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What does querulous mean?
[ "Always mystical", "Always complaining", "Always dishonest", "Always asking questions" ]
Always complaining
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Who was the first US President to have vetoed over 600 pieces of legislation?
[ "Andrew Johnson", "Richard M. Nixon", "Franklin Delano Roosevelt", "Andrew Jackson" ]
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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He was the first person to portray James Bond in a visual medium, thus eliminating actors who voiced James Bond on radio.
[ "Peter Sellers", "David Niven", "Woody Allen", "Barry Nelson" ]
Barry Nelson
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The worlds oldest lake is also the worlds deepest lake. Where would it be found?
[ "Siberia", "Between Europe and Asia", "Israel", "Brazil" ]
Siberia
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What did H. Taylor Howard invent in 1976?
[ "The QWERTYU keyboard", "Windows XP", "The cell phone", "Satellite dish" ]
Satellite dish
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What was the first meal eaten on the moon?
[ "Tang, rib roast, peas and carrots, and sugar cookies", "Milk, eggs with cheese, and blueberries", "Bacon, sugar cookies and peaches", "Tang, chicken breast, and ice cream" ]
Bacon, sugar cookies and peaches
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Which of the following Steven Spielberg movies broke box office records at its release becoming the highest-grossing movie at the time?
[ "All of these", "Jurassic Park", "Jaws", "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" ]
All of these
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What American actor portrayed Private First Class James Francis Ryan in Steven Spielbergs 1998 movie masterpiece Saving Private Ryan?
[ "Ben Affleck", "Tom Hanks", "Matt Damon", "Jeremy Davies" ]
Matt Damon
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What is the name of Oprah Winfreys character in the 1985 drama movie The Color Purple directed by Steven Spielberg?
[ "Celie", "Sofia", "Miss Millie", "Nettie" ]
Sofia
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What is the color of the little girls coat that catches the eye of Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielbergs 1993 movie Schindlers List?
[ "Green", "Red", "White", "Black and white" ]
Red
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What kind of shark is the scary man-eating monster in the 1975 horror movie Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg?
[ "Tiger shark", "Great white shark", "Whale shark", "Grey shark" ]
Great white shark
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What kind of dead life form does E.T. revive in the 1982 science fiction movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial directed by Steven Spielberg?
[ "A dead mouse", "A cut tomato", "A dead fish", "A dead flower" ]
A dead flower
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What kind of animal is seen in the dumbwaiter in one of the funniest scenes from the 1986 comedy movie The Money Pit, produced by Steven Spielberg?
[ "Rat", "Koala", "Cat", "Raccoon" ]
Raccoon
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The breathing sound of what animal was used for the breathing of the horrifying Tyrannosaurus rex in Steven Spielbergs 1993 science fiction thriller Jurassic Park?
[ "Alligator", "Rhinoceros", "Hippopotamus", "Whale" ]
Whale
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Which President of the United States does Anthony Hopkins portray in Steven Spielbergs historical drama Amistad?
[ "John Adams", "John Quincy Adams", "Abraham Lincoln", "Martin Van Buren" ]
John Quincy Adams
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Frank William Abagnale, Jr., whose real story inspired the 2002 Spielberg movie Catch Me If You Can, appeared as what character in the movie?
[ "His characters father", "A police officer arresting Frank Abagnale, Jr.", "The FBI agent who is after his character", "Himself" ]
A police officer arresting Frank Abagnale, Jr.
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What is the name of the Great Lion who is a central character in C. S. Lewis series of fantasy novels The Chronicles of Narnia?
[ "Saraf", "Aslan", "Sarabi", "Sabor" ]
Aslan
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In what childrens novel, written by L. Frank Baum, did the Cowardly Lion make his first appearance?
[ "Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens", "The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe", "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "Alice in Wonderland" ]
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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What song composed by Elton John for the movie The Lion King won the 1994 Academy Award for Best Original Song?
