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May 4th
|
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What does the Spanish word "ocho" mean?
|
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Eight
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What is the biggest city in Tuscany?
|
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Florence
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Which painter was known for having distinctive eyebrows?
|
|
Frida Kahlo
|
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What is another name for an osprey?
|
|
Sea hawk
|
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What "C" word is used to refer to pirates?
|
|
Corsair
|
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Which organ was Prometheus condemned to have an eagle peck at for all eternity?
|
|
His liver
|
|
Who was the longest-reigning dictator in history?
|
|
Fidel Castro
|
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Which chemicals were banned due to their impact on the ozone layer?
|
|
Chlorofluorocarbons
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Vantablack, released in 2014, claims to be the worlds _____ material.
|
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Darkest
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May 5th
|
|
Which nation's flag has the most stars?
|
|
United States
|
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Freddy Krueger is the villian of which classic horror movie?
|
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street
|
|
In what part of the body would you find your sternum?
|
|
Chest
|
|
What is the English translation of the Latin word "Aurum"?
|
|
Gold
|
|
Which singer released the 2014 song "All About That Bass"?
|
|
Meghan Trainor
|
|
What type of bread roll, now a popular breakfast food, originated in Jewish communities in Poland?
|
|
Bagels
|
|
Which animal typically has its height measured in hands?
|
|
Horses
|
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Name an Asian country whose flag has a green background.
|
|
Bangladesh | Pakistan | Saudi Arabia | Turkmenistan
|
|
What is another name for the sabre-toothed tiger?
|
|
Smilodon
|
|
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, also known as Le Corbusier, once proposed a plan to bulldoze much of which European city?
|
|
Paris
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May 6th
|
|
Which country did India surpass to become the world's most populous in 2023?
|
|
China
|
|
Which singer released the 1973 song "Piano Man"?
|
|
Billy Joel
|
|
What is Indiana Jones' weapon of choice?
|
|
Whip
|
|
How do you say "left" in French?
|
|
Gauche
|
|
Which popular comic strip character is known for adoring lasagna?
|
|
Garfield
|
|
Which 1798 poem features the story of a sailor killing an albatross?
|
|
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
|
|
Who was the last pope before Francis to use a name that had never been used before?
|
|
John Paul I
|
|
Which American convenience store is now owned by a Japanese company, with Tokyo being the city home to the most locations?
|
|
Seven Eleven
|
|
Which comic book character shares a name with a city in Turkey?
|
|
Batman
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May 7th
|
|
Ned Flanders is a character on which sitcom?
|
|
The Simpsons
|
|
Which superpower allows its user to move objects with their mind?
|
|
Telekinesis
|
|
Which instrument rocketed in popularity following the 2010 FIFA World Cup?
|
|
Vuvuzela
|
|
Who is Prince George's father?
|
|
Prince William
|
|
Which movie character faces off against the criminal organization SPECTRE?
|
|
James Bond
|
|
What does the German word "Unterseeboot" mean?
|
|
Submarine
|
|
Who starred alongside Kate Hudson in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days"?
|
|
Matthew McConaughey
|
|
Which language family contains Arabic, Hebrew, and Maltese?
|
|
Simitic
|
|
Opals are the national gemstone of which country?
|
|
Australia
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 8th
|
|
Which part of the face can be anagrammed into a unit of measurement?
|
|
Chin
|
|
Which social media platform has a ghost for its logo?
|
|
Snapchat
|
|
Iraq contains most of this ancient historical region anchored by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
|
|
Mesopotamia
|
|
What common pest attacks cotton plants?
|
|
Boll weevils
|
|
Which metric prefix denotes one trillion?
|
|
Tera
|
|
What "alphabet" features Golf, Romeo, and Whiskey?
|
|
NATO Phonetic Alphabet
|
|
Which country claims around two thirds of Guyana's territory?
|
|
Venezuela
|
|
The city of Mobile is located in which US state?
|
|
Alabama
|
|
Which common name comes from the Greek for "wisdom"?
|
|
Sophia
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|
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|
|
May 9th
|
|
What vessel contained the genie in Aladdin?
|
|
Magic lamp
|
|
What class of animals do spiders, scorpions, and ticks belong to?
|
|
Arachnids
|
|
Which city is known as "Sin City"?
|
|
Las Vegas
|
|
In what year did the Mayan calendar enter its 13th b'ak'tun?
