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4502. What did the Seven Dwarfs do for a living?

4504. What does the movie rating PG-13 mean?

4505. What country singer was raised by her mother in Holliston, Massachusetts?

4510. What work published in the 19th century convinced geologists that the earth was at least several hundred million years old?

4518. Which are the five most frequently used letters in the English alphabet?

4523. How long does it take radio signals from Earth to reach Pioneer 10?

4524. In 1991 what company manufactured a computer capable of performing 9.03 billion calculations per second?

4527. Why are there 360 degrees in a circle?

4533. What 1980 tune became Billy Joel's first number one single?

4534. Who was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on July 30, 1941?

4537. What four Broadway musicals were the only ones that tied for a Tony Award?

4540. Reynell and Son was founded in 1812 to perform what service?

4541. What was the name of the dog on 'The Waltons'?

4544. In 1998 what company settled a sexual harrassment lawsuit filed by the US federal government for $34 million?

4545. Which state capitals are also the largest cities of their states?

4546. An influenza epidemic stopped what two cities from playing the Stanley Cup playoffs?

4548. What is Barbie's boyfriend Ken's last name?

4556. Which planet in our solar system has the shortest day?

4557. As they went into battle the Celts would sound a battle horn. What name is given to this horn?

4566. What is this clue that helped a detective capture a suspect in a major crime, 4U13-41?

4567. What historic figure was sent 1,500 virgins to choose a bride?

4568. What is the deepest station in the London underground system?

4574. Who was the unsuccessful candidate for US vice president in 1956?

4575. What brand of cigarettes actually used the advertising slogan "Just what the doctor ordered?"

4576. How big was the largest pizza ever made?

4577. What game challenges you to double in and double out?

4579. The first chain store opened in 1842. What was it?

4580. To what does the term 'the whole nine yards' refer?

4581. H.L. Hunt, one of America's richest men before his death, got his fortune by doing what?

4587. How many times did the Roman Empire have co-emperors?

4588. Henry IV was king of which dynasty from 1589-1610?

4589. Who was the first pope?

4592. In England during the middle ages, what was the color of tape used to tie official business papers?

4596. What is the oldest living organism (living individual of any species) on earth?

4597. Pashtun, Tajik, Hazara, and Uzbek comprise the ethnic groups of what Asian country?

4598. What former World Bank official was named prime minister of an African nation in 1990?

4599. Which explorer first reached the beaches of Brazil in 1500?

4601. In what state is the Eisenhower Tunnel located?

4602. Who is the California Angels all-time home run leader?

4603. How did baseball pioneer Harry Wright die?

4607. What does R.I.C.E. stand for in regard to a sports injury?

4609. How did the bands Steely Dan and Lovin' Spoonful get their names?

4611. Do identical twins have identical fingerprints or identical DNA?

4615. In bed races, which are raced, single or double beds?

4625. Who is 'Doc' Otis?

4628. Hanging the US flag upside down is a sign of what?

4629. What is the longest golf putt on record?

4631. What medical term is taken from the Greek, meaning a move from one place to another?

4632. Collectively, what do Sa, Sb and Sc refer to?

4634. What was the name of the newspaper where Clark Kent worked before it was called 'The Daily Planet?'

4637. In what year did Europe begin nearly 100 years of peace?

4638. In what year did Germany emerge as the Weimar Republic?

4639. In 1956, 1968, and 1981 what countries held anti-Soviet uprisings?

4641. Which is correct, 'an historic' or 'a historic' when describing something?

4653. How old was Hamlet in the play written by William Shakespeare?

4655. What US state is nicknamed the Palmetto State?

4656. Who wrote over 1,775 poems and all but seven were published posthumously?

4661. Pepin the Short was the first ruler of what dynasty?

4662. Which Norman English king ruled from 1135-1154?

4664. In what year were US patents first offered?

4680. How long does it take a lobster to grow to weigh one pound?

4682. Why are lunar roving vehicles called 'moon buggies'?

4684. What is the name of George Carlin's character in the movie 'Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure?'

4686. Who was the oldest of the Beatles?

4688. Who was the first entertainer shown diapering a baby in full view on TV?

4692. What was Smokey the Bear's other name?

4693. What does URL mean?

4695. What is the origin of the term 'red herring?'

4698. What is the distance from home plate to second base?

4705. What are the laser swords that Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader use in the movie 'Star Wars' called?

4706. In the shower scene in the movie 'Psycho' what substance was used to simulate blood?

4707. What was the first word spoken by an ape in 'The Planet of the Apes?'

4708. What was the first R-rated movie made by Disney?

4709. What night pollinator or pollinators feed from and pollinate the Epiphyllum oxypetallum?

4718. What does the word 'caligulism' mean?

4719. Whose army was famous for the trick of feigning retreat and turning back all of a sudden to launch a surprise attack on the enemy: Napoleon, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, or Spartacus?

