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general	A shade of which color is the so-called June bud color?	[ "Orange", "Coral", "Green", "Pink" ]	Green
general	The color called sepia is a shade of this color.	[ "Silver", "Brown", "Navy", "Plum" ]	Brown
general	What animal was the color taupe named after?	[ "Mole", "Horse", "Bear", "Sparrow" ]	Mole
general	The color xanadu is a shade of this color.	[ "Purple", "Yellow", "Blue", "Grey" ]	Grey
general	What type of color is the shade called saffron?	[ "Yellow", "Green", "Red", "Blue" ]	Yellow
general	The name of the color sangria comes from the Spanish word sangre. What does it mean?	[ "Wine", "Sorrow", "Blood", "Tear" ]	Blood
general	What is the color of the Dont Walk pedestrian crossing signal in Canada and the United States?	[ "Puce", "Coral red", "Scarlet", "Portland Orange" ]	Portland Orange
general	The national flag of what country consists of a light blue field with a single white star in the center?	[ "Greece", "Somalia", "Sudan", "Singapore" ]	Somalia
general	What day of the week is associated with the blue color in Thailand?	[ "Friday", "Sunday", "Wednesday", "Monday" ]	Friday
general	The call of the Blue Jay is often compared to the sound produced by this object.	[ "Rusty pump", "Screeching door", "Flute", "Old trombone" ]	Rusty pump
general	What country employs the blue color as its national sports color, as it denotes secularism?	[ "India", "South Korea", "Spain", "Italy" ]	India
general	According to Hindu tradition, the fifth chakra, called Vishuddha and associated with the blue color, is located in this part of the body.	[ "Navel", "Neck", "Left ring finger", "Mouth" ]	Neck
general	In historical atlases published in Germany, Germany is traditionally painted in light blue. What color is traditionally used for England?	[ "Green", "Pink", "Purple", "Yellow" ]	Pink
general	In what country is the presidential residence called The Blue House?	[ "South Korea", "Argentina", "Greece", "France" ]	South Korea
general	What shade of the blue color is also called angel blue?	[ "Light blue", "Cerulean", "Cyan", "Ultramarine" ]	Light blue
general	What does the phrase to be blue (blau sein) mean in German language?	[ "To cheat on your wife", "To be drunk", "To be pregnant", "To be angry" ]	To be drunk
general	What English word is used in linguistics when discussing the issue of the lack of separate terms for blue and green in many languages?	[ "Glue", "Grue", "Bleen", "Breen" ]	Grue
general	12 x 2 +(6/4) ^2 equals what?	[ "576", "26.25", "666", "56.25" ]	26.25
general	How many Emmy Awards did reporter John Donvan win in the 1990s?	[ "5", "he is not a reporter", "none", "2" ]	2
general	How many books are in the Jewish Torah?	[ "5", "7", "2", "3" ]	5
general	What word refers to the art or science of making timepieces and measuring time?	[ "horology", "timeology", "numerology", "periodology" ]	horology
general	Complete the title of a song by the rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud _____	[ "Harry", "Berry", "Barry", "Mary" ]	Mary
general	What word denotes the government of a nation or state?	[ "municipality", "civility", "policity", "polity" ]	polity
general	What branch of philosophy or metaphysics deals with the study of being and existence?	[ "causality", "epistemology", "phenomenology", "ontology" ]	ontology
general	The name of the ruby comes from the Latin word ruber, which means what?	[ "Murder", "Bright", "Red", "Blood" ]	Red
general	In which of these colors do sapphires come?	[ "Yellow", "Blue", "Green", "All of these" ]	All of these
general	What country are the priciest emeralds in the world found?	[ "Peru", "Colombia", "South Africa", "India" ]	Colombia
general	What type of diamond is the rarest on the planet?	[ "Black", "Purple", "Orange", "Red" ]	Red
general	Where was the largest aquamarine stone found?	[ "Jamaica", "Japan", "Iran", "Brazil" ]	Brazil
general	Which of these names refers to the precious stone morganite?	[ "All of these", "Cesian beryl", "Pink emerald", "Rose beryl" ]	All of these
general	What statement is true about the precious stone opal?	[ "White and green opals are the most common.", "It is a mineraloid gel.", "All of these", "It usually contains about 3-10% water." ]	All of these
general	What type of topaz is the gemstone of Texas?	[ "Imperial topaz", "Orange topaz", "Mystic topaz", "Blue topaz" ]	Blue topaz
