ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5th GRADER?
A "MINOR" DISTRACTION
MIDNIGHTS
USE YOUR SIXTH SENSE
SINGULAR & PLURAL ARE THE SAME
I HAVE A MEME
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If a train was supposed to arrive at 3:15 pm and arrived 35 minutes late, it arrived at... ?
3:50pm
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In the night sky, 7 of this lesser bear's stars outline the Little Dipper
Ursa Minor
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In Mother Goose's version of the fairy tale, Cinderella rushes from the ball as the clock strikes 12 & leaves behind this fancy footwear
The glass slipper
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This book, the sixth book in the series, sold almost seven million copies in the first 24-hours after its release, a record eventually broken by the seventh and final book.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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This hoofed North American animal keeps the same name whether there’s one in the road or three in your headlights – unlike its bird cousin that goes from goose to geese.
Moose
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Don't click on that hyperlink! You could become a victim of this O.G. meme, a bait-&-switch prank involving '80s singer Rick Astley
A Rickroll
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What the center of a cell is called
Nucleus
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In 2023 those playing this got their 1st collective bargaining agreement; Double-A salaries doubled to about $30,000
Minor League Baseball
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Albert Bierstadt was in London when he heard that this volcano was acting up, so he rushed to Italy to paint it at midnight
Vesuvius
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The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution says the accused has the right to a trial that is both public & this
Speedy
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A powered flying vehicle designed for air travel; the term is identical whether referring to one or many
Aircraft
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One of 2023's meme-iest memes was a photo of this "King of Queens" star mischievously shrugging & smirking
Kevin James
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How many legs a lobster has
10 legs
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A somber or subtle element of a story is said to be "in" this, like Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1
A minor key
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In "Henry IV, Part II", this character says, "We have heard the chimes at midnight"
Falstaff
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The "sixth barrel" type of this container holds about 5 gallons, or about 55 12-ounce servings
A Keg
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A place where multiple avenues meet
Crossroads
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In this viral comic, a dog calmly sips coffee at a table while flames engulf the room and says this line, perfectly capturing ironic acceptance of chaos.
"This is fine"
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The number of bones in a shark
Zero
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Around 1900 B.C., the Hittites established a kingdom on this peninsula
Asia Minor
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The Arctic midnight sun lights up the view seen here in Tromsø in this country
Norway
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This sixth planet from the Sun was the farthest of the planets known to the ancients & takes almost 30 years to make one orbit
Saturn
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A building or group of buildings in which military personnel are quartered
Barracks
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A purple milkshake honoring the birthday of this McDonald's mascot sparked a wave of parody horror videos that still haunts us
Grimace
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The 3 forms of matter
Gas, solid, & liquid
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Obadiah & Habakkuk are 2 of the Old Testament figures known as these
Minor prophets
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The title jester of this Verdi opera is out for revenge, not laughs, conspiring with an assassin at midnight, but the plot backfires
Rigoletto
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This sixth president of the U.S. was nicknamed "Old Man Eloquent" but was denied a second term in office
John Quincy Adams
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With a man of faith in their name, they're know as the poor man's lobster
Monkfish
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Barbie sparked a beachload of memes in 2023, including one featuring the unlikely question "Do you guys ever think about" this
Dying (or death)