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On July 4, 1976, as the United States was celebrating its bicentennial, which British person said, "It seems to me that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, should be celebrated in both our countries. Let Freedom Ring."?

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Which actor starred in the films Brian's Song, Funny Lady, The Godfather, and For the Boys ?

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In 1987 she won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress for her role in a film which starred Cher and Nicholas Cage. One year later her cousin ran for President of the United States. Who is she, and for what film did she win the Oscar?

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What is the sum of the first one-hundred odd numbers, starting with 1?

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Which pair of brothers played in the Major League baseball all-star game during the 1990's?

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Born in 1948, in Cambridge, England, she became a movie star and recorded over twenty musical hits. Her 1981 recording was the largest-selling single of the 1980's. Who is she?

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About 1000 year ago, during a voyage from Norway to Greenland, Viking Leif Ericson was blown off course and unexpectedly discovered North America. He named it after certain plants growing in the area. What did he call it?

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Which word in the English language means all of the following: An institution for the care of people, a shelter, and protection from extradition.

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People with the AIDS disorder are HIV positive. What is HIV an abbreviation for?

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Which famous recording star donated the profits from many of his single records to AIDS research?

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Who led the Delano grape strike beginning in 1965?

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Which island lies west of Great Britain?

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What company in the 1970's developed the high-tech concept of a mouse clicking graphical icons to open programs, but dropped the idea, allowing Apple to adopt it as the basis of the Macintosh?

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This young man, working in the office of The Jersey Observer newspaper, decided to pursue a career as a singer, and in 1935 won first prize in the popular radio talent show, 'Major Bowes Amateur Hour'. He later grew up to become a very popular singer. Who

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Since it became a city in 1991, this southern California city of 11,000 population has been victim of floods, mudslides, earthquake, and wildfires. What city is it?