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125 | Who is the current head of the Royal Air Force? | [
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126 | What country has the most tornados? | [
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128 | When did the TV show ER first air? | [
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129 | When did Machen publish The Great God Pan? | [
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130 | How long did American troops stay in Germany after WWII? | [
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131 | What year was the Universal Declaration of Human Rights published? | [
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132 | When did the cartoon DuckTales first air? | [
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134 | When was the World Wide Web invented? | [
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135 | Do jelly fish have nervous systems? | [
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136 | What is the average summer temperature in Mecca? | [
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137 | Who were Petar II Petrović-Njegoš parents? | [
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138 | When was Siri introduced by Apple? | [
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139 | Who launched the first satellite? | [
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141 | How many members does the National Labor Relations Board have? | [
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142 | How tall is St. Joseph's Church in Fall River? | [
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143 | When was the Institutional Revolutionary Party established in Mexico? | [
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147 | When was the Royal Observer Corps established? | [
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148 | Where is the Caraga Administrative Region located? | [
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150 | What is the biggest diamond? | [
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152 | Who is the WWE Champion? | [
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154 | What is the difference between speed and velocity? | [
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155 | When was ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Marwān ibn al-Ḥakam born? | [
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156 | Where was Christian von Ehrenfels born? | [
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158 | When did New France end? | [
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159 | Is Canada part of the Common Wealth? | [
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160 | Did the Equal Pay Act pass? | [
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161 | How is henna made? | [
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162 | When was Darwin's theory first published? | [
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163 | Is there a cure for agnosia? | [
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165 | What currency is used in Romania? | [
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166 | How many people are employed by Kaiser Permanente? | [
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167 | How many years are in a presidential term in US? | [
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168 | When was the Iliad first written down? | [
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169 | When did Louis Hammett die? | [
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170 | How long is the Sacramento River? | [
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171 | What did Augustus become Roman Emperor? | [
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172 | When was satellite TV introduced? | [
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173 | Who developed the flu shot? | [
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176 | Can an ex president run again for US president? | [
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178 | Is the warbonnet sacred? | [
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180 | What is the hip-to-waist ratio? | [
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181 | What is the pink tax? | [
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183 | Who first theorized Queer theory? | [
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184 | Who created Naruto? | [
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185 | Do brains heal themselves after strokes? | [
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186 | Who was the last King of Bosnia? | [
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187 | What is the hottest day on record in Adelaide? | [
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188 | Did anyone ever recover Hitlers body? | [
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189 | When was Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired? | [
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191 | Who was the first conductor of the New York Philharmonic? | [
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192 | When was the Lateran Treaty? | [
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193 | When did the Vandal War end? | [
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194 | Where is the Meyer lemon from? | [
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195 | Is Master Chief in Halo Wars? | [
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196 | Where the West Memphis Three given a life sentence? | [
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197 | Is Gibraltar English territory? | [
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198 | Did Avicenna write any books? | [
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200 | When was Fontamara first translated to English? | [
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201 | When did the Romans conquer Jerusalem? | [
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202 | Who won the 2015 Vuelta a España? | [
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203 | When did Julia Child write her book Mastering the Art of French Cooking? | [
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204 | Where in Ireland was Skeffington born? | [
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205 | How do thermostats work? | [
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209 | What is the largest pet goldfish ever recorded? | [
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210 | Where are septic tanks normally built? | [
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211 | Where is Hohenzollern Castle? | [
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213 | What was the world champion rugby team in 2018? | [
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215 | What is the surface area of the Caspian Sea? | [
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216 | What is a motor tic? | [
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217 | When did Sardinia become part of Italy? | [
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219 | Did Zhou Enlai have a wife? | [
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220 | When was the Peace Corps founded? | [
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221 | How tall is a Rhodesian Ridgeback? | [
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222 | What is the dominate language in Pristina? | [
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223 | When was the term anthropology first used? | [
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225 | What is Emmanouil Pappas known for? | [
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227 | Are blood clotting disorders hereditary? | [
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228 | When did the United States officially pull out of Vietnam? | [
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229 | What was the first movie John Travolta starred in? | [
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230 | Was Germany part of the Hasburg Empire? | [
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231 | What is the most common carbohydrate? | [
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232 | When was the Epic of Gilgamesh discovered? | [
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234 | When did St. James' Anglican Church in Morpeth become a heritage-listed site? | [
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236 | How many people live in Israel? | [
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237 | Where was Albert Neisser born? | [
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239 | How many votes did Gary Johnson win in the 2012 presidential election? | [
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240 | When was the Roman Republic formed? | [
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241 | When was Heart of Darkness published? | [
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242 | Who was the youngest WWE Champion? | [
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245 | When were the North American time zones established? | [
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246 | When was the first Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship? | [
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247 | What dynasty was King Zhaoxiang of Qin? | [
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248 | How many people attended the Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams lecture given by Randy Pausch? | [
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249 | When did Randy Pausch join the faculty of Carnegie Mellon? | [
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250 | How many people died in the feud? | [
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251 | What's the poverty line in America? | [
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252 | How old were the West Memphis Three when they were convicted in 1994? | [
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253 | What language was spoken in Punjab? | [
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