general	What does the name of the Koh-i-Noor diamond mean in Persian?	[ "Mountain of light", "Eye of the sea", "Divine treasure", "Soul of a virgin" ]	Mountain of light
general	As a cheaper substitute for which of these precious stones is the synthetic cubic zirconia used?	[ "Peridot", "Goshenite", "Diamond", "Opal" ]	Diamond
general	Name the first NFL team to win the Super Bowl indoors.	[ "Dallas", "Tampa Bay", "Miami", "Pittsburgh" ]	Dallas
general	What was the first US city to play a Beatles song on the radio?	[ "Pittsburgh", "Memphis", "Seattle", "Cleveland" ]	Seattle
general	In the Hawaiian language this word means woman.	[ "hoaloha (hoe-ah-low-hah)", "kane (kah-nay)", "wahine (wah-hee-knee)", "makuahine (maa-koo-ah-hee-knee)" ]	wahine (wah-hee-knee)
general	Who was the first Major League Baseball player to hit four homers in one game and three triples in another game?	[ "Mickey Mantle", "Tris Speaker", "Willie Mays", "Joe Dimaggio" ]	Willie Mays
general	This award-winning composer/arranger has written and arranged the themes for St. Elsewhere, Law and Order, NYPD Blue, Toma, The Rockford Files and several other great TV shows.	[ "Jack Vita", "Danny Lux", "Danny Elfman", "Mike Post" ]	Mike Post
general	Identical twins have identical fingerprints.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	D-Day refers to one of the biggest military operations in history that took place on June 6, 1944. What was the pass word used by the Allied Forces on that day?	[ "Mickey Mouse", "Overlord", "Sceptre", "Ike" ]	Mickey Mouse
general	This American city was the site of the first musicians union in the USA. Its zoo housed the lion that roared before every MGM movie. It is called Bluff City. Although it is the largest city in the state it has never been the state capital. What is this city?	[ "Burbank", "Newark", "Memphis", "New York City" ]	Memphis
general	What is the term for a small, thin piece of skin, especially the skin that comes off the body after a sunburn?	[ "bobo", "olea", "blype", "obol" ]	blype
general	The TV show Medium revolves around a psychic consultant named Allison Du Bois. True or False: The character is named after a real life psychic consultant called Allison DuBois.	[ "True", "False" ]	True
general	Where does the name Kansas come from?	[ "from the Chinook word for the area", "from an Apache word meaning small rivers", "from the indigenous people of that area of the USA", "from a Huron word meaning long space" ]	from the indigenous people of that area of the USA
general	The word phobia is of Latin origin.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	Amathophobia is an irrational fear of what?	[ "thunder lightning", "movement or change", "falling in love", "dust particles" ]	dust particles
general	People suffering from pediophobia would be afraid of which of the following?	[ "Pregnant mothers", "Foot doctors", "Bicycles", "Cabbage patch kids" ]	Cabbage patch kids
general	Aichmophobia is defined as an abnormal fear of what?	[ "algebraic equations", "tombstones", "atomic explosives", "pointy objects" ]	pointy objects
general	Which of the following terms refers to the abnormal fear of walking or standing erect?	[ "Basiphobia", "Basistasiphobia", "Stasibasiphobia", "Stasiphobia" ]	Basiphobia
general	When expressed by a medical term, containing the word phobia, which one of these has the most letters?	[ "the fear of long words", "the fear of kidney disease", "the fear of the number 666", "the fear of foreign languages" ]	the fear of long words
general	Acrophobia is the fear of flying.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	Which insect would a myrmecophobic person want to stay away from?	[ "moths", "ants", "bees", "cockroaches" ]	ants
general	Peladophobia is the fear of this type of people.	[ "balding people", "sexual predators", "gang members", "trash collectors" ]	balding people
general	How did Jane Seymour, wife of King Henry VIII of England, die in 1537?	[ "She was executed.", "She committed suicide.", "She was poisoned.", "Of natural causes" ]	Of natural causes
general	Jane Addams is the founder of this movement in the United States.	[ "Settlement House movement", "Womens Rights movement", "All of these", "Womens Liberation movement" ]	Settlement House movement
general	What is the birth name of Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda?	[ "Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda", "Mary Jayne Seymour Fonda", "Lady Mary Jane Fonda", "Baby Jane Fonda" ]	Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda
