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BIBLE |
WHAT BOOK OF THE BIBLE IS OFTEN ABBREVIATED "NUM."? |
NUMBERS |
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WORLD GEOGRAPHY |
HOW MANY CONTINENTS ARE THERE ON EARTH? |
SEVEN | North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Antarctica |
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CROSSWORD CLUES |
EIGHT LETTERS -- FOURTH AND SIXTH LETTERS BOTH "E"
CLUE: YOU CAN FEIGN IT OR PAY IT |
INTEREST |
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MUSIC AWARDS |
HELD IN MAY, WHAT ARTIST LED THE NOMINATIONS AT THIS YEAR'S AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, WITH 8, YET SURPRISINGLY DIDN'T WIN ANY OF THEM? |
TAYLOR SWIFT |
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OSCARS |
WHAT 1997 MOVIE MARKED THE FIRST TIME A SINGLE CHARACTER FROM THE SAME FILM, PORTRAYED BY TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE, RECEIVED TWO ACTING NOMINATIONS AT THE OSCARS? |
TITANIC
[KATE WINSLET AS YOUNG ROSE AND GLORIA STUART AS ELDERLY ROSE] |
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U.S. GEOGRAPHY |
THE LARGEST CORAL BARRIER REEF IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. LIES JUST OFF THE COAST OF WHICH STATE? |
FLORIDA [THE FLORIDA REEF] |
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SPORTS NICKNAMES |
REFERRING TO BOTH HIS NAME AND HIS JERSEY NUMBER WHILE WITH THE RAVENS, WHAT FORMER NFL PLAYER WAS NICKNAMED "RG3"? |
ROBERT GRIFFIN III |
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ACTORS |
IN WHAT COUNTRY WAS ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER BORN, ON THIS DAY IN 1947? |
AUSTRIA |
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ISLANDS |
VICTORIA AND ELLESMERE ARE TWO OF THE THREE LARGEST ISLANDS OF WHAT COUNTRY? |
CANADA | they are the second and third largest Canadian islands, behind Baffin Island |
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IT'S ELEMENT-ARY! |
IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS OF NAMES, IDENTIFY WHICH ONE IS THE NAME OF AN ELEMENT ON THE PERIODIC TABLE:
1) ASTATINE … FRANCINE … LORATADINE … TALAMINE
2) HADRON … KRYPTON … LEPTON … ZIRCON
3) CERBIUM … GALLINESIUM … NIROBIUM … TERBIUM
4) EUPHONIUM … LENNTECHIUM … SAMARIUM … THELONIUM |
1) ASTATINE
2) KRYPTON
3) TERBIUM
4) SAMARIUM | NOTES: 1) "Francium" is an element, but not "Francine" … 2) "Zirconium" is an element, not "Zircon" … 3) there is a Cerium, but not "Cerbium"; Gallium but not "Gallinesium"; Niobium but not "Nirobium" |
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CELEBRITY BIOS |
AS A TEENAGER, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE COMPETED IN THE JUNIOR OLYMPICS AS A SWIMMER AND WAS ALSO A TOP-RANKED GYMNAST:
A) HILLARY CLINTON [NÉE RODHAM]
B) HILARY DUFF
C) HILARY SWANK
D) SIR EDMUND HILLARY |
HILARY SWANK | TEAMTRIVIA.COM
she turns 52 today … held annually, the Junior Olympics debuted in 1967 and are not affiliated with the quadrennial Olympics or the IOC … she was a Top 5-ranked gymnast as a teenager in Washington state |
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ANIMALS |
OF AN ALPACA OR A LLAMA, WHICH ANIMAL GENERALLY PRODUCES FINER FLEECE, IN GREATER QUANTITY, AND IN A GREATER VARIETY OF COLORS? |
ALPACA |
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TV GRAB BAG |
AIRING FOR ONLY ONE SEASON IN 2013, WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE AMERICAN TV SHOW "SPLASH":
A) CELEBRITY COMPETITION SHOW
B) KIDS EDUCATIONAL SCIENCE SERIES
C) LEGAL DRAMA
D) FANTASY SITCOM |
A) CELEBRITY DIVING COMPETITION … WITH GREG LOUGANIS AS DIVING MENTOR | skier Rory Bushfield was the winner, while actress Nicole Eggert was runner-up |
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SCIENCE!! |
THE LITMUS IN A LITMUS TEST IS A REACTIVE DYE OBTAINED FROM WHAT SYMBIOTIC PLANTS THAT GROW ON ROCKS OR TREES? |
LICHEN(S) | pronounced "LIKE-ən" |
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TV CHARACTERS |
WHICH REGULAR CHARACTER'S FIRST NAME ON THE SITCOM "DIFF'RENT STROKES" WAS ALSO THE LAST NAME OF A REGULAR CHARACTER ON "THE JEFFERSONS"? |
WILLIS
["THE JEFFERSONS" CHARACTERS OF TOM, HELEN, AND JENNY WILLIS] |
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MYSTERIES |
ON THIS DAY IN 1975, UNION LEADER JIMMY HOFFA DISAPPEARED -- PERHAPS KILLED BY MOBSTERS -- FROM A SUBURB OF WHAT U.S. CITY? |
DETROIT |
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MTV |
