert Kennedy?	[ "Jack Ruby", "Lee Harvey Oswald", "Sirhan Sirhan", "James Earl Ray" ]	Sirhan Sirhan
general	What is the name of Hermones cat in the Harry Potter series?	[ "Kittywizardodopolis", "Dumbledore", "Crookshanks", "Squeaks" ]	Crookshanks
general	The two female cats that share Joe Greys talents at sleuthing are Dulce and this cat.	[ "Lovelylace", "Kit", "Kaboodle", "Amelia" ]	Kit
general	Who is the father of the fictional black cat Midnight Louie?	[ "Louie Temple Barr", "Louis the LVII", "Noontime Louie", "Three OClock Louie" ]	Three OClock Louie
general	Which cat is the co-author of Rita Mae Browns Mrs. Murphy series?	[ "Cleopatra", "Sneaky Pie Brown", "Little Guy", "Mrs. Calabash" ]	Sneaky Pie Brown

general

Elvis Presley, often referred to as the King of Rock and Roll, was born in which southern state?

[ "Mississippi", "Alabama", "Tennessee", "North Carolina" ]

Mississippi

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This country music singer known for his songs about family and religion, had his most success with song writing. Writing songs such as Forever and Ever Amen by Randy Travis, When You Say Nothing At All by Keith Whitley and Love Can Build a Bridge by the Judds. Who is this singer/songwriter?

[ "Paul Overstreet", "Mark Chestnutt", "Alan Jackson", "George Strait" ]

Paul Overstreet

general

In 1897, American scientist John Jacob Abel was able to isolate which of the following?

[ "cocaine", "adrenaline", "ACTH", "human growth hormone" ]

adrenaline

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Approximately how much whole milk does it take to make one gallon of ice cream?

[ "10 pounds", "21.2 pounds", "4.5 pounds", "12 pounds" ]

12 pounds

general

Which blood constituent is involved in the formation of blood clots but has a shelf-life of only 5 days?

[ "platelets", "red blood cells", "plasma", "white blood cells" ]

platelets

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Who was originally selected to play Leo Bloom in the 1968 comedy film The Producers written by Mel Brooks?

[ "Zero Mostel", "Dustin Hoffman", "Jimmy Broderick", "Luther Adler" ]

Dustin Hoffman

general

Rudolph Walter Wanderone Jr. was a famous player in what sport?

[ "thoroughbred racing", "professional wrestling", "pool", "football" ]

pool

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In what year did the Catholic Church split with the Orthodox Church?

[ "1645", "1054", "33", "1491" ]

1054

general

The line There is no Y in Egypt comes from which movie?

[ "Five Graves to Cairo", "The Desert Fox", "Casablanca", "The Battle of El Alamein" ]

Five Graves to Cairo

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This American actor appeared in the first X-Rated movie to be nominated for an Academy Award. His brother wrote the songs Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning. Two of his children are actors. Who is he?

[ "Robert Duval", "John Ford Coley", "Dustin Hoffman", "Jon Voight" ]

Jon Voight

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This TV series, which aired in 1982-1983, starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Jami Gertz, Tracy Nelson, and Amy Linker.

[ "Mr. Novak", "Square Pegs", "Room 222", "Welcome Back, Kotter" ]

Square Pegs

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Alexander Reid, a famous Scottish art dealer, lived with the Van Gogh brothers for over a year and was given two original Van Goghs as a farewell gift. He quickly sold both of them for five pounds. Why?

[ "His father thought they were terrible", "They were drawings not paintings", "He thought they were terrible", "They were actually painted by Theo not by Vincent" ]

His father thought they were terrible

general

The Five Positions, which are the basis of ballet, as well as the starting and ending points for ballet movements, were finally established by Pierre Rameau in what year?

[ "1800", "1589", "1725", "1900" ]

1725

general

This tragedy, written by Shakespeare, is often referred to as The Scottish Play by actors, as it was believed that using its actual name in theatre would bring bad luck.

[ "Hamlet", "The Merry Wives of Windsor", "Macbeth", "Othello" ]

Macbeth

general

An early version of this instrument was invented by Bartolomeo Cristofori of Florence, who was employed by the Medici family.

[ "The piano", "The crane", "The steam drill", "The plow" ]

The piano

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The Potemkin Villages were fake settlements, erected at the direction of Russian minister Grigori Potemkin, to impress which monarch?