|
|
2012
|
|
Which country uses the Shekel as its currency?
|
|
Israel
|
|
Which apocalyptic film series features Skynet, an AI which takes over the world?
|
|
Terminator
|
|
Which explorer lead the world's first expideition to the South Pole?
|
|
Roald Amundsen
|
|
Which Egyptian deity has the head of a falcon?
|
|
Horus
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 10th
|
|
Which country has the most Portuguese speakers?
|
|
Brazil
|
|
Which type of bird comes in emperor, blue, and rockhopper variants?
|
|
Penguin
|
|
Which elite military unit assassinated Osama Bin Laden in 2011?
|
|
SEAL Team Six
|
|
On what day of the year was Julius Caesar assassinated?
|
|
The Ides of March
|
|
Darth Vader: I am ___ing the deal. Pray I do not ___ it any further.
|
|
Alter
|
|
What informal word is used to refer to Filipino people?
|
|
Pinoy
|
|
Which psychological disorder is characterized by chronic faking of illnesses?
|
|
Munchausen syndrome
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 11th
|
|
Which animal's young is called a Joey?
|
|
Kangaroo
|
|
Which famous beer festival originated in Munich?
|
|
Oktoberfest
|
|
What alcoholic drink is made from fermented honey?
|
|
Mead
|
|
Finish the tagline for the board game Risk: A Game of Global _______
|
|
Domination
|
|
Give another common name for the cougar.
|
|
Catamount | Panther | Puma | Mountain Lion
|
|
Whose assassination lead to Lyndon B. Johnson's ascent to the presidency?
|
|
John F. Kennedy
|
|
Which christmas carol begins with a list of names?
|
|
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
|
|
Xièxiè means "thank you" in which language?
|
|
Chinese
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 12th
|
|
Which Italian city is home to a famously crooked landmark?
|
|
Pisa
|
|
What word is a common synonym for "purloin"?
|
|
Steal
|
|
What is Dwayne Johnson's most common nickname?
|
|
The Rock
|
|
The Great Sphinx is famously missing which body part?
|
|
Its nose
|
|
Who was the first person to break the sound barrier?
|
|
Chuck Yeager
|
|
Name two languages commonly spoken on the island of Hispaniola.
|
|
Spanish | French | Haitian Creole
|
|
Han Solo brags about making the Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs. What does a parsec measure?
|
|
Distance
|
|
Name one of the three words in the motto of the Olympic Games.
|
|
Faster | Higher | Stronger
|
|
Which band shares its name with an organ and performs the song "Barracuda"?
|
|
Heart
|
|
Who is the protagonist of Shakespeare's "The Tempest"?
|
|
Prospero
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 13th
|
|
What word is used to refer to animals without backbones?
|
|
Invertebrate
|
|
According to legend, garlic can be used to keep away what type of unwanted creature?
|
|
Vampires
|
|
Which structure is the tallest in Toronto, and was at one point the tallest in the world?
|
|
CN Tower
|
|
The Himalayan mountains are home to which hairy cryptid?
|
|
Yeti
|
|
Name a member of One Direction
|
|
Niall Horan | Zayn Malik | Liam Payne | Harry Styles | Louis Tomlinson
|
|
Which clade of mammals includes seals, sea lions, and walruses?
|
|
Pinnipeds
|
|
Name a (non-trivial) factor of XLII.
|
|
II | III | VI | VII | XIV | XXI
|
|
The busiest airport in the United States is in Atlanta. Which American city is home to the physically largest airport?
|
|
Denver
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 14th
|
|
Which city's metro system is referred to as "the Tube"?
|
|
London
|
|
Continue the sequence: Point, Line, Plane, ____
|
|
Space
|
|
Which city has the airport code LAX?
|
|
Los Angeles
|
|
At which prison did Nelson Mandela serve most of his 27-year prison sentence?
|
|
Robben Island
|
|
In which city did Karl Marx die?
|
|
London
|
|
What does the German word "drei" mean?
|
|
Three
|
|
Which river flows through Colombia and Venezuela and was referenced in a 1988 song by Enya?
|
|
Orinoco
|
|
Which author wrote The Shining, IT, and Misery?
|
|
Stephen King
|
|
Which three letters are you most likely to see on a zipper?
|
|
YKK
|
|
Which 18th century furniture designer lent his name to a pair of 20th century cartoon chipmunks?
