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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS |
IRON BIRD SEED, AN IRON CARROT, EARTHQUAKE PILLS, AND DEHYDRATED BOULDERS ARE SOME OF THE ITEMS PURCHASED IN THE PAST BY WHAT FICTIONAL CHARACTER? |
WILE E. COYOTE | accept "the coyote", "Looney Tunes coyote", etc. |
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BASEBALL |
IN A 2019 GAME, CINCINNATI REDS PITCHER MICHAEL LORENZEN NOT ONLY EARNED THE WIN, BUT ALSO PLAYED ANOTHER FIELD POSITION AND HIT A HOME RUN, BECOMING THE FIRST PLAYER SINCE WHOM, IN 1921, TO DO SO? |
BABE RUTH |
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STATE CAPITALS |
WHAT IS THE EASTERNMOST U.S. STATE CAPITAL? |
AUGUSTA (MAINE) |
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NEW MOVIES |
SLATED FOR RELEASE THIS OCTOBER, "WHO IZ I?" IS THE SUBTITLE OF THE NEW FILM STARRING WHAT ALTER-EGO CHARACTER OF COMEDIAN SACHA BARON COHEN? |
ALI G |
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY |
WHAT SEA BORDERS IRAN TO THE NORTH? |
CASPIAN SEA |
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JAZZ |
WHAT INSTRUMENT WAS JAZZ LEGEND COUNT BASIE BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING? |
PIANO |
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WEIGHTS & MEASURES |
HOW MANY INDIVIDUAL ITEMS ARE IN A GROSS? |
144 | you may accept "12 dozen" |
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RADIO |
ORIGINATING FROM WHYY IN PHILADELPHIA, WHAT NPR RADIO TALK SHOW HAS BEEN HOSTED BY TERRY GROSS SINCE 1975? |
FRESH AIR |
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MOVIE CHARACTERS |
WHAT 1999 ROMANTIC COMEDY STARS DREW BARRYMORE AS A CHARACTER WHO WAS ONCE NICKNAMED "JOSIE GROSSIE"? |
NEVER BEEN KISSED | pronounced "GROH-see" |
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SOCCER |
WHAT FOUR NATIONS COMPETED IN THE SEMIFINALS OF THIS YEAR'S FIFA WORLD CUP? |
FRANCE … SPAIN … ENGLAND … ARGENTINA | Spain was ultimately the champion and Argentina was runner-up, with England taking third place in the consolation game |
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COINS |
EARLIER THIS MONTH, A RARE EXAMPLE OF WHAT DENOMINATION OF U.S. COIN, OF WHICH THERE ARE ONLY NINE KNOWN SURVIVING EXAMPLES, WENT UP FOR AUCTION, WITH AN OPENING BID OF $1 MILLION? |
DIME | TEAMTRIVIA.COM
one of the surviving 1894 "Barber dimes" sold last year for over $2 million |
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TV ROLES |
WHICH "AVENGERS" ACTOR PORTRAYED ALLY'S LOVE INTEREST, LARRY PAUL, IN SEASON 4 OF "ALLY McBEAL":
* ROBERT DOWNEY JR.
* CHRIS EVANS
* JEREMY RENNER
* MARK RUFFALO |
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. |
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SCIENCE!! |
WHAT EIGHT-LEGGED MICROSCOPIC CREATURE, NICKNAMED A "WATER BEAR" OR "MOSS PIGLET", CAN SURVIVE BEING FROZEN, BOILED, IRRADIATED, AND EVEN THE CRUSHING VACUUM OF OUTER SPACE? |
TARDIGRADE
[IT CAN ALSO SURVIVE UP TO 30 YEARS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER] |
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BEHIND THE MUSIC |
WHICH MEMBER OF THE ROCK BAND KISS WAS FORMERLY A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER? |
GENE SIMMONS | he was also once an assistant to an editor of Vogue |
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VICE-PRESIDENTS |
WHAT FORMER U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT WAS GRANTED A DIVORCE ON THE SAME DAY HE DIED, SEPTEMBER 14, 1836? |
AARON BURR |
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FAMILY GUY |
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL FEATURE OF TOM TUCKER'S SON, JAKE, ON "FAMILY GUY"? |
HIS FACE IS UPSIDE DOWN |
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COMIC STRIPS |
WHAT IS THE NAME OF SGT. SNORKEL'S DOG IN THE COMIC STRIP "BEETLE BAILEY"? |
