LL74-75 Flashcards
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In 1978, the 2.4-mile Waikiki Rough Water Swim, the 115-mile Around Oahu Bike Race, and the 26.2-mile Honolulu Marathon were combined to establish a new competition that introduced what novel two-word term?
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IRONMAN TRIATHLON (IRON MAN)
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What surname goes in the blank in this otherwise complete and alphabetical (but not chronological) list: Archer, ________, Kirk, Picard, Sisko.
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JANEWAY
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The Obie Awards, which honor theatre produced Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway, are presented annually by the American Theatre Wing and what New York weekly publication, which originated the awards in 1955?
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THE VILLAGE VOICE
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While Haneda Airport serves as the Tokyo base for Japan’s main domestic airlines, the city’s primary international airport is located in what city in Chiba Prefecture, after which the airport is named?
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NARITA
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The fifth and most recent film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, released in May 2017, is subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, and the first in the series is subtitled The Curse of the Black Pearl. Give the subtitle of any one of the other three installments in the series.
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DEAD MAN’S CHEST, AT WORLD’S END, ON STRANGER TIDES
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Volunteers who supported Giuseppe Garibaldi during the conquest of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies were known by what sanguine sartorial sobriquet?
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REDSHIRTS
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Among the six standard meat/tofu items on the menu at the Chipotle Mexican Grill chain, the slow-cooked, seasoned shredded beef option is listed as what term?
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BARBACOA
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The artistic diversion, born from Surrealism, in which several people contribute to a drawing or text without seeing all of what the others have done is commonly known as exquisite what? It’s named after an early example that allegedly produced The exquisite [redacted] shall drink the new wine.
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CORPSE / CADAVER
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Of the companies whose stocks make up the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, twenty-six are listed on the New York Stock Exchange while four are listed on the NASDAQ. Name any one of these latter four, all of which have joined the Dow within the last twenty years.
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APPLE, CISCO SYSTEMS, INTEL, MICROSOFT
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In a January 1973 speech describing the Paris Peace Accords of that month ending direct U.S. military combat in the war in Vietnam, President Richard M. Nixon, varying on a theme during his 1968 campaign, declared his goals for peace with what?
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HONOR
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What major Pacific coast city developed around the massive natural harbor known as Port Jackson?
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
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In diving competitions, there are four possible official dive positions undertaken during the flight of the dive. Three are straight, tuck, and free—what is the fourth?
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PIKE
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Although he had a long and successful career in popular music—both solo and with his wife Mary Ford—what guitarist has a greater legacy as a pioneer of the solid-body electric guitar, studio multitracking, electronic echo, and other modern recording techniques?
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LES PAUL
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s national accelerator laboratory located in Batavia, Illinois, operated jointly by the University of Chicago and a not-for-profit research university consortium, is named after what nuclear physicist?
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Enrico FERMI
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What term is derived from the name of a Greek philosopher who declared that happiness and the absence of pain are the greatest goods and has come to mean, in the context of food and wine, a person of refined tastes?
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EPICURE / EPICUREAN
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The 1935 lithograph Hand with Reflecting Sphere is the work of what Dutch artist?
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M.C. ESCHER
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What is the name used for the accounting convention stipulating that when a firm uses or sells assets, it uses those assets which it has held in inventory the longest—i.e., those it produced or acquired the earliest? (Note: you may provide either the name or its acronym.)
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FIRST IN, FIRST OUT (FIFO)
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While Crater Lake in Oregon has a maximum depth of 1,949 feet, what other lake, though the fourth-largest natural lake in area completely within the United States (and largest in the southern U.S.), has a maximum depth of just fifteen feet and an average depth of nine feet?
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LAKE OKEECHOBEE
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Chicken in Odessa, goose or duck in Poltava, carp in Lviv, and lamb and mushrooms in Kiev: These are some of the ingredients that accompany the universal main ingredient in regional variations of what soup, widely considered by locals as the national soup of Ukraine?
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BORSCHT
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A memorial service for victims of the 1960 explosion of the French freighter La Coubre in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, has been recorded (and duplicated) for posterity thanks to a photograph taken there of what man?
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Che GUEVARA
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Jenny, Lucille, Sally, and Molly (and also possibly Teddy) are women referenced in titles (and lyrics) of popular songs from the 1950s originally recorded by what artist?
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LITTLE RICHARD
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What country star’s 2016 album Gunslinger has sold a little over 100,000 copies on its own so far, which is respectable but about 1/230th the total of his 1990 album and 1/180th that of his 1991 release?
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Garth BROOKS
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The concept from economics and game theory addressing dynamics of a non-cooperative game, referring to a situation in which players in a game pursue the optimal strategy while knowing the other players’ strategies, is commonly named after what mathematician and Nobel laureate?
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John Forbes NASH Jnr
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Some historians argue that the outbreak of WWII should be dated to a 1937 event known in English as the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which sparked the conflagration between what two ancient (and present) rivals?
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CHINA, JAPAN
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The drug mifepristone, usually taken with another drug called misoprostol to terminate pregnancy, is best known by what generic name, derived from the sequence of its development by French pharmaceutical company Roussel-Uclaf in 1980?
RU486
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A posthumous paper by mathematician August Ferdinand Möbius explores the properties of one-sided surfaces via a strip, connected at the ends with a half-twist in the middle. Fellow German mathematician Felix Klein pursued a similar illustration using a theoretical surface that is today, perhaps due to a mistranslation of the original German, most commonly referred to as what type of object?
BOTTLE
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Which of its seven emirates constitutes more than 85% of the total land area of the United Arab Emirates?
ABU DHABI
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What is the term, derived from the Spanish for rogue, for a type of literary narrative, usually comic or satirical, that depicts the escapades of a single, likeable, roguish hero living by his (or her, but more often his) wits? English examples include Huckleberry Finn, A Confederacy of Dunces, and Moll Flanders, while the progenitor is widely considered to be the 1554 novella Lazarillo de Tormes.
PICARESQUE
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What Australian-born writer, whose books The Shock of the New and American Visions were both serialized for television, was dubbed by the New Yorker as the most famous art critic in the world, a role he filled for Time magazine for more than 30 years?
Robert HUGHES
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Name the hip-hop impresario who produced five of the ten singles to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, appearing as an artist on three of them including I'll Be Missing You, which sat at the top for eleven weeks during the spring and summer.
PUFF DADDY (SEAN COMBS / P. DIDDY)
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What is the full name of the politician who currently serves as president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a position he has held since January 2001, having taken office ten days after the assassination of his father, Laurent?
Joseph KABILA
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A political naming dispute has existed since 1991 between the nation of Greece (who claims exclusive use of a certain name for its largest region) and a former federal unit of Yugoslavia (who claims the name for itself as an independent republic). What is this disputed name?
MACEDONIA
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The dwindling number of US-based mainline passenger airlines will reduce further by one upon the completion of the merger of Virgin America into what Pacific Northwest-based carrier, following its acquisition in April 2016?
ALASKA AIRLINES
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In Greek legend, Polynices and (exactly) six others comprised a group of champions who attacked a rival city of Argos to deprive Polynices's brother Eteocles of kingship. This group is known by what name, which is also the title of an Aeschylean tragedy that chronicles the event?
SEVEN AGAINST THEBES
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A series of didactic compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach from the 1740s famously exemplifies the art of what formal compositional technique?
FUGUE
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John Sholto Douglas, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, is an important figure in the history of what sport?
BOXING
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Fino, Manzanilla, and Amontillado are varieties of what Spanish fortified wine made from grapes grown near the town of Jerez de la Frontera, from which the wine takes its name?
SHERRY
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Who served as president of the political federation known as the United Arab Republic, a 1958-61 union between Egypt and Syria, for its entire three-year existence?
Gamal Abdel NASSER
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What was the name of the supergroup formed by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in 1984 to record the now-ubiquitous holiday song Do They Know It's Christmas?
BAND AID
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Whom did James Comey succeed as the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in September 2013?
Robert MUELLER
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The South African Republic, which existed as an independent country from 1852 until its defeat at the hands of the British in 1902's Second Boer War, was also widely known in English by what other name, in reference to its location across or over a tributary of the Orange River? The name persisted as a South African province until the new post-apartheid 1994 constitution.
TRANSVAAL
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What is the title of the acclaimed 1959 novel, arguably the first major literary work to be published in Germany since the 1930s, that consists of recollections of the events in Danzig before, during, and after the Hitler era, as told by the novel's first-person narrator, the hunchback Oskar Matzerath?
THE TIN DRUM ( DIE BLECHTROMMEL)
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The Chinese spring roll family of foods includes the popiah in Singapore and Malaysia, the American egg roll, and what savory pastry common in Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Netherlands (where it has a slightly different spelling)?
