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qg_3934
What classic American family featured a disembodied hand, named Thing, a manservant named Lurch, and a large ball of hair known as Cousin Itt?
The Addams Family
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[ "Cousin Itt\n\nCousin Itt is a fictional character in the Addams Family series. A short being whose entire body is shrouded by long hair, the unnamed character was mostly seen in the background of the original work of cartoonist Charles Addams, who debuted The Addams Family in 1938. The Cousin Itt name, along with...
qg_3935
Which legendary royal figure, the son of Uther Pendragon, was ably assisted by the wizard Merlin and rode a horse named Llamrei?
King Arthur
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[ "Uther Pendragon\n\nUther Pendragon (; or King Uther ) is a legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur. A few minor references to Uther appear in Old Welsh poems, but his biography was first written down by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae (History of the Kings of Britai...
qg_3936
October 26, 1919 saw the birth of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the last man to hold what title, as ruler of Iran?
Shah
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[ "Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\n\nMohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi ( Mohammad Rezâ Šâhe Pahlavi; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the Shah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979. He took the title Shāhanshāh (\"Emperor\" or \"King of Kings\") on 26 October 1967. He wa...
qg_3938
Dale Carnegie's best-selling 1936 book is titled How to Win Friends and what People?
Influence
[ "influence", "influence disambiguation", "influential" ]
[ "Dale Carnegie\n\nDale Harbison Carnegie (; spelled Carnagey until c. 1922; November 24, 1888 – November 1, 1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in ...
qg_3940
On Oct 28, 1886, the rotund one himself, Grover Cleveland, officially dedicated what US Landmark?
The Statue of Liberty
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[ "Statue of Liberty\n\nThe Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; ) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor in New York City, in the United States. The copper statue, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, was built by Gustave Eiffel and dedicated on ...
qg_3944
October 25, 1957 was the birthday of actress and comedian Nancy Cartwright. What TV character is she best known for?
Bart Simpson
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[ "Nancy Cartwright\n\nNancy Jean Cartwright (born October 25, 1957) is an American voice actress, film and television actress, and comedian. She is known for her long-running role as Bart Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons. Cartwright also voices other characters for the show, including Nelson Mu...
qg_3952
Al, Peggy, Kelly, and Bud Bundy were the main characters in what long running FOX sitcom?
Married...with children
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[ "Fox Broadcasting Company\n\nThe Fox Broadcasting Company (commonly referred to as Fox; stylized as FOX) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is owned by the Fox Entertainment Group subsidiary of 21st Century Fox. The network is headquartered at the 20th Century Fox studio lot on Pico Boul...
qg_3953
"Remember, remember the fifth of November" is a British nursery rhyme that commemorates what historical figure? A. Sir Francis Drake B. Guy Fawkes C. Henry VIII D. Oliver Cromwell
Guy Fawkes
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[ "Guy Fawkes Night\n\nGuy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding e...
qg_3954
Combining corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing and sticking it rye produces what kind of sandwich?
A Reuben
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[ "Corned beef\n\nCorned beef is a salt-cured beef product. The term comes from the treatment of the meat with large grained rock salt, also called \"corns\" of salt. It features as an ingredient in many cuisines. Most recipes include nitrates or nitrites, which convert the natural hemoglobin in beef to methaemoglobi...
qg_3956
In what trick taking card game does a player score 1500 (vulnerable) or 1000 (Non-vulnerable) extra points for taking all of the tricks, an act known as a grand slam?
Contract Bridge
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[ "Trick-taking game\n\nA trick-taking game is a card game or tile-based game in which play of a \"hand\" centers on a series of finite rounds or units of play, called tricks, which are each evaluated to determine a winner or \"taker\" of that trick. The object of such games then may be closely tied to the number of ...
qg_3957
Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but which comedian, former SNL cast member, and MNF color man, was born on Nov 3, 1953? Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong.
Dennis Miller
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[ "Saturday Night Live\n\nSaturday Night Live (abbreviated as SNL) is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night. The show's comedy sketches,...
qg_3963
Nov 2, 1947 saw the first flight of the H4 Hercules, the flying boat with the largest wingspan ever produced, better known by what name?
The Spruce Goose
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[ "Hughes H-4 Hercules\n\nThe Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the \"Spruce Goose\"; registration NX37602) is a prototype strategic airlift flying boat designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company. Intended as a transatlantic flight transport for use during World War II, it was not completed in time to be used...
qg_3964
An ingredient in tonic water, what was the first drug that was used to successfully treat malaria? A. Nitrogen mustard B. Aspirin C. Licorice root D. Quinine
Quinine
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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_3967
What famed magician, born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, died on Oct 31, 1926 of peritonitis, secondary to a ruptured appendix?
