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144246. Does anyone know how many sexual encounters Donna Martin had on Beverly Hills 90210? I know that she ends up with David but who does she sleep with while they are apart? I'm watching the final season 10 but I'm a bit confused and I can't get my hands on the other seasons?

144441. In the movie Random Harvest, with Ronald Colman and Greer Garson, what happened to the son they had in the cottage? At the end of the movie, where is the boy?

144445. What English word contains the most other words? For example, "together" contains to, tog, get and her.

144446. Who are the Caroline Islands named for? Who first used the name?

144465. Can Church of England priests be knighted in the 21st century?

144477. In the 2016 movie "Elvis & Nixon", President Nixon asks Elvis if he wants to touch a moon rock that Buzz Aldrin had given him, to which Elvis retorts: "Buzz has sent me one too". Is this true?

144511. The song "In a Lifetime" by Clannad and Bono, has some Irish lyrics at the start. What is the English translation of these?

144517. How many instruments did Mike Oldfield play in "Tubular Bells"?

144519. The Smiths' song "Still Ill" contains the line "under the iron bridge we kissed". Which is the bridge in question?

144526. What are the only two planets in our Solar System that rotate clockwise?

144547. James I of England, on first setting eyes on Anne of Denmark (his wife by proxy), kissed her in the Scottish fashion in spite of her protests. What was the Scottish fashion of kissing?

144556. What guitar is Peter Buck playing in the video clip for the song "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

144580. What does "pouic-pouic" mean in French?

144596. Was Martin Horsey, an actor who played a singer-turned-into-waiter in a Perry Mason episode, really a famous British singer?

144648. How many zeros in a nonagintacentillion?

144669. How far apart are these two houses in England: 443 Manchester Road Bolton BL4 and 443 Manchester Road Clifton M27?

144704. Did Wayne Gretzky ever wear a number other than 99 during his NHL career?

144744. Why did Steve Wozniak use the alias Evets Kainzow?

144747. Which is further north, Madrid, Spain, or New York, USA?

144776. What happened to the horse Johnny Depp (as Ichabod Crane) rode in Tim Burton's movie "Sleepy Hollow"?

144808. Why is an American pint smaller than a British pint?

144825. How many words are only used once in the bible (NIV)?

144844. What is a sacrificial leaf?

144845. How many peanuts are ground to make a 16oz jar of peanut butter?

144871. What percentage of the current USA flag is red? [assuming current 2017 specifications for sizes/proportions, and only 3 colors (red, white, blue, with no black borders/trims)]

144879. What U.S. state has a city named Mustang?

144955. On 'Iron Chef America' what does the chairman yell just before he sends the chefs off to battle?

144974. In the movie, "The Bourne Ultimatum", a CIA director says that his section utilizes things such as 'full envelope intrusion'. What is that supposed to be?

145002. Where, or how, did the name 'humbug' for a striped hard candy/lolly, originate?

145029. What's the difference between a cur and a hound?

145052. The iconic Skeleton and Roses image used by the Grateful Dead was lifted from which 19th century book?

145126. Who is the Rascal Flatts song "Skin" about?

145146. Between 1918 and 1962, North Yemen was called The Mutawakkilite Kingdom . What does Mutawakkilite mean?

145195. Which came first, the Taj Mahal or the Palace of Versailles?

145225. What does the LC in LCPD stand for in the 80s US cop show TJ Hooker?

145237. What were the real reasons for Ross Martin's absences with his character, Artemis Gordon, from the TV show of the "Wild Wild West"?

145239. Which New Orleans restaurant played a starring role in a Folger's Crystals instant coffee commercial?

145255. Does anyone know the name of the theme song to the PBS television program "NatureScene"? It ran for over 30 years and the primary host was Rudy Mancke. Thanks ~ D.

145278. When did Eden Vale yoghurt first come onto the market (UK)?

145316. Can DNA analysis of a piece of cooked meat determine the source animal? A local restaurant serves chicken that is unlike any chicken I've ever seen.

145331. "Mutabor" is the magic word to transform into an animal (and back again) in which fairy tale, written by Wilhelm Hauff, a German poet and novelist?

145350. What is written on the necklaces that the cheerleaders wear in the movie "Not Another Teen Movie"?

145376. What is the origin of the expression "few and far between"?

145419. Is the Scottish word "dreich" (damp, wet weather) etymologically related to the Walloon word "drache" with the same meaning?

145444. Did a young Andrew Jackson refuse to shine a British officer's boots?

145460. Can a moose and an elk mate and produce offspring?

145469. When HMHS Britannic was sinking and the screw propeller emerged from the water, at what rpm did it spin?

145474. How much energy will be released when 10 kg of Uranium235 is completely converted into energy?

145565. Which European monarch was known as the "Grocer King"?

145570. Was Truckee Lake renamed Donner Lake?

145591. Why is 'Alstonia' called 'The Devil Tree'?

145599. Why do ducks and geese waddle when they walk?

145617. What can cause mint leaves to turn red on the plant?

145619. What religion is Phil Donahue?

145671. I saw the movie "Apocalypse Now" in 1979 at a theater; at the end of the movie, there was an airstrike on Col. Kurtz's compound, the compound was destroyed. Since then I have seen the movie many times; including the 'Redux' version; but have not seen the airstrike ending. Was it eliminated for some reason?

145675. What colour are Crystal Gayle's eyes?

145695. Taking its name from a Malay word meaning "sailboat", what is the Phillipino term for a village or ward?

145698. Which city is further north, Barcelona or New York?

145725. How many characters (letters) per second a human adult can read?

145767. Were any remains of the lost Roman legion in Egypt ever found?

145889. What does "Hello Somebody" mean when said in church?

145904. Charlie Sheen always drinks what German beer in "Two and a Half Men"?

145967. How did Mrs Doubtfire's husband supposedly die?

145969. Does Jake Gyllenhaal get paid something every time 'The Day After Tomorrow' is televised? It seems like it is broadcast at least once a week.