general	Which of these literary works was not written by author Jane Austen?	[ "Sense and Sensibility", "Wuthering Heights", "All of these", "Northanger Abbey" ]	Wuthering Heights
general	Jane Porter is the love interest of this fictional character.	[ "Batman", "Superman", "Tarzan", "Spiderman" ]	Tarzan
general	Jane Marple, better known as Miss Marple, is a fictional amateur detective created by this famous author.	[ "Arthur Conan Doyle", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Raymond Chandler", "Agatha Christie" ]	Agatha Christie
general	In what 1973 James Bond movie has actress Jane Seymour appeared as a Bond girl?	[ "The Spy Who Loved Me", "The Man with the Golden Gun", "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die" ]	Live and Let Die
general	Fashion house Hermes named their famous Birkin bag after Jane Birkin. Who is she?	[ "an English actress and singer", "a French painter and sculptor", "an Italian model", "an American tennis player" ]	an English actress and singer
general	Lady Jane Grey was the uncrowned Queen of England for what period of time in 1553?	[ "Nine days", "Fifteen days", "One day", "One month" ]	Nine days
general	Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the famous novel Jane Eyre?	[ "Anne Bronte", "Elizabeth Bronte", "Charlotte Bronte", "Emily Bronte" ]	Charlotte Bronte
general	This American beauty was born Marion Levy in New York. She acted in such great movies as The Great Dictator, Modern Times, So Proudly We Hailed, and A Stranger Came Home. Who was this actress whose husbands included Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith and Erich Maria Remarque?	[ "Paulette Goddard", "Earth Kitt", "Ava Gardner", "Myrna Loy" ]	Paulette Goddard
general	Which of the following did Henry Ford not put into his first cars?	[ "Steering wheel", "A place for a second person to sit in front", "Reverse gear", "Rear seats" ]	Reverse gear
general	This very popular opera singer from Australia lived 1861-1931. She had two foods named after her.	[ "Grace Toff", "Nellie Melba", "Brigit Nielsen", "Jenny Lind" ]	Nellie Melba
general	This American-born soprano, nicknamed the Tennessee Nightingale, lived 1898-1947. She was nominated for an Oscar for One Night of Love.	[ "Grace Toff", "Nellie Melba", "Melba Moore", "Grace Moore" ]	Grace Moore
general	The Stegasaurus had a second brain in its back.	[ "False", "True" ]	False
general	The first computer used for weather research and prediction was MANIAC.	[ "False", "True" ]	True
general	What is the softest mineral?	[ "Fluorite", "Gypsum", "Talc", "Calcite" ]	Talc
general	In the 1930s, ehe Dust Bowl directly affected these four US states.	[ "Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa", "Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas", "Texas. Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa", "Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado" ]	Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado
general	Which city used to be called Lutetia?	[ "Paris", "Leiden", "Madrid", "London" ]	Paris
general	This actor is a graduate of Harvard University and of the Yale Drama School. In 1997 he married Angela Bassett. He is known for his role as A.D.A. Ron Carver on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.	[ "Courtney Vance", "Vincent DOnofrio", "Chris Noth", "Eric Bogodsian" ]	Courtney Vance
general	John Steinbeck wrote the highly acclaimed novel The Grapes of Wrath. Where does the title come from?	[ "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "A poem by Shakespeare", "A famous sermon by Cotton Mather", "The Bible" ]	The Battle Hymn of the Republic
general	Dwight David Eisenhower was a great US General and the 34th President of the USA. He had thoughts of becoming a football player until he was injured tackling this great athlete.	[ "Jim Brown", "Jim Thorpe", "O.J. Simpson", "Red Grange" ]	Jim Thorpe
general	Which of these is considered the best selling English-language novel of all times?	[ "And Then There Were None", "A Tale of Two Cities", "The DaVinci Code", "The Hobbit" ]	A Tale of Two Cities
general	Which of these not only cut off pieces of the American flag, but was honored for doing so?	[ "Robert Peary", "Benedict Arnold", "Jefferson Davis", "John Paul Jones" ]	Robert Peary
general	Who was the first player for the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays?	[ "Chuch LaMar", "Tony Saunders", "Wilson Alvarez", "Larry Rothschild." ]	Tony Saunders