|
|
Thomas Chippendale
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 15th
|
|
Name a European country, other than Russia, which was part of the Soviet Union.
|
|
Estonia | Latvia | Lithuania | Moldova | Ukraine
|
|
Name one of the inland seas which the River Jordan flows through or into.
|
|
Sea of Galilee | Dead Sea
|
|
Name a country that has territory on the island of Borneo.
|
|
Brunei | Indonesia | Malaysia
|
|
Which suffix typically suggests that a chemical compound is a sugar?
|
|
-ose
|
|
Where is the headquarters of London's Metropolitan Police?
|
|
Scotland Yard
|
|
Which branch of zoology is devoted to the study of fish?
|
|
Ichthyology
|
|
Which undefeated boxer was knocked out by Buster Douglas in 1990, shocking the world?
|
|
Mike Tyson
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 16th
|
|
According to this president, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
|
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
|
Which color appears on the most national flags?
|
|
Red
|
|
Name a country which has territory in the Gobi desert.
|
|
China | Mongolia
|
|
What does the Spanish word "lobo" mean?
|
|
Wolf
|
|
The name Wendy was made popular by which children's book?
|
|
Peter Pan
|
|
Which herbicide was controversially utilized by the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War?
|
|
Agent Orange
|
|
The Broadway musical Rent is based on which opera by Italian composer Giacomo Puccini?
|
|
La Bohème
|
|
In which city was Coca-Cola invented?
|
|
Atlanta
|
|
Towards which city are Muslims supposed to pray?
|
|
Mecca
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 17th
|
|
Which creature from Greek mythology had snakes for hair?
|
|
Gorgons
|
|
What unit of time is equal to two weeks?
|
|
Fortnight
|
|
What is the name for a box used to keep cigars from getting too moist or too dry?
|
|
Humidor
|
|
What is the biggest city in North Dakota (and also the title of a film by the Coen Brothers)?
|
|
Fargo
|
|
Which historical region contains Cyprus, Israel, Lebanon, and Syria?
|
|
Levant
|
|
How would you describe a substance with a pH of 7?
|
|
Neutral
|
|
What was the colonial name of Taiwan?
|
|
Formosa
|
|
Which Hindu deity has the head of an elephant?
|
|
Ganesha
|
|
Which country was the attacker during the London Blitz?
|
|
Germany
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 18th
|
|
What is the name of the green ghost from Ghostbusters?
|
|
Slimer
|
|
Which statue did France give to the United States to celebrate its centennial?
|
|
The Statue of Liberty
|
|
Australia is known for its wide variety of incredibly venomous _____.
|
|
Snakes | Spiders
|
|
Which famous trade route went from China to Istanbul?
|
|
The Silk Road
|
|
What type of pronoun are "mine," "hers," and "ours"?
|
|
Possessive
|
|
What did J. Robert Oppenheimer develop for the U.S. Military during World War Two?
|
|
The atomic bomb
|
|
In which country would you find Lake Baikal?
|
|
Russia
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 19th
|
|
What used to be an official language of Israel, but was demoted in 2018?
|
|
Arabic
|
|
What color is Ed Sheeran's hair?
|
|
Red
|
|
"The," "a," and "an" are the only examples of which part of speech in English?
|
|
Articles
|
|
Where was Quinoa orinigally cultivated?
|
|
Peru | Bolivia
|
|
Which river flows through London?
|
|
River Thames
|
|
What word is used to refer to animals that ferment their food in a special stomach before digestion?
|
|
Ruminants
|
|
What is Carbon Dioxide called in its solid form?
|
|
Dry ice
|
|
Which French revolutionary was assassinated while taking a bath?
|
|
Jean-Paul Marat
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 20th
|
|
Finish the quote: To be or not to be, that is the ______.
|
|
Question
|
|
How many bones does the average adult have?
|
|
206
|
|
On whose show did Tom Cruise jump on a sofa while proclaiming his love for Katie Holmes?
|
|
Oprah Winfrey's
|
|
What is Rome's most common nickname?
|
|
The Eternal City
|
|
The palace of Versailles is known for containing a hall of what common household object?
|
|
Mirrors
|
|
What does "orangutan" mean in Malay?
|
|
Forest person
|
|
Name a state, other than Louisiana, that was part of the Louisiana Purchase.
|
|
Arkansas | Colorado | Iowa | Kansas | others...