146076. What was the size of the box that Matchbox toys came in?

146107. Why was Randy "Macho Man" Savage's father in a 'Ripley's Believe it or Not' article in 1945?

146169. Which is the nearest country to the spot where Apollo 13 splashed down into Pacific Ocean?

146215. How many eggs can an ostrich lay at one time?

146227. What does the "P.R.F.G. game" mean in the old music hall song "Champagne Charlie"?

146235. What is the difference between a stalk and a stem in a plant?

146271. How many people were killed during the Toledo War of 1836?

146274. The phrase "The King is dead. Long live the King!" was first used following the accession of which French king in 1422?

146279. Did Lisa Kudrow ever have hair extensions when she was on "Friends"?

146335. On Penny Dreadful, who plays Victor Frankenstein's father at the funeral of Victor's mother?

146344. Many of Stephen King's stories are set in the town of Castle Rock in the state of Maine. When his novella "The Body" was made into the movie "Stand by Me", the town of Castle Rock is now in the state of Oregon. Does anyone know the reason for this drastic change of location? Setting the story in Maine might explain why two of the four boys have French last names (Duchamp, Lachance) since Maine is next to Quebec, but Oregon is a long way from French Canada.

146376. What method has director Ron Howard used in naming his children?

146394. Who is in The Bangles "Walk Like an Egyptian" next to 'The Sack Dancer' Mark Gastineau? (About 3:07 into the video.)

146474. Do the Swiss drop ice cream for good luck at New Year?

146476. If you pick three cities on a map, is there always a spot on the map that is of an equal distance from all three?

146477. Now that Pluto is no longer considered a planet, which is now Scorpio's ruling planet?

146582. In what song did we hear about "funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung?"

146592. Hiallt, a Viking warrior who settled in Normandy, was the ancestor of which Norman noble family, who became rulers of Sicily in eleventh century?

146640. Of all the 74 letters in the names of all the months of the year, which letter occurs the most?

146691. With which country does France share the longest land border?

146692. Who is on the front cover of Funkadelic's 'Maggot Brain' album?

146701. How did drummer Ray "Go-Go" Pollard get his nickname?

146709. Which two members of Nightwish have an insect named after them?

146712. Does the UK have any jurisdiction over the Captain Cook monument at Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island of Hawaii?

146752. In 1993 when Beth Hart won Star Search Female Vocalist, did she get a perfect score each appearance?

146826. Are Brasso Metal Polish and Noxon 7 Metal Polish the same thing but in different packages?

146833. Is Patricia Belcher the actress in the hair salon in the video "Uptown Funk"?

146845. Did the Cuban chain really originate in Cuba?

146877. What was buried with Harry "The Horse" Flamburis a few months after his burial?

146903. What is a Felon's Claw?

146990. In the game of Bingo why is 76 called "was she worth it"?

147010. What is/was the Liberty Hall that's referred to both in episodes of Downton Abbey and in Christie's "The Body in the Library?"

147021. What is the difference between the French dish "sole meunière" and fish and chips (if the fish is sole)?

147041. Did Jane Marple ever meet Hercule Poirot? After all, they had similar interests/occupations, in the same city and at much the same time.

147068. Is there any documentation of Joseph Stalin reading 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell?

147094. What does the Latin phrase "Vino vendibili hedera non opus est" mean?

147107. In The Three Stooges short "Disorder in the Court", Curly says something at the 9:15 mark and I have never been able to figure out what he says. The court clerk says "I'll sue you for this!". Then Moe says "Oh superstitious eh?". Then Curly who is off camera says something ... but what?

147118. What is the meaning of the title 21 Laps Entertainment?

147124. The duo from Steely Dan met in what college coffee house in 1967?

147141. Was the killer of drummer Al Jackson (Booker T. & the M.G.s) caught?

147260. Who is in the reindeer suit in Ellen's "12 days of Christmas 2019"?

147295. Which New York Yankees baseball player autographed the back of Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Lenny" guitar in 1985?

147303. Jo Ann Orgel had the longest run as a dancer on which TV show?

147305. In "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) what was used for the Tin Man's oil?

147323. In 1973, which was the first solo artist concert broadcast via satellite to over 40 countries around the world?

147497. In the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" starring Harrison Ford, there are two separate instances where Arab workers are singing or chanting while working. The first time happens when Indy and Sallah go to the map room and the second and better to hear is at night while they are digging for the Well of Souls. Both times the singing is the same. What do the words mean in English?

147638. What does the 'truce of the bear' mean in Kipling's poem of the same name?

147645. What is a Tuley tube?

147669. What is the shortest highway in the US?

147724. What was the first song to be recorded on 16-track equipment?

147734. In test cricket, has any batsman scored a century without scoring any boundaries in that total?

147741. Who was the actress who played Agatha in several episodes of Magnum (the Tom Selleck version)?

147745. Gullan, Haelga, and Juno are the only source for what?

147789. Is J. Crew a real person?

147828. How many Dalmatians were used in the filming of the movie 101 Dalmatians?

147844. Who has the worst match bowling figures in test cricket history?

147845. What model of guitar was used by Jay Graydon for his solo on the song "Peg" by Steely Dan?

147868. What's the difference between a keyboardist and a keyboarder?

147884. Was the same piano used to record "Hey Jude" and "Bohemian Rhapsody?"

147896. Referring to a Gene Vincent song, what does "Well, she's the girl in the red blue jeans" mean?

147899. The Hutchinson's warehouse site near Charleston in South Carolina was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 in commemoration of what incident in 1739?

