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1
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The Patagonian is the world’s sixth-largest what

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Desert

The Patagonian Desert, specifically referring to the “Patagonian Steppe,” is considered the world’s sixth-largest desert, located in Argentina and Chile across the southern tip of South America.

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Tunisia’s five-dinar note features which ancient general who famously crossed the Alps with war elephants?

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Hannibal

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In 1990, NASA mission STS-31 brought along an IMAX camera, to capture the launch of what precious cargo?

In 1993, NASA Mission STS-61 took five spacewalks to repair what wonder of engineering?

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Hubble telescope

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Perched in the Andes at an elevation of nearly 8,000 feet, Machu Picchu was built by which ancient people?

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Incas

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St. Martha of Bethany slay a dragon on the 1931 first edition cover of what Irma S. Rombauer work?

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The Joy of Cooking

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Turned a nasty red by iron oxidation, the Blood Falls are on what continent?

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Antarctica

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Funafuti is an atoll, comprising numerous islets, that serves as the capital of this small country

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Tuvalu

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Just three years after it was first cast, in 1907, Edvard Munch painted one of the 27-known castings of what sculpture?

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The thinker

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Gabon’s capital

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Libreville

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“Johnson Juice” was a side released in the 60s, named for what Johnson?

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Lyndon Johnson

He had a button installed on his desk specifically to have Fresca delivered

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The Second French Empire collapsed in 1870, three days after a battle named for what town near Belgium that shares the name with those covered chairs that servants carry?

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Sedan

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12
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Sudan’s capital

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Khartoum

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In 1846, Johann Galle discovered what object that’s about 17 times as massive as Earth?

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Neptune

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St. George’s is the capital of what Caribbean island

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Grenada

Grenada is the southernmost of the Windward Islands

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This slugging centerfielder nicknamed the “Commerce Comet” was 19 end. He debuted with the Yankees in 1951

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Mickey Mantle

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This word for factual information is a Latin plural, but most English speakers treat it as a singular

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Data

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17
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Dear Sir Robert Walpole: You’re first in my heart, just as you were Britain’s first of they back in 1721

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Prime Minister

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In 1620 it sailed from Southampton with Christopher Jones as Captain

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The Mayflower

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The Greek for “stench” gave us the name of what halogen element, Liquid at room temperature and got top billing in the logo for Breaking Bad?

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Bromine

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20
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Two parts cognac, one part orange liqueur, one part lemon juice, and an orange twist - that’s a classic recipe for what cocktail?

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Sidecar

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Which Southeast Asian country was ruled by the Khmer Rouge, a communist regime responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million people during its rule from 1975 to 1979?

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Cambodia.

The Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, sought to create an agrarian utopia, but their policies led to mass executions, forced labor, and widespread famine during their brutal reign.

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Coptic Christianity is the largest minority religion in what country?

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Egypt

Other questions for same answer: Anwar Sadat won his Nobel Peace Prize as president of what nation?

The Nile dumps into the Mediterranean not far from Alexandria, in what country?

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23
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What was the primary civilization in the Andes before Spanish conquest?

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The Inca Empire.

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24
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True or False: The Spanish arrived in South America in the 16th century.

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True.

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Who was the Spanish conquistador that led the expedition to conquer the Inca Empire?

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Francisco Pizarro.

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Fill in the blank: The capital of the Inca Empire was __________.

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Cusco.

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What was the main economic activity of the colonial period in South America?

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Mining, particularly silver mining.

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True or False: The Treaty of Tordesillas divided South America between Spain and Portugal.

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True.

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What was the significance of the Battle of Ayacucho in 1824?

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It marked the end of Spanish rule in South America.

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30
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Who was the first president of Bolivia?

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Simón Bolívar.

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31
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Who led the Argentine War of Independence?

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José de San Martín.

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What is the name of the famous Incan site located in Peru?

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Machu Picchu.

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What was the main purpose of the encomienda system established by the Spanish?

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To regulate Native American labor.

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Fill in the blank: The __________ is a large plateau located in western South America, primarily in Bolivia.

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Altiplano.

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Who was the last Inca emperor?

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Atahualpa.

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What was the primary religion introduced by Spanish colonizers in South America?

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Roman Catholicism.

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37
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Who was the first female president of Argentina?

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Isabel Perón.

