You challenge The Wiseman to a game of trivia, he asks you this question:
| This weapon lends its name to a type of woman's shoe with a slender, tapered high-heel? (Hint: S_______) |
Stiletto
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| Thunder Alley (1985) starring Roger Wilson is about a what? (Hint: R___G________) |
Rock Guitarist
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| Tic-tac-toe is based on which game? (Hint: N___m__m_____) |
Nine men morris
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| Tirana is the capital of ______? (Hint: A______) |
Albania
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| To play music smoothly? (Hint: L_____) |
Legato
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| To remove the tension from a first meeting is to break this? (Hint: I__) |
Ice
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| To save up as for future use/a vast multitude (answer in the form of word1/word2)? (Hint: H__________) |
Hoard/horde
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| To what group of elements do cerium, praesiodymium and promethium belong? (Hint: R___e____m_____) |
Rare earth metals
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| Traditional economic theory has assumed that the typical firm has a single objective, namely to ______? (Hint: M_______i__p______) |
Maximise its profits
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| Traditional English dance in which dancers form two facing lines. (Hint: C______D____) |
Country Dance
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| Treatment of disease by various approaches? (Hint: T______) |
Therapy
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| Trivia: Cliches: The greatest thing since _______ -- bread. ? (Hint: S_____b____) |
Sliced bread
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| Truly perverse black-comedic suspense film about runaway teenage girl staying at her aunt's strange hotel where occupants are extremely weird (Hint: P______P____) |
Private Parts
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| Tug of war was an olympic event between 1900 and ...? (Hint: 1___) |
1920
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| TV / Movies: The Simpsons: Who shot Mr Burns? (Hint: M_____) |
Maggie
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| TV movies: category: famous quotes: this is another fine mess you've gotten me into.? (Hint: O_____H____) |
Oliver Hardy
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| Tv/ movies: features: Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, Sigourney Weaver, and John Hurt? (Hint: A____) |
Alien
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| Tv/ movies: simpsons: who shot mr burns? (Hint: M_____) |
Maggie
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| Tv/ movies: what movie did Elia Kazan win the Oscar for best director in 1954 27th academy awards ? (Hint: O_t__W_________) |
On the Waterfront
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| Tv/movies: features: Tom Skerritt, Ian Holm, Sigourney Weaver, and John Hurt? (Hint: A____) |
Alien
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| Two 747's collided here in 1977. (Hint: C_____I______) |
Canary Islands
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| Two young men kill prep-school pal, just for the thrill of it, and challenge themselves by inviting friends and family to their apartment afterwards. (Hint: R___) |
Rock
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| Type ballet where dancers where white tutus, like swan lake acts 2 and 4 ? (Hint: B______b____) |
Bballet blanc
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| U.S. President, Chester Alan ______. (Hint: A_____) |
Arthur
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| U.S. President, Woodrow (Hint: W_____) |
Wilson
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| Ulan Bator is the capital of ______? (Hint: M_______) |
Mongolia
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| Unscramble this word: h l l s i i c e? (Hint: C_______) |
Chillies
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| Unusual hybrid of comedy, farce and screwball romance that doesn't know what it's trying to be and thus never goes anywhere. Martin plays a New England architect who meets kooky nonconformist Hawn. (Hint: H__________) |
HouseSitter
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| Visions of what dance in children's heads? (Hint: S_________) |
Sugarplums
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| Waves 'break' when their height is how much more than the depth of the water? (Hint: S____T_____) |
Seven Tenths
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| 'Welcome to Berlin' was the original title of what musical play? (Hint: C______) |
Cabaret
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| What 1920's boxing hero was best man at John Sirica's wedding? (Hint: J___D______) |
Jack Dempsey
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| What 1958 film features the line: 'she can't sink, she's unsinkable'? (Hint: AN____t_R_______) |
A Night to Remember
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| What 1983 mini series won Barbara Stanwyck an emmy? (Hint: T__T____B____) |
The Thorn Birds
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| What actor always fell down on saturday night live? (Hint: C____C____) |
Chevy Chase
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| What actor played Bronco Layne in Bronco? (Hint: T_H_____) |
Ty Hardin
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| What actor played Howie in Mary Kay and Johnny? (Hint: H_____T_____) |
Howard Thomas
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| What actor played prof Le Blanc in the Jack Benny show? (Hint: M__B____) |
Mel Blanc
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| What actor plays Benjamin Horne on twin peaks? (Hint: R______B_____) |
Richard Beymer
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| What actor says he wants to be reincarnated as a heavyweight boxer? (Hint: S________S_______) |
Sylvester Stallone
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| What actor starred in Fatal Vision? (Hint: G___C___) |
Gary Cole
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| What actor was born Michael J Vijencio? (Hint: R_____B____) |
Robert Blake
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| What actress played Nancy Drew in the Hardy Boys mysteries series? (Hint: P_____S__M_____) |
Pamela Sue Martin
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| What animal has the same name as a high church official? (Hint: C_______) |
Cardinal
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| What animal is a cousin to the giraffe? (Hint: O____) |
Okapi
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| What animal is second is producing the most milk consumed? (Hint: G___) |
Goat
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| What animal's meat can a Hindu not eat? (Hint: C__) |
Cow
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| What arabian peninsula nations recently merged under communist leadership ? (Hint: Y____) |
Yemen
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| What are a chessboard's horizontal rows called? (Hint: R____) |
Ranks
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| What are drumlins and eskers formed by? (Hint: G_______) |
Glaciers
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| What are Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific? (Hint: A_______t___z____) |
American time zones
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| What are Swedish buns called? (Hint: D_____) |
Danish
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| What are the first three words of The Bible? (Hint: I_t__b________) |
In the beginning
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| What are the noisiest land animals in the world? (Hint: H______M______) |
Howling Monkeys
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| What are tourists warned not to take into a traditional Japanese tub? (Hint: S___) |
Soap
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| What are white dwarfs and red giants? (Hint: S____) |
Stars
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| What athlete released the photo book Rare Air in 1993? (Hint: M______J_____) |
Michael Jordan
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| What automobile racing oval sports a 9-hole golf course infield? (Hint: I___________) |
Indianapolis
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| What australian term mans 'unquestionably good or genuine? (Hint: F___D_____) |
Fair Dinkum
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| What 'B' comes before man, seller and and foot forward? (Hint: B___) |
Best
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| What band recorded the 1978 hit album: "Briefcase Full of Blues"? (Hint: T__B____B_______) |
The Blues Brothers
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| What Ben Bernie tune is the theme song of the Harlem Globetrotters? (Hint: S____G______B____) |
Sweet Georgia Brown
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| What bird is associated with the Tower of London? (Hint: R____) |
Raven
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| What body function is improved if you sleep on your right side? (Hint: D________) |
Digestion
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| What 'C' is a type of tank or the leader of a tribe ? (Hint: C_______) |
Chieftan
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| What car did Kenya's benzi tribe name itself for? (Hint: M_______B___) |
Mercedes Benz
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| What carries sensations from the tongue to the brain? (Hint: l______n____) |
lingual nerve
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| What Central American country's state airline is Lacsa? (Hint: C____R___) |
Costa Rica
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| what city hosts the annual army navy football contest? (Hint: P___________) |
Philadelphia
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| What city is associated with Alcatraz? (Hint: S__F________) |
San Francisco
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| What city's police force did Charlie Chan work with? (Hint: H_______) |
Honolulu
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| What classic rock band sang the song 'paint it, black'? (Hint: R______S_____) |
Rolling Stones
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| What color is French letter box? (Hint: Y_____) |
Yellow
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| What color marks the only group of monopoly properties with three u.s. state names? (Hint: R__) |
Red
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| What colour do you get when you mix blue and yellow together? (Hint: G____) |
Green
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| What colour was Diana Spencer's engagement photograph suit? (Hint: b___) |
blue
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| What common animal is the only animal that can see both infra red & ultra violet light? (Hint: g_______) |
goldfish
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| What composer was working on his 10th symphony at the time of his death? (Hint: L_____v__B________) |
Ludwig van Beethoven
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| What contagious disease was known as gaol fever in the nineteenth century? (Hint: t_____) |
typhus
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| What controversial book did Germaine Greer write? (Hint: T__F_____E_____) |
The Female Eunuch
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| What country boasts the world's highest national capital city? (Hint: B______) |
Bolivia
