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From which sea-port on the southern coast of Britain did the Mayflower set sail for the New World in 1620, and in which New World location did she land?

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How many times can someone successfully perform hara-kiri (also known as hari-kari)?

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Around 1790 Spanish explorers, and later Captain George Vancouver, discovered the San Juan Islands, located today in which state?

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The British call a certain game draughts. What do the Americans call it?

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The Hindu Kush mountain range extends 500 miles westward from Pakistan to what country?

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Which talk show on National Public Radio is hosted by Click and Clack?

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Which blood type is called the universal recipient?

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Tom Hanks won Best Actor Oscars two years in a row, 1993 and 1994, for his roles in what two films?

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The second highest mountain in the world is known by two different names. What are they?

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The framework of the Statue of Liberty was designed by which well-known European engineer?

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It is said that Erik the Red named this land incorrectly on purpose, in order to attract visitors and settlers. Which land?

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Born in Arkansas in 1922, she published her first book, "Sex and the Single Girl," in 1962. Three years later she became chief editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Who is she?

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In 1981, which person defeated Giscard d'Estaing to become the first left-wing French president since Charles de Gaulle?

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The top movie box-office attraction in the U.S. between 1935 - 1938 was not your normal actor or actress. Who or what was it?

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Mt. Livermore is the highest point on which local island?