OTTO | HINT OF THE WEEK -- comic strip dogs |
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FAST FOOD |
HOW MANY HOLES ARE IN A WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGER, TO HELP IT COOK FASTER AND MORE EVENLY? |
FIVE |
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PATRIOTIC SONGS |
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY WROTE THE LYRICS TO "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER" DURING WHICH WAR? |
WAR OF 1812 [ON THIS DAY IN 1814] |
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SCIENCE!! |
MATCH THE SCIENTIST TO THE FORMULA HE'S KNOWN FOR:
A) LEONHARD EULER
B) JOHANNES KEPLER
C) ISAAC NEWTON
D) GEORG OHM
1) F = ma
2) i2 = -1
3) M = E - eSINE
4) V = IR |
A-2 [SQUARE ROOT OF -1]
B-3 [FOR ORBITAL MECHANICS, WHEREIN 'M' IS "MEAN ANOMALY", 'E' IS "ECCENTRIC ANOMALY", AND 'e' IS "ECCENTRICITY"]
C-1 [FORCE = MASS x ACCELERATION]
D-4 [VOLTAGE = CURRENT x RESISTANCE] | Leonhard Euler is pronounced "LAY-on-hart OY-lər"
in "M = E - e sin E", the dash is pronounced as "minus" and sin is pronounced "sine" |
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SPORTS VENUES |
ACCORDING TO STADIUMDB.COM, WHAT IS THE OFFICIAL SEATING CAPACITY FOR A FOOTBALL GAME AT CLEMSON'S HOME STADIUM? |
81,500 |
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SNACKS |
KELLOGG'S POP-TARTS WERE INTRODUCED COMMERCIALLY EXACTLY 62 YEARS AGO TODAY.
WHAT WERE THE FIRST FOUR FLAVORS?
[NONE WERE "FROSTED" AT THE TIME, SO NO NEED TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN PLAIN OR FROSTED] |
* STRAWBERRY
* BLUEBERRY
* APPLE
* BROWN SUGAR-CINNAMON | **ALTERNATE HALFTIME**
you may accept either "Brown Sugar" or "Cinnamon", but not both as separate answers
"Apple" was specifically "Apple Currant Jelly" and soon renamed "Apple-Berry" |
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CLUBBING |
RECENTLY, THE ULTRA-EXCLUSIVE NEW YORK CITY NIGHTCLUB BASEMENT ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BAN PEOPLE FOR WEARING (WHAT) INSIDE THE CLUB? |
SMART GLASSES / CAMERA GLASSES | in fact, you would not be permitted inside the club if security found them in your bag |
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COMPUTERS |
ON THIS DAY IN 2000, MICROSOFT RELEASED ITS WINDOWS ME OPERATING SYSTEM.
WHAT DID THE LETTERS "ME" STAND FOR? |
MILLENNIUM EDITION | pronounced as separate letters "M-E" |
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL |
LSU AND CLEMSON BOTH PLAY THEIR HOME FOOTBALL GAMES IN STADIUMS NICKNAMED AFTER WHAT NATIONAL PARK? |
DEATH VALLEY |
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FOOTBALL |
IN 1946, WHAT NFL FRANCHISE SIGNED KENNY WASHINGTON AND WOODY STRODE, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS IN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL SINCE 1932? |
(LOS ANGELES) RAMS |
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MAYORS |
SUCCEEDING KASIM REED, KEISHA LANCE BOTTOMS WAS THE MAYOR OF WHAT MAJOR U.S. CITY FROM JANUARY 2018 - JANUARY 2022? |
ATLANTA |
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SHAKESPEARE |
FAMOUSLY KNOWN FOR HAVING HIS HEAD TRANSFORMED INTO THAT OF A DONKEY, NICK BOTTOM IS A COMIC RELIEF CHARACTER IN WHAT SHAKESPEARE PLAY? |
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM |
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POP LYRICS |
IN WHAT #1 SONG BY ARIANA GRANDE DOES SHE STATE, "HAPPINESS IS THE SAME PRICE AS RED-BOTTOMS"? |
7 RINGS
["RED-BOTTOMS" REFERS TO LOUBOUTIN SHOES] | pronounced "loo-boo-tan", with a nearly silent 'n' |
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PRISONS |
PUT THE FOLLOWING STATES IN ORDER, ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF INMATES SERVING ON DEATH ROW, AS OF APRIL 2026 [MOST TO LEAST]:
ARIZONA … LOUISIANA … TEXAS … UTAH |
* TEXAS (168)
* ARIZONA (108-111)
* LOUISIANA (55-57)
* UTAH (3-5) | **ALTERNATE FINAL** |