Trivia of the Day: Thursday, November 12, 2026

The trivia questions Trivia Cafe ran on November 12, 2026, each with its answer. Play today's Daily 10.

The Daily 10 for November 12, 2026

1.Each year an award is given for exceptional and outstanding achievement in the field of atomic energy. This award is named after the person who produced the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, in 1942. After whom is this award named?
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ENRICO FERMI
2.What is the binary number system based on?
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Two digits
3.This popular teen drama, created by Josh Schwartz, chronicles the lives of privileged teenagers and outsiders navigating the affluent community of Newport Beach, Orange County, California.
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The O.C.
4.Which resourceful secret agent, known for his ingenuity and ability to solve complex problems using ordinary objects instead of firearms, starred in a popular 1980s television series?
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MacGyver
5.What is the largest organ in the human body?
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Skin
6.Which iconic 1972 crime drama, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, tells the story of the Corleone family's rise to power in the American mafia?
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The Godfather
7.In this anime series, based on the manga of the same name, humanity's fate rests on a series of battles between powerful human champions and various gods from different mythologies. What is this series called?
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Record of Ragnarok
8.What German law, enacted in 1516, restricted beer ingredients to only water, barley, and hops?
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Reinheitsgebot
9.Which flamboyant British singer, leader of Culture Club, was one of the world's most popular pop-music personalities of the 1980's?
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BOY GEORGE leader of Culture Club and solo artist
10.One of the world's great rivers rises in the mountains of Tibet and flows southeastward into the South China Sea in Vietnam. What river is it?
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MEKONG

New trivia questions published that day

100 questions added on November 12, 2026, built from sourced entries on Codexery.