[ "Louis XIV", "Peter the Great", "Louis XVI", "Catherine the Great" ]

Catherine the Great

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In 1952, this Republican Senator was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, for his service as an aerial photographer and tail gunner during World War II.

[ "Joseph McCarthy", "Lyndon Johnson", "Robert Taft", "James Watson" ]

Joseph McCarthy

general

This ritual is part of the traditions and culture of the Minoan civilization, discovered by archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

[ "Fire-dancing", "Cockfighting", "Bull-leaping", "None of these" ]

Bull-leaping

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The term Jomon refers to a historical period in the development of which country?

[ "Greece", "Brazil", "Egypt", "Japan" ]

Japan

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Which of these statements about Albert Einstein is not true?

[ "He was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics", "He formulated the theory of relativity", "He took Swiss citizenship in 1901", "He wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica" ]

He wrote the Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica

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The word algorism, which comes from the name of Persian mathematician al-Khwarizmi, refers to which of these?

[ "A binary numeral system where two successive values differ in only one digit", "None of these", "The rules of performing arithmetic using the decimal system for representing numbers", "A numeral system that uses the digits 0 to 7" ]

The rules of performing arithmetic using the decimal system for representing numbers

general

The Hebrew word kosher , often translated as clean, refers to what kind of food?

[ "That contains no red meat", "That has been blessed before processing", "That is fit for consumption according to the Books of Leviticus", "That contains no pork products" ]

That is fit for consumption according to the Books of Leviticus

general

Sunset Boulevard is perhaps one of the greatest movies made about the movies. It stars a very young handsome William Holden and the one and only Gloria Swanson as Norma Desmond, a reclusive enigmatic silent film star. It also starred a famous director of the silent era, who played her butler/ex-husband. Can you pick him from the list?

[ "Fritz Lang", "Erich von Stroheim", "Desmond Taylor", "D. W. Griffith" ]

Erich von Stroheim

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In 1963, Frederico Fellini made a classic film about a harried movie director who had lost his inspiration. Can you name it?

[ "le Dolce Vita", "La Strada", "Blow Up", "8 1/2" ]

8 1/2

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The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) had an all star cast by an all star director, Vincente Minelli. It was nominated for six Oscars, but only one of the actors won. Can pick the name of the actor and the category they won for?

[ "Gloria Grahame, Best Actress in a Supporting Role", "Gilbert Roland, Best Actor in a Supporting Role", "Vincente Minelli, Best Director", "Kirk Douglas, Best Actor in a Leading Role" ]

Gloria Grahame, Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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For the 1954 rendition of A Star is Born, both James Mason and Judy Garland were nominated for Oscars in the tops spots â Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Hailed as a trash masterpiece and directed by Vincente Minelli, Two Weeks In Another Town is the story about how hard it is to make quality films in Hollywood. Who played the main character, Jack Andrus?

[ "Edward G. Robinson", "Barry Sullivan", "Dick Powell", "Kirk Douglas" ]

Kirk Douglas

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This film written and directed by Preston Sturgess deals with a director of escapist films, who goes looking for escape.

[ "My Travels with Charley", "The Day of the Locusts", "A Place in the Sun", "Sullivans Travels" ]

Sullivans Travels

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Which ancient language is often referred to as the the mother of all languages?

[ "Sanskrit", "Tamil", "Latin", "Hebrew" ]

Sanskrit

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Which of these commercial organisations was founded in 1947?

[ "Microsoft", "Indian Railways", "Intel", "China Petroleum" ]

Indian Railways

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In which European city is the headquarters of Interpol located?

[ "Geneva", "London", "Lyon", "Paris" ]

Lyon

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In which layer of the atmosphere do artificial satellites operate?

[ "Medium Earth Orbit", "Elliptic Orbit", "Low Earth Orbit", "High Earth Orbit" ]

Low Earth Orbit

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Which of the following languages is not an official language of the United Nations?

[ "Chinese", "Spanish", "German", "Russian" ]

German

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What does the term Fourth Estate refer to?

[ "Judiciary", "Backward country", "Parliament", "Press" ]

Press

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How long does it take for moonlight to reach the Earth?

[ "About 8 minutes", "About 3 minutes", "Less than 3 seconds", "About 30 seconds" ]

Less than 3 seconds

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Who was Lydia Litvyak?

[ "The top female fighter ace of World War II", "The first female to get an engineering degree in the USA", "The first Polish woman chief of state", "The inventor of the silicon chip" ]

The top female fighter ace of World War II

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Who was Leonardo da Vincis art teacher?

