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qg_1762
Which instrument can separate two liquids by spinning them at high speed?
Centrifuge
[ "centrifuges", "centrefuge", "centerfuge", "centrifuged", "centrifuge", "spin down", "centrifugal machine" ]
[ "Measuring instrument\n\nA measuring instrument is a device for measuring a physical quantity. In the physical sciences, quality assurance, and engineering, measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. Established standard objects and events are used ...
qg_1763
What former U.S. president, and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is known for his staunch support of Habitat for Humanity?
Jimmy Carter
[ "jimmie carter junior", "jimmie carter jr", "james earl carter jr", "carter jimmie", "jimi carter", "james earl carter junior", "james earl 22jimmie 22 carter junior", "james e carter jr", "james earle carter", "jimmy carter junior", "james earl 22jimmy 22 carter", "james e carter", "why not...
[ "President of the United States\n\nThe President of the United States of America (POTUS) is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.", "President of th...
qg_1766
Which actor provided the voice for Darth Vader and "This is CNN"?
James Earl Jones
[ "neb langston", "james earl jones" ]
[ "Darth Vader\n\nDarth Vader, also known as Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Vader appears in the original trilogy as a pivotal figure whose actions drive the plot of the first three films while his past as Anakin Skywalker, and the story of his corruption, is central to the p...
qg_1767
An analgesic drug is used as what?
Painkiller
[ "analgesic", "analgesia", "pain killing", "pain medication", "analgesic effects on digestion", "pain pills", "analgesics", "pain relievers", "pain killers", "analgaesic", "antinociception", "analgetics", "painkillers", "pain killing drug", "nonopiod analgesics", "pain killer", "alges...
[ "Analgesic\n\nAn analgesic or painkiller is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve analgesia, relief from pain.", "Analgesic\n\nAnalgesic drugs act in various ways on the peripheral and central nervous systems. They are distinct from anesthetics, which temporarily affect, and in some instances complete...
qg_1768
In English, what is the name for the dot that appears over the lower case letters i and j?
Tittle
[ "tittles", "jot or tittle", "jot and tittle", "tittle" ]
[ "Dot (diacritic)\n\nWhen used as a diacritic mark, the term dot is usually reserved for the Interpunct ( · ), or to the glyphs 'combining dot above' ( ◌̇ ) and 'combining dot below' ( ◌̣ )\nwhich may be combined with some letters of the extended Latin alphabets in use in Central European languages and Vietnamese.",...
qg_1769
Outside of what New Mexico town was a supposed crashed UFO discovered on June 14, 1947, which the Gov't swears was a weather balloon?
Roswell
[ "roswell", "roswell disambiguation" ]
[ "New Mexico\n\nNew Mexico (; ) is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. It was admitted to the union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. It is usually considered one of the Mountain States. New Mexico is the fifth-most extensive, the 36th-most populous, and the sixth-least de...
qg_1771
The terms curds and whey are associated with making what?
Cheese
[ "chese", "mouldy cheese", "cheeze", "chees", "cheese wheel", "coagulated milk curd", "cheese powder", "cheeses", "🧀", "cheese" ]
[ "Whey\n\nWhey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. It is a co-product of the manufacture of cheese or casein and has several commercial uses. Sweet whey is manufactured during the making of rennet types of hard cheese like cheddar or Swiss cheese. Acid whey (also known as \"sour whey\")...
qg_1774
Dammit Jim, I’m a doctor, not a trivia question! DeForrest Kelly (He’s dead, Jim, on Jun 11, 1999) played what character on ST:TOS?
Dr. Leonard McCoy
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[ "Star Trek: The Original Series\n\nStar Trek is an American science-fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (Star Trek: TOS or simply TOS) to distinguish the show within the medi...
qg_1775
What local beverage company, which moved its' headquarters here in 2000, manufactures an energy drink called WhoopAss?
Jones Soda Company
[ "fufuberry", "jsda", "jones soda co", "jones soda", "jones soda company", "jone s soda co" ]
[ "Jones Soda\n\nJones Soda Co. is a beverage company based in Pioneer Square, Seattle, Washington. It bottles and distributes soft drinks, non-carbonated beverages, energy drinks, and candy. Jones Soda is a carbonated soft drink that has many unusual flavors that are not offered by other soft drink makers.", "Jone...
qg_1776
Saturday is also known as Bloomsday, so called because it's the day in which what author set the events of his novel Ulysses?
James Joyce
[ "joyce james", "mary jane murray", "seamus seoighe", "séamus seoighe", "james augustine aloysius joyce", "james augustine joyce", "james joyce", "james aloysius joyce" ]
[ "Bloomsday\n\nBloomsday is a commemoration and celebration of the life of Irish writer James Joyce during which the events of his novel Ulysses (which is set on 16 June 1904) are relived. It is observed annually on 16 June in Dublin and elsewhere. Joyce chose the date as it was the date of his first outing with his...
qg_1780
Which musical term means to gradually get louder?
Crescendo
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[ "Glossary of musical terminology\n\nThis is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English), in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Some...
qg_1781
Ruby, C, and Fortran are all examples of what?
Computer programming languages
[ "computer programming languages" ]
[ "Comparison of programming languages (syntax)\n\nThis comparison of programming languages (syntax) compares the features of language syntax (format) for over 50 various computer programming languages.", "Comparison of programming languages (syntax)\n\nExpressions", "Comparison of programming languages (syntax)\...
qg_1782
What is the name of the cheetah that serves as the spokesperson for Cheetos snacks?
