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qg_3064
Making but a single flight, what was the real name given to Howard Hughes' birch plywood plane, the Spruce Goose?
Hercules
[ "herculean", "hercules mythology", "herkules", "hercules", "hurcules", "mehercle" ]
[ "Howard Hughes\n\nHoward Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business tycoon, entrepreneur, investor, aviator, aerospace engineer, inventor, filmmaker and philanthropist. During his life, he was known as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world. As a maveric...
qg_3065
Sailor Jack and Bingo are the mascots for what prize awarding snack food, now produced by Frito Lay?
Cracker Jack
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[ "Cracker Jack\n\nCracker Jack is an American brand of snack consisting of molasses-flavored caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value inside. The Cracker Jack name was registered in 1896. The slogan \"The More You Eat The More You Want\" was also registered tha...
qg_3067
From what animal does the delicious meat mutton come from?
Sheep
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[ "Lamb and mutton\n\nLamb, hogget, and mutton are the meat of domestic sheep (species Ovis aries) at different ages.", "Lamb and mutton\n\nA sheep in its first year is called a lamb, and its meat is also called lamb. The meat of a juvenile sheep older than one year is hogget; outside North America this is also a ...
qg_3068
The world is a poorer place with the passing last week of what TV legend, who hosted the Star Hustler/Star Gazer series, which had been in production since September 1976?
Jack Horkheimer
[ "jack horkheimer", "jack foley horkheimer" ]
[ "Star Gazers\n\nStar Gazers (formerly known as Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler and later Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer) is a five-minute astronomy show on American public television previously hosted by Jack Foley Horkheimer, executive director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium. After his death in 2010 from a resp...
qg_3070
There are some things money can't buy. For everything else, there's what?
Mastercard
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[ "MasterCard\n\nMasterCard Incorporated () or MasterCard Worldwide (stylized as mastercard) is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, New York, United States, in Westchester County. The Global Operations Headquarters is lo...
qg_3071
In drinks, what ingredient is the difference between a White Russian and a Black Russian?
Milk
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[ "White Russian (cocktail)\n\nA White Russian is a cocktail made with vodka, coffee liqueur (e.g., Kahlúa or Tia Maria), and cream served with ice in an Old Fashioned glass. Often milk will be used as an alternative to cream.", "White Russian (cocktail)\n\nEtymology", "White Russian (cocktail)\n\nThe traditional...
qg_3072
The best selling comedy recording artist of all time, which comedian is best known for his "You might be a redneck" one liners?
Jeff Foxworthy
[ "foxworthy", "you might be redneck", "pamela gregg", "jeff foxworthy", "you might be redneck if" ]
[ "Redneck\n\nThe term redneck is a derogatory term chiefly used for a rural poor white person of the Southern United States. Its usage is similar in meaning to cracker (especially regarding Georgia and Florida), hillbilly (especially regarding Appalachia and the Ozarks), and white trash (but without the last ter...
qg_3073
Who was Captain America's sidekick during World War II?
Bucky
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[ "Captain America\n\nCaptain America is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain A...
qg_3076
Have raised over $1.46 billion to date, Jerry Lewis' annual Labor Day telethon raises money for what group?
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_3078
What popular science fiction character, later to be the subject of a 1980s television series starring Gil Gerrard, was first introduced in the August, 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, which tells the tale of how he was put into a coma until the 25th century, when he awakens to rid the world of evil warlords and "Mongol" ...
Buck Rogers
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[ "Science fiction\n\nScience fiction is a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universes and extraterrestrial life. Science fiction often explores the potential consequences of scientifi...
qg_3079
What television staple, developed by Beavis and Butt-head creator Mike Judge, is having its final episodes air this Sunday, following a 13 year run?
King of the Hill
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[ "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_3087
What entertainment mega-corp recently announced they were acquiring Marvel Entertainment, home of Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk, among others, to the tune of $4 billion?
The Walt Disney Company
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[ "Marvel Entertainment\n\nMarvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Enterprises and Toy Biz, Inc. and marketed and stylized as MARVEL) is an American entertainment company founded in June 1998, merging Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. and ToyBiz. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, ...
qg_3090
In poker, what is the name of a behavioral tick that gives away a players hand?
