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What is the name of Akira Kurosawa’s 1957 movie that is a samurai version of Macbeth?

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Throne of Blood

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Which actor portrayed Dr. Frank-N-Further in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?

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Tim Curry

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Where was the sitcom Roseanne set?

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Landford, Illinois

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Who is the criminal arch-nemesis of Sherlock Holmes?

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Professor Moriarty

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How did the actor James Dean die in 1955?

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Car crash

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What was the name of the nightclub where Ricky Ricardo works in I Love Lucy?

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The Tropicana

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What was the name of the pig in Charlotte’s Web?

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Wilbur

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Which city was home to The Oprah Winfrey Show for 25 years?

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Chicago

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Who was the only female member of Junior M.A.F.I.A.?

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Lil’ Kim

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For which network did Tim Russert host Meet the Press?

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NBC

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What does the “USS” stand for in the name of Captain Kirk’s Enterprise?

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United Star Ship or United Space Ship

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Which film was the first non-English language winner of the Oscar for Best Picture?

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Parasite

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What was Lily Munster’s maiden name in the television show The Munsters?

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Dracula

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What is the last name of Batman’s butler, Alfred?

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Pennyworth

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Which work by Niccolo Machiavelli shares its name with a treatise by Sun Tzu?

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The Art of War

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Where was The Sound of Music set?

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Austria

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Which instrument containing 88 keys was played by Duke Ellington?

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Piano

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Which film won Matt Damon and Ben Affleck an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?

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Good Will Hunting

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What was director Spike Lee’s first feature film?

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She’s Gotta Have It

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What was the name of the diner in the television show Happy Days?

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Arnold’s

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What was the number one hit written by Ne-Yo for Beyoncé?

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“Irreplaceable”

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Which character is the protagonist of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye?

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Holden Caulfield

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Which song by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young was written in response to the 1970 Kent State shootings?

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“Ohio”

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In what film was Buzz Lightyear introduced?

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Toy Story

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What is the name of the critically panned film starring Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini from American Idol?
From Justin to Kelly
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Which of the Three Stooges played a Hitler-like character in the shorts You Nazty Spy and I'll Never Heil Again?
Moe
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Which novel, written in 1906 by Upton Sinclair, gave a shocking portrayal of the meatpacking industry?
The Jungle
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What year did Sesame Street premiere?
1969
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What nightclub did Humphrey Bogart's character own in Casablanca?
Rick's Cafe Américain
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Who was the first Disney princess with a tattoo?
Pocahontas
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How many movies are there in the film series The Godfather?
Three
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What does WWW stand for in a website browser?
World Wide Web
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As of 2022, what is the number-one best-selling album of all time?
Thriller
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What year was Mariah Carey's iconic Christmas song "All I Want for Christmas is You" released?
1994
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What '90s sitcom originally started with the alternative name Good Morning, Miss Bliss?
Saved by the Bell
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What boy band was assembled on the first installment of the reality series Making the Band?
O-Town
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Where was the diarist Anne Frank born in 1929?
Frankfurt, Germany
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What is the name of the family dog on Full House?
Comet
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Which Disney princess was originally intended to be a villain?
Elsa
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What was the famous motto of the Three Musketeers?
"All for one, one for all"
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What character debuted in the 1928 film short Steamboat Willie?
Mickey Mouse
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What fictional newspaper does Carrie Bradshaw write a column for in Sex and the City?
The New York Star
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Who organized a star-studded 1961 inaugural concert for JFK?
Frank Sinatra
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For which literary genre was Edgar Allan Poe primarily known?
Mystery and the macabre
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What illness afflicts Beth in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women?
Scarlet fever
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Which novel features the character Leopold Bloom?
Ulysses
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Which movie famously used the tagline: "In space no once can hear you scream"?
Alien
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Which British king was the focus of the movie The King's Speech?
George VI
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What was Edna St. Vincent Millay's profession?
Poet
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What is the name of Jay-Z's debut album?
Reasonable Doubt
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Jessica Simpson wondered if tuna was poultry because of the confusing name of which canned fish company?
Chicken of the Sea
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Which sister in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women is a writer?
Jo
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Which movie featured the character Nurse Ratched?
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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Where is Steig Larsson's best selling Millenium trilogy set?
Sweden
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What did film's Mad Max do for a living before the nuclear war?
Policeman
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Which three-valved instrument was played by Louis Armstrong?
Trumpet
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Which British rock band fronted by Mick Jagger produced songs such as "Paint it Black" and "Jumpin' Jack Flash"?
The Rolling Stones
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What was the first movie Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan co-starred in?
Joe Versus the Volcano
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Who did Marlon Brando play in The Godfather?
Don Vito Corleone
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Which Ivy League school in New Jersey was attended by poet Philip Freneau?
Princeton
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Which group wrote and recorded so many successful songs in 1977 that their sales accounted for 2% of the entire music industry?
The Bee Gees
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As of 2022, which music group has the most number-one hits of all time?
The Beatles
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What famous artist painted Guernica?
Pablo Picasso
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What museum is home to the most famous painting in the world, the Mona Lisa?
The Louvre Museum (Paris, France)
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Who popularized drip painting?
Jackson Pollock
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What planet is He-Man from in the Masters of the Universe animated series?
Eternia
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The phrase "Bye, Felicia" was made popular by what movie?
Friday

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