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abacus

Who were the first with the calculator?

abalone

What color is mother-of-pearl?

abalones

How strong is an abalone?

abbot

How did Eleanor while away the hours?

abraham-lincoln

How much did Abe pay for Mary's pearls?

absinthe

Did Absinthe make the heart grow fonder? Does absinthe make the heart grow fonder?? How is absinthe typically prepared? Is absinthe particularly addictive? What are the origins of absinthe? When was absinthe most popular?

acacia

How common is Australia's wattle?

acapulco

How did Acapulco get its start? Why did people flock to Acapulco?

accelerate

How quickly can a dragster accelerate?

accident

How likely is it that your car will be in a collision?

ace

When did the first 'ace' come about?

aches

Can gold help with your aches and pains?

acid

How corrosive is stomach acid? How do you destroy a diamond?

acorn

Are acorns good to eat?

acorns

Could you eat an acorn stew? How can acorns test your love?

acting

How did candy lead to Rhoda?

actor

Did Steve McQueen's karate instructor become an actor? When did George Clooney start acting? Who took over for James Dean? Who was the first choice for Jerry? Why was James the first one off of his boat? Why was Robert on a chain gang?

actors

How many animals did John have? How many roles have jumped from stage to screen with the same actor? What sort of trouble did Robert have?

actresses

How young was Shirley when she appeared in her first film? Why was Lucille kicked out of school?

acupuncture

Can your ear suppress your appetite?

ada

On what did Ada base her early computer programs?

addams-family

What roles are tiny Felix most well-known for?

addict

Is it illegal to be a drug addict? Is it illegal to be a drug addict?

ads

Do good ads get the best responses? Do only likeable ads have good sales? How many ads do you see?

adults

Who has more bones -- a baby or an adult?

advertise

Do only likeable ads have good sales?

advertising

How many ads do you see? Which product was the first with sex appeal?

aepyornis

How large was the Aepyornis egg?

africa

How many times did Burroughs visit Africa? What can't you do with chewing gum in Africa? What other uses are a penculine titmouses home put to? Who has Africa's best brewery? Would you go to South Africa to watch whales?

african

What do South Africans do with termites?

agate

What was agate supposed to be good for?

agatha

How did Agatha Christie write?

age

How old does the president need to be?

aggie

What happened to the Aggie Bonfire?

agnes

When is St. Agnes's Eve?

agulhas

How fast is the world's fastest ocean current? Which ocean current is the fastest?

aids

Does AIDS only affect gay men? How is HIV or AIDS transmitted? How prevalent is AIDS? Is there a cure or vaccine for AIDS? What does AIDS stand for?

air

How much air do we use? How much air do you breathe? How much air do you breathe? How much air do you breathe? How much water is in the air? Who came up with air conditioning?

airborne

How long is a high jumper airborne?

air-conditioners

Should you use a ceiling fan?

air-force

What did Walt do in the military? Who was the first in the Twilight Zone?

airline

What were early airline seats made of? When did the first commercial airline fly? Which country has the safest airlines?

airlines

Which airline served the first cocktail?

airplane

Are donkeys more lethal than airplanes? How did a buzzard help Orville and Wilbur? How much gas does an airplane hold? When was the world's first bovine flight? Who died in the first airplane accident? Who was the first person killed in a plane accident? With what was Lindbergh's plane christened?

airplanes

Does moving quickly make you smaller? How did a bat lead to human flight? How far did the Wright brothers fly? How much change is on that plane? Which flight included wicker chairs? Why were seat belts for pilots introduced?

ak-47

How does the AK-47 compare to other rifles in its clas? Is the AK-47 a sort of hybrid rifle? What is the legacy of Mikhail Kalashnikov? What makes the AK-47 so popular? What were the roots of the AK-47?

alamo

What did Edward Burleson have to say about the Battle of the Alamo? What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo? When did the Alamo become a fortress? When did the Battle of the Alamo occur? Why was the Alamo built?

alaphabets

What did the world's alphabets develop from?

alarm

When were grave alarms in vogue?

alarms

When were 'grave alarms' popular?

alaska

Are there any hummingbirds in Alaska? Are there flies in Alaska? Are there hummingbirds in Alaska? Does Alaska have hummingbirds? Does Utah get more snow than Alaska? Does Utah get more snow than Alaska? How many counties does Alaska have? How many states don't allow billboards? How young will an Alaskan boy start smoking? Is there a desert in Alaska? Is there a desert in Alaska? What can't you do to bears in Alaska? What does Alaska have against moose? What's the difference between Alaskan and Californian sea otters? Where can you live with chicken in the U.S? Why shouldn't you waken a sleeping Alaskan bear?

