General Trivia 1 Flashcards

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7-Eleven stores were temporarily converted into Kwik E-marts to promote the release of what movie?

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THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

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`Famous for their work on modernist furniture design, Charles and Ray Eames were related how?

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HUSBAND AND WIFE

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A 1952 episode of “I Love Lucy was titled “Lucy Is Enceinte” because what English word was censored?

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PREGNANT

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A 1960s TV character played by Al Lewis, Count Vladimir Dracula is better known by what name?

A

GRANDPA MUNSTER

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A 1985 North Atlantic expedition led by Robert Ballard discovered the wreck of what famous ship 73 years after it sank?

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TITANIC

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A 1995 documentary subtitled “Hollywood Madam” examines the rise and fall of what scandalous figure?

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HEIDI FLEISS

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A 2006 study of phone conversations found that which statement was meant sarcastically 23 percent of the time?

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YEAH,RIGHT

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A 2008 study in “Reference Services Review” found which of these websites to be about 80% accurate?

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WIKIPEDIA.ORG

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A 2009 New York Times article coined the term “Ralph Kramden” to refer to what physical trait?

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POT BELLY

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A 2010 Billboard hit,”Dog Days are Over” is a song by the British band “Florence and the” what?

A

MACHINE

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A 2010 study by dating Web site Badoo.com found which of these nation’s women to be most flirtatious online?

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SPAIN

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A 2010 study found that nearly 70% of what imported item failed to live up to its claims of being “extra virgin”?

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OLIVE OIL

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A 2010 Time magazine article debunks the myth that what group of people are “spoiled,selfish,solitary misfits”?

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ONLY CHILDREN

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A 2011 box set celebrates the 13-film collaboration between composer Danny Elfman and what film director?

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TIM BURTON

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A 2011 New York Times obituary for the late Peter Falk discussed the actor’s 30-plus year gig as what TV character?

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COLUMBO

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A 20th-century fashion icon, Gabrielle Chanel was better known by what nickname?

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COCO

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A bill of fare is more commonly known as a what?

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MENU

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18
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A bit in a gossip column that doesn’t mention any names is often called a what?

A

BLIND ITEM

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A bit of folk wisdom warns that when you point a finger at someone, how many fingers are pointing back at you?

A

THREE

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20
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A blacksmith works primarily with what metal?

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IRON

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A blanket or shawl made of colored squares sewn or crocheted together is called a what?

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AFGHAN

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A book about fashion and gay culture “Don We Now Our Gay Apparel” takes its title from what Christmas carol?

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DECK THE HALLS

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A Boston native,what late night host’s sister made her film debut as one of the Eklund sisters in “The Fighter”?

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CONAN O’ BRIEN

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A breakthrough in fashion,”jeggings” are leggings designed to look like what?

A

JEANS

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A bushel is a standard unit originally used to measure the weight of what?

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GRAIN

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26
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A caprese salad traditionally includes which of these ingredients?

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MOZZARELLA CHEESE

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A caramel candy brand since 1903,Werther’s Original is named after a town in the Westphalia region of what country?

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GERMANY

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28
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A cast member of the AMC series “Hell On Wheels,” rapper/actor Lonnie Lynn, Jr. is better known by what stage name?

A

COMMON

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29
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A chemical compound known as DHA is a common active ingredient in what beauty product?

A

SELF-TANNER

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30
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A child starting kindergarten in September 2010 will ordinarily graduate from high school in what year?

A

2023

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A child starting kindergarten in September of 2010 will ordinarily graduate from high school in what year?

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2023

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32
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A clarsach–a traditional Irish musical instrument–is a kind of what?

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HARP

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33
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A classic 1969 work by poet Maya Angelou is titled “I Know Why The Caged Bird” what?

A

SINGS

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34
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A classic 1976 song by Blue Oyster Cult features the advice “Don’t Fear The” what?

A

REAPER

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35
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A classic 1984 Super Bowl commercial titled “1984” introduced what product to the public?

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MACINTOSH COMPUTER

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36
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A close friend of her Greek actor father,Telly Savalas was the godfather of which of these movie stars?

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JENNIFER ANISTON

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37
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A close friend of her Greek actor father,Telly Savalas was the godfather of which of these movie stars?

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JENNIFER ANISTON

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38
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A collection of Sanskrit hymns and verses known as the Vedas are sacred texts in what religion?

A

HINDUISM

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39
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A college graduate who participates in an ROTC program graduates with a what?

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MILITARY COMMISSION

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40
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A common ailment,dyspepsia gets its name from Greek roots meaning “bad” what?

A

DIGESTION

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41
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A common ingredient in ice cream and toothpaste, carrageenan is an extract of what?

A

SEAWEED

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42
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A common Italian expression, “dolce far niente” means “the sweetness of” what?

A

DOING NOTHING

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43
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A common palindrome begins “A man,a plan,a canal” and ends with what country’s name?

A

PANAMA

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44
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A common pose in yoga,the “plank” position closely resembles which of these routine exercises?

A

PUSH-UPS

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45
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A common problem during childhood, nocturnal enuresis is a medical term better known as what?

A

BED WETTING

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46
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A common site for piercings, the auricle is a cartilaginous region located where on the body?

A

EAR

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47
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A company known for its atlases and maps was born when William Rand went into business with whom?

A

ANDREW MCNALLY

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48
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A contestant on the 2012 season of “Celebrity Apprentice,” Dee Snider won fame as frontman for what ’80s band?

A

TWISTED SISTER

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49
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A contestant on the Fall 2011 season of “Dancing With The Stars,” Carson Kressley first gained fame on what reality show?

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QUEER EYE

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50
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A contestant on “Celebrity Apprentice” in 2011, NeNe Leakes is an outspoken “Real Housewife” from what city?

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ATLANTA

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51
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A couple described as a “Sam and Diane” refers to the on-again,off-again duo of what classic sitcom?

A

CHEERS

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52
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A cowcatcher is a metal grill that is commonly found on the front of what type of vehicle?

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TRAIN

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53
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A criminal who has “cooked the books” has engaged in what kind of illegal behavior?

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ACCOUNTING FRAUD

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54
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A crowd of people are running away from a bull on the cover of the 2008 Fodor’s guide to what country?

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SPAIN

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A cut of beef is said to be “marbled” if it is what?

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FLECKED WITH FAT

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56
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A dangerous type of what bug gets its name from the port town of Taranto, Italy?

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SPIDER

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57
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A Darwinist is,by definition,a believer of what concept?

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EVOLUTION

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58
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A device some people fear will accidentally create a black hole,the Large Hadron Collider is a what?

A

PARTICLE ACCELERATOR

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59
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A dish usually consisting of marinated meat,poultry or fish,satay was originally popularized in what part of the world?

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SOUTHEAST ASIA

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60
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A disorder where objects appear shrunken,Lilliputian hallucinations derives its name from what novel?

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GULLIVER’S TRAVELS

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61
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A doe-eyed bad seed named Damien is the main character in what classic horror flick?

A

THE OMEN

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A duvet cover is usually used to cover what?

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COMFORTER

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A Eurasian counterpart to the NHL, the KHL is a professional league in what sport?

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HOCKEY

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A false urban myth claims that a combination of pop rocks and soda proved fatal for “Mikey,” the boy in what cereal’s ’70s ads?

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LIFE

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A familiar face in fragrance ads,Argentine Ignacio “Nacho” Figueras is a top-ranking athlete in what sport?

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POLO

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A familiar sight to people who excel at carnival games, the goldfish is technically a member of what fish family?

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CARP

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A family doctor who does not have a specialty is sometimes known by what initials?

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G.P.

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68
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A family that wants everything “instantly,” the Wrightnows appear in commercials promoting what?

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NETFLIX

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69
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A famous 1855 poem by Walt Whitman begins, “I sing the body” what?

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ELECTRIC

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A famous American Revolutionary War flag features a rattlesnake with what motto printed underneath?

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DON’T TREAD ON ME

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71
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A famous auto racing venue,the Bonneville Salt Flats occupy over 30,000 acres of what U.S. state?

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UTAH

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A famous passage from the Bible,the Twenty-third Psalm begins with the line “The Lord is my” what?

A

SHEPHERD

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A famous series of silent movies features a gang of slapstick comedians called the “Keystone” what?

A

KOPS

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74
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A famous Shakespeare sonnet begins with the question “Shall I compare thee to” what?

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SUMMER’S DAY

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75
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A fashion accessory known as “The Closer Tote” was popularized by a TV character played by what actress?

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KYRA SEDGWICK

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A favorite at weddings, “The Chicken Dance” song is one of the most widely known tunes of what music genre?

A

POLKA

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A fetoscope is a medical tool commonly used to examine whom?

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PREGNANT WOMEN

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A few notes of the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” play at the start of what Beatles song?

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ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

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A five-note melody– D flat,D flat,G,D flat,and A flat–is the famous jingle for what technology company?

A

INTEL

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A fixture in urban settings, Columba livia is the scientific name for what birds?

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PIGEONS

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A Food & Wine magazine article titled “Cook Like a Pit Master” presents tips on preparing what kind of food?

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BARBECUE

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82
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A form of Vitamin A, Retinol is a popular ingredient in which of these drugstore items?

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WRINKLE CREAM

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83
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A fourth of July staple, a firework that periodically emits sparks and balls of fire is called a what?

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ROMAN CANDLE

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A fragrance by Christian Dior, Fahrenheit 32 gets its name from the temperature at which what happens?

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WATER FREEZES

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A fumarole is an opening in the Earth’s crust,typically found on or near what type of natural formation?

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VOLCANO

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86
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A giant compound in Southern California houses Jay Leno’s famous collection of rare and vintage what?

A

AUTOMOBILES

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A great space-saving idea,a twin bed that slides underneath another twin when not in use is called a what?

A

TRUNDLE BED

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88
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A group of what birds is known as “murder”?

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CROWS

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89
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A haiku is a Japanese poem consisting of how many lines of verse?

A

THREE

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90
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A hand gripping the Holy Grail is depicted on pints of what Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor?

A

VERMONTY PYTHON

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A hectare is a metric unit used to measure what?

A

AREA

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A herpetologist deals with the study and classification of what?

A

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

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A historic site since 1982,the Barbizon Hotel was once a residence for young single women in what U.S. city?

A

NEW YORK

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A hot dog topped with chili sauce,raw onions and mustard is named after what famous New York City neighborhood?

A

CONEY ISLAND

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A key component in their company logo,Pixar’s mascot Luxo Jr. is a what?

A

DESK LAMP

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A key figure in the 2008 presidential election, Ohio native Joe Wurzelbacher is better known as what?

A

JOE THE PLUMBER

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97
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A key plot point in “The Social Network,” the exclusive frat-like clubs at Harvard University are called what?

A

FINAL CLUBS

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98
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A kilowatt is a unit of power equal to how many watts?

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1000

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99
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A laid-back Hawaii native, folk rocker Jack Johnson is famous for performing in what footwear?

A

FLIP-FLOPS

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A large bridge spanning the New River Gorge is depicted on the commemorative quarter of what U.S. state?

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WEST VIRGINIA

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101
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A largemouth angler specializes in catching a variety of what fish?

A

BASS

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102
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A late night talk show that debuted on TBS in 2009, the “Lopez Show” is hosted by whom?

A

GEORGE LOPEZ

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103
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A leghorn is a type of what animal?

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CHICKEN

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104
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A liger is an animal that results from the crossbreeding of a tiger and a what?

A

LION

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105
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A likely expert on the Loch Ness monster and the Abominable Snowman,a cryptozoologist studies what?

A

LEGENDARY CREATURES

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106
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A local seafood joint called the “Crab Shack” is a frequent setting on which of these TV sitcoms?

A

MY NAME IS EARL

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107
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A lover of learning, as of 2010 James Franco has enrolled in all but which of these universities?

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HARVARD

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108
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A lover of red meat and weaponry,Ron Swanson is Leslie Knope’s mustachioed boss on what popular sitcom?

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PARKS AND RECREATION

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109
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A major airport serving what U.S. city is named in honor of mayors William Berry Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson?

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ATLANTA

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110
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A medicine man named Ketut Liyer is now a popular tourist attraction in Bali thanks to his appearance in what memoir?

A

EAT,PRAY,LOVE

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111
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A mere 4.2 light years away,what aptly-named star is our sun’s closest neighbor?

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PROXIMA CENTAURI

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112
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A message that translates as “Long Live Nero” is among the ancient graffiti found at what archaeological site?

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POMPEII

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113
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A metaphor for a tough situation, the British phrase “sticky wicket” arose from playing what game on a wet field?

A

CRICKET

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114
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A microphone,camera and “powerful pink and black ensemble” are accessories for a new Barbie doll with what career?

A

NEWS ANCHOR

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A mix of the words “marionette” and “puppet” provides the name for a set of characters created by whom?

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JIM HENSON

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A mochaccino is traditionally made by adding what ingredient to a cappuccino?

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CHOCOLATE

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A move called a “jackknife” is commonly performed in what sport?

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DIVING

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A movie genre characterized by dark lighting and bleak settings,”film noir” literally translates to what?

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BLACK FILM

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A musician can play notes on which of these instruments while inhaling?

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HARMONICA

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A must-have for new moms, a popular contraption for disposing of dirty diapers is called the diaper what?

A

GENIE

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A muumuu is a loose-fitting dress traditionally worn where?

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HAWAII

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A mythical creature blamed for killing livestock in Mexico, El Chupacabra means what in Spanish?

A

GOAT SUCKER

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A national dish of Thailand, Pad Thai is traditionally made with all but which of these ingredients?

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COCONUT MILK

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A navy pilot who was shot down in World War II,JFK’s oldest brother “JPK” was named what?

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JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY

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125
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A new spin on the BLT,the increasingly popular “BLAT” sandwich typically comes with bacon,lettuce,tomato and what?

A

AVOCADO

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126
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A new way to teach kids to ride, balance bikes are bicycles that are missing what part?

A

PEDALS

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A nod to its famous horse race, what U.S. state uses the slogan “Unbridled Spirit” to market itself to visitors?

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KENTUCKY

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A nurse takes a person’s radial pulse by feeling what part of the body?

A

WRIST

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129
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A pair of men’s pants measuring “30×32” has what two measurements?

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30″ WAIST, 32″ INSEAM

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A paper called “The Assessment of Sultriness” was used to develop what meteorological measurement?

A

HEAT INDEX

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A paper clip in France is called what since it resembles that of a musical instrument in shape?

A

TROMBONE

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A part of his signature wardrobe,what celebrity chef had an edition of Crocs named after him in 2007?

A

MARIO BATALI

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A peace treaty has never been signed for which of these major conflicts?

A

KOREAN WAR

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A perennial dance favorite,a popular song by C&C Music Factory describes “Things That Make You Go” what?

A

HMMMM

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A person can drink red wine by the Red Sea on the coast of Egypt and white wine by the White Sea on the coast of what?

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RUSSIA

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A person claiming to have psychokinetic powers is supposed to be able to do what with his mind?

A

MOVE OBJECTS

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A person flying due east from Iceland would pass over the following countries in what order?

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NORWAY, SWEDEN, FINLAND

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A person is most likely to visit London’s Savile Row to shop for which of the following?

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CLOTHING

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A person known to doctors as a “universal donor” has which of these blood types?

A

O

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A person suffering from “leporiphobia” would fear which of these Looney Tunes characters?

A

BUGS BUNNY

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A person wearing specialized Capezio shoes is most likely engaging in which of these activities?

A

BALLET DANCING

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A person who gets upset over something that’s not really so shocking is often said to be “clutching their” what?

A

PEARLS

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143
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A person who has the first generation Apple iPad can use it to do all but which of the following?

A

VIDEO CHAT

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144
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A person who is born on March 15th celebrates his “half birthday” on what date?

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SEPT 15th

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145
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A person who is fighting imaginary opponents is said to be “tilting at a” what?

A

WINDMILLS

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A person who is said to be “playing the back nine” is participating in what sport?

A

GOLF

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147
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A person who orders “bifteck” in a French restaurant expects to see what on his plate?

A

STEAK

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A person who peddles medicines that are fake or ineffective is commonly said to be selling what?

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SNAKE OIL

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149
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A person who works full-time and gets paid biweekly would receive how many paychecks in one year?

A

26

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150
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A person with an excessive wardrobe and keen interest in dressing well is said to be a what?

A

CLOTHESHORSE

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A pescetarian breaks from the vegetarian code by eating which of these foods?

A

FISH

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152
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A phillumenist is a collector of what?

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MATCHBOOKS

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153
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A pink monster with a voice like Boris Karloff’s is the mascot of what popular breakfast cereal?

A

FRANKEN BERRY

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154
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A pirate who is yelling, “Avast,ye mateys” is actually telling his mates to do what?

A

STOP

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155
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A pitfall of cosmetic dentistry,veneered front teeth that are oversized and bright white are known as what?

A

CHICLET TEETH

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156
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A plant or animal that grows and feeds on or in another organism is called a what?

A

PARASITE

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157
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A politician who suddenly changes his public position on an issue is commonly said to have what?

A

FLIP-FLOPPED

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158
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A popular breed of poultry, Cornish hen takes its name from a region of what country?

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ENGLAND

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159
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A popular brunch cocktail, the Bellini is typically made by mixing champagne with what pureed fruit?

A

PEACH

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160
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A popular but false urban legend suggests that Washington D.C.’s landscape was originally a what?

A

SWAMP

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161
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A popular Chinese proverb says, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with” what?

A

A SINGLE STEP

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162
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A popular coffee drink, a macchiato is traditionally an expresso with what topping?

A

MILK FOAM

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A popular four-digit passcode on the iPhone is 5683,which turns out to be the keyboard representation of what word?

A

LOVE

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A popular game on many college campuses,beer pong is typically played with a ball from what sport?

A

TABLE TENNIS

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165
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A popular holiday dish that features a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey goes by what name?

A

TURDUCKEN

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166
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A popular ingredient in cookies, hazelnuts are also known as what?

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BUCKEYES

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167
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A popular kind of sushi, a California roll commonly features what kind of “imitation” seafood inside?

A

CRAB

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168
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A popular maker of parenting accessories, the Babybjorn company is headquartered in what country?

A

SWEDEN

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169
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A popular Mexican treat, a paleta is a what?

A

POPSICLE

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A popular myth suggests that you’ll be less tasty to mosquitoes if you take vitamin B1,which is also known as what?

A

THIAMINE

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171
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A popular New England appetizer, clams casino combines clams with breadcrumbs and what meat?

A

BACON

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172
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A popular pose among yoga enthusiasts, the “crane” involves touching the ground only with one’s what?

A

HANDS

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173
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A popular snack food for children, string cheese is normally made from what type of cheese?

A

MOZZARELLA

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174
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A popular song at sports events, the Ramones’ “Blitzkreig Bop”begins with what chorus?

A

HEY HO LET”S GO

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A popular style of music,the blues takes its name from a shortened form of what phrase?

A

BLUE DEVILS

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176
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A popular tourist destination in Europe, Prague is the capital of what country?

A

CZECH REPUBLIC

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177
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A popular treatment in the 1970s that is making a comeback, rolfing is a sometimes painful method of what?

A

DEEP-TISSUE MASSAGE

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178
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A popular vacation spot, the Turks and Caicos Islands are a British colony located where?

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CARIBBEAN

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179
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A popular vacation spot,the Maldives is an island nation off the coast of which of these countries?

A

INDIA

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180
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A prayer rug called a “sajjada” is traditionally used by members of what religion?

A

ISLAM

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181
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A presumed expert at Mongolian beef,Huou was a 13th-century culinary pioneer and personal chef for whom?

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KUBLAI KHAN

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182
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A prissy blonde brat named Nellie Oleson was a memorable character on what TV show?

A

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE

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183
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A psychiatric disorder in which a person falsely believes their spouse to be unfaithful goes by what apt name?

A

OTHELLO SYNDROME

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184
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A raucous road trip featured in the 1996 movie “Swingers” is said to have popularized what catchphrase?

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VEGAS,BABY,VEGAS!

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185
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A recent social trend, “dadchelor parties” are events thrown for men who are about to what?

A

HAVE A BABY

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A recurring character by funnyman Russell Brand,Aldous Snow is the lead singer of what fictional band?

A

INFANT SORROW

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A reference to its famous monument, “Great Faces. Great Places” appears on license plates issued by what U.S. state?

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SOUTH DAKOTA

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A reference to the last initial of the retailer’s founder, the “K” in “Kmart” stands for what?

A

KRESEGE

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A reference to the last initial of the retailer’s founder, the “K” in “Kmart” stands for what?

A

KRESGE

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A renowned musical group, “Pershing’s Own” is the official band of what branch of the U.S. armed forces?

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ARMY

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191
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A replica of John Sutter’s sawmill in Coloma,California,marks what important event in U.S. history?

A

GOLD RUSH

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192
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A rich sauce in Mexican cuisine,mole most commonly features which of these ingredients?

A

CHOCOLATE

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A rival to Amazon’s Kindle,what is the name of the e-book reader sold by Barnes & Noble?

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NOOK

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A rupture in the tympanic membrane usually has a negative effect on which of the senses?

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HEARING

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A sacred prayer in the Roman Catholic faith,Ave Maria gets its name from a Latin phrase meaning what?

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HAIL MARY

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196
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A scholar who is a classicist deals primarily with texts originally written in what languages?

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GREEK AND LATIN

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197
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A scholar who is “classicist” deals primarily with texts originally written in what languages?

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GREEK AND LATIN

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A scratch test is an exam given by a physician to determine whether a patient has what ailment?

A

ALLERGIES

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A secret menu item at Fatburger restaurants,the “Hypocrite” is a veggie burger topped with what fixing?

A

BACON

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A secret society known as the “Righteous and Harmonious Fists” was the force behind what historic uprising?

A

BOXER REBELLION

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A self-proclaimed federal grant expert,infomercial pitchman Matthew Lesko wears suits covered with what?

A

QUESTION MARKS

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A sign with the Spanish word “salida” on it indicates what?

A

EXIT

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A simple image of a beam of light being refracted is depicted on the cover of what iconic 1973 album?

A

THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

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A site of historic peace negotiations,the presidential retreat Camp David is located in what U.S. state?

A

MARYLAND

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205
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A skeleton’s gender can be determined by looking at the curvature on the sciatic notch,an area on what bone?

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HIPBONE

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A small tool called an orange stick is most commonly used at what type of business?

A

NAIL SALON

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207
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A smaller,more intricate version of the popular fabric pattern houndstooth is fittingly known as what?

A

PUPPYTOOTH

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A Smithsonian exhibit features one of Celia Cruz’s “batas Cubanas”,which is a Cuban variety of what?

A

DRESS

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209
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A so-called “green card marriage” is a union in which one partner is and one partner is not typically what?

A

A U.S. CITIZEN

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A sort of prequel to “Sex and The City,” “The Carrie Diaries” is a 2010 novel by what author?

A

CANDACE BUSHNELL

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A Spanish speaker in the U.S. who is celebrating “El Dia de Accion de Gracias” is celebrating what holiday?

A

THANKSGIVING

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A Spanish-speaking person refers to what national holiday as “Dia de Trabajo”?

A

LABOR DAY

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213
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A standard yardstick is approximately how many centimeters long?

A

91

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A staple at Tea Party rallies,flags depicting a rattlesnake and the motto “Don’t Tread on Me” have what color background?

A

YELLOW

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A staple in Kate Middleton’s wardrobe, a fascinator is an ornate type of what fashion accessory?

A

HAT

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A staple in mob movie meals,”gabagool” is one pronunciation of capicola,a type of Italian what?

A

CURED MEAT

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A staple of Argentinean cuisine, asado is a dish consisting of meat cooked using what technique?

A

GRILLING

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A state that celebrated its “cuarto centenario” in 1998, New Mexico was founded in what year?

A

1598 *CORRECT*

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219
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A statue of what movie character stands near the base of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art?