WHEN MTV DEBUTED ON AUGUST 1, 1981, WHO WAS THE FIRST VJ INTRODUCED:
* NINA BLACKWOOD
* MARK GOODMAN
* ALAN HUNTER
* MARTHA QUINN |
ALAN HUNTER | HINT OF THE WEEK -- MTV Day 1
ironically, Goodman was slated to be the first, but a sequencing error with the tapes had Hunter introduced first, followed in quick succession by Quinn, J.J. Jackson, Blackwood, then Goodman |
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THE CONSTITUTION |
HOW MANY TIMES DOES THE WORD "DEMOCRACY" APPEAR IN THE U.S. CONSTITUTION? |
ZERO
[THE WORD DOES NOT APPEAR IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE EITHER] | the Founding Fathers considered the U.S. to be a republic, rather than a true democracy |
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AD MASCOTS |
WHAT CEREAL MASCOT'S ACTUAL FIRST NAME IS HORATIO? |
CAP'N CRUNCH |
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ANCIENT HISTORY |
PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS OF ANCIENT HISTORY IN ORDER, ACCORDING TO WHICH HAPPENED FIRST:
A) ALEXANDER THE GREAT BECOMES KING OF MACEDONIA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF HIS FATHER
B) BUDDHA IS BORN
C) HOMER WRITES "THE ILIAD" AND "THE ODYSSEY"
D) JULIUS CAESAR IS BORN |
C-B-A-D
[RESPECTIVELY: BETWEEN 800-700 B.C. … 6th CENTURY B.C., PERHAPS AROUND 563 B.C. … 336 B.C. … 100 B.C.] |
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CEREAL |
IN WHAT YEAR WAS CAP'N CRUNCH CEREAL INTRODUCED? |
1963 |
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MISCELLANEOUS NAMES |
IDENTIFY WHETHER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IS/WAS A FASHION DESIGNER OR A PHILOSOPHER:
1) PIERRE-ALEXIS DUMAS
2) PIERRE HARDY
3) JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU
4) CLAUDE SAINT-CYR |
1) DESIGNER [ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AT HERMèS SINCE 2005 … HIS COUSIN, AXEL DUMAS, IS CEO]
2) DESIGNER [LUXURY SHOES]
3) PHILOSOPHER
4) DESIGNER [LADIES' HATS] | **ALTERNATE HALFTIME** |
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BASKETBALL |
TRUE OR FALSE:
SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF THE NBA'S DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD IN 1983, MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE ONLY PLAYER TO WIN THAT AWARD AND REGULAR-SEASON MVP IN THE SAME SEASON. |
FALSE [ALTHOUGH, HE WAS THE FIRST TO WIN BOTH IN A SINGLE SEASON, 1987-88] | the feat has also been accomplished by Hakeem Olajuwon (1994) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (2020) |
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BOOKS |
WRITTEN BY JOSEPH DE LA VEGA IN 1688, "CONFUSION OF CONFUSIONS" WAS THE FIRST BOOK ABOUT:
A) NATIVE AMERICANS
B) WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
C) MENTAL HEALTH
D) STOCK MARKETS |
D) STOCK MARKETS [IN THIS CASE, SPECIFICALLY THE AMSTERDAM STOCK MARKET] |
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COMPOSERS |
WHAT COMPOSER HAD THREE DIFFERENT PIECES INCLUDED ON THE "GOLDEN RECORDS" SENT ABOARD THE VOYAGER SPACE PROBES IN 1977? |
(JOHANN SEBASTIAN) BACH | among the many works included, Beethoven had two, Mozart had one, and Stravinsky had one |
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ART |
IN LEONARDO DA VINCI'S "THE LAST SUPPER", WHICH APOSTLE IS PICTURED TO JESUS' LEFT, RAISING HIS INDEX FINGER, PERHAPS IN PROTEST, OR PERHAPS FORESHADOWING HIS SKEPTICISM OF JESUS' LATER RESURRECTION? |
THOMAS |
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CELEBRITY QUOTES |
DYING FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE IN 1993, WHAT LATE ACTOR ONCE QUIPPED:
"SOMETIMES I HEAR STUFF LIKE 'HEY MAN, WHERE'S YOUR SKATEBOARD, DUDE?' FROM PEOPLE WHO THINK I'M CHRISTIAN SLATER." |
RIVER PHOENIX |
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TV PLOTS |
ON THE 2020 DEBUT EPISODE OF THE COMEDY SERIES "SPACE FORCE", WHAT BEACH BOYS SONG DOES GENERAL NAIRD (STEVE CARELL) SING TO CALM HIMSELF DOWN DURING A STRESSFUL DAY? |
KOKOMO |
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ORGANIZATIONS |
WHAT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOUNDED BY MILLARD AND LINDA FULLER IS KNOWN FOR ITS VOLUNTEERS WHO HELP BUILD HOMES? |
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
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AVIATION |
ON THIS DAY IN 1937, WHAT AVIATOR SET A NEW RECORD BY FLYING HIS H-1 RACER FROM LOS ANGELES TO NEWARK IN LESS THAN 7½ HOURS? |
HOWARD HUGHES |