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What is the only state with a one syllable name?
Maine
How many witches were burned at the stake during the Salem Witch Trials?
None (Twenty were executed but none were burned)
What is the first name of Gatsby in The Great Gatsby?
Jay
In what year will Halley's Comet next appear?
2061 (last seen in 1986)
How many points is a ringer worth in horseshoes?
Three
By area, what is the third largest state?
California
How many people have won two Nobel Prizes?
Four (Marie Curie, Linus Pauling, John Bardeen, and Frederick Sanger)
What was the first full length color cartoon talking picture?
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
In the human body, the hallux is more commonly known as what?
Big toe
How many horses are there on a polo team?
Four
What is the most densely populated state?
New Jersey
What two people appeared separately on the first U.S. postage stamps issued in 1847?
George Washington and Benjamin Franklin
What does DC stand for in DC Comics?
Detective Comics
What year was the first internet domain name registered?
1985
What is the captain of a curling team called?
Skip
What is the world's second largest country by area?
Canada
Who was the first person to reach the South Pole in 1911?
Roald Amundsen
What year did Saturday Night Live debut?
1975
How many zeros in a sextillion?
21
What U.S. city has hosted two winter Olympics?
Lake Placid- 1932 and 1980
When did the US first celebrate Earth Day?
1970
What was the last Chinese Dynasty?
Manchu
What was Charles Dickens first novel?
The Pickwick Papers
If you hear thunder about 15 seconds after seeing lightning, how far away was the lightning?
About three mile (Sound travels about one mile in five seconds)
What two cities usually mark the end points of English Channel swims?
Calais and Dover