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qg_2891
On Aug 23, 1939, Germany signed a non-aggression pact with what other country, paving the way for the Nazi invasion of Poland?
USSR
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[ "1939 in Germany\n\nEvents in the year 1939 in Germany.", "1939 in Germany\n\nIncumbents", "1939 in Germany\n\nNational level", "1939 in Germany\n\nHead of State\n*Adolf Hitler (the Führer) (Nazi Party)", "1939 in Germany\n\nChancellor\n* Adolf Hitler (Nazi Party)", "1939 in Germany\n\nEvents", "1939 in...
qg_2892
During WWI, manufacturers of what product relabeled themselves as Liberty Cabbage to avoid anti-German sentiments?
Sauerkraut
[ "sour kraut", "liberty cabbage", "super slaw", "saurkraut", "sauer kraut", "kapusta kiszona", "sourkrawt", "sauerkraut", "victory cabbage" ]
[ "Sauerkraut\n\nSauerkraut (;) is finely cut cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has a long shelf life and a distinctive sour flavor, both of which result from the lactic acid that forms when the bacteria ferment the sugars in t...
qg_2893
On August 21, 1911, Italian patriot Vincenzo Peruggia stolen what "moderately famous" painting from the Louvre, which was not recovered for 2 years?
Mona Lisa
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[ "Vincenzo Peruggia\n\nVincenzo Peruggia (October 8, 1881 – October 8, 1925) was an Italian thief, most famous for stealing the Mona Lisa on 21 August 1911. Born in Dumenza, Varese, Italy, he died in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France.", "Vincenzo Peruggia\n\nTheft", "Vincenzo Peruggia\n\nIn 1911 Vincenzo Peruggia pe...
qg_2894
Having overcome her own addiction to alcohol and prescription medicine, what former first lady opened a treatment center for chemical dependency in Rancho Mirage, CA?
Betty Ford
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[ "First Lady of the United States\n\nThe First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS), is an unofficial title and position traditionally held by the wife of the President of the United States, concurrent with the president's term of office.", "First Lady of the United States\n\nThe position of the First Lady is unoff...
qg_2896
Killing thousands, the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum were buried on Aug 24, 79AD when what volcano erupted?
Vesuvius
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[ "Pompeii\n\nPompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples, in the Campania region of Italy, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to of volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount V...
qg_2898
What salad dressing (containing mayonnaise, anchovies, chives and sour cream) was named after a 1921 play?
Green Goddess
[ "bedford rlhz self propelled pump", "green goddess" ]
[ "Green goddess dressing\n\nGreen goddess is a salad dressing, typically containing mayonnaise, sour cream, chervil, chives, anchovy, tarragon, lemon juice, and pepper.", "Green goddess dressing\n\nHistory", "Green goddess dressing\n\nThe dressing is named for its tint. The most accepted theory regarding its ori...
qg_2899
What can be a musical instrument, a type of brake, and a type of cylindrical container?
Drum
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[ "Musical instrument\n\nA musical instrument is an instrument created or adapted to make musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can be a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human cul...
qg_2901
Known for his love of Ludwig van, what is the name of the piano playing character in the Peanuts comic strip?
Schroeder
[ "schroeder disambiguation", "schroeder surname", "schroeder" ]
[ "Peanuts\n\nPeanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward. The strip is the most popular and influential in the history of comic strips, with 17,897 strips published in ...
qg_2905
If I'm on vehicles named Ganges Gertie, Irrawaddy Irma, Orinoco Ida, or Zambesi Zelda, what Disney World Magic Kingdom attraction am I on?
Jungle Cruise
[ "jungle cruise film", "jungle cruise movie", "jungle river cruise", "jungle cruise 2006 movie", "jungle cruise", "albert awol" ]
[ "Magic Kingdom\n\nMagic Kingdom Park, commonly known as Magic Kingdom, is the first-built of the four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. It opened on October 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, its layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland Par...
qg_2907
After the invasion of Poland, which was the next country to be invaded by the Germans in World War II?
Denmark
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[ "Nazi Germany\n\nNazi Germany, also known as the Third Reich (), was a period in German history from 1933 to 1945, when the country was governed by a dictatorship under the control of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP). Under Hitler's rule, Germany was transformed into a fascist totalitarian state which contro...
qg_2908
True or False: A duck’s quack doesn’t echo?
False
[ "falsehood", "false disambiguation", "false" ]
[ "Duck\n\nDuck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species)...
qg_2910
The birth, at Baekdu Mountain, of what Asian despot was foretold by a swallow, and heralded by the appearance of a double rainbow over the mountain and a new star in the heavens?
