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Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons, grew up on a street named what?
[ "Main Street", "Springfield Boulevard", "Simpson Street", "Evergreen Terrace" ]
Evergreen Terrace
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During World War II, the Polish Second Corps fought bravely against the Axis forces. Which statement about the Second Corps is not true?
[ "They fought at Monte Cassino.", "They escaped Europe by going into Iran.", "They landed on Normandy Beach an hour after the first wave hit Omaha Beach.", "There was a brown bear in the corps." ]
There was a brown bear in the corps.
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The car in which John Kennedy was riding when he was killed had a bubble top that was not used.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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By what name did Marco Polo call the capital of China, present-day Beijing?
[ "Canton", "Cambaluc", "Peijing", "Nahnjing" ]
Cambaluc
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Why was Battery D, Harry Truman’s unit in World War I, so devoted to their Captain Harry?
[ "None of the men died because of a battle.", "All of these.", "Truman always kept his mens safety as primary goal.", "Truman never asked them to do anything he wont do." ]
All of these.
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Who was the first pitcher in major league baseball history to strike out over 3000 batters but to have less than 1000 bases on balls?
[ "Ferguson Jenkins", "Don Newcombe", "Sandy Koufax", "Nolan Ryan" ]
Ferguson Jenkins
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Who was the first host of the popular late-night show Saturday Night (later called Saturday Night Live)?
[ "Steve Martin", "George Carlin", "Richard Pryor", "John Goodman" ]
George Carlin
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Let me in! Im so cold, pleads the ghost of Catherine Earnshaw. In what 1847 novel will you find the story of the doomed lovers Catherine Earnshaw and the wild gypsy Heathcliff?
[ "Lorna Doone", "Wuthering Heights", "Jane Eyre", "Agnes Gray" ]
Wuthering Heights
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You know these lovers were fated to meet because Of all the gin joints, in all of the towns, in all of the world, she walks into mine. Rick remembers all the little details - The Germans wore gray, you wore blue. These star crossed lovers even had their song. What song did Sam play when Ilisa asked, Play it, Sam.?
[ "My Heart Will go On", "Time in a Bottle", "As Time Goes By", "Time after Time" ]
As Time Goes By
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What famous Frenchmans dying words were France. Armee. Josephine!?
[ "Louis Philippe", "Richelieu", "Napoleon", "Louis XIV" ]
Napoleon
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Television beamed their fairytale wedding to over 270 million viewers on July 29, 1981. Sadly, on August 28, 1996 a divorce was granted to the Peoples Princess and her once Prince Charming. Who was the Princess referring to when she stated in an interview on the BBC, There were three of us in the marriage, so, it was a bit crowded.?
[ "Wallis Warfield Simpson", "Camilla Parker Bowles", "Tiggy Legge-Bourke", "Alice Keppel" ]
Camilla Parker Bowles
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Look for me by moonlight
[ "tch for me by moonlight", "l come to thee by moonlight, though hell should bar the way.", "at is the title of the poem that tells of the ill-fated love of Bess the landlords daughter and her lover who lay in his blood on the highway, with a bunch of lace at his throat.?", "Danny Deever", "Annabel Lee", "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight", "The Highwayman" ]
The Highwayman
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What color is the sweat of the Hippopotamus?
[ "Red", "Clear", "Pink", "Blue" ]
Red
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What is the strongest muscle in the body in relation to its size?
[ "Deltoids", "Tongue", "Gluteus Maximus", "Masseter" ]
Masseter
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Which of these presidents had a pet alligator?
[ "Roosevelt", "John Quincy Adams", "George Bush", "Thomas Jefferson" ]
John Quincy Adams
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On the Canadian 2 dollar bill, what flag flies over the parliament building?
[ "US flag", "British Flag", "UN flag", "French Flag" ]
US flag
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The US Postal Service issued a series of stamps honoring these movies: Beau Geste, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, and Stagecoach. What do these films have in common?
[ "They were all released by Warner Brothers.", "They all starred Clark Gable.", "They all had their premiers in California.", "All were all released in the same year." ]
All were all released in the same year.
