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What are two common names for jumping, tailless amphibia?

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One of the most successful business men in the world, Microsoft founder Bill Gates was a college drop-out - from what university?

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What was the name of the Long Island teenager who, in 1993, had an affair with auto mechanic Joey Buttafuoco, and then shot his wife, Mary Jo?

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What song, written by Paul Anka, was recorded by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Sid Vicious, among others?

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In 1774 Rhode Island was the first U.S. state to ban something which is now illegal in all states. What was it?

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In this 1993 movie drama, Daniel Day-Lewis plays the role of Gerry Conlon, a small time troublemaker from Belfast who's falsely accused and convicted of a being an IRA terrorists who bombed a pub in Guildford, England, in 1974. What was the title?

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Which English clergyman, mathematician, and author wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"?

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What is measured by the Richter scale?

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What color do the ghost enemies turn to once Pac-Man eats a Power Pellet?

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From the computer world: What does the word "modem" abbreviate?

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Which person immediately preceded Henry VIII as reigning monarch of England?

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In 1212 hundreds of children hoped to march from Germany to Jerusalem in the name of Christ. Most of them were sold into slavery or perished. By what two-word name do we call this historical event?

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Which American musician assembled the musicians who had played 50 years ago in Havana, and created the film, the "Buena Vista Social Club"?

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What pair of economic philosophers were the driving force behind communism when they wrote the 1848 book "The Communist Manifesto"?

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Geoffrey Rush won an Oscar in 1997 for his role as a troubled pianist. Name the film and the character he played.