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pabst

When did Pabst win the blue ribbon?

pacific

Where is Oceania? Where is Oceania?

pac-man

What were Pac-Man's ghost's names? What were the names of Pac Man's ghosts?

paddlefish

How old is the paddlefish?

pads

When did Ed's pads first appear?

paestum

When was Paestum rediscovered?

pageant

What did Diane do to win?

pain

How large is the world's largest painting? How much pain can the brain feel? Will an electric shock help your pain?

painite

Could you give your honey a Painite ring?

painkillers

What was the result of Jerry's fall?

pains

Can gold help with your aches and pains?

paint

How much paint does it take to cover the White House?

painting

Which was Picasso's favorite painting?

paintings

How many Rembrandts are there? Where is the largest painting?

paints

How did elastic waist pants come about?

pais

When did Paris have a garbage problem?

pajama

Where did pajamas come from?

pajamas

Do people in India wear their pajamas all day? Where do pajamas come from? Would you rather be the pajamas or the meow?

palace

How many rooms in the queen's house?

palaces

Are there any royal palaces in the U.S?

palm

How heavy is a palm seed? How long is a palm stem? How long is a rataan palm stem?

panama

How important is the Panama Canal? Why do Panamanian Indians paint lines on their noses?

pancakes

What was so special about Aunt Jemima's?

pandas

How small are baby pandas?

pants

How tight were an 18th-century Englishman's pants?

papayas

What does papaya do to meat?

paper

How is 'Rock, Scissors, Paper' played in Japan? How much paper did Emperor Ming push around? How much paper do we use? Is your paper starched? What was Albert's contribution to packing? Who invented the paper clip?

paper-clip

How thick is a paper clip?

parachute

Who invented the parachute?

paradox

What is the omnipotence paradox?

paraguay

How did Paraguay get its name?

parent

How much family time happens at Christmas?

parents

Do older men make shorter-lived daughters? How long have people been going to PTA bake sales?

parfleche

When is a rawhide a parfleche?

paricutin-volcano

What are the seven natural wonders of the world?

paris

When did wolves roam Paris?

park

Which is Iceland's newest reserve?

parliament

Why did it take Lionel so long to assume his seat?

parrot

Why shouldn't you leave your parrot alone.

parrots

Which parrot is largest?

partridge

Did The Partridge Family perform their own songs? Did the Partridges go into space? Was there a real Partridge Family? What happened to Simon? Where was the Partridge Family's first live performance?

party

What was the rule at Catherine's parties? Whose party was it?

pascal

What did Blaise do in his room? What did Pascal say about history?

passports

When did passports first become prevalent?

pasta

What's the difference between American and Italian pasta? What's the difference between American and Italian pasta? When did macaroni manufacturing begin in the U.S? Who does tortellini honor?

pasteur

What was Louis afraid of?

pataca

How many avos to a pataca?

patent

When was the first animal patent issued?

patsy-cline

Where is Patsy Cline's hometown?

patty-duke

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

paul

Where did Paul meet Joanne?

paul-mccartney

When did Paul first die?

paul-revere

Could Paul Revere fix your teeth? What did Paul warn of? What was Paul Revere's second trade?

paving

When were the streets first paved?

pay-phone

How much did the first pay phone charge for a call?

peacemakers

When did the U.S. army carry peacemakers?

pea-coat

How did the pea coat get its name?

peacocks

How would you prepare an endored bird?

peak

What classic song did Pike's Peak inspire? What did Kathy do after she visited Pikes Peak?

peanut

Which peanut butter plant is the largest? Would you want box jelly with your peanut butter?

peanut-butter

How much of peanut butter is peanuts?

peanuts

How much of peanut butter is peanuts? When were the Peanuts gang first animated? Where are peanuts actually radishes? Where is the world's peanut capital?

pearl

What color is mother-of-pearl?

pearls

How much did Abe pay for Mary's pearls? How much did Abe pay for Mary's pearls?