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| What country calls themselves Magyar? (Hint: H______) |
Hungary
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| What country celebrates its National Day on 21st July? (Hint: B______) |
Belgium
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| What country celebrates its National Day on 26th October? (Hint: A______) |
Austria
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| What country did the operating system 'Linux' come from? (Hint: F______) |
Finland
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| What country has a birth rate of 0? (Hint: T__V______C___) |
The Vatican City
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| What country is the resort city st. mortiz in? (Hint: S__________) |
Switzerland
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| What country's capital is Caracas? (Hint: V________) |
Venezuela
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| What creature is depicted on the Welsh Flag ? (Hint: R__D_____) |
Red Dragon
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| What dam would you find along the Rio Grande? (Hint: E_______B____D__) |
Elephant Butte Dam
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| What detective agency did tenafly work for? (Hint: H___T____) |
High Tower
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| What did AOL claim had been found, on April Fool's Day in 1996? (Hint: L___o_J______) |
Life on Jupiter
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| What did George Harrison discover on the Witwatersrand? (Hint: g___) |
gold
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| What did john logie baird invent in 1925?? (Hint: T_________) |
Television
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| What did Julius Caesar cross to signal a revolt against the senate? (Hint: R______) |
Rubikon
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| What did Louis Cartier invent? (Hint: W____) |
Watch
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| What did President J. Buchanan not have? (Hint: Aw___) |
A wife
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| What did presidents Madison, Monroe, Polk, and Garfield have in common? (Hint: T__f____n___"______) |
The first name "James"
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| What did Sally Rogers always wear in her hair? (Hint: Ab__) |
A bow
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| What did William the Conqueror regard as a sign of victory in the battle of Hastings and also appears on the Bayeux Tapestry? (Hint: H_______C____) |
Halley's Comet
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| What do Americans traditionally eat on thanksgiving day? (Hint: T_____) |
Turkey
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| What do enzymes start while food is still in the mouth? (Hint: B________o_f___) |
Breakdown of food
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| What do Indians call India? (Hint: B_____) |
Bharat
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| What do the italians call Munich? (Hint: M_____o_B______) |
Monaco of Bavaria
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| What do you call a group of curlews? (Hint: H___) |
Herd
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| What do you call a group of rhinocerus? (Hint: AC____) |
A Crash
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| What do you get when you mix blue and yellow? (Hint: G____) |
Green
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| What do you give for a 13 year wedding anniversary? (Hint: L___) |
Lace
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| What does "Dan" mean? (Hint: G____) |
Grade
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| What does a heliologist study? (Hint: T__S__) |
The Sun
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| What does a pedometer measure? (Hint: W______d_______) |
Walking distance
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| What does DMA stand for? (Hint: D_____M_____A_____) |
Direct Memory Access
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| What does jiminy cricket advise should always be your guide? (Hint: Y___c_________) |
Your conscience
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| What does LPG stands for? (Hint: L________P________G__) |
Liquefied Petroleum Gas
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| What does the Irish 'dubh linn' mean? (Hint: B____p___) |
Black pool
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| What does the J in J Paul Getty's name stand for? (Hint: J___) |
John
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| What does the Latin RIP stand for? (Hint: R_________i_p___) |
Requiescat in pace
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| What does the slang term 'noshery' mean? (Hint: R_________) |
Restaurant
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| What does the word 'karate' translate to in English? (Hint: O___h___) |
Open hand
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| What dog is named after a Mexican state? (Hint: C________) |
Chihuahua
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| What Dr Seuss character steals Christmas? (Hint: G_____) |
Grinch
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| What English city was known to the Romans as Venta Bulgarum? (Hint: W_________) |
Winchester
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| What European country has "Vaduz" as its capital city? (Hint: L____________) |
Liechtenstein
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| What falls out with phalacrosis? (Hint: H___) |
Hair
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| What family do these fruits belong to - Kumquat, Pommelo, Ugli Fruit? (Hint: C_____) |
Citrus
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| What 'Family Island' annually hosts the Bahama's most popular regatta? (Hint: E____) |
Exuma
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| What famous character did Edgar Rice Burroughs create ? (Hint: T_____) |
Tarzan
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| What famous geyser erupts regularly at the Yellowstone National Park? (Hint: O__F_______) |
Old Faithful
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| What film did the Beatles make for television? (Hint: M______M______T___) |
Magical Mystery Tour
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| what film featured harold lloyd dangling from a clock tower? (Hint: S_____L___) |
Safety Last
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| What film starred Helen Hunt, Cary Elwes and Bill Paxton? (Hint: T______) |
Twister
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| What fleshy muscular organ is joined to the hyoid bone? (Hint: T_____) |
Tongue
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| What French writer spent 27 years of his life in prison for sexual offense? (Hint: M______d_S___) |
Marquis de Sade
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| What fruits are usually served 'belle helene'? (Hint: P___) |
Pear
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| What game is the 'corbomite maneuver' based on? (Hint: P____) |
Poker
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| what game would you be playing if you had a birdie and an eagle? (Hint: g___) |
golf
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| What geographic entity shrunk more than 1300 feet in 1980? (Hint: M____S_H_____) |
Mount St Helens
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| What green vegetable comes in varieties such as cos & mignonette? (Hint: L______) |
Lettuce
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| What group landed in America in 1620? (Hint: T__P_______) |
The Pilgrims
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| What hardcore rock group sings, 'Blind' and 'Clown'? (Hint: K___) |
Korn
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| What has 336 dimples? (Hint: AG___B___) |
A Golf Ball
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| What in the wild west was known as The Peacemaker? (Hint: C___4_) |
Colt 45
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| What insect gives its name and body to a food colouring? (Hint: C________) |
Cochineal
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| What is a cello's full name? (Hint: V__________) |
Violoncello
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| What is a 'cork opera'? (Hint: Am_______s___) |
A minstrel show
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| What is a device to stem the flow of blood called ? (Hint: T_________) |
Tourniquet
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| What is a group of larks? (Hint: E_________) |
Exaltation
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| What is a group of monkeys called? (Hint: T____) |
Troop
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| What is a lacrosse ball made of? (Hint: I_____r_____) |
Indian rubber
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| What is a lower than average tide normally occuring at the first and third quarters of the moon called? (Hint: N___t___) |
Neap tide
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| What is a male cat called? (Hint: T__) |
Tom
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| What is a male goose called? (Hint: G_____) |
Gander
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| What is a violoncello usually called? (Hint: C____) |
Cello
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| What is acute nasopharyngitis? (Hint: C___) |
Cold
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| What is Alice Cooper's real name? (Hint: V______F______) |
Vincent Furnier
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| What is also known as Amundsen Scott Station? (Hint: S____P___) |
South Pole
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| What is also known as the 'bishop's stone'? (Hint: A_______) |
Amethyst
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| What is an Icelandic epic called? (Hint: S___) |
Saga
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| What is another name for consumption? (Hint: T___________) |
Tuberculosis
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| What is another name for the coyote? (Hint: P______W___) |
Prairie Wolf
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| What is Batman's butler Alfred's last name. (Hint: P_________) |
Pennyworth
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| What is 'blackpool' in Irish? (Hint: D___l___) |
Dubh linn
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| What is Borborygmus? (Hint: S______n____) |
Stomach noise
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| What is 'bountiful mother' in Latin? (Hint: A___M____) |
Alma Mater
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| What is brine ? (Hint: S___w____) |
Salt water
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| What is Harold Lloyd Jenkins' stage name? (Hint: C_____T_____) |
Conway Twitty
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| What is Harry Houdini famous for being? (Hint: E___________) |
Escapologist
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| What is kaolin? (Hint: p_______c____c___) |
produced china clay
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| What is liquid clay used in pottery called? (Hint: S___) |
Slip
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| What is name of the city that is also known as Beantown? (Hint: B_____) |
Boston
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| What is on a 5000 acre landfill at the head of Jamaica Bay near New York City? (Hint: J___FK______a______) |
John F Kennedy airport
{{DW QA| What is Paul McCartney's middle name? | Paul | Yes, makes no sense, but the game accepted it, since the artist is called James Paul McCartney)
