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The beautiful island of Bali is actually part of which country?

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Born in Tasmania in 1909, he prospected for gold, smuggled diamonds, and worked on ships. He was the first Australian actor to become a major Hollywood star. Who was this man, who died in 1959?

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What country is the world's largest in area?

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Baseball managers: The person with the most all-time victories as a manager of a major league team almost 3800 managed for over 50 years -most famously, from 1901-1950 with the Philadelphia A's. Who was he?

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If, after receiving a 20% discount when buying a television set, and after paying 7% tax, you paid $642, what was the original marked price of the TV set?

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There are at least six countries in Europe whose name contains the word "Land." Two of them are Finland and Ireland. Can you name three others?

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In 1939, when a group of scientists found out that Germany was planning to build an atomic bomb, they persuaded which person to write a letter to which President to persuade him that the US develop the bomb first?

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"It" was established in 1694 and was nationalized in 1944. Located on Threadneedle Street in the City of London, what is it?

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On your paper draw a line segment which is 10 inches long. Now you draw all the points on the paper which are exactly 5 inches from the line, and you will get a closed figure. What is the area of this closed figure?

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What were the first two Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals that were translated to the movie screen?

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In 1995, Shannon Faulkner enrolled in, but then withdrew from, which formerly all-male military academy in South Carolina?

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Although it's the fifth largest state in area (over 120,000 square miles), it contains the least water of any state (233 square miles). Which state is this?

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Which word sounds like the name of a city in Michigan, but means skillful and adept under pressure?

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One day every year, the San Francisco Zoo receives hundreds of prankster phone calls asking for people named Ted E. Bear, Ellie Fant, or Don Key, among others. On which day each year does this occur?

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On March 2, 1962, the all time record for points scored in a single NBA basketball game was set, when what great athlete scored how many points?