peary

What was so special about the picture of Robert's wife?

pecans

How large are pecans?

peck

Who was the first to the top of Mount Huascaran?

peel

Is it easier to peel a wet or a dry onion?

pelicans

How much can a pelican carry?

pen

How much did the first ballpoint pen cost?

pencil

How did the earliest pencils come about? How do you make a pencil?

penculine

What other uses are a penculine titmouses home put to?

penguin

How dedicated are penguin dads?

penguins

For whom was the Adelie penguin named? For whom was the Adelie penguin named? How are a penguin's bones different? How many penguins live in the North Pole?

pennies

Can you pay a Canadian debt with pennies? Can you pay a Canadian debt with pennies? How long has the mint produced pennies? How many pennies were there originally?

pennsylvania

Where can you live with chicken in the U.S? Which has higher peaks: Pennsylvania or Colorado? Why is Pennsylvania the keystone?

penny

Is a penny toss rigged? Is a penny toss rigged? What make the penny unique?

pentagon

How many restrooms does the Pentagon sport? How rapidly can one circumnavigate the Pentagon? What does the Pentagon have in its library? What would you find at the Pentagon's libraries?

people

Which city was the first with 1 million people?

pepper

Is pepper good for your headache?

pepperoni

What should you never put on your pizza? What would you like on your pizza?

peppers

Does freezing a pepper make it less hot? What should you never put on your pizza?

pepsi

Was it 'No Coke, Pepsi' or 'No Pepsi, Coke?'

percy

What did Percy learn about popcorn in 1945?

perfume

How sensitive are the noses of perfume testers? What happened to Chanel's number 1 through 4?

persia

Where did pajamas come from?

perspiration

Why does your sweat smell bad?

peru

How many boobies are there in Peru? Where shouldn't you tap your head? Who was the first to the top of Mount Huascaran?

peter

Who was Tchaikovsky's main patron?

peter-the-great

How did Peter the Great catch cold?

pets

Are any cats sociable? Do all tarantulas make good pets? Does a cat purr when it inhales or exhales? Do you give your pet presents? How many animals did John have? How popular was Felix the Cat at his peak? Was Felix a wonderful cat? What's a basenji? What was the theme song of the Felix the Cat television show? When did Felix the Cat make his comeback? Who created Felix the Cat?

pharaoh

What were the pharaoh's clothes made of?

pharaohs

What sort of clothing did the pharaohs wear?

pharoah

Where would you find Pharaoh ants?

philadelphia

Which was the first electrified store?

phil-hartman

What did Phil Hartman do before comedy?

philip

What did Philip say about cats and dogs?

philippines

When was the first Philippines Christmas?

philips

Did Phillip's head really look like a screwdriver?

philosophy

What did the fly tell Descartes?

phishing

What sort of worms do you use to go Phishing?

phobias

Which phobia has two names?

phoebe

What was Annie's first name? Where would you get a 'Little Phoebe?'

phone

How did early telephones differ from those of today? How much did the first pay phone charge for a call? What was the significance of Bell's Model 102? When did the first 'candlestick' phones come into being?

phones

How much did the first pay phones cost? Why are phone number seven digits?

phosphorous

How did Hennig discover phosphorus?

phosphorus

How did Hennig discover phosphorus?

photograph

Which president was the first photographed in office?

photographer

What did Gina do after she gave up acting?

physics

Does moving quickly make you smaller? What did Roentgen call his rays? What did Wilhelm win the Nobel Prize for? Why did Roentgen win a Nobel?

piano

How well did Irving play the piano? Where would you go to find the action?

pianos

What treasures were in Liberace's vault?

picasso

Which was Picasso's favorite painting?

pichiciego

Where would you go to find a pichiciego?

pichiego

Where would you go to find a pichiciego?

picture

How much money did Cary make on Al's picture?

pie

How did key lime pie get its name? Should you eat a mince pie at Christmas?

