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This 382 mile long river, longest in California, drains the northern part of the Central Valley of California and eventually flows into the San Francisco Bay. Which river?

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Barbra Streisand directed and starred in this 1991 film in which she plays a psychiatrist dealing with Nick Nolte's demons. Name this film title, based on a novel by Pat Conroy.

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"Manhattan Project" was the code name for what effort?

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Which technology company were the manufacturers of the Turbografx-16?

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The Beatles won the Academy Award only once in their career - as Best Original Score for what 1970 film?

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In the 2026 Gaza ceasefire, approximately what percentage of allocated aid trucks actually entered Gaza between October 2025 and February 2026?

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In a dubious achievement in science, 1995 a Swiss biotech lab grafted what on the back of a mouse?

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Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it is required to participate in the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, called in Arabic … what?

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The quotation: "Love thy neighbor as thyself" originated from which of these sources: Shakespeare, Jesus, or the Old Testament?

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The years between 1650 and 1750, in which European thinkers exhibited rational thought and optimism in human development, has been named two different ways. What are they?

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What is the name of the figure formed by the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, one of which is Polaris, the North Star?

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When this volcano, located in the state of Washington, erupted in 1980, it caused forest fires, floods, mud slides, explosions, and spread volcanic ash spread over a wide area. What was the name of this volcano?

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You buy a car, and wish to pay the car seller $12,000, divided into 24 payments, so that each payment is $20 more than the previous payment. How much will you pay in the first payment?

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What, in Jewish history, has been referred to as the "House of Bondage"?

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An English colonist in Virginia, John Rolfe, introduced and planted tobacco in the colonies. In 1614, he married the daughter of a local indian chief and went to England to live with her. What was her name?