Context: John McClane | " Throughout the films, McClane is known for his catchphrase, ""Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker"". He frequently says it to taunt his adversaries, or in the moments before killing them. McClane adopts the phrase in the first film, Die Hard, when villain Hans Gruber calls him a cowboy and asks if he thinks he stands a chance. McClane replies, ""Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker"". At the end of the film, before his death at the hands of McClane, Gruber echoes the phrase before McClane overpowers him. At the end of Die Hard 2, he delivers it before lighting a trail of fuel to destroy the enemy airplane. At the end of Die Hard with a Vengeance, he says it in a low voice after shooting down the enemy helicopter. In the "

Prompt: Name the 1988 movie and character/actor that featured the quote "Yippee kai yay, motherfucker"

Answer: Bruce Willis as John McClane in Die Hard


Context: Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories |  Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories, Inc. (MSAA) is a Philippine sportswear manufacturing company headquartered in Guiguinto, Bulacan. The company makes a wide range of customized and ready-to-wear apparel and accessories for numerous types of sports. They are also the official supplier of top colleges and universities in the Philippines such as Xavier School, Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines and De La Salle-College of St. Benilde. It is owned by businessman Caesar Wongchuking. The sportswear maker also owns the Mighty Sports basketball team that participates in various domestic and international tournaments such as the Pilipinas Commercial Basketball League, William Jones Cup and most recently, Dubai International Basketball Championship that featured former Los Angeles Lakers star Lamar Odom and Ginebra import Justin Brownlee. In June 2019, Mighty Sports Apparel and Accessories introduced their newly redesigned logo featuring a simplified three-pronged crown representing their core businesses of customized sportswear, ready-to-wear goods, and sports teams.

Prompt: What can be a river, a sportswear company, or a university?

Answer: Columbia


Context: Ancient history |  The Iron Age is the last principal period in the three-age system, preceded by the Bronze Age. Its date and context vary depending on the country or geographical region. The Iron Age overall was characterized by the prevalent smelting of iron with ferrous metallurgy and the use of carbon steel. Smelted iron proved more durable than earlier metals such as copper or bronze and allowed for more productive societies. The Iron Age took place at different times in different parts of the world, and comes to an end when a society began to maintain historical records.  During the 13th to 12th centuries BC, the Ramesside Period occurred in Egypt. Around 1200 BC, the Trojan War was thought to have taken place.

Prompt: The last of the three-age system, what age followed the Bronze Age?

Answer: The Iron Age


Context: Hoover Dam | " During the years of lobbying leading up to the passage of legislation authorizing the dam in 1928, the press generally referred to the dam as ""Boulder Dam"" or as ""Boulder Canyon Dam"", even though the proposed site had shifted to Black Canyon. The Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928 (BCPA) never mentioned a proposed name or title for the dam. The BCPA merely allows the government to ""construct, operate, and maintain a dam and incidental works in the main stream of the Colorado River at Black Canyon or Boulder Canyon"". When Secretary of the Interior Ray Wilbur spoke at the ceremony starting the building of the railway between Las "

Prompt: Although actually located in Black Canyon, what was the original name for the structure that became known as Hoover dam?

Answer: Boulder Canyon Project


Context: Cosmopolitan (cocktail) |  A cosmopolitan, or informally a cosmo, is a cocktail made with vodka, triple sec, cranberry juice, and freshly squeezed or sweetened lime juice.

Prompt: What drink consists of vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice?

Answer: Cosmopolitan (disambiguation)


Context: Greece in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | " 4"" (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and host country, would have to pass through one of two semi-finals. The EBU split up countries with a friendly voting history into separate semi-finals, to give a better chance for other countries to win. Greece and Cyprus had often been accused of favoring each other, with each awarding the other the maximum number of points (twelve) at the previous contest. On 28 January 2008, the EBU held a special draw which determined that Greece would be in Semi-final 1 held on 20 May 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia; Cyprus was subsequently placed in the second semi-final. The Maggira Sisters were the commentators for both the semi-final and final while Alexis Kostalas was the Greek jury spokesperson."

Prompt: For a point each, name the 4 countries surrounding Greece.

Answer: Albania, the Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey


Context: Racking | " Racking, often referred to as Soutirage or  Soutirage traditionnel (meaning racking in French ), also filtering or fining, is the process of moving wine or beer from one container to another using gravity rather than a pump, which can be disruptive to the beverage. The process is also known as Abstich in German and travaso in Italian. Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits defines racking as ""siphoning wine or beer off the lees (in the case of wine) or trub (in the case of beer), into a new, clean barrel or other vessel"". Racking allows clarification and aids in stabilization. Wine that is allowed to age on the lees often develops ""off-tastes"". A racking hose or tube is used and can be attached to a racking cane to make the task easier. The racking process is repeated several times during the aging of wine."