piercings

Are piercings other than ears a new trend?

pig

How loud is a pig? How many pigs played Babe? How many pigs were Babes? Who were first to domesticate the guinea pig?

pigeon

What's the difference between a dove and a pigeon?

pigeons

Do pigeons get lonely? What's the difference between a dove and a pigeon? When can't a pigeon lay eggs?

pigs

Which country keeps the most pigs?

pike

What classic song did Pike's Peak inspire?

pikes

What did Kathy do after she visited Pikes Peak?

pilgrims

What happened to the Speedwell? Where was the 1607 settlement?

pillow

Why didn't Englishmen want to die on pillows?

pilot

Does it take longer to train a pilot or a bandleader? When did the first 'ace' come about? Who was the world's first woman pilot to be certified?

pilots

Do pilots have more girls? Why were seat belts for pilots introduced?

pimp

What is a ponce?

pine

Why are Venezuelan cleaners so piney?

pineapples

How did the pineapple get its name? Where do pineapples come from?

pink

Where can you go to see pink elephants on parade?

pink-palace

How did Jayne decorate her 'Pink Palace?'

pipe

How young will an Alaskan boy start smoking? What sort of tobacco did Stalin smoke in his pipe?

piranha

What can piranha be used for?

pirates

Did pirates harbor at Los Cabos? What was the name of Edward's flagship?

pisa

Why did Robert's house lean?

pistology

What is the study of pistology?

pizza

Do the Japanese like pizza? What do the Japanese eat in lieu of pizza? What should you never put on your pizza? What unique ingredient can you get on a pizza in Iceland? What would you like on your pizza?

plague

What was Dutch courage? Where did 'Dutch courage' originate?

plaice

What makes the plaice's camouflage so unique?

plane

Why were seat belts first introduced in planes?

planes

How fast can a 747 fly? How many seats are there in a 747? How much change is on that plane? So, why were girls such a popular topic? Was the art officially sanctioned? What were some of the themes of aircraft nose art? Where are some good places to view aircraft nose art? Why would you put art on your nose?

planet

Do other planets have magnetic fields? Which planet has the shortest day? Which planet is warmest at its poles?

planetarium

When did the first planetarium open?

planet-hollywood

What did Joe donate to Planet Hollywood?

planets

How large is Jupiter? How large is Jupiter? How many moons does Venus have? Is there gold in them thar planets? Is Venus backwards? When was Neptune discovered? Which planet has the shortest day? Which planet is most dense? Which planet turns most slowly? Why doesn't Venus have seasons?

plankton

What is chalk made from?

plant

How did the compass plant get its name? Where was the first nuclear power plant in the U.S?

plantagenet

How long was the Major's surname?

plants

Can you eat Tomorrowland's plants? Does your plant have nyctitropism? How heavy is a palm seed? How long is a palm stem? How many common plants are dangerous if eaten? How many dangerous plants are there in the U.S? How many flowering plants are there? How many medications are made from plants? How many species of grass are there in the sea? What color mustard do white mustard seeds make? What is nyctitropism? What made bayberry candles so special? When is an oak not an oak? Where is the Calla lily grown? Where would you avoid lilacs? Who brought the 'Flower of the Holy Night' to America?

plastic

Which was the first plastic? Who is the father of the pink flamingo? Why was the first plastic invented?

plastic-surgery

Why would a plastic surgeon send you to a shrink?

plates

When did we first eat off of plates?

plato

What did Plato think of diamonds?

plays

How did candy lead to Rhoda? How long is Beckett's Breath? How many roles have jumped from stage to screen with the same actor? What did Voltaire think of Shakespeare?

pledge

How long have we been "one nation, under God?"

pocahontas

Did Pocahontas have any children?

pocket

Is that a turnip in your pocket?

poe

What did Poe and Whistler have in common?

poem

How many of Emily's poems did she see published?