LUMPIA ( LOEMPIA )
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Correctly spell the word redacted from this image. Click here
COVFEFE
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The most successful single from the hard rock band Van Halen, a song from that same year by The Pointer Sisters (as it was originally titled), the most successful single from 1990s hip-hop novelty Kris Kross, and a #1 song on the dance charts from 2006 by Madonna all share what title?
JUMP
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What legal term, defined as a return arising from employment or office usually in the form of compensation, is closely associated with the U.S. Constitution due largely to its specific usage in Article I, Section 9, Clause 8?
EMOLUMENT
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Pictured here is a screenshot taken during the opening credits of what eleven-minute comedy special that first aired on American television at 4:00 am on October 28, 2014? Click here
TOO MANY COOKS
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In standard algebraic chess notation, a double question mark (??) indicates a very bad move, which in the game is most commonly referred to by what word?
BLUNDER
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On the day in 1911 that it ordered the Standard Oil Trust to dissolve, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the same to what other company, for violations of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890? The ruling led eventually to the creation of R. J. Reynolds, Liggett & Myers, and Lorillard.
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY
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Walt Whitman eventually titled his prodigious 1855 poetic masterpiece—in which he sounds his barbaric yawp, is large, and contains multitudes— a Song that celebrates what?
MYSELF (HIMSELF)
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Name the historical drama series, set in New Mexico and airing on the television channel WGN America from 2014 to 2016, that shares its name with a Woody Allen film.
MANHATTAN
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Among the legacy of trailblazing American chemist Ellen Swallow Richards is an extensive survey in her native Massachusetts in 1890, which led to the establishment of the nation's first state-level quality standards for what?
WATER
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The world's first battle between steam-powered ironclad warships famously took place at Hampton Roads, Virginia, in 1862 during the U.S. Civil War, when the USS Monitor faced the CSS Virginia. The latter vessel's armored superstructure was built over the hull of what captured U.S. Navy frigate?
USS MERRIMACK
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Identify the woman in this photograph. Click here
Julia GILLARD
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René Magritte's 1964 self-portrait The Son of Man features the subject in a bowler hat and overcoat standing in front of a low wall overlooking the sea, with what object in the painting's foreground?
APPLE
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The 1892 German innovation of the American board game Halma, in which gameplay was restructured to incorporate a board in the shape of a six-pointed star, is most popularly known in the United States today by what doubly inaccurate name?
CHINESE CHECKERS
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What clothing item was so named by its creator, Louis Réard, in the hope that its revelation would create an explosive commercial and cultural reaction like an atomic bomb?
BIKINI
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The first Motown song to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 is a single by The Marvelettes from 1961 that describes, essentially, a desperate request to a man who holds what occupation?
POSTMAN
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What infectious disease is redacted from this image? Click here
DYSENTERY
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What is the name of the zooplankton species of the order Euphausiacea, which are small crustaceans that float in the ocean in large numbers, providing the main food source for baleen whales?
KRILL
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Gozo and Comino are the smaller two of the three inhabited islands which, with some minor uninhabited islands, make up what European nation?
MALTA
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Jack Robin, formerly Jakie Rabinowitz, was the title character of what popular 1927 film?
THE JAZZ SINGER
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In Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven, what is the name of the distraught narrator's lost love? The ominous bird of yore, perched above the chamber door, eyes burned into his bosom's core, though he truly does implore, by the God they both adore, says he will see her nevermore.
LENORE
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Xavier Becerra, Pam Bondi, Eric Schneiderman, Bill Schuette, Lisa Madigan, Ken Paxton, and Bob Ferguson are among the individuals that currently hold what position?
(STATE) ATTORNEY GENERAL
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What film appeared on network television for the first time in November 1976, becoming the highest-rated television program ever (and still today highest rated movie ever), thirty-seven years after becoming the highest-grossing film of all time?
GONE WITH THE WIND
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Race riots during World War II in Los Angeles that primarily targeted Mexicans and Mexican-Americans are widely known by a term that references what specific apparel item, which was popular among the victimized communities as a symbol of new-found prosperity?
ZOOT SUIT
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What northern forest biome, consisting primarily of cone-bearing evergreens with some deciduous trees, is found just south of the tundra biome and constitutes the Earth's largest biome aside from the oceans? The term is borrowed from Russian, as the biome covers much of that country.
TAIGA
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What is the name of the literary character in this image? Click here
MR. TICKLE
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What American soprano and opera superstar made her Metropolitan Opera debut portraying Countess Almaviva in Le nozze de Figaro in 1991 and, after some 70 performances there over two and a half decades, reportedly gave her final performance at the Met in May 2017 in what is perhaps her best-known role, the Marschallin in Richard Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier (though those reports may prove to be inaccurate)?
Renee FLEMING
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Two co-stars of the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid Love and the 2013 film Gangster Squad appeared together for a third time in what 2016 film?
LA LA LAND
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The most infamous and widely publicized attack committed by the Palestinian terrorist organization Black September took place in what city?
MUNICH
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In January 1893, to differentiate itself from a similarly named local competitor, what publication began printing on salmon pink paper, a tradition it continues to this day?
FINANCIAL TIMES
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What state in northern India, renamed in 1950 from the post-independence United Provinces, has a population of about 200 million, more than all but five countries of the world?
UTTAR PRADESH
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The golf club sometimes designated as the 10-iron is most often known by what two-word name?
PITCHING WEDGE
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The real-life Behavioral Analysis Unit, a department within the FBI's National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime based in Quantico, Virginia, is the primary setting for what fictional crime drama series, which has run on the CBS network since its debut in September 2005?
CRIMINAL MINDS
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As measured by global revenue, two of the five biggest Wall Street investment banks have names that bear that of what legendary banker and co-architect of the formation of General Electric?
JP MORGAN
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What basketball superstar and Hall of Famer was the only player to win both the NBA and ABA Most Valuable Player Awards, accomplishing the latter three times during the league's last three years of existence while playing for the New York Nets?
Julius ERVING
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The indigenous Mexican guerilla movement that arose in 1994 in the southeastern province of Chiapas, fighting discrimination against the Mayan people and inequality blamed on the North American Free Trade Agreement, is named after what leader of the Mexican Revolution?
EMILIANO ZAPATA
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Within the Paleozoic era of the geologic timescale, two Periods sit between the Devonian and Permian Periods and are sometimes categorized as subperiods within a single Carboniferous Period. These two Periods, which span 359 to 299 million years ago, have names that reference U.S. states. Name either state.
PENNSYLVANIA, MISSISSIPPI
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In the standard English version of Jack and the Beanstalk, what item does Jack trade in exchange for the magic beans?
(His Mother's) COW
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Roman historian Pliny the Elder is credited with naming (or at least popularizing the name of) what archipelago, which he so named because of the multitudes of large dogs who (apparently) lived there?
CANARY ISLANDS
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The small dumplings, usually filled with minced meat or mashed potatoes, that are traditionally served on Rosh Hashanah or before the fasting of Yom Kippur are most commonly referred to by what Yiddish-derived name?
KREPLACH
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What syndicated daytime television series, an influential soap opera spoof that ran for two seasons and 325 episodes in the mid-1970s, featured Louise Lasser as the show's title heroine, heroine?
MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN
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What man served as the president of what was then Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, from September 1865 until his death in October 1870?
ROBERT E LEE
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The vexillogically relevant term serp i molot (серп и мо́лот) translates to English as what?
HAMMER AND SICKLE
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If You Need Healing, Do These Things; The Miracle of Seed-Faith; and Something Good is Going to Happen to You! are works by what Pentecostal preacher and university founder?
ORAL ROBERTS
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The pia mater, the arachnoid mater, and the dura mater are the three membranes that envelop the mammalian brain and spinal cord. They are known collectively by what term?
MENINGES
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What is the corresponding name of the best-known item in the set, as outlined in the Prose Edda, that also includes Megingjörð and Járngreipr?
MJOLNIR
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The United States's scientific research station located at the South Pole is named formally after what two men, a Norwegian and a Briton respectively?
Roald AMUNDSEN, Robert Falcon SCOTT
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Tarquinius Priscus and Tarquinius Superbus, the fifth and seventh (and final) kings of Rome, were traditionally identified with what ancient Italian civilization, which would begin its decline at the end of the Roman Kingdom and become fully assimilated during the subsequent Roman Republic?
ETRUSCAN
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The Ladykillers, Rififi, Ocean's Eleven, and Reservoir Dogs are among the movies influenced by what classic 1950 John Huston film noir? Its title (from the source novel of the previous year) introduced into the vernacular a term for an unsafe and alienating urban landscape.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE
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What woman, whose Fort Peck Dam appeared on the first cover of Life magazine in 1936, was one of the original staff photographers for the magazine, and later became the first woman photographer to work with the U.S. armed forces during World War II?
Margaret BOURKE-WHITE
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While residents of modern Texas are referred to as Texans, what demonym was used for citizens (especially Anglo citizens) of the Republic of Texas (1836-46) and the prior period when the area was a part of Mexico? Note, correct spelling is required.