|
|
Which genre of music was Bob Marley known for playing?
|
|
Reggae
|
|
What was the name of the ship that Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed on his Antarctic expeditions?
|
|
Endurance
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 21st
|
|
What type of fish was Nemo?
|
|
Clownfish
|
|
What is the square root of 81?
|
|
9
|
|
Which nations citizens are known for having a "stiff upper lip"?
|
|
United Kingdom
|
|
What does an avocado have just one of, while most fruits have several?
|
|
Seed
|
|
What is the highest point value awarded to a single tile in Scrabble?
|
|
10
|
|
Which sad-sounding bridge connects the Doge's Palace to Venice's old prison?
|
|
The Bridge of Sighs
|
|
What is the word for a feature, such as the human appendix, which used to serve a purpose but no longer does?
|
|
Vestigial
|
|
Which greek dish is a type of eggplant casserole?
|
|
Moussaka
|
|
Which song supposedly needed "more cowbell," according to a Saturday Night Live sketch?
|
|
Don't Fear the Reaper
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 22nd
|
|
Which body of water in the British Isles is supposedly home to a monster?
|
|
Loch Ness
|
|
What spice-heavy seasoning is commonly used in Jamaican food?
|
|
Jerk
|
|
What name does the city formerly known as Saigon go by today?
|
|
Ho Chi Minh City
|
|
Which soft mineral is the main material used in making drywall?
|
|
Gypsum
|
|
Which country was the first to legalize same-sex marriage?
|
|
Netherlands
|
|
Which animal would be most likely to bray?
|
|
Donkey
|
|
What type of meat is not offered by McDonald's in India due to the dietary restrictions of many Hindus?
|
|
Beef | Pork
|
|
Which Australian cricket player is widely regarded as the greatest batsman of all time?
|
|
Don Bradman
|
|
Which scary creature from World of Warcraft says "zug zug"?
|
|
Orc
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 23rd
|
|
What commodity had a speculative bubble in the Netherlands in the 1630s?
|
|
Tulips
|
|
Which girl group of the '90s consisted of Baby, Ginger, Posh, Scary, and Sporty?
|
|
The Spice Girls
|
|
What company owns Beats by Dre?
|
|
Apple
|
|
In which U.S. state would you find the city of Orlando?
|
|
Florida
|
|
Which Viennese psychologist is known as the father of psychoanalysis?
|
|
Sigmund Freud
|
|
How do you say "prize" in French?
|
|
Prix
|
|
How was the location of buried treasure marked on the map in Treasure Island?
|
|
With an X
|
|
Shanghai is a city in China. If I were to shanghai someone, what would I be doing?
|
|
Kidnapping
|
|
Which number does the solid yellow ball have in pocket billiards?
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 24th
|
|
What was constructed in 1961 and destroyed in 1989?
|
|
The Berlin Wall
|
|
Which painter is often credited with pioneering Cubism?
|
|
Pablo Picasso
|
|
Ottawa is the capital of which country?
|
|
Canada
|
|
In which city was Gianni Versace shot and killed by an obsessed fan in 1997?
|
|
Miami
|
|
What activity were Casanova, Don Juan, and Lothario famous for?
|
|
Seducing women
|
|
What, along with English, is the official language of Pakistan?
|
|
Urdu
|
|
What was Michael Jackson advertising when his hair caught fire in 1984?
|
|
Pepsi
|
|
Which rapper is known for wearing a clock around his neck?
|
|
Flavor Flav
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 25th
|
|
An accordion has many parts, including a smaller version of which instrument?
|
|
Keyboard
|
|
What word, originally from Scottish, means "pretty," as used in the traditional song "My _____ Lies Over the Ocean"?
|
|
Bonnie
|
|
In what kind of textbook would you be most likely to find the 3-letter abbreviation Q.E.D.?
|
|
Mathematics
|
|
In which modern-day country did Vlad the Impaler have his palace?
|
|
Romania
|
|
What is the chemical formula for ammonia?
|
|
NH3
|
|
What word is used to describe lobsters, crabs and other animals with ten feet?
|
|
Decapod
|
|
Which rebel group controls much of Yemen?
|
|
Houthi
|
|
Name one of the two languages most closely related to Hungarian.
|
|
Estonian | Finnish
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 26th
|
|
What is a shape with six sides called?
|
|
Hexagon
|
|
Whose most famous painting is of melting clocks?