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| What is ray bradbury's illustrated man illustrated with? (Hint: T______) |
Tattoos
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| What is S.O.S. is commonly known to stand for? (Hint: S___O__S____) |
Save Our Souls
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| What is South America's highest peak in the Andes, Argentina? (Hint: A________) |
Aconcagua
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| What is the art of creating decorative shapes by trimming trees and shrubs? (Hint: T______) |
Topiary
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| What is the birthstone for January? (Hint: G_____) |
Garnet
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| What is the cap on the fire hydrant called? (Hint: Ab_____) |
A bonnet
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| What is the capital of Afghanistan? (Hint: K____) |
Kabul
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| What is the capital of Algeria? (Hint: A______) |
Algiers
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| What is the capital of Angola? (Hint: L_____) |
Luanda
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| What is the capital of Bhutan? (Hint: T______) |
Thimphu
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| What is the capital of Czech Rebublic? (Hint: P_____) |
Prague
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| What is the capital of Estonia? (Hint: T______) |
Tallinn
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| What is the capital of Ethiopia ? (Hint: A____A____) |
Addis Ababa
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| What is the capital of Finland? (Hint: H_______) |
Helsinki
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| What is the capital of Hungary? (Hint: B_______) |
Budapest
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| What is the capital of Indonesia? (Hint: J______) |
Jamaica
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| What is the capital of Kansas? (Hint: T_____) |
Topeka
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| What is the capital of Lesotho? (Hint: M_____) |
Maseru
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| What is the capital of Liechtenstein? (Hint: V____) |
Vaduz
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| What is the capital of Lithuania? (Hint: V______) |
Vilnius
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| What is the capital of Mali? (Hint: B_____) |
Bamako
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| What is the capital of Mauritania? (Hint: N_________) |
Nouakchott
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| What is the capital of Namibia? (Hint: W_______) |
Windhoek
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| What is the capital of Nicaragua? (Hint: M______) |
Managua
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| What is the capital of North Dakota? (Hint: B_______) |
Bismarck
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| What is the capital of Ohio? (Hint: C_______) |
Columbus
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| What is the capital of Poland? (Hint: W_______) |
Warszawa
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| What is the capital of Suriname? (Hint: P_________) |
Paramaribo
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| What is the capital of Swaziland? (Hint: M______) |
Mbabane
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| What is the capital of Sweden (Hint: S________) |
Stockholm
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| What is the capital of the Australia's north territory ? (Hint: D_____) |
Darwin
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| What is the capital of the country Georgia? (Hint: T______) |
Tbilisi
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| What is the capital of The Netherlands? (Hint: A________) |
Amsterdam
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| What is the capital of the overseas department and administrative region of France, R?union? (Hint: S__________) |
Saint-Denis
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| What is the capital of Tonga? (Hint: N_________) |
Nuku'alofa
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| What is the capital of Venezuela? (Hint: C______) |
Caracas
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| What is the capital of Virginia? (Hint: R_______) |
Richmond
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| What is the capital of Wisconsin? (Hint: M______) |
Madison
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| What is the capital of: Mozambique? (Hint: M_____) |
Maputo
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| What is the capitol of saskatchewan? (Hint: R_____) |
Regina
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| What is the chalice used by Jesus Christ at the Last Supper called? (Hint: H___G____) |
Holy Grail
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| What is the chemical symbol for mercury (Hint: H_) |
Hg
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| What is the color for mourning in turkey? (Hint: v_____) |
violet
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| What is the Decalogue normally called? (Hint: T__C___________) |
Ten Commandments
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| What is the drummer's name in 'The Muppet Show'? (Hint: A_____) |
Animal
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| What is the element symbol for antimony? (Hint: S_) |
Sb
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| What is the fear of plants known as? (Hint: B___________) |
Botanophobia
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| What is the feeling of having previously experienced something? (Hint: D___v_) |
Deja vu
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| What is the flower emblem of Wales? (Hint: D_______) |
Daffodil
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| What is the flower that stands for: hope extinguished? (Hint: M____C__________) |
Major Convolvulus
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| What is the flower that stands for: love? (Hint: R___) |
Rose
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| What is the former name of Istanbul? (Hint: C_____________) |
Constantinople
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| What is the former name of Sri Lanka? (Hint: C_____) |
Ceylon
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| What is the fourth state of matter? (Hint: P_____) |
Plasma
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| What is the front of a saddle called (Hint: P_____) |
Pommel
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| What is the greek equivalent of the roman god Venus (Hint: A________) |
Aphrodite
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| What is the heart rate of the blue whale? (in beats per minute) (Hint: N___) |
Nine
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| What is the horn of a rhinoceros made of? (Hint: H___) |
Hair
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| What is the international governing board of football (soccer)? (Hint: F___) |
FIFA
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| What is the largest exclusively Indonesian island? (Hint: S______) |
Sumatra
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| What is the Largest Island in the world? (Hint: G________) |
Greenland
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| What is the largest lake found in Europe? (Hint: L_____) |
Ladoga
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| What is the largest natural lake found in Africa? (Hint: L___V_______) |
Lake Victoria
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| What is the largest ocean? (Hint: P______O____) |
Pacific Ocean
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| What is the least number of shots with which a player could win a tennis set? (Hint: T_____) |
Twelve
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| What is the longest chapter in the bible? (Hint: P____1__) |
Psalm 119
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| What is the luminous intensity of light measured in? (Hint: C______) |
Candela
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| What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Aquila? (Hint: E____) |
Eagle
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| What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Cepheus? (Hint: C______) |
Cepheus
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| What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Coma Berenices? (Hint: B_________H___) |
Berenice's Hair
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| What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Delphinus? (Hint: D______) |
Dolphin
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| What is the meaning of the name of the constellation Draco? (Hint: D_____) |
Dragon
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| What is the metal part of a lamp surrounding the bulb and supporting the shade called? (Hint: H___) |
Harp
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| What is the monetary unit of Malaysia? (Hint: R______) |
Ringgit
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| What is the most common surname in Sweden? (Hint: J________) |
Johansson
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| What is the most popular bubble gum color ? (Hint: P___) |
Pink
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| What is the name for 0.1 Newtons? (Hint: D___) |
Dyne
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| What is the name for a branch of a river? (Hint: T________) |
Tributary
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| What is the name given to a curve that approaches a line, but never quite touches it? (Hint: A________) |
Asymptote
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| What is the name given to a quadrilateral with one, and only one, pair of sides parallel to each other? (Hint: T________) |
Trapezium
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| What is the name given to the type of West Indian music made famous by artists such as Bob Marley and Peter Tosh? (Hint: R_____) |
Reggae
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| What is the name of Jaleel White's character in the TV series 'family ties'? (Hint: S____U____) |
Steve Urkel
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| What is the name of the German Officer who lived and died in Madrid and rescued Mussolini? (Hint: O___S_______) |
Otto Skorzeny
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| What is the name of the largest gold refinery? (Hint: R___R_______) |
Rand Refinery
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| What is the name of the layer between the Earth's crust and the Earth's core? (Hint: M_____) |
Mantle
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| What is the name of the office used by the President in the Whitehouse? (Hint: O___O_____) |
Oval Office
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| What is the name of the single most-climbed mountain in north america? (Hint: G____M________) |
Grand Monadnock
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| What is the name of the spaceship in the film Alien? (Hint: N_______) |
Nostromo
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| What is the name the radio show launched in 1935 which featured hit records? (Hint: Y___H__P_____) |
Your Hit Parade
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| What is the name used to describe the "minor planets"? (Hint: A_______) |
Asteroid
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| What is the nickname for Paris, France? (Hint: C___o_L_____) |
City of Lights
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| What is the nickname of Wisconsine? (Hint: B_____S____) |