[ "Fra Luca Paccioli", "Titian", "Andrea del Verrocchio", "Giotto di Bondone" ]

Andrea del Verrocchio

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Who is widely regarded as the father of British Secret Service?

[ "Sir Richard Burton", "Christopher Marlowe", "Daniel Defoe", "Edward Ames, Duke of Harrington" ]

Daniel Defoe

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He was first sail the length of the Amazon River and it was on this voyage that the Amazon got its name.

[ "Francisco de Orellana", "Pascal", "Francisco Pizarro", "de Gassett" ]

Francisco de Orellana

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He invented the idea of an ATM in the late 1930s and persuaded what is now Citicorp to give it a trial.

[ "Luther George Simjian", "James Goodfellow", "Allen Bred", "John Shepherd-Barron" ]

Luther George Simjian

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On January 15, 1919, 21 Bostonians drowned but no water was involved. How can this be explained?

[ "They had influenza so their lungs filled with fluids, drowning them", "They drowned as actors in a play about the Titanic", "They drowned in molasses", "They were drowned in beer" ]

They drowned in molasses

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Where is a day longer than a year?

[ "On Mercury", "At the North and South Poles", "On Mars", "On Pluto" ]

On Mercury

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It can reach an age far greater than that of any other living thing known - up to nearly 5,000 years.

[ "The Sequoia", "Redwood", "Western Mushroom", "Bristlecone Pine" ]

Bristlecone Pine

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Carlton Magee invented this often-hated device.

[ "The police siren", "The parking meter", "The income tax short form", "The traffic light" ]

The parking meter

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Which continent is the island of Madagascar part of?

[ "South America", "Asia", "Australia", "Africa" ]

Africa

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In April 2009, Gjorge Ivanov was elected the 4th President of what country?

[ "Republic of Macedonia", "Republic of Lithuania", "Republic of the Marshall Islands", "Republic of Palau" ]

Republic of Macedonia

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In what US city is the Lincoln Memorial located?

[ "Wilmington, DE", "New York, NY", "Washington, DC", "Louisville, Kentucky" ]

Washington, DC

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Which brand of paper is the The Quilted Quicker Picker-upper?

[ "Bounty", "Sparkle", "Scotts", "Browny" ]

Bounty

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On which continent is the geographic region of Central America located?

[ "Central America", "North America", "South America", "All of these" ]

North America

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What day marks the start of Easter fasting in Eastern Christianity?

[ "Clean Monday", "Good Friday", "Palm Sunday", "Lazarus Saturday" ]

Clean Monday

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What is a gadwall?

[ "A submarine", "A duck", "A cannon", "A firewall" ]

A duck

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What artist wrote and performed the song Tears in Heaven?

[ "Eric Clapton", "Billie Holiday", "Duke Ellington", "Billy Joel" ]

Eric Clapton

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This play was written by Shakespeare on the request of Queen Elizabeth I.

[ "Much Ado About Nothing", "The Tempest", "Henry VIII", "The Merry Wives of Windsor" ]

The Merry Wives of Windsor

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This was the first TV show to demand and get $1 million per minute for ads.

[ "Seinfeld", "Everyone Loves Raymond", "Frasier", "Saturday Night Live" ]

Seinfeld

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German, Italian, French this language, are all official languages of Switzerland.

[ "Catalan", "Romansh", "Flemish", "Suomi" ]

Romansh

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It can be shown that this President is related, either by blood or by marriage, to eleven other Presidents.

[ "Franklin D. Roosevelt", "Benjamin Harrison", "James Madison", "Teddy Roosevelt" ]

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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This battle represented the farthest Westward advance into Central Europe of the Ottoman Empire.

[ "The Conquest of Vlad, 1529", "The Battle of Greece, 1529", "The Battle of Belgrade, 1529", "The Siege of Vienna, 1529" ]

The Siege of Vienna, 1529

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During this year, the USA had three different Presidents.

[ "1841", "1864", "1844", "1973" ]

1841

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Which of these words means attracting by false, flashy, or tacky charms.

[ "meretricious", "faletricious", "abstemious", "lucretius" ]

meretricious

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He was the founder of the Red Army, as well as a founding member of the Politburo.

[ "Trotsky", "Kerensky", "Potemkin", "Lenin" ]

Trotsky

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Which one of the following is often referred to as The Godfather of Hip Hop?