albatross

For how long does an albatross mate? How does a wandering albatross dance? How far will an albatross fly?

albert

What was Albert's contribution to packing? Why did Albert Brooks change his name?

alchemy

How is alchemy connected to astrology? Is alchemy a real science? Is alchemy still practiced today? Was alchemy a proto-science? Was Newton a pseudoscientist? What are the origins of alchemy?

alchoholic

Which airline served the first cocktail?

alcindor

Was Kareem an especially big baby?

alcohol

Are cigarettes more dangerous than alcohol? Does absinthe make the heart grow fonder?? How is absinthe typically prepared? How much Barley goes into Guinness? How much did W.C. drink? How serious was Dr. Johnson about his drinking? How should you order an Irish beer? Is absinthe particularly addictive? What are the origins of absinthe? What was Dutch courage? When was absinthe most popular? Where would you mind your P's and Q's?

ale

What makes an ale an ale? Where would you mind your P's and Q's?

alex

What did Alex discover in Wyoming?

alexander

What happened to Alexander the Great's remains? When did the Irish lose their freedom?

alexander-graham-bell

Why did Bell invent the telephone?

alfred

How popular was Alfred's Lexiko? When was Alfred's show too morbid for CBS?

algae

How did the Red Sea become red? How hot can Yellowstone's algae stand it?

algeria

Which countries produce the most cork?

alice

What was Alice cooking in that pot?

aliens

What was thought about the first detected pulsar?

alka-seltzer

What did Julianna's father do?

allergies

What's the world's #1 food allergy?

alligators

How many teeth does an alligator have?

alpacas

How much wool does an alpaca yield?

alphabet

Are any keyboard letter in alphabetical order? Are any of the letters on a keyboard in alphabetical order? What's the most popular letter? What would you do with a Futhark? Who was last to the English alphabet party?

aluminum

How much aluminum is recycled in can form? What was the first thing made from aluminum? Which soda was first in aluminum cans? Who was first with the aluminum soda can?

alvarez

What was Lili's tennis crime?

amand

What was Amand's favorite pasttime? When should you pay tribute to St. Amand?

amanita

How dangerous is 'destroying angel?'

amazon

How did Amazon become number one? How much water does the Amazon carry?

ambidextrous

What did Garfield have in common with Leonardo?

america

Did Pocahontas have any children? Did the U.S. really declare independence on July 4th? Do Americans drink more wine than Europeans? Do white-collars wear black-coats? How close was Rutherford's win? How did we come to celebrate independence on the 4th? How great are the Great Lakes? How long have we been "one nation, under God?" How many ads do you see? How many crates did Lady Liberty fill? How many shy people live in the U.S? How many states don't allow billboards? How many United States were there in 1900? How many U.S. presidents have graduated from the Naval Academy? How much cash did Carnegie carry? How much do U.S. consumers consume? How often was Washington away from America? How old was the first Miss America? How were vice presidents intially chosen? Is the income tax unconstitutional? Was Paul Revere a failure? What date did John Adams predict Americans would remember? What did Paul warn of? What did President Hoover do with his salary? What happened to the Speedwell? What made Rufus such a special V.P? What makes New Jersey so bright? What was Ellis Island used for during the war? What were some other early milestones of the holiday? When and what is Juneteenth? When did Americans first eat beef? When is a state not a state? When was the day first noted? Where can you find the "Beach?" Where does the U.S. excel, according to travelers? Where is it Americans think about food? Where is the center of the U.S? Where is the U.S. official time ball? Which American president was the last with face fuzz? Which presidents served hot dogs at the White House? Which state is farthest south? Which state was first with English? Which was the first map with America? Who brought the 'Flower of the Holy Night' to America? Who built the first American log cabins? Who was America's first political cartoonist? Who was 'America's Most Beloved Cowboy?' Who was the first American president? Who was the shortest U.S. president? Why is Pennsylvania the keystone? Why was President Pierce arrested?

american

Did Sitting Bull jump the badger? Did Wood intend American Gothic as a satire? Do Americans eat more today? How American is beef? How much do Americans eat? How much was Wood awarded for his American Gothic? Is American Gothic one of America's most famous paintings? What do Americans prefer to drink? What was Wood trying to depict with American Gothic? Where was the 1607 settlement? Which was the shortest American war? Who are those people in Wood's painting?