4722. What was the first sport ever to be filmed?

4723. In 1791 who was buried in an unmarked pauper's grave in St. Mark's church in Vienna?

4724. The Dow fell 207.01 points to 8627.93 on what date?

4726. What do you get when you cross a yak with a cow?

4727. How many nations are bisected by the equator?

4728. South Georgia Island is located in what body of water?

4730. What is North America's largest man-made reservoir?

4731. How many cities in the United States have Detroit in their name?

4732. What islands were once called the Fortunate Islands or Isles of the Blest?

4740. What is the name of the second brightest star in a constellation?

4745. Who was the actor that played the scout on 'Wagon Train?'

4746. What was the color of the shirts generally worn by the security forces in the original 'Star Trek' TV series?

4753. What other charactors besides Predator and Chewbacca has Kevin Peter Hall played?

4754. Is Kevin Peter Hall really as tall as he appears in movies?

4756. Which attraction has been referred to as the happiest cruise that ever sailed the seven seas?

4757. Which character runs the gas station in Mickey's Toontown?

4758. Bovine means cow-like. What does murine mean?

4759. What is the length of an Olympic size swimming pool?

4762. Who was the last man to be crowned King of Jerusalem?

4763. Who was the second Russian in space?

4765. What disaster, natural or man-made, happened on 5th June 1976?

4771. Of the Ross stars 128, 154 and 248, which is closest to Earth?

4772. What was Dr. W.S. Halsted first to use in 1890?

4782. What is the least expensive property on the Monopoly game board?

4786. What countries fought the Ten Years Wars from 1868-1878?

4787. What African nation was formerly called Territory of the Afars and Issas?

4788. Who was the youngest United States general?

4795. What are Kykthnos, Siphnos, Seriphos and Mykonos?

4796. Which former US president kept an alligator in the East Room of the White house?

4797. What former US president kept a pet parrot named 'Poll' that could swear in English and Spanish?

4800. On the show 'I Dream of Jeannie' what year was Jeannie born?

4804. What cost the British $72,414 in 1509?

4806. What nations joined NATO in 1951?

4811. What indoor sport attracts more participants than any other?

4812. How tall was the model that was used in the filming of the original 'King Kong' movie?

4813. What is the meaning of 'knap' as in knapsack? The dictionary doesn't answer it for me.

4825. Who was the last emperor of Byzantium (Constantinople)?

4826. In which Islamic year have we been since 6th April 2000?

4827. I'm standing on a mountain 2499 metres above sea level, 340 miles WSW of me is Paradise, 380 miles South is Paradise. Where am I?

4828. Which memorial was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. standing by when he made his famous speech about racial injustice?

4838. How many California cities have a population over 100,000 as of April, 2008?

4839. What US city is in the heart of a fertile area called the Piedmont and is one of the nation's largest textile centers?

4841. Which republic comprises two parallel chains of coral atolls 800 miles long?

4843. What European city is divided into 20 governmental units and further divided for a total of 80 quarters?

4847. How many stomachs does a cow have?

4849. What television characters lived at 518 Crestview Drive?

4851. What is the name of the constant used to measure the age of the universe?

4852. What was the name of the dog on 'Petticoat Junction?'

4865. What is the term for the art of collecting ties?

4866. If something happens to the vice president, does the Speaker of the House become vice president?

4868. What classic toy has found practical use in such things as soldiers' radio antennae, picking pecans from trees, and studying the effects of zero gravity in space?

4873. What early TV show was first to actually show a toilet in one of its scenes?

4874. Whose city motto is 'contemnit procellas?'

4875. What capital city is named for a tribe of Athabascan Indians who used a certain color copper to make their tools?

4881. Why did the Egyptians build pyramids?

4883. Why do cats almost always land on their feet?

4887. Who broke Roger Maris' home run record?

4891. What state is known as the Yellowhammer State?

4894. How did Baseball Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer die?

4899. What is the Sacred Grove of Zeus?

4900. Who said, "All music is folk music. I ain't never heard no horse sing a song?"

4904. What is the name of the elementary school attended by Lucy, Linus and Charlie Brown in Charles Schulz' 'Peanuts' comic strip?

4914. In what year was the Saint Louis Arch completed?

4922. Was Gerald Ford appointed vice president before or after the Watergate scandal broke in the press?

4924. Which country banned miniskirts in schools so as to halt the spread of AIDS, owing to improper relationships between male teachers and female students?

4925. What is the apt response to the farewell, "See you later, alligator"?

4927. What is the name of Dudley Do-Right's horse?

4929. What was the biggest selling toy in 1957?

4940. What is the most expensive piece of art ever sold?

4942. What disasters, natural or man-made, happened on 6th June 1981?

4943. What disaster, natural or man-made, happened on 25th December 1974?

4944. What disaster, natural or man-made, happened on 19th April 1995?

4946. Who was the only member of the College Football Hall of Fame to receive an Oscar?

4950. What was the name of the farmer on Captain Kangaroo?

4951. What began on June 18, 1948 and ended 348 days later?

4952. For how many years have there been ravens living at the Tower of London?

4954. What team was Roger Bannister a member of when he ran the 3 minute 59.4 second mile?

4955. What was the name of the girl in 'My Girl'?

4956. Who died at age 101 on 22nd September 1989?

4958. What does Chargoggagoggmanchaugagoggchaubunagungamaugg translate to?

4959. What is the name of the movie starring Richard Dreyfuss and John Goodman where they were pilots putting out forest fires?

4961. What is the only city built on two continents?

4963. What is the mailing address for the Guinness Book of World Records?

4971. What artist is famous for his colorful depictions of Paris nightlife?

4973. Why are timepieces shown in advertising all set to 10:10?

4974. With the exception of the Steinway museum, where in Ohio is the largest collection of Steinway pianos in the world?

4975. Who preceded Walter Cronkite as anchorman on 'The CBS Evening News'?

4976. What planet is known as both the morning and the evening star?

4977. What car manufacturer's slogan is, "On the highway of life there are drivers and passengers. Drivers wanted"?

4979. Which country formally declared war on its neighbour in May 1933, the war continuing until a ceasefire was declared in June 1935?

4982. Which cricketer was born on 27th August 1908?

4983. Which movie star's father won 126 straight rowing events in the 1920's, including three Olympic gold medals?

4985. How old was Olivia Newton John in the movie 'Grease'?

4988. Who were the legendary founders of Rome?

4989. Why did prisoners have to wear horizontal stripes on their uniforms? Was it supposed to represent the bars or something?

4992. Referring to medicine, what does stroke volume mean?