[ "Grandmaster Funk", "Kool DJ Herc", "Robinata Troop", "U-Roy" ]

Kool DJ Herc

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Why was Nicolas Appert vital in the success of Napoleon?

[ "He became Field Marshall Ney, head of the Cavalry", "He was Napoleons top spy", "He was responsible for Napoleons favorite horse", "He was one of Napoleons cooks" ]

He was one of Napoleons cooks

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According to the Bible, the very first Rebecca was married to whom?

[ "Jacob", "Issac", "Abraham", "Abel" ]

Issac

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Rebecca Romijn played Rogue in the X-Men trilogy.

[ "True", "False" ]

False

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Who played the role of Rebecca Howe on the TV show Cheers?

[ "Kirstie Alley", "Rhea Perlman", "Shelley Long", "Bebe Neuwirth" ]

Kirstie Alley

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The character Rebecca Donaldson on the TV show Full House was meant to be a love interest for Danny Tanner but because of her popularity she became Jesse Katsopolis love interest.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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In which movie does Rebecca De Mornay play a nanny who tries to steal another womans family?

[ "Backdraft", "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle", "Never Talk to Strangers", "Risky Business" ]

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

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When actress Rebecca Schaeffer was murdered by a stalker on July 18, 1989 she had been starring in what TV sitcom?

[ "Murphy Brown", "My Sister Sam", "Major Dad", "My Two Dads" ]

My Sister Sam

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Many years before trivia, during the Devonian period, when trees and forests began to appear for the first time, there were two types of fish: fish with ray fins and fish with lobe fins. Which type were able to make their way onto the land and breath air?

[ "Neither", "Both", "Ray finned fish", "Lobe finned fish" ]

Lobe finned fish

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Why was there a mutiny on the Russian ship, The Potemkin?

[ "The sailors favored the Communists over the Tsar", "The meat was not good", "The sailors wanted to help put out a fire in town and the captain refused to let them", "The sailors were paid a very low wage" ]

The meat was not good

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When was the first major use of tanks in a battle?

[ "World War I - Nov 20, 1914", "World War II - 1941", "World War I - Nov 20, 1917", "World War I - Nov 20, 1918" ]

World War I - Nov 20, 1917

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[ "The dental drill", "The safety pin", "The stethoscope", "The chalkboard" ]

The stethoscope

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Of all the symphonies regularly performed, which is the longest?

[ "Stravinskys #14 in B sharp major", "Hayden Symphony #78 in C major", "Mahlers Symphony #3 in D minor", "Beethovens #9 in G minor" ]

Mahlers Symphony #3 in D minor

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During this battle, which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, Lincoln had to surrender along with 3000 troops.

[ "Stroudsburg", "Valley Forge", "Baltimore", "Charleston" ]

Charleston

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What does Greshams Law state?

[ "Stock prices lower when unemployment reaches over 6%", "Bad money drives good money out of circulation", "Every 2% increase in supply lowers demand by 1%", "The first hot dog you eat is always better than the second" ]

Bad money drives good money out of circulation

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In The Office, what alias does Michael Scott often use?

[ "Art Van der Lay", "David Wallace", "Michael Scarn", "Sara Tesasdale" ]

Michael Scarn

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Which list of ranks is in proper order for the US Army?

[ "private-corporal-sergeant-major-captain-colonel", "private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general", "private-corporal-lieutenant-sergeant-captain-major-general", "private-corporal-sergeant-captain-colonel-major" ]

private-corporal-sergeant-lieutenant-major-colonel-general

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What is the English translation of the name of the most famous book written by Nostradamus?

[ "The Future", "Prophecies Gleaned from the Bible", "Centuries", "The Next Coming" ]

Centuries

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Tales of horror first began as an oral tradition - stories told around the hearth. In the story of Beowulf, this vaguely human character is the descendant of the first murderer, Cain. At one point in the story, he kills and eats HroÃ°gars warriors while they sleep.

[ "Hogwart", "Grendel", "Pantagruel", "Gargantua" ]

Grendel

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With witches, ghosts, and murder this play by Shakespeare has nearly all the elements of horror fiction. First performed around 1606, it is called simply The Scottish Play by many actors who consider calling the play by its real title bad luck.

[ "Macbeth", "King Lear", "The Merchant of Venice", "The Tempest" ]

Macbeth

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Two landmark works of horror released in the 19th century were Frankenstein (1818) by Mary Shelley and Dracula (1897) by this Irish author.