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The ages of many men are mentioned in The Bible. Who is the only woman whose age is mentioned in The Bible?
[ "Vashti", "Sarah", "Ruth", "Bathsheba" ]
Sarah
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Can icebergs have blue streaks?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes
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What useful device was invented by Sylvan Goldman?
[ "The TV remote control", "The hair curler", "The shopping cart", "TiVo" ]
The shopping cart
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This word can mean: 1) the upper part of a shoe that covers the instep; 2) an improvised accompaniment in music; 3) a seductive woman.
[ "vamp", "tramp", "truel", "hypoxiol" ]
vamp
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What did Benjamin Green invent in 1944?
[ "Kevlar", "The garage door opener.", "Coppertone", "TiVo" ]
Coppertone
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On the Apollo 8 space trip, the astronauts used silly putty to fasten objects.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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When US President James Garfield was assassinated, this famous inventor tried to use his new metal detector to help the surgeons find the bullet.
[ "Nikolai Tesla", "Samuel F. B. Morse", "Alexander G. Bell", "Thomas Alva Edison" ]
Alexander G. Bell
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Which Amendment to the US Constitution guarantees the right to privacy?
[ "The Fourteenth", "The Fifteenth", "It is not guaranteed in the Constitution", "The Second" ]
It is not guaranteed in the Constitution
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Normal saline solution contains this percentage of salt (NaCl)?
[ "0.9%", "9%", "4.5%", "1.3%" ]
0.9%
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Who was the first guest star to step off the plane on Fantasy Island?
[ "Bill Bixby", "Don Knots", "Roddy McDowell", "Victoria Principal" ]
Bill Bixby
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It is generally accepted that this was the first novel whose manuscript was typed on a typewriter.
[ "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer", "The Great Gatsby", "Moby Dick" ]
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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What is the name of the first full length movie to use color?
[ "A Visit to the Seaside", "The World, the Flesh And the Devil", "The Raven", "The Coward" ]
The World, the Flesh And the Devil
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Who made the first chocolate bar?
[ "J. S. Fry Sons", "Nestle", "Mars", "Hershey" ]
J. S. Fry Sons
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Who is the first State of the Union Address attributed to?
[ "Jefferson Thomas", "George Washington", "John Adams", "James Madison" ]
George Washington
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What is Americas first continuously-published newspaper?
[ "Boston Globe", "Boston Star", "Boston Herald", "Boston News-Letter" ]
Boston News-Letter
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When was the first Copper Penny created?
[ "1792", "1794", "1795", "1793" ]
1792
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The First Inauguration of a US President included saying the phrase, So help me God, and kissing the Bible after taking the oath. Who was the President that set the precedent?
[ "George Washington", "Andrew Jackson", "Thomas Jefferson", "James Madison" ]
George Washington
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Panama is located in South America.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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8 is the square root of 64.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Naruto Uzumaki, the protagonist of the Naruto series, marries Sakura.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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Conakry is the capital of Turkey.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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More than 5 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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In Greek mythology, Atlas was an Olympian god.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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Is Saint Nicolas the patron saint of sailors and merchants in Eastern Orthodox countries?
[ "No", "Yes" ]
Yes
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Was professional wrestler Triple H born in Massachusetts?
[ "No", "Yes" ]
No
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The iPhone is the only 3G phone.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Was the year 1912 a leap year?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes
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Barack Obama is a righty.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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What is the fastest bird of prey?
[ "Harris Hawk", "Bald Eagle", "Osprey", "Peregrine Falcon" ]
Peregrine Falcon
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What team became the English Premier League champion in the 2006-2007 season?
[ "Liverpool", "Manchester United", "Arsenal", "None of these" ]
Manchester United
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How many bones does the human spine have?
[ "16", "12", "48", "33" ]
33
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Nonmember Runescape players can go to Taverly and kill a couple of druids. Then they can go to Camelot bank and take out 1,000 gold pennies.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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Who does not belong to this list of high school dropouts: Julie Andrews, Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, Demi Moore, Avril Lavigne, Christina Applegate, Jude Law, Leah Remini, John Travolta, Ed Norton.
