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What occupation was portrayed on the television screen by each of these actors: Bill Cosby, Robert Vaughn, Diana Rigg, Don Adams?

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In 1893, inspired by the view from atop Pikes Peak, Katharine Lee Bates, Massachusetts educator and author, wrote a song that begins, "O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain." What's the title of that song?

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What Finnish software engineer created the Linux operating system kernel in 1991?

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A three digit number contains the digits 9, 5, and another digit. When this three digit number is reversed and subtracted from the original number, the result contains the same three digits as in the original number. What is the third digit?

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The wife and two daughters of ex-President L.B. Johnson all had the initials LB. What were they abbreviations for?

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The first Prime Minister of India 1947-1964 had a grandson who also became Prime Minister of India. Can you name these two men?

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What is the largest organ in the human body?

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Can you name a sport in which the winner is usually, but not always, decided by score, and neither the players nor the fans know what the score is until they are finished playing it?

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In the year 1800, the federal government of the United States moved to its newly constructed capital in Washington, D.C., from what city?

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Which food additive is named after the capital of French Guyana? Give a two-word answer

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When this New York undercover policeman exposed police curruption, fears for his safety caused him to quit the police force and leave the U.S. for Europe. In 1973 a film about his life was made. What was his name, and which actor pleyd him in the film?

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One of the three main acting stars of the 1969 film, Easy Rider also directed the film. Who was it?

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What does the acronym USB stand for?

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What are the only two U.S. states whose shapes are completely rectangular?

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In 1972, just after this person had vowed never to step foot again on U.S. soil, he flew to America to receive a special Academy Award for "the incalculable effect he had on motion pictures". Who was he?