147933. In January 1878, George Willard Croy became the first person to do what?

147959. What is the length of the US coastline from northern Washington State to the south end of California (in miles)?

147968. When did the Beatles officially break up?

147978. In FIFA international football or soccer, is the manager or head coach the only one allowed in coaches box or can any member of staff be in there during game?

148034. What's an armor bearer?

148044. What is a "repeated touch" in teqball?

148060. Which papal bull of 1537 prohibited the enslavement of Native Americans and all other people?

148106. What is the hottest temperature ever?

148137. How do you differentiate disinformation and misinformation?

148139. Which is a shorter distance: Seattle, Wash. to Miami, Fla. or Orono, Maine to San Ysidro, California?

148140. Who manufactures the brown FedEx trucks ?

148141. What is the difference between ultraviolet light and ordinary light?

148144. When and where was the first book of on modern food preservation methods written?

148145. Saskatoon is a fruit. Saskatoon is also a city! What is the relationship between them? Is the origin of saskatoon fruit in Saskatoon city?

148146. What is the derivation of the word "toetw", which is used in crossword puzzles to mean "a lightly scented perfume"?

148150. With almost 2 million bottles, in which European country is the world's largest wine collection located?

148151. Was Birmingham, Alabama named after an English city also called Birmingham?

148153. First Mate Owen Chase and the cabin boy Thomas Nickerson were contemporary witnesses of which maritime incident?

148155. "I've Got My Own Album To Do" by Ron Wood was released in 1974. On the cover, why is his named spelled Woods with the 's' crossed out?

148156. The most expensive bicycle ever sold made use of wings from what creatures?

148157. Is San Marino a city or nation?

148159. Which river has the most tributaries?

148160. Is the bottom of a pyramid one of the faces of a pyramid?

148161. Who is the most popular female German writer based on the number of copies sold? (She wrote exclusively romantic novels)

148163. Which animal was named for the dragon from J.R.R. Named Tolkien's "The Hobbit"?

148165. In which non-U.S. city do most Americans live?

148168. In 1854, which physician first used chloroform during a surgery in Texas?

148169. In WW II era submarines how did the attack periscope differ from the regular periscope?

148171. Back during the video rental store heyday, there was a television commercial that started off with two or three American men watching a video in a rental store. The voiceover said, "Why are foreign films..." and a woman on the video the men were watching said (in French, I think), "Oh, Robert, why did you run away and leave me with the sad clown of life?" and the camera panned over to a clown making faces at the camera, as the voiceover cut in again with, "so foreign?" Then there was the intermission in which the product being hawked was featured, then it cut back to the guys bouncing on a couch as a giant explosion showed on their TV, while a couple of women sitting on the ends of the couch rolled their eyes and looked bored. Now the trivia question: what was the product being hawked?

148172. The vulture-like profile is the reason behind the alternative common name for which parrot, endemic in Papua New Guinea?

148173. A synonym for 'basketball player' is 'cager'. What is the origin of that meaning?

148174. In 1970, what smashed Walter Umenhofer's 1969 Oldsmobile in Florence, Oregon?

148175. After the conquest of the Aztec empire, which woman, who accompanied Hernan Cortez and his troops as nurse, was granted the title of "Honorary Doctor" by the Spanish crown, a profession reserved only for men at the time?

148176. Who was the first pope of German lineage?

148177. Who is Ella Slack?

148178. Who was Friar Giordano da Pisa ?

148179. What contribution to medical science did Peter Chamberlain, the elder, and Peter Chamberlain, the younger, make ?

148180. Which company invented the AA and AAA batteries ?

148181. Who wrote these lyrics: Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,/For strip-mined mountain's majesty, above the asphalt plain?"

148182. In what U.S. state do you find the town called Canada and how did the community get its name?

148183. Which company produces the new Panter (not Panther) military vehicle ?

148184. In 1908, Robert Falcon Scott became the youngest battleship commander of his time, when he was given command of which pre dreadnought ?

148186. When the Jews were taken into captivity and taken to Babylon, how were the thousands of people fed along the way? Was it a death march or was it an organized affair in which people were allowed to stop at various points along the way and hunt for food?

148187. West Woodburn, a village in north-western Northumberland,was the birthplace of which famous animal?

148188. What is the title of a classic psychological crime story by Jagannath Dikshit (1833-1906) Indian (Maratha) writer, first serialized in a periodical entitled "Sarasvati", in 1896?

148189. What is the word origin of the term Lagerpeton?

148190. How long has Eswatini been a nation?

148194. Which nobleman interrupted the ranks of the German kings of his country in 1002, when he was crowned king of Italy in Pavia?

148198. What is the name of the male gesture in which you touch your forehead, your lips and your heart as you bow when introduced and the reverse when you leave ?

148200. In the United States, there are two towns called Toronto. In which states do you find Toronto?

148201. What makes a novel a 'potboiler'?

148202. Which present day city in Algeria, founded by the Roman emperor Trajan around CE 100, was named in commemoration of his family members - mother Marcia, eldest sister Ulpia Marciana, and father Marcus Ulpius Traianus?

148203. What is the closest distance Jupiter comes to Saturn?

148204. How low (high) do US military jets fly over professional and collegiate sports events?

148205. What is the name of the rigger who was 200 feet up a light standard at Candlestick Park when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989?

148206. Which country hosts the largest population of raccoons outside of North America?

148208. Why is bust named thus?

148209. Was England the first country to designate a Poet Laureate?

148210. What is the 'stated' purpose of designating an official language for a country?

148212. After the reign of James VI (1567-1625), who held the second longest reign of a Scottish king with 49 years ?

148214. What was the real name of Jeremy Nobody, who purloined the dead body of musician Gram Parsons and took it to the desert for an ignoble cremation?