general	What was the original source of the Hearst fortune?	[ "Farming", "Mining", "Newspapers", "Oil" ]	Mining
general	What US college football team plays on blue grass?	[ "Boise State", "Kentucky", "Louisville", "Utah State" ]	Boise State
general	Where would one find the worlds largest vulture?	[ "South Africa", "Australia", "California", "The Andes" ]	The Andes
general	Which word is defined as âthe spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a manâ in Ambrose Bierces satirical book The Devils Dictionary?	[ "Love", "Worship", "Reverence", "Respect" ]	Reverence
general	Which quality does satirist Ambrose Bierce define as âhideously appareled after the manner of the time and placeâ in his book The Devils Dictionary?	[ "Fashionable", "Stylish", "Handsome", "Presentable" ]	Handsome
general	âAppointing your grandmother to office for the good of the partyâ is the definition of which of these words in the satirical book by Ambrose Bierce The Devils Dictionary?	[ "Favoritism", "Humanitarianism", "Socialism", "Nepotism" ]	Nepotism
general	Match this definition to the word it belongs to according to Ambrose Bierceâs book The Devils Dictionary: âThe state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.â	[ "Love", "Marriage", "Family", "Engagement" ]	Marriage
general	Which verb is defined as âto put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the oppositionâ in Ambrose Bierceâs satirical book The Devils Dictionary	[ "Nominate", "Fire", "Promote", "Recommend" ]	Nominate
general	âThe art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the criticâ is satirist Ambrose Bierceâs definition for which of these activities?	[ "Sculpturing", "Repairing", "Painting", "Safeguarding" ]	Painting
general	Which is the word this definition from Ambrose Bierceâs book The Devils Dictionary refers to: âA man whose qualities, prepared for display like a box of berries in a market -- the fine ones on top -- have been opened on the wrong side. An inverted gentlemanâ?	[ "Blackguard", "Evildoer", "Villain", "Rogue" ]	Blackguard
general	Which of these words is defined as the one unpardonable sin against ones fellows in the book The Devils Dictionary?	[ "Gratitude", "Fortune", "Success", "Faith" ]	Success
general	Match this definition to the word it belongs in Ambrose Bierceâs book The Devils Dictionary: âa machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.â	[ "A Sausage Factory", "Life", "Marriage", "Litigation" ]	Litigation
general	In Ambrose Bierces satirical book The Devils Dictionary, what is called âone of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religionâ?	[ "Mayonaise", "Ketchup", "Hollendaise", "Mustard" ]	Mayonaise
general	What other name is commonly used to refer to sweet and sour sauce in China?	[ "The red delight", "The peoples sauce", "The two opposites in one", "Woman and man sauce" ]	The peoples sauce
general	What is the full name of Charity, the leading character from the popular Broadway musical Sweet Charity?	[ "Charity Mother Hartley", "Charitabella Love Huggings", "Charity Hope Valentine", "Charity Faith Amori" ]	Charity Hope Valentine
general	What was the original name of the British rock band Sweet before they adopted their final name?	[ "Sugar and Spice", "The Sweetshop", "Candy", "The Sugarcane" ]	The Sweetshop
general	The sweet potato is commonly mistaken for this other plant, although the two are not related.	[ "Carrot", "Turnip", "Yam", "Potato" ]	Yam
general	What Biblical prophet inspired the popular gospel song Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, composed by Wallace Willis?	[ "Ezekiel", "Jonah", "Elijah", "Isaiah" ]	Elijah
general	What band released Bitter Sweet Symphony on 16 June, 1997 as the first single from their third album Urban Hymns?	[ "Blink-182", "Blur", "Foo Fighters", "The Verve" ]	The Verve
general	What is the name of Marilyn Mansons 1995 remix album in which he included his cover of Eurythmics 1983 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)?	[ "Portrait of an American Family", "Antichrist Superstar", "Smells Like Children", "The Last Tour on Earth" ]	Smells Like Children
general	What is the meaning of the idiomatic phrase to have a sweet tooth?	[ "To be excessively sentimental", "To be meek and humble", "To be talkative and eloquent", "To be addicted to sweets" ]	To be addicted to sweets