A tell
[ "tell" ]
[ "Poker\n\nPoker is a family of gambling card games. All poker variants involve betting as an intrinsic part of play, and determine the winner of each hand according to the combinations of players' cards, at least some of which remain hidden until the end of the hand. Poker games vary in the number of cards dealt, t...
qg_3092
At what Cuban battlefield did Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders attain fame, fortune, and glory during the Spanish American War?
Battle of San Juan Hill
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[ "Rough Riders\n\nThe Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States Army was small and understaffed in comparison to its status during the American Ci...
qg_3093
In what two-player Milton Bradley board game, introduced in 1961, do players try to capture the other player's flag on a 10×10 board?
Stratego
[ "lakeside bluff", "stratego", "shoreline bluff", "l attaque" ]
[ "Board game\n\nA board game is a tabletop game that involves counters or pieces moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or \"board\", according to a set of rules. Some games are based on pure strategy, but many contain an element of chance; and some are purely chance, with no element of skill.", "Board game\n\nGa...
qg_3094
If a female deer is known as a doe, what is the male known as?
Buck
[ "buck disambiguation", "buck" ]
[ "Deer\n\nDeer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the fallow deer and the chital, and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), the Western roe deer, and the Eurasian elk (moose). Female reindeer, and male ...
qg_3097
In the crappy celebrity kids names category, what Irish rocker, fomer head of the Boomtown Rats, named his kids Fifi Trixibelle, Peaches Honeyblossom, and Little Pixie?
Bob Geldof
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[ "The Boomtown Rats\n\nThe Boomtown Rats are an Irish new wave band that had a series of Irish and UK hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof. The other members of the original line-up were Garry Roberts (lead guitar), Johnnie Fingers (keyboard), Pete Briquette (bass), Gerry Cott (rhythm...
qg_3098
What Brandeis University professor attained instant fame by accusing Judge Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment during his 1991 confirmation hearings?
Anita Hill
[ "anita hill", "anita faye hill", "hill anita" ]
[ "Brandeis University\n\nBrandeis University is an American private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, 9 miles (14 km) west of Boston.", "Brandeis University\n\nIt was founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian Jewish community-sponsored coeducational institution on the site of the former Middlesex University....
qg_3099
What singer was backed by band known as Crazy Horse?
Neil Young
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[ "Crazy Horse (band)\n\nCrazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with Neil Young. Beginning in 1969 and continuing to the present day, they have been co-credited on a number of Young's albums, with 11 studio albums and numerous live albums being billed as by \"Neil Young and Crazy Horse\...
qg_3100
To boldly go where no television series had gone before, what classic tv series had it's debut on NBC on Sept 8, 1966?
Star Trek
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[ "NBC\n\nThe National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building (formerly known as the GE Building) at Rockefeller Center in New York City, with additio...
qg_3104
In the Barry Manilow song “Copacabana”, who was the show girl?
Lola
[ "lola", "lola disambiguation", "lola film" ]
[ "Barry Manilow\n\nBarry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, musician and producer with a career that has spanned over fifty years. He is best known for a long string of hit recordings such as \"Mandy\", \"Can't Smile Without You\", and \"Copacabana (At the Co...
qg_3107
The Marquis of Queensberry rules govern what sport?
Boxing
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[ "Marquess of Queensberry Rules\n\nThe Marquess of Queensberry rules is a code of generally accepted rules in the sport of boxing. They were named so as John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly endorsed the code, although they were written by a sportsman named John Graham Chambers. The code of rules on w...
qg_3110
High tech companies Apple Inc, Microsoft, eBay, Expedia, and Google are traded on what stock exchange, the second largest in the world?
NASDAQ
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[ "Expedia, Inc.\n\nExpedia, Inc. is an American-based parent company to several global online travel brands including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, trivago, Egencia (formerly Expedia Corporate Travel), Venere.com, Expedia Local Expert, Classic Vacations, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Travelocity, Orbitz and Hom...
qg_3113
Translating as Fox from the Spanish, what is the more common name for the fictional character known as Don Diego del la Vega?