Badger State
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| What is the official language of Senegal? (Hint: F_____) |
French
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| What is the official song of the US president? (Hint: H___t_t__C____) |
Hail to the Chief
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| What is the only country that has never imposed censorship for adult films? (Hint: B______) |
Belgium
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| What is the only English word formed by the first three letters of the alphabet? (Hint: C__) |
Cab
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| What is the point to which rays of light converge? (Hint: F____) |
Focus
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| What is the principal tributary of the wabash river ? (Hint: W____R____) |
White River
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| What is the regulation height for a pin in tenpin bowling? (in inches) (Hint: F______) |
Fifteen
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| What is the study of earthquakes called? (Hint: S_________) |
Seismology
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| What is the sum of all the angles in a square? (in degrees) (Hint: 3__) |
360
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| What is the symbol for iron in chemistry? (Hint: F_) |
Fe
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| What is the symbol for silver? (Hint: A_) |
Ag
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| What is the Taj Majal made of? (Hint: M_____) |
Marble
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| What is the violet variety of quartz otherwise known as? (Hint: A_______) |
Amethyst
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| What is the world's largest insect? (Hint: G______B_____) |
Goliath Beetle
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| What is the world's largest lake? (Hint: C______S__) |
Caspian Sea
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| What is the world's largest rodent? (Hint: C_______) |
Capybara
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| What is the world's longest tunnel? (Hint: T__W____S_____T_____)
Note: The expected answer is obviously wrong. (Seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_tunnels_in_the_world) I wrote "The Water Streaming Tunnel" and it accepted. :-)
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The Water Supply Tunnel
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| What is the world's oldest song? (Hint: S______c____) |
Shadouf chant
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| What is US President was born July 11, 1767? (Hint: J___Q_____A____) |
John Quincy Adams
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| What is Wales' national dish called? (Hint: C___) |
Cawl
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| What is x to the power of zero equal to? (Hint: O__) |
One
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| What 'K' is the home of bourbon whiskey? (Hint: K_______) |
Kentucky
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| What keeps one from crying when peeling onions? (Hint: C______g__) |
Chewing gum
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| What kind of teeth did George Washington have? (Hint: w_____) |
wooden
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| What lake is approximately 394,000 sq. km in area? (Hint: C______S__) |
Caspian Sea
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| What lake is approximately 394,000 sq. km in area? (Hint: C______S__) |
Caspian Sea
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| What letter is missing : abcdefghijklmnopqrtuvwxyz? (Hint: s) |
s
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| What make of car is the most rented in south america ? (Hint: T_____) |
Toyota
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| What make of car is the most rented in South America? (Hint: T_____) |
Toyota
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| What make of car is the most rented in South America? (Hint: T_____) |
Toyota
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| What member of a political party enforces discipline? (Hint: T__W___) |
The Whip
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| What metal do you get from Hematite? (Hint: I___) |
Iron
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| what movie did elia kazan win the oscar for best director in 1954 27th academy awards? (Hint: O_t__W_________) |
On the Waterfront
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| What movie starred Nicholas Cage and John Travolta, one as a police officer, the other as a villain? (Hint: F___O__) |
Face Off
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| What muscles move the ears? (Hint: a__________) |
auricularis
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| What name is given to a chemical reaction which gives out heat? (Hint: E__________) |
Endothermic
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| What Nashville theater was the grand ole opry broadcast from between 1942-? (Hint: R____A_________) |
Ryman Auditorium
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| What nationality is Gabriela Sabatini? (Hint: A________) |
Argentina
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| What nursery rhyme provided Neil Simon with the title for his 1st play? (Hint: L_____b__b___) |
Little boy blue
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| What part of the human body grows to 20 times its size at birth? (Hint: N___) |
Nose
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| What peanuts character clings to a security blanket? (Hint: L____) |
Linus
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| What percent of forest fire damage is caused by lightning? (Hint: E_____F___P______) |
Eighty Five Percent
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| What phenomenon is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon? (Hint: T____) |
Tides
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| What pigment affects the colour of the hair and skin? (Hint: M_______) |
Melanins
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| What place is known as 'the land nowhere near'? (Hint: C___T____P_____) |
Cape Three Points
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| What planet is nearest the sun? (Hint: M______) |
Mercury
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| What popular american writer coined the word nerd? (Hint: D__S____) |
Dr. Seuss
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| What pro athlete did fortune claim added (dollars) 10 billion to the U.S. economy, in 1998? (Hint: M______J_____) |
Michael Jordan
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| What process, often associated with those with kidney ailments, refers to the separation of large and small molecules by diffusion through a membrane? (Hint: D_______) |
Dialysis
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| What Procol Harem tune was based on the Bach cantata "Sleepers Awake"? (Hint: AW_____S____o_P___) |
A Whiter Shade of Pale
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| What product did Pepsi begin test-marketing in 1992? (Hint: C______P____) |
Crystal Pepsi
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| What religious movement was founded by William Booth? (Hint: S________A___) |
Salvation Army
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| What show/game has characters such as Bulbasaur and Pikachu? (Hint: P______) |
Pokemon
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| What sign of the Zodiac covers november 22 to december 21? (Hint: S__________) |
Sagittarius
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| What small island is in the bay of Naples? (Hint: I___o_C____) |
Isle of Capri
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| What sort of man did Plato propose to rule his "Republic"? (Hint: AP__________K___) |
A Philosopher King
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| What South American country has both a Pacific and Atlantic coastline? (Hint: C_______) |
Columbia
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| What sport do the following terms belong to "touches and lunges" (Hint: F______) |
Fencing
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| What sport has a hooker in a scrum? (Hint: R____) |
Rugby
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| What sport/game is Bobby Fischer associated with? (Hint: C____) |
Chess
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| What state has the largest amount of people who walk to work? (Hint: A_____) |
Alaska
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| What state is also called the 'Garden State'? (Hint: N__J_____) |
New Jersey
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| What substance did alchemists believe could turn metal into gold? (Hint: P____________S____) |
Philosophers' Stone
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| What substance was used to build the Kinga Chapel in Poland? (Hint: S___) |
Salt
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| What surface is basketball most frequently played on? (Hint: A______) |
Asphalt
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| What swimming stroke is named after an insect? (Hint: B________) |
Butterfly
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| What talk show did John Lennon appear on in April 1972? (Hint: D___C_____S___) |
Dave Covett Show
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| What tennis ball company's logo is 'you've seen one you've seen them all'? (Hint: P___) |
Penn
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| What term describes an animal which is active at night? (Hint: N________) |
Nocturnal
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| What term is applied to ethyl alcohol that has been treated with poison to make it unfit for human consumption? (Hint: D________) |
Denatured
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| What tiny country declared war on the us in the mouse that roared? (Hint: G____F______) |
Grand Fenwick
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| what title did time magazine first bestow for 1927 (Hint: m__o_t__y___) |
man of the year
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| What TV series from 1970-1974 starred Susan Dey? (Hint: P________F_____) |
Partridge Family
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| What type of animal lives in a formicary? (Hint: A__) |
Ant
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| What type of craft is the US's Airforce One? (Hint: B_____7__) |
Boeing 747
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| What type of dog bites humans more than any other breed of dog? (Hint: G_____S______) |
German Shepard
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| What type of paper is used to test for acidity and alkalinity? (Hint: L_____) |
Litmus
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| What type of rock is marble? (Hint: M__________) |
Metamorphic
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| What U.S. city is known as Insurance City? (Hint: H_______) |
Hartford
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| What us army rank is indicated by two silver stars? (Hint: M____G______) |
Major General
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| what us explorer is credited with discovering the north pole in 1909? (Hint: R_____P____) |
Robert Peary
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| What US state is completely surrounded by the Pacific Ocean? (Hint: H_____) |
Hawaii
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| What us State uses the motto 'In God we trust' (also found on us coins)? (Hint: F______) |
Florida
