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This person made his fortune by supplying meat to the Union soldiers during the Civil War. In 1870 he built his first meat-packing plant in Chicago, which soon made that city the meat-packing center of the U.S.A. What was his name?

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All these people come from the same state: Henry Ford, Gerald Ford, Madonna, and Diana Ross. Which state is it?

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After an absence of millennia, the first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 in which city?

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The witty former Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson once said, "A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open ..." what?

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One of the indicators of the progress of the stock markets is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The stocks of how many companies makes up the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

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What was the name of the Greek physician, from 400 B.C., who showed that diseases have only natural, not supernatural, causes?

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a. Jose Canseco was born in which country? b. Was he ever voted MVP in the American League?

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This U.S. psychologist and author was the primary advocate of Behaviorism. He wrote the books Science and Human Behavior in 1955, Walden Two in 1961, and Beyond Freedom and Dignity in 1971. What is his name?

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What is the sum of the square root of 4/9 and the square root of 9/16? Express your answer as a mixed number.

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The first major English dictionary, called the Dictionary of the English Language, was issued in 1755 by the person considered the leading English writer of the late 18th century. Who was he?

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I'll name some famous films: you name the year they were produced: a. Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz b. The Absent Minded Professor, The Hustler, and the West Side Story c. Manhattan, Norma Rae, 10, and the Tin Drum

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A certain major league baseball team owner recorded one of the largest selling records of all time. Who is it and what is the song title?

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Planets: a. Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day - making one rotation about its axis every 10 hours or so? Is it Mercury, Jupiter, or Pluto? b. How many planets have no moons? c. Which planet has the tallest mountain - Earth, Mars, or U

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In July, 1994, the World Cup of Soccer was held in the United States. The final three games of this tournament were held in which stadium?

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Which Ohio-born inventor held over 1,000 patents, including one for the invention of the motion-picture projector?