Prompt: Utilizing a flexible, clear hose, the act of siphoning beer or wine off the lees into new, clean barrel is known as what?

Answer: (B)Racking


Context: Evening at Pops |  Evening at Pops is an American concert television series produced by WGBH-TV. It is one of the longest-running programs on PBS, airing from 1970 to 2004. The program was a public television version of a variety show, featuring performances by the Boston Pops Orchestra. It was taped at Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts.

Prompt: What is the name of the long running science program, produced by WGBH in Boston, on PBS, running from 1974 to the present?

Answer: Novas


Context: John H. Dobbs |  In 1998, the Dobbs Automotive Group was the third-largest car dealer in the US, when it sold its 22 dealerships to AutoNation for $200 million in stock.

Prompt: What is the 3rd largest car rental company in the United States?

Answer: The alamo


Context: Ceremonial ship launching | " frigates, and no names were assigned until after four had launched. The first description that we have of an American warship christening is that of USS Constitution at Boston, October 21, 1797, famous as ""Old Ironsides."" Her sponsor was Captain James Sever, USN, who stood on the weather deck at the bow. ""At fifteen minutes after twelve she commenced a movement into the water with such steadiness, majesty and exactness as to fill every heart with sensations of joy and delight."" As Constitution ran out, Captain Sever broke a bottle of fine old Madeira over the heel of the bowsprit. Frigate USS "

Prompt: Oct 21, 1797 saw the launching of the frigate known as Old Ironsides. By what official name is she known?

Answer: USS Constitution (IX-21)


Context: Arizona |  Grand Canyon area as a National Park, often visiting to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery. The canyon was created by the Colorado River cutting a channel over millions of years, and is about 277 mi long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 mi and attains a depth of more than 1 mi. Nearly twobillion years of the Earth's history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut through layer after layer of sediment as the Colorado Plateau uplifted. Arizona is home to one of the most well-preserved meteorite impact sites in the world. Created around

Prompt: What Arizona national park was formed over millions of years by the relentless efforts of the Colorado River?

Answer: Colorado Canyon


Context: Gulliver's Travels (2010 film) | " there. Upon arriving in Bermuda, Gulliver rents a ship and travels into the triangle. After falling asleep at the helm of his ship, Gulliver is caught in a freak storm and the ship is overwhelmed by a waterspout. Gulliver washes up unconscious on the shore of Lilliput, where he is immediately confirmed as a ""beast"" by the town's tiny people. After the citizens claim him to be dangerous because of his size, Gulliver is captured and imprisoned in a cave. There, he meets another prisoner named Horatio who was jailed by General Edward because he loves Princess Mary of Lilliput, despite Edward also pursuing her. After the "

Prompt: What tiny peoples tied up Gulliver while he was asleep?

Answer: Blefuscu


Context: The Werewolf (1956 film) | " them — to survive the unavoidable nuclear holocaust that's coming. Lycanthropy, however, is an unfortunate side effect. But then Helen Marsh (Eleanor Tanin), the amnesiac man's wife, and their preteen son Chris (Kim Charney), show up at the doctor's laboratory. She identifies the man as Duncan Marsh. The doctors head to Mountaincrest, hoping to avoid blame by killing Duncan the werewolf themselves. Chambers and Forrest search for Duncan. Forrest corners Duncan in a mineshaft. Looking at his rifle, Duncan pleads, ""You're going to shoot me? Why? What have I ever done to you?"" He suddenly transforms into the werewolf and attacks Forrest, but is "

Prompt: What unfortunate thing befalls those suffering from lycanthropy?

Answer: They become werewolves


Context: Dudley North (economist) |  been proposed by Sir Josiah Child and others. In arguing the question of free trade, he urges that every advantage given to one interest over another is injurious to the public. No trade is unprofitable to the public; if it were, it would be given up; when trades thrive, so does the public, of which they form a part. Prices must determine themselves, and cannot be fixed by law; and all forcible interference with them does harm instead of good. No people can become rich by state regulations, only by peace, industry, freedom and unimpeded economic activity. North was named by Wilhelm Roscher as one of the triumvirate of the 17th century English school of economists to the foremost place in Europe, the others being John Locke and William Petty.

Prompt: What name is given to the economy where all commerce is conducted without regard to taxation, law or regulations of trade (and is a really good place to find the stuff you can't find anywhere else)?