[ "Bram Stoker", "W. H. Auden", "Lord Byron", "Robert Louis Stevenson" ]

Bram Stoker

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The 19th century saw the rise of the ghost story among acclaimed Victorian authors. Which of the following cannot be considered a work of supernatural fiction?

[ "The Turn of the Screw by Henry James", "The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde", "A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens", "The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray" ]

The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray

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Beginning in the 1970s, author Stephen King re-popularized the horror novel. Which of the following novels was NOT written by King?

[ "Carrie", "Hideaway", "Salems Lot", "The Dead Zone" ]

Hideaway

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The horror explosion of the 1970s resulted in the infiltration of horror themes in popular music. Which band released the albums Paranoid, Master of Reality, Heaven Hell, We Sold Our Souls for Rock Roll, Live Evil, and Sabotage?

[ "Black Sabbath", "KISS", "Iron Maiden", "Alice Cooper" ]

Black Sabbath

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By the mid-1990s, horror movies were in dire need of something new. The standard formulas were becoming tired and old. One of the most successful films of this period, Scream (1996), was basically tongue-in-cheek and poked fun at the now cliche horror film genre. Which actress did NOT appear in Scream?

[ "Neve Campbell", "Sarah Michelle Gellar", "Drew Barrymore", "Courteney Cox" ]

Sarah Michelle Gellar

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In the Harry Potter series, what are the Dark Lords henchmen known as?

[ "Deathbringers", "DA", "Order of the Phoenix", "Deatheaters" ]

Deatheaters

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In The Lord of the Rings, what are the Dark Lord Saurons chief henchmen called?

[ "Dragons", "Nazgul", "Balrogs", "Orcs" ]

Nazgul

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Which of the following henchmen was the only one to appear in more than one James Bond movie?

[ "Oddjob", "Jaws", "Pusssy Galore", "Goldfinger" ]

Jaws

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In the Mario video game series, Marios arch enemy, Bowser, uses what reptilian creatures as his chief henchmen?

[ "Snakes", "Goombas", "Raptors", "Koopatroopas" ]

Koopatroopas

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What are the henchmen and secret police of the White Witch in the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?

[ "Wolves", "Dwarfs", "Minotaurs", "Gnomes" ]

Wolves

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During the Roman Empire, the Praetorians were the select few men who secretly carried out the desires of the emperor.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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In Bram Stokers horror novel, vampires are the henchmen of this Count.

[ "Vlad", "Dracula", "Van Helsing", "Frankenstein" ]

Dracula

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On August 20, 1968 five members of the Warsaw Pact invaded this country to quell the new reforms put in place by this countrys new leader. In what country did Alexander Dubcek try to bring freedom of the press and rights for workers?

[ "Hungary", "Ukraine", "Poland", "Czechoslovakia" ]

Czechoslovakia

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What Beatles single, that ran seven minutes, was the first to be released on the Beatles new Apple label?

[ "Let It Be", "Hey, Jude", "Revolution", "The Long and Winding Road" ]

Hey, Jude

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When Anti-war protesters, socialists and Yippes (Youth International Party ) descended on the 1968 Democratic National Convention, the mayor of this city responded by using 12,000

[ "Richard Daley", "Jerry Brown", "Nelson Rockafeller", "John Lindsay" ]

Richard Daley

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It was after winning the California Democratic Primary that Robert Kennedy was shot at the Ambassador Hotel when he walked into a service area to greet supporters. Who was convicted for the assassination of Robert Kennedy?

[ "Jack Ruby", "Lee Harvey Oswald", "Sirhan Sirhan", "James Earl Ray" ]

Sirhan Sirhan

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What is the name of Hermones cat in the Harry Potter series?

[ "Kittywizardodopolis", "Dumbledore", "Crookshanks", "Squeaks" ]

Crookshanks

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The two female cats that share Joe Greys talents at sleuthing are Dulce and this cat.

[ "Lovelylace", "Kit", "Kaboodle", "Amelia" ]

Kit

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Who is the father of the fictional black cat Midnight Louie?

[ "Louie Temple Barr", "Louis the LVII", "Noontime Louie", "Three OClock Louie" ]

Three OClock Louie

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Which cat is the co-author of Rita Mae Browns Mrs. Murphy series?

[ "Cleopatra", "Sneaky Pie Brown", "Little Guy", "Mrs. Calabash" ]

Sneaky Pie Brown