Harry Houdini
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[ "Harry Houdini\n\nHarry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was an American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as \"Harry Handcuff Houdini\" on a tour of Europe...
qg_3969
Known as The Treasure State, what was the 41st state to join the Union, on Nov 8, 1889?
Montana
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[ "Montana\n\nMontana is a state in the Western region of the United States. The state's name is derived from the Spanish word (mountain). Montana has several nicknames, although none official, including \"Big Sky Country\" and \"The Treasure State\", and slogans that include \"Land of the Shining Mountains\" and mo...
qg_3971
Also known as a fixed partial denture, what is the name for a dental restoration used to replace a missing tooth by permanently joining a missing tooth to adjacent teeth?
Bridge
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[ "Fixed prosthodontics\n\nFixed prosthodontics is the area of prosthodontics focused on permanently attached (fixed) dental prostheses. Such dental restorations, also referred to as indirect restorations, include crowns, bridges (fixed dentures), inlays, onlays, and veneers. Prosthodontists are specialist dentists w...
qg_3972
In what city was the Motown record label founded?
Detroit
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[ "Motown\n\nMotown is both a style of music and an American record company. The record company was founded by Berry Gordy, Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12, 1959, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960, in Detroit, Michigan. The name, a portmanteau of motor and town, has also become a nic...
qg_3973
What animal was once called a camelopard because it was thought to be a cross between a camel and a leopard?
Giraffe
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[ "Giraffe\n\nThe giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. Its species name refers to its camel-like shape and its leopard-like colouring. Its chief distinguishing characteristics are its extremely long neck and legs, its...
qg_3974
In one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman bested what New York Governor for the 1948 presidential election?
Thomas E. Dewey
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[ "Harry S. Truman\n\nHarry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was the 33rd President of the United States (1945–53), an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a United States Senator from Missouri (1935–45) and briefly as Vice President (1945) before he succeeded to the presidency on Apri...
qg_3975
What can be a dental restoration, a Seattle hill, or headgear?
Crown
[ "crown disambiguation", "crown coin", "crowns", "crown" ]
[ "Dental restoration\n\nA dental restoration or dental filling is a dental restorative material used to restore the function, integrity and morphology of missing tooth structure. The structural loss typically results from caries or external trauma. It is also lost intentionally during tooth preparation to improve th...
qg_3976
Held just outside Bridgeville, DE, Friday marks the start of the world championship in the art of throwing what for distance, using classes such as Air, Centrifugal, Catapult, Trebuchet, and Human Powered?
Pumpkins
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[ "Catapult\n\nA catapult is a ballistic device used to launch a projectile a great distance without the aid of explosive devices—particularly various types of ancient and medieval siege engines. Although the catapult has been used since ancient times, it has proven to be one of the most effective mechanisms during ...
qg_3977
According to the nursery rhyme, who had a lamb whose fleece was white as snow?
Mary
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[ "Mary Had a Little Lamb\n\n\"Mary Had a Little Lamb\" is an English language nursery rhyme of nineteenth-century American origin. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7622.", "Mary Had a Little Lamb\n\nBackground", "Mary Had a Little Lamb\n\nThe nursery rhyme was first published by the Boston publishing firm...
qg_3978
As editor and chief of Metropolis newspaper, The Daily Planet, who was Superman's boss?
Perry White
[ "perry white", "great caesar s ghost" ]
[ "Daily Planet\n\nThe Daily Planet is a fictional broadsheet newspaper appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with Superman. The newspaper is based out of the fictional city of Metropolis, and employs Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen, with Perry White as its editor-in...
qg_3979
November 6, 1861 saw the birth in Almonte, Ontario, of future YMCA director James Naismith, who is responsible for the creation of what popular sport?
Basketball
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[ "Almonte, Ontario\n\nAlmonte (pronounced \"AL-mont\" as opposed to the original Spanish pronunciation of \"al-MON-tay\") is a former mill town located in Lanark County, in the eastern portion of Ontario, Canada. Formerly a separate municipality, Almonte is now a ward of the town of Mississippi Mills, which was cre...
qg_3981
November 3, 1979 saw the invasion of the US embassy in what country, with the result that 53 Americans were taken hostage for 444 days?
Iran
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[ "Hostage\n\nA hostage is a person or entity which is held by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security for the carrying out of an agreement, or as a preventive measure against war. However, in contemporary usage, it means someone who is seized by a criminal abductor in order to compel anothe...
qg_3985
November is unofficially National Novel Writing Month, when people are encouraged to write a story of at least how many words?
50,000
[ "50 000", "50000", "fifty thousand" ]
[ "National Novel Writing Month\n\nNational Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo, \"\"), is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. NaNoWriMo challenges participants to write 50,000 words (the minimum number of words for a novel) from November 1 ...
qg_3988
November 4, 1861, saw the opening of the Territorial University, now ranked #16 in the world's top universities, according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities, which is now better known as what?
