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Answer
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What famous battle took place in modern-day Belgium in 1815?
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Battle of Waterloo
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Which of Michael Jackson's albums is the best selling of all time?
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Thriller
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Which British prime minister resigned in May 1940?
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Neville Chamberlain
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Des Moines is the capital of what US state?
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Iowa
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Sean Parker founded what file sharing website?
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Napster
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What is the capital city of Morocco?
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Rabat
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The bird in the Twitter logo is named after which NBA legend?
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Larry Bird
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JD and Turk were characters in which sitcom?
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Scrubs
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Evander Holyfield famously had a part of his ear bitten off by who?
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Mike Tyson
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What island used to be called "Formosa"?
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Taiwan
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Which actor played the Joker in the Dark Knight, one of his last roles before his death?
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Heath Ledger
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The Gateway is a massive arch located in what city?
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St Louis
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Which modern day Asian country was once known as Siam?
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Thailand
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John Wilkes Booth assassinated which President?
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Abraham Lincoln
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What is the world's largest lake?
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Caspian Sea
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Shelbyville and Ogdenville, were local rivals of which family's town?
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The Simpsons
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What nationality was Edmund Hilary, the first man to conquer Mount Everest?
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New Zealander
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A Hoosier is a person from what state?
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Indiana
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You'll Never Walk Alone is a song from what musical?
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Carousel
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Edward Jenner developed a vaccine for which disease?
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Smallpox
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Which basketball star appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, aged just 16?
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LeBron James
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Penicillin was discovered by which scientist?
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Alexander Fleming
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The FARC rebels are associated with which country?
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Colombia
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Frankie Muniz and Bryan Cranston both appeared in which sitcom?
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Malcolm in the Middle
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The Chernobyl power plant is located in which modern day country?
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Ukraine
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Which band had a hit with "Pumped Up Kicks"?
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Foster The People
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Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, ________, Beijing, London. What city is missing?
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Athens
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Who is the Roman god of war?
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Mars
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Kelly Clarkson gained fame after winning what show?
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American Idol
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Che Guevara was killed in which country while preparing for a coup there?
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Bolivia
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Smosh, nigahiga and RayWilliamJohnson are well known users of which website?
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Youtube
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Black Hawk Down is a film based on a conflict in the capital city of which country?
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Somalia
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Odin, Thor and Loki are names associated with what mythology?
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Norse
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The hammer and sickle is the symbol of which political ideology?
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Communism
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What country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002?
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East Timor
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The Gulf War was a result of Iraq's invasion of what country?
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Kuwait
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What Austrian daredevil jumped from the edge of space in 2012?
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Felix Baumgartner
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Who replaced Steve Jobs as CEO of Apple?
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Tim Cook
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Matterhorn and Mont Blanc are peaks in what mountain range?
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Alps
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What is the longest river in Australia?
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Murray
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Shylock and Antonio are the main characters from which Skakespeare play?
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The Merchant of Venice
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Who was the only astronaut of the Apollo 11 crew to not step foot on the moon?
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Michael Collins
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Mahatma Gandhi worked in what country as a lawyer?
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South Africa
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Other than being a film, what art-form is "Invictus"?
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Poem
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Where did the Enola Gay drop a "Little Boy"?
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Hiroshima
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Edvard Munch's most famous painting is call "The _____?
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Scream
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What Rebecca Black song went viral in 2011?
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Friday
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Which Pope resigned in 2013?
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Benedict XVI
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The river Ganges is sacred to which religion?
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Hinduism
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Idi Amin was a dictator in which African country?
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Uganda
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Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse all died at what age?
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27
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The Wailing Wall is landmark in what city?
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Jerusalem
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Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia, among others, used to be part of which former country?
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Yugoslavia
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What Canadian province has the largest population?
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Ontario
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What is the tallest waterfall in the world?
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Angel Falls
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What is the SI unit for temperature?
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Kelvin
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What river runs through Florence?
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Arno
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The syndrome when hostages develop positive feelings for their captors is named after what city?
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Stockholm
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The Statue of Liberty was presented to the USA by what country?
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France
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Who plays the title role in the movie "The Hobbit"?
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Martin Freeman
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This controversial book by E.L. James was the biggest seller of 2012?
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50 Shades of Grey
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Where was the USSR's response pact to NATO, signed in 1955?
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Warsaw
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Which 1950's war is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War"?
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Korean War
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What martial art literally means "the gentle way"?
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Judo
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Recovery is a album from which rapper?
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Eminem
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Mount Kilamanjaro is located in what country?
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Tanzania
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Heinrich Himmler was leader of which branch of the German Army during WW2?
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SS
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Sebastian Vettel is the current World Champion in which sport?
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Formula 1
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What nuclear process takes place in the Sun?
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Nuclear Fusion
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What is the name of our Galaxy?
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Milky Way
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In what city does the Muslim pilgrimage, Haj, take place?
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Mecca
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The period of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland during the late 20th century is known as?
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The Troubles
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Who was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean?
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Charles Lindbergh
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The winner of the Masters golf tournament is traditionally presented with a green ______
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Jacket
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Kenyan 800m Olympic champion David Rudisha is a member of what Kenyan tribe?
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Maasai
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Which rapper had a hit with "Thrift Shop"?
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Macklemore
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Patty Smith Hill wrote the tune to what popular song?
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Happy Birthday
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The film United 93 is based on the events of which day?
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9/11
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The question "Who shot JR?" is linked with which TV show?
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Dallas
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MM + VII + X - III, (Roman numerals) is what number?
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2014
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What rock and roll pioneer died in a plane crash in 1959?
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Buddy Holly
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The Cosa Nostra is associated with what island?
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Sicily
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What is the war dance of the New Zealand rugby team called?
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Haka
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What team has won the superbowl the most times?
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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The Mossad is a government security agency in what country?
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Israel
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On what table would you find groups and periods?
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Periodic Table
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What is the recently discovered fourth state of matter?
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Plasma
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid is also known as?
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DNA
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The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, is located in what city?
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Dubai
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Invisible Children launched a campaign to make who famous?
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Joseph Kony
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What city has a large statue called "Cristo Redentor"?
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Rio de Janeiro
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Whos adversaries include Cybermen and Daleks?
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Dr Who
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What is the name of Adam Sandler's production company?
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Happy Madison
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From the saying, to have crossed what river, is to have passed the point of no return?
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Rubicon
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Who succeeded Joseph Stalin as leader of the USSR?
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Nikita Khrushchev
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone created what TV show?
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South Park
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Which Hollywood actress is nicknamed LiLo?
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Lindsay Lohan
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Name for a group of dolphins? A ___ of dolphins.
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Pod
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Timbuktu is in what modern day country?
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Mali
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JetPunk: Over 110 million quizzes taken since ____.
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2008
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