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

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Aug 09 21 by pehinhota

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

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Aug 08 21 by apathy100

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

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Aug 08 21 by pehinhota

What was the Orteig Prize?

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Aug 04 21 by serpa

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

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Aug 03 21 by BAMBOOMANIA

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

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Aug 02 21 by pehinhota

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

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Jul 31 21 by ozzz2002

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

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Jul 30 21 by serpa

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

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Jul 30 21 by apathy100

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?

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Jul 30 21 by pehinhota

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

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Jul 30 21 by shimonbentzvi

Who are the Canonical Five?

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Jul 29 21 by serpa

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

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Jul 29 21 by apathy100

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

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Jul 28 21 by ozzz2002

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?

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Jul 28 21 by pehinhota

Do all known snakebite toxins have a comparable antidote?

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Jul 28 21 by triviadude289

How many concerts did Jimi Hendrix open for the Monkees?

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Jul 28 21 by triviadude289

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

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Jul 27 21 by pehinhota

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

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Jul 25 21 by pehinhota

What is the heaviest object on display at the Smithsonian?

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Jul 23 21 by triviadude289

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

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Jul 23 21 by triviadude289

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

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Jul 22 21 by odo5435

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

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Jul 21 21 by johnnycat777

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

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Jul 21 21 by Thesuperyoshi

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

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Jul 20 21 by apathy100

What is a baby porcupine called?

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Jul 19 21 by serpa

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

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Jul 19 21 by pehinhota

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

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Jul 18 21 by pehinhota

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?

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Jul 17 21 by pehinhota

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?

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Jul 17 21 by unclerick

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

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Jul 16 21 by psnz

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

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Jul 16 21 by pehinhota

Who was Sgt. Henry Nicholas Gunther?

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Jul 15 21 by serpa

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

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Jul 15 21 by pehinhota

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

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Jul 15 21 by Thesuperyoshi

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

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Jul 14 21 by pehinhota

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

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Jul 13 21 by serpa

What is the Gruen effect?

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Jul 13 21 by serpa

What is a bioswale?

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Jul 13 21 by serpa

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

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Jul 13 21 by pehinhota

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