|
|
Salvador Dalí
|
|
What is fear of public spaces called?
|
|
Agoraphobia
|
|
Which scientist had a job as a patent examiner while doing his most important work?
|
|
Albert Einstein
|
|
The beaver is the national animal of which country?
|
|
Canada
|
|
If a word is a palindrome, what can you do to it to have it remain the same?
|
|
Reverse it
|
|
Which actress was the most famous victim of the Manson Family?
|
|
Sharon Tate
|
|
Which cryptocurrency has a Shiba Inu for a logo?
|
|
Dogecoin
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 27th
|
|
Which continent is Guyana on?
|
|
South America
|
|
What is the Roman numeral MIX when written in Arabic numerals?
|
|
1009
|
|
In the U.S. Army, what rank of officer is typically in command of a brigade?
|
|
Colonel
|
|
What does the German word "Freude" mean?
|
|
Joy
|
|
What mythical river gave Achilles his power?
|
|
The River Styx
|
|
What gift are Hare Krishnas known for giving out at airports?
|
|
Flowers
|
|
What is the name of the world's oldest known tree, shared with a famously old biblical man?
|
|
Methuselah
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 28th
|
|
What is the only chess piece that each player starts with more than two of?
|
|
Pawns
|
|
What is the biggest city in Morocco?
|
|
Casablanca
|
|
What did the Soviet Union launch in 1957, beginning the space race?
|
|
Sputnik 1
|
|
Alice Springs is close to the geographical center of which country?
|
|
Australia
|
|
Name an event in Olympic Women's Gymnastics.
|
|
All-around | Balance beam | Floor exercise | Uneven bars | Vault
|
|
Why might one carry around a rabbit's foot?
|
|
Good luck
|
|
Who directed Jurassic Park?
|
|
Steven Spielberg
|
|
What is it called when a word sounds the same as another word, but is spelled differently?
|
|
Homophone
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 29th
|
|
Which classic Disney movie features a deer, a rabbit, and a skunk?
|
|
Bambi
|
|
What is the world's longest venomous snake?
|
|
King Cobra
|
|
What word is used to refer to a number that has no proper divisors?
|
|
Prime
|
|
What four-letter acronym might you be experiencing if you learn that your friends have gone out without you?
|
|
FOMO
|
|
According to Greek myth, where did the minotaur live?
|
|
The Labyrinth
|
|
Which gemstone is the same mineral as ruby, but a different color?
|
|
Sapphire
|
|
What color is the Golden Gate Bridge?
|
|
International Orange
|
|
In what year did the Spanish Civil War begin?
|
|
1936
|
|
What incredibly expensive tote bag is sold by French fashion company Hermès?
|
|
Birkin bag
|
|
|
|
|
|
May 30th
|
|
What style of black sweater was Steve Jobs famous for wearing?
|
|
Turtleneck
|
|
Who did David famously slay with a sling in 1 Samuel?
|
|
Goliath
|
|
What is the white substance below the zest of an orange called?
|
|
Pith
|
|
What "disease of kings" commonly affects the big toe?
|
|
Gout
|
|
Finish the lyric: What is love? / Baby don't hurt me / Don't hurt me / __ ____
|
|
No more
|
|
Which celebrity had a pet chimpanzee in the 1980s?
|
|
Michael Jackson
|
|
What Dutch cookie resembles a popular Belgian breakfast food?
|
|
Stroopwafel
|
|
Who was the first woman to go into space?
|
|
Valentina Tereshkova
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Who was Dodi Al-Fayed romantically involved with at the time of his death in 1997?
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Princess Diana
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May 31st
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Helium is the lightest element of what collection of gases?
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Noble gases
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Ra was the Egyptian god of what?
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The sun
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What important waterway was blocked when a container ship ran aground in 2021?
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Suez Canal
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In poker, a straight ranks immediately below what hand?
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Flush
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Flubber, starring Robin Williams, is a remake of which 1961 classic?
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The Absent-Minded Professor
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Which model was married to Paul McCartney from 2002-2008?
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Heather Mills
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In which novel is a conch shell used to determine who is allowed to speak?
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The Lord of the Flies
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Which animated film series features Woody, Buzz, and Jessie?
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Toy Story
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What would you call someone who makes barrels for a living?
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Cooper
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just wondering could you accept the number 8 for the very first question, because it makes you type "eight" out. Or is that not possible?