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These plants, native to hot, dry regions of the U.S. and Mexico, are grown for ornament, fiber, and food, but more famously, as the main ingredient of tequila. What are they?

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Which Ohio-born inventor held over 1,000 patents, including one for the invention of the motion-picture projector?

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What contracting membrane regulates the amount of light entering the eye? Is it the retina, iris, or pupil?

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Which planet is named for the Roman god of the underworld?

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The Declaration of Independence was written primarily by which person?

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This U.S. psychologist and author was the primary advocate of Behaviorism. He wrote the books Science and Human Behavior in 1955, Walden Two in 1961, and Beyond Freedom and Dignity in 1971. What is his name?

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A cylindrical soup can four inches in diameter and four inches tall is completely surrounded by a paper label. What is the area of that label? (to the nearest whole number)

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In the film Quills, which actor plays the role of what notoriously sadistic 18th century French author?

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By what three-word phrase do we name the index used to measure the quantity of harmful particles and chemicals in the air?

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Oliver Stone won the Academy Award as Best Director twice in a four year span: for a 1986 film and a 1989 film, both related to the same subject. What were the film titles?

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a. Jose Canseco was born in which country? b. Was he ever voted MVP in the American League?

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Charlie Chaplin's most famous character appeared in 1914, in Chaplin second big-screen appearance. What is it?

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Can you name two US state capital cities whose names end with the 5-letter Greek word for city?

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Which tragic king from classical mythology unknowingly killed his father and married his mother?

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Which two musicians make up the pop music group, Steely Dan?