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Which owner introduced the exploding scoreboard and Disco Demolition Night to baseball?
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Walter O'Malley
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Bud Selig
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Charlie Finley
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Bill Veeck
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Which famous author drowned herself in the River Ouse?
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Virginia Woolf
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George Sand
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Emma Bronte
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Mary Shelley
Correct Answer
A. Virginia Woolf -
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ENIAC, the world's first general-purpose electric computer, comprised how many vacuum tubes?
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17,468
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4,644
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8,010
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31,090
Correct Answer
A. 17,468 -
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What is the computer term for 1000 terabytes?
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Petabyte
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Zettabyte
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Exabyte
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Gigabyte
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A. Petabyte -
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What was the only state in the US to execute someone by firing squad between 1960 and 2011?
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Utah
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Nevada
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Oklahoma
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Texas
Correct Answer
A. Utah -
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Which ancient Greek burned down the Temple of Artemis in order to gain everlasting fame?
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Charidemus
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Herostratus
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Polycrates
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Achaeus
Correct Answer
A. Herostratus -
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What quack science involves determining a person's traits by examining bumps on their head?
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Lamarckism
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Physiognomy
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Phrenology
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Vitalism
Correct Answer
A. Phrenology -
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The "Rock of Gibraltar" is mostly made up of what type of rock?
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Limestone
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Granite
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Slate
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Shale
Correct Answer
A. Limestone -
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Which painter's last words were "where is my clock"?
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Claude Monet
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Salvador Dali
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Vincent Van Gogh
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Andy Warhol
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A. Salvador Dali -
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Naked mole rats are only found on which continent?
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North America
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Africa
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Australia
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Asia
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A. Africa -
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What is the minimum number of dogs in an Iditarod sled team?
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8
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20
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12
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16
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A. 12 -
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The country of Lesotho is surrounded on all sides by what other country?
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Botswana
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Libya
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South Africa
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Zimbabwe
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A. South Africa -
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What unit is used to measure pain?
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Ache
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Hex
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Dol
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Grue
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A. Dol -
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Which number follows "Blue Jay" in the name of a town in West Virginia?
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10
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6
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0
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22
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A. 6 -
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PEZ candy are native to which European country?
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Switzerland
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Austria
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Germany
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The Netherlands
Correct Answer
A. Austria -
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