americans

Do American's eat more today than they did in the past? How did Americans used to choose their VP? How much energy do Americans use?

amethyst

Where did the amethyst get its name?

amphibians

How does a wood frog spend the winter?

amsterdam

How large is the world's largest painting? Where is the largest painting? Where was the original 'red-light district?'

amulets

What was agate supposed to be good for?

anacondas

How is an anaconda like a mammal?

anaheim

Where were those signs directing Beauty to?

anatomy

How large is a giraffe's heart? What parts of human anatomy are in the general vernacular?

anaxagoras

Why was Anaxagoras exiled from Athens?

andaman

Are there any people who don't use fire?

andrew

When was the Battle of New Orleans fought?

andrew-johnson

Which U.S. president made his own clothes?

angel

How high are Angel Falls?

angel-falls

How high are the Angel Falls? Which waterfall is the highest?

angstrom

How small is an angstrom?

animal

Are any animals born with horns? What animal sleep for 200 years? What became of the first animal in space? When was the first animal patent issued? Which animal's metabolism is the slowest?

animals

Are any cats sociable? Are crocodiles cannibals? Are mules always infertile? Are the whales actually singing? Did Clyde survive the kitten's fire? Do all whales sing? Does a cat purr when it inhales or exhales? Does a whale's song evolve? For whom was the Adelie penguin named? How are a penguin's bones different? How cheap can livestock get? How dangerous is a hunter? How do birds learn? How do hedgehogs protect themselves? How far will an albatross fly? How fast are ostriches? How have whale songs been featured in the popular imagination? How high can that horse fence be? How large an animal can an eagle kill? How lazy are sloths? How long can a bullfrog get? How long does an octopus live? How long have people bred mules? How long is a chameleon's tongue? How long is a chameleon's tongue? How many animals did John have? How many animals in the cracker zoo? How many eggs do hens lay? How many insects will a toad eat? How many mammals can fly? How many species of ostrich are there? How many wives does a sea lion have? How much can a camel drink? How much does an elephant eat? How much milk does a cow make? How much pressure can a seal take? How much wool does an alpaca yield? How often does a kangaroo rat need to drink? How often do kangaroo rats drink? How often do wolves attack people? How sociable are crows? How stubborn are mules? How tall is a baby giraffe? Is Brazil the land of big critters? Is there a cat which fishes? Is there a saltwater crocodile? Is there someplace where you can see real pink elephants? Jan Michael's Amazing Trivia What do chimps use crumbled leaves for? What does a kangaroo use its tail for? What do you call a group of...? What family does a marmot belong to? What is a whale song? What makes a mule so special? What's a basenji? What's a stallion good for once it retires? What should wild animals watch out for? What's the difference between a mule and a hinny? What was in Barrymore's menagerie? When did chinchillas first come to North America? When did we figure out why the sun shines? Where can you see a real pink elephant? Where can you see real pink elephants? Where is Bat World? Where was branding animals first practiced? Which animal has the biggest brain? Which animal has the densest fur? Which dog sees the best? Which is the largest order of mammals? Which is the world's fastest reptile? Which seahorse carries the embryo? Which was the first patented animal? Why does a gibbon sing? Why do javelinas travel in groups? Why do prairie dogs kiss? Why do toucans juggle? Why do whales sing? Why was Peter's mule's tail so valuable? Would Kermit the Lizard be as popular?

animation

Where were those signs directing Beauty to?

animations

Why is there no dwarf named 'Biggy-Wiggy?'

ann

Who was the first American saint?

anna-pavlova

What were Anna's last words?

anne-bancroft

How many roles have jumped from stage to screen with the same actor?

anne-boleyn

When did Henry wed Anne?

annie

What was Annie's first name?

anniversary

How often do you forget your anniversary?

ant

How long can an ant hold its breath? How strong is an ant? Where would you find Pharaoh ants? Which animal has the largest brain?

antarctica

How many people live in Antarctica? How many people live in Antarctica? How many people live in Antarctica? How many people live in Antarctica? How much of Antarctica is ice? How much snow does Antarctica get annually? Is any continent entirely snake-free?

antares

How large is Antares? How large is Antares?

antelope

Which is faster - the antelope or the cheetah? Which is faster - the antelope or the cheetah?

antelopes

Which is faster - the antelope or the cheetah?

anthem

Did Helen know she was singing an anthem? What's the title of Bulgaria's national anthem? What's the title of Grenada's national anthem?

