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Now used to refer to a cat, the word "tabby" is derived from the name of a district of what world capital?: Baghdad
The 45th Psalm gave entrepreneur Harley Procter the idea for the name of what classic household brand?: Ivory
After nitrogen and oxygen, what is the third most abundant gas in the air?: Argon
The real life St. Nicholas is known to have been a bishop in a region that is now part of what country?: Turkey
Which of these people was not named on the infamous "enemies list" kept by Nixon's White House counsel?: Walter Matthau
What famous writer's last words were "It's been a long time since I've had champagne"?: Anton Chehkov
What precursor to "SOS" did the Titanic use when it first signaled on its radio for help?: CQD
In 1976, Viking 1 made its historic Mars landing when it touched down on a region named what?: Plains of Gold
What world capital is known by its residents as "Krung Thep," meaning "The City of Angels"?: Bangkok, Thailand
Gangster John Dillinger was shot outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre after watching what film?: Manhattan Melodrama
What baseball player was the first to have his signature printed on a Louisville Slugger bat?: Honus Wagner
The son of a jazz promoter Billy Crystal was taken to his first movie by what legendary singer?: Billie Holiday
What ex-president wrote about his love for fishing in the book "Fishing For Fun and to Wash Your Soul"?: Herbert Hoover
What is the highest note on a standard 88-key piano?: C
What country elected its first female president in 1990?: Ireland
The last cigarette ad to air on U.S. TV was broadcast on a 1971 episode of what show?: The Tonight Show
The top of an official Hostess Cup Cake features a "squiggle" pattern with precisely how many loops?: 7
The 1992 closing of Subic Bay Naval Station ended decades of U.S. military presence in what nation?: The Philippines
The name of a 20th-century art movement, "dada" is a French word for what children's toy?: Hobbyhorse
What famous composer's skull was stolen after his death in 1809 and not reunited with his body until 1954?: Franz Joseph Haydn
Who was the first official mascot of the Summer Olympics?: Waldi the dachshund
The Argyle mine, the world's largest single diamond producer, lies in a remote part of what country?: Australia
In 1922, the Egyptian Theatre hosted Hollywood's first movie premiere with a screening of what film?: Robin Hood
In 1960, what author stabbed his second wife, Adele, with a penknife during an argument at a party?: Norman Mailer
What is the profession of the Shakespeare character who eagerly suggests "Let's kill all the lawyers"?: Butcher
In the famous 1888 poem "Casey at the Bat," what is the game's final score after Casey has struck out?: 4 to 2
New York's Metropolitan Opera House opened in 1883 with a performance of what opera?: Faust
What First Lady was the first woman to receive a Geology degree from Stanford University?: Lou Henry Hoover
What French painter is credited at the inventor of chocolate mousse, originally named "mayonnaise au choclat"?: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
In 1998, what U.S. congressman jumped the gun by incorrectly announcing to the House that Bob Hope had died?: Bob Stump
What U.S. state's motto is an Italian phrase that roughly means "Manly deeds, womanly words"?: Maryland
On July 1, 1874, the first zoo in the United States opened its doors in what city?: Philadelphia
In 1831, Nat Turner led a slave revolt in what U.S. state?: Virginia
In the movie "Pulp Fiction," Samuel L. Jackson's character memorably quotes what book of the Bible?: Ezekiel
In 1981, what nation mediated the hostage crisis negotiations between the U.S. and Iran?: Algeria
In the 1986 movie "Crocodile Dundee," what is the title character's real first name?: Michael
What Catholic saint is the patron saint of police officers, paramedics and emergency workers?: St. Michael
Introduced in 1947, Howard Hughes's "Spruce Goose" was an airplane built mainly out of what wood?: Birch
In "T cells," which play a key role in the immune system, the "T" stands for what?: Thymus
Introduced in the U.S. in 1996, Red Bull Energy drink is imported from what European nation?: Austria
The Hindenburg's tragic final trip began in 1937 when it departed from what German city?: Frankfurt
Stretching from Georgia to Maine, the famous Appalachian Trail does not pass through which of these states?: South Carolina
Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" features a hard-drinking knight named "Sir Toby" what?: Belch
The world famous Rockettes typically dance in a kick line composed of how many dancers?: 36
An atomic second is defined as the time it takes an atom of what gas to oscillate roughly 9 billion times?: Cesium
In 1993, the Chevron company named an oil tanker after what future Bush Administration official?: Condoleezza Rice
Often seen on cowboy boots, the spiked revolving wheel of a spur is called a what?: Rowel
Which of these dishes is named in honor of an Italian opera singer who was famous in the early 1900s?: Turkey tetrazzini
In Abbott and Costello's famous "Who's on First?" routine, what baseball position is never mentioned?: Right Field
Which of the following names come from a Gaelic word meaning "handsome"?: Kenneth
Which of these actresses has not been nominated for a Supporting and Lead Actress Oscar in the same year?: Meryl Streep