Chester
[ "county borough of chester", "st clare s catholic primary school chester", "chester england", "legacæstir", "cestrians", "chester cheshire", "cestrian", "chester" ]
[ "Cheetah\n\nThe cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), also known as the hunting leopard, is a big cat that occurs mainly in eastern and southern Africa and a few parts of Iran. The only extant member of the genus Acinonyx, the cheetah was first described by Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber in 1775. The cheetah is charact...
qg_1784
Which airline's in-flight magazine is called Sky?
Delta
[ "delta film", "delta", "delta album", "delta video", "delta disambiguation", "delta dvd" ]
[ "Inflight magazine\n\nAn inflight magazine (or in-flight magazine) is a free magazine distributed via the seats of an airplane by an airline company.", "Inflight magazine\n\nOverview", "Inflight magazine\n\nMany airline companies produce inflight magazines to provide details about their fleet, as well as articl...
qg_1786
In the Japanese martial art of Kendo, what is the sword made of?
Bamboo
[ "bamboo", "bamboo spear", "flowering of bamboo", "bamboo beans", "bamboo forest", "bambusodae", "bamboos", "bambusoideae bambuseae", "clumping bamboo", "sympodial rhizome bamboo", "bamboo paper", "bamboo forestry", "bambusoideae", "bamboo food", "bamboo wood", "bambusoideae species", ...
[ "Japanese martial arts\n\nJapanese martial arts refer to the variety of martial arts native to the country of Japan. At least three Japanese terms are used interchangeably with the English phrase \"Japanese martial arts\".", "Japanese martial arts\n\nThe usage of term \"budō\" to mean martial arts is a modern one...
qg_1790
Convection, conduction, and radiation are three of the ways what type of energy can be transferred?
Heat
[ "heat change", "sources of heat", "heat as energy", "heat thermodynamics", "thermal enegy", "heat", "heat as transfer of energy", "heat energy", "warmth" ]
[ "Convection\n\nConvection is the movement of groups of molecules within fluids such as liquids or gases, and within rheids. Convection takes place through advection, diffusion or both.", "Convection\n\nConvection cannot take place in solids because neither bulk current flows nor significant diffusion can take pla...
qg_1793
Running from June 15 to Oct 1859, what 2 countries faced off in the Pig War, in which a pig on San Juan island was the only casualty?
US and Britain
[ "us and britain" ]
[ "Pig War\n\nThe Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and Great Britain over the Canada-U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island and the mainland. The Pig War, so called because it was triggered by the shooting of a pig, is also called the Pig Episode, the Pig and Potato...
qg_1794
What is the name of the chief muscle used in breathing, which separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity?
Diaphragm
[ "diaphragm", "diafragm", "diaphragm disambiguation", "diapragm", "diafram", "diaphram" ]
[ "Thoracic cavity\n\nThe thoracic cavity (or chest cavity) is the chamber of the body of vertebrates that is protected by the thoracic wall (rib cage and associated skin, muscle, and fascia). The central compartment of the thoracic cavity is the mediastinum. There are two openings of the thoracic cavity, a superior ...
qg_1797
How many lines are there in a limerick?
5
[ "five" ]
[ "Limerick\n\nLimerick (; ) is a city in county Limerick, Ireland. It is located in the Mid-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. Limerick City and County Council is the local authority for the city. The city lies on the River Shannon, with the historic core of the city located on King's Island,...
qg_1798
A current member of the staff at Stanford, who became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983?
Sally Ride
[ "sally kirsten ride", "sally k ride", "dr sally ride", "ride sally kristen", "sally ride", "sally kristen ride" ]
[ "Sally Ride\n\nSally Kristen Ride (May 26, 1951 – July 23, 2012) was an American physicist and astronaut. Born in Los Angeles, she joined NASA in 1978 and became the first American woman in space in 1983. She remains the youngest American astronaut to have traveled to space, having done so at the age of 32. After...
qg_1802
Esther Lederer spent 47 years writing a newspaper advice column under what pseudonym, competing with her twin sister Abigail Van Buren?
Ann Landers
[ "ruth crowley", "annie s mailbox", "ask ann landers advice column", "esther pauline friedman", "ask ann landers", "ann landers" ]
[ "Eppie Lederer\n\nEsther Pauline \"Eppie\" Lederer née Friedman (July 4, 1918 – June 22, 2002), better known by the pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity. She began writing the \"Ask Ann Landers\" column in 1955 and continued for 47 years, by which time ...
qg_1803
Those tabbed for King County jury duty either report to the King County Courthouse on 3rd Ave or the Maleng Regional Justice center in what Seattle suburb?
Kent
[ "kent county", "kent england", "garden of england", "kent", "culture in kent", "wilsley green", "winkhurst green", "sport in kent", "kent county england", "education in kent", "county of kent england", "cantium", "rhoden green", "county of kent", "county kent" ]
[ "Seattle\n\nSeattle is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 684,451 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and...
qg_1805
The 1859 Pig War, which lasted until 1872, describes a conflict between the United States and Great Britain over what group of islands?
San Juan
[ "san juan city", "san juan city philippines", "san juan", "san juan disambiguation", "san juan philippines", "city of san juan" ]
[ "Pig War\n\nThe Pig War was a confrontation in 1859 between the United States and Great Britain over the Canada-U.S. border in the San Juan Islands, between Vancouver Island and the mainland. The Pig War, so called because it was triggered by the shooting of a pig, is also called the Pig Episode, the Pig and Potato...
qg_1806
Known as The Pine Tree State, what was the 23rd state to join the Union on March 15, 1820?