Answer: Parallel economies


Context: Statue of Liberty |   A ceremony of dedication was held on the afternoon of October 28, 1886. President Grover Cleveland, the former New York governor, presided over the event. On the morning of the dedication, a parade was held in New York City; estimates of the number of people who watched it ranged from several hundred thousand to a million. President Cleveland headed the procession, then stood in the reviewing stand to see bands and marchers from across America. General Stone was the grand marshal of the parade. The route began at Madison Square, once the venue for the arm, and proceeded to the Battery at the southern tip of

Prompt: On Oct 28, 1886, the rotund one himself, Grover Cleveland, officially dedicated what highly visited statue?

Answer: Liberty, Statue of


Context: Dow Constantine | " Constantine announced his candidacy for King County Executive on February 16, 2009 to replace Ron Sims who was appointed the United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In the primary election, Constantine received 22% of the votes to advance to a run off against candidate Susan Hutchison, who received 37%. Described as ""perhaps the most contentious race on the November [2009] ballot"" by Seattle NPR outlet KPLU, the campaign has been characterized by negative campaigning, including ""mudslinging"" ads paid for by the candidates' supporters. Constantine received press attention for stressing the conservative affiliations of Hutchison, pointing to her involvement with the Discovery Institute and contributions to Republican candidates such as President Bush in 2004 "

Prompt: Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchinson are currently running for was position?

Answer: King County executive


Context: Wall Street Crash of 1929 | " the Dow for the day of 38.33 points, or 12.82%. On October 29, 1929, ""Black Tuesday"" hit Wall Street as investors traded some 16 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange in a single day. Billions of dollars were lost, wiping out thousands of investors. The next day, the panic selling reached its peak with some stocks having no buyers at any price. The Dow lost an additional 30.57 points, or 11.73%, for a total drop of 23% in two days. On October 29, William C. Durant joined with members of the Rockefeller family and other financial giants to buy large quantities of stocks to demonstrate to the public their confidence "

Prompt: Although only 1 of 4 days that had a huge impact on the word, October 29, 1929, became the face of the catastrophe, and is commonly known by what name?

Answer: October 24, 1929


Context: Dilbert | " Elbonia is a fictional non-specific under-developed country used when Adams wants ""to involve a foreign country without hurting overseas sales"". He says ""People think I have some specific country in mind when I write about Elbonia, but I don't. It represents the view that Americans have of any country that doesn't have cable television—we think they all wear fur hats and wallow around waist-deep in mud"". The entire country wears the same clothing and hats, and all men and women have full beards. They are occasionally bitter towards their wealthier western neighbors, but are quite happy to trade with them. The whole country is covered in mud, and has limited technology. Elbonia is located somewhere in the former Soviet bloc: A strip dated April 2, 1990, refers to the ""Tiny East European country of Elbonia."" It is an extremely poor, fourth-world country that has abandoned Communism. The national bird of Elbonia is the Frisbee. However, in a storyline from November 21–26, 2016, Dilbert visits Elbonia. The only location seen is his hotel room and a car rental, neither of which are covered in mud."

Prompt: The fictional country of the Republic of Elbonia, supposedly somewhere in the former Soviet bloc, is featured in which comic strip?

Answer: Ashook


Context: Parliament-Funkadelic |  Parliament-Funkadelic (abbreviated as P-Funk) is an American funk music collective of rotating musicians headed by George Clinton, primarily consisting of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, both active since the 1960s. Their distinctive funk style drew on psychedelic culture, outlandish fashion, science-fiction, and surreal humor; it would have an influential effect on subsequent funk, post-punk, hip-hop, and post-disco artists of the 1980s and 1990s, while their collective mythology would help pioneer Afrofuturism. The collective's origins date back to the doo-wop group the Parliaments, formed by Clinton in the late 1950s in suburban Plainfield, New Jersey. Under the influence of late-1960s artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, and

Prompt: What can be a legislative body, a collective name for type of bird, and a funk band?

Answer: Parliamnet


Context: ExxonMobil |  Both Exxon and Mobil were descendants of Standard Oil, established by John D. Rockefeller and partners in 1870 as the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. In 1882, it together with its affiliated companies was incorporated as the Standard Oil Trust with Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and Standard Oil Company of New York as its largest companies. The Anglo-American Oil Company was established in the United Kingdom in 1888. In 1890, Standard Oil, together with local ship merchants in Bremen established Deutsch-Amerikanische Petroleum Gesellschaft (later: Esso A.G.). In 1891, a sale branch for the Netherlands and Belgium, American Petroleum Company, was established in Rotterdam. At the

Prompt: What was the name of the oil company was founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870?