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A shade of which color is the so-called June bud color?

[ "Orange", "Coral", "Green", "Pink" ]

Green

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The color called sepia is a shade of this color.

[ "Silver", "Brown", "Navy", "Plum" ]

Brown

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What animal was the color taupe named after?

[ "Mole", "Horse", "Bear", "Sparrow" ]

Mole

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The color xanadu is a shade of this color.

[ "Purple", "Yellow", "Blue", "Grey" ]

Grey

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What type of color is the shade called saffron?

[ "Yellow", "Green", "Red", "Blue" ]

Yellow

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The name of the color sangria comes from the Spanish word sangre. What does it mean?

[ "Wine", "Sorrow", "Blood", "Tear" ]

Blood

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What is the color of the Dont Walk pedestrian crossing signal in Canada and the United States?

[ "Puce", "Coral red", "Scarlet", "Portland Orange" ]

Portland Orange

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The national flag of what country consists of a light blue field with a single white star in the center?

[ "Greece", "Somalia", "Sudan", "Singapore" ]

Somalia

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What day of the week is associated with the blue color in Thailand?

[ "Friday", "Sunday", "Wednesday", "Monday" ]

Friday

general

The call of the Blue Jay is often compared to the sound produced by this object.

[ "Rusty pump", "Screeching door", "Flute", "Old trombone" ]

Rusty pump

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What country employs the blue color as its national sports color, as it denotes secularism?

[ "India", "South Korea", "Spain", "Italy" ]

India

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According to Hindu tradition, the fifth chakra, called Vishuddha and associated with the blue color, is located in this part of the body.

[ "Navel", "Neck", "Left ring finger", "Mouth" ]

Neck

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In historical atlases published in Germany, Germany is traditionally painted in light blue. What color is traditionally used for England?

[ "Green", "Pink", "Purple", "Yellow" ]

Pink

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In what country is the presidential residence called The Blue House?

[ "South Korea", "Argentina", "Greece", "France" ]

South Korea

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What shade of the blue color is also called angel blue?

[ "Light blue", "Cerulean", "Cyan", "Ultramarine" ]

Light blue

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What does the phrase to be blue (blau sein) mean in German language?

[ "To cheat on your wife", "To be drunk", "To be pregnant", "To be angry" ]

To be drunk

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What English word is used in linguistics when discussing the issue of the lack of separate terms for blue and green in many languages?

[ "Glue", "Grue", "Bleen", "Breen" ]

Grue

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12 x 2 +(6/4) ^2 equals what?

[ "576", "26.25", "666", "56.25" ]

26.25

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How many Emmy Awards did reporter John Donvan win in the 1990s?

[ "5", "he is not a reporter", "none", "2" ]

2

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How many books are in the Jewish Torah?

[ "5", "7", "2", "3" ]

5

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What word refers to the art or science of making timepieces and measuring time?

[ "horology", "timeology", "numerology", "periodology" ]

horology

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Complete the title of a song by the rock group Creedence Clearwater Revival: Proud _____

[ "Harry", "Berry", "Barry", "Mary" ]

Mary

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What word denotes the government of a nation or state?

[ "municipality", "civility", "policity", "polity" ]

polity

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What branch of philosophy or metaphysics deals with the study of being and existence?

[ "causality", "epistemology", "phenomenology", "ontology" ]

ontology

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The name of the ruby comes from the Latin word ruber, which means what?

[ "Murder", "Bright", "Red", "Blood" ]

Red

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In which of these colors do sapphires come?

[ "Yellow", "Blue", "Green", "All of these" ]

All of these

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What country are the priciest emeralds in the world found?

[ "Peru", "Colombia", "South Africa", "India" ]

Colombia

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What type of diamond is the rarest on the planet?

[ "Black", "Purple", "Orange", "Red" ]

Red

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Where was the largest aquamarine stone found?

[ "Jamaica", "Japan", "Iran", "Brazil" ]

Brazil

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Which of these names refers to the precious stone morganite?

[ "All of these", "Cesian beryl", "Pink emerald", "Rose beryl" ]

All of these

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What statement is true about the precious stone opal?

[ "White and green opals are the most common.", "It is a mineraloid gel.", "All of these", "It usually contains about 3-10% water." ]

All of these

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What type of topaz is the gemstone of Texas?