148217. Who starred in Lars and the Real Girl 2007 -- Ryan Reynolds, Ryan O'Neal, Ryan Gosling or Ryan Seacrest?

148218. James Taylor claimed he met Mark David Chapman 24 hours before Chapman killed John Lennon. Did Chapman confirm this story?

148219. Who was Johnny E. Osuna, as in the memorial park in Peoria, Arizona?

148221. Was Dale Long the last MLB player to play catcher lefthanded?

148222. Has anyone ever played in the NBA and the NFL and MLB?

148223. Has any former NFL player ever become a game official ?

148224. Which U.S. state has the largest amount of people of Irish descent?

148225. Who in 1955 became the first African American woman to appear in Coca-Cola advertisements?

148226. Is there a new type of warship being designed which may eventually replace aircraft carriers?

148227. A kids' toy - with little bricks and 'mortar', and as I remember it, ground plans and elevations too. Anyone know what it was called? Not Bayko - that was plastic and didn't need mortar.

148228. Why did Chinese miners always build round shafts in search of mineral resources?

148229. Was Spain truly neutral during World War II?

148231. Which of the World Series were more than seven games?

148232. Who was the second woman executed by the United States federal government? Mary Surratt was the first, and Bonnie Heady was the third. Who was the second?

148234. In August 2013, which American tribal casino overtook the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut to become the largest casino in the United States at that time?

148235. What natural feature in Harney County, Oregon attracts women to drive very fast?

148236. Which British singer became an internet meme when his song started being used as a bait-and-switch?

148238. What is the origin of the "slave" in Great Slave Lake, located in northern Canada?

148240. What is an "exclave"?

148241. Why is it that the cornea of the eye has no capillaries?

148242. Did Jason and the Argonauts ever find the Golden Fleece, and if so, what happened to it?

148243. Which Italian engineer is usually credited as the inventor of the radio?

148244. What is the origin of the phrase 'waiting for the other shoe to drop'?

148245. What river originates 150 miles from the ocean then flows for 2,600 miles before entering the ocean?

148246. What is "terra nullius"?

148247. What country administrates Bir Tawil?

148248. What are the Dade Pyramids?

148249. In 1618, which leader of escaped slaves gained the founding of a free village and freedom for his band of maroons, recorded as the first free Black autonomous region in the Americas, in the present day Mexican state of Veracruz?

148250. Which 1879 painting by Elizabeth Thompson shows the arrival of William Brydon in Jalalabad as allegedly the only survivor at the end of the long retreat from Kabul in 1842?

148251. Twelve counties in the U.S. are named after which politician and lawyer known as the "Little Giant?"

148252. What is kinderschema?

148253. How many self-portraits did Frida Kahlo paint?

148255. The Armenian Johannes Diodato became known in the 17th century for the opening of which business?

148257. Is author Ken Kesey's ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest") bus Furthur still roadworthy?

148258. The mascot of which National Hockey League team is named after Spartacus, one of the leaders of a slave uprising against the Roman Republic ?

148259. What is the largest island off the east coast of Scotland?

148260. Which given name is usually either Welsh or Arabic, with those two versions of the name identically spelt but unrelated?

148261. The Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyya became the capital of which short-lived unrecognized state in 1922?

148262. I remember a comic book from the early 1950s. The main character was a girl who would take a pill to reduce her size and then go on adventures with a mouse as her companion. What is the name of the comic book?

148264. What unique achievement in the history of professional baseball did Ron Necciai do in 1952?

148265. What is the name of the soldier who guided both the president and the vice president during the inauguration of Joe Biden after the signing ceremony was over? He also guided the president at the Arlington ceremony.

148266. I saw Linda Ronstadt in concert at the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, NC during the summer of either 1975 or 1976. I am trying to find out the exact date of the concert but I can't find anything online to support that she even did a concert there during that period. The Bellamy Brothers were supposed to be the warmup act but for some reason they did not show. Andrew Gold, who was part of her band, ended up being the opening act for the concert. Does anyone know the date for this concert (which was fantastic and one of the best performances I have ever seen)?

148267. How did the city of Chattanooga, Tennessee get its name?

148268. The name of which US state could come from a Plains Apache word that means their main enemy, the Comanches, just an alternative explanation of some etymologies?

148269. What is the story behind the "battle" in the Battle River which flows in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan?

148271. When did homes in the United States first have running hot water?

148272. Where is the only memorial to a British king on German soil?

148273. In Canada and the USA how many species of snakes are slightly venomous like the night snake, but not enough to pose any threat to humans?

148274. In 1957,which was the first US television show to feature a female police officer, and in fact the first built around a female protagonist?

148275. Did East Timor have any involvement in World War II?

148278. In 1979, which feature film was the first to be shot entirely in the Irish language?

148279. In 1899, which city became the first capital of the first Philippine Republic, a nascent revolutionary government in the archipelago?

148280. Which Indorock quartet appeared in the 1959 West German film "Paprika"?

148282. What did the ancient Egyptians call Sirius, the Dog Star?

148283. Which is the only march written by American composer John Philip Sousa for a British Army regiment?

148285. What very small country has the highest rate of diabetes in the world?

148286. How did the neighborhood of Ozone Park in New York City borough of Queens get its name?

148287. What do the military forces of Canada and Denmark do to assert their national sovereignty during the ongoing dispute over the possession of Hans Island?

148288. During a baseball game played in August 1960 a flyball was hit at 4:00 PM, Wednesday and it wasn't caught until 4:00 PM on the following Thursday. What's that all about?

