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qg_692
Which term in economics is represented by the initials GDP?
Gross Domestic Product
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[ "Gross domestic product\n\nGross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all final goods and services produced in a period (quarterly or yearly). Nominal GDP estimates are commonly used to determine the economic performance of a whole country or region, and to make international comparis...
qg_694
The Academy Awards were last Sunday, with The King's Speech winning 4 out of 12. Since equaled by Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, which film, written by a former governor of New Mexico, was the first to win 11 awards in 1959
Ben Hur
[ "ben hurr", "ben hur", "ben hur film", "ben hur disambiguation" ]
[ "Titanic (1997 film)\n\nTitanic is a 1997 American epic romance-disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship...
qg_695
Voiced by Stephen Root, who is the overweight, balding, over the hill boss of Hank Hill on TV's King of the Hill?
Buck Strickland
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[ "Stephen Root\n\nStephen Edward Root (born November 17, 1951) is an American actor and voice actor. He has starred as Jimmy James on the TV sitcom NewsRadio, as Milton Waddams in the film Office Space and as the voices of Bill Dauterive and Buck Strickland in the animated series King of the Hill. His other roles h...
qg_698
"Mr. Watson, come here. I want to see you" was the first message sent by what medium on March 10, 1876?
Telephone
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[ "Alexander Graham Bell\n\nAlexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone.", "Alexander Graham Bell\n\nBell's father, grandfather, and brother had all been associated with work on ...
qg_699
On March 4th 1918, the first known case in the US of which pandemic was observed at Fort Riley, Kansas?
Spanish Flu
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[ "Influenza pandemic\n\nAn influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the human population. In contrast to the regular seasonal epidemics of influenza, these pandemics occur irregularly, with the 1918 Spanish flu the most serious pandem...
qg_700
Accounting for up to 25% of the yearly sales, what is the most popular Girl Scout cookie sold?
Thin Mints
[ "thin mint", "thin mints", "thin mints disambiguation" ]
[ "Girl Scout Cookies\n\nGirl Scout Cookies are cookies sold by Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) as one of its major fundraisers for local Scout units. Members of the GSUSA have been selling cookies since 1917 to raise funds. Girls who participate can earn prizes for their efforts. There are also unit incentives if the...
qg_701
March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as “Will we ever have enough clothes?”, and “Math class is tough!”?
Barbie
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[ "Mattel\n\nMattel, Inc. is an American multinational toy manufacturing company founded in 1945 with headquarters in El Segundo, California. In 2014, it ranked #403 on the Fortune 500 list. The products and brands it produces include Fisher-Price, Barbie dolls, Monster High dolls, Ever After High dolls, Winx Club do...
qg_702
The Newbery and Caldecott medals are awarded in what field of literature?
Childrens
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[ "Newbery Medal\n\nThe John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award is given to the author of \"the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.\" Named for John Newbery, an 1...
qg_705
The 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended what 2 year long war?
Mexican-American war
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[ "Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo\n\nThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish), officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadal...
qg_706
Who's missing: Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones?
Peter Tork
[ "peter tork", "peter thorkelson" ]
[ "Micky Dolenz\n\nGeorge Michael \"Micky\" Dolenz, Jr. (born March 8, 1945) is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as the drummer and principal lead singer of the 1960s pop/rock band the Monkees.", "Micky Dolenz\n\nLife and entertainment career", "...
qg_707
What was the name of the Independent Counsel who investigated the death of White House Counsel Vince Foster, the Whitewater real estate investment scandal, and Bill Clintons less than stellar grasp of the truth, ultimately leading to Clinton's impeachment?
Kenneth Starr
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[ "United States Office of the Independent Counsel\n\nUnited States Office of the Independent Counsel was an independent prosecutor — distinct from the Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice — that provided reports to the Congress under . The office was terminated in 1999 and replaced by the U.S....
qg_708
The directions to what location are either “second to the right and straight on till morning’ (according to the book), or ‘second star to the right, and straight on till morning’ (says the film)?
Neverland
[ "neverneverland", "never land", "neverland", "never never land" ]
[ "Peter Pan (1953 film)\n\nPeter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the 14th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and was originally released on February 5, 1953, by RKO Ra...
qg_709
What does a funambulist walk on?
A tight rope
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[ "Tightrope walking\n\nTightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.", "Tightrope walking\n\n...
qg_710
Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations?
Ban Ki-moon
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[ "Secretary-General of the United Nations\n\nThe Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG or just SG) is the head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations. Their role is lai...
qg_711
What disease does the DSM-IV define as: (1) has a grandiose sense of self-importance (2) is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love (3) believes that he or she is "special" and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status ...
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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[ "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders\n\nThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders. It is used, or relied upon, by clinicians, re...
qg_712
What part of the body is afflicted by gingivitis?