[ "Imperial topaz", "Orange topaz", "Mystic topaz", "Blue topaz" ]

Blue topaz

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What does the name of the Koh-i-Noor diamond mean in Persian?

[ "Mountain of light", "Eye of the sea", "Divine treasure", "Soul of a virgin" ]

Mountain of light

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As a cheaper substitute for which of these precious stones is the synthetic cubic zirconia used?

[ "Peridot", "Goshenite", "Diamond", "Opal" ]

Diamond

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Name the first NFL team to win the Super Bowl indoors.

[ "Dallas", "Tampa Bay", "Miami", "Pittsburgh" ]

Dallas

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What was the first US city to play a Beatles song on the radio?

[ "Pittsburgh", "Memphis", "Seattle", "Cleveland" ]

Seattle

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In the Hawaiian language this word means woman.

[ "hoaloha (hoe-ah-low-hah)", "kane (kah-nay)", "wahine (wah-hee-knee)", "makuahine (maa-koo-ah-hee-knee)" ]

wahine (wah-hee-knee)

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Who was the first Major League Baseball player to hit four homers in one game and three triples in another game?

[ "Mickey Mantle", "Tris Speaker", "Willie Mays", "Joe Dimaggio" ]

Willie Mays

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This award-winning composer/arranger has written and arranged the themes for St. Elsewhere, Law and Order, NYPD Blue, Toma, The Rockford Files and several other great TV shows.

[ "Jack Vita", "Danny Lux", "Danny Elfman", "Mike Post" ]

Mike Post

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Identical twins have identical fingerprints.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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D-Day refers to one of the biggest military operations in history that took place on June 6, 1944. What was the pass word used by the Allied Forces on that day?

[ "Mickey Mouse", "Overlord", "Sceptre", "Ike" ]

Mickey Mouse

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This American city was the site of the first musicians union in the USA. Its zoo housed the lion that roared before every MGM movie. It is called Bluff City. Although it is the largest city in the state it has never been the state capital. What is this city?

[ "Burbank", "Newark", "Memphis", "New York City" ]

Memphis

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What is the term for a small, thin piece of skin, especially the skin that comes off the body after a sunburn?

[ "bobo", "olea", "blype", "obol" ]

blype

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The TV show Medium revolves around a psychic consultant named Allison Du Bois. True or False: The character is named after a real life psychic consultant called Allison DuBois.

[ "True", "False" ]

True

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Where does the name Kansas come from?

[ "from the Chinook word for the area", "from an Apache word meaning small rivers", "from the indigenous people of that area of the USA", "from a Huron word meaning long space" ]

from the indigenous people of that area of the USA

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The word phobia is of Latin origin.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Amathophobia is an irrational fear of what?

[ "thunder lightning", "movement or change", "falling in love", "dust particles" ]

dust particles

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People suffering from pediophobia would be afraid of which of the following?

[ "Pregnant mothers", "Foot doctors", "Bicycles", "Cabbage patch kids" ]

Cabbage patch kids

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Aichmophobia is defined as an abnormal fear of what?

[ "algebraic equations", "tombstones", "atomic explosives", "pointy objects" ]

pointy objects

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Which of the following terms refers to the abnormal fear of walking or standing erect?

[ "Basiphobia", "Basistasiphobia", "Stasibasiphobia", "Stasiphobia" ]

Basiphobia

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When expressed by a medical term, containing the word phobia, which one of these has the most letters?

[ "the fear of long words", "the fear of kidney disease", "the fear of the number 666", "the fear of foreign languages" ]

the fear of long words

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Acrophobia is the fear of flying.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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Which insect would a myrmecophobic person want to stay away from?

[ "moths", "ants", "bees", "cockroaches" ]

ants

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Peladophobia is the fear of this type of people.

[ "balding people", "sexual predators", "gang members", "trash collectors" ]

balding people

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How did Jane Seymour, wife of King Henry VIII of England, die in 1537?

[ "She was executed.", "She committed suicide.", "She was poisoned.", "Of natural causes" ]

Of natural causes

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Jane Addams is the founder of this movement in the United States.

[ "Settlement House movement", "Womens Rights movement", "All of these", "Womens Liberation movement" ]

Settlement House movement

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What is the birth name of Academy Award-winning actress Jane Fonda?

