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Which island lies west of Great Britain?

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What company in the 1970's developed the high-tech concept of a mouse clicking graphical icons to open programs, but dropped the idea, allowing Apple to adopt it as the basis of the Macintosh?

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This young man, working in the office of The Jersey Observer newspaper, decided to pursue a career as a singer, and in 1935 won first prize in the popular radio talent show, 'Major Bowes Amateur Hour'. He later grew up to become a very popular singer. Who

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What is James Bond's favorite adult beverage, and how does he like it served?

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In 1963 Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to do what?

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Which food item is named for a major port of northern Germany?

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The custom of fooling friends and relatives on the first of April began in the late 1500's in which country? Holland, France, or Italy?

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In 1933, two-thirds of American homes owned one of these household appliances. Today 99% of all homes have one or two or even ten of them. What are they?

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Which British actor and director of the National Theatre of Great Britain, knighted in 1947, is well known for his Shakespearean interpretations?

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In 1890, he and his brother organized the American Tobacco Company, and with their wealth they endowed Trinity College of North Carolina. What was their family name?

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Can you think of two numbers for which the sum of their squares is 628 and the difference of their squares is 340?

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Which King and Queen were executed by rebellious French citizens in 1793?

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The flame inaugurating the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta on July 19, 1996 was lit by which well-loved athlete?

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In 1984, as singer Michael Jackson was earning $1.5 million dollars filming a Pepsi commercial, he had a life-threatening accident. What happened?

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He has purchased properties in London and Windsor, England, Nice, France, and Atlanta, Georgia. Vintage cars, designer clothes, jewels and flowers are among his passions. Who is this entertainer?