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Matt Leinart
What is the most common chemical on earth?
Oxygen
What famous suffragette was born Araminta Ross?
Harriet Tubman
In what mountain range is Mount Everest located?
Himalayas
When was the first book sold on Amazon (+/- one year)
1995
Emmitt Smith
What type of animal was the first ever to be cloned from an adult cell?
A Sheep
Which country has been donating London's Trafalgar's Square's Christmas tree since 1947?
Norway
What is the world's smallest country?
Vatican City.
Name one of the two early candidates for website names that Bezos considered before landing on Amazon (hint: one still has a .com address that still forwards to Amazon)
Cadabra & Relentless
The New York Yankees have the most World Series titles with 27, which team has the second most tiles with 11?
STL Cardinals
How many planets in our Solar System have moons?
6
What US president was fatally shot in 1881?
James Garfield
The William J. Clinton Presidential Library is located in which US capital?
Little Rock
Name the three finalist cities from Amazon's much maligned "HQ2" search
Dallas, Crystal City VA (DC accepted), Long Island City (NYC accepted)
Brazil was eliminated from the 2014 world cup by which team?
Germany
What is the chemical symbol for table salt?
NaCL
Which U.S. President appears on the $2 bill?
Thomas Jefferson
What sea does Slovenia border?
Adriatic
How much did Amazon pay to acquire Whole Foods? (+/- 10%)
13.7B
What is Magic Johnson's first name?
Earvin
How far is the sun from Earth? (in miles, must be +/- 10%)
93 million miles.
Who was fired from the Interior Department in 1865 for having written "Leaves of Grass"?
Walt Whitman
On which river does Saint. Petersburg lie?
Neva River
Name the hedge fund that Bezos worked at before founding Amazon
D. E. Shaw