Kim Jong-Il
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[ "Paektu Mountain\n\nMount Paektu, Baekdu, or Changbai is an active volcano on the border between North Korea and China. At 2744 m, it is the highest mountain of the Changbai and Baekdudaegan ranges.", "Paektu Mountain\n\nIt is also the highest mountain on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast China. Formed by a ...
qg_2911
What are the names of Popeye's nephews?
Pipeye, Pupeye, Poopeye, Peepeye
[ "pipeye pupeye poopeye peepeye" ]
[ "Popeye\n\nPopeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon fictional character created by Elzie Crisler Segar. The character first appeared in the daily King Features comic strip, Thimble Theatre, on January 17, 1929, and Popeye became the strip's title in later years; Popeye has also appeared in theatrical and television ani...
qg_2912
Appaloosa, Tennessee Walking, and Arabian are all types of what?
Horses
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[ "Appaloosa\n\nThe Appaloosa is an American horse breed best known for its colorful spotted coat pattern. There is a wide range of body types within the breed, stemming from the influence of multiple breeds of horses throughout its history. Each horse's color pattern is genetically the result of various spotting pat...
qg_2913
What country has the U.S. had a trade embargo on since 1962?
Cuba
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[ "United States embargo against Cuba\n\nThe United States embargo against Cuba (in Cuba called el bloqueo, \"the blockade\") is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed by the United States on Cuba. An embargo was first imposed by the United States on Cuba on October 19, 1960 (almost two years after the...
qg_2914
On TV, “Ace” Duff Goldman and “Boss” Buddy Valastro both work in what medium?
Cake
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[ "Duff Goldman\n\nJeffrey Adam \"Duff\" Goldman (born December 17, 1974) is a pastry chef and television personality. He is the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop which was featured in the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes, and his second Los Angeles-based shop Charm City Cak...
qg_2916
Which is the only planet in the solar system named after a Greek god?
Uranus
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[ "Solar System\n\nThe Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The IAU, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects, but uses mixed \"Solar System\" and \"solar system\" in their [http://www.iau.org/public/themes/naming/ na...
qg_2917
What does a xenophobe fear?
Foreigners
[ "foreigner novel", "foreigner", "foreigner album", "foreigners", "foreigner disambiguation" ]
[ "Xenophobia\n\nXenophobia is the fear of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange. Xenophobia can manifest itself in many ways involving the relations and perceptions of an ingroup towards an outgroup, including a fear of losing identity, suspicion of its activities, aggression, and desire to eliminate it...
qg_2918
August 29, 1958 saw the birth of what "moderately famous" pop star, who married Lisa Marie Presley in 1994, Deborah Jeanne Rowe in 1996, and had a child with a yet unnamed surrogate mother in 2002?
Michael Jackson
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[ "Lisa Marie Presley\n\nLisa Marie Presley (born February 1, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She is the daughter of musician-actor Elvis Presley and actress and business magnate Priscilla Presley, and is Elvis' only child. Sole heir to her father's estate, she has conducted a long career in the m...
qg_2919
What category 3 hurricane devastated the east coast last week, resulting in at least 54 deaths?
Irene
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[ "Hurricane Floyd\n\nHurricane Floyd was a very powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane which struck the east coast of the United States. It was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. Floyd triggered the third largest evacuation in US history (behind Hurr...
qg_2923
Which state grows more oranges and grapefruits than any other state in the U.S.?
Florida
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[ "Orange (fruit)\n\nThe orange (specifically, the sweet orange) is the fruit of the citrus species Citrus × sinensis in the family Rutaceae.", "Orange (fruit)\n\nThe fruit of the Citrus × sinensis is considered a sweet orange, whereas the fruit of the Citrus × aurantium is considered a bitter orange. The sweet ora...
qg_2926
Known as the Beaver State, what was the 33rd state to join the Union on Feb 14, 1859?
Oregon
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[ "Oregon\n\nOregon ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Washington, on the south by California, on the east by Idaho, and on the southeast by Nevada. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary,...
qg_2928
August 28, 1898 saw the introduction of what popular soft drink, originally called Brad's Drink, named after it's inventor, New Bern, NC pharmacist Caleb Bradham?
Pepsi-Cola
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[ "Soft drink\n\nA soft drink (see terminology for other names) is a drink that typically contains carbonated water, a sweetener, and a natural or artificial flavoring. The sweetener may be sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice, sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks), or some combination of these. Soft...
qg_2929
The PayDay candy bar is composed of peanuts and what other confection?
Caramel
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[ "PayDay (confection)\n\nPayDay is a candy bar consisting of salted peanuts rolled in caramel surrounding a firm nougat-like center. It is currently produced by The Hershey Company.", "PayDay (confection)\n\nHistory", "PayDay (confection)\n\nPayDay was first introduced in 1932 by Frank Martoccio. Martoccio foun...
qg_2930
Who was the last vice president to be elected president?