A

ROCKY BALBOA

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A study released in 2011 revealed that men tend to undergo a sharp drop in testosterone after doing what?

A

HAVING CHILDREN

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221
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A substance,such as rubber,that conducts electricity very poorly is called a what?

A

INSULATOR

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A superhero in her own right,Kara Zor-El is the biological cousin of what other superhero?

A

SUPERMAN

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A tangelo is a cross between a tangerine and what other fruit?

A

GRAPEFRUIT

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A task performed on the reality show “Top Chef,” a brunoise is made by doing what?

A

DICING VEGETABLES

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A tattoo with the message “Remember Sammy Jankis” figures prominently in what film?

A

MEMENTO

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226
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A tea cozy is commonly made out of what material?

A

CLOTH

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A testament to wish fulfillment, what TV personality had, as a teen, a license plate that read L8NITE?

A

JIMMY KIMMEL

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A theory emerged in 2011 that was famous painting was actually inspired by the artist’s male apprentice?

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MONA LISA

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A thick type of foundation makeup shares its name with what breakfast food?

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PANCAKE

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A thickening agent used in ice cream,agar is essentially powdered what?

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SEAWEED

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A toilet plunger’s rubber head is an effective “mute” for which of these musical instruments?

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TRUMPET

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A torch, an oak branch and an olive branch are featured on the back of what U.S. coin?

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DIME

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A traditional food for the Japanese New Year,mochi is a cake primarily made of what ingredient?

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RICE

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A traditional whiskey sour is sour because it contains what?

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LEMON JUICE

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A traditional “Hawaiian” pizza is topped with an unusual combination of pineapple and what?

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HAM

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A treat for their customers,in 2011 pet food maker Friskies released three iPad games meant for what animals to play?

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CATS

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A truce enacted at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year brought an end to combat in what war?

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WORLD WAR I

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A tune or song that becomes stuck in one’s head is slangily known as a what?

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EARWORM

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A type of clay pottery, tera cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what?

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BAKED EARTH

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A type of clay pottery,terra cotta takes its name from an Italian phrase meaning what?

A

BAKED EARTH

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A type of fire-resistant material, Nomex is often worn by what sports stars?

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NASCAR DRIVERS

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A type of molecule,cubane gets its name because its structure resembles a shape with how many sides?

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6

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A type of pesticide,molluscicides are designed to get rid of what slimy creatures?

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SNAILS

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A type of security measure, retinal scanning identifies people based on unique patterns in their what?

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EYES

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A type of thick-crusted, rectangular pizza is named after what region in Italy?

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SICILY

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A unicorn, a ram, and a triceratops have how many horns altogether?

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SIX

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A US President and an actress from the TV Series “Golden Girls” share what surname?

A

ARTHUR

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A wandering technician repeatedly asked, “Can you hear me now?” in a series of ads for what company?

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VERIZON WIRELESS

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A Web site that no longer exists will often prompt the phrase “Not Found” and what code number?

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404

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A well-known aphrodisiac, the Spanish fly is not a fly, but rather a species of what insect?

A

BEETLE

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A well-known term for a husband whose wife cheats on him is derived from which of these bird names?

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CUCKOO

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252
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A well-known term for a husband whose wife cheats on him is derived from which of these bird names?

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CUCKOO

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A whetstone is an old-fashioned kitchen device with a hard, flat surface designed to do what?

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SHARPEN KNIVES

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A winter time staple,red wine that has been warmed and flavored with spices is called what?

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MULLED WINE

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A woman traditionally waves a fan coyly across her body when performing which of these dances?

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FLEMENCO

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A workplace faux pas if done accidentally,what email function sends an “email blast” to a large group?

A

REPLY ALL

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257
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A year is approximately equal to how many fortnights?

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26

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A young,attractive woman who is married to a rich middle-aged man is often described as a what?

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TROPHY WIFE

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A zester is a common kitchen tool designed to be used with which of these foods?

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LEMON

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A zester is a common kitchen tool designed to be used with which of these kitchen foods?

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LEMON

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261
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A “Bogus” was an early nineteenth-century machine used to do what?

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COUNTERFEIT MONEY

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A “cinephile” is a person who is a devoted and knowledgeable fan of what?

A

MOVIES

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A “face mask” is a common penalty in what sport?

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FOOTBALL

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A “potbelly” is an old-fashioned type of what household appliance?

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STOVE

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A “tox screen” is a medical test commonly used to examine the components of which of the following?

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BLOOD

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Able to rotate 360 degrees,SkyCity is a restaurant at the top of what U.S. landmark?

A

SPACE NEEDLE

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Able to swim for miles on end, what animal has the scientific name “Ursus maratimus?”

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POLAR BEAR

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About 30 seconds long,”Think Music” is the name of the familiar theme heard during the final round of what game show?

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JEOPARDY

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About sharecroppers in Georgia, what novel’s title is also a noun meaning “a poverty-stricken area”?

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TOBACCO ROAD

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270
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About “boys, drama, and best friends” in 2010 what reality star announced her upcoming novel, “A Shore Thing?”

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NICOLE “SNOOKIE” POLIZZI

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Accepting his first Oscar in 2012 at the age of 82,what actor said to his statue, “You’re only two years older than me!”?

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CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER

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According to a debunked urban legend, Avon’s original Skin So Soft was thought to be an effective what?

A

INSECT REPELLENT

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273
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According to 19th-century Romantic poet John Keats,what is “a joy for ever?”

A

A THING OF BEAUTY

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According to 2009 government statistics,what reality show features the most dangerous real-life profession?

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THE DEADLIEST CATCH

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According to a 1974 Barry Manilow song, who “came and gave…without taking?”

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MANDY

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According to a 2001 study at Sydney University, belly button lint is most likely what color?

A

BLUE

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277
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According to a 2011 report by Forbes, what country counts 115 billionaires among its citizens, second only to the U.S.?

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CHINA

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278
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According to a 2011 study on “the return trip effect,” trips home seem to be how much faster than trips out?

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20%

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279
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According to a 2012 report by Forbes,what country counts 96 billionaires among its citizens,second only to the U.S.?

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RUSSIA

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280
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According to a Benjamin Franklin quotation,nothing is “certain except” what “and taxes”?

A

DEATH

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According to a classic American railroad song, “Someone’s in the kitchen with Dina” doing what?

A

STRUMMIN ON THE OLD BANJO

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According to a classic theme song, you’ll have a “yabba-dabba-doo time” watching what TV series?

A

THE FLINTSTONES

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283
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According to a classic tune from “Porgy and Bess,” “the living is easy” during what time?

A

SUMMERTIME

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According to a common cliche,a person who objects strongly to doing something wouldn’t do it “for all the tea” where?

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IN CHINA

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According to a common idiom, extremely close friends are said to be “as thick as” what?

A

THIEVES

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According to a common saying, “the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that” does what?

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RULES THE WORLD

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According to a common theory,which of these phrases originally referred to ready-mix concrete trucks?

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THE WHOLE NINE YARDS

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According to a data-based book called “The Top Ten,” which Shakespeare play is one of the ten best books of all-time?

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HAMLET

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According to a famous Albert Einstein quote, “God does not play” what with the universe?

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DICE

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290
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According to a famous poem by John Keats, “a thing of beauty is” what?

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A JOY FOREVER

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291
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According to a famous quote by designer Coco Chanel,you should do what just before leaving the house?

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TAKE ONE THING OFF

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According to a famous quote from Confucius,”only the wisest and stupidest of men never” do what?

A

CHANGE

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293
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According to a famous Yves Saint Laurent quote, “Fashions fade,” what “is eternal?”

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STYLE

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According to a George Carlin joke,what state is truly the “Garden State” only if you are talking about “growing smokestacks”?

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NEW JERSEY

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According to a key song from “The Sound of Music,” what musical note is “a long, long way to run”?

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FAT

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According to a Navy tradition, sailors become “shellbacks” after doing what for the first time?

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CROSSING THE EQUATOR

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According to a nerdy joke about chemical symbols, a female is made up of a male plus what element?

A

IRON

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According to a popular expression,what is “always 20/20”?

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HINDSIGHT

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299
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According to a popular franchise’s slogan,”America Runs on” what?

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DUNKIN’

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According to a popular legend, what pasta’s shape is modeled after a woman’s belly button?

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TORTELLINI

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According to a popular seven-note tune, “a shave and a haircut” costs how much money?

A

TWO BITS

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According to a popular tradition, what should newlyweds do with the top tier of their wedding cake?

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EAT IT IN A YEAR

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According to a TV Land sitcom starring Betty White,it is “Hot In” what U.S. city?

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CLEVELAND

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According to a well-known children’s song “The bear went over the mountain” to do what?

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SEE WHAT HE COULD SEE

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According to a well-known expression, a person who is “dressed to the nines” is wearing what?

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FANCY CLOTHES

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According to a well-known nursery rhyme,”Wednesday’s child is full of” what?

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WOE

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According to a well-known quote by historian Lord Acton,”Absolute power” does what “absolutely”?

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CORRUPTS

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According to a well-known saying, “If you can remember” what decade,”then you weren’t really there”?

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THE ’60S

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According to an old adage, one should “eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a” what?

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PAUPER

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According to an old expression, “Great oaks grow from little” what?

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ACORNS

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According to an old nautical expression, when facing a difficult time you should do what to the hatches?

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BATTEN DOWN

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According to an old saying,a secretive person plays his or her cards “close to the” what?

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VEST

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According to astronomers,what is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

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SUMMER SOLSTICE

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According to census data, the language most frequently spoken in U.S. homes, besides English, is what?

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SPANISH

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According to company estimates, about 25% of Filet-O-Fish sandwiches are sold during what?

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LENT

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According to experts at Harvard Medical School,which of these activities burns the most calories in 30 minutes?

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ROLLERBLADING

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According to forklore, what legendary creature creates no reflection in a mirror?

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VAMPIRE

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According to Greek myth,King Midas had the power to turn everything he touched into what?

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GOLD

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According to his TV theme song,who was “born on a mountaintop in Tennessee”?

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DAVY CROCKETT

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According to its author, which of these books was written to promote kindness toward horses?

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BLACK BEAUTY

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According to its commercial jingle, consumers are advised to use what amount of Daisy sour cream?

A

A DOLLOP

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According to its long-running tourism slogan,”Virginia Is For” whom?

A

LOVERS

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According to its mission statement,which of these universities was “founded in the fires of evangelism”?

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ORAL ROBERTS UNIVERSITY

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According to its name,New York City’s MoMA specializes in what kind of art?

A

MODERN

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According to its purported inventor the Brown Derby,all but which of these ingredients are components of a Cobb salad?

A

HAM

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According to its slogan, Snapple is “made from” what?

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THE BEST STUFF ON EARTH

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According to legend, David Jacks of Monterey County, CA, was the first to market a now-famous type of what?

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CHEESE

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328
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According to legend, Swiss folk hero William Tell was an expert with what medieval weapon?

A

CROSSBOW

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329
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According to legend, what did Mohammad Ali do with his 1969 Olympic gold medal?

A

TOSSED IT IN RIVER

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330
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According to legend, what frigid country was given a “warmer” name to trick people into settling there?

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GREENLAND

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According to legend,country club employee Buddy Mulligan inspired a term often used in what sport?

A

GOLF

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332
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According to legend,the ghosts of Anne Boleyn and Sir Walter Raleigh haunt what London landmark?

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TOWER OF LONDON

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333
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According to Legend,what Looney Tunes character was born in a warren under the old Dodgers stadium in Brooklyn?

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BUGS BUNNY

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334
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According to McDonald’s, how many calories does its signature Big Mac sandwich have?

A

540

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335
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According to myth,what country’s capital was founded by the twins Romulus and Remus?

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ITALY

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According to official lore, whose birth was greeted by a double rainbow over sacred Mt Paektu?

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KIM JONG II

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337
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According to reality star Mike”The Situation” Sorrentino,”The Situation” refers to what muscular body part?

A

HIS ABS

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338
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According to superstition,where should you never put a hat?

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ON A BED

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339
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According to the 1993 book, “The Left-Hander Syndrome,” roughly what percentage of the world is left-handed?

A

10%

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340
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According to the 2011 Forbes list, how many billionaires are there in the world?

A

1140

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341
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According to the actress, Nichelle Nichols only stayed on what TV series because Martin Luther King, Jr. told her to?

A

STAR TREK

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342
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According to the Association for Dressings and Sauces, what is the most popular salad dressing in the U.S.?

A

RANCH

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343
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According to the book of Exodus,which of these was not one of the ten plagues God inflicted on ancient Egypt?

A

TEMPLES TURNED TO SAND

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According to the Bridal Association of America,what wedding ceremony participant walks down the aisle holding a pillow?

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RING BEARER

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According to the Catholic Church,what was the name of the very first Pope?

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PETER

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According to the classic show about Kevin Arnold,which years were “The Wonder Years”?

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1968 TO 1973

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According to the Constitution, the U.S. vice president also serves as the what?

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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

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According to the Constitution,a U.S. senator elected in 2010 will be up for reelection in what year?

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2016

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According to the Dept. of Education,more degrees are earned in what undergraduate major than in any other?

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BUSINESS

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According to the intro of a classic 1950s TV series,who fights “for truth,justice,and the American way”?

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SUPERMAN

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According to the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw,”He who can,does. He who cannot,” does what?

A

TEACHES

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According to the lyrics of a 1964 song,the girl from Ipanema is “tall and thin and young and” what?

A

LOVELY

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According to the lyrics of his 1973 hit song,Jim Croce wishes he “could save” what “in a bottle”?

A

TIME

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According to the National Severe Storms Laboratory,about how wide across is a cloud-to-ground lightning bolt?

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ONE INCH

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According to the OED,which of these shoe names also describes a person “who spends his time in idleness”?

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LOAFER

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According to the old sports saying,”The best defense is a good” what?

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OFFENSE

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According to the results of the 2010 Census,what is the approximate population of the United States?

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309 MILLION

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According to the term’s rough translation,the vegetable and grain-heavy “macrobiotic diet” purports to offer a what?

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LONG LIFE

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According to the title of a cable sitcom featuring Danny DeVito, “It’s Always Sunny In” what U.S. city?

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PHILADELPHIA

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According to the title of a popular folk song, what animal is “in the Straw”?

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TURKEY

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According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, the average length of a calendar year is 365 days and what?

A

5 HRS, 49 Min, 12 SEC

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According to the U.S. State Dept,127 of the world’s 193 countries have what word in their names?

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REPUBLIC

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According to their ’80s heavy metal anthem,the Scorpions want to “Rock You Like a” what?

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HURRICANE

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According to U.S. law,what “should never be carried flat or horizontally,but always aloft and free”?

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U.S. FLAG

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According to Urban Dictionary, “cookie duster” is a playful term for a what?

A

MUSTACHE

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366
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Acting legend Meryl Streep made her film debut in 1977 in what Oscar-nominated film?

A

JULIA

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Actor Matthew Perry shares his first and last name with a famous American who held what U.S. post?

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COMMODORE OF THE NAVY

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Actor Paul Rudd had roles in all but which of the following comedy blockbusters?

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THE HANGOVER

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Actors who gain weight for roles are often compared to Robert De Niro,who packed on 60 pounds for what Scorsese film?

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RAGING BULL

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Actress Christine Baranski guest stars as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter,Leonard’s mom,on what TV sitcom?

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THE BIG BANG THEORY

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Actress Estelle Getty is best remembered for a TV role in which she always did which of the following?

A

WORE A WIG

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Actress Kimberly Williams changed her last name to WIlliams-Paisley in 2003 after marrying a famous what?

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COUNTRY SINGER

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Actress Mackenzie Phillips is the daughter of John Phillips,a singer from what popular music group?

A

THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS

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Actually a combination of three tunnels,the so-called “Chunnel” runs underwater from England to what country?

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FRANCE

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Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Jonah Hill star in a 2009 movie aptly titled what?

A

FUNNY PEOPLE

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Adapted from a children’s book,Jim Carrey plays a businessman who inherits pets in the movie “Mr.Popper’s” what?

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PENGUINS

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Adding an “a” to the end of what president’s surname gives the name of a wildly popular 19th-century dance?

A

JAMES K.POLK

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Administrative Professionals Day, once called National Secretaries Day, is observed during what month?

A

APRIL

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Advertised as a “Decision Engine,” Bing is a Web Site most similar in function to which of the following?

A

GOOGLE

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Advertising its low calorie count,Anheuser-Busch offers what brew,dubbed “the lightest beer in the world”?

A

BUDWEISER SELECT 55

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Aesop,the 6th-cetntury Greek author,is primarily known for writing what type of fiction?

A

FABLES

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Afghan Girl was captured as the photo of what magazine?

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

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Afrikaans and Zulu are just two of the eleven official languages used by what multilingual nation?

A

SOUTH AFRICA

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After 29 years of calling him her “spousal equivalent,” what “View” co-host finally wed her longtime beau Steve Janowitz in 2011?

A

JOY BEHAR

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After a much-hyped 2011 wedding,which Kardashian filed for divorce just days after marrying NBA player Kris Humphries?

A

KIM

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After a well-publicized breakup,what actor altered his “Winona Forever” tattoo to read “Wino Forever”?

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JOHNNY DEPP

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After adopting her son there,what actress helped rebuild a school in her newly adopted city of New Orleans?

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SANDRA BULLOCK

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388
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After directing the pro-Dalai Lama 1997 film “Kundun,” what director found himself banned from China?

A

MARTIN SCORSESE

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After dismal performances,a legendary what inspired the 2010 headline “Houston,We Have a Problem”?

A

POP SINGER

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After her breakout role on “The Cosby Show,” Raven-Symone starred in what aptly-named kids’ show?

A

THAT’S SO RAVEN

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After his departure from CBS in 2011,Charlie Sheen embarked on a nationwide tour called “My Violent Torpedo of” what?

A

TRUTH

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After hosting the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” in 2011, who became the most frequent SNL host in history?

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ALEC BALDWIN

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After long struggling with cigarettes,which of these politicians was declared “tobacco free” by his doctor in 2011?

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BARACK OBAMA

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After losing a whopping 88 pounds in 2011, Latino rapper Fat Joe joked that friends started calling him “Joey” what?

A

FLACO

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After moving to cable,Oprah Winfrey debuted her new primetime talk show in 2012,titled “Oprah’s” what?

A

NEXT CHAPTER

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396
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After nearly 70 days underground,33 men were dramatically rescued in 2010 from a mine in what country?

A

CHILE

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After nearly thirty years on the job,Mary Hart stepped down as host of what TV show in 2011?

A

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

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398
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After picking his running mate for vice president,who wrote in his diary,”It was my decision,and I blew it”?

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GEORGE H.W. BUSH

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After retirement,”emeritus” is traditionally added to the title of a person with which of these occupations?

A

COLLEGE PROFESSOR

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After retirement,”emeritus” is traditionally added to the title of a person with which of these occupations?

A

COLLEGE PROFESSORS

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After Russia, what is the largest country in the world by land area?

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CANADA

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7-Eleven stores were temporarily converted into Kwik E-marts to promote the release of what movie?

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THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

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After the passing of his father in 2011,Kim Jong-Un became the de facto leader of what nation?

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NORTH KOREA

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After the U.S. and Russia,what is the only country to have launched a person into space aboard its own rocket?

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CHINA

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Agreeing that greed is good, what actor’s ex-wife sued him for money earned on a 2010 “Wall Street” sequel?

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MICHAEL DOUGLAS

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Aibohphobia,which reads the same way forwards and backwards,is the fear of what?

A

PALINDROMES

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Aimed at worn-out parents,the title of a best-selling 2011 kids’ book parody profanely urges kids to do what?

A

GO TO SLEEP

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Air, Gel and Zig are three different technological advances available on certain types of what?

A

SNEAKERS

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Airing in 2011, the reality series “Joan & Melissa” follows the ups and downs between two people of what relation?

A

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER

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Albany and New York City are two major ports on what river?

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HUDSON

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Ali Wentworth,a popular actress and comedienne,is the wife of what prominent news anchor?

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GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS

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All Cabbage Patch dolls feature the signature of their creator,Xavier Roberts,stamped on what part of the body?

A

BACKSIDE

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All three of the popular “CSI” TV dramas feature theme songs performed by what rock band?

A

THE WHO

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Along with Bonaire and Curacao,what “A” island comprises the “ABC Islands”?

A

ARUBA

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Along with his wife Melinda,what billionaire has set a goal of eradicating polio worldwide?

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BILL GATES

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Also a noted Broadway actor,Paul Lynde was most famous for being a regular guest on what game show?

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HOLLYWOOD SQUARES

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Also about gangsters and New Jersey,the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” is set in the ’20s in what town?

A

ATLANTIC CITY

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418
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Also called a “serial” comma,the optional comma placed before the “and” at the end of a written list is called a what?

A

OXFORD COMMA

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Also called a “Whammy bar” a “tremolo arm” is used to affect the pitch of which of these musical instruments?

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GUITAR

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Also called the “cone of shame,” the plastic collar often worn by dogs after a medical procedure is named what?

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ELIZABETHAN COLLAR

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Also known as the striped polecat,the zorilla closely resembles what other black and white animal?

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SKUNK

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Also known as the “Indian Date,” which of these exotic fruits grow inside large,but brittle brown pods?

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TAMARIND

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Also known as “dysmelodia,” the medical term “amusia” describes someone with what common condition?

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TONE DEAFNESS

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Also the name of her global empire,Martha Stewart’s eponymous magazine is named “Martha Stewart” what?

A

LIVING

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Although Nebraska is known as the Cornhusker State,what neighboring state annually leads the U.S. in corn production?

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IOWA

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Although the movie “Fargo” mostly takes place in Minnesota,its title refers to a city in what state?

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NORTH DAKOTA

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Although they are actually different plant species,in the U.S. sweet potatoes are often called what?

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YAMS

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Aluminum salt is the active ingredient in which of these common drugstore products?

A

ANTI PERSPIRANTS

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American Idol reject William Hung became an instant celebrity due to his mangled version of what pop song?

A

SHE BANGS

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American skiers should pack a passport if they plan to travel to which of these popular resort towns?

A

BANFF

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431
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An 18-karat gold bracelet is what percent gold?

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75 PERCENT

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432
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An 1899 poem that begins, “I know what the caged bird feels” inspired the title of whose 1969 memoirs?

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MAYA ANGELOU

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An 18th century British diplomat, Baron St. Helens lends his name to a famous American what?

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MOUNTAIN

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An abbreviation of the term “hypertext transfer protocol” typically appears at the beginning of a what?

A

WEBSITE ADDRESS

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An action that makes a bad situation worse is often described as “rubbing” what “into a wound”?

A

SALT

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436
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An Al Pacino movie and a Metallica album both share what title,borrowed from the Pledge of Allegiance?

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…AND JUSTICE FOR ALL

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437
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An alternate to Equal or Sweet’N Low,Splenda is a sugar substitute that comes in what color packets?

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YELLOW

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An alternative to the SAT, the ACT is a standardized college entrance exam in which scores range from 1 to what number?

A

36

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An alternative to tofu, seitan is a meat substitute primarily made from what?

A

WHEAT GLUTEN

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An apiculturist does what for a living?

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KEEPS BEES

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An article on slate.com titled “Frying Nemo” determines whether what animals can truly feel pain?

A

FISH

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An Asian equivalent of a John Deere,which of these animals is known as the “living tractor of the East”?

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WATER BUFFALO

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An aviation fanatic,what film star is a licensed commercial pilot and flies his own Boeing 707 jet?

A

JOHN TRAVOLTA

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An avid art collector himself,what comedian penned the novel “An Object of Beauty,” about an ambitious young art dealer?

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STEVE MARTIN

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445
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An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale is how many times greater in magnitude than one measuring 5.0?

A

100 *CORRECT*

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446
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An elephant’s tusks correspond to what type of teeth on a human?