Zorro
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[ "Zorro\n\nZorro (Spanish for \"fox\") is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, a fictional character created in 1919 by pulp writer Johnston McCulley. He is a Californio nobleman living in Los Angeles during the era of Mexican rule (between 1821 and 1846), although some movie adaptations of Zorro's story ha...
qg_3114
Recently voiced by Danny DeVito, which Dr. Seuss character claims to speak for the trees?
The Lorax
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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_3116
Including such improvements as the falling shuttle and a presser foot, what household item did Isaac Singer improve in 1851?
Sewing Machine
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[ "Presser foot\n\nA presser foot is an attachment used with sewing machines to hold fabric flat as it is fed through the machine and stitched. Sewing machines have feed dogs in the bed of the machine to provide traction and move the fabric as it is fed through the machine, while the sewer provides extra support for...
qg_3118
What is the name for the raised portions on the neck of a stringed instrument, such as the guitar or banjo, which divide the neck into fixed segments?
Fret
[ "fret", "fret guitar", "fretted instruments", "fret music", "fret buzz", "guitar fret", "fretted instrument", "frets" ]
[ "String instrument\n\nString instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings. In most string instruments, the vibrations are transmitted to the body of the instrument, which also vibrates, along with the air inside it. The body of most–but not all...
qg_3120
"Oh where oh where has my Underdog gone," whines what anthropomorphic dog reporter, the love interest of Underdog, whenever she gets in trouble?
Sweet Polly Purebred
[ "sweet polly purebred", "list of underdog characters", "cad lackey", "list of characters in underdog", "riff raff underdog", "polly underdog" ]
[ "Underdog (TV series)\n\nUnderdog is an American animated television series that debuted October 3, 1964, on the NBC network under the primary sponsorship of General Mills and continued in syndication until 1973 (although production of new episodes ceased in 1967 ), for a run of 124 episodes.", "Underdog (TV seri...
qg_3121
According to Greek mythology, which group of men accompanied Jason on his quest for the golden fleece?
The Argonauts
[ "argonavtebi", "არგონავტები", "argonautai", "argonauts", "argonautic", "αργοναύται", "argonaut" ]
[ "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_3123
With over 6 million sold, the Roomba is an autonomous what?
Vacuum cleaner
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[ "Roomba\n\nRoomba is a series of autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners sold by iRobot.", "Roomba\n\nRoomba was introduced in September 2002. , over 10 million units have been sold worldwide. Roomba features a set of basic sensors that enable it perform its tasks. For instance, the Roomba is able to change directio...
qg_3124
Complete the following quote from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: “What’s in a name? that which we call a rose/ By any other name would”?
Smell as sweet
[ "smell as sweet" ]
[ "Romeo and Juliet\n\nRomeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and, along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently ...
qg_3125
What designer founded the fashion house DKNY?
Donna Karan
[ "donna faske", "donna karan", "donna karen", "donna karan collection", "nadonna" ]
[ "Fashion design\n\nFashion design is the art of application of design and aesthetics or natural beauty to clothing and accessories. Fashion design is influenced by cultural and social attitudes, and has varied over time and place. Fashion designers work in a number of ways in designing clothing and accessories such...
qg_3126
“When You Wish Upon a Star” was recorded for what classic Disney film?
Pinocchio
[ "pinocchio boy", "pinnocchio", "pinochio", "pinnochio", "pinocchio in popular culture", "pinocchio", "pinnochio boy" ]
[ "When You Wish upon a Star\n\n\"When You Wish upon a Star\" is a song written by Leigh Harline and Ned Washington for Walt Disney's 1940 adaptation of Pinocchio. The original version was sung by Cliff Edwards in the character of Jiminy Cricket, and is heard over the opening credits and in the final scene of the fi...
qg_3128
What synthetic material, developed by DuPont in 1965, is a high strength material used in bike tires and as the basis for modern bullet proof vests?
Kevlar
[ "kevlar k 29", "poly paraphenylene terephthalamide", "keflar", "kevlar r", "kevlar" ]
[ "Synthetic fiber\n\nSynthetic fibers or fibres are the result of extensive research by scientists to improve on naturally occurring animal and plant fibers. In general, synthetic fibers are created by extruding fiber forming materials through spinnerets into air and water, forming a thread. Before synthetic fibers ...
qg_3130
An Eskimo roll is a maneuver to right what type of craft?