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38
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What was the political movement that aimed to unify Latin America in the early 19th century?

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Pan-Americanism.

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Who was the revolutionary leader in Cuba that had a significant influence in South America?

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Che Guevara.

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Which country was formerly known as the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata?

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Argentina.

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41
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Fill in the blank: The __________ mountain range is the longest in the world.

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Andes.

42
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What was the primary language spoken by the indigenous peoples of the Andes?

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Quechua.

43
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Before enlisting his backing band the Revolution, which musician played all 27 instruments on his 1978 debut album, For You?

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Prince

44
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True or False: The Age of Exploration began in the 15th century.

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True

45
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Fill in the blank: Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas in _____.

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1492.

46
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Which European country was the first to establish a sea route to India?

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Portugal.

47
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What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?

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A 1494 treaty between Spain and Portugal that divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe.

48
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Which explorer is credited with the first circumnavigation of the Earth?

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Ferdinand Magellan.

49
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Who was the Spanish conquistador that led the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire?

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Hernán Cortés.

50
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Fill in the blank: The exchange of goods, ideas, and populations between the Old World and the New World is known as the _____ Exchange.

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Columbian.

51
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What role did the Spanish Crown play in the Age of Exploration?

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The Spanish Crown funded and sponsored many exploratory voyages.

52
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What were the names of the two main Spanish explorers who sought to conquer the Inca Empire?

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Francisco Pizarro and Hernán Cortés.

53
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Also known as dihydrogen monoxide, what inorganic substance does The State Department call “The Indispensable Natural Resource”?

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Water

54
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This scouring powder is named for mythical warrior who fought in the Trojan war

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Ajax

55
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From 1900 to 1909 Sir Robert Bond was prime minister of this British colony, now the newest Canadian province

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Newfoundland

56
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If you hit a HR in MLB, you’re going to need to run this many feet to get home

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360

57
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Who is the only person to have served two non-consecutive terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild?

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Ronald Reagan

58
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This blue veined cheese is named after a village near Milan; it’s made in the Po Valley since the ninth century

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Gorgonzola

59
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This first “Survivor” winner was voted off his home and into a jail for failing to pay taxes on his winnings

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Richard Hatch

60
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This 90210 star was badly injured in 2002 going 180 mph at the Kentucky Speedway

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Jason Priestly

61
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Hangul is an alphabet invented in what region of the Far East?

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Korea

62
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Making up nearly half of its mass, what is by far the most abundant element in the Earth’s crust?

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Oxygen

63
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Born in Kentucky the year before Lincoln, he became president the same year as Lincoln and died 24 years after Lincoln

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Jefferson Davis

64
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What legendary music venue is carved into a meadow once known as Daisy Dell and
In 2022 was the site of the live “Encanto” concert released on Disney+.

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Hollywood Bowl

65
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In 2019, which newspaper ran a minute-long Super Bowl ad, narrated by Tom Hanks, titled “Democracy Dies in Darkness”?

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The Washington Post

66
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2 battles near this “Springs” city of upstate NY are often called the turning point of the America Revolution

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Saratoga Springs

67
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State where Tippecanoe River State Park is located

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Indiana

68
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Atomic number 35, this element begins with the first name of Ichabod Crane’s rival

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Bromine

69
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Legend says a Mexican street vendor invented what wrap to sell from the back of a donkey?

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Butrito

70
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Capital of the Dominican Republic

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Santo Domingo

71
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What group was founded on February 12th 1909 to coincide with Abraham Lincoln’s 100th birthday?

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NAACP

72
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What’s the strongest bone in the human body?

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The jawbone/mandible

73
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Signed an ocean away from the conflict site, the Treaty of Ghent ended what war?

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War of 1812

74
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“Cupid’s bow” is the name for the cute curve formed by the upper part of what body feature?

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Lips

75
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A juniper and a nine-inch humidity tray come with Eastern Leaf’s starter kit for what hobby?

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Bonsai

76
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The Ottoman Turks’ failed siege of this European capital in 1529 marked the limit of the Islamic advance westward

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Vienna, Austria

77
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In 1927, this brand name first appeared on a Sears washing machine

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Kenmore

78
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This Kilmarnock grocer founded his eponymous red, black and blue label Scotch whisky brand in 1820

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Johnnie Walker

79
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In 1946, a Bedouin shepherd in the West Bank discovered what long-lost artifacts?