Maine
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[ "Maine\n\nMaine (; ) is a state in New England, in the United States. Maine is the 39th most extensive and the 42nd most populous of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the east and north, respecti...
qg_1809
Often used by sailors to pass the time, the art of carving on bones and ivory is known as what?
Scrimshaw
[ "scrimshaw", "skrimshaw" ]
[ "Ivory\n\nIvory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally elephant's) and teeth of animals, that can be used in art or manufacturing. It consists mainly of dentine (inorganic formula Ca10(PO4)6(CO3)·H2O)), one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks. The chemical structure of the teeth and tusks...
qg_1811
At what Belgian municipality did Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte finally get his ass handed to him on June 18, 1815?
Waterloo
[ "waterloo disambiguation", "waterloo film", "waterloo canada disambiguation", "waterloo", "waterloo movie", "waterloo song" ]
[ "Napoleon\n\nNapoléon Bonaparte (; , born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 unt...
qg_1812
According to a long-running ad campaign, what brand of cookie is baked inside a hollow tree?
Keebler
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[ "Cookie\n\nA cookie is a small, flat, sweet, baked good, usually containing flour, eggs, sugar, and either butter, cooking oil or another oil or fat. It may include other ingredients such as raisins, oats, chocolate chips or nuts.", "Cookie\n\nIn most English-speaking countries except for the US and Canada, cris...
qg_1813
Voiced by Harry Shearer, what Simpsons character was modeled after Ted Koppel?
Kent Brockman
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[ "Harry Shearer\n\nHarry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, author, radio host, director and producer. He is known for his long-running roles on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show....
qg_1816
In a bit of nationalistic pride, what is the name of the NHL hockey team based in Toronto, CA?
Maple Leafs
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[ "National Hockey League\n\nThe National Hockey League (NHL; ) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 30 member clubs: 23 in the United States and 7 in Canada. Headquartered in New York City, the NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major profession...
qg_1819
Butters Stoch, Pip Pirrip, Token Black, and Wendy Testaburger are school characters in what long running animated TV series?
South Park
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[ "Butters Stotch\n\nLeopold \"Butters\" Stotch is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. He is voiced by series co-creator Matt Stone and loosely based on co-producer Eric Stough. He is a third- then fourth-grade student at the fictional South Park Elementary School. Butters is depicted ...
qg_1820
The policy of what total bad ass, and US President, was to speak softly and carry a big stick?
Teddy Roosevelt
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[ "President of the United States\n\nThe President of the United States of America (POTUS) is the elected head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.", "President of th...
qg_1821
Mt. St. Helens, the stratovolcano responsible for the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event in the history of the United States, is located in which mountain range?
Cascade
[ "cascade disambiguation", "cascaded", "cascading", "cascade" ]
[ "Mount St. Helens\n\nMount St. Helens or Louwala-Clough (known as Lawetlat'la to the indigenous Cowlitz people, and Loowit to the Klickitat) is an active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is south of Seattle, Washington, and northeast of...
qg_1824
What Big East university, located in Washington, D.C., is nicknamed The Hoyas, from the Latin Hoya Saxa?
Georgetown
[ "goergetown", "georgetown city", "g town", "georgetown disambiguation", "georgetown", "gorgetown", "george town disambiguation", "george town", "city of georgetown" ]
[ "Big East Conference (1979–2013)\n\nThe Big East Conference was a collegiate athletics conference that consisted of as many as 16 universities in the eastern half of the United States from 1979 to 2013. The conference's members participated in 24 NCAA sports. Three members had football programs but were not Big Eas...
qg_1825
Sunday saw a class that included Julio Cesar Chavez, Joe Cortez, and Sylvester Stallone inducted into what Hall of Fame?
Boxing
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[ "Julio César Chávez\n\nJulio César Chávez González (; July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer. He is considered by acclamation as the greatest Mexican fighter of all time and one of the greatest boxers of all time.", "Julio César Chávez\n\nChávez is a six-time ...
qg_1826
What real estate developer, casino owner, reality TV star, and potential 2012 presidential candidate celebrated his birthday on Tuesday?
Donald Trump
[ "mary macleod trump", "donald trump sr", "donald j trump i", "trump family", "donald j trump signature collection", "donuld trump", "donald trump", "trump vodka", "trumpian", "barron trump", "donald trump in popular culture", "donald john trump i", "donald", "barron william trump", "dona...
[ "United States presidential election, 2012\n\nThe United States presidential election of 2012 was the 57th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The Democratic nominee, incumbent President Barack Obama, and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, were elected to a second t...
qg_1827
June 17, 1994 saw a low speed chase up Interstate 405 as OJ Simpson was pursued by some of Los Angeles finest for a good 6 hours. What former teammate of OJs was driving his white Ford Bronco?
Al Cowlings
[ "al cowlings", "al cowling" ]
[ "O. J. Simpson murder case\n\nThe O. J. Simpson murder case (officially the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which former National Football League star and actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the...
qg_1828
On June 15, 1844, Charles Goodyear was granted a patent for the vulcanization of rubber, a process by which what element, represented by the symbol S, is added to rubber?
Sulfur
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[ "Vulcanization\n\nVulcanization or vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting natural rubber or related polymers into more durable materials by the addition of sulfur or other equivalent curatives or accelerators. These additives modify the polymer by forming cross-links (bridges) between individual polyme...
qg_1831
"The truth is out there" was the tagline for what TV series?
The X-Files
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[ "The X-Files\n\nThe X-Files is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by Chris Carter. The program originally aired from September 10, 1993, to May 19, 2002, on Fox, spanning nine seasons, with 202 episodes and a feature film of the same name, before returning with a second film in 2008 ...
qg_1833
June 16 is a day to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and to relieve the events in which of his novels?