148289. Which convict was probably the first white person in Australia to be executed in 1820 for murdering an Aborigine?

148290. Is there a reason why Americans usually place the word "river" following the name of a waterway, for example, the Ohio River or Rio Grande River, while the British often place the word river first, as in the River Thames or River Ouse?

148291. Who was the first Native American to fly in space?

148292. What is the longest river in Gambia and what is its width near the seashore?

148293. Which was the seventh largest army in the Anti-Hitler Coalition in Europe during World War II (Soviet, USA, UK, French, Yugoslav, Polish, Australian, Canadian etc.)?

148294. "At certain times the water in the Reversing Falls of St. John actually flows upstream or 'up the falls." What is meant by the above statement?

148296. The opening guitar riff of "Venus" by Shocking Blue was taken from which song by The Who?

148297. What song recorded by Roy Orbison and Van Halen has played more than six million times on the radio?

148299. What Brian Wilson/Mike Love song was recorded by Alvin and The Chipmunks on the album Chipmunks a Go-Go in 1965?

148300. The sinking of which vessel in 1873 was the greatest disaster for the White Star Line prior to the loss of Titanic in April 1912?

148301. What is the reason for giving the name ''Egypt'' to Egypt?

148302. What's the highest altitude anyone has flown in a biplane?

148303. Has there ever existed a biplane fitted with a jet engine?

148304. Which two incumbent heads of state in the Arab world claim to be descended directly from the Prophet Muhammad?

148305. What countries in Africa were occupied (or controlled) by Germany?

148308. What is the African country founded by black American slaves called?

148309. How did Tycho Brahe's pet moose die?

148310. Are there any species of oaks that produce acorns which are edible to humans, perhaps with some processing?

148311. There are four types of teas: white, green, black, oolong (blue). In what way are they different?

148313. When I was a kid growing up in the 50s and 60s, there were a lot of western series on TV but not anymore. What was the last western series on any of the Big Three U.S. networks?

148314. How did Two Egg, Florida get its name?

148315. The German market town Buttenheim was the birthplace of which American businessman?

148316. What did WW II tracer bullets look like compared to regular bullets if you were holding them in your hand?

148317. How did WW II era tracer bullets light up?

148318. Besides great apes including humans, which can be taught, what is the only mammal which cannot instinctively swim?

148320. March 1st is a public holiday in Ethiopia in commemoration of which event in 1896?

148321. Though a few hundred of these decorations were minted, which valor award in a time of war of the German Democratic Republic was never awarded as the country was never in a state of war?

148322. "I've often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to go swimming." is attributed to Jimmy Carter. When and where did he say this?

148323. Which German ocean liner, in 1913 the largest passenger ship in the world by gross tonnage, was renamed after the wife of Richard the Lionheart in 1921?

148326. In international cricket, which bowler has, or has had, the fastest run in to bowl?

148327. Who introduced Pigmeat Markham's catchphrase "Here comes the judge" to Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in?

148328. What is an eggcorn?

148329. What was the last television series originating from the Dumont Television Network to air new episodes? (This might be a program that switched from Dumont to another network.)

148330. September of 1752 was a sad month for much of civilization. The harvests in the month were about half of those of previous years. Birth rates and marriages rates also plummeted and commerce percentages fell. The snows of winter came earlier by calendar date. What could have happened to cause this calamity?

148331. How did Hell, Michigan get its name?

148332. Which Central Asian capital is supposedly named after the paddle that is used to stir up the fermenting milk from which the Kumis drink is made?

148340. Who was the first astronaut to play a musical instrument in space? ("Jingle Bells" on a harmonica, 1965)

148341. Tennis: What was the Mother's Day Massacre?

148343. What is the fastest marine mammal?

148345. Which heir to the throne of the French kingdom was the last to hold the traditional title of Dauphin?

148346. In 1916, who became the first female head of an internationally recognized African country?

148348. Why does Shula's Special Steak Sauce have "No. 347" on the label?

148349. Who is on the South African rand notes?

148350. Does the term "procreation" refer to plants as well as animals?

148351. Which 2019 movie tells the story of the aid operation of which large-hearted nurse for the rescue of more than 10,000 children from concentration camps of the Ustasha regime of Croatia during WWII?

148352. How many US citizens carry a smart phone?

148353. What Kipling poem has the line "Romance brought up the 9:15"?

148354. What happened during the night of October 30th, 1938 in the town of Concrete, Washington?

148358. Where is the highest temperature ever recorded in a country which has won gold at the Winter Olympics?

148360. How many of the world's population have written a published novel?

148362. In the 17th century which duchy was the smallest European country that had colonies in America and Africa?

148363. How did Mike Beuttler make history in Formula One?

148364. Is the water in the Suez canal stagnant or running?

148365. Who was the first player of Asian descent to play in the NHL?

148367. What is significant about Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville's recording of the song "Au clair de la lune" in 1860?

148369. Who won the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix in 2018?

148370. Who invented the world's first power tool?

148371. Where was the 1951 western "Rawhide" shot?

148372. Who has won the most World Series in the history of baseball?

148373. In 1902, the pioneering record producer and music engineer Fred Gaisberg made a set of recordings with Alessandro Moreschi, one of the Sistine Chapel choir's senior soloists. What was unique about the recordings?

148374. Who wrote the national anthem of Argentina?

148375. At the United States Military Academy at West Point, who or what is the Master of the Sword?

148376. Several years ago, did the manager of the Tampa Bay Rays set the batting order based on a phone number used in a Tommy Tutone song?

148377. Who were the only three lieutenant generals in the Confederacy during the American Civil War who did not graduate from West Point?

