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According to this German folk tale, two children are abandoned in a forest by their father and stepmother, are lured into captivity by a witch. The sister is forced to do household chores, while her brother is destined to be eaten. In the end, of course,

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The late Groucho Marx quipped that ...what?... was the chief cause of divorce?

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What two metals are most commonly found in stainless steel?

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The island group called the Greater Antilles are composed of Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, and what other significant island?

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As a way of showing team support, Green Bay Packer fans wear which Wisconsin-made product on their heads?

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What three words, the motto of France, are found on most French coins?

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If you draw one card from a normal deck of cards, what is the probability of drawing a jack, queen, or king? answer as a simple fraction.

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In 1619, the first African slaves in America arrived in which current U.S. state?

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What is the name for the study of the supernatural influence of numbers on human life?

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Which song begins with the line, "It was the third of June ..."?

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The Attorney General is the head of which governmental department?

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When this book went on sale in the fall of 1991, it sold hundreds of thousands of copies in less than one month and shot up to #1 on the New York Times Bestsellers list. This book was the sequel to Gone With the Wind . What is its title, and who was the a

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What is the name of the metallic alloy composed of copper and zinc?

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Which of the following civilizations extended furthest north? Aztecs, Mayans, or Incas?

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At the end of the cold war, many countries of eastern Europe abandoned rigid Communist Party rule. What was the last European country to do so?