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After a break of 1500 years since the ancient Olympic Games, the first modern Olympic games occurred in 1896 in which city, and continued four years later, in 1900, in which city?

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Born May 29,1903 in England with the name Leslie Townes Hope, his friends in school called him Les Hope or Hopeless, so he changed his first name to what?

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Born in 1943, he studied at Cambridge University, trained as a lawyer, played football for Real Madrid, won the 1968 Spanish Song Festival, and became one of the most popular singers in the world. Who is he?

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Between 1899 and 1902, in a far-away land at least 6,000 miles from Europe, the British and the Dutch fought a war. What was the name of this war?

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The Chinese are generally given credit for how many of these three inventions: the abacus, gunpowder, the magnetic compass?

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Dick Cheney served in what position on the cabinet of President George H. Bush?

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In this 1992 film comedy, Nicholas Cage loses his fiance played by Sara Jessica Parker in a Las Vegas poker game to mobster James Caan, and a corps of "flying Elvises" helps him rescue her. What is the film title?

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The ecosystem of many rivers of south-east Asia, including the Mekong, have been damaged by what large-scale local industry?

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Which two people won the Oscars as Best Actor and Actress at the March, 2000 Academy Award ceremony, and for what films?

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The first names of these 20th century American jazz pianists and bandleaders were William and Edward, but they were better known by their noble nicknames. Who were they?

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What is a septuagenarian?

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This Italian military and political leader of the late 15th century, along with his sister, was known for treachery and cruelty. In fact, he was the model for Machiavelli's The Prince. Can you name him and his sister?

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How many players can compete against each other simultaneously in a "Fortnite Battle Royale"?

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The second wife of King Henry VIII was convicted of adultery and beheaded. Who was this woman, the mother of Queen Elizabeth I?

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What was the sub-title of the successful 1999 film Star Wars Episode I ?