TEXIANS
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The art movement known, in English, as Suprematism, which was established in 1913 and peaked later that decade before its swift decline, was founded in—and mostly represented by artists from—what country?
RUSSIA
95
What district is the home—and the colloquial namesake—of London's Royal Opera House?
COVENT GARDEN
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Whittier is the last name of what cheerful and irrepressibly optimistic (and arguably naive and self-delusional) character created in 1913 by Eleanor H. Porter?
POLLYANNA
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Namib, Nafud, Rub' al-Khali, Dasht-e-Lut, Karakum, and Taklamakan are all names of what?
DESERTS
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What metric unit of area is roughly equal to 2.47 acres in the U.S. customary system?
HECTARE
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The 1932 Norris-La Guardia Act made unenforceable, and the 1935 Wagner Act made illegal, what colorfully named employment contract, which stipulates that a worker's employment is conditional on not joining a trade union?
YELLOW DOG CONTRACT
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What term from philosophy is today an emphasis on the special position of persons in the greater scheme, their value and agency, and—per a third Manifesto in 2003—that knowledge of the world is derived by observation, experimentation, and rational analysis? It has been applied to schools of thought in contrast to theism and to an Ancient Greek doctrine (represented by Protagoras's decree that man is the measure of all things) in contrast to absolutism.
HUMANISM
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Negotiations in 1988 led by U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar brought about an armistice in a prolonged border war that began in 1980 between what two foes?
IRAN, IRAQ
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An August 2009 fundraiser Pickin' for the Record sought the world record for most guitar players gathered at one time to play, with an official count of 1,868 players—1,865 more than the reported population of the central Texas community where the event was held. What is the name of that town, which is the subject of the 1977 Waylon Jennings song the group played?
LUCKENBACH
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First proposed in the 1860s and controversial at the time, the scientific laws known as the law of segregation, the law of independent assortment, and the law of dominance are known collectively as a set of laws named after what Augustinian friar?
Gregor MENDEL
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The first novel in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, the story of a cynical failed wizard named Rincewind, is The Colour of what?
MAGIC
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In addition to his appearances on Cheers and Frasier, Kelsey Grammer earned an Emmy nomination for portraying Frasier Crane on what other NBC comedy, for an episode in which Frasier and his wife Lilith fly to Nantucket to conduct a self-esteem workshop?
WINGS
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When both players have been dealt their six cards each, and the remainder put aside, both players select two of their six cards and discard them face down to the dealer's right. In this excerpt of rules from the traditional two-player version of a popular game, these four discards have a name, which in turn informs the name of the game. What is the name of this card game?
CRIBBAGE
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A brutal death in a vehicle accident kicks off the events that conclude the story of The Great Gatsby. Give the first name of either the character who dies in the accident or the character who was driving the car at the time.
MYRTLE, DAISY
108
While a quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides is known in North America as a trapezoid, outside North America it is known as what? The term in question, to North Americans, describes a quadrilateral with no parallel sides (which, outside North America, is simply called a general irregular quadrilateral).
TRAPEZIUM
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The only Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera to premiere officially in New York (or any city other than London) did so in 1879 and, in 1981, became the first with an extended, open-ended commercial Broadway run, with Kevin Kline, Rex Smith, and Linda Ronstadt in starring roles. Name that show.
THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
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Among the 25 ministerial departments in the government of the United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Treasury is responsible for public spending and development and execution of the government's economic policy. What is the common title of the government minister responsible for overseeing HM Treasury?
CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER
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Two separate wars in the mid-19th century had their origins in China's efforts to block British traders from importing what product into China from India?
OPIUM
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Retired California physician and businessman Francis E. Townsend developed a namesake plan which, with millions of members of Townsend clubs across the U.S., spurred the development of what federal program?
SOCIAL SECURITY
113
The Book of Revelation describes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Whereas the beings riding the white and pale horses have traditionally symbolized Conquest (Pestilence) and Death, what do the riders of the red and black horses symbolize (correct order not required)?
WAR, FAMINE
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In mammals, the small intestine is made up of three parts. One is the duodenum; what is the name for either of the other two?
JEJUNUM, ILIUM
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The Chinese title of the Chinese Industrial Cooperative Society, understood by an American Marine Corps officer to mean work together, provided the elements for a term that has evolved to mean enthusiastic or energetic. What is that term?
GUNG-HO
116
This photo appeared on the cover of a hit 1994 album by what English rock band? Click here
BLUR
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What is the common name of the herb Anethum graveolens, a member of the parsley family that is visually similar to fennel? It is used abundantly in Poland, Russia, and the Nordic countries with fish (e.g., gravlax), and is also used on potatoes, to flavor cucumbers and gherkins, and with sour cream and yogurt.
DILL
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Until reorganization under the direction of new commissioner Gary Bettman in 1993, the National Hockey League was divided into two conferences—the Prince of Wales Conference and the Clarence Campbell Conference—each of which was split into two divisions. Give the name of any one of these four divisions that were part of the NHL structure starting in the 1974-75 season.
ADAMS, PATRICK, NORRIS, SMYTHE
119
In Gulliver's Travels, the brutish human-like beings who are caringly governed by the horse-like Houyhnhnms are known by what name, which would become a term for a crass, rude, and stupid person?
YAHOO
120
Name the classic 1937 Jean Renoir war film and masterpiece of French cinema whose title is the filmmaker's description of war itself and of the belief that war accomplishes any positive ends?
LA GRANDE ILLUSION
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What term from economics is defined as the ratio between the proportional change in one variable and the proportional change in another? With regard to demand, it's the ratio between the change in quantity demanded and change in price.
ELASTICITY
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With the help of many foreign governments and volunteers (famously including Lord Byron), what country won its war of independence launched in 1821, crowning Prince Otto of Bavaria as the first king of its modern era?
GREECE
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Playwright Greg Kotis conceived the idea for what successful Broadway musical during a 1995 visit to Paris, when he found himself unable to afford the price of admission to a public toilet?
URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL
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Cronus, from whom the Olympians were descended, is the youngest of twelve children of Uranus and Gaia who are known collectively by what name?
TITANS
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What senator from Massachusetts railed against South Carolina's attempt to nullify federal legislation by proclaiming, Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!?
Daniel WEBSTER
126
The most common protocol used on TCP/IP networks governing the transfer of email goes by what four-letter abbreviation? While most mail servers use it to send and receive messages, most client side applications (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook) use it only for sending.
SMTP
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A particular popular Italian duo that is affectionately referred to as Cav & Pag is scheduled to make an appearance in New York in early 2018, featuring Roberto Alagna. What is the full name of either Cav or Pag?
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA or PAGLIACCI
128
What thing severed Dr. Robert Rocket Romano's arm in a season 9 episode of the medical drama ER? Another one crushed him to death a season later, remarkably.
HELICOPTER
129
Maiden is a translation of the name of what temple, whose name was also once given to the room in a home in ancient Greece where unmarried, virginal daughters lived?
PARTHENON
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On April 23, 2016, Beyoncé released her sixth studio album, Lemonade, available exclusively on what subscription-based music streaming service, which she co-owns with Jay-Z, Rihanna, Calvin Harris, and numerous other prominent music artists?
TIDAL
131
Boy: Tales of Childhood, which includes stories of Norwegian holidays, the author's sadistic schoolmasters, and his childhood fantasies as an inventor of sweets, is the first volume of memoirs by what British writer?
Roald DAHL
132
What Western, which began as a CBS radio series in 1952, holds the record as the longest-running continuously aired drama series in American television history? It is tied with Law & Order at 20 seasons but surpasses the crime drama in episode count, 635 to 456.
GUNSMOKE
133
Six hungry monkeys eating oranges and She has many ears on are mnemonics used for remembering a certain complete set. In this set, what is represented by the last word in the mnemonic (oranges or on)?
Lake ONTARIO
134
What emperor, widely regarded as one of the wealthiest people in history with a fortune estimated at $400 billion in current dollars, is believed to have depressed the price of gold due to his abundant almsgiving during a pilgrimage to Mecca from his native Mali Empire around the year 1325?
MANSA MUSA
135
Pictured here are works by what American conceptual artist, who received the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art's Distinguished Women in the Arts Award in 2010 (earning a plaque she herself designed for the award in 1994)? Click here
Jenny HOLZER
136
Archetypal Swiss cheese, with its large holes, that is produced outside of Switzerland is an imitation of what authentic Swiss cheese, which takes its name from the valley near Bern where it originated?
EMMENTAL
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What is the technical name for the slow-moving, stubby, and incredibly hardy minuscule invertebrates that are known affectionately as water bears?
TARDIGRADES
138
The vice president of the Confederate States of America adopted his middle name during his youth, taking it from that of a Presbyterian minister and childhood mentor, and not so that his first and middle name would match the first and last of a founding father (which would have been rather incongruous, considering). What was that middle name?
