50. | Geographic Facts |
| Distinction : Largest Freshwater Lake. Answer? |
| Lake Superior, U.S.-Canada, 31,820 square miles |
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49. | Academy Awards / Oscars |
| Distinction : Only actor ever to achieve the Best Actor award two years in succession. Film(s)? |
| Spencer Tracy (in 1937 and 1938, for "Captains Courageous" and "Boys Town") and Tom Hanks in (1993 and 1994 for "Philadelphia" and "Forrest Gump") |
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48. | Adages named after People |
| Adage : People generally patronize the largest mall in the area. Title? |
| Reilly's law |
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47. | Music Pairs - Complete the Band Name |
| Musician 1 : Huey Lewis and the... Musician 2? |
| News |
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46. | Types of Cakes |
| Description : A traditional American cake would specify one pound each of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. Name of the Cake? |
| Pound cake |
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45. | Famous Inventions and Discoveries |
| Invention/Discovery (Year) : Stethoscope (1819). Person(s)? |
| René Laënnec |
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44. | Zodiac Stones |
| Zodiac Sign : Aquarius. Stone? |
| Amethyst or Moonstone |
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43. | Famous Short Stories and Authors |
| Short Story/Novella : The Pit and the Pendulum. Author? |
| Edgar Allan Poe |
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42. | Famous Explorers |
| Exploit : First European to land in North America. Explorer? |
| Leif Ericson (980 - 1020) |
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41. | Types of Beef Steaks |
| Description : Finely chopped fillet of beef, onion, parsley, and capers. Name of the Steak? |
| Steak tartare |
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40. | Famous Horses |
| Horse : Ginger, Merrylegs. Rider/Famous For? |
| From 'Black Beauty' by Anna Sewell |
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39. | Vitamins and Deficiency diseases |
| Name of the Vitamin : Vitamin C. Deficiency disease? |
| Scurvy |
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38. | Childrens Classics |
| Clue : Plot: When Tom Long's brother Peter gets measles, Tom is sent to stay with his uncle Alan and aunt Gwen in a flat and when he hears the communal grandfather clock strangely strike 13, he investigates and finds the small back yard is now a large sunlit garden. Here he meets another lonely child called Hatty, who is the only one who can see him. They have adventures which he gradually realises are taking place in the 19th century. Book/Author? |
| Tom's Midnight Garden (1958) by Philippa Pearce (1920-2006) |
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37. | Famous Executives and Companies |
| Executive : Steve Jobs. Company? |
| Apple |
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36. | Fictional Detectives and their Creators |
| Detective : Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple. Creator? |
| Agatha Christie |
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35. | Instruments of a Classical Music Orchestra |
| Clue : Also called a side drum, it is a drum made with strands of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or gut cords stretched across the bottom head. Answer? |
| Snare drum |
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34. | Greek and Roman Mythological Name Equivalents |
| Greek Name : Ares. Roman Name? |
| Mars |
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33. | Currencies before the Euro |
| Country : Poland. Currency? |
| Zloty |
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32. | 20th Century Leaders |
| Name of the Leader : Muammar al-Gaddafi (1942 - ). Country/Region? |
| Libya |
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31. | Latin Phrases |
| Clue : "royal water". refers to a mixture of hydrochloric acid and nitric acid. Latin Phrase? |
| aqua regia |
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30. | Superhero Real Names |
| Real Name(s) : Britt Reid. Better Known as...? |
| The Green Hornet |
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29. | Vitamins and their Chemical names |
| Vitamin Name : Vitamin C. Chemical Name? |
| Ascorbic acid |
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28. | Real Names of Actors |
| Real Name : Maurice Micklewhite. Better Known As...? |
| Michael Caine |
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27. | US College Team Nicknames |
| College : Villanova. Nickname? |
| Wildcats |
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26. | Flags of Nations |
| Features : 5 countries (apart from the UK) that contain the Union Jack. Country? |
| Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa, Tuvalu |
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25. | Famous Fictional Ships |
| Name of the Ship : Pequod. Book? |
| Moby Dick by Herman Melville |
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24. | Birthflowers |
| Month : May. Flower? |
| Sunflower, Lily of the Valley |
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23. | Types of Bread |
| Clue : Parisians call it "Pain Perdu", or "Lost Bread". Dustin Hoffman famously tried making it in 'Kramer Vs Kramer'. Answer? |