[ "Can You Feel the Love Tonight", "Circle of Life", "I Just Cant Wait to Be King", "Youll Be in My Heart" ]
Can You Feel the Love Tonight
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Leo the Lion is the mascot of what Hollywood film studio, founded in 1924?
[ "MGM", "Warner Bros.", "Paramount Pictures", "Dreamworks" ]
MGM
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Who wrote the novel Young Lions which was adapted into a movie starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Dean Martin?
[ "Theodore Dreiser", "Irwin Shaw", "Truman Capote", "Norman Mailer" ]
Irwin Shaw
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What novel by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy opens with this often quoted line: Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.?
[ "War and Peace", "Doctor Zhivago", "Crime and Punishment", "Anna Karenina" ]
Anna Karenina
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What King of England was nicknamed the Lionheart because of his reputation as a brave military leader and warrior?
[ "Richard I of England", "Richard III of England", "William I of England", "Henry II of England" ]
Richard I of England
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Who killed the Nemean Lion, one of the most vicious monsters in Greek mythology?
[ "Zeus", "Cronus", "Heracles", "King Eurystheus" ]
Heracles
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What historical drama, set during Christmas 1183, stars Peter OToole as King Henry II and Katharine Hepburn as Queen Eleanor?
[ "Lion of the Desert", "The Young Lions", "The Lion in Winter", "The Wind and the Lion" ]
The Lion in Winter
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Name Simbas daughter who is a central character in the Disney film The Lion King II: Simbas Pride.
[ "Nala", "Sarafina", "Kiara", "Sarabi" ]
Kiara
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A shade of what color is the color called jazzberry jam?
[ "Mint green", "Golden brown", "Fuchsia", "Red-violet" ]
Red-violet
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The color called pistachio is a shade of this general color.
[ "Green", "Brown", "Red", "Blue" ]
Green
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This color is the national color of the Netherlands. In Canada and the United States it is associated with the field of engineering.
[ "Purple", "Black", "Blue", "Orange" ]
Orange
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The color byzantium is a shade of this color.
[ "Brown", "Green", "Purple", "Black" ]
Purple
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A variation of what color is the shade called Harlequin?
[ "Blue", "Orange", "Red", "Green" ]
Green
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Which of these terms is used to describe one of the scenarios concerning the end of the world?
[ "Red goo", "Brown goo", "Yellow goo", "Grey goo" ]
Grey goo
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This term, denoting an internal organ, also refers to a color which is a mixture of dark brown and grey?
[ "Liver", "Lung", "Kidney", "Spleen" ]
Liver
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Which of these colors has the following connotations: warning, fall, warmth, hope, summer, electricity?
[ "Red", "Blue", "Yellow", "White" ]
Yellow
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What type of color is the color named thistle?
[ "Green", "Brown", "Purple", "Yellow" ]
Purple
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The color coquelicot is a shade of this basic color.
[ "Blue", "Green", "Yellow", "Red" ]
Red
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What actress, nicknamed The Divine Sarah, supposedly slept in a coffin, claiming it helped her understand her tragic roles?
[ "Sarah Brightman", "Sarah Bernhardt", "Sarah Silverman", "Sarah Paulson" ]
Sarah Bernhardt
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This comedienne, writer and actress, nicknamed Big S, is famous for performing her act as a caricature of a Jewish-American princess.
[ "Sarah Jessica Parker", "Sarah Michelle Gellar", "Sarah Paulson", "Sarah Silverman" ]
Sarah Silverman
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Sarah Jessica Parkers popular character Carrie Bradshaw writes a weekly column called Sex and the City for this newspaper.
[ "The New York Glamour", "The New York Fashionista", "The New York Observer", "The New York Star" ]
The New York Star
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What popular nursery rhyme was written by author and editor Sarah Josepha Hale, who campaigned for making Thanksgiving a national holiday in the US?