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| What was Citizen Kane's first name ? (Hint: C______) |
Charles
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| What was Dante's last name? (Hint: A________) |
Alighieri
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| What was Dorothy's last name in "The Wizard of Oz"? (Hint: G___) |
Gale
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| What was Europe's first super-high-speed passenger train powered by? (Hint: E__________) |
Electricity
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| What was first added to the list of official languages at the U.N. in 1973? (Hint: A_____) |
Arabic
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| What was Jack Nicklaus' nickname? (Hint: G_____B___) |
Golden Bear
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| What was Margaret Thatcher's nickname? (Hint: I___L___) |
Iron Lady
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| What was originally called the Chinese gooseberry? (Hint: K___) |
Kiwi
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| What was signed on 15th June 1215? (Hint: T__M____C____) |
The Magna Carta
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| What was Sir Alec Guinness's role in "Star Wars"? (Hint: O______K_____) |
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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| What was Tarzan's real name? (Hint: J___C______) |
John Clayton
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| what was the black bottom? (Hint: D____) |
Dance
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| What was the capital of East Germany? (Hint: E___B_____) |
East Berlin
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| What was the first animal on the endangered species list? (Hint: P________f_____) |
Peregrine falcon
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| What was the first bottled US consumer product sold in Soviet Union? (Hint: P_________) |
Pepsi-Cola
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| What was the first soap opera to air one-Hour episodes (Hint: A______w____) |
Another world
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| What was the first transatlantic radio message sent? (Hint: S) |
S
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| What was the first version of Microsoft Windows ? (Hint: W______2__) |
Windows 2.0
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| What was the instrument of execution during the "Reign of Terror"? (Hint: G_________) |
Guillotine
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| What was the last movie of the late Brandon Lee? (Hint: T__C___) |
The Crow
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| What was the last Port of call for the Titanic? (Hint: Q_________) |
Queenstown
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| What was the most Eastern country in Alexander The Great's command at his peak? (Hint: I____) |
India
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| What was the name given to the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima? (Hint: L_____B__) |
Little Boy
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| What was the name given to the popular genre of rock that arose in the pacific Northwest (Seattle) in the early 1990s? (Hint: G_____) |
Grunge
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| What was the name of the "fake" evolutionary missing link found in Sussex, England? (Hint: P_______M__) |
Piltdown Man
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| What was the name of the dog in RCA Victor's trademark? (Hint: N_____) |
Nipper
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| What was the name of the first u.s. ship to use the distress call sos? (Hint: A_______) |
Arapahoe
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| What was the name of the restaurant next door to 77 sunset strip? (Hint: D_____L____) |
Dino's Lodge
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| What was the name of ventriloquist Paul Winchell's most popular dummy? (Hint: J____M______) |
Jerry Mahoney
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| What was the original name of the puppet "Howdy Doody"? (Hint: E____) |
Elmer
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| What was the second bridge built across the Thames? (Hint: W__________B_____) |
Westminster Bridge
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| What was the sequel to funny girl? (Hint: F____L___) |
Funny Lady
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| What were the elevated strongholds in ancient Greek called (Hint: A________) |
Acropolis
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| What were the 'Golden Apples' in Greek myth? (Hint: A_______) |
Apricots
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| What word describes part of your hand and a type of tree? (Hint: P___) |
Palm
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| What word links hate, name, shop? (Hint: P__) |
Pet
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| What word links pop, practice, therapy? (Hint: G____) |
Group
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| What word means 'to chew the cud'? (Hint: R_______) |
Ruminate
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| What year and brand of auto was 'my mother the car'? (Hint: 1___P_____) |
1928 Porter
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| What yippie hid from law enforcers under the pseudonym 'barry freed'? (Hint: A____H______) |
Abbie Hoffman
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| What's a 'cape cod turkey' to a fisherman? (Hint: C______) |
Codfish
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| What's a curling tournament called? (Hint: B_______) |
Bonspiel
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| What's the capital of burkina faso (formerly upper volta) ? (Hint: O__________) |
Ouagadougou
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| What's the common name for a japanese dwarf tree? (Hint: B_____) |
Bonsai
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| What's the general name for several food substances, mostly sweetening agents, derived from unrelated plants? (Hint: M____) |
Manna
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| What's the most common profession for female members of computer-dating clubs? (Hint: T______) |
Teacher
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| What's the most popular card game in the english speaking world? (Hint: B_____) |
Bridge
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| What's the most popular form of tubular pasta? (Hint: M_______) |
Macaroni
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| What's the name of B.B. King's guitar? (Hint: L______) |
Lucille
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| What's the name of Blur's frontman? (Hint: D____A_____) |
Damon Albarn
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| What's the name of Jacques Cousteau's research ship? (Hint: C______) |
Calypso
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| What's the nickname of the University of Georgia football team? (Hint: B_______) |
Bulldogs
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| What's the southern-most point in the western hemisphere? (Hint: C___H___) |
Cape Horn
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| What's the world's largest Gulf? (Hint: g___o_m_____) |
gulf of mexico
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| When a good is consumed, the consumer presumably derives some benefit or satisfaction from the activity. Economists have called this benefit or satisfaction______? (Hint: U______) |
Utility
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| When a tumour is cancerous, what is it said to be? (Hint: M________) |
Malignant
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| Most people wear a watch on the ____ hand. (Hint: L___) |
Left
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| When is the shortest day in the northern hemisphere? (Hint: D_______) |
December
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| When is turkey traditionally eaten in America? (Hint: T___________) |
Thanksgiving
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| When traces of a calcium compound are held in a bunsen flame, the color of the flame changes to ______? (Hint: R__) |
Red
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| When travelling from the pacific ocean to the atlantic ocean on the panama canal, does one travel east or west? (Hint: N____) |
North
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| When was the first leap year? (Hint: 4_B_) |
46 BC
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| Where are the Greater Antilles? (Hint: C________) |
Caribbean
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| Where are the Islets of Langerhans located? (Hint: H____P_______) |
Human Pancreas
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| Where did the mafia originate? (Hint: S_____) |
Sicily
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| Where did venetian blinds originate? (Hint: J____) |
Japan
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| Where do the English monarchs live? (Hint: B_________p_____) |
Buckingham palace
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| Where in the body is the tiniest human muscle? (Hint: E__) |
Ear
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| Where is area 51 generally said to be? (Hint: G____L___) |
Groom Lake
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| Where is darjeeling tea grown? (Hint: I____) |
India
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| Where is Queen Maud Land located? (Hint: A________) |
Antartica
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| Where is Sir Herbert Baker buried? (Hint: W__________A____) |
Westminster Abbey
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| Where is Tabasco? (Hint: M_____) |
Mexico
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| Where is the Blue Grotto - la Grotta Azzurra? (Hint: C_____I____) |
Capri, Italy
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| Where is the centennial safe? (Hint: W_________D_) |
Washington DC
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| Where is the famous Blaze nightclub located? (Hint: M________) |
Melbourne
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| Where is the Kennedy Space Centre? (Hint: C___C_________F______) |
Cape Canaveral, Florida
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| Where is Vladivostok? (Hint: R_____) |
Russia
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| Where is the wailing wall? (Hint: J________) |
Jerusalem
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| Where is Westminster Abbey located? (Hint: L_____) |
London
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| Where was Methodism founded? (Hint: O_____U_________) |
Oxford University
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| Where was the first shot in the american civil war fired? (Hint: F___S______) |
Fort Sumpter
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| where was the golfer severiano ballesteros born? (Hint: S____) |
Spain
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| Where were numerous French nuclear tests conducted? (Hint: M______A____) |
Muraroa Atoll
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| Where were the 1908 Olympics held? (Hint: L______E______) |
London, England
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| Where were the 1924 Olympics held? (Hint: P_____F_____) |
Paris, France
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| Where were the 1936 Olympics held? (Hint: B______G______) |
Berlin, Germany
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| Where were the 1964 Olympics held? (Hint: T_____J____) |
Tokyo, Japan