poetry

How many poems did Emily see published? Was there a poem at your wedding? What is a tanka? Who originated "of mice and men?"

poi

How do you make poi?

poinsettia

How did the poinsettia get its name? Who brought the 'Flower of the Holy Night' to America? Who started the tradition of poinsettia at Christmas?

poison

How many dangerous plants are there in the U.S? Is there a variation in the toxicity of honybee venom? When is an oak not an oak?

poland

Do buffalo roam the Polish plains? How does a guest eat in Poland? What happens during Kulig? Why didn't Claire go to Poland?

polar

Which bear is most carnivorous?

pole

Which planet is warmest at its poles?

polecat

What is a polecat?

police

What happened to Chicago's police force in 1861? When was Chicago without a police force?

polio

How did Eleanor while away the hours? How many monkeys does it take to invent a polio vaccine?

poliosis

Are there products to fight poliosis?

politics

Has the U.S. ever had a Native American in the Oval Office? How much paint does it take to cover the White House? How old was Queen Mary? Is it legal to cast an absentee ballot from space? Was it always "one person -- one vote?" What did Gaius think of his horse? What is a woman's rule called? What made Rufus such a special V.P? Where was the U.N. born? Which presidents served hot dogs at the White House? Who was America's first political cartoonist? Why did it take Lionel so long to assume his seat?

pollution

Which tree is most vulnerable air pollution?

polyhedral

How long have polyhedral dice been in use?

ponce

What is a ponce?

popcorn

Was television bad for popcorn? What did Percy learn about popcorn in 1945? Why did popcorn purchases slump?

pope

How did Pope John VIII die? How many popes have been named Leo? How many Popes have been named Leo? What was so special about Pope Wojtyla? When did the Irish lose their freedom? Which was the first Pope to be murdered?

popes

How many Popes have been Leo?

popeye

Was Popeye Iranian?

popsicle

How did Frank invent the popsicle? What was 11-year-old Frank's contribution to summer fun?

population

How populated is Tokyo? Which state has the most people?

porcupine

What does a porcupine do during mating season?

porn

Do monkeys pay for porn?

porsche

Who designed the Volkswagen?

port

How long before it becomes port? How long does it take port to mature?

portmanteau

What is a portmanteau? What is a Portmanteau word?

portugal

Should you drink "comet wine?" Where does cork come from? Which countries produce the most cork?

postman

How often has the Postman topped the charts?

postmaster

What solution did the 19th century postmaster for the problem of increased mail volume at Christmas? What was the postmaster's solution to Christmas mail?

postmen

What were British postmen named?

post-office

How small is the Muddy post office? Which country has the most post offices?

potato

How should your serve German potato salad?

potatoes

How many potatoes make a pound? What did Burgundy have against potatoes?

potomac

What made the District of Columbia unique?

pots

How can you clean tarnished pots?

potter

What did Harry receive his first Christmas at Hogwarts?

poultry

How would you prepare an endored bird?

pound

What do you call the "#" sign?

powder

Where did chili powder come from?

power

Where was the first nuclear power plant in the U.S?

prairie

How do prairie dogs communicate?

praying-mantis

What insect will eat a bird?

prehistoric

How big was the horses great-grandaddy?

preppie

Does going to an elite school automatically make you a preppie? How has the term 'preppie' evolved over the years? Is anyone you know a preppie? What are a preppie's favorite drinks? Which schools are the most preppie?

presents

Do you give your pet presents? How long have we given Christmas presents?

presidency

Can a jailbird run for president?

president

Has a Native American ever been vice president? How did Jackson win the presidency? How did the president get his cabinet? How many bathrooms does the president's home have? How many presidents have been Whigs? How old does the president need to be? What name was President Ford born with? Which president had the first Cabinet? Which president instituted the minimum wage? Which president signed Clark Gable's discharge papers? Which president was born on the fourth of July? Which president was the first photographed in office? Which U.S. president has the shortest term? Which was the first president in a car? Who was the first American president? Who was the youngest U.S. president?

