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In 1894 this French Jewish army officer was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment, but ultimately acquitted when the evidence against him was shown to have been falsified by anti-Semites. Who was he?

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What unit of electricity is equal to the work done when a current of 1 amp is passed through a resistance of 1 ohm for 1 second? Is it a volt, a watt, or a Joule?

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What Federal agency regulates transportation and commerce on Lake Tahoe?

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The Republican Party first appeared on the U.S. Presidential ballot in which of these years: 1826, 1856, or 1860?

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How many independent countries share a land border with France?

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What was the first company to use a moving assembly line?

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Can you name four materials, considered almost as valuable as gems, and frequently used as jewelry, that come from plants and animals?

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One of the seven wonders of the ancient world is this 5th century BC statue built at Olympia, a colossal 40-foot high figure in gold and ivory, of whom?

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Which Irish-born novelist and playright, whose plays include Waiting for Godot (1952), won the 1969 Nobel Prize for literature?

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Nominated for the Academy Award as Best Picture from 1981 were Raiders of the Lost Ark, Chariots of Fire. On Golden Pond, and Reds. Which film won the Oscar?

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In which Charles Dickens novel does Sydney Carton die on the guillotine in place of Charles Darnay, whom he resembles?

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Which river rises in the mountains of West Virginia and flows eastward along the Virginia-Maryland border into Chesapeake Bay?

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In the 1840's, Henry Wells (of Wells Fargo bank) established a company to transport people and their valuables. This company name is very well known today. What is it?

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What Swedish furniture company was founded by a 17-year-old in 1943?

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In a single-elimination sports tournament beginning with 64 teams, how many games are played altogether until only one team, the champion, remains?