George H. W. Bush
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[ "Vice President of the United States\n\nThe Vice President of the United States (VPOTUS) is the second-highest position in the executive branch of the United States, after the President. The executive power of both the vice president and the president is granted under Article Two, Section One of the Constitution. ...
qg_2931
In the Transformer Universe, who is the leader of the Decipticons?
Megatron
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[ "Transformers\n\nis a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Initially a line of transforming toys rebranded from Takara's Diaclone and Microman toylines, the franchise began in 1984 with the Transformers toy line, and centers on factions of transforming alien...
qg_2932
Which side makes the first move in a game of chess?
White
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[ "Chess Records\n\nChess Records was an American record company, founded in 1950 in Chicago and specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. Over time it expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz and comedy recordings, released on the Chess, Checker, Argo, and Cadet labels. The ...
qg_2933
In the early 1990s, Nike ran a series of Bo Knows TV commercial featuring what athlete, the first in the modern era to play both professional football and baseball in the same year, trying his hand at various sports, including basketball (with Michael Jordan) and Tennis (with John McEnroe)?
Bo Jackson
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[ "Bo Knows\n\n\"Bo Knows\" was an advertising campaign for Nike cross-training shoes that ran in 1989 and 1990 and featured professional baseball and American football player Bo Jackson.", "Bo Knows\n\nJackson was the first athlete in the modern era to play professional baseball and football in the same year. He w...
qg_2936
Who was Captain Hooks first mate in Peter Pan?
Mr. Smee
[ "smee", "mr smee" ]
[ "Peter Pan\n\nPeter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the island of Neverland as the leader of the Lost Boys, interacting with fairies, pirates, mermaid...
qg_2937
Anchored by the star Sirius, what animal does the constellation Canis Major represent?
A dog
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[ "Sirius\n\nSirius is a star system and the brightest star in the Earth's night sky. With a visual apparent magnitude of −1.46, it is almost twice as bright as Canopus, the next brightest star. The name \"Sirius\" is derived from the Ancient Greek Σείριος (Seirios), meaning \"glowing\" or \"scorcher\". The system ha...
qg_2939
The first of the "cardio-boxing" fitness programs to gain commercial success, what was the name of the aeroboic exercise routine created by Billy Blanks?
Tae Bo
[ "taebo", "tai bo", "tae bo" ]
[ "Billy Blanks\n\nBilly Wayne Blanks (born September 1, 1955) is an American fitness guru, martial artist, actor, and the creator of the Tae Bo exercise program.", "Billy Blanks\n\nEarly life and education", "Billy Blanks\n\nBlanks was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, the fourth of fifteen children.", "Billy Blanks...
qg_2940
Born on Sept 1, 1950, what is the surname of TV's Doctor Phil, who originally made his fame by appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show?
McGraw
[ "mcgraw", "macgraw", "mcgraw disambiguation" ]
[ "The Oprah Winfrey Show\n\nThe Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American syndicated tabloid talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986 to May 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Produced and hosted by its namesake, Oprah Winfrey, it remains the highest-rated talk sh...
qg_2941
Sept 4, 1950 saw the introduction of the comic strip Beetle Bailey. On what fictional military installation does the comic strip take place?
Camp Swampy
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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_2945
Available in small quantities in tonic water, quinine, which comes from the bark of the cinchona [sin-koh-nuh] tree, was first used to treat what tropical disease?
Malaria
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[ "Tonic water\n\nTonic water (or Indian tonic water) is a carbonated soft drink in which quinine is dissolved. Originally used as a prophylactic against malaria, tonic water usually now has a significantly lower quinine content and is consumed for its distinctive bitter flavour. It is often used in mixed drinks, par...
qg_2947
In what outdoor sport, sanctioned by the NHPA, scores 3 points for a ringer, 2 for a leaner, and the closet scores a point?
Horseshoes
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[ "Horseshoes\n\nHorseshoes is an outdoor game played between two people (or two teams of two people) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets (stakes) set in a sandbox area. The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed 40 ft apa...
qg_2951
Born on August 31, 12 AD, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, emperor of Rome from 37 AD to 41AD and later to be played Malcolm McDowell, was commonly known as whom?
Caligula
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[ "Caligula\n\nCaligulaClassical Latin spelling and reconstructed Classical Latin pronunciation of the names of Caligula:\n#\n# or was the popular nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41), Roman emperor (AD 37–41). Born Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (not to be confused...
qg_2952
Officially known as the Ryan NYP, with what name did Charles Lindberg bestow the aircraft that he soloed across the Atlantic?