Answer: Standard design


Context: Theodore Roosevelt National Park | "  Roosevelt first came to the North Dakota badlands to hunt bison in September 1883. During that first short trip, he got his bison and fell in love with the rugged lifestyle and the ""perfect freedom"" of the West. He invested $14,000 in the Maltese Cross Ranch, which was already being managed by Sylvane Ferris and Bill Merrifield, seven miles south of Medora. That winter, Ferris and Merrifield built the Maltese Cross Cabin. After the death of both his wife and his mother on February 14, 1884, Roosevelt returned to his North Dakota ranch seeking solitude and time to heal. That summer, he started his second "

Prompt: October 27, 1858 saw the birth of what totally bad assed US president, the 26th, who spent time as a North Dakota rancher before becoming assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1899?

Answer: T Ros


Context: List of Robert A. Heinlein characters | "Allucquere (a.k.a. ""Mary"") – The Puppet Masters ; Security Chief Juan Alvarez – The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress ; Richard Ames (a.k.a. Colin Campbell) – The Cat Who Walks Through Walls ; Sam Anderson – Starman Jones ; Anne (Fair Witness) – Stranger in a Strange Land ; Major Ardmore – Sixth Column ; Pallas Athene, intelligent computer, came to life after the original personality (Minerva) transferred to become a human woman – Time Enough for Love, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, To Sail Beyond the Sunset "

Prompt: Starship Troopers, Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, The Cat Who Walks Through Walls

Answer: Heinlin


Context: Don't Wake Daddy |  Don't Wake Daddy (known as 'SSHH! Don't Wake Dad!' in the UK) is a children's board game originally released by Parker Brothers (later Milton Bradley, currently Hasbro) in North America, and Tomy in Europe (currently released by Drumond Park in the United Kingdom). It is intended for two to four players. Players take the role of children sneaking to the refrigerator late at night, trying not to wake their sleeping father (who lies in the middle of the board on a large bed). The youngest player goes first, and play continues counter-clockwise around the board. Movement is determined by using a spinner; after spinning, each player moves his/her piece to the first corresponding color. If a player gets the purple star, he/she moves

Prompt: Used primarily to talk to the dead (and the scare the snot out of younger siblings), what is the name of the Parker Brothers game that consists of a flat board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols, and a wooden disc known as a planchette?

Answer: Oija board


Context: Sound Transit |  Sounder is the regional commuter rail service managed by Sound Transit and has two lines that intersect at King Street Station in Downtown Seattle. Trains generally run during rush hours with limited service at other times, including weekend trains for sporting events. The North Line connects Seattle to Everett, stopping at two intermediate stations in Snohomish County. The South Line connects Seattle to Tacoma and Lakewood, stopping at six other stations. Trains are operated under contract by BNSF Railway on leased tracks and maintained under contract by Amtrak.

Prompt: What is the name of the train station that services Amtrak and Sound Transit's Sounder commuter train for the city of Seattle?

Answer: King Street Station (Amtrak station)


Context: List of Sega video game consoles |  company's later consoles were commercial failures, however, and the financial losses incurred from the Dreamcast console caused the company to restructure itself in 2001. As a result, Sega ceased to manufacture consoles and became a third-party video game developer. The only console that Sega has produced since is the educational toy console Advanced Pico Beena in 2005. Third-party variants of Sega consoles have been produced by licensed manufacturers, even after production of the original consoles had ended. Many of these variants have been produced in Brazil, where versions of the Master System and Genesis are still sold and games for them are still developed.

Prompt: Produced until 2001, what was the name of the 128-bit game console produced by Sega that has developed quite a cult following?

Answer: SEGA Dreamcast


Context: Largest creative work | The longest running U.S. television series is Meet the Press, a news program which started on 6 November 1947 and continues today.

Prompt: The longest running television series ever, November 6, 1947 saw the debut of what now weekly news program, now hosted by David Gregory, following the unfortunante sudden death of host Tim Russert?

Answer: Meet the Press with David Gregory


Context: Caligula (film) |   The men's magazine Penthouse had long been involved in film funding, helping invest in films made by other studios, including Chinatown, The Longest Yard and The Day of the Locust, but it had never produced a film on its own. The magazine's founder Bob Guccione wanted to produce an explicit adult film within a feature film narrative that had high production values; he decided to produce a film about the rise and fall of the Roman emperor Caligula. Development began under producer Franco Rossellini, the nephew of filmmaker Roberto Rossellini. A screenplay was written by Lina Wertmüller, but Guccione rejected Wertmüller's script and paid

Prompt: Last week saw the passing of Bob Guccione, founder and publisher of what adult magazine, as well as producing that well known high art film, Caligula?