HAMILTON
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In many Asian religions, the doctrine of reincarnation generally posits that the soul becomes incarnate in a succession of bodies until the necessary purification, or until the exhaustion of one's what? The term in question comes from the Sanskrit for deed or action (कर्म).
KARMA
140
Martin Scorsese has two equivalents to François Truffaut's Metro, Peter Bogdanovich's Picture Show, John Dahl's Seduction, Wes Craven's House on the Left, Tony Scott's Boy Scout, and Edward Zwick's Samurai. Name either one.
WALTZ, TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
141
The product provocatively named Sex Wax, manufactured by a company called Mr. Zog's, was not originally developed for intimate purposes, but rather for use on what objects?
SURFBOARDS
142
Followers of the 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Jalal ad-Din Rumi founded the Mevlevi, a Muslim order famous for their meditative ceremonial dance. This group is better known, in English, by what term?
WHIRLING DERVISHES
143
In what two states did the path of totality for the August 21st solar eclipse enter (in the west) and exit (in the east) the United States?
OREGON, SOUTH CAROLINA
144
What is the only name shared by cities in both the United States and Russia with populations greater than 200,000?
ST PETERSBURG
145
The coronation of Charles II in 1661, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Fire of London in September 1666 are among the events recorded in what person's diary of over one million words, which ends in 1669?
Samuel PEPYS
146
Batman: The Animated Series, which aired on the Fox network from 1992 to 1995, introduced what sidekick character, who was created by series co-producer Bruce Timm and writer Paul Dini, and has since been fully integrated into DC's comic books, and its animated and cinematic universes?
Harley QUINN
147
In 1995, two new franchises were awarded by Major League Baseball (to begin play in 1998), bringing the total number of franchises to its current level of 30. Name either of those two teams.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS, TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
148
From 1894 to 1900, Sanford B. Dole served as the first (and in the end, only) president of what republic?
HAWAII
149
The name of the ruler (and satrap of the Persian emperor) buried at the Tomb at Halicarnassus, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world, is the source of what word (which is, essentially, what the structure was)?
MAUSOLEUM
150
The blues and folk legend self-dubbed the King of the 12-string Guitar, who recorded memorable versions of Rock Island Line, Goodnight Irene, and Where Did You Sleep Last Night?, has a stage name with conflicting origin stories (his physical toughness, extreme tolerance for moonshine, a play on his last name, et al.). What is that stage name?
LEAD BELLY
151
Monopoly is the name for a marketplace where only one seller exists. What is the similar term for the situation where only one buyer exists? The terms share the same first five letters, with the latter term ending (coincidentally) with the name of a multinational corporation.
MONOPSONY
152
Who replaced Vincent Canby in 1996 as chief theater critic of The New York Times, a role he retains to this day (now as co-chief with Jesse Green)?
Ben BRANTLEY
153
Albóndigas, keftédes, köttbullar, Klopse, polpette, and köfte are all dishes that are generally referred to in English as what?
MEATBALLS
154
The chemical element oganesson, whose name became official in November 2016, has the highest atomic number and highest atomic mass of all known (non-hypothetical) elements. Within plus or minus five, what is oganesson's atomic number?
118
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What Anne Tyler novel, first published in 1985, tells the story of a middle-aged travel writer named Macon Leary who does not like traveling?
THE ACCIDENTAL TOURISM
156
The French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, as head of the Franco-American Union, formally presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1884. However, he is more closely associated with two immense engineering projects focused on the construction of two separate what? One project resulted in massive success and international acclaim, while the other left him ruined.
SUEZ CANAL, PANAMA CANAL
157
Peter Strauss and Nick Nolte were the title characters of what successful and influential television miniseries, based on a novel by Irwin Shaw, that first aired in early 1976 (and had a sequel which began later that year)?
RICH MAN, POOR MAN
158
What institution, founded in 1694 and privately owned until 1946, is known popularly as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, where its London office has stood since 1734?
BANK OF ENGLAND
159
In a standard 52-card deck of playing cards, three cards are referred to as the one-eyed royals. Two are the Jack of Spades and Jack of Hearts. What axe-wielder is the third? (Answer must include card name and suit.)
KING OF DIAMONDS
160
Carlton Ridenhour, William Jonathan Drayton, Jr., Norman Rogers, and Richard Griffin (as the Minister of Information and leader of the Security of the First World) are the real names of the core of what hip-hop group and 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee during its 1980s/90s peak?
PUBLIC ENEMY
161
International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and Widows and Children First! are the three one-act plays in a bill that goes by what name? The first major success for playwright Harvey Fierstein, the Tony Award-winning collection opened on Broadway in 1982.
TORCH SONG TRILOGY
162
The large, pink pork sausage known in English as Mortadella originated in what city, which gives its name to the authentic sausage's broadly copied (and inferior) imitators?
BOLOGNA
163
What is the name of the good-sounding musical instrument pictured here, often confused with a baritone, and considered a kind of saxhorn or tuba with higher-than-normal range? Click here
EUPHONIUM
164
Severe tropical cyclones with winds of 74 mph (119 km/h) or greater are known as hurricanes when they occur in the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and the eastern Pacific Ocean. When they happen in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, they're best known as what?
TYPHOON
165
Laura and Angus, Lydia and Bernard, Carrie and Hamish, Henrietta and Charles (but notably never Carrie and Charles), and Gareth: This is the inventory of the title of what film?
FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
166
Flattened by a volcanic boulder, pummeled by a dodgeball throw, impaled on a flagpole, cooked in a microwave oven, frozen in carbonite by the CIA as a gift to Sally Struthers, crushed by the Mir Space Station: What TV show has depicted a certain character dying by these, and many other, means?
SOUTH PARK
167
The type (or class) of a lever is determined by the position of what, in relation to the load and effort? The term in question is from Latin, where it means bedpost or foot of a couch.
FULCRUM
168
Who painted this? Click here
Jasper JOHNS
169
What densely populated sovereign Asian island nation lies entirely between 1.1 and 1.5 degrees north of the equator?
SINGAPORE
170
What was the title of the highest civil officeholder in Venice—where the office originated and from whose dialect the term originated—and other Italian city-states from the 7th century until the late 18th century? So lord, much serene, wow.
DOGE
171
In 1915, a central California woman named Lorraine Collett Petersen posed for a watercolor painting while holding a basket of fresh grapes, becoming the longtime face for a brand that, in line with that image, is still known today by what name?
SUN-MAID
172
Look What You Made Me Do, released on August 24, 2017, is the first single from what Taylor Swift album, which is set for release on November 10?
REPUTATION
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The three stars on the flag of what U.S. state represent the state's legally codified Grand Divisions—East, Middle, and West—each of which has a distinct topography, and each of which has a distinct musical heritage?
TENNESSEE
174
A historically significant mathematics problem, asking, essentially, if a graph on four nodes with seven edges has a Eulerian path, was answered in the negative (by Leonhard Euler himself) using the seven bridges of what Prussian city?
KONIGSBERG
175
Name the cinematic take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde from 1963 that presented a character named Buddy Love as the Hyde figure, and Julius Kelp as the Jekyll equivalent.
THE NUTTY PROFESSOR
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The man at the center of this photo, dated February 19, 2017, is currently the vice chairman (and de facto head) of what multinational conglomerate? Click here
SAMSUNG
177
A March 1960 event known as the Sharpeville Massacre is widely regarded as contributing directly to what country's departure from the British Commonwealth the following year?
SOUTH AFRICA
178
What is the medical name of the periodontal disease that is inflammation of the gums, indicated by redness, swelling, and bleeding, and which can lead to the more serious periodontitis?
GINGIVITIS
179
Kiribati, Guam, Palau, the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Nauru, and hundreds of other islands (including the namesake Federated States) comprise a region of Oceania known as what?
MICRONESIA
180
Women are like that is the rough but common English translation of the title of what Mozart opera?
COSI FAN TUTTI
181
With the single exception of 1989, when Darrell Waltrip passed the checkered flag on Hoosier tires, every Daytona 500 winner since 1969 has driven on tires from what manufacturer?
GOODYEAR
182
In October 1984, Barbara Bush characterized whom as a four-million-dollar—I can't say it, but it rhymes with rich, following a lively debate the person in question had with Mrs. Bush's husband a few days prior?
GERALDINE FERRARO
183
Two locations in New York City's 12th Precinct in Greenwich Village—the detectives' squad room and the titular captain's office—are the only sets for most episodes of what television sitcom that aired from 1974 to 1982?
BARNEY MILLER
184
For most professional boxing sanctioning organizations, the weight class that sits between Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight, with a weight limit of 200 pounds, is known as what? One exception is the WBO, where it is known as Junior Heavyweight.
CRUISERWEIGHT
185
Napoleon Bonaparte finally met his Waterloo in 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo, where he was defeated by a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, and British-led forces under the command of whom?
THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON (Arthur WELLESLEY)
186
Beauty and the Beat, Vacation, and Talk Show are the early 1980s albums from what rock band?
THE GO-GO's
187
The controversial dark opera Death of Klinghoffer, which is based on the hijacking of the cruise liner Achille Lauro by members of the Palestine Liberation Front and has been criticized as sympathetic to the terrorists, is the work of what American composer?
John ADAMS
188
What is the most common name for the formula pictured here? Click here -b+/- sqrt(b^2-4ac))/2a
QUADRATIC FORMULA
189
Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly, Paul Reiser, and Ellen Barkin—mostly show biz unknowns at the time—all appeared in what 1982 Baltimore-based film comedy?
DINER
190
Despite the musical reputation of its primary instrumentalist, the 1968 album Unfinished Music No. 1. Two Virgins. had a big impact (and is probably best remembered today) due to its cover, which featured its two artists posing fully naked. Name this duo.
JohN LENNON and Yoko ONO
191
Give any one of the four names that are redacted in this image. Click here
MAYO, GALWAY, LIMERICK, CORK
192
While it is botanically a vegetable, the US Customs Court ruled in 1947 that what plant was a fruit on the basis of how its edible stalks are normally eaten?
RHUBARB
193
Pictured here is the bottom third of the cover of what multigenerational bestseller from 2001? Click here
THE CORRECTIONS
194
Total Football, a concept that emphasized versatility and team play over a traditional rigid, ball-control style prevalent at the time, was the name given to what national soccer team's play during the 1974 World Cup, where the country would finish as runner-up to West Germany?
THE NETHERLANDS
195
What is the name of the instrument being used in this photograph? Click here
SEXTANT
196
In a game played on October 18, 1924, a University of Illinois halfback scored four touchdowns in the game's first twelve minutes, against a University of Michigan side that had only surrendered three touchdowns over the previous two seasons. The Wolverines would give up 54 total points that season, with 39 coming that day at the hands of the Illini (led by the player in question, who would later be named by ESPN as the best college football player of all time). Who was this player?
Harold Red GRANGE
197
The ancient Central Asian cities of Samarkand and Tashkent, which flourished with centuries of Silk Road trade, remain today among the largest cities in what present-day republic?
UZBEKISTAN
198
Among the voluminous bounty of historical inaccuracies in what film is the title itself, which in fact was actually a nickname given to Robert the Bruce?
BRAVEHEART
199
What is the name given to the class of drugs that inhibit an enzyme involved in the production of cholesterol and promote binding of LDL cholesterol receptors, reducing cardiovascular disease? Brand names include Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, and Pravachol.
STATINS
200
By the end of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, after a full evening of trick-or-treating, Charlie ends up with a bag full of what?
ROCKS
201
The 2008 Broadway production of A Tale of Two Cities closed after 60 performances, keeping what other musical as, by far, the most successful musical theatre adaptation of a work by Charles Dickens?
OLIVER! (also acc. DROOD based on Tonys)
202
A quotation from Act 5 in Shakespeare's Macbeth, uttered by the title character, which begins [Life] is a tale, told by an idiot... and ends with signifying nothing informs the title, and forms the very basis, of what 1929 novel?
THE SOUND AND THE FURY
203
The simplest and most authentic Italian version of the dish known as spaghetti alla carbonara contains four main ingredients (not including olive oil, salt, and pepper): spaghetti, cured pork (guanciale/pancetta), grated hard cheese (e.g., Parmigiano-Reggiano), and what fourth ingredient?
EGGS
204
What is the name given to the theory, first articulated by President Eisenhower in an April 1954 news conference during the Viet Minh/French battle at Dien Bien Phu, that was used by successive administrations to justify American intervention in global affairs in an effort to prevent the sequential falling of countries under communist influence?
DOMINO THEORY
205
Dolly Parton has had dozens and dozens of hits as a solo artist and in duets with Porter Wagoner, Kenny Rogers, and others. However, among the thousands of songs she has written, her greatest success is due in large part to a recording by another artist, which was an international hit in 1992. Name this other artist, a superstar in her own right.
Whitney HOUSTON
206
Travis Kalanick was, until June 2017, the CEO of what company, which he cofounded in 2009 and led starting in 2010?
UBER
207
The Academy Award-winning 1994 film documentary subtitled A Strong Clear Vision is the story of an American artist and the famous commission she received thirteen years earlier, while still an undergraduate at Yale University. Who is that artist?
Maya LIN
208
What is the brand name of the products manufactured by the McIlhenny Company of Avery Island, Louisiana?
TABASCO
209
What hydrocarbon is commonly added to gasoline to prevent knocking from the uneven burning of fuel in internal combustion engines?
(Iso) OCTANE
210
The 2014 film Annabelle and its 2017 prequel Annabelle: Creation are parts of a universe that began with what 2013 horror film (after which the franchise is named)?
THE CONJURING
211
Name the river that arises in the northern Burmese Kachin State and runs south through Mandalay before emptying into the Andaman Sea at its delta near Yangon (Rangoon).
IRRAWADDY
212
Gear and items used to ride or use horses, such as saddles, bits, harnesses, stirrups, halters, bridles, etc., are known collectively by what term? This word, probably a shortening of a more general term for equipment, is also used for the room near the stable where such items are stored.
TACK
213
Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz, and Christy Turlington were among the lip-synchers who appeared in an iconic David Fincher-directed 1990 music video by what artist?
George MICHAEL
214
Pictured here are tiles produced for what game? Click here
QWIRKLE
215
What are the last names of the two individuals who served as Prime Minister of India from independence in 1947 until March 1977, with the exception of a 20-month period beginning in May 1964? (Two answers required.)
NEHRU and GANDHI
216
What is the full name (first and last) of the American financier who served as White House Director of Communications from (officially) July 26, 2017, until July 31, 2017?
Anthony SCARAMUCCI
217
Whereas patricide is the killing of one's father and matricide is the killing of one's mother, and as mariticide is the killing of one's husband, what is the corresponding Latin-derived term for the killing of one's wife?
UXORICIDE
218
The personal computing boom of the 1980s and evolution into online computing and the world wide web in the 90s provide the setting for what television drama series currently airing on the AMC cable network?
HALT AND CATCH FIRE
219
The Dymaxion House and the Dymaxion Car, both pictured here, were designed and developed by what American inventor and architect? Click here
Buckminster FULLER
220
The farthest human-made object from the Earth, currently operating in interstellar space just over 13 billion miles from home, is one of the two probes built by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a NASA space program whose original mission—to study the planetary systems of Jupiter and Saturn—was completed in 1981. What is the name of that space program?
VOYAGER
221
Art historians divide the output of Pablo Picasso into periods, and the first two have names that generally reflect the palette Picasso used at those times. What are the two colors used to name these periods?
BLUE and ROSE
222
This is a screenshot from the 2014 installment of what fighting video game series? Click here
SUPER SMASH BROS.
223
What international capital city is photographed here? Click here
SEOUL
224
While serving a two-year sentence in Reading Gaol for gross indecency, playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde penned a letter which was both a personal correspondence and a general reflection on the universality of human suffering. Give either the title of this letter, published in 1905, or the name of Wilde's former friend and lover to whom it was addressed.
DE PROFUNDIS, Lord Alfred DOUGLAS (Bosie)
225
In the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, the wizard agrees to grant the wishes of Dorothy and her companions when they bring back to him what particular item?
(THE WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST'S) BROOMSTICK
226
Since 2002, three actors have played the title role in Spider-Man-themed films. The most recent is Tom Holland; name both of the other two.
Tobey MAGUIRE, Andrew GARFIELD
227
Give any one of the three words redacted in this image. Click here
NOT PENNYS BOAT
228
In 1912 Chicago, Harriet Monroe founded a magazine for which she would serve as editor until her death in 1936, and that is published still today (thanks in part to a $200 million bequest in 2002 from philanthropist Ruth Lilly). What is that magazine, named after the literature it features monthly?
POETRY
229
What is the last name of the pioneering country music family that formed (as a musical group) in 1926 in the mountains of western Virginia when Sara Dougherty, her husband A.P., and her cousin (A.P.'s brother Ezra's wife) Maybelle began recording folk songs set to string-band backup? Their biggest hit was Wildwood Flower in 1928, though they remained one of America's most popular musical acts until their disbandment in 1943.
CARTER
230
The first woman to successfully claim the crown of England, doing so in 1553, was commonly known—especially by Protestants—by what sanguineous sobriquet?
BLOOD MARY
231
Chickpeas which are cooked, mashed, and blended with tahini and other ingredients form the dish called hummus. Chickpeas which are soaked, ground with scallions, garlic, and spices, formed into balls, and fried make up what other dish?
FALAFEL
232
The Catholic popes who corrected the error of the Julian calendar (16th century), battled German Emperor Henry IV over the secularized condition of the Church (11th century), returned the papacy to Rome from Avignon (14th century), and standardized (allegedly but probably not actually) the mainstream form of Western plainsong (6th century) all shared what name?