Spirit of St. Louis
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[ "Spirit of St. Louis\n\nThe Spirit of St. Louis (Registration: N-X-211) is the custom-built, single engine, single-seat monoplane that was flown solo by Charles Lindbergh on May 20–21, 1927, on the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight from Long Island, New York, to Paris, France, for which Lindbergh won the $25...
qg_2953
Once known as book rate, what USPS service is reserved for printed materials, cds, and video tapes?
Media Mail
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[ "United States Postal Service\n\nThe United States Postal Service, also known as the Post Office, U.S. Mail, or Postal Service, often abbreviated as USPS, is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States. It is one of the few government agencies ...
qg_2954
The longest floating bridge in the world, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge is officially named after what former Washington governor?
Albert D. Rosellini
[ "albert d rosellini", "albert rosellini", "albert dean rosellini" ]
[ "Evergreen Point Floating Bridge\n\nThe Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, officially the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge, and commonly called the SR 520 Bridge or 520 Bridge, is a floating bridge in the U.S. state of Washington that carried State Route 520 across Lake Washington from the Montlake/Union Bay distr...
qg_2956
September 1, 1914 saw the last example of what species, which existed in enormous migratory flocks, sometimes containing more than two billion birds that could stretch one mile wide and 300 miles long, when Martha died at the Cincinnati Zoo?
Passenger Pigeon
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[ "Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden\n\nThe Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden is the second oldest zoo in the United States and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. It opened in 1875, just 14 months after the Philadelphia Zoo on July 1, 1874. The Reptile House is the oldest zoo building in the United States, dating fr...
qg_2957
September 1, 1939 saw the start of World War II when Germany invaded what country?
Poland
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[ "World War II\n\nWorld War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing milit...
qg_2961
What's missing: Denial, Anger, Depression, Acceptance
Bargaining
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[ "Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America\n\nFallen Son: The Death of Captain America is a comic book limited series dealing with various superheroes' reactions to the death of Captain America in the Marvel comics universe after the Civil War.", "Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America\n\nThe five-issue series i...
qg_2963
During the 1960, what Emeryville, California Hula-hoop company introduced the slip 'n slide, the super ball, and a do-it-yourself bomb shelter?
Wham-O
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[ "Emeryville, California\n\nEmeryville is a small city located in northwest Alameda County, California, in the United States. It is located in a corridor between the cities of Berkeley and Oakland, extending to the shore of San Francisco Bay. Its proximity to San Francisco, the Bay Bridge, the University of Californ...
qg_2964
On Sept 2, 1945, the Instrument of Surrender was signed by the Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu, officially ending World War II, aboard what US battleship moored in Tokyo Bay?
USS Missouri
[ "u s s missouri", "battleship missouri", "uss missouri" ]
[ "Japanese Instrument of Surrender\n\nThe Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic of China, the United Kingdo...
qg_2968
In the horrible names that celebrities saddle their kids with category, after naming his daughters Sonnet, True, and Autumn, with what wet name did Forrest Whitaker tab his only son?
Ocean
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[ "Sonnet\n\nA sonnet is a poetic form which originated in Italy; Giacomo Da Lentini is credited with its invention.", "Sonnet\n\nThe term sonnet is derived from the Italian word sonetto (from Old Provençal sonet a little poem, from son song, from Latin sonus a sound). By the thirteenth century it signified a poem ...
qg_2969
Tuesday saw the 70th anniversary of the start of WWII when Germany invaded what country?
Poland
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[ "German Empire\n\nThe German Empire (, officially Deutsches Reich) was the historical German nation state that existed from the unification of Germany in 1871 to the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II in November 1918, when Germany became a federal republic.", "German Empire\n\nThe German Empire consisted of 27 ...
qg_2970
In literature, who is John Clayton III, son of Lord and Lady Greystroke?
Tarzan
[ "tarzan", "lord greystoke" ]
[ "Tarzan of the Apes\n\nTarzan of the Apes is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first in a series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine All-Story Magazine in October, 1912. The character was so popular that Burroughs continued the series into the 1940s with...
qg_2971
Ottawa is the national capitol of Canada. In what province is Ottawa located?
Ontario
[ "ontario canada", "canada ontario", "on canada", "ontairo", "ontario", "ontarian", "province of ontario", "ca on", "climate of ontario" ]
[ "Ottawa\n\nOttawa ( or;) is the capital city of Canada. It stands on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of southern Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec; the two form the core of the Ottawa–Gatineau census metropolitan area (CMA) and the National Capital Region (NCR). The 2011 census rep...
qg_2973
Ben and Jerry's recently announced that they were changing the name of their Chubby Hubby ice cream to what new name for the month of September?