Kayak
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[ "Kayak roll\n\nA kayak roll (often referred to as an Eskimo roll) is the act of righting a capsized kayak by use of body motion and/or a paddle. Typically this is done by lifting the torso towards the surface, flicking the hips to right the kayak, and applying a small force by means of the paddle to assist the tors...
qg_3134
What musical instrument is often crafted with two parallel pipes, one known as a chanter and the other known as a drone?
Bagpipe
[ "bag pipes", "bag pipe", "bagpipe maintenance", "bagpipe", "stock bagpipe", "bagpipes", "bagpiping" ]
[ "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_3135
William Shatner is the spokesperson for what online discount travel sight?
Priceline.com
[ "priceline com", "priceline hk", "hypeline com", "priceline com inc", "アゴダ", "priceline negotiator" ]
[ "William Shatner\n\nWilliam \"Bill\" Shatner (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor, author, producer, and director.", "William Shatner\n\nIn his seven decades of television, Shatner became a cultural icon for his portrayal of James T. Kirk, Captain of the USS Enterprise, in the Star Trek franchise, and for hi...
qg_3136
In the world of pari-mutuel betting, what is it called when the bettor must pick the 3 horses that finish first, second, and third in the exact order?
Trifecta
[ "trifecta" ]
[ "Parimutuel betting\n\nParimutuel betting (from the or mutual betting) is a betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together in a pool; taxes and the \"house-take\" or \"vigorish\" are removed, and payoff odds are calculated by sharing the pool among all winning bets. In some countries it ...
qg_3138
What famous house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is perched over a river in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania?
Fallingwater
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[ "Frank Lloyd Wright\n\nFrank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed. Wright believed in designing structures that were in harmony with humanity and...
qg_3139
What soft drink advertised itself as the Uncola?
7Up
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[ "7 Up\n\n7 Up is a brand of lemon-lime flavored, non-caffeinated soft drink. The rights to the brand are held by Dr Pepper Snapple Group in the United States, and PepsiCo (or its licensees) in the rest of the world. The U.S. version of the 7 Up logo includes a red cherry between the \"7\" and \"Up\"; this red cherr...
qg_3140
What was Little Miss Muffet eating when the spider came along?
Curds and Whey
[ "curds and whey" ]
[ "Little Miss Muffet\n\n\"Little Miss Muffet\" is a nursery rhyme, one of the most commonly printed in the mid-twentieth century. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 20605.", "Little Miss Muffet\n\nLyrics", "Little Miss Muffet\n\nLittle Miss Muffet\nSat on a tuffet,\nEating her curds and whey;\nAlong came a ...
qg_3141
Worn by the likes of Slash, Abraham Lincoln, and The Mad Hatter, what is the name for tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed headwear popular from the 19th century through today?
Top Hat
[ "top hat", "top hat film" ]
[ "The Hatter\n\nThe Hatter (also called the Mad Hatter or Hatter) is a character in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass. He is often referred to as the Mad Hatter, though this term was never used by Carroll. The phrase \"mad as a hatter\" pre-dates Carroll's work...
qg_3142
A week ago, Canadian officials announced that thieves had somehow made off with a quarter of Quebec's strategic reserve of what, valued at over $30 million?
Maple Syrup
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[ "Quebec\n\nQuebec (pronounced or; ) is the second-most populous province in Canada and the only one to have a predominantly French-speaking population, with French as the sole provincial official language.", "Quebec\n\nQuebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; ...
qg_3143
Hook and ladder, flea flicker, and fumblerooski are trick plays used in what sport?
Football
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[ "Hook and lateral\n\nThe hook and lateral or hook and ladder is a trick play in American or Canadian football. It starts with the hook, which is where a wide receiver runs a predetermined distance, usually 10 yards down the field, and along the sideline, and \"hooks in\" towards the center of the field to receive ...
qg_3144
What brand of rum, named for a privateer, advertises itself with the slogan "To Life, Love, and Loot"?