GREGORY
233
In geometry, what word is used most often to describe an angle that is greater than π/2 radians and less than π radians?
OBTUSE
234
First introduced to movie audiences in 1984, the laconic Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 was better known as what?
TERMINATOR
235
Acer saccharum is the scientific name of a species of tree that is best known by what common two-word name?
SUGAR MAPLE
236
What two-word term from economics, attributed to Friedrich von Wieser (as a translation of Grenznutzen) and central to demand theory, is commonly defined as the extra satisfaction gained by the consumer from an increment in the consumption of a given product?
MARGINAL UTILITY
237
Skye, Mull, Islay, and Jura and among the Inner, and Lewis and Harris, North Uist, South Uist, and Benbecula are among the Outer of what archipelago off the coast of Scotland?
HEBRIDES
238
What term is used in some card games for a hand dealt face down at the start of play not belonging to any particular player (as a synonym to dead hand or widow), and is also used in some games for a pool of money collected from each pot for communal expenses or some other purpose?
KITTY
239
What was the name of the Austrian physicist who, in 1842, explained the effect of variations in wave frequencies resulting from the relative motion of the source of the wave from the perspective of the observer?
Christian DOPPLER
240
He's Guilty, Baby Merchant, Let's Be Careful Out There, and Where Bullets Fly, as well as the Randy Newman-penned (and -performed) theme, were some of the songs featured in what 1990s television series?
COP ROCK
241
When the resolution that eventually became the U.S. Constitution's 19th Amendment (prohibiting citizens from being denied voting rights on the basis of sex) was brought before the House of Representatives in 1919, there was only one woman in Congress able to vote on it. Name that Republican from Montana, who was the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. (She voted Yes to the resolution.)
Jeannette RANKIN
242
American author M.F.K. Fisher wrote broadly about various topics, but she is best remembered today for (and the majority of her writing was) works on what subject?
FOOD/COOKING
243
The distinctive coloring of the animal pictured here is best known by what Spanish-derived term? Click here
PALOMINO
244
Give the pseudonym of Iowa-born Esther Pauline Friedman Lederer, or that of her twin sister, Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips.
Ann LANDERS, Abigail Van BUREN
245
The composite material known as nacre, which forms the hard, smooth layer on the inside of certain oyster and mussel shells, and is often used to make jewelry and buttons, is also known by what three-word term?
MOTHER OF PEARL
246
What name is being exclaimed in this movie screenshot? Click here (Home ALone - Kids name)
KEVIN
247
The musicals Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Chess, The Lion King, and Aida are among the works of what lyricist?
Tim RICE
248
Who was born in Newgate, and during a life of continu'd Variety for Threescore Years, besides her Childhood, was Twelve Years a Whore, five times a Wife (whereof once to her brother) Twelve Years a Thief, Eight Years a Transported Felon in Virginia, at last grew Rich, liv'd Honest and died a Penitent—The preceding is the final 4/5 of the title of what classic novel?
MOLL FLANDERS
249
The largest stock exchange in continental Europe, as measured by market capitalization of its listed companies, was formed in 2000 through the merger of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Brussels Stock Exchange, and Paris Bourse, and goes by what name?
EURONEXT
250
A famous bronze sculpture by Myron, from the 5th century BCE, depicts the contrapposto figure of a nude young man in the midst of competition in what Olympic event?
DISCUS THROW
251
Name the center (centre) for the Edmonton Oilers and 20-year-old hockey phenom who won the 2017 Art Ross trophy as the NHL's leader in points, as well as the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player.
Connor MCDAVID
252
Sam Nujoma, who entered politics in 1960 as a co-founder of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO), was elected in 1990 as the first president of what nation?
NAMIBIA
253
The title of Claude Debussy's Suite bergamasque comes from a line in a Paul Verlaine poem, and Debussy uses the title of that Verlaine poem as the title of the third movement of Suite bergamasque. What is the title shared by that poem and movement (arguably Debussy's most famous piano work)?
CLAIR DE LUNE
254
The band that reached #1 in 1967 with Incense and Peppermints; the band led in the 1970s by Eric Carmen; the Irish rock band fronted by Dolores O'Riordan; the sleazy hard rock band that recorded Lit Up and Too Drunk...; Britain's biggest-selling all-female pop trio: the names of all of these musical groups share, most prominently, what distinction?
FRUIT
255
The temperature scale named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius was formally named thus by the Conference General des Poids et Measures in 1948, but before that point (and still today, decreasingly), the scale was commonly known by what other name?
CENTRIGRADE
256
The name of what Swiss dish, whose batterie de cuisine includes a caquelon, a réchaud, and probably some fourche à longue tige, comes from the French for melted?
FONDUE
257
What is the term from phonetics for the gliding of two vowel sounds within a single syllable, such as in the English words wife, joy, brain, and (in New York) coffee and dog?
DIPHTHONG
258
What powerful figure in 1850s–1870s New York City has no relation to the item pictured here, though they do share a name? Click here
William M TWEED
259
What name is shared by a department in southern Colombia, a state in southern Venezuela, and a state in northwest Brazil (which borders the other two)?
AMAZONAS (Amazon)
260
This montage contains self-portraits by what influential American photographer? Click here
Nan GOLDIN
261
Although it is most commonly consumed by smoking cigarettes (joints) formed from the flowering tops, leaves, and stems of the dried plant (known as marijuana), the form of cannabis made with the plant's pressed resin is known by what other, Arabic-derived term?
HASHISH/HASH
262
Law of the Roman Republic decreed that generals who led forces outside Italy had to relinquish their commands before returning. Julius Caesar violated this law in 49 BCE, traversing with his legion a stream that formed a border between Italy and Cisalpine Gaul, and starting a revolution that led to the Roman Empire. What was the name of this stream?
RUBICON
263
Although film adaptations of novels are common, the less frequent reverse—a novel adapted from a screenplay—occurred with what romance best-seller released on February 14, 1970? The novel kept the name of the film version released that same year.
LOVE STORY
264
What artist and TV personality was discovered while a member of the Laker Girls cheerleading squad and choreographed videos from Janet Jackson's Control album before achieving pop stardom of her own later in the 1980s?
PAULA ABDUL
265
Correctly spell the plural form of the French singular noun cheval.
CHEVAUX
266
Leaked through a pair of reporters at the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, a trove of 13.4 million files was unveiled in early November 2017 that relate to controversial offshore investments by numerous prominent companies and individuals. This set of documents is known by what name?
PARADISE PAPERS
267
What is the term for the red, orange, or black accessory fruit of the rose plant? Very rich in ascorbic acid, they are often used as a nutritional supplement for vitamin C.
HIPS
268
A famous embroidered cloth produced to record and commemorate the victory of William the Conqueror and justify his claim to the English throne was commissioned by William's half-brother, Odo, who was the bishop of what Catholic diocese?
BAYEAUX
269
Epinephrine, norepinephrine, aldosterone, and cortisol, as well as certain male sex hormones (androgens), are all hormones produced in the human body by what glands?
ADRENAL
270
In the food montage pictured, based on the clues provided by the names of items A-C, what is the full name (including geographic reference) of the item in the section labeled D? Click here
BOSTON CREAM PIE
271
In Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit, a man and two women have died and are escorted into a drawing room where, unable to leave, they learn that (per the English translation) hell is what?
OTHER PEOPLE
272
The five burglars arrested on June 17, 1972, at the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate Hotel, were indicted by a federal grand jury on September 15 of that year, as were two other operatives. Name either of those two other men, both of whom served time in prison.
G. GORDON LIDDY, E. HOWARD HUNT
273
The southern slopes of Mount Hermon, which is home to the Mount Hermon ski resort, are located in what hilly region that sits on the disputed and unresolved border between Israel and Syria?
GOLAN HEIGHTS
274
The Guru Granth Sahib is regarded as the central scripture and supreme spiritual authority of what religion?
SIKHISM
275
What is the last name of the only brother-and-sister duo to be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame?
MILLER (Reggie and Cheryl)
276
The Rodeo, Amigo, Ascender, and Trooper were automobile models marketed and sold in North America by what carmaker?
ISUZU
277
In 1510, an abbot named Philotheus wrote to Basil III, passionately arguing that as Rome has fallen to heresy and Constantinople to Islam, there is to be a Third Rome, a dominion centered in what city?
MOSCOW
278
What artist's 1982 album Age to Age became the first Christian album to be certified platinum, while her contemporary pop album from 1991, Heart in Motion, was an even bigger success, thanks in part to the #1 hit single Baby Baby?
AMY GRANT
279
JPEG and MPEG are the names of standards committees that defined and standardized their namesake digital image and motion picture formats, and a similar VCEG has standardized other video compression formats. For all three organizations, what does the EG in their abbreviations stand for?