[ "Avril Lavigne", "Leah Remini", "Johnny Depp", "Ed Norton" ]
Ed Norton
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Which definition is incorrect?
[ "Halophile - one who has an affinity for direct light.", "Petrophile - one who loves or has an affinity for rocks.", "Lygophile - one who loves darkness.", "Ombrophile - an animal or plant that has an affinity for large amounts of rainfall." ]
Halophile - one who has an affinity for direct light.
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Which statement about the phobias of these fictional characters is untrue?
[ "Beatrix Kidd from Kill Bill had an unreasonable fear of being buried alive.", "Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter books had an unreasonable fear of spiders.", "Fox Mulder from The X-Files had an unreasonable fear of fire.", "Winston Smith from the book 1984 had an unreasonable fear of birds." ]
Winston Smith from the book 1984 had an unreasonable fear of birds.
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Who was on the cover of the first issue of People magazine?
[ "Elvis Presley", "Joseph G. Cannon", "Mia Farrow", "Lucille Ball" ]
Mia Farrow
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Who was the first actor to play Tarzan?
[ "Johnny Weissmuller", "Mike Henry", "Ron Ely", "Elmo Lincoln" ]
Elmo Lincoln
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This person, who became public announcer for the New York Yankees in 1951, appeared in the movies 61, It Could Happen to You, The Scout and Anger Management.
[ "Joe Buck", "Phil Rizzuto", "Bob Sheppard", "Michael Kay" ]
Bob Sheppard
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What did French engineer Louis Reard invent in 1946 ?
[ "the first complete fossil of a triceratops", "the oversized catchers mitt", "the chemical test for prostate cancer (The PSA test)", "the Bikini" ]
the Bikini
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Which of Jim Hensons Muppets was the first one to be a regular on The Jimmy Dean Show?
[ "Rowlf the Dog", "Kermit the Frog", "Big Bird", "Oscar the Grouch" ]
Rowlf the Dog
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Which statement about the name Florence Nightingale Graham is true?
[ "It is the real name of Billie Holliday.", "It is the married name of the famous nurse, Florence Nightingale", "It is a pseudonym for the author Agatha Christie.", "It is the real name of the famous beauty expert and business woman Elizabeth Arden." ]
It is the real name of the famous beauty expert and business woman Elizabeth Arden.
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Which of these is the alter ego of Iron Man?
[ "Matt Murdock", "Hank Williams", "Tony Stark", "John Johnson" ]
Tony Stark
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Wolverines real name is James Howlett.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Kurt Wagner is the alter ego of which character?
[ "Spawn", "Mockingbird", "Wonder Woman", "Nightcrawler" ]
Nightcrawler
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Fictional character Barbara Morse graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Ph.D. in biology and helped rediscover the Super-Soldier formula that created Captain America. She eventually became this super heroine.
[ "Batwoman", "Mockingbird", "Poison Ivy", "Wonder Woman" ]
Mockingbird
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Who is Cat Woman?
[ "Samantha Wayne", "Pam Isley", "Sarah Connor", "Selina Kyle" ]
Selina Kyle
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Spiderman is the alter ego of Jonah Jameson.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Does Xenophobia mean fear of people you do not know?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes
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What kind of phobia is defined as fear of high places?
[ "Tapephobia", "Acrophobia", "Xenophobia", "Botophobia" ]
Acrophobia
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What term refers to a phobia that involves fear of men?
[ "Arrhenphobia", "Botophobia", "Xenophobia", "Nosophobia" ]
Arrhenphobia
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Brontophobia is the fear of thunders.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Nyctophobia means fear of darkness.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Claustrophobia means fear of cellars.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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Ochlophobia is the fear of being shut in.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Botophobia is the term used for the fear of crowds.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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The term nosophobia denotes the fear of telling lies.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Does ochlophobia mean fear of diseases?
[ "No", "Yes" ]
No
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This former presidents name was a little bit too close to raygun to start the Star Wars Missle Defense System. Who was this former action hero?
[ "Ronald Reagan", "George W. Bush", "George Bush", "Bill Clinton" ]
Ronald Reagan
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William Lioncheate is the name of the George W. Bush appointed Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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In a pen, what is the object that holds the ink called?
