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Top of the pops: 1995's top-grossing pop music group made $100 million, but didn't tour. Who were they?

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Shortly after he earned the NBA 1997 Rookie of the Year award, he was arrested in Virginia for drug and firearms possession. Since then he has released controversial rap music albums and became Most Valuable Player for the 2000-2001 season. Who is he?

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Spelling: Spell the name of the city of southeast Mexico called Oaxaca (wú-hä-kú).

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The largest item ever made was prepared for Beduin feasts in the following way: cooked eggs stuffed into fish, the fish stuffed into cooked chickens, the chickens stuffed into a roasted sheep's carcass, and the sheep stuffed into a whole animal - of what

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During World War II, which country had the largest battleship (measured by tonnage)? Britain, Germany, Japan, or the United States?

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What is the French equivalent for the German word Fraulein?

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The Arawak indians had a word for pipe as in smoking pipe , and it's a common word related to pipes. What was it?

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These two words differ in spelling by one letter: one means to influence, the other means to cause. What are the two words?

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What is the name of the largest dam on the Nile River?

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Sesame Street: a. Which character was host of the Muppet Show? B. Which person created the Muppets and Sesame Street characters? C. Which Muppet lives in the garbage can?

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What is the term for music gradually becoming louder?

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February 2 is known as Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. According to popular legend, an early spring is predicted if, on that day, the groundhog does what?

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

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This actor was knighted by Queen Elizabeth for services to drama. He preferred to be knighted with his stage name, rather than his real name, Maurice Micklewhite. Who is he?

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What is the only videogame franchise originating in the 1970's to have thus far generated over $1 billion in revenue?