Ulysses
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[ "James Joyce\n\nJames Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist and poet. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde, and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the twentieth century.", "James Joyce\n\nJoyce is best known for Ulysses (1922),...
qg_1836
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, what word represents the letter M (the 13th letter, that falls between Lima and November)?
Mike
[ "mikee", "mike" ]
[ "NATO phonetic alphabet\n\nThe International Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet, commonly known as the NATO phonetic alphabet and also known as the ICAO radiotelephonic, phonetic or spelling alphabet and the ITU radiotelephonic or phonetic alphabet, is the most widely used radiotelephonic spelling alphabet. Although ...
qg_1837
What arrived in New York Harbor on the French freighter Isere on June 17, 1885, having been packed in 214 crates, except for the right arm, which had been in country for 9 years?
The Statue of Liberty
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[ "New York Harbor\n\nNew York Harbor, part of the Port of New York and New Jersey, is at the mouth of the Hudson River where it empties into New York Bay and into the Atlantic Ocean at the East Coast of the United States. It is one of the largest natural harbors in the world. Although the United States Board on ...
qg_1838
Who famously opined that "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes"?
Andy Warhol
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[ "15 minutes of fame\n\n15 minutes of fame is short-lived media publicity or celebrity of an individual or phenomenon. The expression is credited to Andy Warhol, who included the words \"In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes\" in the program for a 1968 exhibition of his work at the Moderna Muse...
qg_1839
What is the name of the brand of tools sold by Sears?
Craftsmen
[ "craftsmen", "craftman", "craftsman", "craftsman disambiguation", "craftmen", "crafstmen" ]
[ "Sears\n\nSears (officially Sears, Roebuck & Co.) is an American chain of department stores. Sears is mainly known for its appliances, hardware, and clothing. The company was founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1886; it was previously based in the Sears Tower in Chicago, and is currently hea...
qg_1843
Used primarily for stability, where on a fish, whale, dolphin, or porpoise, do you find the dorsal fin?
Back
[ "lower back", "human back", "back", "backs", "back muscles", "dorsum humanum", "espalda" ]
[ "Fish\n\nA fish is any member of a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic craniate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups. Most fish are ectothermi...
qg_1844
What comic strip, created by George Gately in 1973, features a wisecracking cat known for annoying the manager of the fish store, tipping over garbage cans, annoying the milkman, and pursuing female cats?
Heathcliff
[ "heathcliff disambiguation", "heathcliff" ]
[ "George Gately\n\nGeorge Gately Gallagher (December 21, 1928 – September 30, 2001), better known as George Gately, was an American cartoonist, notable as the creator of the popular Heathcliff comic strip.", "George Gately\n\nBorn in Queens Village, Queens, Gately came from a family of comics lovers. His father wa...
qg_1846
Which master magician and all around skeptic created the The One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge, which offers a prize of $1,000,000 to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of any paranormal, supernatural or occult power or event, under test conditions agreed to by both parties?
James Randi
[ "amazing randy", "james 22the amazing 22 randi", "deyvi peña", "randall zwinge", "randall james zwinge", "james randi", "james randy", "amazing randi", "randall hamilton zwinge", "randi james", "randall james hamilton zwinge" ]
[ "James Randi Educational Foundation\n\nThe James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF) was started as an American non-profit organization founded in 1996 by magician and skeptic James Randi. The JREF's mission includes educating the public and the media on the dangers of accepting unproven claims, and to support rese...
qg_1848
Born on this day in 1971, what rapper, who was killed in a drive by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996, is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the highest-selling rap artist, with over 75 million albums sold worldwide, including 4 posthumous albums that have gone platinum or better?
Tupac Shakur
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[ "Rapping\n\nRapping (or emceeing, MCing, spitting bars, or rhyming) is \"spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics\". The components of rapping include \"content\", \"flow\" (rhythm and rhyme), and \"delivery\". Rapping is distinct from spoken-word poetry in that it is performed in time to a beat (external meter).\nRapping...
qg_1850
What is the name of the cola that is favored by the characters on The Simpsons?
Buzz
[ "buzz album", "buzz", "buzz disambiguation", "buzzing" ]
[ "The Simpsons\n\nThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of a working class lifestyle epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. The show is set in the fictional town ...
qg_1854
What porcine inspired name is given to amateur radio operators?
Ham
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[ "Amateur radio\n\nAmateur radio (also called ham radio) describes the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication. The term \"amateur\" is used to specify \"a dul...
qg_1856
Who is the current mayor of Seattle?
Mike McGinn
[ "mike mcginn", "michael mcginn" ]
[ "Seattle\n\nSeattle is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County, Washington. With an estimated 684,451 residents , Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013, it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States and...
qg_1857
Used primarly to measure the distance between stars, what unit of length is defined as 9,460,730,472,580.8 km?
Lightyear
[ "lightyears", "light years", "lightyear", "mly", "light year", "light month" ]
[ "Light-year\n\nA light-year (or light year, abbreviation: ly ) is a unit of length used informally to express astronomical distances. It is approximately 9 trillion kilometres (or about 6 trillion miles).One trillion here is taken to be 1012 (one million million). As defined by the International Astronomical Union ...
qg_1858
Popular among California surfers, what is the name of the style of station wagon in which the rear portion of the car's bodywork is made of wood?