1.Who wrote "He Fell into a Dark Hole": E. E. "Doc" Smith, Timothy Zahn, Jerry Pournelle or Edward Page Mitchell?
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Jerry Pournelle
2.Who wrote "Quadrail series": E. E. Smith, Karl Schroeder, Jerry Pournelle or Timothy Zahn?
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Timothy Zahn
3.Who wrote "Permanence": Karl Schroeder, E. E. Smith, Jerry Pournelle or John W. Campbell?
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Karl Schroeder
4.In what year was "First Luv" first released: 2021, 2023, 2024 or 2025?
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2025
5.Which record label is associated with "Karera": The Light, FlipMusic Productions, Star Music or StarPop?
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Star Music
6.Which record label is associated with "What If Tayo?": Star Music, The Light, StarPop or FlipMusic Productions?
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Star Music
7.Which network originally aired "Young Sherlock": NHK Educational TV, BBC, Amazon Prime Video or Fuji Television?
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Amazon Prime Video
8.Which network originally aired "Sherlock Holmes": NHK Educational TV, BBC, Fuji Television or Amazon Prime Video?
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BBC
9.Which network originally aired "Sherlock Holmes": Fuji Television, BBC, Amazon Prime Video or NHK Educational TV?
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NHK Educational TV
10.What is the scientific name of the Madagascar pochard: Aythya innotata, Marmaronetta angustirostris, Oxyura vittata or Aythya australis?
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Aythya innotata
11.What is the scientific name of the Crested duck: Aythya australis, Anas wyvilliana, Lophonetta specularioides or Spatula querquedula?
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Lophonetta specularioides
12.What is the scientific name of the garganey: Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos, Spatula querquedula, Chenonetta jubata or Lophonetta specularioides?
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Spatula querquedula
13.In what year was "Kerbal Space Program 2" first released: 2011, 2016, 2018 or 2023?
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2023
14.Which company developed "Running with Rifles": Murudai, Big Robot, Pathea Games or Osumia Games?
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Osumia Games
15.Who wrote "Beverly Hills Diet": Tosca Reno, Judy Mazel, Timothy Ferriss or Herman Taller?
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Judy Mazel
16.Who wrote "The 4-Hour Body": Judy Mazel, Tosca Reno, Herman Taller or Timothy Ferriss?
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Timothy Ferriss
17.Who wrote "Eat-clean diet": Herman Taller, Judy Mazel, Timothy Ferriss or Tosca Reno?
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Tosca Reno
18.In what year was "Bryan Loves You" first released: 2002, 2008, 2010 or 2012?
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2008
19.In what year was "Chernobyl Diaries" first released: 2008, 2012, 2015 or 2023?
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2012
20.Who directed "Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County": Matt Reeves, Gonzalo López-Gallego, Alfredo Montero or Dean Alioto?
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Dean Alioto
21.Which record label is associated with "Allegaeon": Southern Lord Records, Rottweiler Records, Redefining Darkness Records or Metal Blade Records?
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Metal Blade Records
22.In what year was American death metal band Bloodsoaked formed: 2000, 2006, 2008 or 2013?
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2006
23.In what year was Christian death metal band Broken Flesh formed: 1998, 2000, 2004 or 2006?
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2004
24.Who directed "Animal": Scott Cooper, Jason DeVan, Gareth Evans or Brett Simmons?
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Brett Simmons
25.Who directed "After.Life": Rob Schmidt, Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo, Jason Hawkins or Frederick R. Friedel?
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Agnieszka Wójtowicz-Vosloo
26.In what year was "10 Cloverfield Lane" first released: 2007, 2011, 2016 or 2020?
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2016
27.In what year did American television news reporter Christine Chubbuck die: 1974, 1979, 1993 or 2013?
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1974
28.In what year was American journalist Yashar Ali born: 1974, 1977, 1979 or 1980?
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1979
29.In what year did British classical composer Rebecca Clarke die: 1979, 1980, 1993 or 2013?
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1979
30.In what year did "Digging for Britain" first air: 2010, 2012, 2022 or 2023?
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2010
31.In what year did "The Big Cases" first air: 2010, 2012, 2022 or 2023?
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2022
32.In what year did "Big Noon Kickoff" premiere: 1992, 1993, 2019 or 2026?
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2019
33.In what year was USA-151 launched: 1994, 1999, 2000 or 2003?
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2000
34.In what year was USA-166 launched: 1996, 1997, 2000 or 2003?
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2003
35.Which company manufactured the USA-1: Sony, Lockheed Martin, Rockwell Space Systems or Rockwell Collins?
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Rockwell Space Systems
36.Who wrote "Don Juan": E. T. A. Hoffmann, Lord Byron, Philip K. Dick or Georges Bataille?
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Lord Byron
37.Who wrote "The Song of the Blood-Red Flower": Georges Bataille, Johannes Linnankoski, E. T. A. Hoffmann or Lord Byron?
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Johannes Linnankoski
38.In which city is Cargo Records headquartered: Nashville, Montreal, Rockville, Maryland or Newport Beach, California?
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Montreal
39.In what year was Bangladeshi record label Ektaar Music founded: 1993, 2002, 2004 or 2010?
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2002
40.In which city is Empire Distribution headquartered: Rockville, Maryland, San Francisco, Dhaka, Bangladesh or Newport Beach, California?
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San Francisco
41.Who directed "Three Wishes for Cinderella": Václav Vorlíček, Yuri Moroz, Eugen Sokolovský or Jiří Trnka?
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Václav Vorlíček
42.Who directed "Princess Jasnenka and the Flying Shoemaker": Yuri Moroz, Constantin Werner, Eugen Sokolovský or Zdeněk Troška?
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Zdeněk Troška
43.In what year was "Accumulator 1" first released: 1987, 1989, 1994 or 2009?
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1994
44.In which place was Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg born: Palace of El Escorial, near Madrid, Düsseldorf, Holy Roman Empire, Laon, in today's Aisne, France or Portici, Campania?
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Düsseldorf, Holy Roman Empire
45.In which place was Maria Anna of Bavaria born: Palace of El Escorial, near Madrid, Portici, Campania, Laon, in today's Aisne, France or Munich?
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Munich
46.In which place was Maria Anna of Spain born: Palace of El Escorial, near Madrid, Laon, in today's Aisne, France, Munich or Düsseldorf, Holy Roman Empire?
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Palace of El Escorial, near Madrid
47.To which biological family does the Six-line wrasse belong: Acanthuridae, Acroporidae, Labridae or Majidae?
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Labridae
48.What is the scientific name of the Thin birdsnest coral: Hippocampus kuda, Seriatopora hystrix, Pseudocheilinus hexataenia or Pterapogon kauderni?
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Seriatopora hystrix
49.To which biological family does the Coral beauty belong: Acroporidae, Pomacanthidae, Balistidae or Pomacentridae?