University of Washington
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[ "University of Washington\n\nThe University of Washington, commonly referred to as simply Washington, UW, or informally U-Dub, is a public flagship research university based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast, and one of the most in...
qg_3989
Google was founded by fellow Stanford students Sergey Brin and whom, who ranked as the 11th richest man in America last year?
Larry Page
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[ "Google+\n\nGoogle+ (pronounced and sometimes written as Google Plus) is an interest-based social network that is owned and operated by Google Inc.", "Google+\n\nThe service, Google's fourth foray into social networking, experienced strong growth in its initial years, although usage statistics have varied, depend...
qg_3990
What's missing: The Gathering Storm, The Grand Alliance, The Hinge of Fate, Closing the Ring, Triumph and Tragedy
Their Finest Hour
[ "their finest hour", "finest hour", "finest hours", "finest hour film", "finest hour disambiguation", "finest hours film" ]
[ "The Second World War (book series)\n\nThe Second World War is a history of the period from the end of the First World War to July 1945, written by Winston Churchill. It was largely responsible for his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. Churchill labelled the \"moral of the work\" as follows: \"I...
qg_3994
What cocktail consists of 5 parts Rye Whiskey, 2 parts Sweet Red Vermouth, a dash of Angostura Bitters, and garnished with a Maraschino Cherry?
Manhattan
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[ "Cocktail\n\nWhen used to refer to any generic alcoholic mixed drink, cocktail may mean any beverage that contains three or more ingredients if at least one of those ingredients is alcohol.", "Cocktail\n\nUsage and related terms", "Cocktail\n\nWhen a mixed drink contains only a distilled spirit and a mixer, suc...
qg_3997
Known as Little Miss Sure Shot, what member of Buffalo Bills Wild West show was an outstanding sharpshooter who continued to set records almost up to her death on November 3, 1926?
Annie Oakley
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[ "Buffalo Bill\n\nWilliam Frederick \"Buffalo Bill\" Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917) was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Canada before the family again moved to ...
qg_3998
Whom did Muhammed Ali best in the famous Rumble in the Jungle, which took place in Kinsasha, Zaire?
George Forman
[ "george foreman", "george forman", "george edward foreman" ]
[ "Muhammad Ali\n\nMuhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American Olympic and professional boxer and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. From early in his career, Ali was known as an inspi...
qg_3999
October 27, 1858 saw the birth of what totally bad assed US president, the 26th, who spent time as a South Dakota rancher before becoming assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1899?
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_4001
With a name that translates as gorilla whale, what mythical creature, who had his debut on Nov 3, 1954, has battled such enemies as King Ghidorah, Gigan, and Motrha?
Godzilla
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[ "King Ghidorah\n\nis a kaiju film monster that first appeared in the Toho's 1964 film Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster. Although Toho officially trademarks the character as King Ghidorah the character is usually referred to as Ghidrah in English markets.", "King Ghidorah\n\nAlthough King Ghidorah's design has ...
qg_4002
What position did Merlin hold in King Arthur's court?
Wizard
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[ "Merlin\n\nMerlin is a legendary figure best known as the wizard featured in Arthurian legend. The standard depiction of the character first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, written c. 1136, and is based on an amalgamation of previous historical and legendary figures. Geoffrey combined e...
qg_4003
Nov 7, 1940 saw the original Tacoma Narrows bridge take a little dip. What alliterative nickname was it given?
Galloping Gertie
[ "galloping gertie" ]
[ "Tacoma Narrows Bridge\n\nThe Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of twin suspension bridges that span the Tacoma Narrows strait of Puget Sound in Pierce County, Washington. The bridges connect the city of Tacoma with the Kitsap Peninsula and carry State Route 16 (known as Primary State Highway 14 until 1964) over the ...
qg_4004
The tomb of what Egyptian king, which later inspired a Top 20 hit by Steve Martin, was discovered by Howard Carter on Nov 4, 1922, in spite of the supposed curse?
King Tut
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[ "Steve Martin\n\nStephen Glenn \"Steve\" Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician. Martin came to public notice in the 1960s as a writer for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and later as a frequent guest on The Tonight Show. In the 1970s, Martin performed his off...
qg_4007
Due to various sulfur compounds, the ingestion of what green vegetable causes urine to take on a very distinctive aroma within 30 minutes of eating it?
Asparagus
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[ "Urine\n\nUrine (from Latin urina, -ae, f.) is a liquid by-product of the body secreted by the kidneys through a process called urination (or micturition) and excreted through the urethra.", "Urine\n\nCellular metabolism generates numerous by-products, many rich in nitrogen, that require clearance from the bloods...
qg_4008
What is the name of the documentary movie of the rehearsals for Michael Jackson's last tour, before his timely death, which is the highest grossing concert movie in history?