Captain Morgan
[ "captain morgan", "captain morgan s" ]
[ "Captain Morgan\n\nCaptain Morgan is a brand of rum produced by alcohol conglomerate Diageo. It is named after the 17th-century Welsh privateer of the Caribbean, Sir Henry Morgan who died on 26 August 1688. Since 2011, the label has used the slogan \"To Life, Love and Loot.\"", "Captain Morgan\n\nHistory", "Cap...
qg_3146
A Newfoundland dog named Nana was a nurse in what children's story?
Peter Pan
[ "peter pan literature character", "peter pan", "peter pan literary character", "peter pan character", "peter pan fictional character", "peter pan lierature character", "peter pan person" ]
[ "Newfoundland (dog)\n\nThe Newfoundland dog is a large working dog. They can be either black, brown, grey or white-and-black (called Landseer). However, in Canada, the country of their origin, the only correct colours are either black or Landseer. They were originally bred and used as a working dog for fishermen ...
qg_3148
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier got married on Sept 11, 1963 married what then US Representative in Newport, RI?
John F. Kennedy
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[ "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_3149
What can be an official stamp of quality on a precious metal, a greeting card company, and a cable TV channel?
Hallmark
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[ "Greeting card\n\nA greeting card is an illustrated piece of card or high quality paper featuring an expression of friendship or other sentiment. Although greeting cards are usually given on special occasions such as birthdays, Christmas or other holidays, they are also sent to convey thanks or express other feelin...
qg_3150
What do you wrap in bacon to make that yummy dish known as Angels on horseback?
Oysters
[ "kaki no dotenabe", "namagaki", "oyster spat", "smoked oyster", "oyster", "oysters", "oyster bed" ]
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qg_3151
Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones were the members of which band?
The Monkees
[ "monkees", "monkies", "monkeys", "monkee", "monkees band" ]
[ "Micky Dolenz\n\nGeorge Michael \"Micky\" Dolenz, Jr. (born March 8, 1945) is an American actor, musician, television director, radio personality and theater director, best known as the drummer and principal lead singer of the 1960s pop/rock band the Monkees.", "Micky Dolenz\n\nLife and entertainment career", "...
qg_3154
Now the largest back in the US (by assets), what investment bank merged with Chase Manhattan in 2000?
JP Morgan
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[ "Investment banking\n\nAn investment bank is a financial institution that assists individuals, corporations, and governments in raising financial capital by underwriting or acting as the client's agent in the issuance of securities. An investment bank may also assist companies involved in mergers and acquisitions (...
qg_3155
What singer, born Richard Hall on Sept 11, 1965, took his stage name for supposedly having Herman Melville as his great-great-great-granduncle?
Moby
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[ "Moby\n\nRichard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known by his stage name Moby, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, DJ and photographer. He is well known for his electronic music, veganism, and support of animal rights. Moby has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. AllMusic considers him \"one o...
qg_3156
What US government agency monitors investor fraud, insider trading scenarios, and other investment irregularities?
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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[ "Securities fraud\n\nSecurities fraud, also known as stock fraud and investment fraud, is a deceptive practice in the stock or commodities markets that induces investors to make purchase or sale decisions on the basis of false information, frequently resulting in losses, in violation of securities laws.[https://www...
qg_3157
In ‘The Wizard of Oz’ books, what is the name of the Good Witch?
Glinda the Good Witch of the South
[ "glinda good witch of south" ]
[ "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz\n\nThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It has since been reprinted on numerous occasions, most often under the title The...
qg_3161
The Shoguns were warlords that ruled in what country?
Japan
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[ "Shogun\n\nA was a hereditary military dictator in Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions). In this period, the shoguns were the de facto rulers of the country; although nominally they were appointed by the Emperor as a ceremonial formality. The Shogun held almost absolute power over territor...
qg_3165
What is the name for the large canvas, or more recently plastic, tent under which a circus performs?
Big Top
[ "big top television series", "big top", "big top disambiguation", "big top tv series" ]
[ "Circus\n\nA circus is a company of performers that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists, as well as other object manipulation and stunt-oriented artists. The term 'circus' also describes the performance which has followed various ...
qg_3168
Something described as 'tactile' relates to which of the five senses?
Touch
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[ "Sense\n\nA sense is a physiological capacity of organisms that provides data for perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology (or cognitive science), and philosophy of perception. The ne...
qg_3169
According to the western calendar, what is the birthstone for those born in the month of September?
