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What movie, known for its provocative title, is a darkly comedic exploration of a character's lifelong series of blunders and mishaps?

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Female characters in novels or plays: a. James Bond's female enemy in Goldfinger? b. Tomboy heroine of Little Women: c. Hamlet's mother, and Claudius's wife:

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During the March 2025 Myanmar earthquake, a 30-story building under construction collapsed in which Southeast Asian capital city?

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In 1893, fed up with Paris life, this painter left his wife and children and moved to Tahiti, where he lived with a 14-year-old girl. Who was he?

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Directed by Tommy Wirkola, this 2026 survival thriller features Phoebe Dynevor and Djimon Hounsou as characters facing hungry sharks after a Category 5 hurricane devastates a coastal town with a storm surge. What is the title of this Netflix film?

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It is one of the world's largest dams, built on the Nile River in southern Egypt. It creates hydroelectric power and helps irrigate Egyptian farmland. Name this dam.

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Which company launched the iPod in 2001?

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A nine-meter long piece of wood is cut so that one piece is 50% longer than the other. Exactly how long is the longer piece?

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In 1996, this congresswoman’s husband pleaded guilty to writing a quarter million dollars in bad checks to finance her campaign. What was her name?

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If you visit this very old city in Britain, you can find the "mathematical bridge," so named because it was supposedly constructed without using nails, but entirely using geometrical principles. Which city?

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Warren Beatty was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actor, Director, Screenplay, and he produced the film nominated as Best film twice - once in 1978, and again in 1981. For which films?

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What animal produces cashmere wool?

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Which British rock group formed in the late 1960's, with a flute-playing lead singer, named themselves after an 18th Century inventor of farm implements?

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Can you give the team name for each of the following: a. NFL's Indianapolis team b. Hockey's Winnipeg team c. NBA Basketball's Minnesota team

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In 1898, during the Spanish-American War, Theodore Roosevelt organized a volunteer cavalry unit composed of cowboys and ranchers. By what name were these people collectively known, and in what country did they primarily do their fighting?