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Early Spanish and English explorers brought this edible plant from the Peruvian Andes to Europe in the 16th century. Today it is one of the most popular vegetables in the world. What is it?

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Which lake, the world's deepest, contains one-fifth of all the world's fresh water?

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What two things did some people burn in the late 60's and early 70's as a form of left-wing political protest?

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Which U.S. President in 1823 declared that the United States would not tolerate European intervention in the Americas.

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Which English word can mean all the following: to rain, to cause an event to happen, and to separate a solid from a chemical solution?

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Can you name four resort locations mentioned in the chorus of the Beach Boys song, Kokomo?

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The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of what war?

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In how many different ways can a poker player form a straight flush from a normal deck of 52 cards, no wild cards?

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What campy disco group from the late 70's recorded the pop hit YMCA?

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One of the most popular TV shows of the mid 1980's was Cagney and Lacey . Who were the two stars of this show?

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Can you name two olympic sports beginning with the letter F?

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One of the most important foods eaten by the American colonists was succotash, a dish composed of what two ingredients?

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That famous "Hollywood" sign above Los Angeles is one of the world's most recognizable landmarks, but when built in 1923, it had four more letters. What word was originally written there?

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What was the largest denominations of US paper money ever printed: was it $1000, $5,000, or $10,000?

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The Best Supporting Actor Oscar in a 1996 film went to an actor named after a Caribbean island. Which actor, which film?