[ "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater", "Baa Baa Black Sheep", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", "Mary Had a Little Lamb" ]
Mary Had a Little Lamb
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One of the US First Ladies was named Sarah Childress. Who was she married to?
[ "John Quincy Adams", "John Tyler", "Zachary Taylor", "James K. Polk" ]
James K. Polk
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What actress, named Sarah, is not correctly matched with the TV show in which she appeared?
[ "Sarah Chalke - Scrubs (Dr. Elliot Reid)", "Sarah Paulson - All My Children (Kendall Hart)", "Sarah Michelle Gellar - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Buffy)", "Sarah Joy Brown - General Hospital (Carly Corinthos)" ]
Sarah Paulson - All My Children (Kendall Hart)
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Sarah Brightman, who became the first artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, has what type of singing voice?
[ "Alto", "Soprano", "Contralto", "Mezzo Soprano" ]
Soprano
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What title did Sarah Ferguson assume upon marrying Queen Elizabeth IIs second son, Prince Andrew?
[ "Duchess of Edinburgh", "Princess Royal", "Duchess of York", "Princess of York" ]
Duchess of York
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Whose wife was Sarah according to the Hebrew Bible and the Quran?
[ "Ishmaels", "Noahs", "Isaacs", "Abrahams" ]
Abrahams
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What actress and comedienne won an Emmy Award for her satirical portrayal of Sarah Palin in a guest appearance on SNL?
[ "Sarah Silverman", "Ellen DeGeneres", "Tina Fey", "Amy Poehler" ]
Tina Fey
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What actor depicted King Xerxes in the 2007 American action movie 300?
[ "Rodrigo Santoro", "Dominic West", "Gerard Butler", "David Wenham" ]
Rodrigo Santoro
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What was written with fingerprints on the wall behind the upside-down abstract painting in the 1995 thriller movie Seven?
[ "Help me", "Close!", "Greed", "Death" ]
Help me
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What actress portrayed the unforgettable Cruella de Vil in the 1996 Walt Disney movie 101 Dalmatians?
[ "Kathleen Turner", "Meryl Streep", "Anjelica Huston", "Glenn Close" ]
Glenn Close
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What is the nickname of Nicolas Cages character Randal Raines in the 2000 action movie Gone in 60 Seconds?
[ "Casablanca", "Memphis", "Sway", "Twister" ]
Memphis
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What plant symbolized the love between Andie and Benjamin in the 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days?
[ "Fern", "Geranium", "Thornapple", "Rose" ]
Fern
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What is the function the Fifth Element according to the 1997 science fantasy movie The Fifth Element?
[ "It unites the other four elements into organic life.", "It joins space and matter.", "It destroys the universe when activated.", "It creates a bridge between space and time." ]
It unites the other four elements into organic life.
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In the 1999 movie The 13th Warrior, Wendol appears as this animal to frighten his enemies.
[ "Snake", "Bear", "Wolf", "Lion" ]
Bear
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Which of these schemes from the 2004 movie Oceans Twelve requires a trained cat to be carried out?
[ "Bakers Dozen", "Crazy Larry", "Hell in a Handbasket", "Soft Shoulder" ]
Hell in a Handbasket
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The government of this country condemned the 1997 movie Seven Years in Tibet and the director and the starring actors were banned from ever visiting the country.
[ "India", "China", "North Korea", "Vietnam" ]
China
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What nickname did the priest and the cemetery gardener give to Ned, the dog in the 2007 suspense movie The Number 23?
[ "The Nightmare", "The Spectral Dog", "The Devils Pooch", "The Guardian of the Dead" ]
The Guardian of the Dead
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Who was the British ruler at the time of the American Revolution?
[ "Henry VIII", "George I", "George III", "George II" ]
George III
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Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is allowed by law to go practically anywhere she wants to in Great Britain.
[ "True", "False" ]
False
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The term piggy bank derives from the word pygg, an orange type of clay that used to be made into jars in which people kept their money.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Who usually is in charge of a US Army infantry company?