A

INCISORS

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447
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An English specialty,shepherd’s pie consists of meat baked in a “crust” made from what hearty side dish?

A

MASHED POTATOES

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448
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An epigraph to what classic novel features the quotation, “You are all a lost generation”?

A

THE SUN ALSO RISES

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449
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An essential component in tango music, the bandoneon is a musical instrument that closely resembles a what?

A

ACCORDION

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450
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An expensive building material, particle board is made by pressing together small pieces of what?

A

WOOD

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An explosive episode of the TV show “MythBusters” proved that what nitrate-rich food can be used to power a rocket?

A

SALAMI

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An iconic 1964 painting by Rene Magritte depicts a businessman in a bowler hat who face is obscured by a what?

A

APPLE

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453
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An iconic road sign located just south of the Las Vegas Strip welcomes visitors to what?

A

FABULOUS LAS VEGAS

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454
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An iconic road sign located just south of the Los Vegas Strip welcomes visitors to what?

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FABULOUS LOS VEGAS

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An important characteristic of motor oil,viscosity is the ability of a liquid to resist what?

A

FLOWING

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456
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An indefinitely large number is often expressed to what degree?

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Nth

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457
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An interrosseus part of the human body is, by definition, an area that is situated between two what?

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BONES

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458
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An iPhone app from Runpee.com advises users on the best time to go to the restroom while doing what?

A

WATCHING A MOVIE

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459
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An ironic allusion to a famous legislator, “The Volstead” in New York City is a cheekily-named what?

A

BAR

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460
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An observation platform is called a crow’s nest and is traditionally found at the top of a what?

A

BOAT

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461
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An ocean-dwelling snail,the sea hare is named for its tentacles that resemble two long what?

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EARS

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462
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An ode to the president,what R&B group remade an old hit with the 2009 single “Solid(As Barack)”?

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ASHFORD & SAMPSON

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463
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An oenophile is a person who enjoys what?

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WINE

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464
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An old myth suggests throwing what food against the wall to determine when it is properly cooked?

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SPAGHETTI

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465
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An old saying claims that if what will not come to Mohammed,Mohammed will go to it?

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THE MOUNTAIN

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466
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An old saying,similar to “let the buyer beware,” warns against purchasing what animal “in a poke”?

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PIG

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467
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An old trick for preventing spilled wine from staining is to quickly apply club soda,then which of these?

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SALT

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468
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An old way of wondering if a new product or work of art will have mainstream success asks, “Will it play” here?

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IN PEORIA

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469
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An opthamologist would most likely treat someone suffering from which of these ailments?

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GLAUCOMA

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470
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An organization for bald men,Bald R Us celebrates its International Bald Holiday on the birthday of what Oscar winner?

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YUL BRYNNER

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471
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An “estate tax” is typically levied by the government after what life event?

A

DEATH

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472
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Angry over their government’s finance policies,in 2011 protestors in what country started hurling yogurt at police?

A

GREECE

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473
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Annoying to some while fun for others “The Name Game” is a children’s rhyming game,also known as what?

A

THE BANANA SONG

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474
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Annually since 1978,the Kennedy Center has bestowed “Honors” on distinguished people in what field?

A

PERFORMING ARTS

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475
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Anyone who has read “Wuthering Heights” should know that the word “wuthering” means what?

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WINDY

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476
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Appearing at the end of many country names, the suffix “-stan” originates from what language?

A

PERSIAN

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477
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Appearing in autumn,the harvest moon is one of about how many full moons that occur each year?

A

12 *CORRECT*

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478
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Appearing in over 2600 periodicals around the globe, what is the world’s most widely syndicated comic strip?

A

GARFIELD

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Appropriately, “Family Guy” father Peter Griffin’s middle name is Lowenbrau,a popular ’80s brand of what?

A

BEER

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480
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Appropriately,the letters in the name “Katie Holmes” can be rearranged to form the phrase “She like a” what?

A

TOM

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481
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Appropriately,the Spanish word for heaven,”cielo,” is also the word for what?

A

SKY

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482
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Approximately 10,000 avalanches occur each winter in which of these U.S. states?

A

UTAH

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483
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April 12, 2011, marked the 150th anniversary of what event in U.S. history?

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START OF CIVIL WAR

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484
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Armbands are popular accessories for which of these tech gadgets?

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iPOD

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485
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Armistice Day, which later became Veterans Day, originally commemorated the end of what war?

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WORLD WAR I

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486
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As a boy,Louisiana governor Piyush Jindal named himself “Bobby” after a character on what sitcom?

A

THE BRADY BUNCH

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487
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As a familiar rhyme reminds us,which of these months has more than 30 days?

A

JULY

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488
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As a handy rhyme tells us, how many months have 31 days?

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7

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489
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As a marketing ploy,what critter is often added to bottles of the Mexican liquor Mezcal?

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WORM

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490
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As a practitioner of “kinetic sculpture,” artist Alexander Calder pioneered what kid-friendly art form?

A

MOBILES

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491
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As a token of goodwill,in 1909 the city of Tokyo donated to the United States 2,000 what?

A

CHERRY TREES

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492
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As any avid Twitterer knows, the maximum number of characters allowed for a single “tweet” is what?

A

140

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493
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As any fashionista could tell you,what upscale designer’s shoes generally feature a signature red sole?

A

CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN

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494
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As any foodie can tell you,a geoduck is a type of what?

A

CLAM

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495
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As any late infomercial knows, in the popular “P90X” workout program, the 90 refers to what?

A

TOTAL DAYS OF THE PROGRAM

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496
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As chefs know,the two succulent bits of meat on the back of a chicken,just above the thigh,are called what?

A

OYSTERS

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497
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As compared to “regular” limes,key limes are typically what?

A

SMALLER IN SIZE

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498
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As conservative in his fashion as he is in his politics,politician Rick Santorum is known to favor what clothing item?

A

SWEATER VEST

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499
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As demonstrated by Egyptian protesters in 2011, Arabs consider it disrespectful to wave which of these at someone?

A

A SHOE

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500
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As demonstrated in the name of the 2011 Super Bowl, how is “45” expressed in Roman numerals?

A

XLV

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501
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As depicted in the “Iron Man” movies,which of these is one of Iron Man’s superpowers?

A

FLIGHT

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502
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As host of the Tonight Show, Johnny Carson famously ended his monologues by pretending to do what?

A

SWING A GOLF CLUB

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503
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As it is technically a legume,which of these “nuts” grows in pods underground rather than on trees?

A

PEANUT

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504
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As its commercials incessantly remind you,which piece of exercise equipment was invented by an ex-Navy SEAL?

A

PERFECT PUSHUP

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505
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As its literal title suggests, “Stuck On You” stars Greg Kinnear and Matt Damon as an affable pair of what?

A

CONJOINED TWINS

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506
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As its name implies, Dwell magazine is dedicated to what subject?

A

HOME DESIGN

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507
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As its name implies, the Guinness World Book of Records was initially published by what kind of business?

A

BREWERY

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508
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As its name implies,Bowfire is a music show featuring several performers who are virtuosos on the what?

A

FIDDLE

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509
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As its name implies,the trench coat is a wardrobe staple originally designed for what group of people?

A

MILITARY SOLDIERS

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510
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As its name suggests, No “Zit” Sherlock is a beauty product that treats what unpleasant condition?

A

ACNE

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511
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As its name suggests, Wookieepedia is an online source of information about what sci-fi movie series?

A

STAR WARS

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512
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As its name suggests,the Web site 1040.com allows users to do which of the following online?

A

FILE TAXES

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513
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As its name suggests,what two letters are prominently displayed in Dos Equis beer logo?

A

XX

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514
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As its title hints at,the 2012 movie “Joyful Noise” features what type of musical acts?

A

GOSPEL CHOIRS

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515
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As Mario and Luigi could tell you,”idraulico” is the Italian word for what professional?

A

PLUMBER

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516
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As Mike “The Situation” Torrentino must know,”six-pack” abs are formed by which of the abdominal muscles?

A

RECTUS ABDOMINIS

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517
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As music legend Prince must surely know,which of these colors is often associated with royalty?

A

PURPLE

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518
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As of 2010, Athina Rousell de Miranda is the only surviving heir to whose vast fortune?

A

ARISTOTLE ONASSIS

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519
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As of 2010, how much does it cost to buy a single issue of the newspaper “USA TODAY”?

A

1.00_

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520
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As of 2010, what daytime show has won more Daytime Emmys than any other show in TV history?

A

SESAME STREET

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521
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As of 2010, what is the only state that does not have mandatory seat belt law for adults?

A

NEW HAMPSHIRE

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522
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As of 2010, which of these historic people has not been depicted on a Pez dispenser?

A

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

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523
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As of 2010, which of these movie franchises has not released a film in 3D?

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BATMAN

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524
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As of 2010,which of these Bravo “Real Housewives” has not released a music single?

A

MICHAELE SALAHI

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525
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As of 2011, which of these positions in the U.S. government has been filled by a woman three different times?

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SECRETARY OF STATE

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526
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As of 2011,how much does it cost to buy a single issue of the newspaper “USA Today”?

A

$1

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527
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As of 2011,what is the earliest age at which a person in the U.S. can collect their Social Security retirement benefits?

A

62

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528
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As of 2011,what southern university has produced three Miss Americas and one William Faulkner?

A

OLE MISS

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529
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As of 2011,which of the following has never been the title of a reality show about making cakes?

A

CAKE MIX

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530
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As of 2011,which of these movie stars has not yet reached the unofficial “retirement age” of 65?

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BILL MURRAY

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531
Q

As of 2011,which of these positions in the U.S. government has been filled by a woman three different times?

A

SECRETARY OF STATE

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532
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As of 2012,which of these comedians has never hosted the Academy Awards?

A

JIMMY FALLON

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533
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As of April 2011,residents of which of these U.S. states do not currently pay state income tax?

A

ALASKA

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534
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As part of a recent culinary trend,”locavores” adhere specifically to a strict diet of what?

A

FOOD GROWN NEAR THEIR HOMES

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535
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As part of its 2009 bankruptcy plan,Chrysler agreed to form a partnership with what European automaker?

A

FIAT

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536
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As prolific director Woody Allen once quipped, “Eighty percent of success is” what?

A

SHOWING UP

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537
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As seen in countless movie plots,what government agency oversees the Witness Protection Program?

A

U.S. MARSHALS

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538
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As seen in online videos, a person can create soda geysers by combining Diet Coke with which of these?

A

MINT MENTOS

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539
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As seen on tax refunds from the IRS,checks issued by the U.S. Treasure feature what American landmark?

A

STATUE OF LIBERTY

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540
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As suggested by its quirky style, the 2010 film “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” is based on an original what?

A

GRAPHIC NOVEL

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541
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As suggested by the food company he created,chef Hector Boiardi specialized in what cuisine?

A

ITALIAN

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542
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As the title of a 2006 documentary puts its, “Who is Harry Nilsoon (And Why Is Everyone Talking About Him)?”

A

A SINGER

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543
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As the “Fresh Prince” theme music tells us,Will Smith was born and raised where?

A

WEST PHILADELPHIA

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544
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As those who observe it well know, lent traditionally lasts how long?

A

40 DAYS

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545
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Asthma is a medical condition that primarily affects what bodily system?

A

RESPIRATORY

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546
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Astigmatism is a medical condition that can often be corrected by which of these surgeries?

A

LASIK SURGERY

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547
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At 1.98 millimeters thick, which of these U.S. coins is the thickest?

A

NICKEL

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548
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At a 2007 charity auction,the winner paid $64,800 for a saxophone belonging to what former U.S. president?

A

BILL CLINTON

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549
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At a recycling plant,which of these materials would be categorized as either “ferrous” or “nonferrous”?

A

SCRAP METAL

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550
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At birth,Hillary Clinton was given what middle name?

A

DIANE

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551
Q

At Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry,the Tesla Coil is used to simulate what natural event?

A

LIGHTNING STORM

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552
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At Chinese restaurants,which of these menu items is traditionally deep-fried?

A

EGG ROLL

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553
Q

At Disneyland Paris,”Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant” is the castle for what fairy tale heroine?

A

SLEEPING BEAUTY

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554
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At five feet eleven inches, Michelle Obama is tied with whom for tallest First Lady?

A

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

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555
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At health spas, slices of what vegetable are commonly placed over a person’s eyes to reduce swelling?

A

CUCUMBERS

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556
Q

At his 2011 Comedy Central roast,who playfully compared his famous hair to that of a “wet raccoon”?

A

DONALD TRUMP

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557
Q

At just 18,Jason Bateman became the youngest person to join the Director’s Guild after directing an episode of what sitcom?

A

THE HOGAN FAMILY

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558
Q

At the 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens shocked the host nation by winning 4 golds in what event?

A

TRACK AND FIELD

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559
Q

At the 2010 VMA’s,who picked up her “Video of the Year” award wearing a dress fashioned out of raw meat?

A

LADY GAGA

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560
Q

At the 2011 North American International auto show, what automaker unveiled a new, roomier midsize Passat?

A

VOLKSWAGEN

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561
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At the beginning of a game of chess,what pieces occupy the four corners of the board?

A

ROOKS

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562
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At the end of each episode, which of these reality shows asks the losing contestant to “sashay away”?

A

RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE

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563
Q

At the end of the 1953 movie “Shane,” what does the little boy famously yell as Shane rides off into the sunset?

A

COME BACK!

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564
Q

At the end of “The Breakfast Club,” Molly Ringwald gives Judd Nelson her what?

A

DIAMOND EARRING

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565
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At the National Spelling Bee,official “pronouncers” may provide all but which of the following to the spellers?

A

SYNONYMS

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566
Q

At the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery,whose portrait depicts him holding a computer disk?

A

BILL GATES

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567
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At the start of a chess match, the basic opening move E2-E4 involves moving what game piece?

A

PAWN

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568
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At the State of the Union address,who usually sits with the vice president right behind the U.S. president?

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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

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At which of these food retailers are about 80% of the products on the shelves the store’s own brand?

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TRADER JOE’S

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At which of these places would a person most likely find a book called a hymnal?

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CHURCH

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571
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At whose Presidential library may visitors listen to a copy of the infamous “Smoking Gun” tape?

A

RICHARD NIXON

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572
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ATM’s in London that offer instructions in Cockney slang ask you for your “Huckleberry Finn” instead of your what?

A

PIN

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573
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Attempting to liken the phone to a newborn baby,the engineer who sent the first text message in the U.S. wrote what?

A

BURP

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574
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Aubergine, the British term for an eggplant, is also the name of a shade of what color?

A

DARK PURPLE

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575
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Audiences sang the lyrics “summer fling,don’t mean a thing” at a 2010 “Sing-A-Long” re-release of what movie musical?

A

GREASE

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576
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Author and etiquette guru Judith Martin writes a newspaper column under the pen name “Miss” what?

A

MANNERS

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577
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Author Gabriel Garcia Marquez is best known for his masterpiece “One Hundred Years of” what?

A

SOLITUDE

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578
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Available to download on your iPod, Radio Lingua offers users lessons on what?

A

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Awarded to about 20 to 40 U.S. citizens each year,the MacArthur Foundation’s annual grant has what nickname?

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GENIUS GRANT

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580
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Backyard gas grills are commonly fueled by a liquid form of what compound?

A

PROPANE

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581
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Ballerina Sarah Lane made headlines by claiming that Natalie Portman only did 5 percent of the dancing in what film?

A

BLACK SWAN

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582
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Banksy, a wildly popular contemporary artist, is best known for what kind of works?

A

GRAFFITI PAINTINGS

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583
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Banned in some areas,the controversial method by which natural gas is extracted from rock formations is known as what?

A

HYDROFRACKING

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584
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Barack Obama’s 1st name is derived from a Semetic word meaning what?

A

Blessed

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585
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Bartlett,Bosc and Comice are popular varieties of what kind of fruit?

A

PEAR

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586
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Baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers got its name from fans who “dodged” what on their way to home games?

A

TROLLEYS

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587
Q

Based on a true story, the 2010 film “127 Hours” stars James Franco as Aron Ralston, a courageous what?

A

MOUNTAIN CLIMBER

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588
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Based on events of the 1976 Soweto riots, the Broadway musical “Sarafina!” is set in what country?

A

SOUTH AFRICA

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589
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Based on France’s “24 hours of Le Mans,” America’s “24 hours of Le Mons” is a race involving what?

A

CARS

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590
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Based on the childrens’ books, the main characters of the Nick Jr TV show “Olivia” are what animals?

A

PIGS

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Based on the foreign film “8 1/2,” the Broadway musical “Nine” features what aptly-titled song?

A

BE ITALIAN

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592
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Basic Enlisted Submarine School is a training course offered by which branch of the U.S. military?

A

NAVY

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593
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Basra is the chief port of which Persian Gulf country?

A

IRAQ

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594
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Bateau,scoop and sweetheart are terms used to refer to different styles of a dress’s what?

A

NECKLINE

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595
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Bearnaise, a classic French sauce served with steak, is traditionally flavored with which of these herbs?

A

TARRAGON

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596
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Because he grew up with it,which of these actors would not have to fake an Irish accent?

A

COLIN FARRELL

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597
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Because he ostensibly works in the fields all day,what ad icon sports a wide-brimmed hat?

A

JUAN VALDEZ

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598
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Because he produced over 350 low-budget films,what filmmaker is known as the “King of the B-Movies”?

A

ROGER CORMAN

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599
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Because he shares his name with his late father,what NASCAR superstar is popularly known as “Junior”?

A

DALE EARNHARDT

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600
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Because he thought it would improve people’s spirits,in 1920 Harry Burt named his ice-cream-on-a-stick invention what?

A

GOOD HUMOR BAR

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601
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Because he was a housekeeper,what TV father had the lowest-paying job in Salary.com’s “TV Dad Salary Analysis”?

A

TONY MICELLI

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602
Q

Because he “unconsciously plagerized” it, what artist shares his “Forever Young” royalties with Bob Dylan?

A

ROD STEWART

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603
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Because it can only play one note at a time,which of the following is a monophonic musical instrument?

A

TRUMPET

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604
Q

Because it causes painful throat contractions that make swallowing water difficult,rabies is also called what?

A

HYDROPHOBIA

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605
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Because it consists of seven installments,which of these popular book series is considered a “heptalogy”?

A

HARRY POTTER

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606
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Because it contains espresso,which of these dessert names literally means “pick-me-up” in Italian?

A

TIRAMISU

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607
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Because it contains liquid, passengers may not carry which of these New York souvenirs on board an airplane?

A

MANHATTAN SNOW GLOBE

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608
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Because it doesn’t contain yeast,which of these breads is considered a quick bread?

A

CORN BREAD

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609
Q

Because it featured many of its core “members,” which of these ’80s movies is considered a “Brat Pack” film?

A

ST.ELMO’S FIRE

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610
Q

Because it features a dead character’s secrets,the TV drama “Pretty Little Liars” has been called a teen version of what?

A

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES

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611
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Because it focuses on the relationship of its two male stars, which of these films is called a “bromance”?

A

I LOVE YOU MAN

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612
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Because it has the lowest boiling point of any substance,what element is used as a cooling agent in MRIs?

A

HELIUM

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613
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Because it is a fictionalized account of the author’s real life, which of these novels is considered a “roman a clef”?

A

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

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614
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Because it is a fictionalized account of the author’s real life,which of these novels is considered a “roman a la clef”?

A

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA

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615
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Because it is considered disrespectful to the monarchy,what movie musical is reportedly banned in Thailand?

A

THE KING AND I

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616
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Because it is easy to raise and has a mild taste, what extremely popular fish is known as “aquatic chicken”?

A

TILAPIA

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617
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Because it is often called “Roquette” in French, which of these gourmet salad greens is commonly referred to as “rocket”?

A

ARUGULA

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618
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Because it is primarily spread through saliva,what illness is popularly known as the “kissing disease”?

A

MONONUCLEOSIS

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619
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Because it is produced by the body,which of these vitamins is classified as a hormone?

A

VITAMIN D

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620
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Because it is released in stressful situations, which of these is known as the “fight or flight” hormone?

A

ADRENALINE

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Because it is similar in texture,which of these fish is often called the “poor man’s lobster”?

A

MONKFISH

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622
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Because it is sold in multiples of 64, computer RAM, or memory, is unavailable in which of these sizes?

A

878 MB

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Because it is thought to be easier than other sciences,what college course is nicknamed “Rocks for Jocks?”

A

GEOLOGY

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624
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Because it lacks a developed sense of smell,the great horned owl is one of the biggest predators of what animal?

A

SKUNK

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625
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Because it means “gentlemen,” which of these words often marks the way to men’s restrooms in Spanish-speaking places?

A

CABALLEROS

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626
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Because it possesses both male and female reproductive organs, which animal is classified as a hermaphrodite?

A

EARTHWORM

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627
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Because it resembles the exercise equipment, tongue-piercing jewelry is often referred to as a what?

A

BARBELL

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628
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Because it was built for him,the prominent White House balcony overlooking the South Lawn is known as the what?

A

TRUMAN BALCONY

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Because it was invented by Eugene Rimmell in the 1800s, “rimmel” is used in France to refer to what cosmetic?

A

MASCARA

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630
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Because it was the highest point on the Ohio & Erie Canal,what city’s name derives from the Greek word for “high place”?

A

AKRON

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Because its members are all related to a man named Leon, a rock band formed in 2000 has what name

A

KINGS OF LEON

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632
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Because its presidential namesake had no middle initial, a Utah grade school goofed by giving itself what name?

A

JAMES A. MADISON

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633
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Because its spelling was not firmly established at the time, what word is misspelled on the Liberty Bell?

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PENNSYLVANIA

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634
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Because it’s a synonym, which of these French words could be considered a nickname for the word “nickname”?

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SOBRIQUET

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635
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Because it’s not evergreen,which of the following species would make a terrible Christmas tree?

A

SILVER MAPLE

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636
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Because it’s spicy and made with tomato juice,the Michelada has been called a Mexican version of what classic drink?

A

BLOODY MARY

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637
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Because it’s synthetic,which of these fabrics can be,and often is,made out of recycled plastic water bottles?

A

POLAR FLEECE

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Because it’s trademarked,which of these coffee drinks is only made by Starbucks?

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FRAPPUCCINO

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Because of a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, what name has come to mean “a seductive young girl”?

A

LOLITA

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640
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Because of how they are paid, what Hollywood professionals are known as “tenpercenters?”

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TALENT AGENTS

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Because of its abundance of bright lights, what New York city landmark is called “The Great White Way”?

A

BROADWAY

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642
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Because of its population, which state elects two senators but only one representative to Congress?

A

DELAWARE

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643
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Because of its shape, which of these comfy chairs is sometimes referred to as a “dish chair”?

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PAPASAN CHAIR

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644
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Because of the motions involved,what activity is thought to help children correct a pigeon-toed gait?

A

BALLET

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645
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Because of the way it looks, sneezing into the crook of your arm is commonly called a what?

A

DRACULA SNEEZE

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646
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Because of their unique shape, TiVo remote controls are often playfully referred to as what?

A

PEANUTS

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647
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Because people aren’t using it much, what term was scrapped from the New Oxford American Dictionary in 2005?

A

INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY

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648
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Because she held over 40 different patents,inventor Beulah Louise Henry was popularly known by what nickname?

A

LADY EDISON

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649
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Because the American “r” sound is rarely pronounced, in what country is Ronald McDonald called “Donald McDonald?”

A

JAPAN

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650
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Because the country is at such high altitude,Tibet is known by what “homey” nickname?

A

THE ROOF OF THE WORLD

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651
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Because the government requires it,most enriched grain products in the U.S. are fortified with what?

A

FOLIC ACID

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652
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Because the process renders it undesirable,which of these vegetables is not typically sold in cans?

A

BROCCOLI

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653
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Because the Roman calender began on March 1st,what month’s name comes from the Latin for “tenth”?

