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In the early 1900's, John Larson invented a "polygraph" which is commonly known as what?

  • Lie Detector
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In "The Diary of a Young Girl", who were Anne Frank and her family hiding from?

  • Nazis
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In the 1970's, what company outspent its nearest rival by $200 million on TV advertising?

  • Procter & Gamble
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In the 1950's, Ho Chi Minh led a revolution against what group?

  • French
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In some parts of Europe, the Stone Age man hunted which mammal to extinction?

  • Lynx
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In some of Pablo Picasso's work, he used what method of attaching paper to canvas?

  • Collage
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In RNA thymine from DNA is replaced by what?

  • Uracil
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In recent years, which country has provided Australia with most of its immigrants?

  • New Zealand
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In "Pinocchio", what are all the bad boys on Pleasure Island changed into?

  • Donkeys
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In Peru, which color potatoes are grown, in addition to white?

  • Purple And Black
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In medicine, what does "GLOC" stand for?

  • Gravity Induced Lost Consciousness
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In May 1960, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth was completed by what submarine?

  • USS Nautilus
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In math, "pi" is equal to?

  • 3.141592654
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In "Mary Poppins", the Banks family lived on what street?

  • Cherry Tree Lane
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In Italian cooking, what are capers?

  • Flower Buds
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In India, the use of herbal medicines is known as?

  • Ayurveda
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In his 1933 inaugural speech, what did President Franklin Roosevelt say was the only thing to fear?

  • Fear Itself
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In Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick", who is the voice of reason?

  • Starbuck
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In her later years, Georgia O'Keeffe loved painting the deserts and cliffs of what state?

  • New Mexico
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In Greek mythology, what came out of the box that Pandora opened?

  • Misfortunes
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In February 2008, Prince Harry returned from military duty in what war zone?

  • Afghanistan
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In England, what is "The Naze"?

  • Flat, Marshy Headland In Essex
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In England, what is "Brown Willy"?

  • A Hill In Cornwall
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In emergency medicine, what does "STAT" mean?

  • Immediately
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In electronics, the term rectification refers to the process of changing an alternating current (AC) to what?

  • A Direct Current
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In "Dune", the desert planet Arrakis is rich in which valuable resource?

  • Melange
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In "double steaming", how much liquid loss is expected?

  • None
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In "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep", many humans leave Earth for which planet?

  • Mars
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In describing a medical condition, what single word is used to indicate "new, recent and sudden"?

  • Acute
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In cooking what would you use a "dredger" for?

  • To Sprinkle Flour Or Sugar Lightly
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In cooking, what is cutting herbs or vegetables into very fine strips called?

  • Chiffonade
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In cooking, what does "etoufee" mean?

  • Smothered
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In cooking, if you "pare" a carrot, what do you do to it?

  • Peel It
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In computer terminology, what does "ROM" stand for?

  • Read Only Memory
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In computer science, what does "DOS" stand for?

  • Disc Operating System
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In "Brave New World", which group is predestined to do menial labor?

  • The Epsilons
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In April 2013, Google made its Google Glass computer available to testers at what price?

  • $1500
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In ancient times, what were professional writers called?

  • Scribes
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In "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", who is Huck's father?

  • Pap
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In addition to English, what is the other national language in Kenya?

  • Swahili
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In a triple bond, how many each pi and sigma bonds are there?

  • Two Pi, One Sigma
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In a medical context, something that is pertaining to the skin is known as what?

  • Dermatologic
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In 2013, Staples became the first major U.S. retailer to sell what kind of device?

  • 3D Printer
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In 2013, Google announced what new line of Chromebooks?

  • Pixel
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In 2011, MySpace was sold to Specific Media LLC and which celebrity singer/actor?

  • Justin Timberlake
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In 2009, Zappos.com was acquired by which company?

  • Amazon
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In 2007, who was the monarch of England?

  • Queen Elizabeth II
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In 2006, the Qinghai-Tibet railway launched a trial operation connecting which two countries?

  • China And Tibet
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In 2002, what company acquired PayPal?

  • eBay
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In "2001: A Space Odyssey", Moon-Watcher was the only man-ape able to do what?

  • Walk Upright
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