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What legal term describes a written statement made under oath?

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What was the name of the 1987 film which starred Danny Devito and Richard Dreyfuss, playing aluminum-siding salesmen in Baltimore?

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A "perfect number" is one in which the sum of the divisors of the number add up to the number. The first "perfect number" is 6, because its divisors are 1,2,3. What is the second perfect number?

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From the 7th century until early in the 20th century, when this title was abolished, what was the title of the spiritual leader of all Islam?

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What is the name of the delightful 198O South African film about an African bushman sent by his tribe to get rid of the evil thing that dropped out of the sky: a Coke bottle?

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She has been a movie star, sex-symbol, political activist, athletic freak, and born-again Christian. Who is she?

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In the early 1970's, National Airlines in the U.S. used a catch phrase in their advertising campaign, which aroused the anger of feminist groups. What was it? (you can substitute any name in your answer).

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This 19th century American frontierswoman was a companion of Wild Bill Hickok. She dressed like a man and frequented bars in the Dakota Territory where she told stories of her adventures. By what name do we know her?

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The human ear is capable of hearing sounds in a decibel level range from a low of 10 db to a maximum of how many decibels? (within 10)

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BONUS: The word "taught" is the past-participle of the word "teach." And "wrought" (as in, "What hath God wrought") is the past participle of what common verb?

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Born in Texas in 1934, this popular American television and film comedienne and singer became, in 1981, the first person to win a libel suit against the sleazy tabloid National Enquirer?

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On July 4, 1976, as the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, which British person said, "It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated in both our countries. Let Freedom Ring."?

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In 1987 she won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role in a film which starred Cher and Nicholas Cage. One year later her cousin ran for President of the United States. Who is she, and for what film did she win the Oscar?

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Which pair of brothers played in the Major League baseball all-star game during the 1990's?

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About 1000 year ago, during a voyage from Norway to Greenland, Viking Leif Ericson was blown off course and unexpectedly discovered North America. He named it after certain plants growing in the area. What did he call it?