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Whose portrait is shown on a US 10¢ piece (dime)?

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For which 1980 film did Robert Redford win the Academy Award as Best Director?

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Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, and Christy Mathewson were the first five ... what?

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This Pacific island group, populated by Polynesians as early as 1000 B.C. was first sighted by European explorers in 1722, and since 1899 has been administered by the United States. The capital is Pago Pago. What is it?

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People who disregard conventional standards of behavior are sometimes called bohemians. The historical region of Bohemia is located in what present-day country?

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The Academy Award winning film from 1935 was a sea adventure starring British actor Charles Laughton. What is the title?

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During World War I she was a spy who worked for both the French and the Germans. In 1917 she was executed by the French. Today her name refers to a seductive double-dealing woman. Who is she?

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The island group called the Greater Antilles are composed of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and what other significant island?

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Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' in a famous 1946 speech?

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Does light travel more quickly through water or through air?

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Which country of the world has more than 5 million inhabitants and an estimated two million saunas?

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When she won the Best Actress Oscar for a 1989 film, she became the oldest person ever to win the Academy Award as Best Actress. Who was she, and for what film?

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What new technology is aiding colonoscopies by providing an extra set of eyes to detect polyps in real-time?

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This chemical element, symbol S, was known to the ancients; it is the brimstone of the Bible. What is it?

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Original inhabitants of Southern Africa, these nomadic hunters and gatherers of the Kalahari Desert were named by Dutch settlers after their native environment. Who were they?