Answer: Penthouse


Context: Kukri |  Kukris can be broadly classified into two types: Eastern and Western. The Eastern blades are originated and named according to the towns and villages of Eastern Nepal. The Eastern Khukuris are Angkhola Khukuri, Bhojpure Khukuri, Chainpure Khukuri, Cheetlange (Chitlange) Khukuri, Chirwa (Chiruwa) Khukuri, Dhankute Khukuri, Ganjawla Khukuri, Panawala Khukuri, Sirupate Khukuri translates as Siru grass leaf like. Khukuris made in locations like Chainpur, Bhojpur, and Dhankuta in Eastern Nepal are excellent and ornate knives. Western blades are generally broader. Occasionally the Western style is called Budhuna, (referring to a fish with a large head), or baspate (bamboo leaf) which refers to blades just outside the proportions of the normal Sirupate blade. Despite the classification of Eastern and Western, both styles of kukri appear to be used in all areas of Nepal. There is Khukuri named after Gorkhali General Amar Singh Thapa called Amar Singh Thapa Khukuri. This Khukuri is modelled on the real Khukuri used by the Gorkhali General. The real Khukuri used by Amar Singh Thapa is archived at National Museum of Nepal and is more curvy in nature than other traditions.

Prompt: Skean dhu, kukri, and Bowie are all types of what?

Answer: Ansall


Context: Motel 6 | " Beginning in 1986, Motel 6 has advertised through radio commercials featuring the voice of writer and National Public Radio commentator Tom Bodett, with the tagline ""We'll leave the light on for you."" The ads were created by Dallas advertising agency The Richards Group. They feature a tune composed by Tom Faulkner, performed by him on guitar and Milo Deering on fiddle. The first spots were conceived and written by David Fowler. In 1996, the ads won a Clio Award. The campaign itself has won numerous national and international awards and was selected by Advertising Age magazine as one of the Top 100 Advertising Campaigns of the Twentieth Century."

Prompt: What company advertised itself with the slogan "We'll leave a light on for you"?

Answer: Motel 6


Context: Dozen | " two hands (with the second hand as a placeholder for representing units of twelve) can count to 144. Twelve dozen (122 = 144) are known as a gross; and twelve gross (123 = 1,728, the duodecimal 1,000) are called a great gross, a term most often used when shipping or buying items in bulk. A great hundred, also known as a small gross, is 120 or ten dozen. A baker's dozen, also known as a big or long dozen, is a grouping of 13. Varying by country, some products are packaged or sold by the dozen, often foodstuff (a dozen eggs). Dozen may also be used to express a large quantity as in ""several dozen"" (e.g., dozens of people came to the party)."

Prompt: If I purchase a gross of something, how many individual items do I end up with?

Answer: 144


Context: Kwik-E-Mart | " In The Simpsons the Kwik-E-Mart is a convenience store that sells the usual fare at extraordinarily high prices, including the always popular Squishee. The backstory is that the Kwik-E-Mart chain was started somewhere in the Himalayas. In The Simpsons the Kwik-E-Mart is operated by an Indian American character named Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, who mans the store with his brother Sanjay and is a caricature of the stereotypical ""foreign born"" convenience store clerk. Apu proudly gouges customers and sells tainted merchandise, such as rotten meat or expired milk. The Kwik-E-Mart is quite often the target of robbers, leading to Apu having been shot on several occasions and as a result having almost missed work."

Prompt: What is the name of the convenience store operated by Apu on TVs The Simpson?

Answer: Kwik e mart


Context: Electoral history of George Washington |  The first U.S. presidential election was held over a period of weeks from December 1788 to January 1789. Washington was elected with 69 of the 69 first-round votes cast in the United States Electoral College. With this election, he became the only U.S. president to be unanimously chosen. No popular vote totals are listed in this table. In early elections, many electors were chosen by state legislatures instead of public balloting, and votes were cast for undifferentiated lists of candidates in those states which practiced public balloting, leaving no or only partial vote totals.

Prompt: How many Electoral College votes did Washington bring to the table this year?

Answer: twelve


Context: The Basketball Diaries (film) |  The film became controversial in the aftermath of the 1997 Heath High School shooting and the 1999 Columbine High School massacre. Critics noted similarities between those shooting attacks and a dream sequence in the film in which the protagonist wears a black trenchcoat and shoots six students in his school classroom. The film has been named in lawsuits brought by the relatives of murder victims. In 1999, activist Jack Thompson filed a $33 million lawsuit claiming that the film's plot (along with two internet pornography sites, several computer game companies, and makers and distributors of the 1994 film Natural Born Killers) caused the Heath High School shooting. The case was dismissed in 2001.

