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Which war did Operation: Desert Storm kick off in January 1991?
The Persian Gulf War
Which US states intersect at the Four Corners Monument?
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado
At what temperature are Celsius and Fahrenheit equal?
-40 degrees.
You get a book! You get a book! You get a book! For 15 years, starting in 1996, what daytime talk show megastar’s book club recommended a total of 70 books leading to total sales of over 55 million copies?
Oprah Winfrey
Which band played a tearful final show in July 2015?
Grateful Dead
Which lesser-known painting by Michelangelo appears on the wall of the Sistine Chapel, below the ceiling he painted?
The Last Judgement
What is the capital of El Salvador?
San Salvador
Roughly how long does it take for the sun’s light to reach Earth?
8 minutes
The author of novels like "Snow" and "My Name is Red," Orhan Pamuk was the first Turkish person to win what prestigious literature award given out by the Swedish Academy? They also give out awards for medicine, chemistry, and peace.
Nobel Prize
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, who was Soviet Premier?
Nikita Khrushchev
Which Filipino leader who lobbied for the country's independence was the president in office when the Philippines became a commonwealth?
Manuel Quezon
Where will you find the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers: Europe, Asia, or Australia?
Asia
What are the four states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
A young boy takes a train to the North Pole on Christmas Eve in what classic 1985 children's book by Chris Van Allsburg?
The Polar Express
In the 2015 British General Election, which party won?
Conservative
At which battle did Admiral Horatio Nelson lose his life, but defeat the French?
The Battle of Trafalgar
What is the largest active volcano on Earth?
Mauna Loa
What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature?
Mercury
What classic Leo Tolstoy novel, first released serially from 1873-1877, tells the story of a titular woman and her affair with Count Vronsky? Keira Knightley played the title character in a 2012 movie adaptation directed by Joe Wright.
Anna Karenina
By 2012, what percentage of US newspapers are being recycled?
0.58
Who wrote the Republic, a vision of a society ruled by a philosopher king?
Plato
Which US state is known as “the Old Line State”?
Maryland
What does a Geiger counter measure?
Radiation
The Shujing, Chunqiu, and Shijing are considered the foundations of the literary tradition in what country?
China
How many trees does it take to make 1 ton of newspaper?
24