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In Greek mythology, who was the queen of the underworld and wife of Hades?

Persephone

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The first commercially manufactured breakfast cereal was called what?

Shredded Wheat

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In the USA what was the first prime time cartoon show?

The Flintstones

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Who was the 41st president of the USA?

George H Bush

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What male vocalist was the first rock star to appear on both the covers of Time and Newsweek in the same week?

Bruce Springsteen, in 1995

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What unit of area was originally the size that a yoke of oxen could plough in a day?

An Acre

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What is the latin word for "elsewhere" which we use to mean that the person under suspicion was somewhere else when the crime was committed?

Alibi

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Who was it that said "Too many of our imports are from abroad."?

George Bush

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14% of Americans could not identify which country on a map?

America

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What 2 Walt Disney movies have featured what two umbrella-carrying characters?

Mary Poppins and Jiminy Cricket

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Every year approximately 8,800 people do what with a toothpick?

Injure themselves

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Which is the most money ever paid for a cow at auction? $130,000 $1,300,000 $67,000 or $670,000?

$1,300,000 Mist, a Holstein cow hailed as the probably matriarch of a dynasty of star milk producers was purchased by a group of investors in 1985.

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What is the largest number of children born to one woman? 69 19 49 29

69!! From 1725 to 1765 a Russian woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets - a total of 69 children!

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What is the little dot above the lower case "i" or "j" called? Tittle Whit Jot Dipple

Tittle

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Name the historical prince whose name was used by Bram Stoker in his famous novel. Dracula.

Dracula

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Name the type of footwear invented in 1815, which enables the wearer to move very quickly over smooth, flat ground.

Roller Skates

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