Before ending up in Los Angeles, the Lakers were named after what geographic region?
Minnesota – Land of 10,000 Lakes
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The Dodgers weren’t always in Los Angeles. What US city did they get their name from?
Brooklyn, New York
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In 1974, one state had four rhyming team names, what was it? (Jets, Mets, Nets, and Sets)
New York
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What does ‘a pretty penny’ mean?
A considerable sum of money
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Finish the rhyme: April showers bring…?
May flowers
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What’s the name of the gaseous envelope that surrounds Earth?
atmosphere
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Where can you find the protective ozone layer that surrounds Earth and absorbs ultraviolet rays from the sun and prevents them from reaching the surface?
stratosphere
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What is the study of the movement of air and other gases called?
aerodynamics
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A popular All Hallows' Eve ritual was mirror-gazing, as people hoped to catch a vision of …?
their future
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When was Michelangelo’s “The Last Judgement” unveiled to the public in the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City?
On October 31, 1541
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What type of fiction relates to the emotional awakening of a young character?
Bildungsroman
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Popular in Victorian times, the cheaply made ‘penny dreadful’, also called …, featured serialized tales of adventure, crime, and horror.
dime novels
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Medieval narratives hailing from Iceland or Norway are called…?
sagas
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The increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect is named…?
global warming
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What type of novel is a story told exclusively through fictionalized letters, emails, newspaper articles, and other primary sources?
