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8003. Who said "This is another fine mess you've gotten me into?"

8005. What is a female rabbit called?

8006. What is the 'Indian curse' put on US presidents who were elected in years ending with a zero, such as 1820, 1960, etc?

8007. Which New England town has an Eternal Peace Flame in it?

8013. What common food item mentioned in Joey Green's book allows you to fix scratches in your furniture?

8019. What sport event attracted 400,000 people in 1988?

8023. Why are floors on a building called stories?

8028. What is the term for the fear of low places or being near the ground?

8030. The Roman god Janus is pictured on coins with two faces looking in opposite directions. What did the two faces represent?

8031. What was the name of the song from the Saturday Night Live 'Night at the Roxbury' sketch?

8034. What does actor Sean Connery have tattooed on his arm?

8036. In what year did Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia first open?

8037. Which country was recently readmitted to the United Nations after 8 years of absence: Argentina, Bulgaria, Myanmar, or Yugoslavia?

8039. On which Caribbean island was the ban on celebrating Christmas lifted in 1988?

8045. Who wrote 'Tuesdays With Morrie?'

8049. What is the collective term for a group of ravens?

8050. What is the symbolism of Venezuela's flag?

8053. What is the international firm Mattel famous for manufacturing?

8057. What do 72% of all DJ's suffer from?

8059. Who was the first baseball player to sign a contract for one million dollars?

8062. In order, who were all the Russian leaders in the 20th century?

8071. What are the ten largest states in the United States?

8074. What does the Italian word 'mafia' mean?

8075. What is the Barbie doll's brother's name?

8080. What are the names of Santa's reindeer?

8081. Who thought of the names for Santa's reindeers?

8083. What was the title of the final Three Stooges short feature?

8084. Who won the most Olympic medals for swimming?

8092. What are the two Major League Baseball teams Philadelphia was home to in the 1940s?

8093. Was Robert Kulp married to Nancy Kulp of the Beverly Hillbillies?

8096. Can turkeys fly?

8098. Who was the very first Mr. Wizard?

8099. What Christmas show had the characters the Heat Miser and another one relating to cold or ice?

8100. "Seize the day" has long been a famous saying, but when you add "Make your life extraordinary" it becomes a quote. Where did this quote, in its entirety, originate?

8101. What equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. has both male and female genitalia?

8103. Where was Star Trek's Star Fleet Academy located?

8104. On 'The Honeymooners,' what was the Kramden's telephone number?

8107. What 1940's big band leader also invented a kitchen appliance named after him?

8108. What year did they first use a large balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

8118. Was the television series 'Hazel' a spinoff from another TV program?

8119. Who said a woman with a flat bust line can increase it by singing loudly and often?

8121. How many caps does Torre Andre Flo have for his country?

8126. Why do we call a turkey's body part the 'Pope's Nose?'

8132. When and where was the first premier of Alberta, Canada, Alexander Cameron Rutherford born, and who and when did he marry, and how many kids did he have?

8139. Which planet besides Mercury has a hidden hemisphere?

8141. On the television show 'Three's Company' what is Janet's last name?

8142. On the show 'The Dukes of Hazzard' what was Roscoe P. Coltrane's real name?

8143. Who played third base in the infield along with Tinkers, Evers and Chance?

8147. What are the dimensions of a tournament size snooker table?

8154. Who was the first US president to appear on TV?

8155. What US president's wife was the first to serve ice cream in the White House?

8158. What US president could write simultaneously with both hands?

8161. What US president's plane was shot down in the Pacific during World War II?

8163. Who was the first US president born in United States?

8166. What US president's first name is actually his mother's maiden name?

8167. Which US president had polio and used a wheelchair?

8168. What US president was a famous Union general of the Civil War?

8169. What actor started his own popcorn company?

8170. What is the name of the trumpet player who was nicknamed 'Fat Girl' who died at 27 in 1950?

8172. What is the name of the person who wrote the song 'Minuit Chretien?'

8174. What was President Woodrow Wilson's most famous speech called?

8176. Who wrote the song 'Happy Birthday?'

8177. What state is considered the 'Vampire Capital of America?'

8183. Each of the fingers have names, the thumb, index, middle, ring, and little or pinky finger. Do the toes have names as well?

