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Which South Dakota landmark was sculpted by Gutzon Borglum?
Mount Rushmore
Which treaty, signed on June 28, 1919, ended World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
Which soft drink, noted for its 23 flavors, was invented by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, around 1885?
Dr. Pepper
What do you call a group of crows?
A murder
What chess piece can move the most spaces in any direction?
The Queen
"Green Mountain State" has appeared on the license plate for which US state?
Vermont
Who wrote the classic 1950 children's novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?
C.S. Lewis
What film dud the phrase "I see dead people" come from?
The Sixth Sense
What does a seismologists study?
Earthquakes
What country hosted the 2006 men's soccer World Cup?
Germany
Which "second city" of the United States served as the nation's railway nexus for much of the 19th century?
Chicago
Which battle marked the end of French emperor Napoleon's rule?
Battle of Waterloo
For which Lord of the Rings film did Peter Jackson win a Best Director Oscar?
The Return of the King
What animals did zoologist Dian Fossey study?
Gorillas
In what year did table tennis become an Olympic sport?
1988
Which is the only US state to have its name derived from the Cherokee language?
Tennessee
Imported from Japan, what popular TV series challenges two chefs to go head-to-head in a kitchen stadium?
Iron Chef
What was the first major motion picture to be shot on the open ocean?
Jaws
Which railroad innovation is George Pullman best known for?
Sleeping Car
Which country hosted the Winter Olympics in 1988?
Canada (Calgary)
Jimmy Carter promised to return which water structure to its host country by the year 2000?
Panama Canal
What were astronauts called in the Soviet Union?
Cosmonauts
What 1982 feature-length Disney film is one of the earliest motion pictures to use extensive computer-generated imagery?
Tron
Who wrote letters to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt warning of Germany's efforts to develop an atomic bomb?
Albert Einstein
As of 2022, the Supersonics are from which US city?
Seattle