Gums
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[ "Gingivitis\n\nGingivitis (\"inflammation of the gum tissue\") is a non-destructive periodontal disease. The most common form of gingivitis, and the most common form of periodontal disease overall, is in response to bacterial biofilms (also called plaque) adherent to tooth surfaces, termed plaque-induced gingiviti...
qg_713
According to the 1979 Buggles hit, what did video kill?
the radio star
[ "radio star film", "radio star" ]
[ "The Buggles\n\nBuggles were an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single \"Video Killed the Radio Star\" that topped the charts in 16 countries.", "The Buggles\n\nFormed in London, the duo rele...
qg_714
American author William Sydney Porter, known for his wit, wordplay, and clever twist endings, wrote under what famous pseudonym while in prison for embezzlement?
O. Henry
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[ "O. Henry\n\nWilliam Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings.", "O. Henry\n\nBiography", "O. Henry\n\nEarly life", "O. Henry\n\...
qg_715
Based in Seattle, the TV show Fraiser was a spinoff of what long running series?
Cheers
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[ "Frasier\n\nFrasier is an American sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for eleven seasons, premiering on September 16, 1993, and concluding on May 13, 2004.", "Frasier\n\nThe program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub Street Productions) in association with Grammnet (2004) ...
qg_718
March 10, 1940 saw the birthday of what totally badassed action star, christened as Carlos Ray, who created a martial arts style known as Chun Kuk Do?
Chuck Norris
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[ "Martial arts film\n\nMartial arts film is a film genre. A subgenre of the action film, martial arts films contain numerous martial arts fights between characters, usually as the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often as a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial ar...
qg_723
If dog is canine and pig is porcine, what kind of animal is Cetacean?
Whales
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[ "Cetacea\n\nCetacea, (from Latin cetus \"whale\" and Greek ketos \"huge-fish\" ) are a widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, finned, aquatic marine mammals. They comprise the extant parvorders Odontoceti (toothed whales including dolphins and porpoises), Mysticeti (the baleen whales), and Archaeocet...
qg_724
March 11, 1958 was the birthday of statutory rapist Joey Buttafuoco, who achieved his fame when what underage mistress, known as the Long Island Lolita, shot his wife?
Amy Fisher
[ "amy fisher", "amy fischer", "long island lolita" ]
[ "Joey Buttafuoco\n\nJoseph A. \"Joey\" Buttafuoco (born March 11, 1956) is an auto body shop owner from Long Island. He is best known for having had an affair with Amy Fisher. Fisher, who was 17 years old at the time, subsequently shot Buttafuoco's wife, Mary Jo Buttafuoco, in the face. Popular news coverage titled...
qg_725
What insignia are Generals in the US armed forces allowed to wear on their uniforms?
Stars
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[ "History of Russian military ranks\n\nModern Russian military ranks trace their roots to Table of Ranks established by Peter the Great. Most of the rank names were borrowed from existing German/Prussian, French, English, Dutch, and Polish ranks upon the formation of Russian regular army in the late 17th century.", ...
qg_729
His nickname having come from his dog, what is Indiana Jones's real first name?
Henry
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[ "Indiana Jones\n\nDr. Henry Walton \"Indiana\" Jones Jr., often shortened to \"Indy\", is the title character of the Indiana Jones franchise. George Lucas created the character in homage to the action heroes of 1930s film serials. The character first appeared in the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark, to be followe...
qg_730
In a fraction, is the numerator on the top? Or the bottom?
top
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[ "Fraction (mathematics)\n\nA fraction (from Latin ', \"broken\") represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, eight-fifths, three-quarters. A common, vulgar, or sim...
qg_731
For what purpose would someone wear a ghillie suit?
Camouflage
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[ "Ghillie suit\n\nA ghillie suit (called a yowie suit by the Australian Army) is a type of camouflage clothing designed to resemble the background environment such as foliage, snow, sand, etc. Typically, it is a net or cloth garment covered in loose strips of burlap, cloth or twine, sometimes made to look like leav...
qg_733
According to Greek mythology, Urania was the muse of what?
Astronomy
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[ "Urania\n\nUrania (; , Ourania; meaning \"heavenly\" or \"of heaven\"), also spelt Ourania, was, in Greek mythology, the muse of astronomy and a daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne and also a great granddaughter of Uranus. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus by Apollo, and Hymenaeus also is sa...
qg_734
What tuna brand uses a cartoon mascot known as Charlie the Tuna to advertise their product?
