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Dr. Seuss's children's books, including 'The Cat in the Hat,' are most commonly written in what type of verse?: Anapestic tetrameter
The phrase "warts and all" comes from what British leader's directions on how to paint his portrait?: Oliver Cromwell
Who is the only U. S. astronaut to have flown on Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions?: Wally Schirra
What breed of dog has won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show a record 13 times?: Wire fox terrier
The world's first nuclear reactor was built in 1942 in what unusual location on the University of Chicago campus?: Squash court
In the movie, "The Wizard of Oz," what is the name of the Kansas farmhand who later becomes the Tin Man?: Hickory
Which of these pairs of actors were never costars on the silver screen?: Debbie Reynolds & Woody Harrelson
On his tendency to play bad guys, who explained "I'm the only actor who ever killed John Wayne"?: Bruce Dern
"The Oprah Winfrey Show" made its national debut on September 8, 1986 with an episode about what?: Marrying the right person
Which of these singers is known to have fathered at least one child in each of the decades from the 1950s to the 1990s?: Willie Nelson
Which of these stars is not among the select few who have won a Tony, Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy?: Julie Andrews
What was the real name of the Greek philosopher Plato?: Aristocles
In the 1950s, Teflon pioneer Marc Gregoire first made use of the nonstick substance on what?: Fishing tackle
Bluetooth, a wireless technology used to link mobile devices, is named for a former king of what country?: Denmark
What element, like water, has an unusual physical property that causes it to expand when it freezes?: Bismuth
What weather term was coined in a 1939 dissertation by Antarctic explorer Paul Siple?: Wind chill
A light nanosecond, the distance light travels in a billionth of a second, is about how long?: One foot
What sea creatures migrate for hundreds of miles to reach their spawning grounds in the Atlantic's Sargasso Sea?: Eels
Robert Beckwith, who died in Virginia at the age of 81, was the last direct descendant of what famous American?: Abraham Lincoln
The first transatlantic telegraph cable message was exchanged between Queen Victoria and what U.S. president?: James Buchanan
"Yankee Doodle" is the official song of what U.S. state?: Connecticut
The brownish grey color taupe gets its name from the Latin word for what animal?: Mole
What state capital's name is believed to come from a Native American phrase meaning "a good place to dig potatoes"?: Topeka
Upon his death, what singer was buried with a bottle of whiskey, cigarettes, a lighter and ten dimes?: Frank Sinatra
The Statue of Freedom, which sits atop the U.S. Capitol Building dome, depicts what?: Woman wearing helmet
What U.S. colony ratified the Constitution in 1790 only under the threat of being declared a foreign nation?: Rhode Island
What is the only U.S. state that requires employers by law to offer health insurance to full-time workers?: Hawaii
A series of five letters between Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Plascal is credited with establishing what branch of modern mathematics?: Probability
During her fateful trip around the world in 1937 Amelia Earhart was last seen taking off from what Pacific Island?: New Guinea
When founded in 1947 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was focused primarily on what disease?: Malaria
What country is named after a nearly-extinct tree that was once the source of a valuable red dye?: Brazil
To end the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. agreed to remove its nuclear missiles from what country?: Turkey
Thought to be the world's largest single source of dust, the Bodele Depression is located in what country?: Chad
Starting with the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, what company is the longest continuously serving Olympics sponsor?: Coca-Cola
Nostradamus's reputation as a prophet comes from his 16th-century book of prophecies titled what?: Centuries
The nation's first "Adopt-a-Highway" program was launched in 1985 by what state's Department of Transportation?: Texas
Tatanka-lyotanka, the famous head chief of the Lakota nation, is better known by what name?: Sitting Bull
In 1951, the first UNIVAC computer was used to help what U.S. agency process information?: Census Bureau
The phrase "eating humble pie" originally referred to a dish made from the innards of what animal?: Deer
To prevent counterfeiting, security threads in new $20 bills glow what color when held up to ultraviolet light?: Green
According to tradition, what dish has been served daily at the restaurant of the U.S. Senate since the early 1900s?: Bean soup
What automobile's name is a word that means "modern" in its home country?: Hyundai
The 8-year-old recipient of the famous reply â€œYes, Virginia, there is a Santa Clausâ€ had what last name?: Oâ€™Hanlon
The nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill" has a second verse in which Jack tries to mend his head with what?: Vinegar and brown paper
What US president's wife, Abigail, was once his schoolteacher?: Millard Fillmore
Which of these bodies of water lies above an enormous meteorite crater formed 35 million years ago?: Chesapeake Bay
The name of the notorious WWI spy Mata Hari is a Malay phrase that literally means what?: Eye of the day