148378. Where was the 2020 film "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" shot?

148379. Who to date is the only actor/actress appearing in the Twilight Saga movies to win an academy award?

148380. In which 1913 silent movie did Sarah Bernhardt play the role of a famous French actress, remembered for her romance with Maurice de Saxe and for her mysterious death?

148383. In what country is the port city of Al Hudaydah located?

148385. How many passwords does the average American have?

148387. What was the first known use of the phrase "It's curtains", commonly heard in gangster movies of the 1920s and 30s?

148388. What is the most commonly used PIN number in the world?

148390. If all the wealth in the world was divided equally how much would each person in the world be worth?

148391. Whose silver cup, which he received as a prize for winning the first modern-day Olympic marathon, was auctioned off by his grandson at Christie's in London in 2012 and sold for £ 541,250?

148393. In American football, who pays the expenses for a college's "Pro Day"?

148394. How much does Apple pay for having their logo on computers shown in TV shows?

148395. Is there a maximum that an NFL agent is allowed to charge?

148396. Which is the only ghost town that is the capital of a political territory?

148397. "Es mejor morir de pie que vivir toda una vida de rodillas!" (Better to die upright than live on your knees for a lifetime!) is a quote of which famous revolutionary?

148398. The happy hour menu at Clyde's Restaurant in Georgetown (D.C.) brought about what hit song in the USA?

148399. Is there a generally accepted family name for dragons, wyverns, wyrms, drakes, etc.?

148401. If Queen Elizabeth lives to be 100 years old (like her mother), who will write the congratulatory letter that she would normally write to anyone else who reached their centenary?

148402. Who said the following (or something like it): "A trial is just a contest to see which side has the better lawyer"?

148403. Can a fish see one object with two eyes?

148404. A few years ago there was a car on the market that only had a single door for the rear passengers. This single door was behind the driver which in most cases required the rear passengers to exit into the traffic lane rather than the sidewalk. What was this vehicle?

148406. The lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in 1930 was the inspiration for which song?

148407. What ancient city was Memphis, Tennessee named after?

148408. In 1962 who became the first African-American actor to be hired for a contract role on a soap opera?

148409. The name of which place, the easternmost settlement in Western Australia, comes from an Aboriginal word that describes the beginning of the course of the planet Venus?

148410. How does the strength of an adult male chimpanzee compare with the strength of an adult male human?

148411. Quanah Parker, son of the Kwahadi Comanche chief Nokoni and Cynthia Ann Parker, a kidnapped American girl who was assimilated into the tribe, had two siblings whose names were what?

148412. How many towns in Mexico are named Agua Amarilla?

148413. After Goering fell out of Hitler's favor, Hitler made which general the commander of the German Air Force, the last German field marshal in history?

148414. What is the safest color for an automobile?

148415. Constructed in 1725, which is the oldest courthouse building in continuous use in the USA?

148416. Who, while sipping champagne on his deathbed said "Alas, I'm dying beyond my means"?

148418. From 1938 to1945, with 900 officials from the criminal police and members of the SS, which former hotel was the largest office of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany?

148419. I know "-oid" means "in the form of", but what does the "ol-" in oloid mean?

148420. Which Spanish explorer and author of "Naufragios", one of four survivors of the 1527 Narvaez expedition, continued to be a strong advocate for the rights of Native American Indians throughout his lifetime?

148421. What is the Bergensbanen?

148422. Who was the first woman to serve as prime minister of an African country?

148424. During the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, who became the first woman in the world to swim the Butterfly stroke in an official competition?

148425. Happening in the summer of 1627, what was the only war-like attack on Iceland that resulted in casualties?

148426. What was the first unmanned aircraft to be catapulted from an aircraft carrier?

148429. "Dust, worms and ashes now ..... my name, wisdom that I have always loved, Pray, reader, for my soul " is the epigraph on the tombstone of which person, the most influential teacher and scholar at the court of Emperor Charlemagne?

148430. What is incubus?

148432. Becoming the first female surgeon in the Union Army, which woman was the only one to receive the Medal of Honor, the highest and most prestigious military award of the US government?

148433. What links the US states of Idaho, Maine, Michigan and Vermont and not the other 46 ?

148434. What Minecraft mob is the most dangerous?

148437. Who is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles?

148443. Which former NFL quarterback had elbow surgery under the pseudonym Tom Brady in 1983?

148444. What is Bob "Rosebud" Butt's gift to the world?

148445. According to an ancient Greek legend, who was the first vampire to appear in history?

148446. In 216 BC Carthaginians, led by Hannibal, annihilated a larger Roman army in the battle of Cannae, but whose armed forces fought on the same battlefield in the year of 1018?

148447. Who holds the world record for longest distance swum in 24 hours?

148451. What is an AAPI voter (USA)?

148452. In 1891, a young Japanese woman cut her throat with a razor in front of the Kyoto Prefectural Office to publicly show remorse after whose failed assassination attempt?

148453. Of all the pairs of countries which share a border with the same country, which are furthest apart?

148454. What is the minimum number of sea crossings or aeroplane flights required to visit all the countries (UN sovereign nations) of the world?

148455. In early May 2021, Belgium became a little bit bigger and France a little bit smaller. What happened?

148456. What is the difference between macumba and candomble?

148457. Discovered in 1939, which figurine carved from a mammoth tusk is the oldest-known animal-shaped sculpture in the world?

148458. Is it possible to calculate how much fluid a crisp packet (potato chip packet for US readers) can hold without actually filling it?

148459. Where in the world would I go if I wanted to hear the greatest number of bird species making up a dawn chorus?

148461. In which race of the early modern Olympics did the surnames of those who came second and third suggest they were more likely winners?

148462. In 1965 Roger Altounyan discovered an alternative treatment for asthmatics. What is the name of the new medication and which advantage did it have over the common treatments of the time?