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| Where were the first books printed? (Hint: C____) |
China
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| Where were the Pillars of Hercules located? (Hint: G________) |
Gibraltar
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| Whic country developed the first jet fighter? (Hint: G______) |
Germany
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| Which actress played mama in the comedy series mama? (Hint: P____W___) |
Peggy Wood
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| Which airline has the registration prefix 'VR'? (Hint: C_____P______) |
Cathay Pacific
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| Which beatle was the first to release a solo record? (Hint: R____S____) |
Ringo Starr
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| Which Beatle wrote The Octopus's song? (Hint: R____S____) |
Ringo Starr
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| Which book featured the miser Scrooge? (Hint: AC________C____) |
A Christmas Carol
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| Which brand of guitar is played by Jimmy Page, Slash, and Brian May? (Hint: G_____L__P___) |
Gibson Les Paul
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| Which city is home to the 4th largest pyramid in the world? (Hint: L__V____) |
Las Vegas
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| which city was the first to be taken over by a disease in lifeforce? (Hint: L_____) |
London
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| Which country administers Martinique? (Hint: F_____) |
France
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| Which country blew up a Greenpeace ship in New Zealand? (Hint: F_____) |
French
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| Which country developed "Tae-Kwan-Do"? (Hint: K____) |
Korea
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| Which country had the hottest temperature ever recorded in Sept. 13, 1922, at 136 F / 58 C (Hint: L____) |
Lybia
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| Which country has Ankara as its capital? (Hint: T_____) |
Turkey
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| Which country has Budapest as its capital? (Hint: H______) |
Hungary
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| Which country is known as the roof of the world? (Hint: T____) |
Tibet
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| Which cricket player holds the world record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket? (Hint: B____L___) |
Brian Lara
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| Which element makes up 2.5% of the Earth's crust? (Hint: P________) |
Potassium
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| Which element makes up 2.83% of the Earth's crust ? (Hint: S_____) |
Sodium
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| Which English county has the smallest perimeter? (Hint: I___o_W____) |
Isle of Wight
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| Which English Premier League team plays their home games at Elland Road ? (Hint: L____U_____) |
Leeds United
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| Which eponymous animal in a children’s story had friends called Merrylegs and Ginger? (Hint: B____B_____) |
Black Beauty
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| Which famous explorer visited Australia and New Zealand, then surveyed the Pacific coast of North America? (Hint: C______G_____V________) |
Captain George Vancouver
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| Which French King was known as the Sun King? (Hint: L____X__) |
Louis XIV
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| Which fruit has the most calories per gram? (Hint: A______) |
Avocado
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| Which Greek philosopher proposed the Theory of Forms in "The Republic"? (Hint: P____) |
Plato
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| Which group of people elect the pope? (Hint: C________) |
Cardinals
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| Which group sang the Song "Hotel California"? (Hint: E_____) |
Eagles
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| Which group sang the song "I Have A Dream"? (Hint: W_______) |
Westlife
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| Which Group sang the song "November Rain"? (Hint: G___NR____) |
Guns N Roses
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| Which is the Earth's second smallest continent? (Hint: E_____) |
Europe
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| Which is the most ancient walled city? (Hint: J______) |
Jericho
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| What is Tina Turner's real name? (Hint: A___M__B______) |
Anna Mae Bullock
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| Which country was split into two zones by the Yalta agreement? (Hint: G______) |
Germany
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| Which magazine always features an obituary on its last page? (Hint: R______S_____) |
Rolling Stones
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| Which major river flows through gloucester? (Hint: S_____) |
Severn
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| Which meteor shower occurs on the 4th November? (Hint: T_____) |
Taurid
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| Which method is used for projecting a bomb via a high trajectory at a target up to 6-7 km/304 mi away? (Hint: M____A_____) |
Motar Attack
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| Which name is given to a doctor specialising in treating diseases in children? (Hint: P____________) |
Paediatrician
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| Which nobel prize was won by Henry Kissinger? (Hint: P____) |
Peace
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| Which people invented the compass? (Hint: C______) |
Chinese
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| Which planet was the "Planet of the Apes"? (Hint: E____) |
Earth
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| Which Portuguese colony reverted to China in December 1999? (Hint: M____) |
Macau
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| Which province has the oldest trees in canada? (Hint: B______C_______) |
British Columbia
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| Which racist organisation was formed in Tennessee in 1865? (Hint: K_K___K___) |
Ku Klux Klan
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| Which river is second only to the Amazon in volume of water? (Hint: C____) |
Congo
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| Which Saint killed the dragon? (Hint: G_____) |
George
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| Which scale is based on the speed of sound? (Hint: M___) |
Mach
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| Which song is used in the movie "Loser"? (Hint: T______D______) |
Teenage Dirtbag
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| Which Spanish explorer first travelled to Jamaica? (Hint: C__________C_______) |
Christopher Columbus
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| which sport is Chirs Evert-Lloyd associated? (Hint: T_____) |
Tennis
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| Which state has the only royal palace in the United States? (Hint: H_____) |
Hawaii
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| Which stone created the giant's causeway in the north of Ireland? (Hint: B_____) |
Basalt
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| Which substance has the chemical formula HCl? (Hint: H___________a___) |
Hydrochloric acid
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| Which substance has the chemical formula NaOH? (Hint: S_____H________) |
Sodium Hydroxide
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| Which superhero loves peace enough to kill for it? (Hint: P_________) |
Peacemaker
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| Which tennis star wore denim shorts during matches? (Hint: A____A_____) |
Andre Agassi
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| Which tree do Druids regard sacred? (Hint: O__) |
Oak
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| Which us state is known as the 'granite state'? (Hint: N__H________) |
New Hampshire
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| Which word is related to these three: painting, bowl, nail? (Hint: F_____) |
Finger
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| Which word is related to these three: rat, blue, cottage? (Hint: C_____) |
Cheese
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| Which word is used to mean, malicious enjoyment at the misfortunes of others? (Hint: S____________) |
Schadenfreude
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| Which Writer established the three laws of robotics? (Hint: I____A_______) |
Isaac Asimov's
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| Who announced John F Kennedy's assassination on CBS TV? (Hint: W_____C_______) |
Walter Cronkite
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| Who answered the sphinx's riddle? (Hint: O______) |
Oedipus
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| Who appeared solo at the Woodstock festival after leaving 'The Lovin' Spoonful'? (Hint: J___S________) |
John Sebastian
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| Who began his career with 'The Yardbirds' and established himself as one of the best rock guitarists of his generation? (Hint: E___C______) |
Eric Clapton
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| Who began his professional career with Black Sabbath? (Hint: O___O_______) |
Ozzy Osbourne
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| Who built the ancient city of Machu Picchu in Peru? (Hint: I____) |
Incas
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| Who burned Atlanta in 1864? (Hint: G______S______) |
General Sherman
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| Who coined the theory that the earth revolves around the sun? (Hint: N_______C_________) |
Nicolaus Copernicus
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| Who collects coins of medals? (Hint: N___________) |
Numistmatist
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| Who collects match box labels? (Hint: P___________) |
Phillumenist
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| Who co-starred with Julie Andrews in "Mary Poppins"? (Hint: D___V__D___) |
Dick Van Dyke
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| Who developed the laws of electrolysis? (Hint: M______F______) |
Michael Faraday
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| Who did Nathuram Godsay Murder in 1948? (Hint: M______G_____) |
Mahatma Ghandi
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| Who did the music for the 1970's film 'Saturday Night Fever'? (Hint: B__G___) |
Bee Gees
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| Who directed "Jurassic Park III?" (Hint: J__J_______) |
Joe Johnston
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| Who directed '2001: A Space Odyssey' and 'A Clockwork Orange'. (Hint: S______K______) |
Stanley Kubrick
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| Who directed the film 'The Birds' from Daphne du Maurier? (Hint: A_____H________) |
Alfred Hitchcock
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| Who directed the movie "Blade Runner"? (Hint: R_____S____) |
Ridley Scott
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| Who directed where the boys are? (Hint: H____L____) |
Henry Levin
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| Who discovered the four largest moons of Jupiter? (Hint: G______) |
Galileo
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| Who discovered the Grand Canyon ? (Hint: F________C_______) |
Francisco Coronado
