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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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Evaluate the given trigonometric expression: The sine of a 420 degree angle, in non-decimal form (exact answer)

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Does light travel more quickly through water or through air?

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What reality television show title would perfectly describe a series where contestants are constantly trying to outwit each other, solve puzzles, or secure a romantic partner, always looking for the advantageous outcome?

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Distinguished British actor Anthony Hopkins played the film role of what U.S. President?

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What space mission, a joint effort between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is scheduled to launch around April 8, 2026, to study the Sun?

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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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Which one of the five Great Lakes is highest above sea level, and also deepest?

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Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez star as three true-crime podcast enthusiasts who find themselves embroiled in a real murder mystery within their upscale New York City apartment building in what acclaimed TV series?

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What astronomical event, visible in Antarctica, occurred on February 17, 2026?

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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?

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The classes in a school run from 8:15 a.m. until 3:06 P.M. . There are 8 class periods with 5 minutes passing time between classes. How long is each class period?