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In 1936, Hialeah in Florida was the world's first horse race track to make use of what new innovation?

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This comic strip, created in 1931, is one of the most popular of all time. It was turned into films in the 1930's, 40's, 60's, and 90's. What is this comic strip created by Chester Gould?

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Called the world's most successful board game, it was unveiled in 1935, has sold more than 200 million copies in 26 languages. What is it?

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According to the Guiness Book of Records, the most money ever paid to a film actor was the $50-$60 million that Jack Nicholson earned playing which unusual character in which 1989 Tim Burton film?

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In the 1850's, this escaped slave made 19 secretive trips to the South, and led more than 300 slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad, despite a bounty of $40,000 on her head. She was never caught. What was her name?

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If you go to a restaurant and order sweetbreads, what kind of food would you be ordering? Be specific !

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Each of these words begins with the letter "G". a. An Italian boatman: b. A member of a college fraternity or sorority: c. The ridiculous name for the number: 10 to the 100th power:

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The hallucenogenic drug, LSD, was invented by a pharmaceutical company in which European country?

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1966 was a good year for these two sisters. One starred in the film Blow-Up and the other got an Oscar nomination for her role in Georgie Girl. What were the first and last names of these two ladies?

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One of the more unusual Olympic events is the biathlon. Which two athletic endeavors make up the Biathlon?

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Famous assassins and victims: a. What was the name of the Swedish Prime Minister assassinated while taking a stroll in Stockholm in 1986? b. In 1968, Martin Luther King was killed by whom? c. Which person, in 1901, assassinated President Wm. McKinley?

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Which two Roman politicians and generals are most well-known as having conspired to assassinate Julius Caesar?

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What do you call the disease marked by uncontrollable sleepiness and attacks of brief sleep, even while standing or moving?

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In November, 1987, President Reagan nominated someone to fill a Supreme Court seat, but this person had to resign from consideration when his history of previous marijuana use became known to the public. What was his first and last name?

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a. What is the tallest mountain in Colorado? b. What is the tallest mountain in Oregon?