Hubby Hubby
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[ "Ben & Jerry's\n\nBen & Jerry's Homemade Holdings Inc, trading as Ben & Jerry's, is a company that manufactures ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sorbet. It was founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont, United States, and operates nowadays globally as a subsidiary of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever. Its headquart...
qg_2974
On Sept 4, 1998, Google is founded by fellow students Sergey Brin and Larry Page. At what university were they classmates?
Stanford
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[ "Google Search\n\nGoogle Search, commonly referred to as Google Web Search or Google, is a web search engine owned by Google Inc. It is the most-used search engine on the World Wide Web, handling more than three billion searches each day. it is the most used search engine in the US with 64.0% market share.", ...
qg_2975
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
Spongebob Squarepants
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[ "SpongeBob SquarePants\n\nSpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. ...
qg_2976
According to the fairy tale Cinderella, what vegetable gets turned into the carriage?
A pumpkin
[ "pumpkin farming", "punkin", "pumpkin", "pumpkins", "pumpkin cultivation", "pumpkining" ]
[ "Cinderella\n\nCinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper, (, , ) is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances, that are suddenly changed to remarkable for...
qg_2977
In September 1893, which country became the first in the world to give women the right to vote?
New Zealand
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[ "Women's suffrage\n\nWomen's suffrage (also known as woman suffrage or woman's right to vote) is the right of women to vote in elections. Limited voting rights were gained by women in Finland, Iceland, Sweden and some western U.S. states in the late 19th century. National and international organizations formed to ...
qg_2979
The 21st amendment to the US constitution, a happy occasion if ever there was one, officially repeals what previous constitutional amendment?
The 18th
[ "eighteen", "18", "18th" ]
[ "Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution\n\nThe Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) of the United States Constitution effectively established the prohibition of alcoholic beverages in the United States by declaring the production, transport, and sale of alcohol (though not the consumption or priva...
qg_2980
Of Beavis and Butt-head, which one wore the AC/DC t-shirt?
Butt-head
[ "butt head mtv character", "butt head" ]
[ "Beavis and Butt-Head\n\nBeavis and Butt-Head is an American animated sitcom created and designed by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge originally aired on Liquid Television. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. The series first ran from M...
qg_2984
What relationship was shared by actors Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their 1988 film, directed by Ivan Reitman?
Twins
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[ "Danny DeVito\n\nDaniel Michael \"Danny\" DeVito (born November 17, 1944) is an American actor, producer and director. He gained prominence for his portrayal of the taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma in Taxi (1978–1983) which won him a Golden Globe and an Emmy.", "Danny DeVito\n\nA major film star, he is known for h...
qg_2985
Prized by collectors, the “Inverted Jenny” is a famous what?
Postage Stamp
[ "adhesive postage stamp", "postage stamp how dispensed", "postage stamps", "stamp postage", "postage stamp", "post stamp", "postal stamp" ]
[ "Inverted Jenny\n\nThe Inverted Jenny (also known as an Upside Down Jenny, Jenny Invert) is a United States postage stamp first issued on May 10, 1918 in which the image of the Curtiss JN-4 airplane in the center of the design appears upside-down; it is probably the most famous error in American philately. Only one...
qg_2988
What is the name of Snoopy's bird friend in the Peanuts comic strip?
Woodstock
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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_2989
Characterized by a numbness at the back of the neck and arms, Chinese restaurant syndrome is commonly attributed to what food additive?
MSG
[ "m s g", "msg", "msg disambiguation", "msgs" ]
[ "Glutamate flavoring\n\nGlutamic acid and its ions and salts, called glutamates, are flavor-enhancing compounds which provide an umami (savory) taste to food.", "Glutamate flavoring\n\nGlutamic acid is a natural constituent of many fermented or aged foods, including soy sauce, fermented bean paste, and cheese, an...
qg_2994
Genoa, Jib, and Spinnaker are all types of what?
Sails
[ "sail", "sail and sail making", "sails", "sail area" ]
[ "Genoa (sail)\n\nThe genoa was originally referred to as an 'overlapping jib' and later as a Genoa jib. It is a type of large jib or staysail that overlaps the main sail, sometimes eliminating it. It is used on single-masted sloops and twin-masted boats such as yawls and ketches. Its larger surface area increases ...
qg_2995
Although he's still holed up at an embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was recently granted asylum in what country?
Ecuador
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[ "Julian Assange\n\nJulian Paul Assange (born 3 July 1971) is an Australian computer programmer, publisher and journalist. He is editor-in-chief of the organisation WikiLeaks, which he founded in 2006.", "Julian Assange\n\nSince November 2010, Assange has been subject to extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted f...
qg_2996
Located in Venezuela, what is the highest, uninterrupted waterfall in the world?