Woodie
[ "woodie", "woodie disambiguation" ]
[ "Station wagon\n\nA station wagon, also called an estate car, estate wagon, or simply wagon or estate, is an automotive body-style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door (the liftgate or tailgate), instead of ...
qg_1860
What boxer was, who holds the record as the youngest to win the WBC, WBA, and IFB world heavyweight titles, was banned from boxing for a year for biting off a portion of Evander Holyfield's ear?
Mike Tyson
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[ "Boxing\n\nBoxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.", "Boxing\n\nAmateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most international games—it also has its ...
qg_1861
What is the more common name for the dog known as the Alsatian?
German Shepherd
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[ "German Shepherd\n\nThe German Shepherd (,) is a breed of medium to large-sized working dog that originated in Germany. The breed's officially recognized name is German Shepherd Dog in the English language, sometimes abbreviated as GSD and was also formerly known as the Alsatian in Britain. The German Shepherd is a...
qg_1862
It has long been thought that the Reverend Elijah Craig, of Georgetown, Ky, produce the first batch of what, on June 14, 1789?
Bourbon
[ "bourbon", "bourbon disambiguation", "borbón" ]
[ "Elijah Craig\n\nElijah Craig (1738/1743 – May 18, 1808) was a Baptist preacher in Virginia, who became an educator and capitalist entrepreneur in the area of Virginia that later became the state of Kentucky. He has sometimes, although rather dubiously,Cowdery, Charles K., \"Who Invented Bourbon?\" Malt Advocate M...
qg_1865
Founded on June 13, 1942, Wild Bill Donovan headed what wartime intelligence agency that eventually became the CIA?
O(ffice) of S(trategic) S(ervices)
[ "united states office of strategic services", "special operations oss", "office of strategic services", "o ffice of s trategic s ervices" ]
[ "William J. Donovan\n\nWilliam Joseph (\"Wild Bill\") Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was a United States soldier, lawyer, intelligence officer and diplomat. Donovan is best remembered as the wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), a precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency, during ...
qg_1867
Pullet describes the young (less than 1 year of age) of what species of domesticated animal?
Chicken
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[ "Chicken\n\nThe chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. It is one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a population of more than 19 billion as of 2011. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat an...
qg_1870
Following a much televised low-speed chase down Interstate 405, OJ Simpson was arrested on June 17, 1994, in connection with the murder of what two people?
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman
[ "nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman" ]
[ "O. J. Simpson murder case\n\nThe O. J. Simpson murder case (officially the People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson) was a criminal trial held at the Los Angeles County Superior Court, in which former National Football League star and actor O. J. Simpson was tried on two counts of murder for the...
qg_1871
Which type of plant did Gregor Mendel use in his famous genetic experiments?
Peas
[ "green pea", "pisum sativus", "garden pea", "pea plants", "peascods", "pea pod", "pea plant", "p sativum", "petit pois", "green peas", "pea", "pisum sativum", "peas", "field peas" ]
[ "Gregor Mendel\n\nGregor Johann Mendel (; 20 July 1822 – 6 January 1884) was a German-speaking Moravian-Silesian scientist and Augustinian friar and abbot of St. Thomas' Abbey in Brno who gained posthumous fame as the founder of the modern science of genetics. Though farmers had known for centuries that crossbre...
qg_1873
The northern most of the five major circles of latitude, what is the name for the line at 66º 33′ 44″ N?
Artic Circle
[ "arctic circle", "arctic polar circle", "artic circle", "circumpolar arctic" ]
[ "Circle of latitude\n\nA circle of latitude on the Earth is an imaginary east-west circle connecting all locations (ignoring elevation) with a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude.", "Circle of latitude\n\nCircles of latitude are often called parallels because...
qg_1874
June 18, 1812 saw the start of the War of 1812 when the US Congress declared war on who?
Great Britain
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[ "War of 1812\n\nThe War of 1812 was a military conflict that lasted from June 18, 1812, to February 18, 1815, fought between the United States of America and the United Kingdom, its North American colonies, and its North American Indian allies. Historians in the United States and Canada see it as a war in its own r...
qg_1876
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the multi-headed monster slain by Heracles as his second labor?
Hydra
[ "hydra", "hydra album", "hydra class", "hydra disambiguation" ]
[ "Heracles\n\nHeracles ( ; , Hēraklēs, from Hēra, \"Hera\", and kleos, \"glory\" ), \nborn Alcaeus (, Alkaios) or Alcides (, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, foster son of Amphitryon and great-grandson/half-brother (as they are both sired by the god Zeus) of Perseus. H...
qg_1877
Grammy award-winning musician Yo-Yo Ma is famous for his virtuosity on what instrument?
Cello
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[ "Yo-Yo Ma\n\nYo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is a Chinese-American cellist. Born in Paris, he spent his schooling years in New York City and was a child prodigy, performing from the age of five. He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University and has enjoyed a prolific career as both a soloist perfor...
qg_1881
In drafting (and elementary school math), you would use a compass to draw what geometric shape?
A circle
[ "centre for innovation research and competence in learning economy circle", "circle research institute", "circle lund", "centre for innovation research and competence in learning economy", "circle" ]
[ "Geometry\n\nGeometry (from the ; geo- \"earth\", -metron \"measurement\") is a branch of mathematics concerned with questions of shape, size, relative position of figures, and the properties of space. A mathematician who works in the field of geometry is called a geometer. Geometry arose independently in a number ...
qg_1882
Also known as mother's ruin, which alcoholic drink is distilled from juniper berries?