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| Who drafted most of the American Declaration of Independence? (Hint: T_____J________) |
Thomas Jefferson
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| Who dubbed Australia 'The Lucky Country'? (Hint: D_____H_____) |
Donald Hornes
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| Who founded the foundation for infantile paralysis? (Hint: F_______R________) |
Franklin Roosevelt
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| Who founded the international planned parenthood federation in 1948? (Hint: M_______S_____) |
Margaret Sanger
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| Who founded the McDonalds Chain? (Hint: R__K___) |
Ray Kroc
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| Who has played in the most consecutive baseball games? (Hint: C__R_____J_) |
Cal Ripken Jr
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| Who has the world's largest double-decker tram fleet? (Hint: H___K___) |
Hong Kong
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| Who holds the nascar record of at least one win a season for 16 consecutive seasons? (Hint: R____R___) |
Ricky Rudd
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| Who hosted the 1997 Grammy Awards? (Hint: E____D________) |
Ellen DeGeneres
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| Who in baseball was known as king kong? (Hint: D____K______) |
David Kingman
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| Who in NBA history has blocked the most shots? (Hint: H_____O_______) |
Hakeem Olajuwon
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| Who invented the hamburger? (Hint: L____L_____) |
Louis Lassen
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| Who invented the toothbrush? (Hint: W______A____) |
William Addis
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| Who is Bibendum better known as? (Hint: T__M_______M__) |
The Michelin Man
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| Who is Christina Claire Ciminella otherwise known as? (Hint: W______J___) |
Wynonna Judd
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| Who is considered the father of medicine? (Hint: H__________) |
Hippocrates
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| Who is known as the "Father of History"? (Hint: H________) |
Herodotus
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| Who is known as the high priest of revenge? (Hint: P_____S_____) |
Philip Seldon
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| Who is married to Eddie Van Halen? (Hint: V______B_________) |
Valerie Bertinelli
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| Who is Prince Vladamir Tepes better known as? (Hint: D______) |
Dracula
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| Who is recognized as the father of geometry? (Hint: E_____) |
Euclid
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| Who is regarded as the most influential monarch of Russian Romanov Dynasty? (Hint: P____I) |
Peter I
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| Who is the author of "Brave New World"? (Hint: A_____H_____) |
Aldous Huxley
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| Who is the CEO of Apple computers? (Hint: S____J___) |
Steve Jobs
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| Who is the greek equivalent of the roman god Vulcan? (Hint: H_________) |
Hephaestus
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| Who is the lead singer of Limp Bizkit? (Hint: F___D____) |
Fred Durst
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| Who is the main character in 'Touched By An Angel'? (Hint: M_____) |
Monica
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| Who is the mother of Apollo and Artemis? (Hint: L___) |
Leto
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| Who killed Goliath? (Hint: D____) |
David
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| Who killed Jesse James? (Hint: R_____F___) |
Robert Ford
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| Who managed the career of the 'midnight cowboy'? (Hint: R____R____) |
Ratso Rizzo
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| Who owns the edmonton oilers? (Hint: P____P__________) |
Peter Pocklington
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| Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel? (Hint: M___________) |
Michelangelo
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| Who play Captian Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek the Next Generation? (Hint: P______S______) |
Patrick Stewart
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| Who played Bobby Ewing in the TV series 'Dallas' ? (Hint: P______D____) |
Patrick Duffy
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| Who played Disney's Pollyanna? (Hint: H_____M____) |
Hayley Mills
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| Who played George Constanza on 'Seinfeld'? (Hint: J____A________) |
Jason Alexander
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| Who played the Agent james Bond in the 1966 film 'Casino Royale'? (Hint: D____N____) |
David Niven
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| Who played James Dean's father in Rebel Without a Cause? (Hint: J__B_____) |
Jim Backus
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| Who played Kevin Hathaway on the soapie 'Days Of Our Lives'? (Hint: P__S____) |
Pat Sajak
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| Who played Nadia Gates in Blind Date? (Hint: K__B_______) |
Kim Basinger
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| Who played private detective philip marlowe in the 1946 film the the big sleep? (Hint: H_______B_____) |
Humphrey Bogart
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| Who played the lead role in the african queen ? (Hint: H_______B_____) |
Humphrey Bogart
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| Who played the role of the 12 year old prostitute in 'Taxi Driver'? (Hint: J____F_____) |
Jodie Foster
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| Who played the title role in the 'Mad Max' series of films? (Hint: M__G_____) |
Mel Gibson
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| Who plays the lead role in The Usual Suspects? (Hint: K____S_____) |
Kevin Spacey
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| Who portrayed the title character in the bitch? (Hint: J___C______) |
Joan Collins
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| Who preceded Chad Smith as drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers? (Hint: J_____I____) |
Jeremy Irons
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| Who recorded 'a big hunk o love' in 1959? (Hint: E____P______) |
Elvis Presley
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| Who recorded 'A Boy Named Sue'? (Hint: J_____C___) |
Johnny Cash
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| Who recorded the album 'wired'? (Hint: J___B___) |
Jeff Beck
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| Who released 'Time, Love and Tenderness' in 1981? (Hint: M______B_____) |
Michael Bolton
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| Who said "The great masses of the people will more easily fall victims to a big lie than to a small one."? (Hint: A____H_____) |
Adolf Hitler
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| Who said "what light through yonder window breaks"? (Hint: R____) |
Romeo
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| Who said 'but soft what light at yonder windows break'? (Hint: R____) |
Romeo
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| Who said "Come up and see me sometime"? (Hint: M__W___) |
Mae West
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| Who sings 'Sweet Home Alabama'? (Hint: L_____S______) |
Lynyrd Skynyrd
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| Who spoke the first recorded message? (Hint: T_____E_____) |
Thomas Edison
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| Who starred as Hoby Gilman in the western series Trackdown? (Hint: R_____C___) |
Robert Culp
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| Who starred in the film 'The Man With Two Brains'? (Hint: S____M_____) |
Steve Martin
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| Who started the second Punic war? (Hint: C_______) |
Carthage
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| Who stole the tarts from the queen of hearts? (Hint: K____o_H_____) |
Knave of Hearts
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| Who took dictation from Perry Mason? (Hint: D____S_____) |
Della Street
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| Who took revenge for the death of Balder? (Hint: V___) |
Vali
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| Who tried to create the 'Great Society' ? (Hint: L_____B_J______) |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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| Who was assassinated on December 8, 1980 in New York City? (Hint: J___L_____) |
John Lennon
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| Who was born Sarah Jane Fulks (Hint: J___W____R_____) |
Jane Wyman Reagan
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| Who was 'born to run'? (Hint: B____S__________) |
Bruce Springsteen
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| Who was Carl in Five Easy Pieces before going to Walton's Mountain? (Hint: W____) |
Waite
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| Who was Dick Dastardly's pet? (Hint: M______) |
Muttley
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| Who was gerald ford's vice-president? (Hint: N_____R__________) |
Nelson Rockefeller
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| Who was 'hooked on a feeling'? (Hint: B___S____) |
Blue Swede
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| Who was in charge of the Los Angeles Olympics? (Hint: P____U________) |
Peter Ueberroth
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| Who was known as "the wizard of Menlo Park"? (Hint: T_____A___E_____) |
Thomas Alva Edison
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| Who was Mr. "Sweet Soul Music"? (Hint: A_____C_____) |
Arthur Conley
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| Who was on the promotion board when klinger became a sergeant? (Hint: BJH________) |
B J Hunnicutt
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| Who was Svetlana Aliluyeva's father? (Hint: J_____S_____) |
Joseph Stalin
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| Who was the ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky and queen of heaven? (Hint: H____) |
Hator
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| Who was the author of 'civil disobedience'? (Hint: H____D____T______) |
Henry David Thoreau
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| Who was the emperor of france and a military genius? (Hint: N_______B________) |
Napoleon Bonaparte
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| Who was the fbi's first public enemy number one? (Hint: J___D________) |
John Dillinger
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| Who was the first black mayor of Chicago? (Hint: H_____W_________) |
Harold Washington
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| Who was the Greek god of wine? (Hint: D_______) |
Dyonisus
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| Who was the Greek goddess of spring? (Hint: P_________) |
Persephone
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| who was the guest conductor when carnegie hall opened? (Hint: T__________) |
Tchaikovsky
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| Who was the Indian maiden in Johnny Preston's 'Running Bear'? (Hint: L_____W____D___) |
Little White Dove
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| Who was the lead singer for the stone canyon band in the late sixties? (Hint: R___N_____) |