StarKist
[ "starkist tuna", "starkist" ]
[ "Charlie the Tuna\n\nCharlie the Tuna is the cartoon mascot and spokes-tuna for the StarKist brand. He was created by Tom Rogers of the Leo Burnett Agency after StarKist hired Leo Burnett in 1961. StarKist Tuna is the name of a brand of tuna currently owned by Dongwon Industries, a South Korea-based conglomerate. ...
qg_735
In chess, what piece is limited only to diagonal moves?
Bishop
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[ "Chess\n\nChess is a two-player strategy board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. Chess is played by millions of people worldwide, both amateurs and professionals.", "Chess\n\nEach player begins the game with 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two r...
qg_739
Which US President, the 14th, is remembered both for his heavy drinking and the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 with both created those territories and repealed that abomination known as the Missouri Compromise?
Franklin Pierce
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[ "Kansas–Nebraska Act\n\nThe Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 () created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and President Franklin Pierce. The initial purpose of the Kansas–Nebraska Act was to open up many thousands of new farms and make feasible a ...
qg_740
Saturday marked the start of the Iditarod dogsled race. In what Alaska city does the race start?
Willow
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[ "Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race\n\nThe Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March from Settler's Bay to Nome, which takes place entirely in the US state of Alaska. Mushers and a team of 21 dogs, of which at least 6 must be on the towline at the finish line, cover the dis...
qg_744
According to the nursery rhyme, what did Little Jack Horner pull from his pie?
a plum
[ "charles plumier", "plumier charles", "plum" ]
[ "Little Jack Horner\n\n\"Little Jack Horner\" is a popular English language nursery rhyme. It has the Roud Folk Song Index number of 13027.", "Little Jack Horner\n\nLyrics and melody", "Little Jack Horner\n\nThe most common modern lyrics are:", "Little Jack Horner\n\nLittle Jack Horner\nSat in the corner,\nEa...
qg_747
What is the westernmost of the Canadian provinces?
British Columbia
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[ "Canada\n\nCanada (; French:) is a country in the northern half of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering , making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Ca...
qg_753
What state, known as The Mother of Presidents, was the 10th state to join the Union, on June 25, 1788?
Virginia
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[ "Virginia\n\nVirginia ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States. Virginia is nicknamed the \"Old Dominion\" due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America, and \"Mother of Presidents\" ...
qg_754
Played on the big screen by Fay Wray, Jessica Lange, and Naomi Watts, Ann Darrow was the object of what creature's affection?
King Kong
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[ "Fay Wray\n\nVina Fay Wray (September 15, 1907 – August 8, 2004) was a Canadian-born American actress most noted for playing the female lead in King Kong. Through an acting career that spanned 57 years, Wray attained international renown as an actress in horror movie roles. She was one of the first \"scream queens...
qg_755
The second oldest European-established city in the Americas, what is the capital and most populous city in Puerto Rico?
San Juan
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[ "Puerto Rico\n\nPuerto Rico (Spanish for 'Rich Port') ( or;,), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (, \"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico\") is the largest insular territory of the United States, and it is located in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. It is an archipelago that includes the main island of ...
qg_756
What founding father, who in a satirical letter to a Parisian newspaper suggested taxing shutters, rationing candles, and waking the public by ringing church bells and firing cannons at sunrise, is generally credited as the father of Daylight Savings time?
Benjamin Franklin
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[ "Daylight saving time\n\nDaylight saving time (DST) or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions with summer time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spri...
qg_757
Under what pseudonym did Charles Lutwidge Dodgson write Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?
Lewis Carroll
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[ "Pseudonym\n\nA pseudonym ( and ) or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which can differ from their original or true name (orthonym). Pseudonyms include stage names and user names (both called screen names), ring names, pen names, nicknames, aliases, superhero identities and ...
qg_758
The worst civilian nuclear accident in US history, what Penn. power plant suffered a partial core meltdown in 1979?
Three Mile Island
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[ "Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents\n\nA nuclear and radiation accident is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as \"an event that has led to significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility.\" Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity rele...
qg_760
With an estimated worth of $2.1 billion (as of last year) what was the name of the richest man on Gilligan's Island?
Thurston Howell, III
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[ "Gilligan's Island\n\nGilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz via United Artists Television. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on th...
qg_761
Next month sees the announcement of the 2011 Pulitzer Prizes. What Ivy League school administers the prize?
Columbia
[ "columbia", "columbia disambiguation", "columbia town", "columbia yacht", "columbia song", "columbia municipality", "columbia automobile" ]
[ "Ivy League\n\nThe Ivy League is a collegiate athletic conference comprising sports teams from eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group. The eight institutions are Brown University, Columbi...
qg_764
Komodo National Park, dedicated to protecting the largest lizard in the world, is in what country, the only known home of said reptile?
