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This breed of large dog is frequently used in alpine avalanche rescues.
What is St. Bernard?
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With 130 appearances, this black duck is the third-most frequent character in Looney Tunes cartoons, trailing only Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig.
Who is Daffy Duck?
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This rival chain, known for its sassy Twitter presence, couldn't resist a jab at McDonald's.
What is Wendy's?
400
On September 20, 1973 at the Houston Astrodome, she defeated Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3.
Who is Billie Jean King?
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This business magnate, founder of the Virgin group, was knighted in 2000.
Who is Richard Branson?
400
This type of slow-moving shark is the largest living nonmammalian vertebrate; the longest confirmed length is 62 feet. Like its namesake, it feeds largely on plankton.
What is a whale shark?
800
Caused by an off-shore earthquake, in 1970 the deadliest avalanche in recorded history killed 22,000 in this Andean country.
What is Peru?
800
This character whose ruffled feathers suggest a skirt is often characterized as being more sophisticated than Donald Duck, going on dates with Gladstone Gander when she becomes frustrated with Donald's immaturity.
Who is Daisy Duck?
800
"Poor Faulkner. He thinks big emotions come from big words," said this simplistic novelist who resided in Key West.
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
800
Performing on guitars he named Lucille, this man toured tirelessly late into his life, averaging more than 200 concerts a year into his 70s; he died at age 89 in 2015.
Who is B.B. King?
800
This drummer was knighted in 2018, 21 years after Paul McCartney received the honor.
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This Chinese dish has been condemned by the Humane Society International, claiming that 100 million sharks are killed each year for it.
What is shark fin soup?
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The deadliest American avalanche was in 1910 in this state's King County, now the 12th-most populated county in the country.
What is Washington?
1200
The great nephews of Scrooge McDuck have these three rhyming names.
What are Huey, Dewey, and Louie?
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This man said President William McKinley had "no more backbone than a chocolate éclair"; McKinley's death would later put him into the Oval Office.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
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A three-time Emmy winner, she won her first Oscar in 2018 for her supporting role in "If Beale Street Could Talk."
Who is Regina King?
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In June 2014, this selective actor received a knighthood for his services to drama. Having only starred in six films since 1998, he announced his retirement in 2017 following the completion of Phantom Thread.
Who is Daniel Day-Lewis?
1200
Second only to the great white shark in recorded fatal attacks on humans is this species which includes the name of a land apex predator.
What is a tiger shark?
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Though many on the internet believed it to be real footage, this avalanche was part of this 2014 film which took its name from the French legal term for "unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract."
What is Force Majeure?
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Since 1999 an interjecting duck has been the mascot for this company best known for its payroll deduction insurance coverage.
What is Aflac?
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"If you gave Jerry Falwell an enema, you could bury him in a matchbox," said this British-American anti-theist social critic who died in 2011.
Who is Christopher Hitchens?
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On May 1, 1992, he made a televised plea asking "Can we all get along? Can we? Can we get along?...We've got enough smog in Los Angeles let alone to deal with setting these fires and things."
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This Conservative, who served as British Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997, was knighted in 2005.
Who is John Major?
1600
This shark in the genus Aliopas shares its name with a piece of farm equipment which removes the seeds from stalks and husks of grain.
What is a thresher shark?
2000
Dubbed the "Winter of Terror," in 1951 a series of 649 avalanches killed more than 265 people in these two countries, the only two countries which border Liechtenstein.
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The 1986 movie adaptation of this Marvel character is widely considered the worst in the brand's history; the character later made cameos in Guardians of the Galaxy films.
Who is Howard the Duck?
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Hunter S. Thompson, on this 1968 Democratic presidential candidate: "They don't hardly make 'em like [him] anymore—but just to be on the safe side, he should be castrated anyway."
Who is Hubert H. Humphrey?
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Best remembered as the singer and co-composer of "Stand By Me," he was also a lead singer for The Drifters on hits including "Save the Last Dance for Me."
Who is Ben E. King?
2000
This distance runner, a four-time Olympic gold medalist, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2017.
Who is Mo Farah?
2000
Blacktip, Caribbean, Grey and Whitetip all precede this word in the common names of various shark species.
What is reef?