A

DECEMBER

654
Q

Because the storms were so destructive,all but which of these hurricane names have been retired?

A

IDA

655
Q

Because they contain nitrogen,what beer’s bubbles appear to float downward when poured into a glass?

A

GUINNESS DRAUGHT

656
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Because they give off a fluorescent glow when lit with them,black lights are used to detect which of these pests?

A

SCORPIONS

657
Q

Because they lack extra strokes on their letters, fonts like “Arial” and “Helvetica” are called “sans” what?

A

SERIF

658
Q

Because ultra-violet rays prompt the body to produce it, Vitamin D is often referred to by what nickname?

A

SUNSHINE VITAMIN

659
Q

Because we typically eat the fleshy part of its root, which of these foods is considered a root vegetable?

A

TURNIP

660
Q

Becoming popular in the U.S.,the Greek brand FAGE is a “strained” version of what dairy product?

A

YOGURT

661
Q

Before Barack Obama,who was the last sitting U.S. senator to become president?

A

JOHN F. KENNEDY

662
Q

Before Barbara Bush, what First Lady’s husband and son both served as U.S. president?

A

ABIGAIL ADAMS

663
Q

Before becoming a famous actor,who won a televised contest naming him “America’s Toughest Bouncer”?

A

MR. T

664
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Before becoming a successful film director, Rob Reiner played Michael Stivic on what classic sitcom?

A

ALL IN THE FAMILY

665
Q

Before becoming a supermodel,which of these women attended the Univeristy of Nairobi?

A

IMAN

666
Q

Before becoming a TV mom, what was Kate Gosselin’s profession?

A

REGISTERED NURSE

667
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Before becoming vice president, Joe Biden served as what state’s U.S. senator for 36 years?

A

DELAWARE

668
Q

Before beginning her solo career, Aimee Mann was the lead singer of what 1980s pop band?

A

TIL TUESDAY

669
Q

Before creating his successful TV series “The West Wing,” Aaron Sorkin wrote what famous line in film?

A

YOU CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!

670
Q

Before he hit it big, what singer composed the famous ad jingle, “I’m stuck on BandAid”?

A

BARRY MANILOW

671
Q

Before he went solo,British singer Morrissey was frontman for which of these ’80s bands?

A

THE SMITHS

672
Q

Before it was prescribed to help regrow hair,the drug minoxidil was developed to treat what condition?

A

HYPERTENSION

673
Q

Before its country suffered a 15-year civil war, what city was known as “The Paris of the Middle East”?

A

BEIRUT

674
Q

Before LL Cool J did the honors in 2012,which of these awards shows had gone without a host for 7 years?

A

GRAMMYS

675
Q

Before Martin Scorsese offered him a part in “Raging Bull,” what actor was working at an Italian restaurant in the Bronx?

A

JOE PESCI

676
Q

Before playing a cheerleading coach on “Glee,” Jane Lynch played the manager of Smart Tech in what comedy film?

A

THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN

677
Q

Before providing her voice on “Family Guy”,actress Mila Kunis played Jackie Burkhart on what TV series?

A

THAT ’70S SHOW

678
Q

Before starring in ABC’s “Modern Family,” Ed O’Neill was best known for playing what classic TV dad?

A

AL BUNDY

679
Q

Before starring in the 1999 film,who was dubbed a real-life “runaway bride” after leaving her fiance,Kiefer Sutherland?

A

JULIA ROBERTS

680
Q

Before starring in the Adam Sandler comedy “Just Go With It,” Brooklyn Decker was most famous for being a what?

A

SWIMSUIT MODEL

681
Q

Before starring in “Lost,” Matthew Fox played a key role in what ’90s teen drama?

A

PARTY OF FIVE

682
Q

Before starring in “Scrubs,”Sarah Chalke was dubbed “The other Becky” for her fill-in role on what TV show?

A

ROSEANNE

683
Q

Before starting a successful shoe company, Klaus Maertens held what position in the German army?

A

DOCTOR

684
Q

Before switching career paths,what prominent American studied clarinet performance at Juilliard?

A

ALAN GREENSPAN

685
Q

Before the 24th Amendment was passed, many U.S. states required people to pay a poll tax in order to do what?

A

VOTE IN ELECTIONS

686
Q

Before the names “Draper” and “Pryce” were added,the name of the ad agency featured on “Mad Men” was what?

A

STERLING COOPER

687
Q

Before they hit it big, the Beatles replaced band member Pete Best with whom?

A

RINGO STARR

688
Q

Before “Sex and the City,” “Sex and the Single Girl” was a 1962 groundbreaking advice book by whom?

A

HELEN GURLEY BROWN

689
Q

Bel Air,Brentwood,and Westwood are neighborhoods in what metropolitan area?

A

LOS ANGELES

690
Q

Believed by many to help heart health,resveratol is an organic compound found in which of these foods?

A

RED WINE

691
Q

Believed by the ancient Greeks to be a sacred or holy bone,the sacrum is located in what part of the human body?

A

PELVIS

692
Q

Believed to be caused by jets,rare cloud formations that often drop snow share their name with what office tool?

A

HOLE-PUNCH

693
Q

Believed to bring prosperity,Chinese restaurants often display a statue of what animal with one paw raised?

A

CAT

694
Q

Beloved by millions of women, Spanx is a popular brand of which of the following?

A

UNDERGARMENTS

695
Q

Benjamin Franklin once keenly observed that what two items “stink after three days”?

A

FISH AND VISITORS

696
Q

Benjamin Franklin once quipped that what government post should be addressed as “Your Superfluous Excellency”?

A

VICE PRESIDENT

697
Q

Besides elephants and rhinoceroses,what other animals are considered pachyderms?

A

HIPPOPOTAMUSES

698
Q

Besides Meredith Vieira,who is the only woman to have won an Emmy for hosting a game show?

A

BETTY WHITE

699
Q

Besides sporting his trademark smoking jacket and pipe, what media mogul is often seen wearing a sailor’s hat?

A

HUGH HEFNER

700
Q

Besides sporting his trademark smoking jacket and pipe, what media mogul is often seen wearing a sailor’s hat?

A

HUGH HEFNER

701
Q

Besides “Righteous Kill,”what other film features scenes between acting greats Al Pacino and Robert De Niro?

A

HEAT

702
Q

Best known for her political website “The Huffington Post,” Arianna Huffington hails from what country?

A

GREECE

703
Q

Best known for their hazelnut-filled Baci chocolates, Perugina is a confectionery based in what country?

A

ITALY

704
Q

Betcha can’t eat just one” is a classic slogan for what food brand?

A

LAYS

705
Q

Better known as the “Barefoot Contessa,” author and TV host Ina Garten is a guru in what field?

A

COOKING

706
Q

Between 1100 and 1547, there were eight kings of England who had what first name?

A

HENRY

707
Q

Between 2006 and 2009,actor Justin Long appeared in a series of TV ads,speaking what memorable line?

A

HELLO, I’M A MAC. CORRECT

708
Q

Between the ages of 6 and 10,President Obama resided primarily in what country?

A

INDONESIA

709
Q

Beverly Cleary is the author of a series of children’s books about the Quimby sisters,Beezus and whom?

A

RAMONA

710
Q

Bigger than all of the Earth’s land area combined,which of the world’s oceans is the largest?

A

PACIFIC

711
Q

Bill Clinton once said that climbing Kilimanjaro and running a marathon were two items on his what?

A

BUCKET LIST

712
Q

Biological Sciences is one of the four sections that make up which of these standardized tests?

A

MCAT

713
Q

Blue sky laws are state regulations designed to protect people from what?

A

SECURITIES FRAUD

714
Q

Boasting more than 70% of the state’s people,which of the Hawaiian Islands is the most populated?

A

OAHU

715
Q

Boasting of its environmental consciousness,what retailer states that the two colors in its logo blend to make green?

A

IKEA

716
Q

Body mass index is a common measure of obesity based on weight and what other factor?

A

HEIGHT

717
Q

Born in 1905, Eugene Fodor was a pioneer of what book genre?

A

TRAVEL GUIDES

718
Q

Born in 1992,Frances Bean Cobain is the daughter of two musicians who were lead singers in what bands?

A

NIRVANA AND HOLE

719
Q

Born in England, musician Saul Hudson is better known by what stage name?

A

SLASH

720
Q

Born in New York,the legendary outlaw William H. Bonney,Jr. was better known as “Billy the” what?

A

KID

721
Q

Bosco chocolate syrup was used to simulate blood in which of these classic horror films?

A

PSYCHO

722
Q

Boston’s Ted Williams tunnel is named in honor of a legendary player in what sport?

A

BASEBALL

723
Q

Both Katharine Ross and Nicole Kidman have played Joanna Eberhart, the main character from what novel?

A

THE STEPFORD WIVES

724
Q

Both “gam” and “pod” are terms used to describe what group of animals?

A

WHALES

725
Q

Brackets are best described as “square-cornered” versions of what other punctuation marks?

A

PARENTHESES

726
Q

Breathalyzer test results are often introduced as evidence in cases involving which of these crimes?

A

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE

727
Q

Brewer Anheuser-Busch is the nation’s largest purchaser of which of these crops?

A

RICE

728
Q

British General James Brudenell, the namesake of a popular style of sweater, held which of these titles?

A

EARL OF CARDIGAN

729
Q

Bruce Springsteen’s album “The Ghost of Tom Joad” references the main character of what classic novel?

A

THE GRAPES OF WRATH

730
Q

Bubbles collapsing in synovial fluid is what creates the sound that occurs when you do what?

A

CRACK YOUR KNUCKLES

731
Q

Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman named his daughter Uma,which means “bright one” in what language?

A

SANSKRIT

732
Q

Built to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire,the Azadi Tower is a landmark in what capital city?

A

TEHRAN

733
Q

Buzz Aldrin served as the model for which of these popular award statuettes?

A

MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARD

734
Q

By definition, a chiropodist is a specialist who treats disorders of the what?

A

FEET

735
Q

By definition, a cooper is a person who makes or repairs which of the following?

A

BARRELS

736
Q

By definition, a corporation that files for Chapter 11 is doing what?

A

DECLARING BANKRUPTCY

737
Q

By definition, a defenestrated object has been what?

A

THROWN OUT A WINDOW

738
Q

By definition, a maillot is what type of women’s clothing?

A

ONE-PIECE SWIMSUIT

739
Q

By definition, a non-com is an enlisted member of the U.S. armed forces who is what?

A

NONCOMISSIONED

740
Q

By definition, a parochial school is run by which of the following?

A

RELIGIOUS GROUP

741
Q

By definition, a person whose mouth is “agape”has a mouth that is what?

A

WIDE OPEN

742
Q

By definition, a plutocracy is a government controlled by whom?

A

THE WEALTHY

743
Q

By definition, a pseudologue does which of these things?

A

TELLS LIES

744
Q

By definition, a right triangle must contain one angle that has what precise measurement?

A

90 DEGREES

745
Q

By definition, a snickerdoodle is a what?

A

COOKIE

746
Q

By definition, a “doula” provides assistance during which of these events?

A

CHILDBIRTH

747
Q

By definition, a “supermax” is an extremely high security what?

A

PRISON

748
Q

By definition, an apivorous bird eats primarily what?

A

BEES

749
Q

By definition, an analgesic is a type of medication intended primarily to do what?

A

RELIEVE PAIN

750
Q

By definition, an estuary is a place where what two natural formations meet?

A

RIVER AND SEA

751
Q

By definition, bariatrics is a branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of what condition?

A

OBESITY

752
Q

By definition, food that is served flambeed is served how?

A

LIT ON FIRE

753
Q

By definition, gestational diabetes can only occur to what group of people?

A

PREGNANT WOMEN

754
Q

By definition, someone who is “skirling” is playing what type of musical instrument?

A

BAGPIPES

755
Q

By definition, what does a game-keeper keep?

A

ANIMALS

756
Q

By definition, what does a gamekeeper keep?

A

ANIMALS

757
Q

By definition, what shape is a gable roof?

A

TRIANGULAR

758
Q

By definition, where does an abyssopalegic animal live?

A

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

759
Q

By definition, which of these geometric shapes is a parallelogram?

A

RECTANGLE

760
Q

By definition, which of these popular craft hobbies involves the use of a hooked needle?

A

CROCHET

761
Q

By definition, which of these types of triangles is always acute?

A

EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE

762
Q

By definition, which of these vessels is a canoe?

A

KAYAK

763
Q

By definition,a defenestrated object has been what?

A

THROWN OUT A WINDOW

764
Q

By definition,a diurnal event occurs how often?

A

EVERY DAY

765
Q

By definition,a doctor specializing in geriatrics primarily treats problems relating to what?

A

AGING

766
Q

By definition,a gullywasher is a sudden,strong what?

A

RAINSTORM

767
Q

By definition,a holographic will is which of the following?

A

HANDWRITTEN

768
Q

By definition,a kibbutz is a communal farm or settlement in what country?

A

ISRAEL

769
Q

By definition,a Mexican dish served “con queso” comes with what?

A

CHEESE

770
Q

By definition,a pith helmet is a lightweight hat worn to protect the head from what?

A

SUN AND HEAT

771
Q

By definition,a quinquagenarian is a person who falls into what age range?

A

FIFTIES

772
Q

By definition,a semicircle is what portion of a circle?

A

ONE-HALF

773
Q

By definition,a taxiway is a paved strip used by what type of vehicle?

A

AIRPLANE

774
Q

By definition,a “roughneck” is a laborer who works where?

A

OIL RIG

775
Q

By definition,a “towhead” has what distinguishing feature?

A

LIGHT-BLOND HAIR

776
Q

By definition,Angora wool comes from one of two animals:the Angora goat or the Angora what?

A

RABBIT

777
Q

By definition,crostini is an Italian appetizer that requires what main ingredient?

A

TOASTED BREAD

778
Q

By definition,polyandry occurs when a woman has more than one what?

A

HUSBAND

779
Q

By definition,the speed at which music is performed is known as what?

A

TEMPO

780
Q

By definition,what kind of flower is a fleur-de-lis?

A

IRIS

781
Q

By definition,where does an abyssopelagic animal live?

A

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

782
Q

By definition,which of these classic French recipes contains nuts?

A

TROUT AMANDINE

783
Q

By defitnition, a pitch helmet is a lightweight hat worn to protect the hat from what?

A

SUN AND HEAT

784
Q

By far the rarest, only 1 percent of the U.S. population has what blood type?

A

AB NEGATIVE

785
Q

By tradition,Navy SEAL candidates who give up during training do what to announce they are quitting?

A

RING A BELL

786
Q

Cafe Central is one of many historic coffeehouses in what European city,known for its coffeehouse culture?

A

VIENNA

787
Q

Calling it “historical fiction” in 2011 the History Channel refused to air a miniseries about what political family?

A

THE KENNEDYS

788
Q

Calling itself “America’s third largest party,” what group promotes “Minimum Government, Maximum Freedom”?

A

LIBERTARIAN PARTY

789
Q

Cameras that allow users to see exactly what picture will be taken are often labeled “SLR,” or “single lens” what?

A

REFLEX

790
Q

Candy made from fruits and nuts bound in starch and dusted with sugar is known as what kind of “delight”?

A

TURKISH

791
Q

Canned by Hormel’s competitor Armour,Treet is a rival version of what branded food?

A

SPAM

792
Q

Capable of eroding tooth enamel, which of these fruits is the most acidic?

A

LEMON

793
Q

Capable of storing up to two hundred gallons of water,a saguaro is a type of what?

A

CACTUS

794
Q

Cape Agulhas, and not the nearby Cape of Good Hope, is the southernmost point of what continent?

A

AFRICA

795
Q

Cape Wrangell is located at what extreme point in the U.S.?

A

WESTERNMOST

796
Q

Capri pants are named for a picturesque resort island located off the coast of what country?

A

ITALY

797
Q

Capsaicin is the chemical compound responsible for which of the following?

A

HEAT OF PEPPERS

798
Q

Captain Edward John Smith famously piloted what historic craft?

A

RMS TITANIC

799
Q

Captured in an iconic photograph, the WWII flag-raising at Iwo Jima took place atop what mountain?

A

MOUNT SURIBACHI

800
Q

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s book “All the President’s Men” details what event in U.S. history?

A

WATERGATE SCANDAL

801
Q

Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s book “All the President’s Men” details what event in U.S. history?

A

WATERGATE SCANDAL

802
Q

7-Eleven stores were temporarily converted into Kwik E-marts to promote the release of what movie?

A

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

803
Q

Carrots are said to be good for the eyes because they enable the body to create what nutrient?

A

VITAMIN A

804
Q

Carson Daly,the host of the NBC singing contest “The Voice,” was also the host of what MTV music show?

A

TOTAL REQUEST LIVE

805
Q

Cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants has what distinctive physical characteristic?

A

BUCKTEETH

806
Q

Castanets are musical instruments traditionally played while attached to what part of the body?

A

THUMB

807
Q

Caught by the FBI in 2011, Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger inspired a character in what gangster movie?

A

THE DEPARTED

808
Q

Caused by repeatedly looking down,a recent phenomenon of pronounced neck creases has been termed what?

A

BLACKBERRY NECK

809
Q

Causing excessive body hair growth,the medical condition hypertrichosis is slangily known as what?

A

WEREWOLF SYNDROME

810
Q

Cavendish is the most popular supermarket variety of what fruit?

A

BANANA

811
Q

Cavendish is the most popular supermarket variety of what fruit?

A

BANANA

812
Q

CC Bloom’s,a hotel in the tropics of Thailand,is named after a character from what 1980s movie?

A

BEACHES

813
Q

Celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2010, Junior’s is a New-York based restaurant famous for its what?

A

CHEESECAKE

814
Q

Cerulean is a shade of what color?

A

BLUE

815
Q

Challenging players to win control of an island,a wildly popular board game is known as “The” what “of Catan”?

A

SETTLERS

816
Q

Characterized as conformist and workaholic,the term “salaryman” refers to a white-collar employee in what country?

A

JAPAN

817
Q

Characterized by the hair-like strands covering its legs,Kiwa hirsuta is a crustacean more commonly known as what?

A

YETI CRAB

818
Q

Charles de Gaulle once quipped about how difficult it is to govern a country with 246 different what?

A

VARIETIES OF CHEESE

819
Q

Charlie Sheen and Martin Sheen have both starred in critically-acclaimed films set during what U.S. conflict?

A

VIETNAM WAR

820
Q

Chartreuse is a yellowish-green color that gets its name from a similiarly-colored type of what?

A

LIQUER

821
Q

Chef Paula Deen has caught flack for her recipe “Lady’s Brunch Burger,” a burger that replaces the bun with two what?

A

GLAZED DOUGHNUTS

822
Q

Chevre, Montrachet, and Bucheron are all cheeses primarily made from the milk of what animal?

A

GOAT

823
Q

Chiefly used in the U.K.,the term “serviette” refers to what everyday household item?

A

NAPKIN

824
Q

Children put Shrinky Dinks into what in order to make them shrink?

A

OVEN

825
Q

Christian radio personality Harold Camping was left “a little bewildered” when what day in 2011 passed Rapture-free?

A

MAY 21ST

826
Q

Christina Aguilera fumbled the lyrics of the national anthem at Super Bowl XLV when she belted out what phrase?

A

WHAT SO PROUDLY WE WATCHED

827
Q

Circus Peanuts,a classic marshmallow candy,are traditionally what color?

A

ORANGE

828
Q

Citing blood pressure risks, in 2010 the CDC claimed 90% of Americans were eating too much what?

A

SALT

829
Q

Claiming it is her lucky number,what young singer writes “13” on the back of her hand before shows?

A

TAYLOR SWIFT

830
Q

Claire Danes won an Emmy for playing Temple Grandin, a real-life autism advocate and expert in what field?

A

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

831
Q

Classic kids’ stories involving Goldilocks,billy goats and little pigs all feature what word in their titles?

A

THREE

832
Q

Clocking in at over 8 minutes,what psychedelic Beatles track is by far the longest the group has ever recorded?

A

REVOLUTION 9

833
Q

Closely related to a wallaby and another marsupial, a wallaroo is native to what continent?

A

AUSTRALIA

834
Q

Cockapoos are hybrid dogs created by breeding cocker spaniels with what other dogs?

A

POODLES

835
Q

Coined by George Bernard Shaw,the term “bardolatry” refers to the excessive worship of what famous writer?

A

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

836
Q

Coined in “Gulliver’s Travels,” what insult originally referred to a race of human savages who were ruled by horses?

A

YAHOO

837
Q

College students interested in science commonly take a class known as “gross” what?

A

ANATOMY

838
Q

College students often use the term “Underwater basket weaving” to refer to classes that are what?

A

EASY

839
Q

Coloma, California marks what important event in U.S. history?

A

THE GOLD RUSH

840
Q

Colorado is nicknamed The Centennial State because it joined the Union in what year?

A

1876

841
Q

Colorado’s Tour de Cure,which raises money for diabetes research,features what type of athletic event?

A

BICYCLE RACE

842
Q

Comedian Dan Whitney is better known by what stage name?

A

LARRY THE CABLE GUY

843
Q

Comedians riffed about talking cars and lifeguards at a 2010 Comedy Central roast skewering what actor?

A

DAVID HASSELHOFF

844
Q

Comic book hero Green Lantern uses what mystical accessory to unleash his otherworldly powers?

A

RING

845
Q

Comic strip character Charlie Brown favors what well-known expression of dismay?

A

GOOD GRIEF!

846
Q

Commonly associated with Ireland,a brogue is a type of what?

A

ACCENT

847
Q

Commonly known as Prince Harry,Prince William’s younger brother has what actual first name?

A

HENRY

848
Q

Commonly known by his nickname “Teddy,” U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy had what given first name?

A

EDWARD

849
Q

Commonly used as seating in restaurants,banquettes are what type of furniture?

A

PADDED BENCHES

850
Q

Commonly used in Central American cuisine, pernil is meat that comes from what animal?

A

PIG

851
Q

Commonly used in the shower, a loofah is the fibrous interior of which of the following?

A

TROPICAL GOURD

852
Q

Composed by a Mexican songwriter in 1941,the classic song “Besame Mucho” translates to what in English?

A

KISS ME A LOT

853
Q

Composed by Johann Strauss, one of the world’s most famous waltzes is called “Blue” what?

A

DANUBE

854
Q

Concerned with the protection of endangered elephants,eBay expressly forbids the sale of objects made of what?

A

IVORY

855
Q

ConocoPhillips belongs to a group of multinational corporations often referrred to as “Big” what?

A

OIL

856
Q

Considered a stunning architectural achievement,Spain’s Guggenheim Museum Bilbao was designed by whom?

A

FRANK GEHRY

857
Q

Considered an “easy A,” what college-level course is often jokingly referred to as “Clapping for Credit”?

A

MUSIC APPRECIATION

858
Q

Considered by many to be the best motion picture ever made,Orson Welles was just how old when he made “Citizen Kane”?

A

25 *CORRECT*

859
Q

Considered extremely “contagious,” what term is often used by children to essentially mean “germs”?

A

COOTIES

860
Q

Considered good for the heart, tannis are compounds found primarily in which of these beverages?

A

RED WINE

861
Q

Considered one of the world’s greatest soccer players, Cristiano Ronaldo hails from what country?

A

PORTUGAL

862
Q

Considered the most influential in his field,Lester Bangs was best known for what kind of journalism?

A

ROCK MUSIC

863
Q

Considered the opposite of sexy,women’s underwear that comes up to the waist is slangily known as what?

A

GRANNY PANTIES

864
Q

Considered “too fat” for a single seat, what film director was bumped from a Southwest Airlines flight in 2010?

A

KEVIN SMITH

865
Q

Consisting of food served in a specialized box, “bento” is a popular type of meal native to what country?

A

JAPAN

866
Q

Containing a deadly toxin, the carefully-prepared Japanese delicacy “fugu” is what type of animal?

