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qg_1042 | According to the comic books, Superman fights for Truth, Justice, and what? | The American Way | [
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qg_1043 | The first income tax in the US, 3% of all incomes over US $800, was levied to pay for what war? | Civil War | [
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qg_1047 | According to the opening narration by one William Shatner, what, in the Star Trek universe, is Space? | The Final Frontier | [
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qg_1048 | In the world of the machinist, a die is used to create the male portion of the threads (e.g. the screw). What is used to create the female portion (e.g. the nut)? | Tap | [
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qg_1050 | According to Rachel Ray, what is EVOO? | Extra Virgin Olive Oil | [
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qg_1051 | What desert consists of ice cream placed in a pie dish lined with slices of sponge cake and topped with meringue, which is baked in a very hot oven just long enough to firm the meringue? | Baked Alaska | [
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qg_1052 | What can be a NATO phonetic alphabet letter, a landform at the mouth of a river, or a plumbing fixture company? | Delta | [
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qg_1053 | Although made by a variety of manufacturers, what is the name of the appliances sold by Sears? | Kenmore | [
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qg_1055 | Although the younger of the two leagues by 25 years (and sometimes called the Junior Circuit), which league has won 62 of the 106 World Series games played since 1903? The National League? Or the American league? | American League | [
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qg_1060 | What was the name of the Federal building destroyed by total asshats Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995? | Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building | [
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qg_1061 | April 19, 1987 saw the debut of The Simpsons as series of shorts on what prime time Fox series? | The Tracey Ullman Show | [
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qg_1063 | Following the sinking of the USS Maine, April 23, 1898 saw the beginning of what conflict when war was declared on the United States following a 2 day naval blockade of Cuba? | Spanish-American War | [
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qg_1065 | Which Supreme Court justice announced their retirement this week? | John Paul Stevens | [
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qg_1066 | A precursor to today's United Nations, what inter-governmental organization was pushed by President Woodrow Wilson and disbanded itself on April 20, 1946? | The League of Nations | [
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qg_1069 | What was the full character name of the movie star on TVs Gilligan's Island? | Ginger Grant | [
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qg_1072 | The first world's fair in the United States since World War II, what city hosted the 1962 World's Fair, known as Century 21 Exposition? | Seattle | [
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qg_1073 | What TV staple had its debut on April 19, 1987 as a short on The Tracy Ullman Show? | The Simpsons | [
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qg_1074 | What "important" day, started by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis), is celebrated in the U.S. on April 22, but by the U.N. on the day of the spring equinox? | Earth Day | [
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qg_1075 | The second oldest ballpark in the Major Leagues, where do the Chicago Cubs play their home games? | Wrigley Field | [
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qg_1078 | What comic strip, created by Lee Falk, tells the story of a line of costumed crime fighters who operate from the fictional African country of Bangalla? | The Phantom | [
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qg_1079 | An erupting volcano in what country has blanketed most of Northern Europe with a layer of ash that is making air travel particularly difficult at the moment? | Iceland | [
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qg_1080 | Ornithology is the study of what? | Birds | [
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qg_1083 | Born Robert Matthew Van Winkle in Dallas, Tx, what rapper had his best known hit with 1990s Ice Ice Baby? | Vanilla Ice | [
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qg_1085 | According to the nursery rhyme, what did Peter Piper pick? | A peck of pickled peppers | [
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qg_1086 | Commonly seen on clocks, what it the usual translation of the Latin phrase Tempus Fugit | Time flies | [
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qg_1088 | April 19, 1961 saw the CIA backed invasion of Cuba fall flat on it's face, when the invasion force met disaster at what southern Cuban location? | Bay of pigs | [
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qg_1089 | Which of the essential knots, used extensively in climbing, consits of two opposed half hitches? | Clove hitch | [
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qg_1090 | An official Disney Princess, what is the name of the princess of Agrabah, heroine of the film Aladdin? | Jasmine | [
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qg_1092 | That dietary staple of seafarers for over 400 years, hard tack is a type of what? | Biscuit | [
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qg_1093 | The oldest annual marathon in the world, what well known road race got its start on April 19, 1897 and attracts a world wide field of entrants each April? | Boston Marathon | [
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qg_1095 | What authors books includes such works as The Pale Horse, The Body in the Library, The Man in the Brown Suit, and Death on the Nile | Agatha Christie | [
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qg_1097 | What does the DSM-IV define as: A. A pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives are interpreted as malevolent, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: (1) suspects, without sufficient basis, that others are expl... | Paranoid Personality Disorder | [
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qg_1098 | Who was the first US president to be assassinated? | Abraham Lincoln | [
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qg_1101 | According to the song, Davy Crockett was Born on a mountain top where(Greenest state in the land of the free.)? | Tennessee | [
