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Donning such garments as a pleated miniskirt, Zendaya frequently promoted the film Challengers by sporting a niche style called what?

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Tennis-core

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ARTS & CULTURE
With more than 10,000 performances since it was revived in 1996, which is the longest-running musical on Broadway that is still playing?

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Chicago

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Although a TV star since Wizards of Waverly Place, which performer’s estimated $1.3 billion net worth comes largely from her Rare Beauty makeup brand?

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Selena Gomez

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Popular in K-9 units, which breed is used as the image of the National Police Dog Foundation?
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German Shepherd

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Stemming from the Greek word for “love potion,” refers to which part or parts of the human body?

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philtrum

Groove between the nose and upper lip

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BIOGRAPHIES
Who was a licensed beautician working in a mortuary prior to hitting it big in 1984 with her one-woman production The Spook Show?
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Whoopi Goldberg

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After her 2005 death, who was the first woman to have her casket placed in the U.S. Capitol rotunda for public mourning?
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Rosa Parks

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The 1982 Falkland Islands War was fought between

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Argentina
Great Britain and which country?

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ANIMALS & NATURE
Which animal, whose name comes from the Malay term for “person of the forest,” is the world’s largest tree-dwelling mammal?

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Orangutan

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Typically changing between white and black costumes, the same ballerina plays Odette and Odile in which ballet?
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Swan Lake

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MONEY & NUMBERS
Minting its own money, which region replaced images of Queen Elizabeth II with orchid tree flowers on its coins in 1993?

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Hong Kong

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In 2022 a carving of Hélio Castroneves’s face was added to the Borg-Warner Trophy for a fourth time after which sporting event?

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Indianapolis 500

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Growing up in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, which future children’s TV personality learned to play golf alongside Arnold Palmer?

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Fred Rogers

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“Six Books Concerning the Revolutions of the Heavenly Orbs” is a 1543 work by which scientist, published the same year as his death?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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located at 23.5 degrees south of the equator
Also countries

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The countries that the Tropic of Capricorn passes through are: Australia, Chile, Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, Paraguay, Botswana, Mozambique, Madagascar, and Argentina.

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BOSTON COLLEGE
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PHILADELPHIA

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EAGLES

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The city in Lombardy at the tip of a lake with the same name has a museum dedicated to silk

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Lake como

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This country is the longest border is with the Central African Republic

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Chad

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Broadway musicals by song
angel of music and all I ask of you

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Phantom of the opera

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Broadway musicals by song
All that jazz and
razzle dazzle

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Chicago

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Broadway musicals by song
Honey honey, and money, money money

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Mamma Mia

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Broadway musicals by song
Good morning Baltimore and
mama I’m a big girl now

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Hairspray

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In Chinese slang choy bah is a studious bookworm, but with more respectful overturns than this English equivalent out of Dr. Seuss

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Nerd

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The apply named Samantha bond played this personal assistant in the film’s golden eye and die another day

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Miss Monney Penny - M administrative assistant

