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In 2018, a painting by what artist was auctioned for $1.4 million and then moments later fed through a shredder at the bottom of its frame? Answer: Banksy
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What two cities have hosted the most editions of the Olympic Games (3 each)? Answer: London and Paris
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What current NBA journeyman is nicknamed “The Mitten”? Answer: Gary Payton II
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How many voting members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives? Answer: 435
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What influential voice actor was known as “the Man of a Thousand Voices”? Answer: Mel Blanc
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“A brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal.” Who played the “brain” in the film quoted here? Answer: Anthony Michael Hall
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What subway line must one take to go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem? Answer: The A Train (fine *technically* the B, C, and D trains all go there too, but they haven't been immortalized in song)
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What is the missing item from this group? Top, bottom, up, down, charm, ___ Answer: Strange (types of quarks)
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Complete the analogy: Italy : Bocce :: France : ___________ Answer: Petanque
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The Football League First Division was disbanded in 1992 when its teams broke away to form what organization? Answer: Premier League
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Robert Ressler of the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit is credited with coining what grim term? Answer: Serial Killer
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What maritime-influenced term refers to a section of a legal statute that prescribes certain conduct deemed not to violate a given rule? Answer: Safe Harbor
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What is the term for a geometric shape that repeats the same basic pattern at various scales (like one of Elsa’s snowflakes)? Answer: Fractal
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Originally a chore for the working classes, knitting became popular as a hobby for the wealthy due to the influence of what royal? Answer: Queen Victoria
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What iconic British dish was actually brought to the U.K. by Spanish and Portuguese Jews in the mid-19th Century? Answer: Fish and Chips
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The “Black Pope” is a nickname referring to the leader of what organization? Answer: Society of Jesus (The Jesuits)
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What pinball term, used today mainly in poker and video games, describes one losing emotional control due to frustration? Answer: Tilt/On Tilt/Tilted
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What is the only US state that borders just one other? Answer: Maine
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What Broadway show inspired by a children’s show beat Wicked to win the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2004? Answer: Avenue Q
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What small dog, found in many colors, is the only breed native to Cuba? Answer: Havanese