This Is It
[ "this is it disambiguation", "this is it song", "this is it", "this is it album" ]
[ "Michael Jackson\n\nMichael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. Called the King of Pop, his contributions to music, dance and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for o...
qg_4012
What is the name for a triangle that has all three sides of equal length?
Equilateral
[ "equilateral triangle", "equalangular triangle", "equalateral triangle", "equilateral", "regular triangle", "equiangular triangle", "equilateral triangles" ]
[ "Triangle\n\nA triangle is a polygon with three edges and three vertices. It is one of the basic shapes in geometry. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted \\triangle ABC.", "Triangle\n\nIn Euclidean geometry any three points, when non-collinear, determine a unique triangle and a unique plane (i.e. a two...
qg_4014
That famous American folk hero, Paul Bunyan, traveled around with an ox of exceptional size and strength known as what?
Babe the Blue Ox
[ "paul bunyan", "paul bunyon", "babe ox", "babe blue ox", "blue ox", "paul bunyan lumberjack" ]
[ "Folk hero\n\nA folk hero or national hero is a type of hero–real, fictional or mythological–with the sole salient characteristic being the imprinting of his or her name, personality and deeds in the popular consciousness of a people. This presence in the popular consciousness is evidenced by its historical frequen...
qg_4015
What is the only chess piece that can jump over other pieces?
Knight
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[ "Chess piece\n\nA chess piece, or chessman, is any of the 32 movable objects deployed on a chessboard used to play the game of chess. In a standard game of chess, each of the two players begins a game with the following 16 pieces:", "Chess piece\n\n* 1 king\n* 1 queen\n* 2 rooks\n* 2 bishops\n* 2 knights\n* 8 paw...
qg_4016
Now that the US Mint has finished with the state quarters program, they are adding a few others in honor of 5 US territories and what/where?
Washington D.C.
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[ "United States Mint\n\nThe United States Mint primarily produces circulating coinage for the United States to conduct its trade and commerce. The Mint was created by Congress with the Coinage Act of 1792, and originally placed within the Department of State. Per the terms of the Coinage Act, the first Mint building...
qg_4020
The fifth planet in the solar system, which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
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[ "Fifth planet (hypothetical)\n\nIn the history of astronomy, a handful of Solar System bodies have been counted as the fifth planet from the Sun. Under the present definition of a planet, Jupiter is counted as the fifth.", "Fifth planet (hypothetical)\n\nHypotheses", "Fifth planet (hypothetical)\n\nThere are th...
qg_4021
Name the year: Falkland War begins with the Argentinean invasion; EPCOT opens at Disneyworld, The first Double Stuff Oreo is sold; Honda opens the first Japanese auto plant in the US; Michael Jackson releases Thriller;
1982
[ "one thousand nine hundred and eighty two" ]
[ "Falklands War\n\nThe Falklands War (), also known as the Falklands Conflict, Falklands Crisis, and the Guerra del Atlántico Sur (Spanish for \"South Atlantic War\"), was a ten-week war between Argentina and the United Kingdom over two British overseas territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and Sou...
qg_4022
KITT, standing for Knight Industries Two Thousand, is a Pontiac Trans Am controlled by a computer with artificial intelligence in what mid-1980s TV program?
Knight Rider
[ "knight rider film", "knightrider", "knight rider", "knight rider disambiguation" ]
[ "KITT\n\nKITT is the short name of two fictional characters from the adventure TV series Knight Rider. While having the same acronym, the KITTs are two different entities: one known as the Knight Industries Two Thousand, which appeared in the original TV series Knight Rider, and the other as the Knight Industries T...
qg_4023
With the album cover being a parody of the Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 1998s The Yellow Album is the second album of original songs from what long running TV series?
The Simpsons
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[ "The Yellow Album\n\nThe Yellow Album is The Simpsons second album of originally recorded songs, released as a follow-up to the 1990 album The Simpsons Sing the Blues. Though it was released in 1998, it had been recorded years earlier, after the success of the first album. The title is a play on the name of The Be...
qg_4026
Founded on Nov 4, 1984 as PC's Limited, what Round Rock, Tx based PC manufacturer is the #2 computer seller in the US?
Dell Computer
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[ "Round Rock, Texas\n\nRound Rock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Williamson County, which is a part of the Greater Austin, Texas metropolitan area. The 2016 census estimate places the population at 122,727.", "Round Rock, Texas\n\nThe city straddles both sides of the Balcones Escarpment, a fau...
qg_4027
What color are the stars on an official United States flag?
White
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[ "United States men's national soccer team\n\nThe United States men's national soccer team, often referred to as the USMNT, represents the United States in international soccer. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbea...
qg_4029
The artifacts from what famous tomb, discovered on Nov 4, 1922 by one Howard Carter, are currently on display at the Pacific Science Center?