Gin
[ "list of gins", "mothers ruin", "london dry gin", "gin", "list of gin brands", "gins" ]
[ "Alcoholic beverage\n\nAn alcoholic beverage, or alcoholic drink, is a drink that contains a substantial amount of the psychoactive drug ethanol (informally called alcohol), a depressant which in low doses causes euphoria, reduced anxiety, and sociability, and in higher doses causes intoxication (drunkenness), stup...
qg_1884
“Don’t one of you fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” was the order General Prescott gave to his men at the beginning of what moderately famous Revolutionary War battle?
Battle of Bunker Hill
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[ "Battle of Bunker Hill\n\nThe Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the battle, and was the original objective of bot...
qg_1888
Name the 1984 movie, rated 8.0 out of 11 stars on IMDB, from its’ plot summary: “blank, the world’s loudest band, is chronicled by hack documentarian Marti DeBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.”
This is Spinal Tap
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[ "This Is Spinal Tap\n\nThis Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 American rock music mockumentary comedy film written, scored by, and starring Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The film portrays the fictional British heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Directed by Reiner, the movie satirizes the wild pe...
qg_1889
Leghorn, Buff Orpington and Plymouth Rock are all breeds of what?
Chickens
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[ "Leghorn chicken\n\nThe Leghorn ( or; or Livornese) is a breed of chicken originating in Tuscany, in central Italy. Birds were first exported to North America in 1828 from the port city of Livorno, on the western coast of Tuscany. They were initially called \"Italians\", but by 1865 the breed was known as \"Leghor...
qg_1890
First introduced commercially by Wham-O in 1957, what toy, which consistently makes the list of top toys ever, consists of a plastic ring 28 inches or 40 inches in diameter?
Hula hoop
[ "hula hoop", "hoola hoop", "hulahoop", "hula hooping", "world hoop day", "extruded plastic dingus" ]
[ "Wham-O\n\nWham-O Inc. is a toy company in Woodland Hills, California, USA. They are known for marketing many popular toys in the past 50 years, including the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee, the Slip 'N Slide, the Super Ball, the Trac-Ball, Silly String, the Hacky Sack and the Boogie Board.", "Wham-O\n\nCorporate history...
qg_1891
One of the few states where the capital is also its largest city, what is the seat of government for West Virginia?
Charleston
[ "charleston amtrak station", "charlston", "charleston", "charleston disambiguation" ]
[ "West Virginia\n\nWest Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region of the Southern United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the north (and, slightly, east), and Maryland to the northeast. West Virginia is the 41st la...
qg_1897
June 23, 1941 saw the German army launch Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of what state?
The Soviet Union
[ "ссср", "s u country", "совет ушем", "sovetskij soyuz", "union of soviet socialist republics", "sovyet union", "союз советских социалистических республик", "sovietunion", "union of soviet socialist republics ussr", "совет социалистик республикалар союзы", "united soviet socialist republics", "...
[ "German Army (Wehrmacht)\n\nThe German Army (,) was the land forces component of the Wehrmacht, the regular German Armed Forces, from 1935 until it was demobilized and later dissolved in August 1946. The Wehrmacht also included the Kriegsmarine (Navy) and the Luftwaffe (Air Force). During World War II, a total of ...
qg_1899
A member of the horseradish family, wasabi is made from which part of the wasabi plant? Roots, Leaves, or Stems?
Roots
[ "adventitious root", "roots", "plant roots", "tree root", "plant root", "deep rooted", "root", "rooted", "adventitious roots", "peg root", "shallow rooted", "root botany" ]
[ "Horseradish\n\nHorseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, and cabbage). It is a root vegetable used as a spice.", "Horseradish\n\nThe plant is probably native to southeastern Europe and western Asia....
qg_1900
According to legend, Cleopatra committed suicide by holding what to her breast?
An Asp
[ "asp snake", "asp disambiguation", "asp" ]
[ "Cleopatra\n\nCleopatra VII Philopator (; 69Walker, p. 129. – August 12, 30 BC ), known to history simply as Cleopatra, was the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt, shortly survived as pharaoh by her son Caesarion. After her reign, Egypt became a province of the then-recently established Roman Empire.", "Cleop...
qg_1901
Hernando de Soto was the first European documented to have crossed what U.S. river?
Mississippi
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[ "Hernando de Soto\n\nHernando de Soto (c. 1500 – May 21, 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the first European expedition deep into the territory of the modern-day United States (Florida, Georgia, Alabama and most likely Arkansas), and the first documented European to have crossed the Mississippi...
qg_1903
What can be a color (pinkish-orange), a marine animal, and a type of snake?
Coral
[ "coral heads", "corals", "fossilized coral", "coral biology", "poypifer", "polypifer", "coral colonies", "coral mound", "coral" ]
[ "Marine biology\n\nMarine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on ta...
qg_1904
Known as The Show-Me State, what was the 24th state to join the union on August 10, 1821?
Missouri
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[ "Missouri\n\nMissouri (see pronunciations) is a state located in the Midwestern United States. It is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states. The state comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.", "Missouri\n\nAs defined by the 2010 US census, the four largest u...
qg_1905
What is the current name for the stadium formerly known as Qwest Field, home of the Sounders and the Seahawks?
CenturyLink Field
[ "century link field", "home of 12s", "wamu theatre", "quest field", "centurylink field", "seahawk stadium", "qwest field", "seahawks stadium", "qwest field events center", "wamu theater" ]
[ "CenturyLink Field\n\nCenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally called Seahawks Stadium it became Qwest Field on June ...
qg_1906
The face of the Great Seal of the United States, adopted on June 20, 1782, features an eagle clutching 13 arrows in one talon, and what in the other?
