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Around 1915, this fur trader witnessed Canadian Eskimos spread their freshly caught fish on the frozen snow, then store the frozen fish for months before thawing and cooking them. This gave him the idea for a frozen-food business which made his name a hou

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What was the name of the Israeli psychic, popular in the 1970's, who claimed to be able to bend spoons by will?

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She first gained fame in the role of Princess Leia in Star Wars. In 1985, she married and divorced singer-songwriter Paul Simon. In 1990 she wrote the screenplay for Postcards from the Edge . Name her and her parents.

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In this 1940s play, a salesman named Willy Loman feels useless in his occupation and kills himself. What is the title of this play and which husband of Marilyn Monroe wrote it?

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In order to evade a murderous gangster, two starving musicians disguise themselves as women in this 1959 Billy Wilder film satire. Which film, which actors?

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Can you name three different singing groups with which Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young sang before combining their forces?

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In 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier helped people go where no one had gone before, when they invented what?

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Which person selected the location which later became the District of Columbia (by act of Congress in 1790)?

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According to the bible, the final and conclusive battle between good and evil will take place in what place, whose name today symbolizes any great and decisive battle?

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Star Wars was the third film directed by George Lucas. What were the first two?

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Which 19th century French chemist, who discovered that diseases are caused by microorganisms, is considered the founder of modern microbiology?

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This artist has been called vile, violent, decrepit, insensitive, moronic, homophobic, offensive, and repugnant, but his music work made him one of the stars of the year 2000. Who is he?

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Which British woman wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1900?

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The Byzantine Empire reached its greatest extent under this Emperor. Art and architecture flourished during his reign, and he built the magnificent Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Who is he?

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Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky wrote three ballets. What were they?