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Which hard working, hard drinking 18th century Scottish poet wrote the lyrics to the songs as "Coming Through the Rye" and "Auld Lang Syne"?

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Who wrote "The Bear and the Nightingale": Mark Chadbourn, Katherine Arden, Kim Newman or Piers Anthony?

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What is the term for the release of a prisoner before their sentence is complete, subject to conditions?

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What educational approach features students of different ages learning together in the same classroom?

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Which author wrote Terms of Endearment, Lonesome Dove and the TV special, Dead Man's Walk ?

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What is measured by the Richter scale?

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What is the smallest country in the world by area?

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Thirty-six columns surround the Lincoln Memorial. What do they represent?

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Which long-running British television series, which aired from 1989 to 2013, features David Suchet in the titular role of a meticulous Belgian detective with a distinctive mustache, solving mysteries for the wealthy and elite?

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In what year did American explorer Frederick Cook die: 1928, 1940, 1955 or 1958?

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What social characteristic did all these men have in common? Peter Tchaikovsky, Cole Porter, Leonardo Da Vinci, Tennessee Williams, Dag Hammarskjold?

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Which iconic actor provided the voice of the titular character during the 1990's "Sonic the Hedgehog" cartoon?

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Anya Taylor-Joy stars as orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, who rises to the top of the chess world while battling addiction, in which acclaimed 2020 Netflix miniseries?

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According to John Gray's bestselling self-help book, Men are from ..., and Women from ... ?

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Which Adult Swim animated sci-fi sitcom, co-created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, follows the misadventures of a cynical mad scientist and his good-hearted but easily influenced grandson as they travel through dimensions?