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History
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Specialized History
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Specialized History: Historical Survey of Computing
1
This brilliant man of many talents is sometimes referred to as the "father of the computer." He was born in 1791, in London. Who is this designer of the "difference engine?"
Charles Babbage
Al Capone
Charles Lewis
Adam Osborne
Humanities
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Idioms and Proverbs
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Idioms and Proverbs: Settle Down
2
If you are full of rage and have to take time to become calm after all the excitement, it is said that you need to "_____ down". What is the missing word from this idiom?
Simmer
Bake
Boil
Roast
Sports
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Wide World of Sport
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Wide World of Sport : A Dedication to Terry: #1400
3
Which female gymnast received seven perfect 10 scores in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal?
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Nancy Lopez
Nadia Comaneci
Mia Hamm
People
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Mixed People
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Mixed People: Commonly Bonded
4
My most famous work tells 22 tales of a place called Canterbury, although I planned to write more. Unfortunately I died before I could finish. I came from a family of vintners and merchants and had my first job as a page to a noblewoman. Who am I?
William Shakespeare
Conroy Malficient
Thomas Beckett
Geoffrey Chaucer
Sci / Tech
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Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
5
Methane has which of the following molecular formulas?
CH2
CH3
CH5
CH4
Movies
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Movies Bonds and Acrostics
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Movies Bonds and Acrostics: 9 Degrees of 'Name the Person' 2
6
Tom Hanks coaches a women's baseball team, whose opponents on the Racine team include Tea Leoni playing first base. Hanks loses his star player, Dottie, when her husband, Bob, returns from fighting in WWII.
Diamonds in the Rough
Ladies at the Bat
Major League
A League of Their Own
Music
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Music Grab Bag
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Music Grab Bag: Identity 'Hit' Parade
7
Can you recognise this band if I tell you that they were famed for their close vocal harmony and had "Good Vibrations" in 1966?
The Hollies
Four Seasons
Beach Boys
Lovin' Spoonful
World
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Spanish
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Spanish: Spanish for Beginners
8
After your family is home in the evening, your daughter tells you of a surprise "prueba" she had today. What did her teacher surprise her with?
a test
a guest speaker
a party
a gift
Hobbies
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Weapons
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Weapons: Firearm Safety
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Never shoot at a ____ surface, as the bullet can ricochet off and hit an unintended target.
soft
dirt
wood
hard
Literature
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Literature Before 1900
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Literature Before 1900: Literature, generally
10
'All for one, one for all' is the motto of which fictional heroes?
Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
Superman and Batman
Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn
The Three Musketeers
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