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Pomacanthidae
50.In what year was Iranian Academy of the Arts established: 1988, 2000, 2002 or 2015?
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2000
51.In what year was Pejman Foundation established: 1988, 2000, 2002 or 2015?
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2015
52.In what year did Vittorio Adorni die: 2000, 2010, 2022 or 2024?
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2022
53.What was the nationality of Gino Bartali: Spanish, Italian, Belgian or Irish?
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Italian
54.In what year was Miguel Indurain born: 1954, 1959, 1961 or 1964?
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1964
55.In what year was Swedish-Finnish racing driver Curt Lincoln born: 1918, 1938, 1943 or 1964?
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1918
56.In what year was Finnish racing driver Leo Kinnunen born: 1938, 1943, 1964 or 1967?
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1943
57.In what year was Aku Pellinen born: 1988, 1989, 1993 or 1996?
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1993
58.In what year was Minnesota Wilderness founded: 1997, 2000, 2009 or 2016?
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2000
59.In what year was Idaho Falls Spud Kings founded: 2009, 2016, 2020 or 2022?
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2022
60.Who composed the music for "Symphony No. 5": Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Sebastian Bach, Gustav Mahler or Ludwig van Beethoven?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
61.Who composed the music for "Tristan und Isolde": Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Richard Wagner, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart or Johann Sebastian Bach?
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Richard Wagner
62.Who composed the music for "The Magic Flute": Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Richard Wagner, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky or Johann Sebastian Bach?
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
63.Which network originally aired "A Couple of Joes": ABC, DuMont Television Network, NBC or CBS Television?
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ABC
64.In what year did "Ford Festival" premiere: 1949, 1950, 1951 or 1954?
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1951
65.Which network originally aired "The Bill Goodwin Show": NBC, CBS Television, DuMont Television Network or ABC?
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NBC
66.Who directed "Dushman": Tanuja Chandra, Shibu Mitra, Ravi Chopra or Chandrakant Kulkarni?
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Tanuja Chandra
67.Who directed "Bindhaast": Rajaji, Aashiq Abu, Omung Kumar or Chandrakant Kulkarni?
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Chandrakant Kulkarni
68.Who directed "Ek Villain": Mehul Kumar, Jag Mundhra, Tanuja Chandra or Mohit Suri?
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Mohit Suri
69.In what year was soft rock singer David Geddes born: 1942, 1945, 1950 or 1951?
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1950
70.In what year was American guitarist Pete Carr born: 1942, 1945, 1950 or 1951?
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1950
71.In what year was American singer Wilson Pickett born: 1941, 1942, 1945 or 1950?
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1941
72.In what year was Nekrogoblikon formed: 2001, 2002, 2006 or 2007?
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2006
73.In what year was operatic metal Cassandra Syndrome formed: 2002, 2005, 2006 or 2011?
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2005
74.In what year was Angelical Tears formed: 2006, 2007, 2011 or 2013?
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2007
75.Who wrote "Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan": Takaya Kagami, Masaki Okayu, Yume Mizusawa or Miyoko Ikeda?
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Masaki Okayu
76.Who wrote "A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives": Masaki Okayu, Yume Mizusawa, Takaya Kagami or Miyoko Ikeda?
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Takaya Kagami
77.Who directed "Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess": Masaharu Watanabe, Tetsuya Endo, Motosuke Takahashi or Hiroaki Sakurai?
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Hiroaki Sakurai
78.In what year was "Star Wars: Hunters" first released: 2012, 2015, 2024 or 2026?
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2024
79.Which company developed "Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire": Behaviour Interactive, LucasArts, Respawn Entertainment or Zynga?
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LucasArts
80.In what year was American music duo The Driver Era formed: 2006, 2010, 2015 or 2018?
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2018
81.In what year was American indie pop band Cults formed: 2005, 2008, 2010 or 2014?
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2010
82.In what year was American music duo Fever Joy formed: 2006, 2010, 2015 or 2018?
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2018
83.In what year was American chef Julia Child born: 1874, 1912, 1925 or 1966?
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1912
84.In what year was English celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal born: 1925, 1966, 1968 or 1975?
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1966
85.In what year was British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay born: 1925, 1966, 1968 or 1975?
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1966
86.In what year was Vietnamese communist revolutionary Ho Chi Minh born: 1874, 1890, 1896 or 1902?
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1890
87.In what year did He Long die: 1958, 1961, 1969 or 1974?
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1969
88.In what year was founding member Thakin Soe born: 1902, 1906, 1908 or 1909?
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1906
89.Who wrote "GURPS Ice Age": Clifford D. Simak, Kirk Wilson Tate, L. Sprague de Camp or Jean M. Auel?
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Kirk Wilson Tate
90.Which company published "Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne": small press, DC Comics, Steve Jackson Games or Marvel Comics?
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DC Comics
91.Who wrote "Down in the Bottomlands": Harry Turtledove, Kirk Wilson Tate, Philip José Farmer or Michael Crichton?
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Harry Turtledove
92.In which city is Hoss's Steak and Sea House headquartered: Berwick, Pennsylvania, Duncansville, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania or Camp Hill, Pennsylvania?
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Duncansville, Pennsylvania
93.In which city is Isaac's Restaurant & Deli headquartered: Duncansville, Pennsylvania, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania or Berwick, Pennsylvania?
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Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
94.In what year was casual dining restaurant chain Quaker Steak & Lube founded: 1921, 1924, 1974 or 1983?
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1974
95.In what year was "Boys Don't Cry" first released: 1970, 1973, 1975 or 1980?
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1980
96.In what year was Dundee Hurricanes founded: 2001, 2002, 2005 or 2006?
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2002
97.In what year was Halton Spartans founded: 2008, 2011, 2013 or 2014?
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2014
98.In what year was Berkshire Renegades founded: 1983, 1985, 1986 or 1998?
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1985
99.To which biological family does the Pagurus belong: Paguridae, Pinnotheridae, Varunidae or Solenoceridae?
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Paguridae
100.To which biological family does the Sesarmops belong: Varunidae, Homolidae, Upogebiidae or Sesarmidae?
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Sesarmidae