King Tut
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[ "Howard Carter\n\nHoward Carter (9 May 1874 - 2 March 1939) was an English archaeologist and Egyptologist who became world famous after discovering the intact tomb of the 18th Dynasty Pharaoh, Tutankhamun (colloquially known as \"King Tut\" and \"the boy king\") in November 1922.", "Howard Carter\n\nEarly life", ...
qg_4030
In the Marvel universe, what is the name of the physicist who becomes the Incredible Hulk?
Dr. Bruce Banner
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[ "Hulk (comics)\n\nThe Hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962). He is also noted as one of the 5 founding members of the superhero team The A...
qg_4033
What American photographer and environmentalist is best remembered for his black and white photos of the West, especially Yosemite National Park in the early half of the 20th century?
Ansel Adams
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[ "Environmentalist\n\nAn environmentalist broadly supports the goals of the environmental movement, \"a political and ethical movement that seeks to improve and protect the quality of the natural environment through changes to environmentally harmful human activities\". An environmentalist is engaged in or believes...
qg_4034
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a US federal agency, is headquartered in what U.S. city?
Atlanta
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[ "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n\nThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the leading national public health institute of the United States. The CDC is a federal agency under the Department of Health and Human Services and is headquartered in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, a few...
qg_4040
Although current evidence suggests that he was a maltster, not a brewer, what Founding Father lends his name to a brand of beer?
Samuel Adams
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[ "Beer\n\nBeer is the world's most widely consumed and\nprobably the oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. The production of beer is called brewing, which involves the fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal grains—most commonly malted barley, a...
qg_4041
November 6, 1860 saw the election of the first ever Republican president when who won the right to lead our great nation?
Abraham Lincoln
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[ "Republican Party (United States)\n\nThe Republican Party, commonly referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.", "Republican Party (United States)\n\nThere have be...
qg_4042
The DynaTac 8000x, the first mobile produced, was created by what company?
Motorola
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[ "Motorola DynaTAC\n\nDynaTAC is a series of cellular telephones manufactured by Motorola, Inc. from 1984 to 1994. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X commercial portable cellular phone received approval from the U.S. FCC on September 21, 1983. A full charge took roughly 10 hours, and it offered 30 minutes of talk time. It...
qg_4046
Which automobile company, which recently announced it was discontinuing the sale of cars in the US, makes a model called the Sidekick or Grand Vitara?
Suzuki
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[ "Car\n\nA car is a wheeled, self-powered motor vehicle used for transportation and a product of the automotive industry. Most definitions of the term specify that cars are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels with tyres, and to be constructed pri...
qg_4052
As measured by a sphygmomanometer, what are the two components that make up a blood pressure measurement?
Systolic and diastolic
[ "systolic and diastolic" ]
[ "Sphygmomanometer\n\nA sphygmomanometer ( ), blood pressure meter, blood pressure monitor or blood pressure gauge is a device used to measure blood pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to collapse and then release the artery under the cuff in a controlled manner, and a mercury or mechanical manometer to measure...
qg_4056
From the Latin for flints, what element, with the atomic number 14, uses the symbol SI?
Silicon
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[ "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_4057
Ishmael is the only survivor of the Pequod, following a fateful encounter with whom?
Moby Dick
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[ "Ishmael (Moby-Dick)\n\nIshmael is a fictional character in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick (1851). Ishmael, the only surviving crewmember of the Pequod, is the narrator of the book. As a character he is a few years younger than as a narrator. His importance relies on his role as narrator; as a character, he is only a...
qg_4058
Junior Achievement was founded in 1919 with the goal of preparing high school students for a future in what?
Business
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[ "Junior Achievement\n\nJunior Achievement (also JA or JA Worldwide) is a non-profit youth organization founded in 1919 by Horace A. Moses, Theodore Vail, and Winthrop M. Crane. Junior Achievement works with local businesses and organizations to deliver experiential programs on the topics of financial literacy, work...
qg_4059
Now making a career as a pop singer and actress, who was the first African-American woman to win the Miss America crown, which she held for 10 months, before being forced to resign over the imminent publication of nude photos?
Vanessa Williams
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[ "Miss America\n\nMiss America refers to both \"The Miss America Organization\" (MAO) and \"The Miss America Foundation\" (MAF). The MAO \"is a 501(c)4 non-profit organization that controls and oversees the local, state, and national competition framework and hosts the annual Miss America Competition and telecast\" ...
qg_4065
Chow Mein is a dish typically served over what?