anthill

How large is a leaf-cutter's anthill?

antibiotic

What does an antibiotic do for a cold?

antifreeze

What does antifreeze have in common with golf balls?

antipasto

Is anitipasto the antithesis of pasta?

antique

Where would you go to see antique dog collars?

antlers

How large are moose antlers? How quickly do moose antlers grow?

anton

How did John and Anton brighten your day?

antonio

What became of Antonio's soccer dreams?

ants

Are there ants that explode? Do ants keep slaves? How are ants like people? How are ants like people? How are termite queens different from bees and ants? What does the horned lizard's diet consist of?

aphids

Will ladybugs eat your aphids?

aphrodisiac

What body part is the orchid named after?

apollo

How long did Apollo 12 rock the moon? Who named the moon-landing program Apollo? Why was the U.S. moon mission called Apollo?

apollo-12

Was Apollo 12's landing a moon-shaking event?

apple

Where can one get a cashew apple?

apples

Do fresh apples float? How many apples can a tree produce? How many apples do American's eat? How many apples do we eat? How many different types of apples are there? How popular are apples?

aquamarine

What's the difference in corundum?

aquirrels

Is junk food bad for squirrels?

arabian

What makes an Arabian horse different?

arabic

What languages does the U.N. speak?

arch

How high is the Gateway Arch's geyser?

archaeology

Where would you find a paddlefish?

archbishop

How old was Archbishop Hugnes?

arches

How many countries have the golden arches?

archimedes

How did Archimedes determine whether the king's crown was silver or gold?

architecture

Are gargolyes still common on buildings today? Are Green Men found all over the world? Does the Green Man have a wife, or any pets? How are gargoyles portrayed today? What did St. Romanus have to do with gargoyles? What does the Green Man symbolize? What does the Green Man usually look like? Where are you most likely to find gargoyles? Who is the Green Man? Why do firehouses have circular stairways?

arco

Which town was the first to go nuclear?

area-code

What is a cruise ship's area code?

argentina

Where shouldn't you tap your head? Which nation eats the most meat?

aristocracy

How many daily looks did an upper crust Victorian woman have?

arizona

What are the seven natural wonders of the world? What makes BOB so unique? What snake does the gopher snake imitate? Why is London Bridge in Arizona?

arizona-sonora

Is the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum a zoo or a garden?

arizone

Which city is the sunniest?

ark

Was Noah the only one to build an ark?

arkansas

Which is safer -- New York City or Arkansas?

armadillo

How tough is an armadillo? Where would you go to find a pichiciego?

armadillos

How tough is an armadillo's armor? Where would you go to find a pichiciego?

armenian

What does an Armenian Christmas dinner consist of?

armenians

What do Armenians eat on Christmas?

armstrong

Who scatted for Scat? Who was the scattin' cat?

army

What was the first Salvation Army kettle also used for? When did the U.S. army carry peacemakers?

arness

Why was James the first one off of his boat?

arnold

Why did Arnie retire so early?

arnold-schwarzenegger

How did Arnie sneak into the movies?

arrowheads

What do Bushmen use on their arrowheads?

art

A Little Bit About Maurice Cornelius Escher A Little Bit More About Maurice Cornelius Escher Are David's proportions incorrect? Are Green Men found all over the world? Did Michelangelo sign his name? Did Whistler's painting of his mother make him rich and famous? Did Wood intend American Gothic as a satire? Does the Green Man have a wife, or any pets? How detail-oriented was Dean? How did Mona Lisa come to be named? How did Whistler's famous painting acquire its name? How has The Scream been used in popular culture? How many Rembrandts are there? How many versions of The Scream did Munch paint? How much was Wood awarded for his American Gothic? How tall is David? Is American Gothic one of America's most famous paintings? So, why were girls such a popular topic? Was David in the marble all along? Wasn't Munch's Scream recently stolen? Was the art officially sanctioned? What did Mr. Bean do to Whistler's Mother? What did Poe and Whistler have in common? What did pop artist Andy Warhol have to do with Mona Lisa? What did Whistler think of his painting of his mother? What does the Green Man symbolize? What does the Green Man usually look like? What inspired Munch to paint The Scream? What made David so unique? What was Mona Lisa called before she was named? What was the history of the marble block that became David? What was Wood trying to depict with American Gothic? What were some of the themes of aircraft nose art? When did Mona Lisa first capture the public's fancy? Where are some good places to view aircraft nose art? Where is the largest painting? Where is the world's largest badminton shuttle? Which is the world's largest art gallery? Who are those people in Wood's painting? Who is the Green Man? Who owns the Mona Lisa? Who painted the scream heard 'round the world? Who was America's first political cartoonist? Why did Whistler decide to paint his mother? Why would you put art on your nose?

