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| The organic compound in animals has a chemical formula of C27H45OH and a combination of a steriod ring structure and a hydroxyl group, thus making it a sterol. Identify this notorious substance that certain dieters have to watch for, even though some are classified as "good". |
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| Which of Beethoven's symphonies is known as the "Ode to Joy"? |
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| What is the legal term for a sworn written statement of facts? |
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| Pencil and paper ready. What are the two real solutions of the equation x squared plus 3 times x minus 18 equal 0? |
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| What famous buildng, a mausoleum for the wife of Shah Jahan built in the 1600"s, is located in Arga, India, and is regarded as the most photographed building in the world? |
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| What is the scientific term for the hard outer covering of an arthropod that protects it? |
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| what is the grammatical word for the noun or noun phrase to which a pronoun refers? |
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| This European capital city was struck by a major earthquake in 1755, but later rebounded to become a prosperous city on the Tagus River. Some of its attractions are St. George's Castle, the Belem Tower, and the Jeronimos Monastery. Identify this capital of Portugal. |
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| Complete the phrase from the George Orwell novel 1984: "(blank) is watching you". |
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| In 1912 this Major League baseball team introduced the fashion innovation of pinstripes on their uniform. Identify this team that has won a record 27 World Series titles. |
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| Pencil and paper ready. A polyhedron has 7 vertices and 15 edgs. According to Euler's famous formula, how many faces does this polyhedron have? |
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| In what war was the Battle of Balaclava fought, a battle which featured the Charge of the Light Brigade, which was famously memorialized in a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson? |
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| In what year did Britian issue a proclamation that forbade the British colonies from expanding west of the Appalacian Mountains? |
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| What composite material in art consists of paper or paper pulp. occasionally reinforced by textiles, bound by an adhesive, and is French for "chewed paper"? |
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| Identify the earth process by which water, ice and wind erode rock on the earth's surface. |
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| Many people would probably not recognize the name Esther Pauline Friedman, but this advice columnist is very popularly known by what pen name? |
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| What major award for excellence in film and television is given out annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association? |
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| Pencil and paper ready,and a mixed number answer required. The scale on a map is one inch to 27 miles. How many inches apart are two cities on the map which are 99 miles apart? |
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| What type of vector product equals the product of the norms of the two vectors and the cosine of the angle between them? |
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| What is the Latin word for "therefore", a word used in phrases such as "I think therefore I am"? |
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