Angel Falls
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[ "Venezuela\n\nVenezuela ( ;), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (), is a federal republic located on the northern coast of South America. It is bordered by Colombia on the west, Brazil on the south, Guyana on the east, and the islands of Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east. Venezuela's territory cov...
qg_2997
How many horizontal lines are used in a musical stave (or staff)?
5
[ "five" ]
[ "Staff (music)\n\nIn Western musical notation, the staff, or stave, is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces that each represent a different musical pitch—or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments. Appropriate music symbols, depending on the intended effect, are placed on the...
qg_2998
Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification are three methods of coding and organizing what?
Library materials
[ "library materials" ]
[ "Dewey Decimal Classification\n\nThe Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has been revised and expanded through 23 major editions, the latest issued in 2011, and has grown from a ...
qg_3000
The 2012 Democratic National Convention kicked off this week in what US city?
Charlotte, NC
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[ "2012 Democratic National Convention\n\nThe 2012 Democratic National Convention was a gathering, held from September 4 to September 6, 2012, in Charlotte, North Carolina, in which delegates of the Democratic Party chose the party's nominees for President and Vice President in the 2012 United States national elect...
qg_3001
What Portuguese explorer is credited as being the first to circumnavigate the world, when his expedition returned to Spain on Sept. 6, 1522 (although he died a year and a half earlier)?
Ferdinand Magellan
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[ "Exploration\n\nExploration is the act of searching for the purpose of discovery of information or resources. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans. In human history, its most dramatic rise was during the Age of Discovery when European explorers sailed and charted much of the rest o...
qg_3003
Known as an experiment in community, art, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance, the Burning Man festival was held this year in the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area in what US state?
Nevada
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[ "Burning Man\n\nBurning Man is an annual gathering that takes place at Black Rock City—a temporary community erected in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The event is described as an experiment in community and art, influenced by 10 main principles, including \"radical\" inclusion, self-reliance and self-expression,...
qg_3008
What do you usually find in a golf courses' bunker?
Sand
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[ "Golf\n\nGolf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.", "Golf\n\nGolf is one of the few ball games that do not require a standardized playing area. The game is played on a course with an arranged progression of eit...
qg_3010
Name the 1995 movie from the plot summary: "Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his modus operandi."
Seven
[ "seven", "7" ]
[ "Serial killer\n\nA serial killer is a person who murders three or more people, usually in service of abnormal psychological gratification, with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant break (a \"cooling off period\") between them. Different authorities apply different criteria...
qg_3011
What type of animal is a skink?
Lizard
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[ "Skink\n\nSkinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae and the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species, the Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards.", "Skink\n\nDescription", "Skink\n\nSkinks look roughly like true lizards, but most species have no pronounced nec...
qg_3012
Love him or not, Paul Ryan has been officially nominated as the Republican Vice Presidential candidate. What state is he a Representative for?
Wisconsin
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[ "Paul Ryan\n\nPaul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is the 54th and current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Ryan is a member of the Republican Party who has served as the U.S. Representative for since 1999. Ryan previously served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, from January 3 to...
qg_3013
What “magician”, born Christopher Nicholas Sarantakos, is the “genius” behind the Mindfreak tv show and the Believe Las Vegas show?
Criss Angel
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[ "Magic (illusion)\n\nMagic (sometimes referred to as stage or street magic to distinguish it from paranormal or ritual magic) is one of the oldest performing arts in the world in which audiences are entertained by staged tricks or illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means. These ...
qg_3015
Before being surpassed by Michael Phelps, which American swimmer held the records for most gold medals won during a single Olympics when he won 7 (all world records) in 1972?
Mark Spitz
[ "mark andrew spitz", "mark spitz" ]
[ "Michael Phelps\n\nMichael Fred Phelps II (born June 30, 1985) is an American competition swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time, with a total of 22 medals in three Olympiads. Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals (18, double the second highest record holders), Olympic gold med...
qg_3016
According to Greek mythology, what was the only virtue that remained in Pandora's Box after she opened it?
Hope
[ "aspiration long term hope", "hope", "hopes", "false hope" ]
[ "Greek mythology\n\nGreek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. It was a part of the religion in ancient Greece. Modern scholars refer to and ...
qg_3019
Sept 4, 1950 saw the introduction of what daily comic strip featuring a goldbricking US Army private, stationed at Campy Swampy, who is always at odds with Sgt Snorkel?
Beetle Bailey
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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_3020
The piece of cartilage which divides the nose into two separate chambers is called what?
Septum
[ "aseptate", "septal", "septum", "septum anatomy", "heart septum", "septae", "cardiac septa" ]
[ "Human nose\n\nThe visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the nasal bones and the nasal cartilages, including the septal cartilage (which separates the nostrils) and the upper and lower lateral cartilages. On average the nose...
qg_3022
On September 8, 1974, Gerald Ford issued Proclamation 4311 granting a pardon, for crimes that may have been committed, to whom?
