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

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

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

Who captained Jules Verne's submarine the Nautilus?

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

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

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

This pokémon begins as a bellsprout.

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

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

Calcium belongs to what chemical family?

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

Which of these is not a Gas Giant?

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

What letter represents the number 50 in Roman numerals?

Who was Henry VIll's first wife?

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

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

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

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

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

What is the name of this 1948 Andrew Wyeth painting?

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

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

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

How many states border Erie Lake?

Who painted this?

Which Shakespeare play features Shylock?

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

Which country has a capital of Nairobi?

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

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

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

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

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

Which of these islands is farthest north?

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

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

Solve for x in the picture

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

What country's flag is shown here?

The creation of eukaryotes involved which of the following processes?

What is the largest moon of Saturn called?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is the name of the landform shown here?

Which of these temperatures are the warmest?

Ascorbic acid is a form of which essential vitamin?

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

Which of these was NOT written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky?

Bannock, Chapati and Pumpernickel are types of what?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This conquistador captured Tenochtitlan and rebuilt it as Mexico City.

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

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

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

What artist painted "The Kiss"?

What is the title of this Rembrandt painting?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who painted this?

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

How many times has Canada hosted the Summer Olympics?

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

This anthropologist studied chimpanzee society in Tanzania.

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

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

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