| French toast |
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22. | Name that Planet |
| Feature : Great Red Spot. Planet? |
| Jupiter |
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21. | Divine Comedy of Dante |
| Location : Third Terrace of Purgatory. Who is doing what?? |
| The wrathful are walking around in acrid smoke |
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20. | Real Names of Singers |
| Real Name : Eithne ní Bhraonáin. More Famous as? |
| Enya |
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19. | Birthstones |
| Month : July. Birth Stone? |
| Ruby |
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18. | Mountains and Volcanoes |
| Feature/Clue : It is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to summit, since its base is located on the seafloor some 20,000 feet (6,000 m) beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, bringing its total height to well over 33,000 ft (10,000 m). Answer? |
| Mauna Kea |
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17. | NBA Arenas |
| Name of the Arena : X Arena in North Carolina. NBA Team? |
| Charlotte Bobcats |
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16. | MLB Stadiums |
| Name of the Stadium : Jacobs Field. MLB Team? |
| Cleveland Indians |
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15. | Literary Nobel Laureates (since 1982) |
| Year/Country/Citation : 1999 - Germany - "whose frolicsome black fables portray the forgotten face of history". Nobel Laureate? |
| Gunter Grass |
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14. | Lead Singers of Music Groups |
| Singer : Ray Davies. Rock Group? |
| The Kinks |
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13. | Philosophical Paradoxes |
| Explaination : If asking oneself "Am I dreaming?" in a dream proves that one is, what does it prove in waking life?. Name of the Paradox? |
| Hutton's paradox |
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12. | Nobel Prizes |
| Distinction : The Father of the United Nations, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. Person(s)? |
| Cordell Hull |
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11. | Boxers and their Nicknames |
| Nickname : Hands of Stone. Boxer? |
| Roberto Duran |
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10. | US State Nicknames |
| Official Nickname : Garden State. State? |
| New Jersey |
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9. | Summer Olympics and Host Cities |
| Year : 1944. Location? |
| Cancelled due to WWII, but originally assigned to London |
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8. | Famous Speeches |
| About the Speech : Speech delivered by Confederate Vice President, Alexander Stephens extemporaneously in Savannah, Georgia on March 21, 1861. The speech explained the differences were between the constitution of the Confederate Republic and that of the United States, laid out the Confederate causes for the American Civil War, and defended slavery. Speech Title? |
| Cornerstone Speech |
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7. | Famous Spies |
| Clue : A Confederate spy in the American Civil War. She operated from her uncle's hotel in Front Royal, Virginia, and provided valuable information to Confederate generals Turner Ashby and Stonewall Jackson during the 1862. I Spy...? |
| Belle Boyd (1844-1900) |
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6. | The Eye |
| Clue : This is caused by the cornea distorting vision because of its irregular curvature. So the lens of the eye is unable to bring all light rays into correct focus on the retina. Answer? |
| Astigmatism |
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5. | Islands of the Caribbean |
| About the Island : Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island to mean either the "Land of Springs," or the "Land of Wood and Water." Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became a British West Indies Crown colony. It is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after Canada and the United States. The musical genres reggae, ska, mento, rocksteady, dub, and, more recently, dancehall and ragga all originated in the island's vibrant popular urban recording industry and internationally known reggae musician Bob Marley was born here. Island? |
| Jamaica |
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4. | Famous Literary Characters |
| Character(s) : Maurice Bendrix. Literary Work? |
| The End of the Affair, Graham Greene, 1951 |
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3. | Bible Phrases |
| Initials - Meaning : AFITO - A small but irritating flaw that spoils the whole thing. Phrase? |
| A fly in the ointment |
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2. | The Human Brain |
| Clue : Non-neuronal cells that provide support and nutrition and participate in signal transmission in the nervous system and they outnumber neurons by about 10 to 1. Answer? |
| Glia |
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1. | Lesser Known Works of Famous Writers |
| Book(s) : This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Last Tycoon. Author (Most known for)? |
| F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby, Tender is the Night) |
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