A

PUFFERFISH

867
Q

Contestants for the Scripps National Spelling Bee may not have passed beyond what grade?

A

EIGHTH

868
Q

Contestants on the reality show “Scream Queens” compete for a role in a movie that is part of what film franchise?

A

SAW

869
Q

Contestants on the singoff in 2010, the Whiffenpoofs are an a capella group from what university?

A

YALE

870
Q

Coordinated Universal Time,the worldwide standard for timekeeping,is directly based on the behavior of what?

A

ATOMS

871
Q

Coral reefs form due to a gradual accumulation of which of the following?

A

ANIMAL SKELETONS

872
Q

Courting worldwide controversy, in 2010 what country banned wearing full-face Islamic veils in public?

A

FRANCE

873
Q

Covered by The Fugees in 1996,”Killing Me Softly” was first made famous by what singer in 1973?

A

ROBERTA FLACK

874
Q

Covering about 3.5 million square miles,which of these deserts is the largest?

A

SAHARA

875
Q

Covering almost the entire body and marketed toward Muslim women,the “Burqini” is a modest type of what clothing?

A

BATHING SUIT

876
Q

Cowboy Sketch and “A View to Kill” are two listings in a book titled what?

A

CHRISTOPHER WALKEN A TO Z

877
Q

Craftsmen known as “shapers” and “glassers” are involved in the production of what kind of sports equipment?

A

SURFBOARDS

878
Q

Craigslist is a popular online message board that was created in 1995 to serve what U.S. city?

A

SAN FRANCISCO

879
Q

Created by a college professor, what is the CORRECT order when typing the original emoticon for a smiley face?

A

COLON, DASH, PARENTHESES

880
Q

Created by J.J. Abrahms,the 2012 crime drama “Alcatraz” is set in and around what U.S. city?

A

SAN FRANCISCO

881
Q

Created in the Chesapeake Bay area,Old Bay seasoning was meant to go with what type of food?

A

SEAFOOD

882
Q

Creator of a famous sportswear brand,Rene Lacoste was a French champion in the 1920s in what sport?

A

TENNIS

883
Q

Crucial for maintaining balance,the vestibular apparatus is located where in the human body?

A

INNER EAR

884
Q

Culinarily speaking,which of these nursery rhyme characters had the easiest access to mutton?

A

LITTLE BO PEEP

885
Q

Curds and whey,Miss Muffet’s snacks of choice,are created during what culinary process?

A

MAKING CHEESE

886
Q

Curves is a popular fitness club chain aimed at what specific demographic?

A

WOMEN

887
Q

Dampers,pieces of felt used to mute the strings,are often inside which of these musical instruments?

A

PIANO

888
Q

Daniel Handler writes the kids’ book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events” under what pen name?

A

LEMONY SNICKET

889
Q

Daredevil motorcyclist Evel Knievel once earned a Guinness World Record for doing what 433 times?

A

BREAKING A BONE

890
Q

Darwin’s theory of evolution was supported by observing which of these birds on the Galapagos Islands?

A

FINCHES

891
Q

Dashiell Hammett’s Sam Spade mysteries are set in the seamy underside of what U.S. city?

A

SAN FRANCISCO

892
Q

Dave Berry once wrote that there was no way to kill what plant “that does not involve nuclear weapons”?

A

CRABGRASS

893
Q

David Evans,the lead guitarist for the rock band U2,performs under what stage name?

A

THE EDGE

894
Q

David Letterman and Madonna are two celebrities known for having a diastema, the medical term for a what?

A

GAP BETWEEN TEETH

895
Q

Deadly Nadders, Hideous Zipplebacks and Gronckles are feared creatures in what 2010 movie?

A

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

896
Q

Debuting in 1960,what classic animated series was the first to run in primetime?

A

THE FLINTSTONES

897
Q

Debuting in 2008, “The Rachel Maddow Show” is a popular political talk show that airs on what network?

A

MSNBC

898
Q

Debuting in 2010,which As-Seen-On-TV product promises to make women’s outfits”office appropriate?”

A

CAMI SECRET

899
Q

Decades before WikiLeaks,the leaked “Pentagon Papers” were classified documents about what U.S. event?

A

VIETNAM WAR

900
Q

Dee Brown’s bestselling history of the American West is titled “Bury My Heart” where?

A

AT WOUNDED KNEE

901
Q

Demonstrating the popularity of the internet,the CBS sitcom “$#*!” My Dad Says” actually began as a what?

A

TWITTER ACCOUNT

902
Q

Dendrochronology is the scientific method of estimating the date of past events or artifacts by analyzing what?

A

TREE RINGS

903
Q

Deoxiribose, a main component of DNA, is a type of what?

A

SUGAR

904
Q

Depicted in a 2002 Scorsese film, Five Points was a notoriously dangerous slum located in what U.S. city?

A

NEW YORK

905
Q

Depicting two hands sketching each other, “Drawing Hands” is a 1948 lithograph by what famous artist?

A

M.C. ESCHER

906
Q

Derived from a Chinese expression,a person who is “kowtowing” is doing what?

A

KNEELING AND BOWING

907
Q

Derived from a passage in Balzac,a popular saying states “behind every great fortune is a great” what?

A

CRIME

908
Q

Derived from a Spanish term for a newborn animal, a “cria” is used to refer to a baby what?

A

LLAMA

909
Q

Derived from its Greek name, areology is the scientific study of what planet?

A

MARS

910
Q

Derived from the name of an American Indian tribe the famous prison in Ossining,New York is called what?

A

SING SING

911
Q

Derived from the practice of drinking lime juice to prevent scurvy,”limey” is a slang term for a person from where?

A

GREAT BRITAIN

912
Q

Deriving its name from the French word for “melt,” fondant is a creamy mixture mostly used as what?

A

CAKE ICING

913
Q

Described as a 370-year old Forks, WA resident, who ranked second on Forbes’ 2011 list of wealthiest fictional characters?

A

CARLISE CULLEN

914
Q

Describing a person as “sinistral” is a fancy way of saying they are what?

A

LEFT-HANDED

915
Q

Design guru Jonathan Ive is responsible for the look of which of these iconic products?

A

IPOD

916
Q

Designed by Tiffany & Co.,the Commissioner’s Trophy is awarded to the winners of what championship?

A

WORLD SERIES

917
Q

Designed in 1958 to promote nuclear disarmament,the “peace symbol” is a circle divided into how many pieces?

A

FOUR *CORRECT*

918
Q

Designed to keep criminals from profiting from their crimes,a “Son of Sam” law is named after what infamous person?

A

DAVID BERKOWITZ

919
Q

Despite being a surprisingly good golfer,President Taft weighed roughly how much when he left office?

A

340 POUNDS

920
Q

Despite being only 10 sentences long, what children’s book was adapted into a 94-minute film in 2009?

A

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE

921
Q

Despite being “the epicenter of prep style,” what city did GQ dub “America’s Worst-Dressed” in 2011?

A

BOSTON

922
Q

Despite having the word “fly” in their name, fireflies are actually what kind of insect?

A

BEETLE

923
Q

Despite how its spelled,what state’s capital name is properly pronounced “PEER”?

A

SOUTH DAKOTA

924
Q

Despite its international sounding name, which of these foods was actually invented in the U.S?

A

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

925
Q

Despite its name, which of the following is an actual type of meat?

A

SWEETBREAD

926
Q

Despite its name,the popular piece of meat for barbecue known as “pork butt” comes from what part of the pig?

A

SHOULDER

927
Q

Despite publishing under a male pseudonym,which of these classic authors was actually a woman?

A

GEORGE ELIOT

928
Q

Despite serving the shortest presidency, who delivered the longest inaugural address, nearly 2 hours long?

A

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON

929
Q

Despite spanning nearly four million square miles, what country has had only one time zone since 1949?

A

CHINA

930
Q

Developed by an elementary school teacher, Airborne is a popular herbal remedy that aims to do what?

A

FIGHT OFF COLDS

931
Q

Developed by engineer James Watt,what unit of measure is equivalent to lifting 33,000 “foot pounds” per minute?

A

HORSEPOWER

932
Q

Developed by the Greeks,the geocentric theory of the universe states that what lies at its center?

A

EARTH

933
Q

DHMO.org is a tongue-in-cheek website that exposes the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide,better known as what?

A

WATER

934
Q

Diets that incorporate the eating habits of Greece,Spain and Italy are fittingly referred to as what?

A

MEDITERRANEAN

935
Q

Directed by Jack Nicholson,”The Two Jakes” is the critically-panned sequel to what acclaimed film?

A

CHINATOWN

936
Q

Discovered 2.2 miles under the ground,the deepest living animal was given what appropriate nickname?

A

DEVIL WORM

937
Q

Displayed on all their farming equipment, what are the trademark colors of the John Deere brand?

A

GREEN AND YELLOW

938
Q

Doctors advise pregnant women to consume sufficient amounts of Vitamin B9, known as what?

A

FOLIC ACID

939
Q

Doctors listen for “Korotkoff sounds” when they check what?

A

BLOOD PRESSURE

940
Q

Dolittle,Strangelove and Zhivago are surnames of classic movie characters who share what distinguished title?

A

DOCTOR

941
Q

Donning a sizeable gray-ribboned hat, who performed “My Country Tis of Thee” at Barack Obama’s inaugeration?

A

ARETHA FRANKLIN

942
Q

Doppler is the team mascot of what WNBA franchise?

A

SEATTLE STORM

943
Q

Doppler is the team mascot of what WNBA franchise?

A

SEATTLE STORM

944
Q

Drawing 3 million visitors over 24 days,what U.S. state reportedly hosts the most attended state fair in the country?

A

TEXAS

945
Q

Dresses whose hemlines are short in front but long in back are known by what hair-inspired term?

A

MULLET DRESS

946
Q

Drip irrigation systems perform roughly the same function as which of these gardening implements?

A

LAWN SPRINKLER

947
Q

Drivers traversing the Golden Gate Bridge are afforded picturesque views of what famous island?

A

ALCATRAZ

948
Q

Dropping from a size 16 down to a size 6, what actress was spokesperson for Weight Watchers in 2010?

A

JENNIFER HUDSON

949
Q

Drugs known as “beta blockers” are commonly prescribed for which of these conditions?

A

HYPERTENSION

950
Q

Dubbed “The Angriest Man in the World,” viral video star Jack Rebney is better known as what?

A

WINNEBAGO MAN

951
Q

Due in part to the city of Hershey,what U.S. state is the country’s leading producer of chocolate?

A

PENNSYLVANIA

952
Q

Due to his line of work, what notable American is often referred to by the press as “The Reverend Al?”

A

AL SHARPTON

953
Q

Due to his real-life first initial, the actor known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films has what nickname?

A

MINI-V

954
Q

Due to its deep and powerful sound,what brass instrument is traditionally the only one of its kind in an orchestra?

A

TUBA

955
Q

Due to its history, New York’s Ellis Island is home to a museum focusing on what subject?

A

IMMIGRATION

956
Q

Due to its immense popularity with the Chinese,what U.S. state was the first to open its own tourism office in China?

A

NEVADA

957
Q

Due to its low rate of obesity,what state is consistently labeled the “skinniest” in the U.S.?

A

COLORADO

958
Q

Due to its political content, which of these comics was often published in newspapers’ op-ed sections?

A

THE BLOOMDOONS

959
Q

Due to its presumed power over backsliding vegetarians,which of the following has been labeled a “Gateway Meat”?

A

BACON

960
Q

Due to its rich history,what area of the world is popularly known as the “cradle of civilization”?

A

MESOPOTAMIA

961
Q

Due to its strict obscenity laws, which of these countries once published a version of “Playboy” without any nudity?

A

INDONESIA

962
Q

Due to its unique chemical qualities, which of these foods can remain edible for centuries if sealed from moisture?

A

HONEY

963
Q

Due to licensing costs, what singer’s version of “Love and Marriage” is not on “Married…With Children” DVDs?

A

FRANK SINATRA

964
Q

Due to shifts in the Mississippi River,in 2010 Minnesota had to “return” two islands to what neighboring state?

A

WISCONSIN

965
Q

Due to Spanish naming conventions,which of these artists was born with a name that was 20 words long?

A

PABLO PICASSO

966
Q

Due to the appearance of the numbers, what poker hand is slangily known as “snowmen”?

A

PAIR OF EIGHTS

967
Q

Due to the popularity of Harry Potter, what word was added to the Oxford English dictionary in 2003?

A

Muggle

968
Q

Due to the way the player’s legs move,the difficult soccer maneuver known as a “scissors kick” is also called a what?

A

BICYCLE KICK

969
Q

Due to their decorative trim, what type of automobiles popularized the nickname “woodies” in the ’60s?

A

STATION WAGONS

970
Q

During deep sleep, a healthy adult’s brain emits which of these kind of waves?

A

DELTA

971
Q

During her 2010 SNL monologue,Betty White quipped that what website sounded like “a huge waste of time”?

A

FACEBOOK

972
Q

During his illustrious career, Romanian-born Bela Karolyi coached 9 Olympic champions in what sport?

A

GYMNASTICS

973
Q

During his presidency, Bill Clinton added which of these amenities to the White House?

A

JOGGING TRACK

974
Q

During Kabbalah study,what music star prefers to go by her Hebrew name “Esther”?

A

MADONNA

975
Q

During the 2010 BP oil spill, oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for a total of how many days?

A

86 days

976
Q

During the Depression.impoverished people built tent cities and shantytowns known by what “presidential” nickname?

A

HOOVERVILLES

977
Q

During World War I,what country introduced a fleet of submarines known as “U-boats”?

A

GERMANY

978
Q

During WWI,butter often had to be imported from the Netherlands to France to create what aptly named sauce?

A

HOLLANDAISE

979
Q

Dwight Eisenhower renamed the presidential retreat “Camp David” in honor of who?

A

HIS GRANDSON

980
Q

E is for “Everyone,” T is for “Teen” and M is for “Mature” are standard ratings for which of the following?

A

VIDEO GAMES

981
Q

Each May, what European country observes National Windmill and Pumping Station Day?

A

THE NETHERLANDS

982
Q

Each of these 2010 films is primarily set in the state of Massachusetts, except for which?

A

UNSTOPPABLE

983
Q

Each year since 1993, the coveted T.S. Eliot Prize has been awarded to a writer of what?

A

POETRY

984
Q

Each year, the Bram Stoke awards are presented to writers of what literary genre?

A

HORROR

985
Q

Each year, the South Pole experiences how many months of total darkness?

A

6

986
Q

Each year,the Bram Stoker Awards are presented to writers of what literary genre?

A

HORROR

987
Q

Earl Grey tea gets its distinctive flavor from the oil of what citrus fruit?

A

BERGAMOT

988
Q

Earning its lead actor an Oscar, the 1968 drama “Charly” is based on what science fiction novel?

A

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

989
Q

Echolocation is a scientific process that determines the location of objects by using what?

A

SOUND

990
Q

Editor-in-chief of Men’s Health magazine,David Zinczenko is the best-selling author of what diet book?

A

EAT THIS,NOT THAT

991
Q

Eduardus and Ursus and Christophorus Robinus are two characters in a Latin version of what classic kids’ story?

A

WINNIE-THE-POOH

992
Q

Edward Michael Grylls, rugged host of the Discovery Series “Man vs. Wild,” goes by what nickname?

A

BEAR

993
Q

Eirik Thorvaldson was a famous Viking explorer who is better known by what hair-inspired nickname?

A

ERIC THE RED

994
Q

Ellen DeGeneres typically kicks off episodes of her popular daytime talk show by doing what?

A

DANCING

995
Q

Emeralds contain small amounts of chromium that cause them to have what characteristic color?

A

GREEN

996
Q

Emirates Airlines, the largest carrier in the Middle East, is headquartered in what city?

A

DUBAI

997
Q

Enabling it to go for weeks without food,a camel’s hump is primarily used to store what?

A

FAT

998
Q

Ending the careers of many a pro baseball player,which of these injuries affects the shoulder?

A

ROTATOR CUFF TEAR

999
Q

Endorsed by celebs like Jessica Simpson and Katy Perry,Proactiv is a what?

A

ACNE TREATMENT

1000
Q

Engineered by scientists, the broccoflower is what type of edible?

A

VEGETABLE

1001
Q

Entertainment Weekly’s 2008 list of “Horrible Movie Accents” included Tom Cruise’s Irish brogue in what film?

A

FAR AND AWAY

1002
Q

Equivalent to 20 bottles, which of these large bottles of champagne holds the greatest volume?

A

NEBUCHADNEZZAR

1003
Q

Eric Clapton wrote the classic hit “Layla” as a love song to what rock star’s wife?

A

GEORGE HARRISON

1004
Q

Erin Andrews earned the apt nickname “America’s Sideline Princess” as a reporter for what network?

A

ESPN

1005
Q

Espadrilles are a type of what?

A

SHOES

1006
Q

Especially used at airports,SPDT is a security program that stands for “Screening of Passengers by” what?

A

OBSERVATION TECHNIQUES

1007
Q

Established in 1867, the Marquess of Queensberry Rules set the modern framework for what sport?

A

BOXING

1008
Q

Established in 1954, what Rhode Island city hosts a well-known jazz music festival every summer?

A

NEWPORT

1009
Q

Established in 1990, the James Beard Foundation Awards recognizes excellency in which of these fields?

A

CUISINE

1010
Q

Established in 1996,an emergency response bulletin issued upon the suspected abduction of a child is known as a what?

A

AMBER ALERT

1011
Q

Estro-Logic is the name of an herb supplement that markets itself towards what demographic?

A

MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

1012
Q

Eva Longoria once sadly noted that the only bilingual cartoon character of her youth was who?

A

SPEEDY GONZALES

1013
Q

Even though he is a famous teetotaler,which of these celebrities launched his own brand of vodka in 2006?

A

DONALD TRUMP

1014
Q

Even though he is a fish,StarKist’s “hipster” mascot Charlie the Tuna is usually depicted wearing what?

A

RED BERET AND GLASSES

1015
Q

Even though he’s deceased,what actor has appeared on every Harris Poll for America’s Favorite Actor since 1994?

A

JOHN WAYNE

1016
Q

Every January,college football’s Sugar Bowl takes place in what U.S. city?

A

NEW ORLEANS

1017
Q

Every year McDonald’s offers its popular Shamrock Shake for a limited time during what month?

A

MARCH

1018
Q

Every year on March 31st,California observes Cesar Chavez Day to honor the birth of a famous what?

A

LABOR LEADER

1019
Q

Evite is a popular website for people planning to do what?

A

THROW A PARTY

1020
Q

Excluding the two-part series finale,what long-running sitcom’s episode titles all started with “The One…”?

A

FRIENDS

1021
Q

Experts suggest rubbing your hands against stainless steel to chemically neutralize the smell of what household odor?

A

GARLIC

1022
Q

Explicitly taking on the iphone, in 2009 Motorola released a smartphone with which futuristic name?

A

DROID

1023
Q

Exposure to sunlight would most likely help to cure a person suffering from which of these conditions?

A

SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER

1024
Q

Falafel,a popular Middle Eastern dish,is usually made by grinding and frying what?

A

CHICKPEAS

1025
Q

Famed Spanish shoe designer Manuel Blahnik is better known by what nickname?

A

MANOLO

1026
Q

Familiar to film buffs,Sunset Boulevard borders which of these prominent college campuses?

A

UCLA

1027
Q

Familiar to viewers of Fox football broadcasts, the computer-animated mascot “Cleatus” is a what?

A

ROBOT

1028
Q

Famous for his attempts to predict the future,16th-century physician Nostradamus hailed from what country?

A

FRANCE

1029
Q

Famous for his deadpan line “Bueller…..Bueller,” Ben Stein is given what title in the credits for “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”?

A

ECONOMICS TEACHER

1030
Q

Famous for his namesake “curl”,how do you spell the nickname of hairdresser and chemist Robert Redding?

A

JHERI

1031
Q

Famous for its 18th-century architecture,the historic neighborhood “Society Hill” lies in what city?

A

PHILADELPHIA

1032
Q

Famous for playing a butcher, what eccentric actor has taken time off to work as a cobbler?

A

DANIEL DAY-LEWIS

1033
Q

Famous for playing a butcher,what eccentric actor has taken time off to work as a cobbler?

A

DANIEL-DAY LEWIS

1034
Q

Famous for playing sneering villains,which of these British actors appeared in his first-ever film role at the age of 42?

A

ALAN RICKMAN

1035
Q

Famous for the lifesaving maneuver named after him, Henry J. Heimlich was what type of doctor?

A

THORACIC SURGEON

1036
Q

Famous in her own right, handbag designer Kate Spade has a famous brother-in-law named David, who is a what?

A

COMIC

1037
Q

Famous siblings Rosanna,David,Patricia and Alexis are all Hollywood actors with what last name?

A

ARQUETTE

1038
Q

Far lighter than lead, what electron-rich metal does Chevrolet use for the batteries in its Volt car?

A

LITHIUM

1039
Q

Fashionistas often use cosmetics to achieve a common and coveted look known as “smoky” what?

A

EYES

1040
Q

Featured in a 1990s Beck song,what is the translation of the Spanish lyric “Soy un perdedor”?

A

I’M A LOSER

1041
Q

Featured in Madonna’s 1998 video “Frozen,” mehndi are temporary henna tattoos traditionally placed where?

A

HANDS & FEET

1042
Q

Featured in the popular Chinese dish lo mein, “mein” means what in Chinese?

A

NOODLES

1043
Q

Featured in working mother’s list of “Most Powerful Moms in Sports,” Dara Torres is a well-known what?

A

SWIMMER

1044
Q

Featured on a jokey apron,”Dijon Vu” is defined as “the feeling that you’ve had this” what “before”?

A

MUSTARD

1045
Q

Featured on light bulb packages,what unit of measure is defined as the amount of light emitted by one candle?

A

LUMEN

1046
Q

Featured on the Shakespeare family coat of arms,the French motto “Non sans droit!” means “not without” what?

A

RIGHT

1047
Q

Featuring a high,prominent bridge,an aquiline nose is better known as a what?

A

ROMAN NOSE

1048
Q

Featuring a nod to his company’s name, “Losing My Virginity” is the title of what entrepreneur’s memoir?

A

RICHARD BRANSON

1049
Q

Featuring an emotional scene set a potter’s wheel,a musical based on what movie opened in London in 2011?

A

GHOST

1050
Q

Featuring Betty White,what organization launched its irrelevant “Get Over It!” ad campaign in 2011?

A

AARP

1051
Q

Featuring men who agree to murder to help one another,the 2011 comedy “Horrible Bosses” echoes what Hitchcock film?

A

STRANGERS ON A TRAIN

1052
Q

Fela kuti is credited with creating what genre of “world music”?

A

AFROBEAT

1053
Q

Filled with warm, slightly salty water, a neti pot is used for treating what common condition?

A

SINUSITUS

1054
Q

Films like “Avatar” use what technology,where sensors are placed on an actor’s body to record their movements digitally?

A

PERFORMANCE CAPTURE

1055
Q

Finally closed in 2010, Chicago’s notorious Cabrini-Green housing projects were the setting of what ’70s sitcom?

A

GOOD TIMES

1056
Q

First enjoyed in 1949, which candy brand was created by Bill and Dorothy Harmsen in Golden, Colorado?

A

JOLLY RANCHER

1057
Q

First found in the U.S. in 1999,West Nile virus is primarily transmitted by what?

A

MOSQUITOES

1058
Q

First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy plays a museum tour guide in whose 2011 film “Midnight in Paris”?

A

WOODY ALLEN

1059
Q

First used to describe certain jazz fans in the ’40s,what term now refers to irony-loving youngsters?

A

HIPSTER

1060
Q

Fitting for a devout Baptist and Sunday school teacher,”Deacon” was the Secret Service code name for what president?