Fried noodles
[ "fried noodles" ]
[ "Chow mein\n\nChow mein are stir-fried noodles, the name being the romanization of the Taishanese chāu-mèing. The dish is popular throughout the Chinese diaspora and appears on the menus of Chinese restaurants. It is particularly popular in the United States, Britain, Nepal, and India.", "Chow mein\n\nEtymolo...
qg_4066
What country and western singer recently lost his lucrative gig singing the theme to Monday Night Football based on an ill-considered Hitler reference?
Hank Williams, Jr.
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[ "Country music\n\nCountry music is a genre of United States popular music that originated in the Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from the southeastern genre of United States such as folk music, Blues music, and Western music. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded hi...
qg_4067
What famed boxer, nicknamed Smokin' Joe, was the beat Muhammed Ali in the famous Fight of the Century, but lost a battle against liver cancer earlier this week?
Joe Frazier
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[ "Boxing\n\nBoxing is a martial art and combat sport in which two people wearing protective gloves throw punches at each other for a predetermined set of time in a boxing ring.", "Boxing\n\nAmateur boxing is both an Olympic and Commonwealth sport and is a common fixture in most international games—it also has its ...
qg_4068
In anatomy, what is the flap of elastic cartilage that prevents food from going down the wrong tube?
Epiglottis
[ "throat food valve", "epiglottis", "epiglottic cartilage", "epiglotis" ]
[ "Elastic cartilage\n\nElastic cartilage or yellow cartilage is a type of cartilage present in the outer ear, Eustachian tube and epiglottis. It contains elastic fiber networks and collagen fibers. The principal protein is elastin.", "Elastic cartilage\n\nStructure", "Elastic cartilage\n\nElastic cartilage is h...
qg_4070
What is the only marsupial native to North America?
Opossum
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[ "Marsupial\n\nMarsupials are an infraclass of mammals living primarily in Australasia and the Americas. A distinctive characteristic, common to many species, is that most of the young are carried in a pouch. Well-known marsupials include kangaroos, wallabies, the koala, possums, opossums, wombats, and the Tasmanian...
qg_4071
Born in November, 1431, Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia had a more common nickname, translating as Son of the Dragon, which inspired what Bram Stroker character?
Dracula
[ "drakula", "dracula novel", "dracula book", "carfax abbey", "kretzulesco", "dracula" ]
[ "Vlad the Impaler\n\nVlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431–1476/77) was a member of the House of Drăculești, a branch of the House of Basarab, also known as Vlad Drăculea or Vlad Dracula (), using his patronymic. He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler (modern ,).", "Vlad the Impaler\n\nHe was a three-time Voiv...
qg_4073
What long running comic strip character, created by Chester Gould, is described as a hard-hitting, fast-shooting and intelligent police detective with a love of trench coats and fedoras?
Dick Tracy
[ "dick tracy radio series", "dick tracy watch", "plainclothes tracy", "dick tracey", "dick tracy" ]
[ "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_4074
What famed playwright, who seemed to have earned his most famous nickname due to his thick, southern drawl, won 2 Pulitzer prizes for A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof?
Tenessee Williams
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[ "Pulitzer Prize\n\nThe Pulitzer PrizeThe mistaken pronunciation, starting off like \"pew\", is quite common, and included in the major British and American dictionaries. is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States. It was establ...
qg_4075
Tun Tavern, Philadelphia is considered the official birthplace of which US armed forces branch, when they held their first recruitment drive there in 1775 following a Continental Congress mandate?
United States Marine Corp
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[ "Tun Tavern\n\nTun Tavern was a tavern and brewery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which served as a founding or early meeting place for a number of notable groups. It is traditionally regarded as the site where what would become the United States Marine Corps held its first recruitment drive during the American Rev...
qg_4077
With examples such as Panama and Suez, what is the name for a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas with water on each side?
Isthmus
[ "istmus", "ithmus", "isthmus", "list of isthmuses", "isthmuses" ]
[ "Panama\n\nPanama ( ; ), officially called the Republic of Panama (), is a transcontinental country situated between North and South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The capital and largest city is Panama Ci...
qg_4078
Friday is Veterans Day, first proclaimed as a way to honor those US citizens who participated in what war?
World War I
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[ "Veterans Day\n\nVeterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors military veterans, that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries that...
qg_4080
The bestselling novels The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, by the late Steig Larsson, are popularly known by what name, taken from the place of employment of the main protagonist?
Millennium series
[ "millenium trilogy", "millennium trilogy", "millennium series" ]
[ "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011 film)\n\nThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 Swedish-American psychological thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson. This film adaptation was directed by David Fincher and written by Steven Zaillian. Starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, it te...
qg_4081
Introduced in 1823, which president lent his name to a doctrine declaring that Europe would no longer be allowed to interfere with the affairs of the Americas?