Indonesia
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[ "Komodo National Park\n\nThe Komodo National Park is a national park in Indonesia located within the Lesser Sunda Islands in the border region between the provinces of East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. The park includes the three larger islands Komodo, Padar and Rinca, and 26 smaller ones, with a total ar...
qg_765
What fictional town was home to Fred and Wilma Flintstone?
Bedrock
[ "bed of rock", "subsurface", "subsurface geology", "bed rock", "bedrock" ]
[ "Wilma Flintstone\n\nWilma Flintstone is a fictional character in the television animated series The Flintstones. Wilma is the red-headed wife of caveman Fred Flintstone, daughter of Pearl Slaghoople, and mother of Pebbles Flintstone. Her best friends are her next door neighbors, Betty and Barney Rubble.", "Wilma...
qg_767
Born on March 16, 1959, what rap star, a member of Public Enemy, and reality tv star (The Surreal Life, Strange Love, and others) is probably best known for wearing large clock dangling from his neck?
Flavor Flav
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[ "Public Enemy (band)\n\nPublic Enemy is an American hip hop group consisting of Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Professor Griff, Khari Wynn, DJ Lord, and the S1W group. Formed on Long Island, New York in 1982, they are known for their politically charged music and criticism of the American media, with an active interest in t...
qg_768
In the world of the theatre, does ‘stage left’ describe the audience’s left? Or the actor’s left?
Actor's left
[ "actor s left" ]
[ "Stage (theatre)\n\nIn theatre or performance arts, the stage (sometimes referred to as the deck in stagecraft) is a designated space for the performance of productions. The stage serves as a space for actors or performers and a focal point (the screen in cinema theaters) for the members of the audience. As an arc...
qg_770
First commercially available as a toothbrush (1938), Nylon is a thermoplastic material trademarked by what company?
DuPont
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[ "Nylon\n\nNylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers, more specifically aliphatic or semi-aromatic polyamides. They can be melt-processed into fibers, films or shapes. The first example of nylon (nylon 6,6) was produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facilit...
qg_771
March 26, 2000 saw the implosion, by Controlled Demolitions, Inc, of what structure, the largest building, by volume, ever demolished by implosion?
The Kingdome
[ "king county domed stadium", "king county stadium", "kingdome", "king county multipurpose domed stadium", "seattle kingdome" ]
[ "Building implosion\n\nIn the controlled demolition industry, building implosion is the strategic placing of explosive material and timing of its detonation so that a structure collapses on itself in a matter of seconds, minimizing the physical damage to its immediate surroundings. Despite its terminology, buildin...
qg_773
Now known as the Dong Fang Ocean, what ship ran aground in Prince William Sound, dumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into the gulf of Alaska, the 54th largest spill in history?
Exxon Valdez
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[ "Exxon Valdez\n\nOriental Nicety, formerly Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean, SeaRiver Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong Fang Ocean, was an oil tanker that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling hundreds of thousands of barrels of crude oil in Alaska. On Marc...
qg_775
What brand of cereal has used a leprechaun as its mascot since General Foods introduced it in 1964?
Lucky Charms
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[ "Lucky Charms\n\nLucky Charms is a brand of cereal produced by the General Mills food company since 1964. The cereal consists of toasted oat pieces and multi-colored marshmallow shapes (\"marbits\" or marshmallow bits). The label features a leprechaun mascot, Lucky, animated in commercials.", "Lucky Charms\n\nHi...
qg_778
Cirrus, cumulus, and stratus are all types of what?
Clouds
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[ "Cirrus cloud\n\nCirrus (cloud classification symbol: Ci) is a genus of atmospheric cloud generally characterized by thin, wispy strands, giving the type its name from the Latin word cirrus, meaning a ringlet or curling lock of hair. The strands of cloud sometimes appear in tufts of a distinctive form referred to...
qg_780
When baking, by what primary means does the heat reach the food? Convection, conduction, or radiation?
Convection
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[ "Heat\n\nIn physics, heat is energy that spontaneously passes between a system and its surroundings in some way other than through work or the transfer of matter. When a suitable physical pathway exists, heat flows spontaneously from a hotter to a colder body. The transfer can be by contact between the sou...
qg_782
On March 22, 1972, Congress sent the Equal Rights Amendment to the states for ratification, of which 35 said yes before the 1982 deadline. Was Washington a yea? or a nay?
Yea
[ "yea", "yea disambiguation" ]
[ "Equal Rights Amendment\n\nThe Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. In 1923, it was introduced in the Congress for the first time. The ERA has always bee...
qg_783
5. This morning saw actress and nutjob Elizabeth Taylor pass away at age 79. How many times was she married during her life?
8
[ "eight" ]
[ "This Morning (TV programme)\n\nThis Morning is a British daytime television programme that is broadcast on ITV. The show airs live on weekdays from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. featuring news, topical items, showbiz, style and beauty, home and garden, food, health, real life and more similar features.", "This Mor...
qg_786
Known as the Thane of Fife, what character does Macduff kill in the final act of a famous play by William Shakespeare?
