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What is the Buddhist concept of reaching a state of perfect peace and freedom from suffering?

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The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony for 2025 was held on what date in December?

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Which person did the Associated Press writers vote as Athlete of the Year, 1995?

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When this college, located in South Hadley, Massachusetts was founded in 1837, it was the first institute of higher education for women in the United States. Today it is still a woman's college with about 2000 students. What is the name?

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In 1988, after the US Congress passed the National FIlm Preservation Act, 25 films were selected as "culturally, historically, or esthetically significant." All these films were made before 1977, except which one?

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Which two climate monitoring organizations rated January 2026 as the fifth-warmest January on record?

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This television show won the Emmy Award as best Dramatic Series in 1986; the show's title was named after two women. What was the name of the series?

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In February 2026, the FDA issued new draft guidance for an approval pathway for personalized therapies focusing on what technology?

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What major global event, with the theme 'Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods,' was celebrated on March 3, 2026?

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In March 2026, what celestial body's potential impact by asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032 was ruled out by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observations?

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What new observatory, built atop a mountain in Chile, came online in 2025 with the world's biggest camera?

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This popular early 1990s live-action sitcom, produced by Jim Henson Productions, centers on the Sinclair family, a family of anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in a prehistoric world with modern conveniences. What is the title of this show?

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Which comedians made famous each of these phrases: a. "I don't get no respect." b. "Isn't that special?" c. "Well, I'll be a dirty bird."

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In 1866 this person invented dynamite, and when he died in 1896, left his $9 million fortune to be given away each year as prizes. Who was he?

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This river passes through or borders Austria, Switzerland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. It is one of the world's primary rivers for transporting goods. What is the name?