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At 11,900 feet above sea level, what is the highest capital city in the world?

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What was the automobile speed record for one running mile, in 1906? Was it closer to 25 miles per hour, 75 miles per hour, or 125 miles per hour?

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Which part of San Francisco was established as a Spanish fort in 1776?

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Every able-bodied Muslim who can afford it is required to participate in the holy pilgrimage to Mecca, called in Arabic … what?

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In a full-sized baseball field, is the pitcher's rubber located closer to 2nd base, or home plate, or exactly halfway between?

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What is the Lone Ranger's cry to his horse?

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From the French term chatepelose, meaning “hairy cat," comes the appropriate name of what insect?

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What two Middle Eastern cities formed the eastern and western end-points for eastern Mediterranean trade routes?

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The world's longest continuous mountain trail is the 2,000 mile long Appalachian Trail. The longest stretch of this trail is located in which state?

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The first written Constitution in North America was written in 1620 by Pilgrims just before landing at Plymouth rock. It remained the fundamental law of the Plymouth colony until the late seventeenth century. What was it called?

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From 1859 to 1869, the Suez Canal was designed, engineered, and constructed by a company from which country?

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In 1953, Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for literature, for what novel?

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Which 1985 film starred Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, and Ally Sheedy?

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In 1986 Spike Lee wrote, directed, and edited his breakthrough film, a comedy, with a budget of $160,000, and he did it in 12 days. What was the title of the film?

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Which English word meaning dirty, wretched, or repulsive comes from the Latin word for filthy?