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According to Merriam-Webster.com, what South American animal is “the only common English word that begins with a double consonant?
A: Llama B: Panda
C: Ggiraffe D: Bbabboon
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Saying “it promotes independence, and it’s a good way to get around,” Washington, D.C. schools recently began teaching all their students how to do what?
A: Fly a hang glider B: Ride a bicycle
C: Surf D: Skydive
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In Dr. Seuss’ Christmas classic, after bringing the Whos “all the food for the feast,” the Grinch - “he, himself,” carved the what?
A: Bologna B: Roast beast
C: Tofurkey D: Spam
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Before giving it the more formal name “penicillin,” what did scientist Alexander Fleming call the life-saving antibiotic he discovered?
A: Dirt soup B: Mold juice
C: Rust mustard D: Sand pâté
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The popular motorized scooters known as Hoverboards got their self-balancing powers from what type of device implanted next to each wheel?
A: Oscilloscope B: Gyroscope
C: Spectroscope D: Laparoscope
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$7,000
If you’re taking an overnight flight from New York to London and want to see the Aurora Borealis out your window, you’d specifically need to sit where?
A: At the front of the plane B: At the back of the plane
C: On the left side of the plane D: On the right side of the plane
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In order to boast that their age is a prime number, a math-loving nonagenarian must be how old?
A: 91 B: 93
C: 97 D: 99
CTQ
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Cooling the blood that flows through the area, elephants can reduce their body temperature by 10 degrees Fahrenheit or more simply by doing what?
A: Flapping their ears B: Stomping their feet
C: Swishing their tail D: Blinking their eyes
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QotD
As a high school student, “Lethal Weapon” producer Joel Silver helped invent which of these games?
A: Ultimate Frisbee B: Twister
C: Pictionary D: Scattergories
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Involving a disagreement over a national bank, the high-profile feud between what Founding Fathers has been described as “city versus country”?
A: Franklin and Adams B: Hamilton and Jefferson
C: Madison and Monroe D: Washington and Hancock
50/50
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