A

JIMMY CARTER

1061
Q

Fittingly, John Deere round balers and square balers do what?

A

GATHER HAY

1062
Q

Fittingly, the Liberty Bell is featured in the logo of what Major League Baseball team?

A

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

1063
Q

Fittingly, the World Potato Congress was held in the U.S. for the first time in 2006 in what U.S. state capital?

A

BOISE

1064
Q

Fittingly, what world landmark boasts a feature known as “The Tsar’s Tower?”

A

THE KREMLIN

1065
Q

Fittingly, “Georgia On My Mind” is the theme song to which of these classic TV shows?

A

DESIGNING WOMEN

1066
Q

Fittingly,the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library displays the typewriter used to write what classic novel?

A

GONE WITH THE WIND

1067
Q

Fittingly,the entrance to Colorado’s state capitol building features the phrase “One Mile Above” what?

A

SEA LEVEL

1068
Q

Fittingly,the first Filene’s Basement was located below a store called Filene’s in what big city?

A

BOSTON

1069
Q

Fittingly,the online retailer Zappos adapted its name from “zapatos,” the Spanish word for what?

A

SHOES

1070
Q

Fittingly,what man-made fabric derived its name by rearranging the letters in the word “expands”?

A

SPANDEX

1071
Q

Fittingly,which of these popular 20th century authors is buried in Tarzana,California?

A

EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS

1072
Q

Five different yellow Volkswagen buses were used in the filming of which of these road trip movies?

A

LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE

1073
Q

Fleur de sel is an expensive type of what?

A

SALT

1074
Q

Fluent in French, what actress often dubs her own lines for the French language versions of her films?

A

JODIE FOSTER

1075
Q

Foam Hands is a company that encourages it’s customers to wear gear at which of the events?

A

Football Games

1076
Q

Following a highly public scandal,Tiger Woods returned to pro golf in 2010 at what tournament?

A

THE MASTERS

1077
Q

Following a September Harvest Moon,the full moon in October is commonly known as what?

A

HUNTER’S MOON

1078
Q

Following China,India and the United States,what country has the world’s fourth largest population?

A

INDONESIA

1079
Q

Following suit with Princess Diana,Kate Middleton omitted what word from her wedding vows to Prince William?

A

OBEY

1080
Q

Following up on the lives of Rick and Ilsa, the 1998 novel “As Time Goes By” is a controversial sequel to what film?

A

CASABLANCA

1081
Q

Foods that are high in fiber contain a complex carbohydrate indigestible to humans called what?

A

CELLULOSE

1082
Q

Footrests are common features on which of these children’s toys?

A

POGO STICKS

1083
Q

For a 1967 “Ed Sullivan Show” stint,The Doors were asked to change an indecent lyric in what song?

A

LIGHT MY FIRE

1084
Q

For a holiday promotion, TravelLodge offered a free “room at the inn” for couples whose first names were what?

A

MARY AND JOSEPH

1085
Q

For half a century,Mister Softee trucks have driven America’s streets playing music and peddling what?

A

ICE CREAM

1086
Q

For his significant contribution to the genre, author Zane Grey is often called the “father of the” what?

A

WESTERN NOVEL

1087
Q

For his skill at playing his instrument of choice,legendary bandleader Artie Shaw was dubbed the “King of the” what?

A

CLARINET

1088
Q

For many years, which of these snack foods promoted itself as “the cheese that goes crunch”?

A

CHEETOS

1089
Q

For many years,which of these TV journalists was suspected of being the Watergate informant known as Deep Throat?

A

DIANE SAWYER

1090
Q

For most of his 40-year run as the Today show’s film critic,Gene Shalit sported which of these looks?

A

BOW TIE, BUSHY MUSTACHE

1091
Q

For most of the 1988 movie “Working Girl,” Melanie Griffith’s character had what occupation?

A

SECRETARY

1092
Q

For over 100 years,the dreaded woll beevil was a scrooge to which of these U.S. crops?

A

COTTON

1093
Q

For over 30 years,United Airlines’ ad slogans urged travelers to fly what kind of skies?

A

FRIENDLY SKIES

1094
Q

For over 60 years,which of these retailers featured an annual “Running of the Brides” wedding dress sale?

A

FILENE’S BASEMENT

1095
Q

For over a century,the New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses Parade has taken place in what U.S. city?

A

PASADENA, CA

1096
Q

For reasons that should be clear to math enthusiasts,April 16th is the official “holiday” of what popular website?

A

FOURSQUARE

1097
Q

For seven seasons,TV’s “Gilmore Girls” featured a fast-talking mother and daughter who shared what name?

A

LORELAI

1098
Q

For several seasons, Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper have helped contestants on what reality TV show?

A

THE BIGGEST LOSER

1099
Q

For several years,the male dancing company Chippendales has tried to copyright what signature look?

A

CUFFS & COLLAR

1100
Q

For shoppers on a budget,Designer Imposters is a brand providing knockoffs of what luxury item?

A

FRAGRANCE

1101
Q

For the most part,what imaginary geographical line follows the 180th meridian?

A

INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE

1102
Q

For those seeking more bang for your bite,the larger version of the pasta tortellini is called what?

A

TORTELLONI

1103
Q

For years, Conan O’Brien has poked fun of his decidedly unhip car, a 1992 what?

A

FORD TAURUS

1104
Q

For years, the Slim-Fast slogan was a “shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and then a ” what for dinner?

A

SENSIBLE DINNER

1105
Q

For years, the “Today” Show’s Willard Scott has wished centenarians happy birthday on a segment sponsored by whom?

A

SMUCKERS

1106
Q

For years,the now-defunct Weekly World News tabloid captivated readers with ongoing stories about what creature?

A

BAT BOY

1107
Q

For years,what long-running TV show used a theme song aptly titled “Johnny’s Theme”?

A

THE TONIGHT SHOW

1108
Q

Forensics investigators often use “dactyloscopy,” a method of identifying people using what unique trait?

A

FINGERPRINT PATTERN

1109
Q

Forget-me-not flowers are typically a shade of what color?

A

BLUE

1110
Q

Formed in 1998, 30 Seconds to Mars is a Los-Angeles based rock band led by what actor?

A

JARED LETO

1111
Q

Former energy company Enron originally held what name,before realizing the word meant “intestine”?

A

ENTERON

1112
Q

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich once stated in an interview that he thought what actor should play him in a movie?

A

BRAD PITT

1113
Q

Former model Padma Lakshmi began hosting what popular reality competition series in 2006?

A

TOP CHEF

1114
Q

Former pro hockey player Tim Horton lent his name to a popular fast food franchise specializing in what?

A

DOUGHNUTS

1115
Q

Former rapper Vanilla Ice stars in a reality show that follows his current career doing what?

A

REMODELING HOMES

1116
Q

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was born in what country?

A

GERMANY

1117
Q

Formerly known as Sleuth, Cloo is a cable TV channel dedicated to what genre of programming?

A

MYSTERY

1118
Q

Fought over for decades, what Mediterranean island speaks Greek in its southern half and Turkish up north?

A

CYPRUS

1119
Q

Found at a German zoo,Eclyse the “zorse” is a half-horse hybrid animal with what distinctive markings on her coat?

A

BLACK AND WHITE STRIPES

1120
Q

Found in Asia and Africa,jackals belong to the same family as what domesticated animals?

A

DOGS

1121
Q

Found mostly in Asia,the macaque is a type of what animal?

A

MONKEY

1122
Q

Founded in 1856, the Wurlitzer Company is famous for producing which of these items?

A

JUKEBOXES

1123
Q

Founded in 1868, Martinelli’s is a California-based company best known for producing what?

A

SPARKLING CIDER

1124
Q

Founded in 1881, the Wharton School is a prestigious business school at what university?

A

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSLYVANIA

1125
Q

Founded in 1958, the FAA is a government agency controlled by what U.S. department?

A

TRANSPORTATION

1126
Q

Founded in 1963, the letters in the national drugstore chain CVS stand for what?

A

Corrective Vaccine Salves

1127
Q

Founded in 1968, what is the company J.D. Power and Associates best known for providing?

A

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA

1128
Q

Founded in 1972,Scantron Corporation is best known for its products that do what?

A

GRADE TESTS

1129
Q

Founded in 1984, what natural food brand bills itself as “7 Whole Grains on a Mission”?

A

KASHI

1130
Q

Founded in 1999,Edible Arrangements specializes in edible “bouquets” primarily made of what?

A

FRESH FRUIT

1131
Q

Founded in Jamaica, the Rastafari religion was popularized by what famous iconic musician?

A

BOB MARLEY

1132
Q

Founded in London in 1766,Christie’s is one of the world’s oldest what?

A

AUCTION HOUSES

1133
Q

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1829,what brand of beer claims to be from “America’s Oldest Brewery”?

A

YUENGLING

1134
Q

French Impressionist Edgar Degas is famous for his paintings and sculptors depicting what performers?

A

BALLET DANCERS

1135
Q

Fresh blueberries grown in the U.S. are typically in season during which of these months?

A

JULY

1136
Q

From 1856 until 1939, the country of Thailand was officially known as what?

A

SIAM

1137
Q

From 1883 until the 1950s what country claimed Vietnam as a country?

A

FRANCE

1138
Q

From 1898 to 1901, what country experienced a popular uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion?

A

CHINA

1139
Q

From 1916 to 2001,the Boeing aircraft company was headquartered in what city?

A

SEATTLE

1140
Q

From 1948 to 1956,Americans’ growing taste for pizza sparked an increase in sales of what herb?

A

OREGANO

1141
Q

From 1967-1989, Jesse White played what advertising icon?

A

MAYTAG REPAIRMAN

1142
Q

From 2005 to 2011,actor Steve Carell played Michael Scott on what popular TV sitcom?

A

THE OFFICE

1143
Q

From a Sanskrit phrase meaning “one with great measure,” a mahout is a driver of what kind of animal?

A

ELEPHANT

1144
Q

From a word meaning “to sit”, a seance is a gathering at which people attempt to do what?

A

SPEAK WITH THE DEAD

1145
Q

From Earth, Mars appears to be what shade of color?

A

RED

1146
Q

From the French for “half-cup,” a demitasse is commonly a small serving of what?

A

COFFEE

1147
Q

From what country’s controversial court case did the phrase “a dingo’s got my baby” originate?

A

AUSTRALIA

1148
Q

Garbanzo beans are also known by what name?

A

CHICKPEAS

1149
Q

Generally speaking,the difference between a liquor and a liqueur is that a liqueur is what?

A

SWEETENED

1150
Q

Generally speaking,which of these U.S. cities is pronounced with a “z” sound by outsiders and an “s” sound by locals?

A

BOISE

1151
Q

George A. Romero’s classic “Night of the Living Dead” series popularized what movie monsters?

A

ZOMBIES

1152
Q

George Bernard Shaw once humorously defined what activity as “the vertical expression of horizontal desire”?

A

DANCING

1153
Q

George H.W. Bush’s presidential library is located on the campus of what Texas university?

A

TEXAS A&M

1154
Q

George Orwell’s autobiographical 1938 book “Homage to Catalonia” opens with Orwell in what European city?

A

BARCELONA

1155
Q

George Steinbrenner,the legendary owner of the NY Yankees,made his fortune in what industry?

A

SHIPPING

1156
Q

George W. Bush gets his middle name, “Walker,” from which of his relatives?

A

PATERNAL GRANDMOTHER

1157
Q

Giving her a radiant halo called an “aureole,” how many rays shoot out from the Statue of Liberty’s crown?

A

SEVEN

1158
Q

Giving it the scientific name of Leviathan melvillei,researchers recently discovered the bones of a prehistoric what?

A

WHALE

1159
Q

Golden-voiced Julie Andrews won her only Oscar for her work in what movie musical?

A

MARY POPPINS

1160
Q

Grammatically speaking,which of these reality TV show titles is an imperative statement?

A

SAY YES TO THE DRESS

1161
Q

Grammy-winning country music star Judith Newton rose to fame in the ’80s with what nickname?

A

JUICE NEWTON

1162
Q

Great Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer is the equivalent to what U.S. cabinet position?

A

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY

1163
Q

Greater New York City is often called the “Tri-state area,” a term that refers to New York,New Jersey and what third state?

A

CONNECTICUT

1164
Q

Gregory Maguire’s 2003 novel “Mirror Mirror” is a revisionist version of what classic fairy tale?

A

SNOW WHITE

1165
Q

Groundhogs are also commonly known as what?

A

WOODCHUCKS

1166
Q

growing spa treatment service, thermal-auricular therapy is better known by what name?

A

EAR CANDLING

1167
Q

Grown and cultivated from the Yerba mate plant,mate is a South American variety of what beverage?

A

TEA

1168
Q

Gun-control advocate James Brady once held what position in the Reagan administration?

A

PRESS SECRETARY

1169
Q

Hailed as a must-have for new parents, “Sophie” is a French-made baby’s chew toy in the shape of what animal?

A

GIRAFFE

1170
Q

Hailed as a super-food, the much-hyped acai berry is harvested in which of these countries?

A

BRAZIL

1171
Q

Hailing from Spain,what pro tennis player uses a logo that resembles a bull?

A

RAFAEL NADAL

1172
Q

Haley’s comet, which last appeared in and will next return in 2061, takes how long to orbit the sun?

A

75 YEARS

1173
Q

Harpo,Oprah’s production company,shares its name with a character from a novel by what author?

A

ALICE WALKER

1174
Q

Harvest gold and “avocado green” were trendy colors for kitchen appliances during what decade?

A

1970S

1175
Q

Haskell Opera House has its stage in Quebec, Canada, while most of its audience members sit in what state?

A

VERMONT

1176
Q

Having nothing to do with their political views, what sport features players labeled as right and left wing?

A

HOCKEY

1177
Q

Hawaiian for “quick,” what word describes a web page that can be edited by many people?

A

WIKI

1178
Q

he 2010 film “The Last Play at Shea” examines the history of a stadium and former home of what team?

A

NY METS

1179
Q

he political Web site Huffingtonpost.com was founded in 2005 by a writer with what first name?

A

ARIANNA

1180
Q

he popular Ed Hardy line of clothing is named after a person with what profession?

A

TATTOO ARTIST

1181
Q

Headlines exclaimed “Aack!” when it was announced that what long-running comic strip would end in 2010?

A

CATHY

1182
Q

Headlines quipped, “Mr. & Mrs. Smith Go To Washington,” reporting on a 2012 White House visit by what celeb couple?

A

BRAD PITT & ANGELINA JOLIE

1183
Q

Headlines read “Deja Blue” after what NFL team scored a second Super Bowl win over the Patriots in 2012?

A

NEW YORK GIANTS

1184
Q

Headquartered in Cupertino,what tech company offers “Cupidtino,” an online dating site that connects fans of its products?

A

APPLE

1185
Q

Heard in the expression, “That really sticks in my craw,” a “craw” is literally a what?

A

BIRD’S THROAT

1186
Q

Held in New York, “Night of a Thousand Stevies” is a fan festival honoring what band’s former lead singer?

A

FLEETWOOD MAC

1187
Q

Helping campus-bound kids since 1996,which bit of numerical jargon is a tax-friendly college savings plan?

A

529

1188
Q

Helping people cope with the current economy,The Recessionista blog primarily covers what area of interest?

A

FASHION

1189
Q

henille, a soft, fuzzy fabric, is aptly named for the French word for what bug?

A

CATERPILLAR

1190
Q

Henry Ford built a replica of Thomas Edison’s famous Menlo Park labaratory in what Midwestern city?

A

DEARBORN, MI

1191
Q

Henry Heimlech,the doctor famous for his life-saving maneuver,is the cousin of an actor famous for what sitcom character?

A

“POTSIE” WEBER

1192
Q

Henry VIII belonged to what royal family?

A

TUDOR

1193
Q

Hidden in the word “mosquito” is the name of the capital city of what South American country?

A

ECUADOR

1194
Q

Hidden in the word “mosquito” is the name of the capital city of what South American country?

A

ECUADOR

1195
Q

Hillary Clinton’s 1996 bestseller was based on the African proverb “It takes a whole village to” do what?

A

RAISE A CHILD

1196
Q

Hirsutism is a medical condition common among which of these circus performers?

A

BEARDED LADIES

1197
Q

Historian Edward Gibbon is best known for his six-volume account of the “Decline and Fall” od what empire?

A

ROMAN

1198
Q

Hollywood’s favorite time of year,which of these months falls within a period known as “awards season”?

A

FEBRUARY

1199
Q

Hollywood’s star-studded Walk of Fame is centered at the famous intersection of Hollywood Blvd and what?

A

VINE

1200
Q

Home of “Clawed the Eagle,” American University is a private school located where?

A

WASHINGTON, D.C.

1201
Q

Home to a 5,000-year-old stone circle,the Hebrides islands are located off the coast of what country?

A

SCOTLAND

1202
Q

Home to a famous breed of tiger,Bengal is a region located in what part of the world?

A

SOUTH ASIA

1203
Q

7-Eleven stores were temporarily converted into Kwik E-marts to promote the release of what movie?

A

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

1204
Q

Home to a large global banking industry, Zurich is the most populated city of what country?

A

SWITZERLAND

1205
Q

Home to the National Christmas Tree,the park area directly south of the White House is known as what?

A

THE ELLIPSE

1206
Q

Honolulu,the capital city of Hawaii,is located on which of its islands?

A

OAHU

1207
Q

Honored by the Kennedy Center in 2003, Itzhak Perlman is a world-renowned player of what musical instrument?

A

VIOLIN

1208
Q

Horn and Fishbacher are the last names of what famous duo?

A

SIEGFRIED AND ROY

1209
Q

Hosted by Don Francisco since 1962,the variety show “Sabado Gigante” fittingly airs on what day of the week?

A

SATURDAY

1210
Q

How many basic positions of the feet are there in traditional ballet?

A

FIVE

1211
Q

How many calories does a person have to burn to lose one pound of fat?

A

3,500 *CORRECT*

1212
Q

How many emirates, or territories, comprise the Middle Eastern territory known as United Arab Emirates?

A

7

1213
Q

How many episodes of the “real-time” TV series “24” would it take to depict the events of a single week?

A

168

1214
Q

How many fluid ounces are in a pint?

A

16

1215
Q

How many issues would a subscriber to both USA TODAY and Texas Weekly get in one calendar year?

A

64

1216
Q

How many numbers between ten and twenty have names that end with the suffix “-teen?”

A

7

1217
Q

How many prime numbers are there between 1 and 20?

A

8 *CORRECT*

1218
Q

How many queens does a typical honeybee nest have at any one time?

A

ONE

1219
Q

How many seconds are in one hour?

A

3600

1220
Q

How many total ribs are there in the human rib cage?

A

25

1221
Q

How many total ribs are there in the human rib cage?

A

24

1222
Q

How many U.S. presidents have had sons who also served as U.S. president?

A

2

1223
Q

How many workers sit on a steel beam hundreds of feet in the air in the iconic 1932 photo “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper”?

A

11

1224
Q

How many years after the Civil War did WWII end?

A

80

1225
Q

How many years transpired between the publication of George Orwell’s “1984” and the year 1984?

A

35

1226
Q

How old was Thomas Jefferson when he drafted the Declaration of Independence?

A

33 *CORRECT*

1227
Q

Icebreakers are ships often used to navigate which of these parts of the world?

A

ARCTIC OCEAN

1228
Q

If 10-year-old Bart Simpson had aged since the show’s premiere,in what year would he have reached drinking age in the U.S.?

A

2000 *CORRECT*

1229
Q

If a gross is equal to 144 units,how many units are in a dozen gross,also known as a “great gross”?

A

1728 *CORRECT*

1230
Q

If a group of people does something “en masse,” how are they doing it?

A

IN UNISON

1231
Q

If a man’s shirt size is 16-32/33,the “16” is a measurement of what?

A

CIRCUMFERENCE OF NECK

1232
Q

If a person has blue eyes, it is because what part of his eyes are blue?

A

IRIS

1233
Q

If a person was born in 1991, what birthday did they celebrate during the palindromic year?

A

11TH

1234
Q

If a woman making 50,000 dollars a year gets a 20% raise, what is her new annual salary?

A

$60,000

1235
Q

If a woman walks 10,000 feet,how many more feet does she have to walk to go a distance of two miles?

A

560

1236
Q

If an “n” is added to the end of it, what zodiac sign becomes the name for the animal that symbolizes it?

A

SCORPIO

1237
Q

If Blue from “Blue’s Clues” and Clifford the Big Red Dog had a puppy,what color would it most likely be?

A

PURPLE

1238
Q

If each can contains 12 ounces, what is the total volume of liquid in a six-pack of beer?

A

72 OUNCES

1239
Q

If every U.S. Senator had the floor for 3 minutes, how many total hours of speaking would ensue?

A

5

1240
Q

If he lived in ancient Rome, what superhero might have gone by the name “Homo Ferreus”?

A

IRONMAN

1241
Q

If hot dogs come in 10-packs and buns in 8-packs, which of these combos will have an equal amount of franks and buns?

A

4 HOT DOG PACKS, 5 BUN PACKS

1242
Q

If it could talk, the traditional animal symbol of the Democratic Party would most likely say what?

A

HEE-HAW!

1243
Q

If it were an actual pole,the axis around which the Earth spins would pass through what continent?

A

ANTARCTICA

1244
Q

If someone is not familiar with another person,he might say “I don’t know him from” whom?

A

ADAM

1245
Q

If someone were to describe Nicolas Cage as “cagey,” they might mean that he is what?

A

SHREWD

1246
Q

If the countries were represented by their national flowers, what would be the 2010 World Cup final match up?

A

RED CARNATIONS VS. TULIPS

1247
Q

If the Gettysburg Address were delivered in 2012,”four score and seven years ago” would refer to what year?

A

1925 *CORRECT*

1248
Q

If the Gettysburg Address were delivered today in 2011, “Four score and seven years ago” would refer to what year?

A

1924

1249
Q

If the Gettysburg Address were delivered today in 2011, “four score and seven years ago” would refer to what year?

A

1924 (C)

1250
Q

If the Indy 500 were “converted” from miles to kilometers,it would be called the what?

A

INDY 805

1251
Q

If the singer Davy Jones had a locked actually located in “Davy Jones’s locker,” where would it be?

A

AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

1252
Q

If the “OctoMom” Nadya Suleman had birthed one more child,she might have been called the what?

A

NONAMOM

1253
Q

If there are 8 bits in a byte, then how many bytes are in a bit?

A

0.125

1254
Q

If they were actual members of the U.S. Army,which of these characters would hold the highest rank?

A

COLONEL SANDERS

1255
Q

If tripe is on the menu for dinner,which of the following might you have the pleasure of eating?

A

COW STOMACH

1256
Q

If you are traveling on an airplane that has a cruising altitude of 30,000 feet,about how many miles are you above the Earth?

A

5.7 *CORRECT*

1257
Q

If you burn off 500 more calories than you consume each day,how long should it take for you to lose one pound?

A

SEVEN DAYS

1258
Q

If you counted them, which of the following would total 36, 525?

A

DAYS IN A CENTURY

1259
Q

If you had one of each of the 50 U.S. commemorative quarters, how much money would you have?

A

$12.50

1260
Q

If you have four shirts and three pairs of pants, how many unique ensembles can you put together?

A

TWELVE

1261
Q

If you rearrange the letters in Meg Ryan’s name,you can form the name of a European country that has what capital?

A

BERLIN

1262
Q

If you wanted to visit the “Geographic Center of North America,” you’d have to go to what U.S. state/

A

NORTH DAKOTA

1263
Q

If you “throw brickbats” at someone, it means you are doing which of these things?

A

CRITICIZING THEM

1264
Q

If your astrological sign is the one that comes first alphabetically,then when is your birthday?

A

JANUARY OR FEBRUARY

1265
Q

If your astrological sign is the one that comes first alphabetically,then when is your birthday?

