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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?

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This word refers to a type of sofa, a type of overcoat, a brand of cigarettes, and a city in England. What is it?

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The word jeopardy comes from the Old French, jeu parti, which means what?

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In which country would you find the Bay of Pigs?

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It was originally constructed in 1190 as a fortress to protect Paris from Viking raids, became royal residence in the 1300's, and was first opened to the public in 1793, during the French Revolution. Today almost 5 million people visit each year. What is

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What do these well known people have in common? Dan Aykroyd, Neil Young, Michael J. Fox, and Peter Jennings?

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Which gun manufacturing company was started by an Italian family in 1550, and still bears their name today?

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Which word refers to the common everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from a more formal literary language?

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The Academy Award winning film from 1937 was based on the life of a 19th Century French writer who tried to assist that wrongly accused Captain (Dreyfus); the film starred Paul Muni and was entitled The Life of ... whom?

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At Daytona Beach, Florida in 1910, auto racer Barney Oldfield set a new automobile speed record. Was his speed 32, 62, or 132 miles per hour?

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It is said that the current Constitution of France was tailor-made for which person?