Macbeth
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[ "Macduff (Macbeth)\n\nLord Macduff, the Thane of Fife, is a character in William Shakespeare's Macbeth (c.1603-1607). Macduff plays a pivotal role in the play: he suspects Macbeth of regicide and eventually kills Macbeth in the final act. He can be seen as the avenging hero who helps save Scotland from Macbeth's ty...
qg_789
On March 23, 1909, what totally bad-assed former president left New York for a year long safari in Africa where he, along with his son, Kermit, shot over 500 big game animals during their 13 month long adventure?
Teddy Roosevelt
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[ "Big-game hunting\n\nBig-game hunting is the hunting of large game, almost always large terrestrial mammals, for meat, other animal by-products (such as horn or bone), trophy or sport. The term is historically associated with the hunting of Africa's \"Big Five\" game (lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard a...
qg_791
What organ is believed to have been part of the digestive system in our primitive ancestors, but seems to have no function in modern humans?
Appendix
[ "appendix disambiguation", "apendix", "appendices", "appendix", "appendice" ]
[ "Human digestive system\n\nThe human digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract plus the accessory organs of digestion (the tongue, salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder). In this system, the process of digestion has many stages, the first of which starts in the mouth (oral cavity). Digesti...
qg_793
March 23, 1775 saw what revolutionary hero deliver his famous “give me liberty, or give me death!” speech at St. John’s church in Richmond, Virginia?
Patrick Henry
[ "henry patrick", "patrick henry" ]
[ "Give me liberty, or give me death!\n\n\"Give me liberty, or give me death!\" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.", "Give me liberty, or give me death!\n\nHe is credited with having swung the bal...
qg_795
What Norwegian playwright, known as “the father of modern theater”, is responsible for works such as A Doll’s House, An Enemy of the People, and Peer Gynt?
Henrik Ibsen
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[ "Playwright\n\nA playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.", "Playwright\n\nEtymology", "Playwright\n\nThe term is not a variant spelling of \"playwrite\", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder (as in a wheelwright or cartw...
qg_796
On March 21, 1980, President Jimmy Carter announced the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan. Which country was hosting those Olympics?
U.S.S.R.
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[ "Demonstration (protest)\n\nA demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause; it normally consists of walking in a mass march formation and either beginning with or meeting at a designated endpoint, or rally, to hear speakers. Histo...
qg_799
What was the name of the evil wizard whose main goal in life was destroy the Smurfs?
Gargamel
[ "sharshabeel", "gargamel smurfs", "gargamel" ]
[ "The Smurfs\n\nThe Smurfs (French: Les Schtroumpfs; Dutch: De Smurfen) is a Belgian comic franchise centered on a fictional colony of small blue humanoids who live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The Smurfs was first created and introduced as a series of comic characters by the Belgian comics artist Peyo (...
qg_801
According to the rules of Monopoly, how many consecutive rolls of doubles does it take to get sent directly to jail?
3
[ "three" ]
[ "Monopoly (game)\n\nMonopoly is a board game that originated in the United States in 1903 as a way to demonstrate that an economy which rewards wealth creation is better than one in which monopolists work under few constraints and to promote the economic theories of Henry George and in particular his ideas about ta...
qg_802
Which First Lady suggested "just say no" to drugs?
Nancy Reagan
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[ "Just Say No\n\n\"Just Say No\" was an advertising campaign, part of the U.S. \"War on Drugs\", prevalent during the 1980s and early 1990s, to discourage children from engaging in illegal recreational drug use by offering various ways of saying no. The slogan was created and championed by First Lady Nancy Reagan d...
qg_803
Found in 1938 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, what charity was originally formed to fight polio?
March of Dimes
[ "march of dimes foundation", "march of dimes", "march of dimes birth defects foundation", "national foundation for infantile paralysis" ]
[ "Franklin D. Roosevelt\n\nFranklin Delano Roosevelt (, his own pronunciation, or; January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known as FDR, was an American statesman and political leader who served as the President of the United States from 1933 to 1945. A Democrat, he won a record four presidential elections and...
qg_806
According to the Shakespeare play, a seer warned Julius Ceasar to beware what?
The Ides of March
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[ "Julius Caesar\n\nGaius Julius Caesar (; 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), known as Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician, general, and notable author of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. In 60 BC, Caesar, Crassus, a...
qg_809
How many ounces in a Starbucks Grande coffee?