Olive branch
[ "olive branch", "extend olive branch", "olive branches" ]
[ "Great Seal of the United States\n\nThe Great Seal of the United States is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the U.S. federal government. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself (which is kept by the U.S. Secretary of State), and more generally for the design impressed upon it. The Great...
qg_1910
What revolutionary war general, whose name is now synonymous with being a traitor, offered to surrender West Point to the British in 1780?
Benedict Arnold
[ "benidict arnald", "benedict arnold", "benadict arnold", "benedict arnold 5", "benidict arnold", "arnold benedict", "colonel benedict arnold", "benedict arnold v" ]
[ "American Revolutionary War\n\nThe American Revolutionary War (17751783), also known as the American War of Independence and the Revolutionary War in the United States, was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American colonies, which had declared themselves the independent United Sta...
qg_1911
The Gregorian calendar, which was adopted by papal bull in 1582, replaced which other western calendar?
Julian calendar
[ "julian year calendar", "julian calender", "julian calendar", "julian day calendar", "julian calendar is this july", "old style calendar", "year of confusion", "jullian calendar", "imperial civil calendar" ]
[ "Gregorian calendar\n\nThe Gregorian calendar, also called the Western calendar and the Christian calendar, is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582.", "Gregorian calendar\n\nThe calendar was a refinement to the Julian calendar...
qg_1912
June 21, 1877 saw the hanging of ten Irish immigrants, believed members of what gang supposedly responsible for crimes and kidnappings throughout the Pennsylvania coal fields?
Molly Maguires
[ "molly mcguires", "molly maguries", "molly maguire", "molly maguires" ]
[ "Irish Americans\n\nIrish Americans () are an ethnic group comprising Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland, especially those who identify with that ancestry, along with their cultural characteristics. About 33.3 million Americans—10.5% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2013 ...
qg_1915
The world's largest single structure made by a living organism, Australia's Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea?
Coral Sea
[ "coral sea" ]
[ "Australia\n\nAustralia (,,), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Eas...
qg_1917
June 21, 1973, saw the US Supreme Court establish the Miller Test, which determines whether something is, or isnt, what?
Obscene
[ "obcene", "obscene material", "obcenity", "salaciousness", "indecency law", "sex censorship", "obscenity law", "obscene", "obscenity", "sexual obscenities", "canadian obscenity law", "salaciously" ]
[ "Miller test\n\nFor the graduate school entrance exam, see Miller Analogies Test.", "Miller test\n\nThe Miller test (also called the Three Prong Obscenity Test) is the United States Supreme Court's test for determining whether speech or expression can be labeled obscene, in which case it is not protected by the F...
qg_1920
On June 25, 1991, Slovenia and Croatia declared their independence from what country?
Yugoslavia
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[ "Slovenia\n\nSlovenia ( ; ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: RS), is a nation state in southern Central Europe, located at the crossroads of main European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the sou...
qg_1922
Had an eponymous show on MTV in 1999-2000; Had a short lived marriage to Drew Barrymore
Tom Green
[ "michael thomas green", "leonard mills", "cheese sondwich", "mc face", "mc bones", "subway monkey hour", "tom green" ]
[ "MTV\n\nMTV (formerly an initialism of Music Television) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel. It is a subsidiary of the \"Viacom Music and Entertainment Group\", the flagship property of the Viacom Media Networks division of Viacom. The channel itself is headquartered in New York City. Launc...
qg_1923
Longtime host of The Best Damn Sports Show Period; Comedian married to Rosanne Barr from 1990-1994
Tom Arnold
[ "tom arnold", "arnold tom", "tom arnold disambiguation" ]
[ "The Best Damn Sports Show Period\n\nThe Best Damn Sports Show Period is an American sports television show that aired on Fox Sports Net and Comcast SportsNet. The show regularly featured irreverent and opinionated interviews with top athletes, coaches, celebrities, and entertainers. It also aired Top 50 countdow...
qg_1924
Yaris, Avalon, and Sienna are all types of what?
Toyota vehicles
[ "toyota concept vehicles", "variants of toyota", "toyota concept cars", "list of toyota cars", "list of toyota vehicles", "toyota models", "toyota vehicles" ]
[ "Toyota Avalon\n\nThe Toyota Avalon is a full-size car produced by Toyota in the United States, and is the flagship sedan of Toyota in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Middle East. It was also produced in Australia from 2000 until July 2005, when it was replaced in November 2006 by the Toyota Aurion....
qg_1926
Appearing on the big screen in July, what cartoon characters are the creation of Belgian cartoonist Peyo (Pieer Culliford), born on June 25, 1928?
The Smurfs
[ "de smurfen", "swoof", "smurfen", "smurf", "schtroumpf", "les schtroumpfs", "smurfs", "smurfs and communism", "smurf language", "smurfs game", "smurves", "smurfberry", "le pays maudit", "smurfy", "schtroumpfs", "smurf communism", "smurf nickname" ]
[ "Peyo\n\nPierre Culliford (; 25 June 1928 – 24 December 1992) was a Belgian cartoonist who worked under the pseudonym Peyo. His best-known works are the comic strips The Smurfs and Johan and Peewit, in which the Smurfs first appeared.", "Peyo\n\nAfter working briefly at a Belgian animation studio, Peyo began mak...
qg_1928
The liqueur Frangelico and the spread Nutella get their distinctive flavor from what?