James Monroe
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[ "History of the United States\n\nThe date of the start of the history of the United States is a subject of debate among historians. Older textbooks start with the arrival of Christopher Columbus on October 12, 1492 and emphasize the European background, or they start around 1600 and emphasize the American frontier...
qg_4082
Orange Pekoe is a variety of what beverage?
Tea
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[ "Tea leaf grading\n\nIn the tea industry, tea leaf grading is the process of evaluating products based on the quality and condition of the tea leaves themselves. The highest grades are referred to as \"orange pekoe\", and the lowest as \"fannings\" or \"dust\".", "Tea leaf grading\n\nPekoe tea grades are classifi...
qg_4083
What was the name for the tax protest that ran from 1791-1794 staged by western Pennsylvanian farmers protesting a federal tax on liquor and distilled beverages?
Whiskey Rebellion
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[ "Whiskey Rebellion\n\nThe Whiskey Rebellion, also known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791, during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called \"whiskey tax\" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. It became ...
qg_4086
What is it called in basketball when the player with the ball illegally moves one or both feet, usually by moving his pivot foot or taking too many steps without dribbling?
Traveling
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[ "Basketball\n\nBasketball is a sport, generally played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court. The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 in in diameter and 10 ft high mounted to a backboard at each end.", "Basketball\n\nA team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket du...
qg_4088
What former representative from the state of Wyoming, White House Chief of Staff, and Secretary of Defense, seemed to attain the maximum amount of controversy as his role as Vice President?
Dick Cheney
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[ "Wyoming\n\nWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The state is with its 97,000-plus square miles the tenth largest by area, but having less than 600,000 people the least populous and the second least densely populated of the 50 united states. Wyoming is bordered on the north by Mon...
qg_4094
According to the Jim Croce song, who was the baddest man in the whole damn town?
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
[ "bad bad leroy brown", "leroy brown song" ]
[ "Jim Croce\n\nJames Joseph \"Jim\" Croce (; January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973) was an American folk and popular rock singer of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Between 1966 and 1973, Croce released five studio albums and 11 singles. His singles \"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown\" and \"Time in a Bottle\" both reached No. 1...
qg_4095
What company was (more or less) responsible for the creation of the first silicon transistor, first integrated circuit, the first microprocessor, and a host of other firsts?
Texas Instruments
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[ "History of the transistor\n\nA transistor is a semiconductor device with at least three terminals for connection to an electric circuit. The vacuum-tube \ntriode, also called a (thermionic) valve, was the transistor's precursor, introduced in 1907.", "History of the transistor\n\nInvention of the transistor", ...
qg_4096
Much maligned for his handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which Tony was the CEO for BP until October 1, 2010?
Hayward
[ "hayward", "hayward disambiguation" ]
[ "Deepwater Horizon oil spill\n\nThe Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (also referred to as the BP oil spill, the BP oil disaster, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the Macondo blowout) began on April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect. Following the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater H...
qg_4098
What long running children's TV series, produced by The Children's Television Workshop, was first aired on Nov 10, 1969 and has broadcast 4212 shows to date?
Sesame Street
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[ "Sesame Workshop\n\nSesame Workshop (SW, or \"the Workshop\"), formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (CTW), is an American non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's programs—including its first and best-known, Sesame Street—that have run on public broadcasting ar...
qg_4099
According to the nursery rhyme, Monday's child is full of grace. Which child is loving and giving?
Fridays
[ "friday 4", "friday film", "friday disambiguation", "fridays", "friday s", "friday song", "friday movie", "fridays disambiguation" ]
[ "Monday's Child\n\n\"Monday's Child\" is one of many fortune-telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children. It is supposed to tell a child's character or future based on the day of birth and to help young children remember the seven days of the week. Of the seven days, all children those days represent have...
qg_4101
For what reason did Old West legend John Henry "Doc" Holliday, friends with Wyatt and Virgil Earp, get his nickname?
He was a dentist
[ "he was dentist" ]
[ "Doc Holliday\n\nJohn Henry \"Doc\" Holliday (August 14, 1851 – November 8, 1887) was an American gambler, gunfighter, dentist, and a good friend of gambler and lawman Wyatt Earp. He is most well known for his role as a temporary deputy marshal in the events leading up to and following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corr...
qg_4102
The classic Muffuletta sandwich, filled with capicola, salami, provolone cheese and olive salad, originated in what southern U.S. city?
New Orleans
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[ "Muffuletta\n\nThe muffuletta is both a type of round Sicilian sesame bread and a popular sandwich originating among Italian immigrants in New Orleans, Louisiana using the same bread.", "Muffuletta\n\nBread", "Muffuletta\n\nA muffuletta is a large, round, and somewhat flattened loaf with a sturdy texture, arou...
qg_4103
Robert Ludlum authored a series of best selling books featuring what retrograde amnesia stricken assassin?