[ "A sargent", "A one-star general", "A colonel", "A captain" ]
A captain
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What was the value of the smallest valued coin ever issued by the US Treasury?
[ "one half of a cent", "one cent", "one eighth of a cent", "one quarter of a cent" ]
one half of a cent
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The show Mad Money aired CNBC cable/satellite TV channel on Monday, March 14, 2005 with what host?
[ "Jim Cramer", "Joel Kramer", "Jack Aronsohn", "Jim Aronsohn" ]
Jim Cramer
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What do the children do with their obese mothers dead body in the 1993 drama movie Whats Eating Gilbert Grape?
[ "Lift it with a helicopter", "Desert it", "Bury it in the back yard", "Burn it along with the house" ]
Burn it along with the house
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Who does Ken accidentally kill instead of the witness in the 1988 comedy movie A Fish Called Wanda?
[ "A whale", "Wanda", "His mother", "Three dogs" ]
Three dogs
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What popular female singer and actress played Elsa Morganthall Strauss-Almerson in the 1999 movie Tea with Mussolini?
[ "Tina Turner", "Barbra Streisand", "Cher", "Madonna" ]
Cher
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The 2005 movie Pizza My Heart was loosely based on this play by William Shakespeare.
[ "Twelfth Night", "Much Ado About Nothing", "Romeo and Juliet", "Othello" ]
Romeo and Juliet
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What kind of movie is the 1988 British film The Fruit Machine, also known as Wonderland in the United States?
[ "Animated movie", "A biographical account", "Comedy movie", "Thriller movie" ]
Thriller movie
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What Academy Award did the 1962 movie Days of Wine and Roses, directed by Blake Edwards, win in 1963?
[ "Best Actress", "Best Art Direction", "Best Actor", "Best Original Song" ]
Best Original Song
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What is the special prize that will be given to one of the golden ticket holders in the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
[ "They will inherit the factory.", "A chocolate statue", "Eternal life", "A life supply of chocolate" ]
They will inherit the factory.
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What American female singer and actress makes a brief appearance in the 1999 comedy American Pie?
[ "Fergie", "Mariah Carey", "Christina Milian", "Cassie" ]
Christina Milian
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What legendary actress played Holly Golightly in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffanys?
[ "Grace Kelly", "Ginger Rogers", "Marilyn Monroe", "Audrey Hepburn" ]
Audrey Hepburn
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What is the funny name of Judy Greers character in the 1999 comedy-drama movie Jawbreaker?
[ "Fern Mayo", "Germ Apes", "Hump Scratchington", "Perm Pistachio" ]
Fern Mayo
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Retsina, sometimes referred to as the wine of the Gods, is produced in which country?
[ "Germany", "France", "Greece", "Italy" ]
Greece
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The Polish food specialties, oscypek and bryndza are what type of food?
[ "Soups", "Salads", "Cheeses", "Cakes" ]
Cheeses
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This French soccer player, who in 2001 was transferred from Italian team, Juventus to Spanish club, Real Madrid, won the 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year Award.
[ "Thierry Henry", "Zinedine Zidane", "Jean-Pierre Papin", "Robert Pires" ]
Zinedine Zidane
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American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol, a major figure in the Pop Art movement, is of Slovakian origin.
[ "True", "False" ]
True
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Does Luxembourg, a small landlocked country situated in the north-west of continental Europe, have three official languages: French, German and Luxembourgish?
[ "Yes", "No" ]
Yes
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This film style, generally used by film-makers with low budgets, originated in Denmark.
[ "Dogma", "Comedy", "Surrealism", "Film Noir" ]
Dogma
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This bloody battle, a turning point in World War II, was won by the Soviets in 1943.