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Sea sea scrolls

80
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The only president of the Republic of Hawaii (1894-1898) had what surname that’s still familiar there?

Disneyland’s Tiki Juice Bar is known for selling the copyrighted vegan treat known as WHAT Whip?

A

Dole

81
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Tbilisi is the capital of

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Georgia

82
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“Eventually taking up too much bandwidth, what website operated on Stanford servers for more than a year under the name Backrub?”

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Google

83
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In math, what is a reciprocal?

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Inverse value of a number.

1 divided by the number.

  • 0 does not have a reciprocal
  • two numbers are reciprocal of each other if and only if their product is 1
  • to find the reciprocal of a fraction, swap the numerator and the denominator
  • 1 is its own reciprocal
84
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In statistics, the measure that combines precision and recall and is the harmonic mean of precision and recall

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F-score

This is a popular way of evaluating a predictive model.

Formula: F-score is 2 x ([precision x recall] / [precision + recall]).

85
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Lilongwe is the capital of

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Malawi

86
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In which movie does the character Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, proclaim, “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good”?

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Wall Street

87
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Because it’s a pretty vital part of its preparation, what foodstuff takes its name from the Japanese for “vinegared”?

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Sushi

88
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Because it’s a pretty vital part of its preparation, what foodstuff takes its name from the Japanese for “vinegared”?

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Sushi

89
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Over 60 years, William Paley was president, chairman of the board, founder chairman, acting chairman and chairman of this company

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CBS

90
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What is a dowel?

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The dowel is a cylindrical shape made of wood, plastic, or metal. In its original manufactured form, a dowel is long and called a dowel rod, which are often cut into shorter dowel pins.[citation needed] Dowels are commonly used as structural reinforcements in cabinet making and in numerous other applications, including:
Furniture shelf supports
Moveable game pieces (i.e. pegs)
Hangers for items such as clothing, key rings, and tools
Wheel axles in toys
Detents in gymnastics grips
Supports for tiered wedding cakes

91
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Three days before he died, John F. Kennedy participated in a ceremony involving what non-human creature?

A

Turkey

John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated while riding in a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

92
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an island nation situated approximately 570 kilometers (350 miles) west of Senegal in the central Atlantic Ocean. It lies at the crossroads of major maritime routes, with its ten volcanic islands scattered across the Macaronesia region.

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Cape Verde, officially known as Cabo Verde

It’s capital is Praia

93
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You deserve a medal if you know that this element, symbol Ag is No. 47 on the periodic table

A

Silver

94
Q

This actor won the 1989 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the role of Otto in A Fish Called Wanda

A

Kevin Kline

95
Q

Comedian Blake Clark played Farmer Fran, a college football assistant coach with an exaggerated Cajun accent in this 1998 sports comedy.

A

The Waterboy

96
Q

In cluster analysis, the center of a cluster is called a

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Centroid

The cluster analysis uses k-means (an algorithm in which “k” indicates the number of clusters and “means” represents the clusters’ centroids)

97
Q

“most commonly found in children, the human medical condition, pediculosis capitis, is better known as what?”

A

Head lice

98
Q

Tiny remote places called Elmtaryd and Agunnaryd are immortalized in the name of what retailer?

A

IKEA

IKEA is an acronym for the name of its founder, Ingvar Kamprad, and the names of his childhood home and nearby village:
I: Ingvar, the founder’s first name
K: Kamprad, the founder’s last name
E: Elmtaryd, the name of the farm where Ingvar grew up
A: Agunnaryd, the name of the nearby village
Ingvar Kamprad started IKEA in 1943 when he was 17 years old. The company has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008.

99
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Define transducer

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A device that converts energy from one form to another

Transducers are often used at the boundaries of automation, measurement, and control systems, where electrical signals are converted to and from other physical quantities (such as energy, force, torque, light etc).

100
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The story of Saints Hubertus and Eustace is the reason there’s a cross in the logo for what potent potable that debuted in 1934?

A

Jägermeister

Eustace is celebrated with a feast day on 20 September, and is patron saint of hunters, firefighters, victims of torture and Madrid. Hubert was a 7th-century Belgian saint whose tale of conversion is similar to Eustace’s, seeing a hart with a crucifix between its antlers while hunting.

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