EXPERT GROUP
280
Name the highly anticipated and promoted NBC drama series that debuted in the fall of 2006 and was set backstage at a Saturday Night Live-like sketch comedy series. It was named after the building in which the fictional show-in-a-show was set, featured a controversial and irritable network head named Jack, and was not 30 Rock.
STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP
281
For the majority of its length in New York state, Interstate 90 runs parallel to the original route of what waterway?
ERIE CANAL
282
The final period in what is categorized as medieval art, spanning (roughly) the years 1140 to 1500 and divided into early, high, and late subdivisions, was not directly related to the people after which it was named. What is the name for this period of medieval art?
GOTHIC
283
A dedicated group of Chinese American mah-jongg players forms the plot basis, and the title, for what 1993 film (and the 1989 novel on which it was based)?
THE JOY LUCK CLUB
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What comedic play, though of no particular enduring artistic merit, is by far the most famous work of playwright Tom Taylor, due to a singular suspended performance seven years after its debut?
OUR AMERICAN COUSIN
285
Walton Rodger of the American Nuclear Society is widely credited with coining a now-familiar phrase, which he used as a term of derision against residents protesting nuclear facilities in their locality. That phrase is also known (and perhaps even better known) by its acronym, which is what?
NIMBY
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Identify the nation highlighted on this map. Click here
MALI
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What name is missing from this otherwise complete list? Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavour.
ATLANTIS
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In the form of linear equation expressed as y = mx + b, the b represents a point that is known by what term?
Y-INTERCEPT
289
What is the first name of the heroine who jockeys the winning horse in the famous English steeplechase the Grand National in a 1935 Enid Bagnold novel (and subsequent film adaptation)?
VELVET
290
The present use of the word cartoon, as a humorous drawing, is said to have originated with what English comic weekly magazine, which was founded in 1841 and named after the irascible figure in a famous puppet show?
PUNCH
291
A dog named Seymour waits for his owner outside Panucci's Pizza for twelve years before expiring in a poignant and memorable Emmy-nominated episode of what television series?
FUTURAMA
292
First mentioned in Bavaria in the 1420s, Karnöffel—which translates to hernia, was at the time a rude word for a cardinal, and was banned by clerical authorities for its irreverent promotion of anarchy—is considered the oldest identifiable what?
CARD GAME
293
Beginning in medieval England with a statute enacted in 1285, the practice whereby an individual could call out loudly for help in the pursuit and apprehension of a criminal, with those who heard the call obliged by law to assist, is known by the phrase hue and what?
CRY
294
A fictional largest diamond in the world with an unusual flaw in the center, given to Princess Dala of Lugash (also fictional) by her father the Shah, is the title object of a comedy caper film from 1963. What is that object, which gives its name not only to that film, but the entire subsequent film series, as well as its cartoon mascot?
PINK PANTHER
295
A term used by dental professionals for what is more commonly known as tartar or hardened plaque is also, unrelatedly, a term used in mathematics. What is that term?
CALCULUS
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Louise Bourgeois' 1999 sculpture titled Maman is a massive work (over thirty feet tall) depicting what type of animal? A cast of similar but smaller work, from three years prior, sold at auction in 2015 for $28.2 million.
SPIDER
297
Accent, Sazón, and Ve-Tsin are trade names for what chemical compound, which was first produced commercially in Japan as Aji-no-moto (essence of taste)?
MSG (MONO SODIUM GLUTAMATE)
298
The term for what philosophical doctrine, which is defined as a disillusioned rejection of conventional morals and institutions with the belief that life is without objective value or meaning, was first popularized by Ivan Turgenev through his character Bazarov in Fathers and Sons and later applied to others in the radical Russian intelligentsia?
NIHILISM
299
On November 5, 2017, Shalane Flanagan became the first American woman in 40 years to win what?
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON
300
A conductive electrical wire surrounded by a layer of insulating material, surrounded by a layer of shielding material, surrounded by another layer of insulating material—this assembly is best known as what, after the alignment of the conductive wire and the outer shield?
COAXIAL CABLE
301
A Spanish inquiry concluded that an explosion in the forward magazine caused the sinking of what battleship in Cuba's Havana harbor, whereas a US naval inquiry blamed a submarine mine?
USS MAINE
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The same name, in different languages, has been redacted multiple times from this image. How is that name rendered in English? Click here (Indpendence Referendum in 2017)
CATALONIA
303
Jodie Dallas, widely regarded as the first openly gay regular character on American primetime television, was portrayed by Billy Crystal on what comedy series?
SOAP
304
Name the man who resigned as Prime Minister of Lebanon on November 4, 2017, just over thirteen years after his father resigned from the same post.
Saad HARIRI
305
Of the twelve cities along Lake Ontario with a population greater than 100,000, one is located in the United States. What is that city, which had just over 210,000 residents during the 2010 census?
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
306
Charles Entertainment are the (real) first and middle names of a corporate mascot who has what last name?
CHEESE
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What was the name of the tiny hamlet on the far western outskirts of Greater London, in an area now a part of the London Borough of Hillingdon, which was demolished as part of a massive civil construction project in 1944?
HEATHROW
308
What drink served to British sailors in the Age of Sail, consisting (typically) of rum mixed with water, takes its name from the nickname borne by 18th-century British Admiral Edward Vernon from the waterproof cloak he wore?
GROG
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Identify the subatomic particle of the baryon family, believed to be composed of two up quarks and one down quark, which has a mass of 1.672x10-24 grams and a positive electric charge of 1.602x10-19 coulombs.
PROTON
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Gold Coast, a major tourist destination and Australia's sixth-most populous city, is located about an hour's drive southeast of what state capital city?
BRISBANE
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In North America, edible varieties of rapeseed oil are not known by that name (unsurprisingly), but rather by what other name, which was originally a trademark but is now used generically?
CANOLA OIL
312
Perry the Platypus, a government spy and foil to the evil Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz, is also the pet of the titular stepbrothers in what animated television series?
PHINEAS AND FERB
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What term was used and perhaps introduced into the English language in February 1813, in the name of a London society formed for the promotion of instrumental music? The society still exists today, and the term in question has, over time, become synonymous with a symphony orchestra?
PHILHARMONIC
314
Betelgeuse, Rigel, and Bellatrix are the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma stars of what constellation?
ORION
315
What nonprofit cooperative, which still exists today, was formed in May 1846, when five New York City newspapers shared the cost of a pony express route through Alabama to expedite the transmission of news from the Mexican–American War?
ASSOCIATED PRESS
316
Who became, in June 2015, the first African American woman to be named a principal in the American Ballet Theater in its 75-year history?
MISTY COPELAND
317
According to the theme to The Jeffersons, fish don't fry in the kitchen, while what don't burn on the grill?
BEANS
318
Name any one of the four sovereign states whose land area sits entirely below the Tropic of Capricorn.
NEW ZEALAND, URUGUAY, LESOTHO, SWAZILAND
319
A novel of religious satire by C.S. Lewis first published in 1942 takes the form of a series of letters to a Junior Tempter named Wormwood, with advice on how best to draw a particular Englishman into sin and, eventually, into Hell. These letters are written by Wormwood's uncle, a senior-level devil, who goes by what name?
SCREWTAPE
320
A substance described as stannic, by definition, contains what element (especially with a valence of four)?
TIN
321
What is the term for the musical genre, synthesizing elements from blues, jazz, country and western, R&B, gospel, and other forms, that originated among the Cajuns and African American Creoles of southwest Louisiana in the early 20th century? The vest frottoir (or rub-board) is an instrument closely associated with the genre.
ZYDECO
322
What was the name of the pious Bohemian Good King—actually a duke, and now the patron saint of the Czech Republic—who is noted for his charitable giving on St. Stephen's Day (December 26)?
WENCESLAUS (VACLAV)
323
What unit of length in the U.S. Customary System, expressed as a two-word term, is equal to 6,076 feet (1,852 meters). Traditionally, it has also been expressed as one minute of arc on the Earth's surface (i.e., one minute of latitude).
NAUTICAL MILE
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One form of competitive rowing (crew), where each rower pulls one oar through the water with both hands, is called sweep. The other main form, where each rower has two oars (one in each hand), goes by what name, after a term for the oars themselves?
SCULLING
325
A highly modified (and wildly unsafe) 1921 Oldsmobile Model 46 touring roadster appears prominently in the opening credits of what TV show?
THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES
326
The musical instrument known as a harmonium is a pump or reed version of what other instrument (and in fact those quoted words often precede this other instrument as alternate terms for the harmonium)?
ORGAN
327
What musical artist and Queen of Funk, born Yvette Marie Stevens in Chicago in 1953, took at a young age her African name which means woman of fire?
CHAKA KHAN
328
For the 2017 Major League Baseball season, they both wore jersey number 27, they were both 27 years of age, and they were both named their league's Most Valuable Player. Name either player.
JOSÉ ALTUVE, GIANCARLO STANTON
329
The title of the Aldous Huxley short story The Gioconda Smile, from his Mortal Coils collection, references a work of art best known by what name?