Jason Bourne
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[ "Robert Ludlum\n\nRobert Ludlum (May 25, 1927 – March 12, 2001) was an American author of 27 thriller novels, best known as the creator of Jason Bourne from the original The Bourne Trilogy series. The number of copies of his books in print is estimated between 290 million and 500 million. They have been publishe...
qg_4105
November 7, 1970 saw the birth of Morgan Spurlock, director of the "documentary" Super Size Me, a film about his 30 day diet of food from what fast food restaurant?
McDonalds
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[ "Morgan Spurlock\n\nMorgan Valentine Spurlock (born November 7, 1970) is an American documentary filmmaker, humorist, television producer, screenwriter, and political activist, best known for the documentary films Super Size Me, Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?, POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever...
qg_4106
Born on November 10, 1919, Mikhail Kalashnikov saw his most famous creation, the AK-47, introduced into service in what year?
1947
[ "one thousand nine hundred and forty seven" ]
[ "Mikhail Kalashnikov\n\nLieutenant-General Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov (; 10 November 1919 – 23 December 2013) was a Russian general, inventor, military engineer, writer and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the PK ...
qg_4108
Which cult/religion was formed by science-fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard?
Scientology
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[ "Religion\n\nReligion is a cultural system of behaviors and practices, world views, sacred texts, holy places, ethics, and societal organisation that relate humanity to what an anthropologist has called \"an order of existence\". Different religions may or may not contain various elements, ranging from the \"div...
qg_4109
A professional mining engineer, who was the President of the US at the start of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
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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_4112
In the Parker Brothers game Pit, what type of items are featured on the cards that are traded during play?
Commodities
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[ "Pit (game)\n\nPit is a fast-paced card game for three to seven players, designed to simulate open outcry bidding for commodities. The game was developed for Parker Brothers and first sold in 1904. It is currently being produced by Winning Moves. This popular version of the game was developed by Edgar Cayce, who w...
qg_4113
The time when supernatural creatures, such as witches, demons and ghosts are thought to be at their most powerful, what hour is known as the witching hour?
Midnight
[ "midnight hour", "solar midnight", "midnight", "00 00" ]
[ "Witching hour\n\nWitching hour is a term in occult belief that refers to the time at which creatures such as witches, demons, and ghosts are thought to appear and to be at their most powerful, and at which black magic is thought to be at its most effective because the period from 3AM to 4 AM is the span where ther...
qg_4114
Played by Jack Webb for the 14 year run of the series, who wore badge #714 on the TV show Dragnet?
Sgt Joe Friday
[ "sgt joe friday" ]
[ "Jack Webb\n\nJohn Randolph \"Jack\" Webb (April 2, 1920 – December 23, 1982), also known by the pen name John Randolph, was an American actor, television producer, director, and screenwriter, who is most famous for his role as Sgt. Joe Friday in the Dragnet franchise (which he also created). He was also the found...
qg_4118
November 9, 1967 saw the debut of what iconic magazine, founded by Jann Wenner, which famously provided a roach clip with every paid subscription?
Rolling Stone
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[ "Jann Wenner\n\nJann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946) is the co-founder and publisher of the popular culture biweekly Rolling Stone, as well as the current owner of Men's Journal and Us Weekly magazines. Born in New York City, Wenner graduated from Chadwick School and later attended the University of California,...
qg_4121
What boxer, nicknamed Boom Boom, faced off against Duk Koo Kim in 1982, earning the TKO in the 14th round, and it ended with Kim lapsing into a coma before dying 4 days later?
Ray Mancini
[ "ray mancini", "ray boom boom mancini", "boom boom mancini" ]
[ "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_4122
I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing was the advertising slogan for what company?
Alka-Seltzer
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[ "Alka-Seltzer\n\nAlka-Seltzer is an effervescent antacid and pain reliever first marketed by the Dr. Miles Medicine Company of Elkhart, Indiana. It was developed by head chemist Maurice Treneer. Alka-Seltzer is marketed for relief of minor aches, pains, inflammation, fever, headache, heartburn, stomachache, indi...
qg_4125
Useful while pondering the intricacies of a case, what musical instrument is Sherlock Holmes known to play?
Violin
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[ "Sherlock Holmes\n\nSherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Known as a \"consulting detective\" in the stories, Holmes is known for a proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic, which he employs when...
qg_4129
Today is Veterans Day. It was originally begun to honor veterans of which war?
W.W. I
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[ "Veterans Day\n\nVeterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors military veterans, that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries that...
qg_4130
What is the horse race betting term for picking the first and second place finishers in a race in the correct order?
Exacta
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[ "Horse racing\n\nHorse racing is an equestrian performance sport, involving two or more jockeys riding horses over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports and its basic premise – to identify which of two or more horses is the fastest over a set course or distance – has remained u...