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The longest stretch of straight railroad track in the world, over 300 miles long without a turn, is located in which country?

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The Canary Islands were named after what kind of animal?

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In the late 1970s, the Viking spacecraft sent back to Earth photographs and reports about the surface of which planet?

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If a bicycle drives 2 miles in 5 minutes, then drives the next 2 miles in 10 minutes, what is the bike's average speed for this entire trip, in miles per hour?

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If all the U.S. state capitals were listed in alphabetical order, the first and last on the list would be capitals of bordering states. Can you name them?

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What was the name of the controversial herbicide used by the United States during the Vietnam War to defoliate jungles?

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When Captain James Cook discovered the Hawaiian Islands in 1778, he named them in honor of John Montagu, a British politician, who invented a certain kind of food. What name did Captain Cook give to Hawaii?

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Which musician teamed up with his wife and Denny Laine to form a musical group in the early 1970's, and what was the name of that group?

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It has been around for hundreds of years, and is world famous because it moved. It is still moving at the rate of 1-2 millimeters per year, and this has people worried. What is it?

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It is a 3-dimensional art creation and a city in Alabama. What is it?

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Actors actually climbing mountains: a. What is the name of the 1993 mountain adventure movie starring Sylvester Stallone? b. What was the name of the 1975 Swiss mountain adventure film starring Clint Eastwood?

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The state of Michigan touches all of the Great Lakes except one. Which one?

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What is the name of the position in the game of cricket which corresponds to "pitcher" in the game of baseball?

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Name the authors of each of these novels: a. Shogun b. Stranger in a Strange Land c. Thorn Birds

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In 1831, this Negro preacher and slave felt called to free his fellow slaves. As a result, he murdered his master and led the largest slave uprising in U.S. history, which ended with his eventual hanging. What was his name?