148463. Who are currently the two remaining living heads of state from the time of World War II ?

148465. Who wrote a book on music which extends to over two thousand pages, but is best known for an alphabet and a complete set of digits which took 24 years to collect and was completed in 1975?

148466. What are the only two cities/villages in the world to be called Gothenburg, and what is the relation between them?

148467. In 1860, which French adventurer declared himself ruler of a kingdom in the Chilean-Argentine border area, which at that time was the territory of the still independent Mapuche Indians?

148469. How did the band "Everything But the Girl" get their name?

148470. Why is vul. Krupskoy in Pereiaslav, Ukraine, now called Viktora Avramenka St?

148471. During the reign of Henry IV of England, he was visited by which emperor in 1400-1401, the only one of this empire to ever visit England?

148472. In 1879, professional baseball pitcher Will White set records for most complete games (75), most innings pitched (680) and most batters faced (2,906). These seasonal records still stand today. White was the first major league baseball player to wear what on the field?

148473. Who is the only MLB player to have the initials UUU?

148474. Which British singer had been in two successful groups before the age of 30, but made his solo debut with a translated version of a song which had been a US easy listening hit for Vera Lynn?

148475. Father and son of what family served as Secretary of War under the Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Theodore Roosevelt?

148476. What is the name of the twenty-two-year-old jockey who rode Sweet Kiss to win a steeplechase yet died in the saddle before the finish in 1923?

148478. Why was Arthur John Priest known as "the unsinkable stoker?"

148480. What is the difference between granola and muesli?

148481. Who won the Formula One Italian Grand Prix in 2020, and what team did they drive for?

148482. In 1935, the Nazis condemned him as a symbol of Catholic tyranny and raised a statue to his victims, but in 1942 they celebrated a multicentenary of his birth as an example of Germanic superiority. Which historical figure?

148483. In 1989, Cher peaked at #3 with If "I Could Turn Back Time" and Warrant hit #2 with "Heaven" on the Billboard Hot 100. Both tracks fell short of #1 thanks to which smash hit by the controversial duo Milli Vanilli?

148486. What 1637 literary work, written by the founder of the Merrymount colony in present-day Massachusetts, was likely the first book that was explicitly banned in what is now the United States?

148487. Bde Maka Ska is the largest lake in which U.S. city?

148488. Who were Spider-Man's parents?

148489. Did Graham Greene get the title "The Ministry of Fear" from a William Wordsworth poem?

148490. Which German right wing extremist is generally attributed with the invention of the brown uniforms of the NSDAP after surplus tropical khaki shirts, which were actually made for the officers of the German "Schutztruppe" in German East Africa, were bought for early troops of the Sturmabteilung (SA)?

148491. Who served as the president of the Philippines from 1953 until he died in a plane crash in 1957?

148492. In 1765 the captain Duhamel of the Clermont Prince dragoons and his troops were sent on orders from King Louis XV in the Margeride Mountains in the Massif Central, a highland region in the middle of Southern France, to kill which legendary creature?

148493. In May 5 1945, the Itter castle in Tyrol / Austria was the scene of what unusual incident?

148494. How did Ceepeecee, BC, Canada (say it fast three times) get its name?

148495. In the 20th Century, how many vice-presidents of the USA (for whatever reason) made the jump to president? Who were they?

148498. As I write listening to a piece of music for piano left hand and cello (presumably both hands...), I wonder if there are any pieces of music available for stringed instruments outside the piano harpsichord harp and lyre group, that are written for left hand only. Or are these not possible, perhaps?

148499. After manufacturing of whisky in Wales declined during the nineteenth century, which became the first Welsh whisky to be manufactured for over a century when sales started in 2004?

148500. In 1910 which US senator from Louisiana introduced a bill to import which African animal to solve two problems at once: the meat shortage in the United States and the invasive plant species water hyacinths that plagued Louisiana's waterways?

148501. Which 1934 Walt Disney cartoon features the debut of Donald Duck?

148502. Who was the first US President to be photographed?

148503. Which one-day racing bike race is held annually in Pescara, Italy in memory of a socialist politician who was murdered in 1924?

148504. How far back does the nursery song "One Finger One Thumb Keep Moving" go and do we know who wrote it?

148505. What was the first feature film that was shot on Alcatraz Island after the federal prison was closed in 1963?

148508. What did Alastair Hanton invent in 1964 that changed forever the way many of us pay our bills?

148509. In 1962, it took Barrie Devenport 11 hours and 20 minutes to become the first person to do what?

148511. Halunder is a spoken dialect in which part of Germany?

148513. The Philippine mouse deer, endemic to the Balabac Islands, is a sacred animal in the culture of which indigenous people?

148514. What does the cheery Irish word "fáilte" mean?

148515. In 1942, who became the first Soviet citizen (a famous female Red Army sniper) to be received by a US President in the White House?

148516. More than 150 years ago Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès invented what product that many of us use today?

148517. Is it true the Azores have never experienced snow or frost?

148518. What was the Eötvös experiment?

148519. What, according to the Book of Revelation, is the "number of the Beast"?

148521. What are the origins of the Scottish term "hibsed it"?

148522. In 1991, who became the first mainland African head of state to allow free multiparty elections and to peacefully relinquish power when he lost?

148524. In 1772 which enslaved African became known by a lawsuit in the King's Bench Court in England demanding his freedom?

148525. What is a short snorter?

148526. During the War of 1812, who was the the first graduate of West Point to be killed in combat?

148527. What is a gonydeal angle ?

148528. Is diamond fireproof?

148529. Along with Moscow, which was the only capital of a World War II combatant nation that was not occupied in continental Europe?