[ "ink composite", "ink compress", "ink reservoir", "ink tube" ]
ink reservoir
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When was the first fountain pen invented?
[ "1902", "1906", "1883", "1887" ]
1883
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Ink changes its color on different paper.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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Where does the oldest known ink come from?
[ "India and Turkey", "England and China", "China and India", "France and Japan" ]
China and India
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You are doing a handwriting analysis test. You choose green ink. What does this say about you?
[ "You are very friendly and spiritual.", "You have a desire to stand out from the crowd.", "You are adaptable and desire harmony.", "You enjoy leadership and dominance." ]
You are adaptable and desire harmony.
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If swallowed, ink is harmless.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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What are the two classes into which ink is divided?
[ "Printing and Writing", "Printing and Office", "Writing and Lining", "Printing and Balling" ]
Printing and Writing
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This group, formed in the late 1930s, are known for the song If I Didnt Care.
[ "The Ink Boys", "The Ink Spots", "The Ink Sounds", "The Ink Brothers" ]
The Ink Spots
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In this year, Led Zeppelin released Stairway to Heaven and Andrew Lloyd Webbers Jesus Christ Superstar opened.
[ "1971", "1977", "1973", "1975" ]
1971
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Where was Nicole Kidman born?
[ "Perth", "Wellington", "Honolulu", "Sydney" ]
Honolulu
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Find the correct statement about the monsoons.
[ "They blow East from the Arabian Peninsula in February and West from the South China Sea in August.", "They blow West from Pakistan in February and East from the Pacific in September.", "They blow North from Australia in July and South from Asia in January.", "They blow North from The Indian Ocean in January and South from Asia in August." ]
They blow North from Australia in July and South from Asia in January.
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Natale Cole is the daughter of Nat King Cole. Who was her famous grandfather?
[ "Duke Ellington", "Count Basie", "Terry Coles", "Roger Coles" ]
Duke Ellington
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In the year 632, he succeeded Mohamed and became the First Caliph.
[ "Abu Bakr", "Tahallah", "Abu Qahafa", "al-Zubahr" ]
Abu Bakr
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What is the state motto of Rhode Island?
[ "Forward", "The Union", "Industry", "Hope" ]
Hope
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At what angle is the Earth tilted?
[ "23.5 degrees", "90 radians", "45 radians", "45 degrees" ]
23.5 degrees
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Which of these states has the biggest area?
[ "Hawaii", "Washington, D.C.", "Connecticut", "Delaware" ]
Hawaii
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Tom Hanks co-starred in the TV program Bosom Buddies with this fine actor/juggler.
[ "Christopher Knight", "Peter Scolari", "Steve Zahn", "Tom Everett Scott" ]
Peter Scolari
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What type of rock is pumice?
[ "Igneous", "Sedimentary", "Metamorphic", "Conglomerate" ]
Igneous
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Which of these is a real award?
[ "The Ig Nobel Prize", "The Poly Pulitzer Prize", "The Niagara Falls Literature Award", "The Academic Academy Award" ]
The Ig Nobel Prize
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In the year 100, there were about 255 square miles per living person on earth. What was that number in 2000?
[ "17.3 square miles", "127.4 square miles", "8.2 square miles", "64.1 square miles" ]
8.2 square miles
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This United States Navy aircraft was used widely during the Second World War.
[ "B17 Flying Fortress", "F-5 Tiger", "P47 Thunderbolt", "F4U Corsair" ]
F4U Corsair
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This aircraft is used widely by the Thunderbirds and Air Force Fighter Wings.
[ "F-16", "F-14", "F-15", "F-18" ]
F-16
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What is the first stealth fighter used by the United States Military?
[ "F-22 Raptor", "F/A18 Super Hornet", "F-5 Tiger", "P-47 Thunderbolt" ]
F-22 Raptor
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What aircraft was used by the United States Navys Blue Angles demonstration team prior to adopting the F/A18 Super Hornet?
[ "Cessna 182", "A-10", "A-4", "F-4" ]
A-4