16
[ "sixteen" ]
[ "Starbucks\n\nStarbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington in 1971. Today it operates 23,768 locations worldwide, including 13,107 (+170) in the United States, 2,204 (+86) in China, 1,418 (-12) in Canada, 1,160 (+2) in Japan and 872 in South...
qg_810
What television show features the last human in the universe, Lister, a creature descended from the common feline, known as Cat, a computer called Holly, and a holographic projection of a human known as Rimmer?
Red Dwarf
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[ "Last Human\n\nLast Human is the title of a 1995 science fiction comedy novel written by Doug Naylor. It is part of the Red Dwarf series of novels, based on the popular television show created by Naylor and his partner Rob Grant. Like the other novels, it does not take place within the television series continuity,...
qg_811
March 16, 1802 saw the founding of the United States Military Academy. By what name is it better known?
West Point
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[ "United States Military Academy\n\nThe United States Military Academy (USMA), also known as West Point, Army, The Academy, or simply The Point, is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in West Point, New York in Orange County. It sits on scenic high ground overlooking the Hudson River, 50 mi nor...
qg_813
What drink, commonly served with a stalk of celery, is composed of tomato juice and vodka?
Bloody Mary
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[ "Tomato\n\nThe tomato (see pronunciation) is the edible, red fruit of Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant, which belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae.", "Tomato\n\nThe species originated in Central and South America. The Nahuatl (Aztec language) word tomatl gave rise to the Spanish word...
qg_814
March 26, 1971 saw the formation of what country, when East Pakistan declared their independence from Pakistan?
Bangladesh
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[ "East Pakistan\n\nEast Pakistan ( ; ), present-day Bangladesh, was a provincial state of Pakistan that existed in the Bengal region of the northeast of South Asia from 1955 until 1971, following the One Unit programme that laid the existence of East Pakistan.", "East Pakistan\n\nDuring the partition of India In ...
qg_817
When Snoopy takes to the skies in his doghouse/Sopwith Camel, who does he do battle against?
The Red Baron
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[ "Snoopy\n\nSnoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the Peanuts movies and television specials, like The Peanuts Movie. Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic st...
qg_821
Which of the original colonies was the first to declare its independence from Great Britain in 1776, and was the first to secede from the Union 84 years later?
South Carolina
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[ "Secession\n\nSecession (derived from the Latin term secessio) is the withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity (a country), but also any organization, union or military alliance. Threats of secession can also be a strategy for achieving more limited goals.", "Secession\n\nSecessio...
qg_823
What does DSM-IV define as:     A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above a minimally normal weight for age and height   B. Intense fear of gaining weight or becoming fat, even though underweight.     C. Disturbance in the way in which one’s body weight or shape is experienced, undue influence of body weight or sh...
Anorexia Nervosa
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[ "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders\n\nThe Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders. It is used, or relied upon, by clinicians, re...
qg_824
What American composer, and head of the Marine Band from 1880 to 1892, was known as The March King?
John Phillip Sousa
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[ "United States Marine Band\n\nThe United States Marine Band is the premier band of the United States Marine Corps. Established by act of Congress on July 11, 1798, it is the oldest of the United States military bands and the oldest professional musical organization in the United States. Today, the Marine Band also ...
qg_825
March 24, 1989 saw one of the worst man-made ecological disasters when what oil tanker ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound Alaska?
Exxon Valdez
[ "exxon valdez", "imo 8414520", "sea river mediterranean", "seariver mediterranean", "exxon valdeez", "sear river mediterranean", "dong fang ocean", "exxon valdiz", "exxon mediterranean" ]
[ "Oil tanker\n\nAn oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil. There are two basic types of oil tankers: the crude tanker and the product tanker. Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries. Product...
qg_826
Where in the human body would you find the incus, malleus, and stapes?
The Ear
[ "ucho", "ucho film", "ear" ]
[ "Human body\n\nThe human body is the entire structure of a human being and comprises a head, neck, trunk (which includes the thorax and abdomen), arms and hands, legs and feet.\nEvery part of the body is composed of various types of cells, the fundamental unit of life.[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?...
qg_828
Played by Tom Hanks in the movie, what is the name of the hero in Dan Browns books Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code, and The Lost Symbol?
Robert Langdon
[ "symbology fictional field", "robert langdon", "robert langford" ]
[ "Tom Hanks\n\nThomas Jeffrey \"Tom\" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles in Splash (1984), Big (1988), Turner & Hooch (1989), Philadelphia (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Apollo 13 (1995), Saving Private Ryan, You've Got Mail (both 1998), The Green Mile (1999), Cas...
qg_829
Which Gilligan's Island castaway originally hailed from Winfield, Kansas and was the youngest of the castaways?