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Add steen to the name of this tropical fruit and you get the name of another tropical fruit
Ma go
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This landlocked country is bordered by Ukraine and Romania
Moldova
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The state mushroom of Minnesota and a relative of of the truffle This variety has a smoky nutty flavor.
Muh rel Morel
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In 1993 this Asian American architect crafted a sculpture celebrating women’s coeducation at yale her alma mater
Maya lin
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The whaat scene is also called the this music genre bird due to its crest resembling a mohawk hairstyle
Punk rock
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At an office in the Netherlands, be prepared for the pleasant custom of vrinmibo or group. Drinks at this point in the week. Vvv rhyme e bow
Friday afternoon
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In Yiddish shande is this also a TV show created by Shonda and Shan de Shande far D goy um is one in front of the whole world
Scandal
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Sparks Nevada is located just east of this four city
Reno
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The name of the Swift and dangerous current in the Arctic ocean has come to be used for a large fatal whirlpool
Malstrom Male strum
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Broadway musicals by song From the 2022 best musical Tony nominee ex-wives and don’t lose your head
Six About the wives of Henry the eighth
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In cycling to et truh awn chass puh tat Hunt a potato is to be lost after getting ahead of this group meaning small ball
Peloton
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Locals call this luggage tree dwelling mammal perezoso meaning lazy Per uh zo so
Sloth
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One of 20 species of this fish found in the Amazon the red bellied has razor, sharp teeth and hunting groups at sometimes exceed 100
Piranha
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This pig like mammal has a prehensile snout that it uses to grab leaves while forging and as a snorkel while swimming
Tapir Taper
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Beside the north seat inlet called the wash 15,000 mi.² of reclaimed English marshland isn’t the bogs but these
Fens
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The Amazon’s largest predator the black this alligator relative was hunted, almost to extinction for its valuable hide
Cayman
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In the early 1700s the fate of Spain was decided by what people call this word de Sucesion Española
Guerra de Sucesion Española Gar rrrruh
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A sculpture Henry moore did for this Midwestern school and called atom peace is in the form of a mushroom cloud
University of Chicago first nuclear fission reaction
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Phidias helped with the Parthenon and created a wonderful statue of Zeus for his temple here
Olympia
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He was born Donato d Nikola de Beto Bardi in Florence and his works there include Saint Louie of Toulouse
Donatello
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This alliterative muse of auguste row Dan found fame as a sculpture in her own, right
Camille claw dell
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Hawaiians dancing the Hulu traditionally wear pa’U, which is what kind of clothing
Skirt Both men and women wear pa’us which are usually handwoven and often made of grass
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Comes from the Greek term for sharp and foolish meaning the word is also one
Oxymoron Jumbo shrimp, deafening silence, old news
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Gabrielle carteris was 29 when she played 16-year-old Andrea Zuckerman on this 90s show
Beverly Hills 90210 Carteris lied about her age to get the part and when the truth came out, the show was already hit
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What French phrase is called out before the start of a fencing bout 
En guard The phrase which means on guard instructs fencers to take their position
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The chupa chups lollipop logo was designed by what artist
Salvador Dali Even though it doesn’t feature melting clocks Dolly’s fondness for money earned him the playful nickname Avida dollars which means eager for cash and is an anagram of Salvador Dali
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Not to be confused with bologna Abalone is what type of animal
Mollusk One of the most expensive shellfish Abalone are also called ear shells or sea ears because of their shell shape
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Debuting in 2006, this long-running TLC series has followed a family with Dwarfism condition.
Guess: 17 Kids and Counting Answer: Little People, Big World
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Edward Norton played a magician in this 2006 romantic mystery also starring Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel.
Guess: The Prestige Answer: The Illusionist
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What singer released the 2019 hit song "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored".
Guess: Ariana Grande
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A collaboration with Doritos, what chain is currently offering footlong Nachos?
Guess: Subway
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Before writing the scripts for When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You've Got Mail, this woman wrote the 1983 autobiographical novel Heartburn.
Guess: Nora Ephron
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This Kansas Point Guard hit a three-pointer with 2.1 seconds left to send the 2008 National Championship game to overtime, where Kansas would defeat Memphis.
Guess: Malik Beasley Answer: Mario Chalmers
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Barry Bonds spent a single season as the hitting coach for this National League team in 2016.
Guess: San Francisco Giants Answer: Miami Marlins
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After getting drafted 4th Overall by this NFC team in 2009, linebacker Aaron Curry signed a rookie contract that set a record for the most guaranteed money ever given to a non-QB.
Guess: Carolina Panthers Answer: Seattle Seahawks
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What composer died on the same day as Stalin and therefore there are no flowers at his funeral and there is no one who could play?
Sergei Prokokiev
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Dalmatia is a region of which country?
Croatia
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The American state of Virginia is named after which English queen?
Elizabeth 1
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In humans, what is the anatomical term for the "white of the eye"?
Sclera
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Seahorse is classified as this
Fish
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Who wrote the McDonald’s jingle, “I'm Lovin’ It”?
Pusha T
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How many players are in a Polo team?
4
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What was the name of Garfield's veterinarian?
Liz
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An oenophile is a person who enjoys what?
Wine
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What does an alopecia sufferer lack?
Hair
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In which city is Frederic Chopin Airport?
Warsaw
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In Greek mythology, which god wore winged sandals called "talaria"?
Hermes
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Which war is the setting for Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"?
Spanish civil war
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The ancient religious sanctuary of Delphi was located near which mountain?
Parnassus
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In which country do the "Walloons" live?
Belgium
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First created in Knoxville, Tennessee, what beverage is named after a slang term for moonshine and once had a mascot named Willy the Hillbilly? +100 correct
Mountain Dew
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After reconnecting with the homeland of his ancestors while filming A Real Pain, who was granted Polish citizenship in 2025? +100 correct
Jesse Eisenberg
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HISTORY & SOCIETY After Ferdinand Marcos fled in 1986, Corazon Aquino became the first female president of what country? +100 correct
The Philippines
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Based on the average length of a plowed trench in farming, which unit of measurement is 660 feet long and is typically used only in horse racing? +100 correct
Furlong
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SCIENCE & TECH Derived from a Greek word for “change,” which term describes the lowest of Earth’s five atmospheric layers, where most weather occurs? +100 correct
Troposphere
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Believed to have gained popularity during the Mughal era, a lehenga choli is most likely to be worn at which occasion? +100 correct
Indian wedding
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GEOGRAPHY Bordered by the Pacific Ocean, which is the only Central American country not to have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea? +100 correct
El Salvador
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ANIMALS & NATURE Which sea-dwelling animal is one of the few non-human species to experience menopause? +100 correct
Orca