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In 1999, which city in Europe had the most tourists?

  • Paris, France
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In 1999, there was a bad nuclear accident in Japan, exposing dozens to what?

  • Radiation
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In 1998, the European Union agreed upon a single currency called what?

  • Euro
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In 1996, Nintendo celebrated a milestone in the number of game cartridges sold with how many?

  • One Billion
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In 1995 what happened to Yitzhak Rabin, Prime Minister of Israel?

  • He Was Assassinated
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In 1994, who was elected the first black President of South Africa?

  • Nelson Mandela
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In 1993, the Maastricht Treaty finally came into place, renaming the European Community what?

  • European Union
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In 1993, Aboriginals in Australia won the right to claim land lost to whom 200 years ago?

  • European Colonists
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In "1984", which figure served as the leader of The Party?

  • Big Brother
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In 1967, who became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange?

  • Muriel Siebert
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In 1967 how many days did the Six Day War between Israel and neighboring Arab states last?

  • 6
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In 1952's Operation Ivy, what type of object was "Mike"?

  • Hydrogen Bomb
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In 1949 what country did Mao Zedong have a Communist victory?

  • China
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In 1948, what U.S. military practice did President Harry Truman end?

  • Racial Segregation
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In 1938, what silk-like fabric was used as hosiery?

  • Nylon
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In 1929, what did Clarence Birdseye introduce?

  • Frozen Foods
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In 1928, the number of stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was increased to what number?

  • Thirty
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In 1917 a bakery in Chattanooga, Tennessee introduced what popular Southern treat?

  • MoonPie
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In 1908, what three letters became recognized as the universal distress signal?

  • SOS
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In 1906, a call for higher vitamin intakes was made to decrease outbreaks of which ailments?

  • Scurvy And Rickets
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In 1905, Pablo Picasso entered his "Rose Period", painting jugglers and acrobats from where?

  • Circus
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In 1865, what did Mariani wine contain?

  • Cocaine
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In 1762 Catherine the Great became czarina of which country?

  • Russia
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In 1472, Leonardo da Vinci became a member of which Florentine guild?

  • Painter's Guild
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If you're talking about electricity, what does "DC" stand for?

  • Direct Current
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If you'd like to order eel at a Japanese restaurant you'd use what word?

  • Unagi
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If you throw a ball in the air, what curve does it trace out?

  • Parabola
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If you think a stock's price will fall in the coming months, what option would you purchase?

  • Put Option
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If you ordered "Sansho" in a Japanese restaurant, what would you get served?

  • Japanese Pepper
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If you feel pain during exercise, you should do what?

  • Stop The Exercise
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If you asked for "chili con queso" in a Mexican restaurant, you'd get peppers and tomatoes with?

  • Cheese
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If you are lying supine, which way are you facing?

  • Up
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If you are getting rid of a disease, what are you doing to it?

  • Eradicating
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If the pan catches fire when you're frying bacon, what should you never throw on it?

  • Water
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If something is described as "noisome", what characteristic does it have?

  • Foul-Smelling
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If panophobia is a fear of everything, what is "pogonophobia"?

  • Fear Of Beards
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If nitrous oxide is added to an engine, what will the effect be?

  • Adds More Oxygen To The Engine
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If beef is cooked "en brochette", what does that mean?

  • On Skewers
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If an explosive liquid is 74 degrees Fahrenheit, what is its Centigrade temperature?

  • 23 1/3 Degrees
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If a doctor told you there was fluid entering your lungs, what term might he use to describe this?

  • Aspiration
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Ichabod Crane is from what story?

  • The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow
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I am the galaxy closest in light years to the Milky Way Galaxy?

  • Andromeda
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How would one describe Tierra del Fuego?

  • An Archipelago
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How tall was the Berlin Wall?

  • 11-13 Feet
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How old was Bill Gates when he became a billionaire?

  • 31
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How often is "Wired" magazine published?

  • Monthly
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How often is "Rolling Stone" magazine published?

  • Bi-Weekly
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How often does "Leap Year" happen?

  • Every Four Years
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How much would a 150-pound person weigh at the center of the earth?

  • Nothing
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How much does a lobster increase in size while molting?

  • 25 Percent
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