Prompt: Name the 1999 movie from its' IMDB plot summary: The lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.

Answer: The Green Mile


Context: Thomas & Friends (series 24) | " The twenty-fourth and final series of the children's television show Thomas & Friends premiered on 1 May 2020 in the United Kingdom, and 1 September 2020 in the United States on Netflix. The series consists of 20 regular episodes as well as three half-hour specials: ""A New Arrival"", ""World of Tomorrow"", and ""Thomas and the Royal Engine"". The first two form a movie entitled ""Marvelous Machinery”, while the latter is a celebratory episode commemorating the 75th anniversary of the original books. Due to the failure of the BWBA rebrand, Series 24 is the last series of the original Thomas & Friends series, as the next series was retooled into Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go, a complete reboot of the series."

Prompt: Tomorrow marks the anniversary of the debut of what long running children's television series, originally produced by the Children's Television Workshop?

Answer: The Furry Arms


Context: Cameroon |  Cameroon (, Cameroun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (République du Cameroun), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. The country is sometimes identified as West African and other times as Central African, due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West and Central Africa. Its nearly 25 million people speak 250 native languages.

Prompt: For a point each, name the 6 countries surrounding the Republic of Cameroon.

Answer: Nigeria, Chad, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo


Context: Grover Cleveland |  No new states were admitted to the Union during Cleveland's first term. On February 22, 1889, 8170 days days before leaving office, the 50th Congress passed the Enabling Act of 1889, authorizing North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington to form state governments and to gain admission to the Union. All four officially became states in November 1889, during the first year of Benjamin Harrison's administration. During his second term, the 53rd United States Congress passed an Enabling Act that permitted Utah to apply for statehood. Cleveland signed it on July 16, 1894. Utah joined the Union as the 45th state on January 4, 1896.

Prompt: What was the 42nd state to join the Union on Nov 11, 1889?

Answer: Washington (Amtrak station)


Context: Triskaidekaphobia |   Triskaidekaphobia is fear or avoidance of the number. It is also a reason for the fear of Friday the 13th, called paraskevidekatriaphobia or friggatriskaidekaphobia. The term was used as early as in 1910 by Isador Coriat in Abnormal Psychology.

Prompt: Friggatriskaidekaphobia (or triskaidekaphobia or paraskevidekatriaphobia) is the fear of what?

Answer: Friday the 13


Context: History of the United States Marine Corps | " American marines would provide the same services as British marines. The two battalions of Continental Marines officially became ""resolved"" when Congress issued the first commission to Captain Samuel Nicholas on 28 November 1775. Nicholas' family were tavernkeepers, his prominence came not from his work but from his leadership in two local clubs for fox-hunters and sport fishermen. Historian Edwin Simmons surmises that it is most likely Nicholas was using his family tavern, the ""Conestoga Waggon"" [sic], as a recruiting post; although the standing legend in the United States Marine Corps today places its first recruiting post at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia. "

Prompt: November 10, 1775 at Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, saw the official birth of branch of the US armed forces?

Answer: America's Marines


Context: Appletini | infobox sourcelink: applemartini ; name: Appletini (aka Apple Martini) ; image: Appletini.jpg ; caption: Top view of an Apple Martini ; type: Cocktail ; vodka: yes ; served: Straight up ; garnish: Apple slice; Cherry ; drinkware: cocktail ; ingredients: *4.5 cl (3 parts) Vodka ; *1.5 cl (1 part) Apple schnapps / Calvados ; *1.5 cl (1 part) Cointreau ; prep: Mix in a shaker, then pour into a chilled glass. Garnish and serve.

Prompt: What cocktail typically consists of 3 parts vodka, 1 part apple schnapps, and 1 part cointreau?

Answer: Appletini


Context: Taxonomy of commonly fossilised invertebrates | Vertebrates such as hagfishes, lampreys, conodonts [†], ostracoderms [†], placoderms [†], sharks, ray-finned fishes, lobe-finned fishes, amphibians, reptiles, dinosaurs [†], birds and mammals.

Prompt: What's missing: Amphibians, Fish, Mammals, Reptiles, Invertebrates?

Answer: Avians


Context: Sunflower Showdown |  The Sunflower Showdown is the series of athletic contests between Kansas State University and the University of Kansas athletic programs, most notably football and men's basketball. The name is derived from the official nickname for the state of Kansas: the Sunflower State. The two schools compete each year for the Governor's Cup in football. The football series dates back to 1902, and has been played every year since 1911, making it the fourth-longest active series in NCAA college football. The University of Kansas built a large advantage in the series by 1923, and leads the overall series 64–49–5 or 65–48–5 (depending on whether a 1980 forfeit

Prompt: What state is known as the Sunflower State?