Sapphire
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qg_3170
Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, and Amoco were created from what company, broken up by the Sherman Antitrust act in 1911?
Standard Oil
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[ "ExxonMobil\n\nExxon Mobil Corp. (ExxonMobil) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is the largest direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company, and was formed on November 30, 1999 by the merger of Exxon (formerly Standard Oil Company of New Jers...
qg_3173
The Mushroom Kingdom is the setting for what Nintendo video game series, first introduced on Sept 13, 1985
Super Mario Brothers
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[ "Super Mario\n\nis a series of platform video games created by Nintendo featuring their mascot, Mario. Alternatively called the series or simply the series, it is the central series of the greater Mario franchise. At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo video game console and hand...
qg_3174
According to Greek mythology, what son of Daedalus donned wings of feathers and wax, and promptly flew too close to the son, causing the wax to melt and his ultimate drowning, having fallen from the sky into the sea?
Icarus
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qg_3175
Sept 14, 1901 saw the death of the 25th President of the United States, William McKinley. Which total badass was sworn in as his successor?
Theodore 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_3180
What noted magician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, film producer and noted skeptic, died of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix, in 1926?
Harry Houdini
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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_3183
The morning of September 14, 1814 saw what Baltimore lawyer pen a poem he title “The Defence of Fort McHenry”?
Francis Scott Key
[ "francis key", "francis scott key" ]
[ "Baltimore\n\nBaltimore (, locally:) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maryland, and the 29th-most populous city in the country. It was established by the Constitution of Maryland and is not part of any county; thus, it is the largest independent city in the United States. Baltimore has more public monument...
qg_3184
If you were afflicted with hypotension, what are you suffering from?
Low blood pressure
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[ "Hypotension\n\nHypotension is low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. Hypotension is generally considered if systolic blood pressure less than 90 millimeters of mercury ...
qg_3187
Featuring the exploits of the cybernetically enhanced supersoldier known as Master Chief Petty Officer John-117, the final installment of what wildly popular video game series launched yesterday morning?
Halo
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[ "Master Chief (Halo)\n\nMCPON John-117, or \"Master Chief\", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Halo fictional universe created by Bungie. Master Chief is a playable character in the series of science fiction first-person shooter video games Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 4, and Halo 5:...
qg_3189
Novels in which genre are eligible for the Hugo award, with Robert J Sawyer's Wake having won this years award?
Science Fiction
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[ "Hugo Award\n\nThe Hugo Awards are a set of awards given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and were officially named the Science Fiction Achi...
qg_3191
Sept 17, 1976 saw the unveiling of which NASA space shuttle, which while it was not destined to boldly go where no man had gone before, was a valuable test bed?
Enterprise
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[ "Space Shuttle\n\nThe Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of r...
qg_3193
The only US Vice President in US history to have to resign because of criminal charges, the void created by what former governor of Maryland started Gerald Ford down the path to the presidency?
Spiro T Agnew
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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_3194
According to Arthurian legend what did the lady of the lake give to Arthur?
Excalibur
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[ "King Arthur\n\nKing Arthur was a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the late 5th and early 6th centuries AD. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existen...
qg_3195
The world's largest hot desert, what is the name of the barren expanse that covers most of North Africa?
Sahara
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[ "North Africa\n\nNorth Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of Africa. The United Nations definition of \"North Africa\" includes seven countries and territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, and Western Sahara. The countries of Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya are often col...
qg_3196
Originally a separate town before being annexed by Seattle in 1891, what neighborhood refers to itself as "The Center of the Universe"?
Fremont
[ "freemont", "fremont disambiguation", "fremont" ]
[ "Neighborhoods in Seattle\n\nSeattle, Washington contains many districts and neighborhoods. Former Seattle mayor Greg Nickels has called Seattle \"a city of neighborhoods\". Early European settlers established widely scattered settlements on the surrounding hills, which grew into neighborhoods and autonomous tow...
qg_3197
What's missing: Exosphere, Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere?
Stratosphere
[ "stratospheric", "stratosphere", "upper stratosphere" ]
[ "Thermosphere\n\nThe thermosphere is the layer of the Earth's atmosphere directly above the mesosphere and directly below the exosphere. Within this layer of the atmosphere, ultraviolet radiation causes photoionization/photodissociation of molecules, creating the ions in the ionosphere. Taking its name from the Gre...
qg_3199
Often thought of as a desert phenomenon, what optical illusion happens when light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of a distant object?