The dog that played Toto in the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz" was what kind of terrier?: Cairn
Originally reading "Hollywoodland," the world-famous "Hollywood" sign was built as a giant advertisement for what?: Housing development
In 2005, scientists in Australia began harvesting what animal's blood after finding its strong immune system kills the HIV virus?: Crocodile
Originally practiced by Hindus, yoga takes its name from a Sanskrit word meaning what?: Union
In 1966, what U.S. state became the last to repeal its statewide Prohibition laws?: Mississippi
Contrary to his nickname, Thomas "Tennessee" Williams was born in what U.S. state?: Mississippi
DaVinciÃ•s Mona Lisa is painted on a 30-by-21 inch panel made from the wood of what tree?: Poplar
Of these famous children's book authors, who was the only one to have had children?: Roald Dahl
According to the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, Hiawatha belongs to what Native American tribe?: Chippewa
The original design of the White House was inspired by what country's current parliament building?: Ireland
In 2004, the fossils of Homo floresiensis, a "hobbit-sized" human species, were discovered in what country?: Indonesia
What Shakespeare play is famous for the unusual stage direction "Exit, pursued by a bear"?: The Winter's Tale
What word, meaning "an embellishing musical note," was the winning word in the 2005 National Spelling Bee?: Appoggiatura
In the 1982 film "Diner," one supporting character compulsively quotes lines from what classic movie?: Sweet Smell of Success
In the 1997 movie "Titanic," Jack wins passage onto the doomed vessel with what poker hand?: Full House
In the 1941 movie "Citizen Kane," what is the name of the sled that replaces Kane's beloved sled Rosebud?: The Crusader
Which of these Motown classics is not featured on the original soundtrack to the 1983 movie "The Big Chill"?: I Can't Help Myself
What is the only movie from 1995 or later that made the AFI's "100 Greatest American Movies of All Time" list?: Fargo
Elvis Presley's last feature film was a 1969 movie titled what?: Change of Habit
Which of the following is an example of a literary device called "pathetic fallacy"?: Cruel wind
In 1939, what two teams played in the first baseball game broadcast on television?: Princeton and Columbia
By definition, eustatic change is a worldwide alteration in what?: Sea level
In the Edgar Rice Burroughs book "Tarzan of the Apes," the name "Tarzan" means what in ape language?: White skin
In 1974, what product became the first to be scanned by a retailer using the UPC bar code?: Wrigley's gum
What famous Romantic poet drowned in 1826 while sailing in Italy's Gulf of Spezia?: Percy Bysshe Shelley
On May 20, 1937, Amelia Earhart began her ill-fated attempt to fly around the world from what U.S. city?: Oakland
Now used to refer to a snooty person, the word "snob" originally referred to a person with what job?: Shoemaker
Rubies are red primarily because they contain trace amounts of what metal?: Chromium
What scientist's lesser-known achievements include developing a vaccine for rabies?: Louis Pasteur
In 1990, who appeared on the cover of the first issue of Entertainment Weekly?: k.d. lang
The TS Eliot poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," begins with a quote from what literary work?: The Divine Comedy
The phrase "slush fund" was once a nautical term that referred to what?: Animal fat
Outside of honorary awards, what famous singer's three Grammys were all in gospel music categories?: Elvis Presley
Before switching career paths, which of these prominent Americans studied clarinet performances at Juilliard?: Alan Greenspan
A self-professed "train nerd," what rocker became a part-owner of the Lionel toy train company in 1995?: Neil Young
The 1990 movie "Pretty Woman" prominently features what famous opera with a similar plot?: La Traviata
What historical figure died of appendicitis in 1926, days after being punched in the stomach by an overeager fan?: Harry Houdini
True to his word, General Douglas MacArthur returned to what country in 1944 to liberate it from the Japanese?: Philippines
Taking place in 1981, Muhammed Ali's final professional fight was nicknamed what?: Drama in the Bahamas
What explorer, who landed on the Australian coast in 1770, was the first to record the word "kangaroo"?: James Cook
What White House official's initials are also an abbreviation for his job title?: Alberto Gonzales
The word "nerd" first appeared in print as a character's name in a work by what author?: Dr. Suess
Which of the following is not a character in Madeleine L'Engle's classic childrens' book "A Wrinkle in Time"?: Mrs. Whynot
Which of these presidents was not born before President John F. Kennedy?: Jimmy Carter
What literary heroine, upon her death, is buried in three coffins, "one oak, one mahogany, one lead"?: Emma Bovary
What tradition is said to have begun in 1477 with the union of Archduke Maximillian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy?: Diamond engagement ring
Used to measure astronomical distances, a light-year is equal to approximately how many miles?: 6 trillion
Which of these popular sayings is believed to come from the O. Henry story "Schools and Schools"?: Curiosity killed the cat
Due to its nutritional punch, what variety of orange does Sunkist market as "The Power Orange"?: Cara Cara
After arriving in the U.S. the famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng adopted what Western last name?: Bunker

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