MONA LISA
330
A recent #1 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Best Seller list is a book, published on November 7, 2017, which features over 300 photographs of whom?
BARACK OBAMA
331
While investigating drug trafficking on the beaches of Los Angeles, a newspaper reporter is approached by a bigamous airline executive with an offer to kill the executive and relieve him of his terminal cancer in exchange for $50,000. The reporter comes to learn that this is part of a fraud scheme, and also that the executive is involved in the drug trafficking in coordination with the LAPD. This roughly outlines the plot of what film?
FLETCH
332
The Triple Alliance, which was created by Otto von Bismarck in 1882 and consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, evolved into World War I's Central Powers (or Quadruple Alliance). As Italy remained neutral at the war's onset, the Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, and two new allies. Name either one.
BULGARIA, OTTOMAN EMPIRE
333
Name the Broadway lyricist who teamed up with composer John Kander on Flora, the Red Menace, Cabaret, Zorba, and Chicago, among others.
Fred EBB
334
Of all the countries that have won the FIFA Men's World Cup in its history (and still exist, so not including West Germany), a single one did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Identify that country.
ITALY
335
What well-known simile allegedly originated from an occupational nervous disease that affected milliners and certain haberdashers, caused by extended exposure to mercury used in the manufacture of felt?
MAD AS A HATTER
336
Identify the woman in this photograph, which appeared on the cover of the October 2017 edition of Vanity Fair magazine. Click here
Meghan MARKLE
337
What was the name of the Netherlands-chartered organization that was established in 1621 and was responsible for the country's participation in the Atlantic slave trade, commercial operation in the New World, and settlement of New Netherland (now New York)?
DUTCH WEST INDIA COMPANY
338
The television drama series Greenleaf, which airs on the Oprah Winfrey Network, tells the story of the titular Memphis-based family and its running of what type of organization?
(Mega)CHURCH
339
America's largest quick-service seafood restaurant is named after a villainous and charismatic cook from what 1883 novel?
TREASURE ISLAND
340
What 19-year-old Ontarian pop star, whose recent hit singles include Stitches, Treat You Better, and There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, first gained popularity in the summer of 2013 via cover videos uploaded to the now-defunct sharing service Vine?
Shawn MENDES
341
With terrain dominated by mountains and arid desert, Balochistan is the largest province by area, and the smallest province by population (both by a significant margin) of what Asian nation?
PAKISTAN
342
This is a screenshot from what 1956 film? Click here
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
343
Given his noted thriftiness and unadorned reticence, The Autobiography of ___________ is the fittingly titled (and at a brisk 246 pages, fittingly terse) 1929 autobiography of what American (whose name fills in the blank)?
Calvin COOLIDGE
344
Old Tom Morris, a Scotsman who was born in St Andrews in 1821 and died there in 1908, is widely recognized as the first formal architect of a certain type of facility, although the honor is also bestowed upon a student of Morris, an American named Charles B. Macdonald (including by Macdonald himself). What is that facility?
GOLF COURSE
345
What is the anagrammatical title (nearly but not quite a semordnilap) of a satirical Utopian novel by English author Samuel Butler first published anonymously in 1872?
EREWHON
346
The shocking stabbing death of Meredith Hunter, an 18-year-old African American man from Berkeley, California, is central to what 1970 documentary film, which includes footage of the incident?
GIMME SHELTER
347
What was the name of the city that served as the political center of the Tokugawa Shogunate beginning in the early 1600s? The city, which gives its name to another term for the Tokugawa period, was renamed Tokyo with the restoration of imperial rule under Meiji in 1868.
EDO
348
Figures in a 1908 painting by Gustav Klimt, an 1882 sculpture by Auguste Rodin, a 1969 painting by Pablo Picasso, and a 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt are all engaged in what act?
KISSING
349
Sons and A House Divided, the second and third installments of the House of Earth trilogy, are works by what Pulitzer and Nobel-winning American novelist?
Pearl S BUCK
350
The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King, Cataclysm, Mists of Pandaria, Legion, and Battle for Azeroth are expansion sets released for what game?
WORLD OF WARCRAFT
351
What is the most notable distinction shared by the names of the five tallest mountains in New Hampshire's White Mountains? This distinction is referenced in the name of the range of the White Mountains within which these peaks are located.
Named after PRESIDENTS
352
A term derived from the Italian for beautiful singing has been defined as a vocal style, popular in Italy in the 18th and early 19th centuries, which emphasizes technique and tone over dramatic expression. What is this term?
BEL CANTO
353
As a result of a 1993 independence referendum that finished with 99.83% of voters in favor, what nation replaced Uganda as the world's most populous landlocked country?
ETHIOPIA
354
What name is shared by the only daughter of Menelaus and Helen from Greek legend, the saintly wife of Sicilian king Leontes in Shakespeare's Winter's Tale, and (likely) literature's most prominent only child of English dentists?
HERMIONE
355
Following the retirement of Larry King from CNN in late 2010, what former newspaper editor hosted his own namesake talk show in King's timeslot until its cancellation due to very low ratings in 2014?
Piers MORGAN
356
First proposed in August 1776 by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson, what motto on the seal of the United States was not officially adopted until 1782, and first appeared in an official capacity on a New Jersey coin in 1786? The phrase was a de facto motto of the U.S. until a 1956 act of Congress made In God We Trust the country's official motto.
E PLURIBUS UNUM
357
The performance of what actress did Walter Kerr, writing for the New York Herald Tribune in a 1959 Broadway review, describe as a brassy, brazen witch on a mortgaged broomstick, a steamroller with cleats, the very mastodon of all stage mothers?
ETHEL MERMAN
358
A 1434 portrait of Giovanni and Giovanna Arnolfini is a magnum opus of what Flemish master of the Northern Renaissance?
Jan Van EYCK
359
The mysterious title character of what 1996 film was, as it turned out, a Hungarian aristocrat named László Almásy?
THE ENGLISH PATIENT
360
The name of what fictional American individual, possibly derived from that of a murderous English chimney sweep, from that of an archangel of death, and/or as a jolly euphemism for the underworld, fills in the blank in the slang expression of the form what in _____ _____ is going on here?
SAM HILL
361
...[W]hen any act by a player more than one yard beyond the line of scrimmage significantly hinders an eligible player's opportunity to catch the ball. Per the 2017 edition of the rulebook of the National Football League, the preceding quote is the definition of what penalty, which can be committed by either the offense or the defense?
PASS INTERFERENCE
362
To distinguish it from another city, on the Oder River, the German city and commercial hub of Frankfurt has what official full name?
FRANKFURT AM MAIN
363
On the Motion of Bodies, The Motion of Bodies in Resisting Media, and On the System of the World are common (though not official) titles of the three sections of a work by Sir Isaac Newton published in 1687. This work is best known by what shortened, one-word title?
PRINCIPIA
364
Though she had written numerous books, including House of Incest, Winter of Artifice, and the Cities of the Interior series, what French-born American novelist did not achieve wide renown until the publication of her diaries written from 1931 to 1966, with their seven volumes published between 1966 and 1980?
ANAIS NIN
365
Violent contractions of the larynx and respiratory muscles with accompanying panic and related symptoms, induced by drinking, are known as hydrophobia. Hydrophobia is itself a historical name for what viral and usually fatal zoonotic disease, during the course of which these symptoms often appear?
RABIES
366
What Italian sparkling wine (spumante), typically made from its namesake grape (now known as the Glera) and named after the northeastern Italian village where the wine and grape originated, is the main ingredient in a Bellini cocktail?
PROSECCO
367
Who is currently serving as Prime Minister of Russia, a position he has held since his term as President ended in May 2012?
Dmitry MEDVEDEV
368
Of the many factors that led to the inauguration of Ronald Reagan in January 1981, among the most significant was an event that occurred 444 days prior in what city?
TEHRAN
369
This photo appeared on the cover of a 2010 album by what musical artist? Click here (Man walking along road)
EMINEM
370
A parabola is defined as a set of points on a plane equidistant from a given line and a given fixed point. The line is called the directrix; what is the term most commonly used for the fixed point?
FOCUS
371
Access, Calico, CapitalG, DeepMind, GV, Jigsaw, Nest, Sidewalk, Verily, and Waymo are some (but not all) of the divisions of what corporate conglomerate founded in 2015?
ALPHABET
372
The only occasion during which an Oscar was awarded for the portrayal of another Oscar winner happened at the 77th Academy Awards ceremony in February 2005. Name either Oscar winner (the 2005 recipient or the film's character).
Cate BLANCHETT, Katherine HEPBURN
373
The salient in the German front lines that appeared on news maps is the source for the common name of what WWII battle, Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front?
Battle of the BULGE
374
What took place in London, England, beginning in April 1908 (and concluding later that year), in large part because of the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy two years prior?
(1908 Summer) OLYMPICS