Mirage
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[ "Mirage\n\nA mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French mirage, from the Latin mirari, meaning \"to look at, to wonder at\". This is the same root as for \"mirror\" and \"to admi...
qg_3200
From the French for "some more", what name is given to the additional pieces played at the end of a concert to satisfy audience demand?
Encore
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[ "Encore\n\nIn an encore (, also), “the performers return to the stage to give an additional performance — sometimes of the same piece ... [but sometimes] ... of another”.Lalange Cochrane, in Oxford Companion to Music, Alison Latham, ed., Oxford University Press, 2002,2003 Multiple encores are not uncommon, and they...
qg_3203
The Sabin vaccine, developed by Albert Sabin, was created to combat what viral infectious disease?
Poliomyelitis
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[ "Polio vaccine\n\nPolio vaccines are vaccines used to prevent poliomyelitis (polio). One type uses inactivated poliovirus and is given by injection (IPV), while the other type uses weakened poliovirus and is given by mouth (OPV). The World Health Organization recommends all children be vaccinated against polio. The...
qg_3205
Which crooner, a favorite of Judge Harry Stone on Night Court, was known as The Velvet Fog?
Mel Torme
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[ "Night Court\n\nNight Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 31, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court, Criminal Court Part 2, presided over by a young, unorthodox judge, Harold T. \"Harry\" Stone (played by Harry Anderson). The...
qg_3207
Which U.S. president had a sign on his desk that stated "The buck stops here"?
Harry S Truman
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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_3209
Which English children's author, who would have celebrated his 94th birthday on Monday, wrote such classics as The BFG, The Twits, James and the Giant Peach, and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, among dozens of others?
Roald Dahl
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[ "The BFG\n\nThe BFG (short for \"Big Friendly Giant\") is a 1982 children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. It is an expansion of a short story from Dahl's 1975 book Danny, the Champion of the World. The book is dedicated to Dahl's late daughter, Olivia, who died of measles encephalitis...
qg_3212
On Sept 17, 1916, WWI's highest scoring German ace, Manfred von Richthofen, scored his first aerial kill. By what name is he better known?
Red Baron
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[ "Manfred von Richthofen\n\nManfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service (Luftstreitkräfte) during the First World War. He is considered the ace-of-aces of the war, being officially cred...
qg_3213
Asshat rapper Kanye West interrupted the VMA acceptance speech of which Best Female Video award winner?
Taylor Swift
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[ "Kanye West\n\nKanye Omari West (; born June 8, 1977), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Raised in Chicago, West first became known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hit singles for artists such as Jay Z and Alicia Keys. Intent ...
qg_3214
According to Kermit the Frog, it's not easy what?
Bein' Green
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[ "Kermit the Frog\n\nKermit the Frog is a Muppet character and Jim Henson's most well-known creation, first introduced in 1955. He is the straight man protagonist of many Muppet projects, most notably on Sesame Street, and The Muppet Show, as well as in movies, specials, and public service announcements throughout ...
qg_3216
The 23rd Amendment to the US Constitution allows Washington DC to appoint what?
Presidential Electors
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[ "Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution\n\nThe Twenty-third Amendment (Amendment XXIII) to the United States Constitution extends the right to vote in the presidential election to citizens residing in the District of Columbia by granting the District electors in the Electoral College, as if it wer...
qg_3218
What battleship was sunk in harbor of Havana, Cuba to start the Spanish-American War in 1898?
The U.S.S. Maine
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[ "Spanish–American War\n\nThe Spanish–American War () was a conflict fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana harbor leading to American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. American acquisition of Spain's Pa...
qg_3220
Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest person, died earlier this week. How old was she?
115 years
[ "115 time", "one hundred and fifteen time" ]
[ "Gertrude Baines\n\nGertrude Baines (April 6, 1894 – September 11, 2009) was an American supercentenarian, who became the oldest recognized living person according to Guinness World Records (upon the death of Portuguese woman Maria de Jesus) on January 2, 2009, until her own death on September 11, 2009, at the age...
qg_3221
November 23, 1963 saw the BBC debut what classic series, which is still being shown today?