A

JANUARY OR FEBRUARY

1266
Q

If “ASAP” is too long, text messengers can type what three- letter abbreviation to mean “immediately”?

A

PDQ

1267
Q

ILM, the special effects company founded by George Lucas, stands for Industrial Light and what?

A

MAGIC

1268
Q

Immortalized by The Beatles, Abbey Road is a famous street in what European city?

A

LONDON

1269
Q

Important for ad rates, TV programming in Feb, May, July, and November has what special name?

A

SWEEPS

1270
Q

Important for its use in fertilizer, ammonia is a compound made from hydrogen and what other element?

A

NITROGEN

1271
Q

Important for proper feng shui,which home improvement item comes in “right-handed” and “left-handed” versions?

A

DOOR

1272
Q

Important in South American cuisine, which of these foods has been called “the supergrain of the future?”

A

QUINOA

1273
Q

In a cliche scene from many Westerns, gunslingers meet for a final showdown when?

A

HIGH NOON

1274
Q

In 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded for her part in a plot to assassinate which British monarch?

A

ELIZABETH I

1275
Q

In 1587, what family gave birth to Virginia, the first English child born in the Americas?

A

THE DARES

1276
Q

In 1667, the Dutch traded Manhattan for the tiny Indonesian island of Rum, valuable for its abundance of what spice?

A

NUTMEG

1277
Q

In 1820,Maine became the 23rd state in the Union by separating from what other state?

A

MASSACHUSETTS

1278
Q

In 1835, Charles Darwin spent five weeks observing the indigenous life on what chain of islands?

A

THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS

1279
Q

In 1839,what inventor first vulcanized rubber?

A

CHARLES GOODYEAR

1280
Q

In 1844,the independent candidate Joseph Smith,Jr. became the first what to run for president?

A

MORMON

1281
Q

In 1849,mounting debt forced what French author to sell his famed castle,the Chateau de Monte-Cristo?

A

ALEXANDRE DUMAS

1282
Q

In 1865, John Stetson introduced a now-famous version of what type of hat?

A

COWBOY HAT

1283
Q

In 1872,an act of Congress established what as America’s first official national park?

A

YELLOWSTONE

1284
Q

In 1872,Susan B.Anthony was arrested in Rochester,New York,for illegally doing what?

A

VOTING

1285
Q

In 1876, what inventor uttered the now-famous words, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you” ?

A

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

1286
Q

In 1881,the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral took place in a city that is now part of what state?

A

ARIZONA

1287
Q

In 1884,brothers Al,Otto,Charles,John,and Alf Ringling founded a famous what in Baraboo,WI?

A

CIRCUS

1288
Q

In 1885, what popular soft drink was invented at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, TX?

A

DOCTOR PEPPER

1289
Q

In 1898,Swiss businessman Cesar Ritz established a now-famous what in Paris?

A

HOTEL

1290
Q

In 1902,nine motor clubs merged to form a nonprofit organization currently known by what name?

A

AAA *CORRECT*

1291
Q

In 1903,the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was formed to help persons who did what?

A

HAULED LOADS

1292
Q

In 1909, who became the first President to be depicted on a circulating U.S. monetary coin?

A

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

1293
Q

In 1918, William L. Murphy invented a stow-away version of what piece of furniture?

A

BED

1294
Q

In 1926,Adriano,Marcello,and Bruno Ducati founded a firm today known for manufacturing what?

A

MOTORCYCLES

1295
Q

In 1927,Charles Lindbergh flew the first solo,non-stop transatlantic flight aboard what aircraft?

A

SPIRIT OF ST.LOUIS

1296
Q

In 1928, anthropologist Margaret Mead published her landmark study titled “Coming of Age in” what country?

A

SAMOA

1297
Q

In 1930, Herman Fisher and Irving Price became the namesakes for a famous brand of what?

A

CHILDREN’S TOYS

1298
Q

In 1935,what accounting firm began its long-running tradition of tallying votes for the Academy Awards?

A

PRICE WATERHOUSE

1299
Q

In 1939,Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard founded a company that today specializes in making what?

A

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

1300
Q

In 1945,what food became the first to be intentionally microwaved?

A

POPCORN

1301
Q

In 1946, the John Oster Manufacturing Company introduced the Osterizer, a popular brand of what?

A

BLENDER

1302
Q

In 1948, a Chicago paper ran the famously incorrect headline “Dewey Defeats Truman” on the third of what month?

A

NOVEMBER

1303
Q

In 1950,Senator Joe McCarthy became the central figure in a national crusade known as the what?

A

RED SCARE

1304
Q

In 1955,Rosa Parks made history when she refused to give up her seat on a public bus in what city?

A

MONTGOMERY,ALABAMA

1305
Q

In 1955,the novel “The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant” was turned into a Broadway musical with what title?

A

DAMN YANKEES

1306
Q

In 1956,Chuck Williams opened the first Williams-Sonoma store in what U.S. state?

A

CALIFORNIA

1307
Q

In 1959, Travelers Insurance began featuring what red item as part of its logo?

A

UMBRELLA

1308
Q

In 1960, Mount Everest explorer Sir Edmund Hillary led an expedition to find what mythical creature?

A

ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN

1309
Q

In 1960,Mattel introduced a popular “talking” doll named what?

A

CHATTY CATHY

1310
Q

In 1965,former test pilot Owen Maclaren patented a prototype of the B-01,the basis for a popular line of what?

A

BABY STROLLERS

1311
Q

In 1966, rock guitarist James Hendrix officially changed the spelling of his first name to what?

A

JIMI

1312
Q

In 1968, what star of “Planet of the Apes” turned heads with what’s billed as the first ever himan-ape movie kiss?

A

CHARLTON HESTON

1313
Q

In 1969, the Apollo 11 lunar module landed on a region of the moon named “Sea of” what?

A

TRANQUILITY

1314
Q

In 1971 cult classic, what does an older woman say to a younger man when he says, “I love you Maude”?

A

I LIKE YOU HAROLD

1315
Q

In 1971,in an effort to bolster relations,a team of U.S. athletes was invited to China to compete in what sport?

A

PING-PONG

1316
Q

In 1971,The NY Times published excerpts of top-secret Vietnam War documents commonly known as what?

A

PENTAGON PAPERS

1317
Q

In 1972,what organization’s office was the site of a famous break-in at the Watergate hotel?

A

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY

1318
Q

In 1973,Bjorn Jakobson founder of the BabyBjorn company,invented a revolutionary product that helps parents do what?

A

CARRY BABIES

1319
Q

IN 1975, Wally Adams became famous for making what type of snack food?

A

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1320
Q

In 1978, an all-male rock band released an album titled “Q: Are We Not Men? “A: We Are” who?

A

DEVO

1321
Q

In 1979,a Florida restaurateur founded the Boca brand,starting with a line of meatless what?

A

BURGERS

1322
Q

In 1983,February 11th was declared “National Inventors’ Day,” fittingly the birthday of what great American?

A

THOMAS EDISON

1323
Q

In 1984 David Stern became the commissioner of what sport’s professional league?

A

BASKETBALL

1324
Q

In 1984, the NBA Championship Trophy was renamed to honor what legendary NBA Commissioner?

A

LARRY O’BRIEN

1325
Q

In 1984,Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker,Jr.,claiming his theme song for “Ghostbusters” was a rip-off of which hit?

A

I WANT A NEW DRUG

1326
Q

In 1984,Michael Larson racked up $110,237 in winnings by memorizing the patterns on what game show’s Big Board?

A

PRESS YOUR LUCK

1327
Q

In 1985, Alexa Ray Joel was born to two famous people with what occupations?

A

SUPERMODEL and SONGWRITER

1328
Q

In 1985, what product’s notoriously unsuccessful “New” formula was introduced to the public?

A

COCA COLA

1329
Q

In 1985,the word “Classic” was added to what soft drink’s label,where it remained for many years?

A

COCA-COLA

1330
Q

In 1986, what media mogul caused a stir when he released a list of over 100 films he planned to colorize?

A

TED TURNER

1331
Q

In 1986,over 100 tons of what product were used to clean the inner copper walls of the Statue of Liberty?

A

ARM & HAMMER BAKING SODA

1332
Q

In 1987,what Beatles song was banned by the BBC because of its lyric “I’d love to turn you on”?

A

A DAY IN THE LIFE

1333
Q

In 1988,midwesterners Mark Badgley and James Mischka joined forces to become famous names in what industry?

A

FASHION

1334
Q

In 1989,a 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook what World Series host city just before Game 3?

A

SAN FRANCISCO

1335
Q

In 1990, George H.W. Bush signed the U.S. Interstate System after what President?

A

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

1336
Q

In 1990,the SkyMall catalog was launched to target shoppers where?

A

ON AIRPLANES

1337
Q

In 1994, Texas native Tom Ford began his legendary tenure as creative director of what Italian label?

A

GUCCI

1338
Q

In 1994,seventeen-year-old Laetitia Thompson asked Bill Clinton the famous question, “Is It” what?

A

BOXERS OR BRIEFS?

1339
Q

In 1994,the author of the sci-fi collection “I Robot” had a posthumous memoir released,titled what?

A

I. ASIMOV

1340
Q

In 1994,what country singer adapted her hit song “Coat of Many Colors” into a children’s book?

A

DOLLY PARTON

1341
Q

In 1995, what country created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to examine its past?

A

SOUTH AFRICA

1342
Q

In 1995,what Muppet debuted his signature cologne,a scent called “Amphibia”?

A

KERMIT THE FROG

1343
Q

In 1996,Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug landed her gold-medal-clinching vault despite what injury?

A

SPRAINED ANKLE

1344
Q

In 1997, what state passed a law allowing its residents to cast absentee ballots from space?

A

TEXAS

1345
Q

In 1997,what pro sport officially retired the number 42,the uniform number worn by Jackie Robinson?

A

BASEBALL

1346
Q

In 1998, Gus Van Sant directed Vince Vaughn in a shot-by-shot remake of what classic Hitchcock thriller?

A

PSYCHO

1347
Q

In 1999,the current world record for the mile was set by a man running at approximately what speed?

A

16 MPH

1348
Q

In 1999,the RIAA created what award to recognize albums that have sold more than 10 million copies?

A

DIAMOND

1349
Q

In 2000, Van Heusen launched its “Regis” line, featuring paired shirts and ties that were what?

A

MONOCHROMATIC

1350
Q

In 2000,a former member of what family band gave his newborn son the punny name “Jermajesty”?

A

THE JACKSON FIVE

1351
Q

In 2001, which of these people was named Honorary Sergeant, Regular Army by President Clinton?

A

SACAGAWEA

1352
Q

In 2001,Utah invited Bill Cosby to help announce what food as its official state snack?

A

JELL-O

1353
Q

In 2001,what author of “The CORRECTions” created controversy when he snubbed Oprah’s Book Club?

A

JONATHAN FRANZEN

1354
Q

In 2003, R & B singer Kelis released a hit single named after what tasty treat?

A

MILKSHAKE

1355
Q

In 2003,what country became the third,after the U.S. and Russia,to launch a person into space aboard its own rocket?

A

CHINA

1356
Q

In 2004, the FDA approved Botox injections as a treatment for what?

A

EXCESSIVE SWEATING

1357
Q

In 2004, who spawned a rubber-bracelet trend by selling yellow wristwear to raise money for charity?

A

LANCE ARMSTRONG

1358
Q

In 2004,Douglas Hamilton and Antonio Burr reenacted what 1804 event between their ancestors?

A

DUEL

1359
Q

In 2004,what agency got thousands of complaints about Janet Jackson’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl?

A

FCC *CORRECT*

1360
Q

In 2004,what awards show instituted a five-second tape delay on the 30th anniversary of a famous streaking incident?

A

OSCARS

1361
Q

In 2005, Dan Rather concluded his final show as a CBS news anchor with what familiar sign-off?

A

COURAGE

1362
Q

In 2005, W. Mark Felt revealed himself to be “Deep Throat,” the long-anonymous source in what scandal?

A

WATERGATE

1363
Q

In 2006, Russell Crowe and his wife named their newborn baby boy Tennyson, after a famous what?

A

POET

1364
Q

In 2006,Nouri al-Maliki became known worldwide when he assumed what post?

A

IRAQI PRIME MINISTER

1365
Q

In 2006,the International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto from planet to what lesser celestial body?

A

DWARF PLANET

1366
Q

In 2007, Forest Whitaker won the Oscar for portraying Idi Amin, the former dictator of what country?

A

UGANDA

1367
Q

In 2007, John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” became an official state song of what U.S. state?

A

COLORADO

1368
Q

In 2007, the Moldy Peaches hit it big after its ballad “Anyone Else But You” was featured in what film?

A

JUNO

1369
Q

In 2007, what comedian replaced Bob Barker as host of “The Price is Right”?

A

DREW CAREY

1370
Q

In 2007, what TV actor’s daughter released a video of her intoxicated father attempting to eat a hamburger?

A

DAVID HASSELHOFF

1371
Q

In 2007, what “Grey’s Anatomy” character “spunoff” from the show to join a friend’s medical group in L.A.?

A

ADDISON MONTGOMERY

1372
Q

In 2007,Barry Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s career home run record while playing for what MLB team?

A

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

1373
Q

In 2007,protesting college student Andrew Meyer won lasting Internet fame by shouting what at university police?

A

“DON’T TASE ME, BRO!”

1374
Q

In 2007,the Plain White T’s scored a #1 hit with an infectious love song titled “Hey There” what?

A

DELILAH

1375
Q

In 2007,what singer revealed that Caroline Kennedy was the inspiration for one of his 1969 hit songs?

A

NEIL DIAMOND

1376
Q

In 2007,what U.S. state acknowledged the town of Robstown as the birthplace of the “Hold ‘Em” style of poker?

A

TEXAS

1377
Q

In 2008, a high-profile sex scandal centered on the exposure of what elected official as “Client 9”?

A

NEW YORK GOVERNOR

1378
Q

In 2008, archaeologists in Jordan announced the possible discovery of what biblical figure’s fabled mines?

A

KING SOLOMON

1379
Q

In 2008, Eva Longoria opened a Los Angeles restaurant named Beso, Spanish for what?

A

KISS

1380
Q

In 2008, George W. Bush ducked twice when an Iraqi journalist threw what at his head?

A

SHOES

1381
Q

In 2008, who became the first rock musician ever to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize?

A

BOB DYLAN

1382
Q

In 2008, “Saved by the Bell” alum Mario Lopez became host of what entertainment news show?

A

EXTRA

1383
Q

In 2008, “Subway Guy” Jared Fogle went on a “Tour de Pants” to raise awareness about what issue?

A

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

1384
Q

In 2008, “Subway Guy” Jared Fogle went on “Tour de Pants” to raise awareness about what issue?

A

CHILDHOOD OBESITY

1385
Q

In 2008,Jeremy Piven quit a Broadway play,blaming Mercury poisoning he got from eating too much what?

A

SUSHI

1386
Q

In 2009, after decades of secrecy, Mrs. Butterworth’s first name was revealed to be what?

A

JOY

1387
Q

In 2009, Chicago’s famed Sear’s Tower officially changed its name to what?

A

WILLIS TOWER

1388
Q

In 2009, China surpassed what country to become the world’s leading consumer of energy?

A

UNITED STATES

1389
Q

In 2009, disgraced financier Bernie Madoff was sentenced to how many years in prison?

A

150

1390
Q

In 2009, Heath Ledger won an Oscar for a role played twenty years earlier by whom?

A

JACK NICHOLSON

1391
Q

In 2009, Jimmy Fallon vainly attempted to reunite the cast of what series?

A

SAVED BY THE BELL

1392
Q

In 2009, Lego introduced a new toy model made of what architect’s iconic Guggenheim Museum?

A

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

1393
Q

In 2009, Scotland allowed convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdel Basset to return to what home country?

A

LIBYA

1394
Q

In 2009, the Fiesta of San Fermin in Pamplona, Spain, held its first look-alike contest honoring what author?

A

ERNEST HEMINGWAY

1395
Q

In 2009, the International Olympic Committee named what city as the host of the 2016 games?

A

RIO DE JANEIRO

1396
Q

In 2009, the U.S. Navy rescued Captain Richard Phillips from pirates off the coast of what nation?

A

SOMALIA

1397
Q

In 2009, Utah’s Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa teamed up with a popular reality show and renamed itself what?

A

THE BIGGEST LOSER RESORT

1398
Q

In 2009, what country’s runaway inflation led their reserve bank to issue 100 trillion dollar bills?

A

ZIMBABWE

1399
Q

In 2009, what major corporation changed its slogan to “More saving. More doing.” to reflect the times?

A

HOME DEPOT

1400
Q

In 2009, what pizza chain revamped its recipe amid customer complaints that their old crust tasted “like cardboard”?

A

DOMINO’S

1401
Q

In 2009, what pro athlete launched his own TV show in which he tackles other pros at their jobs?

A

SHAQUILLE O’NEAL

1402
Q

In 2009, which of these “Family Guy” characters moved to Stoolbend, VA to star in his own spin-off?

A

CLEVELAND BROWN

1403
Q

In 2009,astronomers discovered a “supersized” ring around what planet,much further away than its other known rings?

A

SATURN

1404
Q

In 2009,Barack Obama completed his much-hyped first 100 days in office on the 29th of what month?

A

APRIL

1405
Q

In 2009,Crystal Renn released her book “Hungry,” which chronicles her experiences as a what?

A

PLUS-SIZE MODEL

1406
Q

In 2009,England’s Prince Harry made his first official visit to the U.S. to participate in what charity event?

A

POLO MATCH

1407
Q

In 2009,Utah’s Fitness Ridge Resort & Spa teamed up with a popular reality show and renamed itself what?

A

THE BIGGEST LOSER RESORT

1408
Q

In 2009,what politician released a much-anticipated memoir titled “Going Rogue:An American Life”?

A

SARAH PALIN

1409
Q

In 2009,what rapper beat Elvis Presley’s record for most No.1 albums on the Billboard charts by a solo artist?

A

JAY-Z

1410
Q

In 2009,what U.S. president was on hand as an 11-foot statue honoring him was unveiled in Kosovo?

A

BILL CLINTON

1411
Q

In 2009,which of these singers released a men’s cologned called “Southern Blend”?

A

TIM MCGRAW

1412
Q

In 2010 Jeff Bridges received a Best Actor Oscar for his performance as Bad Blake, who is a what?

A

COUNTRY SINGER

1413
Q

In 2010 President Obama and a former NBA athlete played what fitting version of the game H-O-R-S-E?

A

P-O-T-U-S

1414
Q

In 2010 what sitcom aired a live episode featuring Julia Lewis-Drayfus as “Liz Lemon” in flashbacks?

A

30 ROCK

1415
Q

In 2010 what TV host changed his time slot from 11:00 to midnight to accommodate Conan O’Brien?

A

GEORGE LOPEZ

1416
Q

In 2010 who became the first living person to acquire more than 10 million fans on Facebook?

A

LADY GAGA

1417
Q

In 2010, a British government official praised which of these TV actresses as a curvy role model for women?

A

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS

1418
Q

In 2010, a fed-up flight attendant on what airline dramatically deplaned via an inflatable emergency chute?

A

JET BLUE

1419
Q

In 2010, a U.S. assemblyman advocated a bill to allow the “Spanish pronunciation” of what state’s name?

A

NEVADA

1420
Q

In 2010, actress Portia de Rossi petitioned to legally change her last name to what?

A

DEGENERES

1421
Q

In 2010, after a young fan asked for help with a “mutiny,” Johnny Depp visited a U.K. school dressed as what character?

A

CAPTAIN JACK SPARROW

1422
Q

In 2010, an out-of-control Amish teenager led police on a wild one-mile chase involving what?

A

HORSE-DRAWN BUGGY

1423
Q

In 2010, Apple introduces a video calling service for the iphone 4 with what snappy name?

A

FACETIME

1424
Q

In 2010, Elian Gonzalez announced he was thankful he had returned to what homeland 10 years earlier?

A

CUBA

1425
Q

In 2010, for the first time in 27 years, the House of Reps censured one of its members, Charlie Rangel of what state?

A

NEW YORK

1426
Q

In 2010, Louise Brown, the world’s first “test tube baby” turned what age?

A

32

1427
Q

In 2010, Nicki Minaj became the first woman ever named to MTVs list of “hottest” what?

A

MCs

1428
Q

In 2010, Oprah hosted a reunion special for “The Color Purple,” in which she talked about playing what role?

A

SOFIA

1429
Q

In 2010, Reba McEntire won praise for cover of “If I Were a Boy,” originally a hit single by whom?

A

BEYONCE

1430
Q

In 2010, Russell Brand and Katy Perry were quietly married near what country’s Rathambore tiger sanctuary?

A

INDIA

1431
Q

In 2010, Target recalled a T-shirt featuring the now-banned flag of what country’s Francoist regime?

A

SPAIN

1432
Q

In 2010, the Pentagon estimated that which poor nation is home to $1 trillion in untapped precious minerals?

A

AFGHANISTAN

1433
Q

In 2010, Time.com announced the retirement of Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi, a legend in what field?

A

COMPETITIVE EATING

1434
Q

In 2010, TV personality Jo Frost announced her retirement from what popular reality show?

A

SUPERNANNY

1435
Q

In 2010, what actress became a mother again at the age of 48 when she gave birth to a boy named Benjamin?

A

KELLY PRESTON

1436
Q

In 2010, what actress helped her 3-year old son launch his own Twitter account “Liam’s World?”

A

TORI SPELLING

1437
Q

In 2010, what author revealed that he was writing his memoir about his years living under a “fatwa” death sentence?

A

SALMAN RUSHDIE

1438
Q

In 2010, what comedienne became the first woman in 16 years to host MTV’s Video Music Awards?

A

CHELSEA HANDLER

1439
Q

In 2010, what company’s founder surprisingly donated $100 million to the public schools of Newark, NJ?

A

FACEBOOK

1440
Q

In 2010, what country’s cultural minister banned mullets and ponytails for men as being “decadent”?

A

IRAN

1441
Q

In 2010, what formerly married couple announced their respective engagements within days of each other?

A

JESSICA SIMPSON & NICK LACHEY

1442
Q

In 2010, what Fortune 500 company overtook Royal Dutch Shell to become the largest in the world?

A

WALMART

1443
Q

In 2010, what openly graying sitcom star revealed, “I dyed my hair red the whole time I was on ‘Friends’”?

A

MATT LEBLANC

1444
Q

In 2010, what philanthropist announced plans to give away 99 percent of his estimated $47 billion fortune?

A

WARREN BUFFETT

1445
Q

In 2010, what political duo made headlines by divorcing after 40 years of marriage?

A

AL AND TIPPER GORE

1446
Q

In 2010, what snack brand unveiled a new bag that, when crinkled, is reportedly louder than a jet cockpit?

A

SUN CHIPS

1447
Q

In 2010, what “reality” show finale revealed that its last scene was actually filmed on a Hollywood set?

A

THE HILLS

1448
Q

In 2010, which of these figures was vilified for his seemingly callous remark, “I’d like my life back”?

A

CEO OF BP

1449
Q

In 2010, who coined the term “mama grizzly” to refer to the female political candidates she endorses?

A

SARAH PALIN

1450
Q

In 2010, Whole Foods pulled what beverage from its shelves amid concerns over its high alcohol content?

A

KOMBUCHA

1451
Q

In 2010, “Survivor:Nicaragua” was won by Jud Birza,a 21-year-old male model with with apt nickname?

A

FABIO

1452
Q

In 2010,a single violinist set a world record by playing what frenetic classical piece in just over one minute?

A

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE

1453
Q

In 2010,actor Steve Carell announced he was leaving what TV show after the 2010/2011 season?

A

THE OFFICE

1454
Q

In 2010,Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski became the first senate candidate since 1954 to do what?

