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Which instrument in a full orchestra gives the tuning A to the rest of the musicians?

If you were painting with tempera, what would you be using to bind together color pigments?

A bag contains 10 blue marbles, 6 green, and 4 yellow, What is P(blue) marble is drawn?

In the Harry Potter series, what spell takes away your memory?

Name the world famous gardens situated ten miles outside of London, close to the River Thames

Which one of the following people did not get his head chopped off?

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

Who was the U.S. Secretary of State when Alaska was purchased?

Which of these lines is from Margaret Mitchell's Gone With the Wind?

What board game would a candlestick, lead pipe and revolver be found in?

Which U.S. President signed the bill limiting the driving speed to 55mph to conserve fuel?

This Colombian author's novels include 100 Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera.

The diameter of the Earth is closest to which of these?

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

In Zoolander, the main character is brainwashed to kill the Prime Minister of what country?

Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell in 1877?

Solve for x in the picture

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

What country's flag is shown here?

Plant tissue that transports water and soluble nutrients from roots to leaves.

Who painted this?

Which name won The Natural Environment Research Council's 2016 research vessel naming contest?

Which of these rivers was the main route for the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Solve for the speed limit as shown in this picture: 2x=(360÷4)

Who is the author of Rikki Tikki Tavi, about a valiant young mongoose?

What is the painting 'La Gioconda' more usually known as?

Which of these islands is farthest north?

Following a failed 2016 coup in his country, Recep Erdogan remained President of what country?

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

What state contains Bryce Canyon and Zion National Parks, and is nicknamed The Beehive State?

Which king died childless in 1066 which lead to the Norman Conquest?

In Friends, what is Phoebe's twin sister's name?

In October, S. Korean Samsung stopped production of their Note 7 phones after what happened?

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

What is the name of the landform shown here?

This Hindu god of rain, thunder, and war defeated a dragon who had stolen the world's water.

What paper does Spider-Man take pictures for in his other identity?

John Glenn passed away at age 95. Which of these did he NOT do?

Who was President of the U.S. immediately before Abraham Lincoln?

Which of these is the cyclops son of Poseidon and Thoosa?

The type of electron configuration diagram shown here is named for this electron physicist.

What Star Wars movie do Ewoks make their first appearance in?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

Which of these is NOT one of the 3 bones found in the ear?

Who hosted the first women's rights conference in Seneca Falls, NY in 1848?

What color jersey is worn by the winners of each stage of the Tour de France?

Which of these is NOT one of the famed literary Brontë sisters?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

Who discovered the proton during his famous "Gold Foil" experiment?

In Roman mythology, who was the goddess of sorcery, witchcraft, and crossroads?

Whose 1911 Antarctic expedition was the 1st to reach the South pole?

Which pop star was born in Gary, Indiana on August 29th, 1958?

Angel Falls, the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall is in which country?

The Iditarod celebrates the 1925 delivery of diptheria meds to Nome, AK by this dog's sled team

Who painted this?

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

If you're at the Gabba watching Michael Clarke in the slips, what sport would you be watching?

Originally developed in the 15th century, what does an anemometer measure?

How old was Joan of Arc when she was burnt at the stake?

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

Who became the 1st woman to lead an Islamic nation when she became Prime Minister of Pakistan?

The original statue of this actress in her hometown of Celoron, NY was so ugly it was remade.

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

If sin(30) = .5, what is cos(60)?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

What is the name of the muscle found at the top of the arm and shoulder?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

How many states border Erie Lake?

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

This American composer created the opera Porgy and Bess and Rhapsody in Blue

Which Civil War battle saw more than 12,000 Union & 10,000 Confederate soldiers die in 1 day?

Which of these was a classic tv show starring a talking horse?

In 1612 who became the first person to observe the planet Neptune?

What is the car's parking spot number in this image?

Which of these would not be classified as a dystopian novel?

What is the dot over the letter "i" and "j" called?

Which is the heaviest of the following elements from the periodic table?

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

What was the name of the ship on which Charles Darwin crossed the Atlantic Ocean?

Which TV character was 1st played by William Hartnell in 1963 & most recently by Peter Capaldi?

If you suffer from alopecia, it means that you are...

This battle bet. the British & the combined French and Spanish Navies occurred on Oct 21, 1805:

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

Which Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is set in Nazi occupied Austria?

Picasso's cubist mural "Guernica" depicts a 1937 bombing during what country's civil war?