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Although this person had been already dead for over 25 years, he shared the Grammy Award for best record in 1991. Who was he?

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Named after the original natives of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales is which American sports team?

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How many symphonies did Ludwig van Beethoven compose?

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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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Name the second largest city population, in each of these places: a. California b. Canada c. Italy

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LANGUAGE Almost one million people in the USA speak Tagalog. Which country is this language native to?

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Born in 1948, in Cambridge, England, she became a movie star and recorded over twenty musical hits. Her 1981 recording was the largest-selling single of the 1980's. Who is she?

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This region was a kingdom of Czechoslovakia until the 15th century, when it passed to Hungary and then to the Hapsburgs. It became the core of the new state of Czechoslovakia in 1918. Today the name can refer to certain artistic intellectuals. Which regio

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This city, located on the James River, was capital city of the Confederacy from 1861 to 1865, and is capital of its state today. Which city is it?

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The Guiness Book reports that the most money anyone ever received for recording commercials was in 1988, when Pepsi Cola paid someone $12 million to do four TV commercials for them. Who was the recipient of this lucrative contract?

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Alan and Brigitte are beginning a bike race. Alan begins riding at 12 miles per hour, and ten minutes later Brigitte begins riding at 15 miles per hour. How many minutes will it take her to catch up to Alan?

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One of Woody Allen's most creative movies was a humorous 1984 film in which he seamlessly made use of black-and-white newsreel footage in a story about a remarkable man who could change his appearance at will in order to hobnob with society's bigwigs. Wha

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What cocktail is made with bourbon, sugar, mint, and crushed ice?

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In which city did the Haymarket affair of 1886 take place?

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NM: The foundations for it were laid by William the Conqueror in 1078. Later, it was used as a mint, and King Henry VII made it his home. Queen Elizabeth I and her mother lived there, as did Sir Walter Raleigh. Name this London landmark.