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In 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier helped people go where no one had gone before, when they invented what?

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The capital and largest city of Zaire is which of the following: Harare, Mombasa, or Kinshasa?

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BONUS: Experts predict that by the year 2020 the average lifespan for women in industrialized countries will be how many years? (within 2)

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Which person selected the location which later became the District of Columbia (by act of Congress in 1790)?

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Sea water contains about what percent salt?

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If all the films showing in America attracted one billion attendees in a year, and the US has 270 million inhabitants, then on average, each person went to how many films in that year?

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According to the bible, the final and conclusive battle between good and evil will take place in what place, whose name today symbolizes any great and decisive battle?

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Star Wars was the third film directed by George Lucas. What were the first two?

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Which Asian country is the world's leading grower of poppy flowers, producing more opium than the rest of the world combined?

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One of the world's great rivers rises in the mountains of Tibet and flows southeastward into the South China Sea in Vietnam. What river is it?

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The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the end of what war?

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Most commercial jets take off and land at about the same speed. What is that speed in miles per hour? (margin 20 mph)

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Which 19th century French chemist, who discovered that diseases are caused by microorganisms, is considered the founder of modern microbiology?

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This artist has been called vile, violent, decrepit, insensitive, moronic, homophobic, offensive, and repugnant, but his music work made him one of the stars of the year 2000. Who is he?

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Which British woman wrote and illustrated The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1900?