Richard M. Nixon
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[ "Gerald Ford\n\nGerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.; July 14, 1913 – December 26, 2006) was an American politician who served as the 38th President of the United States from 1974 to 1977. Prior to this he was the 40th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1973 until President Richard Nix...
qg_3025
Letter, Legal, ledger, and Tabloid are all types of what?
Paper sizes
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[ "Paper size\n\nMany paper size standards conventions have existed at different times and in different countries. Today, there is one widespread international ISO standard (including A4, B3, C4, etc.) and another standard used mainly in North America (including letter, legal, ledger, etc.). The paper sizes affect wr...
qg_3026
What comedy duo made their feature film debut in 1978's Up in Smoke?
Cheech & Chong
[ "cheech y chong", "cheech chong", "cheech and chong" ]
[ "Cheech Marin\n\nRichard Anthony \"Cheech\" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on Nash Bridges. He has ...
qg_3028
What two dogs are cross bred to produce the Schnoodle?
Schnauzer and a poodle
[ "schnauzer and poodle" ]
[ "Schnoodle\n\nA schnoodle is a domestic dog. It is a cross between a schnauzer and a poodle. Schnoodle is a portmanteau combining the two breed names.", "Schnoodle\n\nAppearance", "Schnoodle\n\nSchnoodles are usually a cross of the smaller breeds of schnauzer and poodle. As such, the weight of an adult schnood...
qg_3030
Known as The Sunflower State, what was the 34th state to join the Union on January 29, 1861?
Kansas
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[ "Kansas\n\nKansas is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka and its largest city Wichita. Kansas is named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name (natively ') is often said to mean \"people of the wind\" or \"people of the south wind\"...
qg_3031
Sept 5, 1774 saw the first sitting of what important body, which met in Philadelphia's Carpenter's Hall?
First Continental Congress
[ "1st continental congress", "first continental congress" ]
[ "Philadelphia\n\nPhiladelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the fifth-most populous in the United States, with an estimated population in 2014 of 1,560,297. In the Northeastern United States, at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, Philadelphia is the economic and ...
qg_3032
What SNL self-help parody, portrayed by Al Franken, is known for phrases such as “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” and “I learned what love is from my parents. Which is that you find that one-special person who was placed on the planet just for you, and then you put them through forty...
Stuart Smalley
[ "stuart smalley" ]
[ "Al Franken\n\nAlan Stuart \"Al\" Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American comedian, actor, politician, and writer. He is currently the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He became well known in the 1970s and 1980s as a writer and performer on the television comedy show Saturday Night Live. After severa...
qg_3033
Anchored by the star Antares, the constellation Scorpius represents what animal?
Scorpion
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[ "Antares\n\nAntares, also known by its Bayer designation Alpha Scorpii (abbreviated to α Scorpii or α Sco), is the fifteenth brightest star in the night sky and the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius, and is often referred to as \"the heart of the scorpion\". Along with Aldebaran, Regulus, and Fomalhaut, ...
qg_3034
For a point each, name the countries that share a physical border with the Kingdom of Lesotho
South Africa
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[ "Lesotho\n\nLesotho (; ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho (), is an enclaved, landlocked country in southern Africa completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30000 km² in size and has a population slightly over two million. Its capital and largest city is Maseru. Lesotho is a member of the United Nat...
qg_3035
Introduced by the Raytheon Corporation in 1947, what ubiquitous modern day convenience was originally sold under the name Radarange, based on its use of the magnetron, a major component of radar systems?
Microwave Oven
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[ "Raytheon\n\nThe Raytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007. Raytheon is the world's largest produc...
qg_3036
In boxing, there are 4 primary punches. For a point each, name them.
jab, cross, hook, and uppercut
[ "jab cross hook and uppercut" ]
[ "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_3037
Sept 7, 1963 saw the opening of what professional Hall of Fame, when 17 individuals, including “Slinging” Sammy Baugh, Harold “Red” Grange, George Halas, Don Hutson, Earl “Curly” Lambeau, and Bronco Nagurski were inaugurated?
Pro Football
[ "pro football" ]
[ "Pro Football Hall of Fame\n\nThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football with a Mission to \"Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence. The Hall's five core values that are learned from the game are commitment, integrity, ...
qg_3038
With an atomic number of 86, what element, the heaviest of the noble gasses, uses the symbol Rn?
Radon
[ "household radon", "thoron", "radium emanation", "radon element", "radon rn", "element 86", "actinon", "niton element", "radon poisoning", "radon", "radon gas", "emanation chemistry" ]
[ "Chemical element\n\nA chemical element or element is a species of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei (i.e. the same atomic number, Z). There are 118 elements that have been identified, of which the first 94 occur naturally on Earth with the remaining 24 being synthetic elements. There ...
qg_3040
This year was the first in its 45 year history that Jerry Lewis did not host the annual labor day telethon, which raises money for which charity (2.45 billion to date)?