[ "Battle of Leningrad", "Battle of Stalingrad", "Battle of Moscow", "Battle of Kiev" ]
Battle of Stalingrad
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This modern-day European country, once ruled by Khan Asparuh, was acknowledged by the Byzantine Empire in 681.
[ "Republic of Macedonia", "Republic of Bulgaria", "Republic of Romania", "Czech Republic" ]
Republic of Bulgaria
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The Bigfoot of Florida is known by this name.
[ "Ocala Beast", "Skunk Ape", "Swamp Beast", "Miami Monster" ]
Skunk Ape
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Hairy man-apes seem to be everywhere. Which of these names is not used for them?
[ "Yowie", "Yeti", "Sasquatch", "Hairyman" ]
Hairyman
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The film The Legend of Boggy Creek was the tale of this creature.
[ "Abominable Swampman", "The Fouke Monster", "The Creek Thing", "Arkansas Beast" ]
The Fouke Monster
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The study of unknown animals is known as Cryptozoology.
[ "False", "True" ]
True
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A plaster cast of a reclining Bigfoot was taken in September of 2000. What is the cast called?
[ "The Mud Mark", "The Skookum Cast", "The Sasquatch Impression", "The Greenville Ape Wallow" ]
The Skookum Cast
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In 1958, this man discovered huge footprints left by a mysterious creature around a construction site.
[ "Tom Slick", "Jerry Crew", "Red Heart", "Bob Gimlin" ]
Jerry Crew
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In Bigfoot Lore, who was Albert Ostman?
[ "The first scientist to declare Bigfoot a hoax", "A man who claimed to be kidnapped by a Bigfoot", "Owner of the Bigfoot restaurant in Portland, Oregon", "The first man to see Bigfoot" ]
A man who claimed to be kidnapped by a Bigfoot
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Which United States President related a story about a murderous Bigfoot in a Wilderness Magazine?
[ "Harry Truman", "U.S. Grant", "Billy Carter", "Teddy Roosevelt" ]
Teddy Roosevelt
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Which of these men has not written a book about Bigfoot/Sasquatch?
[ "Grover Kranz", "Lawrence Hayden", "Jeff Meldrum", "Peter Byrne" ]
Lawrence Hayden
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In December, 1968, the corpse of an alleged Bigfoot, encased in a block of ice was examined by cryptozoologists. What was the name given to the specimen in the ice?
[ "Snow Gnome", "The Minnesota Iceman", "The caveman", "Chilly Will" ]
The Minnesota Iceman
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In 2008s Iron Man, Iron Mans suit is made of iron.
[ "False", "True" ]
False
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Which of the following powers does Hancock, from the self-titled movie, not have?
[ "Super sharp nails", "X-Ray vision", "None of the Above", "Super Strength" ]
X-Ray vision
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What was the name of Spider Mans main nemesis in Spider Man 2?
[ "Venom", "The Sandman", "Doc Oc", "The Goblin" ]
Doc Oc
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What comic book is The Human Torch from?
[ "X-Men", "Fantastic Four", "Daredevil", "The Incredible Hulk" ]
Fantastic Four
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What is the name of the Pixar-created family of superheroes?
[ "The Incredibles", "X-Men", "The Justice League", "Fantastic Four" ]
The Incredibles
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What superhero does Hugh Jackman play in the X-Men series?
[ "The Wolverine", "Professor Charles Xavier", "Iceman", "Colossus" ]
The Wolverine
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Which company filed for bankruptcy in May 2009 and was partially bought by the US Government to keep production?
[ "General Electric", "General Beton", "General Motors", "General Paper" ]
General Motors
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What is the head of the United Nations called?
[ "General Commissioner", "UN General", "President General", "Secretary General" ]
Secretary General
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What navy rank corresponds to the rank of land army General in the US military?
[ "Marshal", "Commodore", "Admiral", "Commander" ]
Admiral
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What sport are the Washington Generals associated with?
[ "American Football", "Basketball", "Baseball", "Soccer" ]
Basketball