art-gallery

Which is the world's largest art gallery?

arthur

What did Sir Arthur think about Sherlock?

arts

What made John so special? Which European city is most arts friendly?

ash

What would you use Scandinavian ash for?

asia

Where did horse racing originate?

asimov

Are there loopholes in the Three Laws of Robotics? Are the Three Laws of Robotics incorporated in robots built today? Did Asimov's creation of the Three Laws of Robotics change robots forever? How many books did Issac write? Is is likely that robots in the future will incorporate the Three Laws of Robotics? What are the Three Laws of Robotics? What was Issac's unique achievement?

asparagus

What makes asparagus and rhubarb unique? When would you have a Lily with dinner?

asprin

Which was the first water-soluble drug?

ass

Is an ass always a donkey?

assination

What saved Teddy Roosevelt from assassination?

astonomy

Why should you stay up late to watch meteors?

astrology

Did Issac believe in the supernatural? Was Newton a pseudoscientist?

astronaut

Did Gaylord's prediction come true?

astronauts

How do astronauts scratch their nose?

astronomy

How constant is the North Star How far is the farthest star? How large are sunspots? How large is Jupiter? How many astrologers did Khan keep? How many comets have we lost? How much does the sun weigh? How was Maria a pioneer? When did we find the first pulsar? When was Neptune discovered? When was Neptune discovered? When was the Mount Palomar telescope first activated? Which is the largest nebula?

athens

Why was Anaxagoras exiled from Athens?

athletes

Who was the first woman on the Wheaties box?

atilla-the-hun

How tall was Atilla the Hun?

atkinson

What makes Ft. Atkinson unique?

atlanta

Where can't you leave your giraffe in Atlanta?

atlantic-city

What did the Atlantic City police have against topless bathers? When was it illegal to go topless in Atlantic City?

atlas

How did the first atlas come about?

atmosphere

How thick is our atmosphere? How thick is our atmosphere?

atomic

Can you make an atomic bomb?

atomic-bomb

Can TNT be used in an atomic bomb?

atoms

How many atoms are there in iron?

attila-the-hun

How tall was Attila the Hun?

auctions

How much did Lee's tag sell for?

audie

Did Audie Murphy's military heroism seem preordained? What were some of the honors Audie Murphy earned? When did Audie Murphy begin to distinguish himself as a combat soldier? Who played Audie Murphy in the film of his autobiography? Who was Audie Murphy?

aunt-jemima

What was so special about Aunt Jemima's?

aurora

What was Sleeping Beauty's name?

austrailia

Are dingoes becoming extinct? Are dingoes simply wild dogs? Can I get a dingo as a pet? Did dingoes cause a species to become extinct? How common is Australia's wattle? How large is Western Australia? What makes Australia so unique? Where would you find a dingo? Who got rich in Australia's gold rush?

australia

Are there kangaroos underground? Should you refrain from winking in Oz? Should you refrain from winking in Oz? What are the seven natural wonders of the world? What makes Australia unique? What would you find in front of a Queensland pub? Which is the world's largest state? Who can a Dieri marry?

australian

What's a duffer?

authors

How bad was the storm of 1703? How many books did Issac write? What sort of golf did Kipling invent? What were Joel's last words? Where did Oscar Wilde's talent lie? Why did Nikolai think people were insufferable? Why did the 'Oz' author smoke when he waded?

auto

Who produced the "Dictator?"

automat

Where was the first automat?

automobiles

Could you park a truck on a flagpole? Who invented the automobile?

automotive

How successful were his model kits? Was 'Big Daddy' the king of all media? What About Rat Fink? What became his favorite vehicle? What sort of vehicles came out of 'Big Daddy' Roth's garage? What were his records like? When did he become 'Big Daddy?' When did he make his breakthrough? Where's 'Big Daddy' today? Who is the man behind the rat?

autumn

Do filmmakers prefer summer or autumn?

avalanche

How frequent are snow avalanches?

aviatrix

Who was the world's first woman pilot to be certified?

avos

How many avos to a pataca?

awards

Is Bugs Bunny really an 'Oscar winning rabbit?' What is awarded on "Satu's Day?"

aztecs

What did the Aztecs decorate their shields with?

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