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The third planet from the sun 

What is Earth

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1. He was featured on the September 22, 1947, cover of Time with the caption, "He and the boss took a chance."


Answer: Who is Jackie Robinson?




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2. Machiavelli was a big fan of this king of Aragon born in 1452.


Answer: Who is Ferdinand?




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3. It’s the only country that borders both the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf.


Answer: What is Iran?




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4. In 1992, this city’s velodrome, once used in the Olympic Games, was transformed into an environmental biodome.


Answer: What is Montreal?




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5. A 2012 poll by Britain’s national army museum voted this man, born in 1732, as the nation’s greatest military enemy.


Answer: Who is George Washington?




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6. The last class of the day seems to last this long, the longest division of geologic time.


Answer: What is an eon?




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7. At the heart of a major industrial region, this second-most populous UK city lies near the geographic center of England.


Answer: What is Birmingham?





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8. You "gotta" do this slang term to mean you're leaving; it's also good to get one in the polls.


Answer: What is bounce?




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9. Polite society was shocked to see couples in close contact for this ballroom dance that has a Viennese type.


Answer: What is the waltz?




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10. The science of determining a tree's age by looking at its growth rings.


Answer: What is dendrochronology?





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11. "AC" stands for this radio format favored by some folks of a certain age.


Answer: What is adult contemporary?




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12. Clingstone and freestone are the two main classifications for this fruit, once called a Persian apple.


Answer: What is a peach?




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13. Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joined this rap trio on their 1986 hit "Walk This Way."


Answer: Who is Run-DMC?





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14. In some countries, the subtitle "A Contemporary Satire" was used for this 1945 parable.


Answer: What is Animal Farm?




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16. This London museum with two first names is renowned for its collection of decorative arts.


What is Victoria and Albert?




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17. Tasty and durable, this type of milk from Gail Borden's company benefited Union troops.


Answer: What is condensed milk?




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18. This major river of north-central Wyoming was named for the sheep fur trader Francois Larocque saw on its banks.


Answer: What is Bighorn?




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19. A rapid shift of wind velocity or direction is called "wind" this, which pilots are always on the lookout for.


Answer: What is a shear?





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20. From the Greek for "label," it's a course outline of a school class.


Answer: What is a syllabus?




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21. The three most basic types of clouds are stratus, cumulus, and this high, wispy type with a name meaning "curl."


Answer: What is cirrus?




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22. It's Britspeak for the glass in front of the driver's face.


Answer: What is the windscreen?





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24. In law, it's possession of an estate for the duration of one's life; in New Jersey, it's the town Bruce Springsteen is from.


Answer: What is Freehold?




500

25. Aubergine caviar is another name for this smoky Mediterranean spread made with roasted eggplant.


Answer: What is baba ghanoush?





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26. Mike Judge co-created this comedy about engineers and tech start-ups.


Answer: What is Silicon Valley?