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qg_1102 | What diet, developed by Dr. Arthur Agatston at the Mount Sinai Medical Center & Miami Heart Institute, focus on foods with a low glycemic index and foods rich in unsaturated fats and omega-3 fatty acids? | South Beach Diet | [
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qg_1103 | April 25, 1939 saw DC comics introduce what major super hero, their second major, who debuted in issue 27 of Detective Comics. | Batman | [
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qg_1104 | What jewelry firm is perhaps best remembered for the exquisite jeweled eggs that were popular Easter time gifts at the turn of the 20th century? | House of Faberge | [
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qg_1106 | Capable of flattening mountains with a single blow, who wields a hammer known as Mjollnir? | Thor | [
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qg_1108 | Monterey Jack, Manchego, and Wensleydale are all types of what? | Cheese | [
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qg_1110 | In most modern operating systems ctrl (or on a mac the mac key) x is cut, ctrl c is copy and ctrl z is undo. What is the letter for paste? | ctrl v | [] | [
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qg_1112 | Which film director, who died today in 1980, directed the films “Marnie”, “Rear Window”, “The Trouble With Harry”, and “Frenzy”, among many others? | Alfred Hitchcock | [
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qg_1114 | What state, known as The Volunteer State, was the 16th state to join the Union on June 1, 1796? | Tennessee | [
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qg_1115 | The Louisiana Purchase was signed today in 1803. Which country sold the land to the USA? | France | [
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qg_1116 | On April 29, 1789, Lt William Bligh and 18 others were set adrift in a lifeboat as Fletcher Christian mutinied and took control of what famous ship? | HMS Bounty | [
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qg_1117 | Representing the province of Sarangani, Philippines, what is the more famous day job of Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao? | Boxer | [
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qg_1118 | April 30 saw George Washington sworn in as the very first US President on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York. What year was his inauguration? | 1789 | [
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qg_1119 | April 25 is celebrated as Anzac day in many parts of the world, a day to honor soldiers from what nations? | Australia and New Zealand | [
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qg_1123 | April 24, 1800 saw the founding what institution when President John Adams sign an act of congress appropriating $5,000 “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress …, and for fitting up a suitable apartment for containing them….” | Library of Congress | [
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qg_1129 | This year's honor goes to Tim Toone of Weber State, who earned what coveted title by being the last person chosen in the NFL draft? | Mr. Irrelevant | [
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qg_1132 | The African countries of Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged on April 26, 1964 to form what new country? | Tanzania | [
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qg_1133 | In the Rocky film franchise, what town does Rocky Balboa call home? | Philadelphia | [
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qg_1134 | April 30, 1803 saw Robert R. Livingston sign a treaty in Paris that allowed the United States to spend $15 million for what? | The Louisiana Purchase | [
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qg_1136 | Known as the Gentle Giant, name the breed of dog that is recognized as the tallest of all dogs? | Irish Wolfhound | [
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qg_1137 | What does the DSM-IV define as: A. Recurrent episodes of abrupt awakening from sleep, usually occurring during the first third of the major sleep episode and beginning with a panicky scream. B. Intense fear and signs of autonomic arousal, such as tachycardia, rapid breathing, and sweating, during each episode. ... | Sleep Terror Disorder | [
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qg_1138 | The goal of what popular Nintendo game is to navigate through the Mushroom Kingdom on a quest to save Princess Toadstool? | Super Mario Brothers | [
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qg_1139 | Who's missing: Grant Imahara, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, Adam Savage | Jamie Hyneman | [
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qg_1140 | According to legend, who fell asleep in the Catskill Mountains for 20 years, following a game of 9-pins with the ghosts of Henry Hudson's crew? | Rip Van Winkle | [
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qg_1142 | On the steps of Federal Hall, George Washington took the first ever Oath of Office on the 30th of April, 1789 in what city? | New York, NY | [
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qg_1145 | What comic strip, created by Mort Walker, tells the tale of a goldbricking US Army private? | Beetle Bailey | [
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qg_1146 | Which scandal ridden singer, who married his 13 year old second cousin, is cousins with scandal plagued televangelist Jimmy Lee Swaggart? | Jerry Lee Lewis | [
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qg_1147 | What circus billed itself as “The Greatest Show on Earth”? | Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey | [
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qg_1148 | Which frequent Saturday Night Live guest talent created such memorable characters as half of the Festrunk Brothers and Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber? | Steve Martin | [
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qg_1150 | What kind of animal does “The Ugly Duckling” turn out to be in Hans Christian Andersen’s children’s story? | Swan | [
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qg_1151 | Doctor Who is back! Currently played by Matt Smith, how many different actors have portrayed the Doctor on the TV series (from 1963 to today) | 11 | [
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qg_1152 | Who was the captain of the HMS Bounty, set adrift with 18 of his loyal officers by Fletcher Christian, on April 28, 1789? | William Bligh | [
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qg_1153 | Accounting for approximately 84% of the earths mass, what is the layer that falls between the core and the crust? | Mantle | [
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qg_1154 | Craniometry is a technique to measure what? | Skull size | [
