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Can you name four Shakespeare plays contain geographical locations in the title?

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In 1986, in the largest covert CIA operation since the Vietnam War, the U.S. sent $400 million worth of weapons to support a rebel group fighting in which country?

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What insect produces honey?

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At the age of twenty-three, in 1740, she became Empress of Austria. During her forty year reign she had sixteen children, one of whom was Marie Antoinette, future Queen of France. Who was she?

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What does HTML stand for?

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When founded in 1703, it was the first Russian city modeled after western European cities. Identify it by its name in 1703.

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This Italian noble family produced popes, queens of France, rulers of Florence, bankers, merchants, and patrons of learning and the arts. What was the family name?

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What is the traditional gift for a 50th wedding anniversary?

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There are about 6 sports team names shared by different cities in different sports. For example, Giants - S.F. in baseball and N.Y. in football. Can you think of up to 4 more team names, in baseball, football, basketball, or hockey?

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Absolute zero registers at how many degrees Celsius?

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The winner of the first Miss America pageant, Margaret Gorman, was crowned in 1921, but she did not live in, nor represent, any U.S. state. Which place did she represent?

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Around 1765, which two English surveyors drew a line separating the southern slave states from the northern free states?

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This mountain, 11,000 feet above sea level, is snow-capped most of the year, and is the highest active volcano in Europe. What is its name?

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On June 28, 1914, a young man named Gavril Princip darted out of a crowd in a Bosnian city and fired two bullets into a car, killing two passengers. Who were they?

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Which country's flag contains a red and blue ying-yang symbol in the center of a white field?