Muscular Dystrophy Association
[ "muscular dystrophy association" ]
[ "Jerry Lewis\n\nJerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch, March 16, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, singer, film producer, film director, screenwriter and humanitarian. He is known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage, music and radio.", "Jerry Lewis\n\nHe and Dean Martin were partners as the hit pop...
qg_3041
What's missing: Magnum Force, The Enforcer, Sudden Impact, and The Dead Pool?
Dirty Harry
[ "do you feel lucky punk 3f", "scorpio killer", "dirty harry", "dirty harry film", "dirty harry 1971" ]
[ "Magnum Force\n\nMagnum Force is a 1973 American action thriller and the second to feature Clint Eastwood as maverick cop Harry Callahan after the 1971 film Dirty Harry. Ted Post, who also directed Eastwood in the television series Rawhide and the feature film Hang 'Em High, directed this second installment in the ...
qg_3044
In golf, what is the opposite of a slice (a shot that curves toward the side of the swing)?
A hook
[ "hook" ]
[ "Golf\n\nGolf is a club and ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.", "Golf\n\nGolf is one of the few ball games that do not require a standardized playing area. The game is played on a course with an arranged progression of eit...
qg_3048
The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened its doors on Sept 7, 1963, in what Midwestern city?
Canton, OH
[ "canton ohio", "un locode uscco", "canton oh" ]
[ "Pro Football Hall of Fame\n\nThe Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football with a Mission to \"Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve its History, Promote its Values & Celebrate Excellence. The Hall's five core values that are learned from the game are commitment, integrity, ...
qg_3050
“There’s a sucker born every minute” is a phrase erroneously attributed to what famous showman?
PT Barnum
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[ "There's a sucker born every minute\n\n\"There's a sucker born every minute\" is a phrase closely associated with P. T. Barnum, an American showman of the mid-19th century, although there is no evidence that he said it. Early examples of its use are found instead among gamblers and confidence men.", "There's a su...
qg_3051
On September 7, 1927, what American inventor demonstrated the world's first working television system with electronic scanning of both the pickup and display devices?
Philo T. Farnsworth
[ "philo tayler farnsworth", "202 green street", "philo farnsworth", "philo t farnsworth", "philo taylor farnsworth" ]
[ "Television\n\nTelevision or TV is a telecommunication medium used for transmitting sound with moving images in monochrome (black-and-white), or in color, and in two or three dimensions. It can refer to a television set, a television program, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium, fo...
qg_3052
Sept 10, 1963 saw the birth of what former Mariner, and Geico pitch man, known as The Big Unit?
Randy Johnson
[ "randy johnson pitcher", "randy johnson", "randall david johnson" ]
[ "GEICO\n\nThe Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO) is an American auto insurance company headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that as of 2015 provided coverage for more t...
qg_3054
44 years ago today, nerds everywhere found a new calling in life when what TV series debuted with the episode named “”The Man Trap””?
Star Trek
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[ "The Man Trap\n\n\"The Man Trap\" is the first episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek to be broadcast. It aired on NBC on September 8, 1966. Set in the 23rd century, the series follows the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and his crew aboard the Starfleet starship U...
qg_3059
What fictional detective is featured in the novel/movie "The Hound of the Baskervilles"?
Sherlock Holmes
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[ "Detective fiction\n\nDetective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional or amateur—investigates a crime, often murder.", "Detective fiction\n\nBeginnings of detective fiction", "Detective fiction\n\nIn ancient literature", "Detecti...
qg_3060
Whose labors include such tasks as slaying the Nemean lion, cleaning the Augean stables in a single day, and obtaining the Girdle of the Amazon Queen?
Hercules
[ "herculean", "hercules mythology", "herkules", "hercules", "hurcules", "mehercle" ]
[ "Labours of Hercules\n\nThe twelve labours of Heracles or Hercules (, hoi Hērakleous athloi) At the Perseus Project. are a series of episodes concerning a penance carried out by Heracles, the greatest of the Greek heroes, whose name was later Romanised as Hercules. They were accomplished over 12 years at the serv...
qg_3062
With 18 major championships, what golfer is nicknamed “The Golden Bear”?
Jack Nicklaus
[ "golden bear", "jack nicklaus", "jack william nicklaus", "nicklaus", "golden bear golfer", "nicklaus golf equipment", "jack nickalus" ]
[ "Men's major golf championships\n\nThe men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of play date, they are:\n* April – Masters Tournament (weekend ending 2nd Sun...