Doctor Who
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[ "BBC\n\nThe British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster. It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, and is the world's oldest national broadcasting organisation and the largest broadcaster in the world by number of employees, with over 20,950 staff in total, of whom 16,...
qg_3222
With a population of a little over 110,000, what is the capital city and largest city of South Carolina?
Columbia
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[ "South Carolina\n\nSouth Carolina is a state in the southeastern region of the United States. The state is bordered to the north by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia across the Savannah River, and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean.", "South Carolina\n\nSouth Carolina was the first state to ratify t...
qg_3224
How many pints in a quart?
2
[ "two" ]
[ "Pint\n\nThe pint () (abbreviated as \"pt\" or \"p\") is a unit of volume or capacity in both the United States customary and British imperial measurement systems. In both of those systems it is traditionally one-eighth of a gallon. The British pint is about 20% larger than the American pint since the two systems a...
qg_3225
According to Andy Warhol, in the future, how long will everyone be famous for?
15 minutes
[ "fifteen time", "15 time" ]
[ "Andy Warhol\n\nAndy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s.", ...
qg_3226
What is a seismometer used to measure?
Earthquakes
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[ "Seismometer\n\nSeismometers are instruments that measure motion of the ground, including those of seismic waves generated by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and other seismic sources. Records of seismic waves allow seismologists to map the interior of the Earth, and locate and measure the size of these different ...
qg_3227
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. In which country is Waterloo?
Belgium
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[ "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_3228
On Sept 14, 1901, the youngest president is sworn in following the assassination of William McKinley. Who is it?
Theodore Roosevelt
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[ "Assassination of William McKinley\n\nThe 25th President of the United States, William McKinley, was shot and fatally wounded on September 6, 1901, inside the Temple of Music on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley was shaking hands with the public when he was shot by Leon Czolg...
qg_3232
What state is known as the Magnolia State?
Mississippi
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[ "Magnolia, Mississippi\n\nMagnolia is a city in Pike County, Mississippi. The population was 2,420 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Pike County, which lies within the McComb, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area.", "Magnolia, Mississippi\n\nHistory", "Magnolia, Mississippi\n\nMagnolia was foun...
qg_3236
What color consists of the longest wavelengths of lights visible by the human eye?
Red
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[ "Color\n\nColor (American English) or colour (Commonwealth English) is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, etc. Color derives from the spectrum of light (distribution of light power versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitiviti...
qg_3237
Which space shuttle disintegrated over Texas on Feb 1, 2003, resulting in the loss of all 7 crew members?
Columbia
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[ "Space Shuttle\n\nThe Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was Space Transportation System (STS), taken from a 1969 plan for a system of r...
qg_3238
What was the eastern starting point of the Oregon Trail?
Missouri
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[ "Oregon Trail\n\nThe Oregon Trail is a 2170 mi historic east–west, large-wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon. The eastern part of the Oregon Trail spanned part of the future state of Kansas, and nearly all of what are now the states of Nebraska and Wyoming....
qg_3239
What flavor is the 80 proof liqueur Grand Marnier, used in such drinks at a B-52?
Orange
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[ "Grand Marnier\n\nGrand Marnier Cordon Rouge is an orange-flavored liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is made from a blend of Cognac brandy, distilled essence of bitter orange, and sugar. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge is 40% alcohol (70 Proof in UK, 80 Proof in US). Aside from Cordon Rouge, ...
qg_3240
On Sept 14, 1814, during the war of 1812, the poem The Defence of Fort McHenry, later to be the lyrics of the Star Spangled Banner, was written by whom?
Francis Scott Key
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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_3241
What is the tallest building in downtown Seattle?
Columbia Tower
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[ "Downtown Seattle\n\nDowntown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared with other city centers on the West Coast of the United States because of its geographical situation. It is hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by r...
qg_3244
Which celebrity has been named as the replacement for Paula Abduhl on American Idol?
Ellen DeGeneris
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[ "American Idol\n\nAmerican Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America. It began airing on Fox on June 11, 2002, and ended on April 7, 2016. It started off as an addition to the Idols format based on...