Hazelnut
[ "hazelnuts", "hazlenut", "hazelnut", "hazlenuts", "cobnuts", "cob nut", "hazel nuts", "hazelnut oil", "hazel nut", "hazelnut tree", "cobnut" ]
[ "Frangelico\n\nFrangelico is a brand of noisette (hazelnut) and herb-flavored liqueur (coloured with caramel coloring) which is produced in Canale, Italy. It is 20% alcohol by volume, 40 proof. Formerly, it was 24% alcohol by volume, 48 proof. It was released in the 1980s, gaining attention largely because of it...
qg_1931
On June 25, 1953, "photo-journalist" Jacqueline Bouvier announced her engagement to whom?
John F Kennedy
[ "early years of john f kennedy", "camelot era", "j f k administration", "j f k", "john fitzgerald kennady", "kennedyesque", "john f kenedy", "john f kennedy", "jfk administration", "john f kennedie", "president kennedy", "john f 22jack 22 kennedy", "u s president j f kennedy", "kennedyism"...
[ "Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis\n\nJacqueline Lee \"Jackie\" Kennedy Onassis (née Bouvier, pronounced; July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994) was the wife of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.", "Jacquel...
qg_1932
June 25, 1876 saw George Custer meet his Waterloo at the Battle of Little Big Horn, which happened in what present state?
Montana
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[ "George Armstrong Custer\n\nGeorge Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Raised in Michigan and Ohio, Custer was admitted to West Point in 1857, where he graduated last in his class in 1861. ...
qg_1933
Who's missing: Mario Batali, Cat Cora, Jose Garces, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Symon?
Bobby Flay
[ "robert flay", "robert william flay", "bobby flay", "mesa grill" ]
[ "Jose Garces\n\nJose Garces is an Ecuadorian American chef, restaurant owner, and Iron Chef. He was born in Chicago to Ecuadorian parents. He won in the second season of The Next Iron Chef. After graduating from Gordon Tech in 1990, Garces studied Culinary Arts at Kendall College in Chicago.", "Jose Garces\n\nGa...
qg_1934
What does the DSM-IV define as: A. The predominant complaint is difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or nonrestorative sleep. B. The sleep disturbance causes clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.     C. The sleep disturbance does not occur...
Insomnia Disorder
[ "insomnia disorder" ]
[ "Sleep disorder\n\nA sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental, social and emotional functioning. Polysomnography and actigraphy are tests commonly ordered for some sleep disord...
qg_1935
Which food of the Gods is said to bestow immortality?
Ambrosia
[ "california ambrosia", "food of gods mythology", "ambrosial", "ἀμβροσία", "ambrosia", "nectar of gods" ]
[ "Ambrosia\n\nIn the ancient Greek myths, ambrosia () is sometimes the food or drink of the Greek gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus by doves, so it may have been thought of in the Homeric tradition as a kind of divine exhalat...
qg_1936
The 1947 novel "I, the Jury", which was the first to feature detective Mike Hammer, was written by what New York author?
Mickey Spillane
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[ "I, the Jury\n\nI, the Jury is the 1947 debut novel of American crime-fiction writer Mickey Spillane, the first work to feature private investigator Mike Hammer.", "I, the Jury\n\nPlot summary", "I, the Jury\n\nDr. Charlotte Manning is young, beautiful, blonde, and well-to-do psychiatrist motivated by greed. To...
qg_1937
Including the sacred law of the pack, cub scouting borrows many of it's themes from what Rudyard Kipling novel?
The Jungle Book
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[ "Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)\n\nCub Scouting is part of the Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), available to boys from first through fifth grade, or 7 to 11½ years of age and their families. Its membership is the largest of the three BSA divisions (Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting, and Venturing...
qg_1945
Whom did Sitting Bull defeat at the battle of Little Bighorn on June 26, 1876, along with his brothers Thomas and Boston?
George Armstrong Custer
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[ "Sitting Bull\n\nSitting Bull (Lakota: Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake in Standard Lakota Orthography, also nicknamed Húŋkešni or \"Slow\"; c. 1831 – December 15, 1890) was a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people during years of resistance to United States government policies. He was killed by Indian agency police on th...
qg_1946
Which old Russian word meaning 'fast' is the other name for the Russian Wolfhound?
Borzoi
[ "borzoi", "russian wolfhound" ]
[ "Borzoi\n\nThe Borzoi (, literally \"fast\"), also called the Russian wolfhound (), is a breed of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). Descended from dogs brought to Russia from central Asian countries, it is similar in shape to a greyhound, and is also a member of the sighthound family.", "Borzoi\n\nThe system...
qg_1949
Appearing in Parade magazine since 1980, what is the name of the single panel comic strip, inked by Bunny Hoest and John Reiner, that features pleasant, likable Saint Bernard, who by his very size, gets in the way of the family he lives with?
Howard Huge
[ "howard huge" ]
[ "Bunny Hoest\n\nBunny Hoest (born 1932), sometimes labeled The Cartoon Lady, is the writer of several cartoon series, including The Lockhorns, Laugh Parade and Howard Huge, all of which she inherited from her late husband Bill Hoest.King Features: Bunny Hoest She is the co-creator of Bumper Snickers in 1974, Agatha...
qg_1951
Named for a famous Chicago bartender, what is the common name for a drink that has been spiked with a drug, usually chloral hydrate, given to someone in order to incapacitate them?
Mickey Finn
[ "mickey finn disambiguation", "mickey finn" ]
[ "Chloral hydrate\n\nChloral hydrate is an organic compound with the formula C2H3Cl3O2. It is a colorless solid. It has limited use as a sedative and hypnotic pharmaceutical drug. It is also a useful laboratory chemical reagent and precursor. It is derived from chloral (trichloroacetaldehyde) by the addition of o...