presidents

Did Kennedy create NASA? For what did he win a Pulitzer prize? How close was Rutherford's win? How did John F. Kennedy become a war hero How many U.S. presidents have graduated from the Naval Academy? How were vice presidents intially chosen? How were Washington's experiences overseas? Is anyone descended from Washington? Was Jefferson egregiously edited? Was marbles a presidential activity? Was President Arthur actually ineligible to hold the job? Was there a conspiracy involved in his assassination? What crime was President Pierce alleged to have committed? What crime was President Pierce alleged to have committed? What did Garfield have in common with Leonardo? What did President Hoover do with his salary? What did Teddy have against Christmas trees? What was his road to the presidency like? What was John Quincy Adams' nicknames? What was Martha's title? What was so special about Dr. Bliss? What was so unusual about Debs campaign? Where did Washington bid farewell? Which American president was the last with face fuzz? Which first lady was also an editor? Which president was first in a car? Which president was the first on television? Which U.S. president made his own clothes? Who was the last president to pass on July 4th? Who was the shortest U.S. president? Who wrote Washington's farewell address? Why was President Pierce arrested?

pressure

How much pressure affects your body?

pretzels

Where did the pretzel get its name?

prince-albert

How long have there been trees at Christmas?

princess

What was Sleeping Beauty's name?

printer

Is your printer spying on you?

printing-press

What was so special about William's printer? What was so special about William's printer?

prison

How high is the criminal recividism rate? What was so unusual about Debs campaign? Why was Robert on a chain gang?

prize

How did Alfred Nobel invent dynamite? How did an obituary cause the invention of Nobel's Prize? In what fields are Nobel Prizes awarded? Who is the Nobel Prize named after? Why is there no Nobel Prize in mathematics?

professional

Which professionals have the largest vocabulary?

professor

What did Borodin do on the side? What made John so special?

program

When were the first computer programs published?

programs

On what did Ada base her early computer programs?

pronghorn

Is a pronghorn faster than a cheetah?

prostitutes

What unusual ruling was passed in 15th century Venice?

protein

What sort of diet does a dalmatian require?

protocols

What were the Protocols of the Elders of Zion?

proust

Was Proust sneezy?

przewalski

Which is the oldest horse? Which is the oldest horse?

psychiatristry

Is psychiatristry a dangerous job?

psychiatrists

Why would a plastic surgeon send you to a shrink?

psycho

How much did Hitchcock pay for Psycho?

psychoative

Is the world addicted to a psychoactive drug?

psychology

Why do we lie?

p-t-a

When was the P.T.A. founded?

pubs

What would you find in front of a Queensland pub?

pudding

Which way should you stir the pudding?

puerto-rico

How heavy was Puerto Rico's rain? What did San Juan used to be called?

puerto-vallarta

When did Puerto Vallarta become the place to be?

puffin

How fast can a puffin fly?

pulsar

How heavy is a pulsar? How much does a pulsar weigh? When did we find the first pulsar?

pulsars

What was thought about the first detected pulsar?

pumbkin

Are older pumpkin seeds better for you?

pumpkins

Are those old seeds better for you? Did the title of the Smashing Pumpkins third album have any special significance?

punch

How large was Edward's punch bowl? What became of Herman's punch card business?

puppets

Would Kermit the Lizard be as popular?

puppies

How many puppies does the U.S. produce?

purse

Where do most crocodile skins wind up?

pusey

How popular was Joseph's patent?

puzzles

How did early jigsaw puzzles differ from those of today? How large are most jigsaw puzzles What does 'fully interlocking' mean with regards to a jigsaw puzzle? When did the U.S. enjoy its first jigsaw puzzle craze? Who popularized the jigsaw puzzle?

pygmies

Are there any people who don't use fire?

pygmy

How tall is a pygmy?

pyramids

What makes the Step Pyramid so seminal?

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