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Around 1720, how many Brandenburg Concertos did Johann Sebastian Bach compose altogether?

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Emoticons, or smileys, are a series of typed characters frequently used in e-mails that resemble a face and express the writer's emotion. What does the following represent :-) (colon-dash-right parenthesis) ?

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Sought for over 17 years in connection with a series of mail bombs, which mathematician was arrested in April, 1996 as the so-called Unabomber? full credit if spelled right.

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A high school senior said she knows all the seniors, half the juniors, 1/3 of the sophomores, and 1/4 of the freshmen. If each class has the same numbers of students, then she knows what fraction of the school?

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What word do these all have in common? Ballet dancers, lawyers, and the Mayflower?

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A certain style of facial hair was named for a Major General in the American Civil War, who sported such a style. What's the name of this style, and what was the name of the General?

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Born in 1606 in the Netherlands, this painter's masterpieces include The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp (1632) and The Night Watch (1642). Who was this Dutch painter?

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Around 1790 Spanish explorers, and later Captain George Vancouver, discovered the San Juan Islands, located today in which state?

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What is the name of the Dutch national museum, located in Amsterdam?

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The fastest growing plant can increase up to 35 inches (or 90 cm) in one day. What is it?

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The second highest mountain in the world is known by two different names. What are they?

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The British call a certain game draughts. What do the Americans call it?

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She was the second wife of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I. She was convicted of adultery and beheaded. What was her name?

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Fearing that its name might lead to the "spiritual pollution" of Chinese youth, China has banned the sale of which Yves Saint Laurent perfume product in stores across the country?

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RCA and Columbia were the first two recording companies to produce music records made from what tough, flexible, shiny plastic?