Rick Nelson
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| Who was the only World Heavyweight boxing Champion to go undefeated throughout his career? (Hint: R____M_______) |
Rocky Marciano
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| Who was the radar operator at pearl harbor that spotted the Japanese? (Hint: J__L______) |
Joe Lockard
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| Who was the star of stone pillow? (Hint: L______B___) |
Lucille Ball
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| Who was the star of the film Bachelor Party? (Hint: T__H____) |
Tom Hanks
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| Who was the youngest American President (Hint: T_______R________) |
Theodore Roosevelt
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| Who was with patricia hearst the night she was kidnaped? (Hint: S_____W___) |
Steven Weed
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| Who were the rivals of the T-Birds in the movie "Grease"? (Hint: S________) |
Scorpions
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| Who wrote "Animal Farm"? (Hint: G_____O_____) |
George Orwell
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| Who wrote "Ten Little Indians?" (Hint: A_____C_______) |
Agatha Christie
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| Who wrote "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner?" (Hint: S_____T_____C________) |
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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| Who wrote Stardust and Georgia on my Mind? (Hint: H____C_________) |
Hoagy Carmichael
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| Who wrote the book "Anna Karenina"? (Hint: L___T______) |
Liev Tolstói
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| Who wrote the Discworld series? (Hint: T____P________) |
Terry Pratchett
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| Who wrote the epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey? (Hint: H____) |
Homer
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| Who wrote 'The Great Gatsby'? (Hint: F_S____F_________) |
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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| Who wrote the opera "Don Giovanni (Don Juan)'? (Hint: W_______A______M_____) |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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| Who wrote the opera 'die fledermaus (the bat)'? (Hint: J_____S______) |
Johann Strauss
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| Who wrote 'the peter principle'? (Hint: L_______P____) |
Laurence Peter
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| Who wrote the vampire series that featured Lestat as the main character ? (Hint: A___R___) |
Anne Rice
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| Who wrote 'Who's afraid of virginia woolf'? (Hint: E_____A____) |
Edward Albee
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| Who, with 90 years, is the longest ruling monarch in history? (Hint: P___I_o_E____) |
Pepi II of Egypt
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| Who's Eydie Gorme's husband? (Hint: S____L_______) |
Steve Lawrence
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| Whose flag has the national arms on one side and the treasury seal on the other? (Hint: P_______) |
Paraguay
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| Wild animals: what is the largest rhinoceros? (Hint: W____R_________) |
White Rhinoceros
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| With what branch of medicine is Franz Mesmer associated? (Hint: H________) |
Hypnotism
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| With what sport is Chris Boardman associated ? (Hint: C______) |
Cycling
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| Who was the first Austrain born player to be selected in the first round of the NHL Draft ? (Hint: T_____V____) |
Thomas Vanek
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| On tv's The Love Boat, what was Adam Bricker's job on the ship? (Hint: D_____) |
Doctor
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| -isms: Public ownership of the basic means of production, distribution, and exchange. (Hint: S________) |
Socialism
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| What does "c'est la vie" mean? (Hint: T_____l___) |
That's life
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| In ballet, the position of the torso from the waist up. (Hint: E_________) |
Epaulement
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| Music : 60's chart toppers: name the artist: two tickets to paradise? (Hint: B____B_____) |
Brook Benton
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| A square or rectangular area in a church between the apse and the crossing. (Hint: C____) |
Choir
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| What is the capital of Illinois? (Hint: S__________) |
Springfield
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| Music: what singer is nicknamed 'The Polish Prince'? (Hint: B____V_____) |
Bobby Vinton
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| Monaco has the same flag as what other country? (Hint: I________) |
Indonesia
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| A gangster refers to his what as his 'mouthpiece' (Hint: L_____) |
Lawyer
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| The Brady Bunch: where did the Brady Bunch family spend their first vacation? (Hint: G____C_____) |
Grand Canyon
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| What is the name of this symbol: *? (Hint: A_______) |
Asterisk
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| What is the name of this symbol: #? (Hint: O_________) |
Octothorpe
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| The four Galilean moons of Jupiter are: Callisto, Io, Ganymede, and ______? (Hint: E_____) |
Europa
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| The rendering of light and shade in painting; the subtle graduations and marked variations of light and shade for dramatic effect is called ____? (Hint: C__________) |
Chiaroscuro
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| What is the name of this symbol: #? (Hint: H___) |
Hash
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| Who said 'The way of the warrior is the resolute acceptance of death'? (Hint: M_______M______) |
Miyamoto Musashi
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| This movie directed by Woody Allen won the best picture Oscar in 1978. (Hint: A____H___) |
Annie Hall
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| Who built the Taj Mahal? (Hint: S___J____) |
Shah Jahan
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| Who headed the palestine liberation organization during 1991? (Hint: Y_____A_____) |
Yasser Arafat
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| Who said: "Let them eat cake"? (Hint: M____A_________) |
Marie Antoinette
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| Baseball great Joe Dimaggio bats a thousand when he marries movie great? (Hint: M______M_____) |
Marilyn Monroe
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| What is the element symbol for bohrium? (Hint: B_) |
Bh
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| MLB: he said if i ain't startin' i ain't departin' when named an all-star? (Hint: G____T________) |
Garry Templeton
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| The "Bay of Pigs" fiasco took place in this country. (Hint: C__) |
CIA
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| Which French philosopher explored existentialist philosophy in his landmark book "Nausea" published in 1938? (Hint: J________S_____) |
Jean-Paul Sartre
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| what substance is processed in a ginnery? (Hint: C_____) |
Cotton
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| what's the international radio code word for the letter e? (Hint: E___) |
Echo
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| An operation to remove all or part of the colon is called a? (Hint: C________) |
Colectomy
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| What was "Rocky's" last name? (Hint: B_____) |
Balboa
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| This Russian scientist used dogs to study conditioned reflexes (Hint: I___P_____) |
Ivan Pavlov
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| jodie foster won the oscar for best actress in 1988 for which film? (Hint: t__a______) |
the accused
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| Name the strait joining the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea (Hint: G________) |
Gibraltar
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| What mythical Scottish town appears for one day every 100 years? (Hint: B________) |
Brigadoon
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| What was football player Dick Lane's nickname? (Hint: N____T____) |
Night Train
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| What is Podobromhidrosis? (Hint: S_____F___) |
Smelly Feet
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| Which city hosted the third Olympics 1904? (Hint: S_L____) |
St Louis
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| Pittsburgh Pirates baseball great ______ was inducted into the hall of fame in 1948? (Hint: P__T______) |
Pie Traynor
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| Which building commemorates the Great Fire of London? (Hint: M_______) |
Monument
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| From which plant is tequila derived? (Hint: C_____) |
Cactus
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| Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy star in this 1982 film. (Hint: 4_H____) |
48 Hours
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| who was marshall james butler wild bill hickock's sidekick? (Hint: J______) |
Jingles
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| Who wrote 'Weird Harold and Fat Albert'? (Hint: B___C____) |
Bill Cosby
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| What did the demon-possessed man from the gerasenes say his name was? (Hint: L_____) |
Legion
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| What was jack paar's four-word tag line? (Hint: IK__Y__N__) |
I Kid You Not
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| a name for the third degree of the scale (e.g. e is in the mediant in c major). the mediant is so-called because it stands between the tonic and dominant (Hint: m______(_____m_o_t___l___i) |
mediant (trust me on this lol, i realize that answer appears in the "question" twice but thats it
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| In which English town or city would you find the Christmas Steps? (Hint: B______) |
Bristol
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| What were comfrey baths were believed to restore? (Hint: V________) |
Virginity
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| What was Porky's? (Hint: B_______) |
Bordello
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| At funerals in ancient China, when the lid of the coffin was closed, mourners took a few steps backward incase their WHAT got caught in the box? (Hint: s_____) |
shadow
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| ramblin man was a story of a greyhound bus travelling on what highway? (Hint: f____o__) |
fifty one
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| In Greek mythology, who ruled over the island of Samos? (Hint: P_________) |
Polycrates
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| Who wrote the Nutcracker Suite? (Hint: T__________) |
Tchaikovsky
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| what nhl rink is found at 150 causeway street? (Hint: B_____G_____) |
Boston Garden
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