Mary Ann Summers
[ "mary anne summers", "mary ann summers", "mary ann somers" ]
[ "Gilligan's Island\n\nGilligan's Island is an American sitcom created and produced by Sherwood Schwartz via United Artists Television. The show had an ensemble cast that featured Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer, Russell Johnson, Tina Louise, and Dawn Wells. It aired for three seasons on th...
qg_830
In a series of 1980s TV commercials, diners at fancy restaurants couldn’t tell the difference when their gourmet coffee was “secretly replaced” with what brand of instant coffee?
Folgers
[ "mrs olson", "folgers coffee", "folgers", "folger s" ]
[ "Instant coffee\n\nInstant coffee, also called soluble coffee, coffee crystals and coffee powder, is a beverage derived from brewed coffee beans. Instant coffee is commercially prepared by either freeze-drying or spray drying, after which it can be rehydrated. Instant coffee in a concentrated liquid form is also ma...
qg_834
Although the majority of the teams are in the US, the hall of fame for what sport is located at 30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada?
Hockey
[ "hockey", "hockey team", "knee hockey", "hockey positions", "hocky" ]
[ "Hockey Hall of Fame\n\nThe Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League (NHL) records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup. Originally fo...
qg_835
The word “motel” is a portmanteau of what two words?
Motor and Hotel
[ "motor and hotel" ]
[ "Portmanteau\n\nA portmanteau (,; plural portmanteaus or portmanteaux) or portmanteau word is a linguistic blend of words, in which parts of multiple words, or their phones (sounds), and their meanings are combined into a new word. The word \"portmanteau\" comes from the French word for overcoat stand (porte ma...
qg_836
Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of what car maker?
Toyota
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[ "Lexus IS\n\nThe Lexus IS (Japanese: レクサス・IS, Rekusasu IS) is a series of entry-level luxury cars sold by Lexus since 1998. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model slotted below the ES in the Lexus lineup (and outside of North America, the Lexus GS). The IS was originally sold under the Toyota Altezza n...
qg_837
What island does Puff the Magic Dragon call home?
Honalee
[ "honalee", "honah lee", "puff magic dragon", "jackie paper" ]
[ "Puff, the Magic Dragon\n\n\"Puff, the Magic Dragon\" (or \"Puff\") is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording. The song achieved great popularity.", "Puff, the Magic Dragon\n\nLyrics", "Puff, the Magic Dragon\n\nThe lyrics f...
qg_838
The Fed Cup is premier women's international tennis match, pitting teams from various countries against each other. What is the equivalent men's contest?
Davis Cup
[ "reverse singles", "davis cup", "davis cup structure", "international lawn tennis challenge" ]
[ "Fed Cup\n\nFed Cup is the premier international team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The competition was known as the Federation Cup until 1995. The Fed Cup is the world's largest annual women's international team sport...
qg_839
What is the primary profession of Otto Mann on TV's The Simpsons?
School bus driver
[ "school bus driver" ]
[ "Otto Mann\n\nOtto Mann is a fictional character on the animated TV series The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer. He is the school bus driver for Springfield Elementary School.", "Otto Mann\n\nCharacter description", "Otto Mann\n\nOtto, who is of German descent, is notable for his maniacal driving style (which...
qg_841
Nicknamed Slowhand, what famed English guitarist was born on March 30, 1945?
Eric Clapton
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[ "Slowhand\n\nSlowhand is the fifth studio album released by the British recording artist Eric Clapton. It was released on 25 November in 1977 by RSO Records. The release, titled after Clapton's nickname, is to this date one of his both commercially and musically most successful studio albums. Slowhand produced the ...
qg_845
Abraham Lincoln was president of the Union during the civil war. Who was the president of the Confederate States?
Jefferson Davis
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[ "Abraham Lincoln\n\nAbraham Lincoln (; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. ...
qg_847
The Starry Night, The Potato Eaters, and Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear are all paintings by what famed artist?
Vincent Van Gogh
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[ "The Starry Night\n\nThe Starry Night is an oil on canvas by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June 1889, it depicts the view from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise, with the addition of an idealized village. It has been in the ...
qg_849
The secret police force created by Papa Doc Duvalier, the Tonton Macoute terrorized the citizens of what country?
Haiti
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[ "François Duvalier\n\nFrançois Duvalier (; 14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as PapaDoc, was the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in 1957 on a populist and black nationalist platform and successfully thwarted a coupd’état in 1958. His rule, based on a purged military, a rural mi...
qg_850
The first oral medicine to treat erectile dysfunction, Viagra was approved for sale by the FDA on March 27, 1988. Which company produces it?