Answer: Kans.


Context: List of Family Guy characters | "Cleveland Brown (voiced by Mike Henry from 1999 to 2021, Arif Zahir from 2021–present ) – Peter's mild-mannered mustached friend who formerly owned and ran a deli. He would eventually leave Quahog before the events of the eighth season to live in his hometown of Stoolbend, Virginia, marry his high-school love Donna Tubbs, and have his own family. He would move back to Quahog in the twelfth season and now works as a mailman. ; Loretta Brown (voiced by Alex Borstein) – Cleveland's late ex-wife, and the mother of Cleveland Brown Jr. She had a liking for cricket and the television program Friends. In The Cleveland Show episode ""Gone With the Wind"", she dies in a freak accident back in Quahog when Peter accidentally swings a Brontosaurus "

Prompt: What Family Guy character moved from Quahog, Rhode Island to Stoolbend, Virginia to spin off his own show?

Answer: Cleveland Orenthal Brown


Context: Quarterback kneel |  dictate that it does not stop the game clock (as with any play where the ball carrier is tackled in bounds). With the 40-second play clock in the NFL and NCAA, along with the two-minute warning in the NFL, a team can run off over two minutes with three straight kneel-downs if the defensive team has no more timeouts. The winning team can storm the field if up to 40 seconds remains in the game (25 in XFL). In such situations, even before the game is technically over (i.e. the game clock will still be running), it is common for opposing coaches, team staff and players (including those not on the

Prompt: How long do NFL football teams have to get a play off (the play clock)?

Answer: 40 time


Context: Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz |  guards corner Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Lion and the Witch sets the Scarecrow on fire. Dorothy, with Tom and Jerry's help, puts out the fire with the water, destroying the Witch, who melts when Dorothy accidentally splashes her. The soldiers celebrate the Witch's death and allow Dorothy to take the broom. They return to the Emerald City and present the broom to the Wizard, but he still refuses to grant their wishes until tomorrow. Although the Wizard turns out to be an ordinary man behind an illusion, he nevertheless promises to grant their wishes. Scarecrow gets a diploma, Tin Man

Prompt: In order to secure the help of the Wizard, whose broom must Dorothy steal in the Wizard of Oz?

Answer: Wicked witch


Context: Sherlock Holmes | "  Holmes occasionally uses addictive drugs, especially in the absence of stimulating cases. He sometimes used morphine and sometimes cocaine, the latter of which he injects in a seven-percent solution; both drugs were legal in 19th-century England. As a physician, Watson strongly disapproves of his friend's cocaine habit, describing it as the detective's only vice, and concerned about its effect on Holmes's mental health and intellect. In ""The Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarter"", Watson says that although he has ""weaned"" Holmes from drugs, the detective remains an addict whose habit is ""not dead, but merely sleeping"". Watson and Holmes both use tobacco, smoking cigarettes, cigars, and pipes. Although his chronicler does not consider Holmes's smoking a vice per se, Watson—a physician—does criticise the detective for creating a ""poisonous atmosphere"" in their confined quarters."

Prompt: Not counting his overactive use of tobacco, what was the addictive drug used by Sherlock Holmes (in a 7% solution) when he was bored?

Answer: Cocaine trade


Context: Biological pigment | Chlorophyll is the primary pigment in plants; it is a chlorin that absorbs blue and red wavelengths of light while reflecting a majority of green. It is the presence and relative abundance of chlorophyll that gives plants their green color. All land plants and green algae possess two forms of this pigment: chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. Kelps, diatoms, and other photosynthetic heterokonts contain chlorophyll c instead of b, while red algae possess only chlorophyll a. All chlorophylls serve as the primary means plants use to intercept light in order to fuel photosynthesis. ; Carotenoids are red, orange, or yellow tetraterpenoids. During the process of photosynthesis, they have functions

Prompt: What is the name of pigment that gives plants and leaves their colors and also absorbs light in the blue and red portions of the spectrum?

Answer: C55H70O6N4Mg


Context: Hanger steak | " A hanger steak, also known as butcher's steak or hanging tenderloin, is a cut of beef steak prized for its flavor. This cut is taken from the plate, which is the upper belly of the animal. In the past it was among several cuts of beef sometimes known as ""butcher's steak"", because butchers would often keep it for themselves rather than offer it for sale. This is because the general populace believed this to be a crude cut of meat, although it is actually one of the most tender. Hanger steak resembles flank steak in texture and flavor. It is a vaguely V-shaped pair of muscles with a long, inedible membrane running down the middle. The hanger steak is usually the most tender cut on an animal, aside from the tenderloin, which has no fat. It is also sometimes incorrectly referred to as flap steak or flap meat, which is a distinctly different cut from the bottom sirloin in the rear quarter of the animal."