8191. What was the name of the actress who starred in the 1980's TV series 'Cover Up?'

8199. What is the diameter of a basket in basketball?

8200. Can you play old Playstation games in the new Playstation 2?

8201. Why did World War I start?

8206. As a young man, who was Scrooge apprenticed to?

8220. Does anyone know the date of the 1988 Super Bowl?

8226. Where did 'Frosty the Snowman' originate?

8229. How many US presidents were left handed, and who were they?

8230. Who was the first English monarch to have a Christmas tree?

8233. What is the all time best selling Christmas recording?

8237. In the cartoon 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' who is the director of the Christmas play?

8238. What are the most expensive seats at a bullfight?

8241. Who said "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" and where?

8255. What country started the Christmas tradition of exchanging gifts?

8256. The first stamp ever issued specifically for the Christmas season depicted what?

8262. What does 'R.M.S' stand for on the Titanic?

8267. What word is used the most in the Bible?

8268. Who was known as the do badder who hates do gooders?

8275. What are the names of the first two balloonists to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon?

8278. What New England state was the first to declare slavery illegal in 1783?

8281. Who said the line "I'm as happy as punch to be here?"

8283. What is the shorest river in the world?

8285. Who was the first spokesmodel for 'Star Search?'

8288. What was the first US state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday?

8290. In which year were Christmas tree lights first mass produced?

8292. What ever happened to 'Eight is Enough' actor Adam Rich?

8293. On the old radio show, what did 'The Shadow' know?

8295. What game show included 'odors' as a category for the first time in 1988?

8299. What do moose eat in the winter?

8300. Can bats see in the dark?

8301. Which US president was first to officiate at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree?

8307. Why do some house cats try to bury their food when it is impossible to bury?

8309. When was nail polish invented and by who?

8315. Where and what was the highest temperature recorded on Earth?

8316. What was the maximum number of people that could be beamed up at once on the orginial 'Star Trek?'

8321. Bergen Evans was the question authority on what old television game show?

8323. In what country do people put out a bowl of porridge as a Christmas treat for the barn elf?

8324. What Christmas opera did Gian Carlo Menotti write?

8326. Where did 'deviled eggs' get their name?

8329. Where is the biggest bookstore in the world?

8333. What was the first American novel to sell a million copies?

8345. Which planets do not have moons?

8346. What are the world's deepest lakes?

8348. What was invented in 1913 by a famous person, and is something people would use mainly in their spare time?

8352. Who provided the voice for Herman in the 1973 animated cartoon of The Munsters?

8356. What do the letters YKK mean when found on a zipper?

8357. Did the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Championship in Magic Johnson's rookie season?

8359. In the Hall and Oats music video 'Jingle Bell Rock' who played Santa Claus?

8361. Who invented Lincoln Logs?

8364. What did the Whos in Whoville feast on in 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas?'

8365. What is the average temperature in outerspace?

8368. What two teams went to the second Super Bowl?

8369. What was the name of the dog on the HMV record label?

8373. How many different shapes are in a box of Animal Crackers?

8379. How many golf balls are on the moon?

8385. How did the stuff used to wash hair come to be called 'shampoo?'

8386. What fruit is used in the dye for the government inspector's meat stamps?

8388. On the sitcom 'Seinfeld' what was Elaine's boyfriend's name who was a mechanic?

8393. Upon receiving his Oscar, who commented "Now I know there is a Santa Claus?"

8394. What Johnny Marks favorite was introduced by Burl Ives?

8395. In Ireland what family member lights the family Christmas candle?

8398. What does "Mind your p's and q's" mean?

8408. How long does it take to get marijuana out of one's system?

8409. What is the technical name for the body of an airplane where the passengers sit?

8410. What actor was the first person from Oklahoma to be drafted into the Korean War?

8411. Was margarine or oleomargarine ever illegal to produce and sell in Wisconsin?

8417. Celebrating Christmas was once against the law in what US state?

8418. What newspaper's motto is "All the news that's fit to print?"

8421. Who was 'Good Queen Bess?'

8426. How much gold does the United States store in Fort Knox and how much is it worth?

8427. What is the different between a hurricane and a typhoon?

8431. What size shoe does Shaquille O'Neal wear?

8437. What do the reindeers' names Donner and Blitzen mean?

8440. Why do some other countries use a different unit to measure temperature?

8442. Who was the first US president to visit the west coast while in office?

8444. Which US president suggested a play that was used in the Super Bowl?

8446. 35 million people suffer from S.A.D. What are they suffering from?

8450. The male of which species is called the 'Playboy of the Australian forest' because of its highly romantic techniques: pack rat, bowerbird, kangaroo or ostrich?

8451. What teams played in the World Series in 1980 and who won?

8453. Who said "Music hath charms that sooths the savage beast?"

8457. Could someone please tell me if Clint Howard, brother of Ron Howard, ever made an appearance on 'The Andy Griffith Show'?

8459. Why do camels have humps?

8462. What was the name of the first seven foot tall basketball player and what team did he play for?

8468. What were the four numbers Michael Jordan wore in games?

8471. Where did pizza originate?

8472. Where did spaghetti originate?

8473. How did Taco Bell get its name?

8477. Who was it that said, "The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways?"

8479. Who claimed the eastern coast of North America for England?

8480. Why are dogs called dogs, and cats called cats?

8481. What is the stinkiest cheese known to people?

8482. Does anybody know who found Santa Claus in a tale near a town called Prjmnestive?

8484. What US city lights the Christmas tree on the Ellipse?

8485. What was grandma drinking when she got run over by a reindeer?

8486. What Irish song was a hit for Bing Crosby?

8487. Traditionally, Christmas trees and other greenery should be removed from the home after what day?

8488. What novel opens with the line, "Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents?"

8489. Where were women given the vote on 21 December 1840, as long as they were widows or spinsters of sufficient income?

8490. On 'Cheers' what two things did Cliff Claven hate about his job?

8492. What does the word 'Sun' of Sun Microsystems stand for?

8493. How many bottles of Heinz Ketchup are sold per year?

8495. Where does the idea of Christmas trees come from? Who put up the first Christmas tree and called it a Christmas tree?

8496. What was the most popular song in 1960?