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His TV credits include the role of Opie in "The Andy Griffith Show", and "Richie" in Happy Days. He was one of the leads in George Lucas's American Graffiti in 1973. Since then, he has been a very successful film director. What is his name?

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When this book went on sale in the fall of 1991, it sold hundreds of thousands of copies in less than one month and shot up to #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. This book was the sequel to Gone With the Wind . What is its title, and who was the a

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At the height of its greatness in the late 19th and early 20th century, it included 25% of the world's population and area. What was it?

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Who was the first US President to live in the White House?

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Can you name the capital city of each of these republics of the former Yugoslavia? a. Bosnia-Herzegovina? b. Croatia c. Serbia

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The second largest state, Texas; is it more or less than half the size of Alaska?

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When the sun enters the sign of the zodiac, Capricorn, which season begins?

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Queen Victoria's mother tongue was not English. Her mother spoke a different language in the home, and, even though Victoria ruled England for 64 years, she did it with an accent. What was her mother tongue?

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain, consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales, was formed in which year, ending with the digits "07"?

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If there are 16 telephone poles in a straight line, each pole 80 meters apart, how far is it from the first pole to the last?

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Between 1847 and 1854 more than one million people left this European country and emigrated to the United States and elsewhere. What nationality were these people, and what natural event caused their mass emigration?

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Which science fiction TV series, running from 1989 to 1993, follows Dr. Sam Beckett as he 'leaps' into the bodies of different people throughout history, aiming to correct historical mistakes with the help of his holographic observer, Al Calavicci?

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This classic Russian novel features Rodya Raskolnikov, who kills two old women because he believes that he is beyond the bounds of good and evil. What's the title, and who wrote it?

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From 330 A.D. until World War II, two major world empires were centered in the region of today's Istanbul. What empires?

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Which ethnic people make up about 90 percent of the population of Cambodia?