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What was the name of the French inventor who, around 1790, invented a machine designed to provide criminals with a humane method of execution?

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If you spend 85% of your money and have only $75 left, how much did you start with?

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The legend of Robin Hood first appeared in British literature in which of these years? Was it 1275, 1375, or 1475?

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What is the name of the John Philip Sousa march named after a famous newspaper?

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What percentage was global GDP expected to expand by in 2026, according to the IMF's January 2026 update?

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Around 4000 years BC, in the lower Tigris and Euphrates valley, the Sumerians developed a form of writing using hundreds of wedge-like strokes and characters, which were symbols for words and syllables. What was this writing called?

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At the time the American colonies went to war with England, which American city had the largest population?

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From February 29, 1896, through February 29, 1996 inclusive, how many February 29th's were there?

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In the year 79 A.D. a prosperous Italian city of villas, temples, theaters, and baths disappeared after the eruption of a volcano. Which city, which volcano?

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Which Swiss watch company is named after a letter from the Greek alphabet?

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This University, located in Pittsburgh, PA., was founded by a Scottish philanthropist, who named the school after himself, and this school's marching band is, even today, a bagpipe band. Can you name the school?

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What was the title of this 1991 film, set in California, which starred Woody Allen and Bette Midler?

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Famous assassins and victims: a. What was the name of the Swedish Prime Minister assassinated while taking a stroll in Stockholm in 1986? b. In 1968, Martin Luther King was killed by whom? c. Which person, in 1901, assassinated President Wm. McKinley?

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The largest witch hunt in America resulted in the execution of 20 people, both men and women. 19 of these people were hanged, and one was pressed to death with large stones. These sad events took place in which city in which year?

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What was the title of the 1989 film starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a nightclub singer who joins forces with a pair of lounge lizards played by Jeff and Beau Bridges?