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Radio can be broadcast on the AM or FM bands. What do AM and FM stand for?

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According to the opinion of President Lincoln, which best-selling 1852 novel helped bring on the American Civil War?

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To the nearest whole number, what is the area of a triangle each of whose sides is 10 inches?

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British explorer Richard Burton set out to Africa in 1858 to discover what?

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Patty Hearst was kidnapped on February 4, in what year?

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One of the ancient wonders of the world is a 105-foot high bronze statue of Helios (Apollo) completed in 280 B.C. but destroyed during an earthquake in 224 B.C. What is the common name for this statue in Greece?

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What programming language was created by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in 1995?

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What Serbian-American inventor made key contributions to alternating current and radio technology?

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Around the late 1800's, if a cowboy was having a really bad day, he might take out his frustration on the saloon musician. In 1972, Elton John released an album whose title reflected that sentiment. What was it?

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This city of central Spain was an important Roman town, and its Roman aqueduct is still in use. A classical guitarist from Spain has the same name. Name the town or the guitarist.

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This British soldier, adventurer, and writer led a rebellion of Arabs against the Ottoman Turks in World War I. Who was he and which actor played him on film?

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In alphabetical order, what are the first three countries of the world?

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Which tennis player won the Wimbledon mens' singles championship 7 of the last 8 years of the 20th century?

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The 1991 film, Silence of the Lambs won the four major Oscars: Actor, Actress, Director and Film. Can you name the Oscar-winning actor, actress, and director?

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When this person visited San Francisco for one day in September of 1987, it cost the city over $1 million. Who was this visitor?