[ "Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda", "Mary Jayne Seymour Fonda", "Lady Mary Jane Fonda", "Baby Jane Fonda" ]

Lady Jayne Seymour Fonda

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Which of these literary works was not written by author Jane Austen?

[ "Sense and Sensibility", "Wuthering Heights", "All of these", "Northanger Abbey" ]

Wuthering Heights

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Jane Porter is the love interest of this fictional character.

[ "Batman", "Superman", "Tarzan", "Spiderman" ]

Tarzan

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Jane Marple, better known as Miss Marple, is a fictional amateur detective created by this famous author.

[ "Arthur Conan Doyle", "Edgar Allan Poe", "Raymond Chandler", "Agatha Christie" ]

Agatha Christie

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In what 1973 James Bond movie has actress Jane Seymour appeared as a Bond girl?

[ "The Spy Who Loved Me", "The Man with the Golden Gun", "Diamonds Are Forever", "Live and Let Die" ]

Live and Let Die

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Fashion house Hermes named their famous Birkin bag after Jane Birkin. Who is she?

[ "an English actress and singer", "a French painter and sculptor", "an Italian model", "an American tennis player" ]

an English actress and singer

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Lady Jane Grey was the uncrowned Queen of England for what period of time in 1553?

[ "Nine days", "Fifteen days", "One day", "One month" ]

Nine days

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Which of the Bronte sisters wrote the famous novel Jane Eyre?

[ "Anne Bronte", "Elizabeth Bronte", "Charlotte Bronte", "Emily Bronte" ]

Charlotte Bronte

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This American beauty was born Marion Levy in New York. She acted in such great movies as The Great Dictator, Modern Times, So Proudly We Hailed, and A Stranger Came Home. Who was this actress whose husbands included Charlie Chaplin, Burgess Meredith and Erich Maria Remarque?

[ "Paulette Goddard", "Earth Kitt", "Ava Gardner", "Myrna Loy" ]

Paulette Goddard

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Which of the following did Henry Ford not put into his first cars?

[ "Steering wheel", "A place for a second person to sit in front", "Reverse gear", "Rear seats" ]

Reverse gear

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This very popular opera singer from Australia lived 1861-1931. She had two foods named after her.

[ "Grace Toff", "Nellie Melba", "Brigit Nielsen", "Jenny Lind" ]

Nellie Melba

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This American-born soprano, nicknamed the Tennessee Nightingale, lived 1898-1947. She was nominated for an Oscar for One Night of Love.

[ "Grace Toff", "Nellie Melba", "Melba Moore", "Grace Moore" ]

Grace Moore

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The Stegasaurus had a second brain in its back.

[ "False", "True" ]

False

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The first computer used for weather research and prediction was MANIAC.

[ "False", "True" ]

True

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What is the softest mineral?

[ "Fluorite", "Gypsum", "Talc", "Calcite" ]

Talc

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In the 1930s, ehe Dust Bowl directly affected these four US states.

[ "Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa", "Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas", "Texas. Oklahoma, Kansas, and Iowa", "Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado" ]

Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Colorado

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Which city used to be called Lutetia?

[ "Paris", "Leiden", "Madrid", "London" ]

Paris

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This actor is a graduate of Harvard University and of the Yale Drama School. In 1997 he married Angela Bassett. He is known for his role as A.D.A. Ron Carver on Law and Order: Criminal Intent.

[ "Courtney Vance", "Vincent DOnofrio", "Chris Noth", "Eric Bogodsian" ]

Courtney Vance

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John Steinbeck wrote the highly acclaimed novel The Grapes of Wrath. Where does the title come from?

[ "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", "A poem by Shakespeare", "A famous sermon by Cotton Mather", "The Bible" ]

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

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Dwight David Eisenhower was a great US General and the 34th President of the USA. He had thoughts of becoming a football player until he was injured tackling this great athlete.

[ "Jim Brown", "Jim Thorpe", "O.J. Simpson", "Red Grange" ]

Jim Thorpe

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Which of these is considered the best selling English-language novel of all times?

[ "And Then There Were None", "A Tale of Two Cities", "The DaVinci Code", "The Hobbit" ]

A Tale of Two Cities

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Which of these not only cut off pieces of the American flag, but was honored for doing so?

[ "Robert Peary", "Benedict Arnold", "Jefferson Davis", "John Paul Jones" ]

Robert Peary

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Who was the first player for the Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays?

