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Believe it or not, Michael Jackson's first #1 solo record was the title song from a 1972 film about a trained rat. What was the title?

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What do these languages have in common? Cornish, Dalmation, Sumerian, and Etruscan?

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Name the stars of TV's Mad About You.

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She was born in New York City in 1909. She starred in films from the 1930's into the 1970's, and she has been called the first lady of American musical comedy. What is her name?

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This person has been called the "King of the TV mini-series". He starred in Shogun, The Thorn Birds, and played the role of Raoul Wallenberg. Who is he?

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Insects like bees, moths, and beetles go through a number of stages of growth. What are the names of the two intermediate stages between the egg stage and the adult stage?

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Most of the oil spilled in the 1989 Exxon accident in Alaska took place near which Alaska town?

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Which well-known brand of beer was named in 1876 for the town in today's Czech Republic where its recipe was born?

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Drivers in the Indianapolis 500 motor race cover 200 laps of the course. If a race car driver maintained a speed of 200 miles per hour for an entire lap, how long would it take him to negotiate that lap?

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This actor played an inspirational teacher helping his poor east-Los Angeles students pass the Advanced Placement Test in Calculus. Name the 1988 film, actor, and teacher.

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What "intelligent" television series was the season's highest rated show during at least one year of the 1970's, 80's, and 90's?

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Residents of which state got their nickname from the tar seeping out of the ground that became a major product of the state?

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Which three major league baseball players hit the most home runs during the decade of the 1990's?

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Which two people, in 1848, published the doctrine known as the Communist Manifesto , and in which language was it written?

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The writing styles of the Sumerians, Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians all evolved from the oldest type of writing known to mankind, dating from about 3000 BC. What was it?