A

WIN AS A WRITE-IN CANDIDATE

1455
Q

In 2010,an Oregon man changed his name to “Captain Awesome” in honor of a character from what TV show?

A

CHUCK

1456
Q

In 2010,an out-of-control Amish teenager led police on a wild one-mile chase while driving a what?

A

HORSE-DRAWN BUGGY

1457
Q

In 2010,Angus T.Jones topped the list of “TV’s Richest Kids” for playing Jake Harper on what sitcom?

A

TWO AND A HALF MEN

1458
Q

In 2010,Barbara Walters joked she chose a cow valve for her heart surgery over one from what non-kosher animal?

A

PIG

1459
Q

In 2010,country star Kenny Chesney’s 40-acre home was all wet when floods washed over what city?

A

NASHVILLE

1460
Q

In 2010,Doris Roberts reunited with “Raymond” castmate Patricia Heaton when she guest starred on what sitcom?

A

THE MIDDLE

1461
Q

In 2010,Pennsylvania introduced machines that check customers’ breath and ID before vending what?

A

WINE

1462
Q

In 2010,Rhonda Byrne released “The Power,” a follow-up to what controversial 2006 self-help book?

A

THE SECRET

1463
Q

In 2010,Robert Halderman was sentenced to six months in jail for attempting to blackmail what late night comic?

A

DAVID LETTERMAN

1464
Q

In 2010,the long-running “Cathy” comic strip ended,with Cathy making what revelation?

A

SHE’S HAVING A BABY GIRL

1465
Q

In 2010,the media reported “World War I Officially Ends” after what country paid off its $33 billion war debt?

A

GERMANY

1466
Q

In 2010,the New York Post reported a bank robber dressed as whom made off with an “Alderaan-sized wad of cash”?

A

DARTH VADER

1467
Q

In 2010,the space shuttle Atlantis honored Isaac Newton by carrying what into space?

A

A PIECE OF AN APPLE TREE

1468
Q

In 2010,the Triple-A team known as the Bisons celebrated its 125th season of professional baseball in what town?

A

BUFFALO,NY

1469
Q

In 2010,two-year old Indonesian Ardi Rizal gained worldwide notoriety for doing what?

A

SMOKING 40 CIGARETTES PER DAY

1470
Q

In 2010,video game fanatics lined up at midnight to buy the “Black Ops” sequel in what popular game series?

A

CALL OF DUTY

1471
Q

In 2010,what 37-year-old model resigned her 13-year post as “Head Angel” of Victoria’s Secret?

A

HEIDI KLUM

1472
Q

In 2010,what comic’s live talk about his novel “An Object of Beauty” was deemed so boring guests were offered refunds?

A

STEVE MARTIN

1473
Q

In 2010,what country saw its first official state visit by a pope since breaking with the Vatican in 1534?

A

ENGLAND

1474
Q

In 2010,what food mascot was given a makeover and new voice,courtesy of Robert Downey Jr.?

A

MR.PEANUT

1475
Q

In 2010,what nation began a “convictourism” program to attract foreigners descended from long-ago prisoners?

A

AUTRALIA

1476
Q

In 2010,what right-wing pundit started TheBlaze.com,his own conservative news website?

A

GLENN BECK

1477
Q

In 2010,what Senate hopeful released an odd political ad in which she declared,”I’m not a witch”?

A

CHRISTINE O’DONNELL

1478
Q

In 2010,what singer released an album featuring a philharmonic orchestra,aptly titled “Symphonicities”?

A

STING

1479
Q

In 2010,what teen pop star’s fragrance line “My World”,debuted on scented wristbands at Walmart?

A

JUSTIN BIEBER

1480
Q

In 2010,what word did Gawker coin for a star getting a “career bump without actually being an addict”?

A

PREHAB

1481
Q

In 2010,what “tell-it-like-it-is” comedian replaced John O’Hurley as the host of TV’s “Family Feud”?

A

STEVE HARVEY

1482
Q

In 2011, a religiously devout programmer released “Confession,” an iPhone app with what subtitle?

A

A ROMAN CATHOLIC APP

1483
Q

In 2011, Newsweek artificially “aged” a photo of Princess Diana to suggest what she might have looked like at what age?

A

50

1484
Q

In 2011, Rolling Stone named “Tubthumping,” “Barbie Girl” and “I’m Too Sexy” among the “Worst Songs of” what decade?

A

THE NINETIES

1485
Q

In 2011, the child of what U.S. president released a timely memoir called “My Father at 100”?

A

RONALD REAGAN

1486
Q

In 2011, the Oxford English Dictionary added an entry for “Dutch colonial,” a term used to designate a style of what?

A

ARCHITECTURE

1487
Q

In 2011, TheOnion.com joked that what cereal was now being sold with “15 Percent Less Leprechaun Meat”?

A

LUCKY CHARMS

1488
Q

In 2011, Time Magazine named what movie’s Jack Torrance as the “Worst Fictional Father” of all time?

A

THE SHINING

1489
Q

In 2011, what British reality TV judge replaced Larry King upon his retirement from his nightly CNN show?

A

PIERS MORGAN

1490
Q

In 2011, what country elected its first ever female prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra?

A

THAILAND

1491
Q

In 2011,a crashed truck in Georgia burst into flames because it was loaded with what highly flammable foodstuff?

A

MARGARINE

1492
Q

In 2011,a national poll found that only 51 percent of Republicans knew that GOP stands for what?

A

GRAND OLD PARTY

1493
Q

In 2011,a Utah KFC controversially donated $1 for every giant soda sold to help cure what sugar-sensitive disease?

A

DIABETES

1494
Q

In 2011,actor Luke Wilson,rapper Snoop Dogg and comedian Amy Poehler all turned what age?

A

40 *CORRECT*

1495
Q

In 2011,an actress identified only as “Jane Doe” sued the movie website IMDB.com for revealing her what?

A

AGE

1496
Q

In 2011,Charlene Wittstock was compared to Grace Kelly when she married Prince Albert II of what small state?

A

MONACO

1497
Q

In 2011,Derek Jeter became just the 28th player in the history of baseball to reach what number of career “hits”?

A

3000

1498
Q

In 2011,FOX announced plans to remake what immensely popular Carl Sagan-hosted science series from 1980?

A

COSMOS

1499
Q

In 2011,Google unveiled its new service Google+,meant to compete directly with what popular website?

A

FACEBOOK

1500
Q

In 2011,Google’s home page logo featured an interactive six-string electric guitar in honor of what music legend?

A

LES PAUL

1501
Q

In 2011,Heather Locklear announced her engagement to actor Jack Wagner,her co-star from what ’90s TV series?

A

MELROSE PLACE

1502
Q

In 2011,Italian cops caught the mob boss of the Sicilian town of Corleone,the namesake of the crime family in what film?

A

THE GODFATHER

1503
Q

In 2011,Jay Carney replaced Robert Gibbs as President Obama’s what?

A

PRESS SECRETARY

1504
Q

In 2011,Keithroy Yearwood revealed that he was the baby on the cover of what rapper’s 1994 album “Ready to Die”?

A

NOTORIOUS B.I.G.

1505
Q

In 2011,Lady Gaga’s single “Born This Way” was criticized as being a “rip-off” of what 1989 Madonna hit?

A

EXPRESS YOURSELF

1506
Q

In 2011,raging wildfires in New Mexico forced what highly fortified government compound to evacuate?

A

LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LAB

1507
Q

In 2011,Rolling Stone named “Tubthumping,” “Barbie Girl” and “I’m Too Sexy” among the “Worst Songs of” what decade?

A

THE NINETIES

1508
Q

In 2011,Seth Rogen and Ryan Reynolds both played movie superheroes with what colorful word in their name?

A

GREEN

1509
Q

In 2011,Ted Danson replaced Laurence Fishburne on what popular crime drama?

A

CSI

1510
Q

In 2011,the Department of Homeland Security did away with using which of these to indicate terrorism threat levels?

A

COLORS

1511
Q

In 2011,the FDA banned the use of the words “waterproof” and “sweatproof” on what products’ labeling?

A

SUNSCREEN

1512
Q

In 2011,the Smithsonian acquired pieces from the set of what classic TV show and “hippest trip in America”?

A

SOUL TRAIN

1513
Q

In 2011,the U.S. Army announced that it was abandoning what type of hat as part of its official combat uniform?

A

BERET

1514
Q

In 2011,TNT announced Larry Hagman would return to play J.R. Ewing in a “sequel” to what classic show?

A

DALLAS

1515
Q

In 2011,what 66-year-old actress beat out Elle MacPherson to win L.A. Fitness’ “Body of the Year” poll?

A

HELEN MIRREN

1516
Q

In 2011,what animal-centric film released a straight-to-DVD prequel subtitled “The Puppy Years”?

A

MARLEY & ME

1517
Q

In 2011,what baseball Hall of Famer and Cardinals great was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

A

STAN MUSIAL

1518
Q

In 2011,what car-centric city experienced “Carmageddon” when its 405 freeway was shut down for repairs?

A

LOS ANGELES

1519
Q

In 2011,what classic ’80s movie was adapted into a television series on MTV?

A

TEEN WOLF

1520
Q

In 2011,what country announced plans to close its notorious marijuana-peddling “coffee shops” to tourists?

A

THE NETHERLANDS

1521
Q

In 2011,what late night funnyman consented to an on-air beard shaving by Will Ferrell?

A

CONAN O’BRIEN

1522
Q

In 2011,what media mogul found himself in the center of a widespread phone-hacking scandal?

A

RUPERT MURDOCH

1523
Q

In 2011,what name didn’t make Social Security’s list of Popular Baby Names for the first time since 1955?

A

ELVIS

1524
Q

In 2011,what secretive leader revealed that he had actually relinquished his powers to his brother back in 2006?

A

FIDEL CASTRO

1525
Q

In 2011,what Supreme Court justice opened up to the public about what it’s like to grow up with type 1 diabetes?

A

SONIA SOTOMAYOR

1526
Q

In 2011,what TV actor’s costar quipped that he checks gossip news every day “to know if I have to go to work at all”?

A

CHARLIE SHEEN

1527
Q

In 2012,Obama impressed spectators with his smooth vocals when he crooned “I’m so in love with you” from what song?

A

LET’S STAY TOGETHER

1528
Q

In 2012,pop icon Beyonce gave birth to a daughter with what colorful,unusual name?

A

BLUE IVY

1529
Q

In 2012,the daughter of which of these actors earned a “ticket to Hollywood” on “American Idol”?

A

JIM CARREY

1530
Q

In 2012,the Girl Scouts marked their 100th anniversary with what new cookie,named for their founder’s hometown?

A

SAVANNAH SMILES

1531
Q

In 2012,what celebrity chef stepped forward to reveal that she had been living with type-2 diabetes for years?

A

PAULA DEEN

1532
Q

In 218 B.C., Hannibal and his army famously crossed

A

ALPS

1533
Q

In 79 A.D., what major catastrophe resulted in the burial of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum?

A

VOLCANIC ERUPTION

1534
Q

In a criminal investigation, a person who is not quite a suspect but still sought by the police is often called a what?

A

PERSON OF INTEREST

1535
Q

In a 1970 hit song, James Taylor sings, “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen” what?

A

RAIN

1536
Q

In a 1970 song by The Partridge Family, David Cassidy croons, “I think I” what?

A

LOVE YOU

1537
Q

In a 1971 cult classic,what does an older woman say to a younger man when he says “I like you,Maude”?

A

I LIKE YOU,HAROLD

1538
Q

In a 1971 hit song, Tom Jones sings, “Whoa, whoa, whoa!” “She’s a” what?

A

LADY

1539
Q

In a 1974 Rolling Stones song,Mick Jagger sings, “I know it’s only” what “but I like it”?

A

ROCK ‘N’ ROLL

1540
Q

In a 1983 hit single,”backstreet guy” Billy Joel states his intention to woo what kind of “Girl”?

A

UPTOWN

1541
Q

In a 2002 hit, Grammy-winning artist John Mayer sings “your body is a” what?

A

WONDERLAND

1542
Q

In a 2003 bestselling novel, Mitch Albom writes about “The Five People You Meet” where?

A

IN HEAVEN

1543
Q

In a 2005 commencement speech at Stanford University, Steve Jobs famously told students to “Stay hungry, stay” what?

A

FOOLISH

1544
Q

In a 2005 hit single,a hip-hop star raps “Call me George Foreman ’cause I’m sellin’ everybody” what?

A

GRILLZ

1545
Q

In a 2006 film,it was revealed that which of these classic children’s book characters is actually named “Ted”?

A

THE MAN IN THE YELLOW HAT

1546
Q

In a 2006 hit single,Justin Timberlake repeatedly claims to be “bringing” what “back”?

A

SEXY

1547
Q

In a 2006 viral video,a Florida weatherman delivers a high-pitched squeal after encountering a what?

A

COCKROACH

1548
Q

In a 2007 movie, Nicholas Cage plays Johnny Blaze, a fiery vigilante who is better known by what name?

A

GHOST RIDER

1549
Q

In a 2008 book containing six-word memoirs, what celeb’s six-word memoir is “Brought it to a boil, often”?

A

MARIO BATALLI

1550
Q

In a 2008 interview, who did Oprah ask, “If you could take it back, would you still jump on the sofa?”

A

TOM CRUISE

1551
Q

In a 2009 documentary,comic Chris Rock examines the African-American fascination with what?

A

“GOOD HAIR”

1552
Q

In a 2010 performance at the White House,who serenaded the First Lady with his 1965 song “Michelle”?

A

PAUL MCCARTNEY

1553
Q

In a 2011 episode of “The View,” who confessed that she once worked as a phone sex operator?

A

WHOOPI GOLDBERG

1554
Q

In a 2011 lottery drawing,41,763 people each won $150 by playing the mysterious numbers featured on what TV show?

A

LOST

1555
Q

In a 2011 TV appearance,what rapper resorted to reading his own lyrics to “Don’t Stop The Party” from a cell phone?

A

WILL. I. AM

1556
Q

In a Beverly Cleary book, Ramona Quimby famously misunderstands the instruction to “sit here for the” what?

A

PRESENT

1557
Q

In a candid 2010 interview,Sylvester Stallone admitted that making which “Rocky” sequel was a “mistake”?

A

ROCKY V

1558
Q

In a case of life imitating art,Charlie Sheen admitted he took steroids to enhance his performance in what movie?

A

MAJOR LEAGUE

1559
Q

In a casino, someone who brings bad luck to a winning table is known as a what?

A

COOLER

1560
Q

In a classic arcade game, a dot-devouring Pac Man is plagued by four ghosts who have all but which of these names?

A

SLINKY

1561
Q

In a classic Biz Markie hip-hop song from 1989,the rapper sings in the chorus, “But you say he’s” what?

A

JUST A FRIEND

1562
Q

In a classic nursery rhyme,who did Peter,Peter Pumpkin Eater keep in a pumpkin shell?

A

HIS WIFE

1563
Q

In a classic series of TV ads, an unsuspecting customer’s coffee is secretly replaced with what brand?

A

FOLGERS

1564
Q

In a classic “Twilight Zone” episode,a woman undergoes surgery to look “normal” among people who look like what?

A

PIGS

1565
Q

In a cover of the song “Proud Mary,” Tina Turner sings “And we’re rolling,rolling,rolling on the” what?

A

RIVER

1566
Q

In a familiar expression of caution, what phrase typically precedes “Twice shy”?

A

ONCE BITTEN

1567
Q

In a famous ad campaign in the ’80s,what branch of the military wanted you to “be all you can be”?

A

ARMY

1568
Q

In a famous opera by Mozart, a young lover is protected by the “magical” powers of what musical instrument?

A

FLUTE

1569
Q

In a famous patriotic quote, Nathan Hale reportedly declared, “I only regret that I have but one” what “for my country”?

A

LIFE TO LOSE

1570
Q

In a famous poem by Edgar Allen Poe, what animal repeatedly quoths the word “nevermore”?

A

RAVEN

1571
Q

In a famous presidential speech,Franklin Roosevelt declared that Americans had a “rendezvous with” what?

A

DESTINY

1572
Q

In a famous Robert Frost poem,a traveler finds “two roads diverged in a wood” and chooses which one?

A

THE ONE LESS TRAVELED BY

1573
Q

In a famous scence from “Marathon Man,” Laurence Olivier tortures Dustin Hoffman,repeatedly asking him what?

A

IS IT SAFE?

1574
Q

In a famous scene from the 1981 film “Mommie Dearest,” Joan Crawford berates her daughter for using what?

A

WIRE HANGERS

1575
Q

In a formal place setting,where should a wine glass be positioned relative to the plate?

A

TOP RIGHT

1576
Q

In a highly contentious verdict,Casey Anthony was found not guilty on all but which of these charges in 2011?

A

LYING TO POLICE

1577
Q

In a hit song from 1982,Thomas Dolby revealed “She Blinded Me With” what?

A

SCIENCE

1578
Q

In a hit song from the 1987 movie “Dirty Dancing,” a man and woman croon “Now I’ve had” what?

A

THE TIME OF MY LIFE

1579
Q

In a hit song from the ’60s,a singer is “rockin’ and a-rollin’” and “rockin’ and a-rollin” over whom?

A

BARBARA ANN

1580
Q

In a key scene from “Gone With The Wind,” Scarlett says “As God is my witness,i’ll never be” what?

A

HUNGRY AGAIN

1581
Q

In a landmark congressional hearing, “Have you no sense of decency sir?” was asked of whom?

A

JOSEPH MCCARTHY

1582
Q

In a lavish 2010 ceremony, Bill and Hillary Clinton’s only child married a man with what first name?

A

MARC

1583
Q

In a memorable gaffe,the late Senator Ted Stevens famously referred to what technology as “a series of tubes”?

A

THE INTERNET

1584
Q

In a memorable scene from the 1987 comedy “Spaceballs,” President Skroob gives orders to do what?

A

“COMB THE DESERT!”

1585
Q

In a memorable scene from “Beverly Hills Cop,” what does Detective Axel Foley use to disable a car?

A

BANANAS

1586
Q

In a memorable scene from “Mad Men,” Don Draper pitches what actual name for a Kodak slide projector?

A

THE CAROUSEL

1587
Q

In a much-hyped 2010 event,Chelsea Clinton walked down the aisle in a wedding dress designed by whom?

A

VERA WANG

1588
Q

In a newspaper, the section devoted to a list of incidents reported by the local police is called what?

A

POLICE BLOTTER

1589
Q

In a newspaper,which of these features often contains a warning to readers called a “spoiler alert”?

A

MOVIE REVIEW

1590
Q

In a nod to her Spice Girl nickname, Melanie Brown’s 2010 reality TV series is subtitled what?

A

IT’S A SCARY WORLD

1591
Q

In a nod to her Spice Girl nickname,Melanie Brown’s 2010 reality series is subtitled what?

A

IT’S A SCARY WORLD

1592
Q

In a nod to his job,New York’s Port Authority Bus Station features an 8-foot-tall statue of what classic TV character?

A

RALPH KRAMDEN

1593
Q

In a nod to its home state of Pennsylvania, the “Keystone State,” what brand’s products have “keystone-shaped” labels?

A

HEINZ

1594
Q

In a nod to its setting,what TV show’s theme song is performed by a band called the Scrantones?

A

THE OFFICE

1595
Q

In a nod to one of Facebook’s most iconic features, a couple in 2011 gave their newborn daughter what first name?

A

SUBCOASTAL

1596
Q

In a nod to one of Facebook’s most iconic features, a couple in 2011 gave their newborn daughter what first name?

A

LIKE

1597
Q

In a nod to the bird depicted on its face, the dollar coin of Canada is affectionately known as what?

A

LOONIE

1598
Q

In a nod to the venue where they were traditionally worn,women’s gloves that extend to the elbow are called what?

A

OPERA GLOVES

1599
Q

In a non-leap year, April Fools’ Day would fall on what numerical day of the year?`

A

THE 91ST DAY

1600
Q

In a phrase credited to Thomas Carlyle,the field of economics is known by what gloomy nickname?

A

THE DISMAL SCIENCE

1601
Q

In a pinch,which of these pantry staples can be used to put out a kitchen fire?

A

BAKING SODA

1602
Q

In a popular version of the children’s tune “The Wheels on the Bus,” the “driver on the bus says” what?

A

MOVE ON BACK

1603
Q

7-Eleven stores were temporarily converted into Kwik E-marts to promote the release of what movie?

A

THE SIMPSONS MOVIE

1604
Q

In a popular ’80s cartoon,what creatures often sing a catchy tune with the simple lyrics “La la la la la la,la la la la la”?

A

THE SMURFS

1605
Q

In a popular ’80s TV theme,”you take the good,you take the bad,you take them both,and there you have” what?

A

THE FACTS OF LIFE

1606
Q

In a public statement,Justin Timberlake famously blamed the 2004 Super Bowl halftime debacle on what?

A

WARDROBE MALFUNCTION

1607
Q

In a recent fast food survey by Zagat,Five Guys defeated In-N-Out in what category?

A

BEST BURGER

1608
Q

In a running joke,Bugs Bunny frequently finds himself in strange locations after taking a wrong turn in what city?

A

ALBUQUERQUE

1609
Q

In a song title on Michael Jackson’s 1982 “Thriller” album, what do the initials “P.Y.T.” stand for?

A

PRETTY YOUNG THING

1610
Q

In a standard Sudoku game, how many individual digits are there once the entire grid has been filled?

A

81

1611
Q

In a T-bone steak, the meat is attached to what “T”-shaped bone?

A

VERTEBRA

1612
Q

In a tradition inspired by the Bible, a sabbatical leave is usually taken once every how many years?

A

SEVEN

1613
Q

In a typical symphony orchestra,what instrument is played by more musicians than any other?

A

VIOLIN

1614
Q

In a V8 car engine,which of these components is arranged in a V-shaped pattern?

A

CYLINDER

1615
Q

In a Web Site address,what punctuation marks immediately precede the “www”?

A

FORWARD SLASHES

1616
Q

In a well-known expression.what two-word phrase typically follows the line “stick a fork in it”?

A

IT’S DONE

1617
Q

In a well-known PSA, “Take a bite out of crime” is the motto of what trench coat-wearing “Crime Dog”?

A

MCGRUFF

1618
Q

In a well-known scence from “Pretty Woman,” Julia Roberts’ character struggles with eating what delicacy?

A

ESCARGOT

1619
Q

In a Youtube hit, the indie band OK Go performs an elaborate dance routine using what unlikely props?

A

TREADMILLS

1620
Q

In addition to a golden globe,the Golden Globe Awards statuette features a what?

A

FILM STRIP

1621
Q

In addition to being a popular playground attraction,a seesaw is an example of what type of simple machine?

A

FIRST-CLASS LEVER

1622
Q

In addition to English,which of the following is an official language of Canada?

A

FRENCH

1623
Q

In addition to golf,what other pro sport also hosts a well-known tournament called the “U.S. Open”?

A

TENNIS

1624
Q

In addition to the weight of the human hand, the boy in “Jerry Maguire” also informs us that what animals “can smell fear”?

A

BEES AND DOGS

1625
Q

In advertisements,what cosmetics brand promotes itself as “Easy,breezy,beautiful”?

A

COVERGIRL

1626
Q

In Albert Einstein’s groundbreaking formula E=mc2, the “m” stands for what?

A

MASS

1627
Q

In Dante’s “The Divine Comedy,” a sign at Hell’s entrance instructs “ye who enter here” to do what?

A

ABANDON ALL HOPE

1628
Q

In Disney’s “Alice In Wonderland,” which extinct animal makes an appearance as a pipe-smoking nitwit?

A

DODO

1629
Q

In Disney’s “Cinderella,” what phrase enables the Fairy Godmother to turn a pumpkin into a carriage?

A

BIBBIDI-BOBBIDI-BOO

1630
Q

In criminal law, a plea of “nolo contendre” is more commonly known as a plea of “no” what?

A

CONTEST