What M*A*S*H cast member was also an Army veteran who served in Korea in the late 1950's entertaining the troops?: Jamie Farr
Which of these celebrities is not a twin?: Julia Stiles
Dennis Hopper was married to what 60's pop star for all of six days?: Michelle Phillips
What is the first name of Agatha Christie's spinster sleuth Miss Marple?: Jane
In 1714, Britain offered £20,000 to the first person to devise an accurate way to measure what?: Longitude
Because it was the first to give women the right to vote, what U.S. state's motto is "Equal Rights"?: Wyoming
On his deathbed, what famous composer's last word was "Mozart"?: Gustav Mahler
The Rolling Stones classic "tongue" logo first appeared on the label of what album?: Sticky Fingers
Josh, the winner of the 2004 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, is what breed of dog?: Newfoundland
In 1930, what country hosted the first World Cup soccer tournament?: Uruguay
During his famous midnight ride, Paul Revere actually referred to "the British" as what?: The Regulars
Before marrying him, what wife of Henry VIII served as a lady-in-waiting to two of his previous wives?: Jane Seymour
Which of these retail brands was not named after an actual person?: Ann Taylor
Which of these adjectives is not one of the twelve featured in the Boy Scout Law?: Careful
What geological epoch are we currently living in?: Holocene
James Madison and what later U.S. president were second cousins?: Zachary Taylor
Roughly 20 percent of the world's fresh water is found in what lake?: Lake Baikal
Aired on Sept. 7, 1979, what was the first sporting event broadcast on the fledgling ESPN network?: Slow-pitch softball
Which of these words begins with a consonant sound that linguists refer to as a "voiceless glottal fricative"?: Happy
In 1863, what became the last state east of the Mississippi River to achieve statehood?: West Virginia
Alex Trebek of "Jeopardy!" fame also hosted all of the following lesser-known game shows except what?: Gambit
Holothurians, animals that comprise up to 90% of living mass in the deep sea, are more commonly called what?: Sea cucumbers
In terms of carats, which of these celebs sports the biggest diamond on her engagement ring?: Catherine Zeta-Jones
The highest point on Earth, the peak of Mount Everest lies approximately how many miles above sea level?: 5.5
A disturbance in vision called a "blind spot" occurs where what two parts of the eye meet?: Optic nerve and retina
Which of these men was elected to the U.S. presidency despite losing the popular vote?: Benjamin Harrison
When a bag of nuts is shaken, the larger ones rise to the top due to a physics principle called what?: Brazil nut effect
Which of these is not one of the three stars that form the belt in the constellation Orion?: Rastaban
In 1975, both houses of Congress voted to restore whose full U.S. citizenship?: Robert E. Lee
Delivered on March 12, 1933, what was the title of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first fireside chat?: On the Bank Crisis
What planet was once named "Georgium Sidus" in honor of England's King George III?: Uranus
Which ancient Greek philosopher first wrote about the lost civilization of Atlantis?: Plato
The first industrial robot, put to work in 1961 at a General Motors plant, had what name?: Unimate
Besides the Vatican, what is the only country with a national flag in the shape of a perfect square?: Switzerland
Though often attributed to Darwin, the phrase "survival of the fittest' was coined by what philosopher?: Herbert Spencer
In Henri Rousseauâ€™s 1910 painting â€œThe Dream,â€ a woman lounges nude in what distinctive setting?: Jungle
What does a myrmecologist study?: Ants
The only two sitting U.S. senators who have won presidential elections are JFK and who?: Warren G. Harding
What is the name of the famous sculpture by Man Ray that features a picture of an eye affixed to a metronome?: Indestructible Object
When President James Garfield was shot in 1881, who invented a type of metal detector to try to find the bullet?: Alexander Graham Bell
In the classic book "Charlotte's Web", Charlotte does not spin which of these messages into her web?: Noble
Drawing more than 9 million tourists per year, what is the most visited national park in the U.S.?: Great Smoky Mountains
Located at the rear of the brain, the occipital lobe is responsible for what higher brain function?: Visual perception
During World War II, what did citizens of occupied Norway wear as a symbol of resistance?: Paper clips
On September 14, 2001, what one congressmember opposed the resolution allowing military action against terrorists?: Barbara Lee
The first Girl Scout troop in the U.S. was established in 1912 in what city?: Savannah, GA
In 1973, what major tennis tournament became the first to offer equal prize money to both men and women?: U.S. Open
According to the 2000 Census, what U.S. state does not have a city with a population of at least 50,000?: Vermont
In 1990, what became the first republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union?: Lithuania
What is the name of the historic luxury yacht that served eight presidents until Jimmy Carter sold it in 1977?: USS Sequoia
David Letterman's first Top Ten list, which aired in 1985, was the "Top Ten Things That Almost Rhyme With" what?: Peas
What 19th-century British novel is subtitled "A Novel Without a Hero"?: Vanity Fair

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