Pfizer
[ "phizer", "vicuron pharmaceuticals", "pfizer inc", "warner lambert company", "pfizer", "lambert pharmaceutical co", "fizer", "pfizer incorporated", "pfizer pharmaceuticals", "warner lambert pharmaceutical co", "pfeizer", "pizer", "pfizer central research" ]
[ "Sildenafil\n\nSildenafil, sold as Viagra and other trade names, is a medication used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary arterial hypertension. Its effectiveness for treating sexual dysfunction in women has not been demonstrated.", "Sildenafil\n\nCommon side effects include headaches and heartburn, as we...
qg_851
A former advertising executive, who is the "creative genius" behind the Garfield comic strip?
Jim Davis
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[ "Comic strip\n\nA comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions. Traditionally, throughout the 20th century and into the 21st, these have been published in newspapers and magazines, with horizont...
qg_853
March 31, 1917 saw the US take possession of the US Virgin Islands, after spending $25 million to buy them from what country?
Denmark
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[ "United States Virgin Islands\n\nThe U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI; also called the United States Virgin Islands or the American Virgin Islands), officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of islands in the Caribbean that are an insular area of the United States. The islands are geographically part...
qg_854
What name was given to the practice which tried to turn lead, copper, and other base metals into gold?
Alchemy
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[ "Lead\n\nLead is a chemical element in the carbon group with symbol Pb (from ) and atomic number 82. It is a soft, malleable and heavy post-transition metal. Freshly cut, solid lead has a bluish-white color that soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air; the liquid metal has shiny chrome-silver lus...
qg_856
The largest automobile magazine by circulation, what monthly rag publishes a yearly 10Best?
Car and Driver
[ "car and driver television", "sports cars illustrated", "car and driver magazine", "car and driver", "car driver" ]
[ "Automobile (magazine)\n\nAutomobile is an American automobile magazine published by TEN: The Enthusiast Network. A group of former employees of Car and Driver led by David E. Davis founded Automobile in 1986 with support from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation – using the credo No Boring Cars. Automobile distingui...
qg_859
Thanks to the color scheme used on cans and jars of Sanka, the handles on restaurant pots of decaffeinated coffee are traditionally what color?
Orange
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[ "Sanka\n\nSanka is a brand of instant decaffeinated coffee, sold around the world, and was one of the earliest decaffeinated varieties. Sanka is distributed in the United States by Kraft Foods.", "Sanka\n\nHistory", "Sanka\n\nDecaffeinated coffee was developed in 1903 by a team of researchers led by Ludwig Rose...
qg_860
On March 30, 1981, noted asshat John Hinckley, Jr., took a shot at which US official?
Ronald Reagan
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[ "Ronald Reagan\n\nRonald Wilson Reagan (; February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Prior to his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California from 1967 to 1975, following a career as a Hollywood actor and unio...
qg_861
April 1, 1976 saw Ronald Wayne, Steve Wozniak, and whom, start a company to sell a computer mother board (including CPU, RAM, and video chip) for a mere $666.66?
Steve Jobs
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[ "Ronald Wayne\n\nRonald Gerald Wayne (born May 17, 1934) is a retired American electronics industry worker. He co-founded Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) with Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, providing administrative oversight for the new venture. He soon, however, sold his share of the new company for $800 US dollars...
qg_862
What popular Nintendo game is set in the Mushroom Kingdom?
Super Mario Brothers
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[ "Nintendo\n\nis a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and software company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. Nintendo is one of the world's largest video game companies by net worth. Founded on September 23, 1889, by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards. By 1963, the com...
qg_863
Commonly called Seward's Folly, in honor of then Secretary of State William H. Seward, Alaska was purchased from what country in 1867?
Russia
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[ "Alaska Purchase\n\nThe Alaska Purchase () was the United States' acquisition of Alaska from the Russian Empire in 1867 by a treaty ratified by the United States Senate.", "Alaska Purchase\n\nRussia wanted to sell its Alaskan territory, fearing that it might be seized if war broke out with the United Kingdom. Rus...
qg_864
In what wrestling move does the wrestler grabs his opponent, turn him upside-down, and drop into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat?
Pile driver
[ "pile driving", "air hammer pile driver", "pile drive", "pile driver" ]
[ "Piledriver (professional wrestling)\n\nA piledriver is a professional wrestling driver move in which the wrestler grabs his opponent, turns him upside-down, and drops into a sitting or kneeling position, driving the opponent head-first into the mat. The technique is said to have been innovated by Wild Bill Longso...
qg_866
March 28, 1987 saw the death, at age 82, of one Maria von Trapp, who was the inspiration behind what Rogers and Hammerstein musical?
The Sound of Music
[ "so long farewell", "sound of music play", "sound of music" ]
[ "Maria von Trapp\n\nMaria Augusta von Trapp (née Kutschera; 26 January 1905 - 28 March 1987), also known as Baroness von Trapp, was the stepmother and matriarch of the Trapp Family Singers. Her story served as the inspiration for the 1956 West German film The Trapp Family, which in turn inspired the Broadway mus...