[ "Chuch LaMar", "Tony Saunders", "Wilson Alvarez", "Larry Rothschild." ]

Tony Saunders

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What was the original source of the Hearst fortune?

[ "Farming", "Mining", "Newspapers", "Oil" ]

Mining

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What US college football team plays on blue grass?

[ "Boise State", "Kentucky", "Louisville", "Utah State" ]

Boise State

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Where would one find the worlds largest vulture?

[ "South Africa", "Australia", "California", "The Andes" ]

The Andes

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Which word is defined as âthe spiritual attitude of a man to a god and a dog to a manâ in Ambrose Bierces satirical book The Devils Dictionary?

[ "Love", "Worship", "Reverence", "Respect" ]

Reverence

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Which quality does satirist Ambrose Bierce define as âhideously appareled after the manner of the time and placeâ in his book The Devils Dictionary?

[ "Fashionable", "Stylish", "Handsome", "Presentable" ]

Handsome

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âAppointing your grandmother to office for the good of the partyâ is the definition of which of these words in the satirical book by Ambrose Bierce The Devils Dictionary?

[ "Favoritism", "Humanitarianism", "Socialism", "Nepotism" ]

Nepotism

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Match this definition to the word it belongs to according to Ambrose Bierceâs book The Devils Dictionary: âThe state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two.â

[ "Love", "Marriage", "Family", "Engagement" ]

Marriage

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Which verb is defined as âto put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the oppositionâ in Ambrose Bierceâs satirical book The Devils Dictionary

[ "Nominate", "Fire", "Promote", "Recommend" ]

Nominate

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âThe art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the criticâ is satirist Ambrose Bierceâs definition for which of these activities?

[ "Sculpturing", "Repairing", "Painting", "Safeguarding" ]

Painting

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Which is the word this definition from Ambrose Bierceâs book The Devils Dictionary refers to: âA man whose qualities, prepared for display like a box of berries in a market -- the fine ones on top -- have been opened on the wrong side. An inverted gentlemanâ?

[ "Blackguard", "Evildoer", "Villain", "Rogue" ]

Blackguard

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Which of these words is defined as the one unpardonable sin against ones fellows in the book The Devils Dictionary?

[ "Gratitude", "Fortune", "Success", "Faith" ]

Success

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Match this definition to the word it belongs in Ambrose Bierceâs book The Devils Dictionary: âa machine which you go into as a pig and come out of as a sausage.â

[ "A Sausage Factory", "Life", "Marriage", "Litigation" ]

Litigation

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In Ambrose Bierces satirical book The Devils Dictionary, what is called âone of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religionâ?

[ "Mayonaise", "Ketchup", "Hollendaise", "Mustard" ]

Mayonaise

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What other name is commonly used to refer to sweet and sour sauce in China?

[ "The red delight", "The peoples sauce", "The two opposites in one", "Woman and man sauce" ]

The peoples sauce

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What is the full name of Charity, the leading character from the popular Broadway musical Sweet Charity?

[ "Charity Mother Hartley", "Charitabella Love Huggings", "Charity Hope Valentine", "Charity Faith Amori" ]

Charity Hope Valentine

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What was the original name of the British rock band Sweet before they adopted their final name?

[ "Sugar and Spice", "The Sweetshop", "Candy", "The Sugarcane" ]

The Sweetshop

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The sweet potato is commonly mistaken for this other plant, although the two are not related.

[ "Carrot", "Turnip", "Yam", "Potato" ]

Yam

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What Biblical prophet inspired the popular gospel song Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, composed by Wallace Willis?

[ "Ezekiel", "Jonah", "Elijah", "Isaiah" ]

Elijah

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What band released Bitter Sweet Symphony on 16 June, 1997 as the first single from their third album Urban Hymns?

[ "Blink-182", "Blur", "Foo Fighters", "The Verve" ]

The Verve

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What is the name of Marilyn Mansons 1995 remix album in which he included his cover of Eurythmics 1983 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)?

[ "Portrait of an American Family", "Antichrist Superstar", "Smells Like Children", "The Last Tour on Earth" ]

Smells Like Children

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What is the meaning of the idiomatic phrase to have a sweet tooth?

[ "To be excessively sentimental", "To be meek and humble", "To be talkative and eloquent", "To be addicted to sweets" ]

To be addicted to sweets