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In the 17-18th centuries he was employed by the British government to help stop piracy on the high seas, but he turned to piracy himself, was caught and executed in England. Who was he?

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It has served as a fortress, royal court, prison, torture chamber, place of execution, and museum since it was built by William the Conqueror over 900 years ago. What is it?

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What cold, rocky islands in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles north of Scotland are politically related to Denmark, even though their name sounds Egyptian?

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In the 1980 film Raging Bull, Robert DeNiro played the role of which boxer?

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November, 1997, which 19-year old British girl was set free by a judge in Cambridge Massachusetts, overturning her conviction for murdering a baby?

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The Grand Canyon was carved out of solid rock by the cutting action of what river?

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The word "joke" entered the English language in what year? 1670, 1770, or 1870?

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In 1940, seven months after the outbreak of World War II, Winston Churchill replaced which person as British prime minister?

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What computer game, first popular in the late 1980's, was advertised with the slogan, "The Jigsaw Puzzle that fights back"?

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What are two common names for jumping, tailless amphibia?

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What is the name of the uncrewed test flight that preceded NASA's Artemis II mission in 2022?

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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?