148530. In test cricket, how many players have opened both batting and bowling?

148531. What was the largest sea evacuation?

148532. In motorsport, what does a red flag represent?

148533. In the sport of tennis you often hear the term "open era". How exactly were Grand Slam tournaments different before that?

148534. Who was the first NBA player to score 60 points in a game?

148535. In 1587 which German printer immortalized the unusual event of a tornado over the city of Augsburg on a pamphlet and thus brought out the oldest known depiction of this violent weather phenomena?

148536. In what small Asian country is the Royal Regalia Museum located?

148537. Was "All Quiet on the Western Front" one of the books that Hitler burned?

148539. What is the main religion of Haiti?

148540. How many total (named) characters die in Brian Jacques' Redwall series?

148542. Who was the first US Army soldier to be awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War?

148543. How many Canadian troops participated during the allied intervention in the Russian civil war, 1918 - 1920?

148544. How many different stamps have been issued by China, that are carved out of shell?

148545. What is the Treaty of Manila?

148546. American football: in what year was the value of a touchdown increased from five points to six points?

148547. How many Canadians are believed to have participated during the Vietnam War?

148550. Shot in 1914, which was the first feature-length film made in British Columbia and whose cast was composed entirely of Native North Americans?

148552. Which was the last soccer team to be champions of the top division in the Netherlands who did NOT wear red and white as their first choice colours?

148553. How many men received the Medal of Honor for Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party"" at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863? [U.S. Civil War]

148554. Who is the only driver to posthumously win the Formula One World Championship?

148555. Who is the only Indian recipient of Pakistan's highest civilian award?

148556. What is a bioswale?

148558. What is the Gruen effect?

148559. What is the connection between The Rolling Stones and the Hindu goddess Kali?

148561. Who was the wife of two English kings, the stepmother of two English kings, and the birth mother of two English kings?

148562. What is a barangay, and what country are they found in?

148564. With 70 miles from the coast, which village in Derbyshire is the farthest place in the United Kingdom from coastal waters?

148565. Who was Sgt. Henry Nicholas Gunther?

148566. There are eleven official languages of South Africa, but which other African country has sixteen of them?

148567. Which movie sequel was better received than its initial version? Please use inflation-adjusted box office figures.

148568. Of all the contestants that completed the full twenty one days in the TV reality show "Naked and Afraid" who lost the smallest percentage of body weight?

148569. After the 1925 serum run to Nome, Norwegian musher Gunnar Kaasen and his lead dog Balto became media celebrities, but which musher covered the most hazardous stretch of the route, carrying the serum the longest distance of any teams?

148570. Which small country named its developed vaccine against COVID-19 after a poem of its national hero?

148571. Poland is a European country but also the name of a district in which Asian nation?

148572. What is a baby porcupine called?

148574. What was the last Canadian province or territory to implement smoking bans in public spaces or locations?

148575. When and where was the legendary Brazilian soccer player Pelé born?

148576. When a star goes supernova, what exactly happens to all the planets in that system?

148578. How many film directors have directed a remake, not a sequel but a remake, of a film they had directed earlier in their career?

148579. Who is playing banjo on the Eagles song "Take It Easy"?

148580. What is the heaviest object on display at the Smithsonian?

148581. Which became Britain's first artificially lighted roadway, installed in the late 17th and early 18th centuries as precaution against highwaymen?

148584. Which European municipality with fewer than 4000 inhabitants is Honolulu's smallest twin town?

148585. How many concerts did Jimi Hendrix open for the Monkees?

148586. Do all known snakebite toxins have a comparable antidote?

148587. Henry Schoolcraft is considered to be the discoverer of the source of the Mississippi River, but which Native American guide, who had long known the place, led him to Lake Itasca?

148588. What is the origin of the phrase 'from the get-go'?

148589. To date, what are the only three "filly" horses to ever win the Kentucky Derby?

148590. Who are the Canonical Five?

148592. In terms of a submarine, what does it mean to have all tubes ready "in all aspects?"

148593. Which ship, part of a Spanish fleet to colonize the Spice Islands in the East Indies, reached the Pacific coast of Mexico in July 1526, achieving the first navigation from Europe to the western coast of North America?

148594. What was the subject matter of episode 1839 ("Farewell, Mr. Hooper") on the long running television show "Sesame Street"?

148595. What are the real names of two different women known as "Rose" who were awarded the Croix de Guerre for their actions in WWII?

148598. Do they still play croquet at the 'All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club', aka Wimbledon?

148599. Who was the first African American athlete to win an Olympic gold medal?

148601. Does the instrumental music played during the opening credits of "Here Come The Brides" TV series (U.S. ABC/ 1968-69) have a name?

148602. What was the Orteig Prize?

148603. In which part of their empire did the Romans mine the most gold?

148604. What was the first nation from the African continent to ever participate at an Olympic Games?

148605. Which Russian city, captured in 1941 during World War II, was renamed Antonescu in honor of Romania's wartime dictator?

148606. In which Arkansas city is the World's Championship Duck Calling Contest held?

148607. What was the first state created from the Louisiana Purchase?

148609. New Zealand has more species of what than anywhere else in the world?

148610. What Major League Baseball player has hit 100 home runs for the most teams?

148611. What is the most 2-for-1 stocks splits by a company currently or previously listed with the Dow Jones Industrial Average?

148612. In Spain what is las doce uvas de la suerte?

148613. We have blueberries and blackberries, so why are red berries called raspberries?

148614. What is a portmanteau word for a chemical spill?

148619. What does "gol olimpico" mean in soccer/football?

148620. Which Medal of Honor (U.S.) recipient was the first person awarded a scholarship by the University of Wisconsin–Madison ?

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