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qg_1155 | April 25, 1939 saw the introduction by Bob Kane of what major comic book character, one of the most popular of all times, in issue #37 of Detective Comics? | Batman | [
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qg_1156 | Two titans in their field, Malcom Sargent (1895) and Thomas Beecham (1879) were both born on April 29th. What profession did they practice? | Conductors | [
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qg_1157 | According to the nursery rhyme, where did Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater put his wife? | In a pumpkin shell | [
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qg_1161 | The Treaty of San Francisco, which came into effect on April 28, 1952, officially ended what? | World War II | [
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qg_1162 | Who famously owned a bicycle shop at 22 South Williams Street, Dayton, Oh? | The Wright Brothers | [
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qg_1164 | May 7, 1915 saw German U-boat U-20 fired a single torpedo at what Cunard passenger liner, sinking it with the loss of 1,198 lives and helped turn public opinion against Germany and contributed to America's entry into WWI? | RMS Lusitania | [
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qg_1165 | Named for the developer of the steel plow, what Moline, Il. company is the largest producer of agricultural machinery in the world? | John Deere | [
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qg_1167 | May 4, 1970 saw 4 students killed and an additional 13 wounded when National Guard soldiers opened fire on unarmed students at what mid-western University? | Kent State | [
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qg_1168 | Located in Holyoke, Ma, the town in which the sport was created, what Hall of Fame is located at 444 Dwight St? | Volleyball | [
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qg_1169 | A staple of the world's greatest sandwich, the Reuben, sauerkraut is made by fermenting what vegetable? | Cabbage | [
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qg_1170 | Although never seen in the comic book, which Peanuts character is in love with The Little Red-Haired Girl? | Charlie Brown | [
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qg_1171 | Prior to adopting the euro, what was the name of the currency shared by Germany and Finland? | Mark | [
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qg_1172 | May 5, 1925 saw one John T. Scopes of Dayton, TN, charged with violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of what? | Evolution | [
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qg_1173 | What Louisville, Ky track is home to the Kentucky Derby, the annual race known as “The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports”? | Churchill Downs | [
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qg_1174 | Which planet, which received its name on May 1, was named for the Roman god of the underworld, appropriate for such a presumably dark and cold world? | Pluto | [
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qg_1177 | What American author, a founding influence on the school of transcendentalism, is perhaps best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings? | Henry David Thoreau | [
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qg_1178 | Played by Paul Johansson in the recent movie, what is the name of the hero in Ayn Rand's seminal classic Atlas Shrugged? | John Galt | [
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qg_1181 | What letter is The Scarlet Letter in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel of the same name? | A | [
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qg_1182 | “But wait, there’s more!” May 3, 1935 saw the birth of what prolific inventor and marketing personality, known for such products as Mr. Microphone, Showtime Rotisserie, and GLH-9 Hair in a Can spray, among many others? | Ron Popeil | [
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qg_1188 | Which bruising 19th century American, the last of the bare knuckle boxing heavyweight champions, was the first athlete to earn over one million dollars? | John L. Sullivan | [
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qg_1190 | What NPR staple, set in a fictional Minnesota town "where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average", debuted in 1974? | A Prairie Home Companion | [
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qg_1191 | The first issue of what women's magazine, known for its seal of approval, first appeared on May 2, 1885? | Good Housekeeping | [
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qg_1192 | What Kentucky city plays host to the "fastest 2 minutes in sports", the Kentucky Derby? | Louisville | [
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qg_1193 | May 4, 1970 saw 4 students killed and an additional 13 wounded when National Guard soldiers opened fired on unarmed students at what mid-western University? | Kent State | [
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qg_1194 | Which comic strip, created by Bil Keane, focuses on parents Bill and Thelma, and kids Billy, Dolly, Jeffy, and P.J.? | The Family Circus | [
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qg_1195 | On Star Trek, Mr. Spock's mother hailed from earth. From what planet did his father hail? | Vulcan | [
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qg_1196 | May 7, 1945 saw which Axis member nation sign a treaty of unconditional surrender, ending their participation in WWII? | Germany | [
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qg_1198 | Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May), is heavily celebrated in the US as an excuse to drink Corona. In Mexico, however, it's receives a minor nod as a day to commemorate an unexpected Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla over what European heavyweight? | The French | [
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qg_1202 | Steve Irwin, beloved Australian who died after a stingray mistook his chest for a dart board, was better known as whom? | The Crocodile Hunter | [
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qg_1204 | What is the name of the umbrella company under which local gabazillionaire Paul Allen does most of his work, such as owning the Seahawks, some of the Sounders, the Cinerama, and the Flying Heritage Collection, among others? | Vulcan | [
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qg_1205 | May 5, 1821 saw Emperor Napoleon I die of what was likely stomach cancer on what British possession? | Saint Helena | [
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qg_1207 | The Hippocratic Oath is taken by what profession? | Doctors | [
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qg_1208 | In what state is Kent State University located? | Ohio | [
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