Prompt: The excellent cut of beef known as "hanger steak" is taken from what part of the animal?

Answer: Diafram


Context: Archer (2009 TV series) |   Archer follows the exploits of eight dysfunctional secret agents and supporting staff of the International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS), a fictional New York–based intelligence agency. The group consists of Sterling Archer, the show's narcissistic, womanizing protagonist; Malory Archer, the retired agent-turned-ISIS director and Sterling's snarky, emotionally distant mother; Lana Kane, Sterling's love interest and mother of his infant daughter, and by far the most professional field agent at ISIS; Ray Gillette, the agency's openly gay bomb specialist; Pam Poovey, the head of the agency's Human Resources department who is often ridiculed by her peers; Cyril Figgis, a mild-mannered accountant-turned-agent; Cheryl Tunt, Malory's delusional, psychotic personal assistant; and Dr. Algernop Krieger, a bizarre, morally bankrupt scientist with little regard for the well-being of his test subjects. The show features an array of supporting characters, several of whom gained expanded roles in subsequent episodes. Major supporting roles in Archer include Slater,

Prompt: What fictional spy show showcases the dysfunctional International Secret Intelligence Service (ISIS)?

Answer: Toxophilite


Context: Ghosts (Pac-Man) |  Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde are a quartet of characters from the Pac-Man video game franchise. Created by Toru Iwatani, they first appear in the 1980 arcade game Pac-Man as the main antagonists. The ghosts have appeared in every Pac-Man game since, sometimes becoming minor antagonists or allies to Pac-Man, such as in Pac-Man World and the Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures animated series.

Prompt: Who's missing: Inky, Pinky, and Sue

Answer: Blinky


Context: Tea party | " In the chapter ""A Mad Tea-Party"" in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice becomes a guest at a tea party along with the March Hare, the Hatter, and a sleeping Dormouse who remains asleep for most of the chapter. The other characters give Alice many riddles and stories, including the famous 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?'. The Hatter reveals that they have tea all day because time has punished him by eternally standing still at 6 pm (tea time). Alice becomes insulted and tired of being bombarded with riddles and she leaves, claiming that it was the stupidest tea party that she had ever been to."

Prompt: Who, along with the March Hare, throws a perpetual tea party in Lewis Caroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland?

Answer: 10/6


Context: Decision Points |  Decision Points is a memoir by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It was released on November 9, 2010, and the release was accompanied by national television appearances and a national tour. The book surpassed sales of two million copies less than two months after its release, breaking the record previously held by former President Bill Clinton's memoir My Life. Decision Points also opened at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Prompt: First put on sale last week, Decision Points, currently ranked #1 in books on Amazon.com, is a memoir by what politician?

Answer: George Walker Bush


Context: Scranton, Pennsylvania | Joe Biden (born 1942), 46th President of the United States (2021–), 47th Vice President of the United States (2009–2017), U.S. senator from Delaware (1973–2009) ; John Blake, Former Pennsylvania state senator for the 22nd district (2011–2021) ; Marion Cowan Burrows, served in Massachusetts legislature, 1928–1932 ; Frank Carlucci, United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 until 1989 ; Robert P. Casey, 42nd governor of Pennsylvania (1987–95) (Democrat) ; Robert P. Casey Jr., current senior U.S. senator from Pennsylvania (Democrat) ; Gaynor Cawley, state representative for 113th district for 26 years (1980–2006) ; Mike Dunleavy, 12th governor of Alaska (2018–present) ; Hugh E. Rodham, father of Hillary Clinton ; Hermann Eilts, former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Bangladesh ; John R. Farr, Republican member of U.S. House of Representatives ; Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Attorney General

Prompt: Born in Scranton, PA on Nov 20, 1942, current Vice President Joe Biden spent 36 years as a senator from which state?

Answer: Religion in Delaware


Context: Was It Something I Said? (panel show) | " The panelists were given only specific key words and must complete the entire quotation. For example, the words ""score"" and ""seven"" would lead to Abraham Lincoln's famous opening line from the Gettysburg Address, ""Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."""

Prompt: "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" began what famous presidential speech?

Answer: Gettysburg Address


Context: Brown | " The color brown is said to represent ruggedness when used in advertising.   is the color of the United Parcel Service (UPS) delivery company with their trademark brown trucks and uniforms; it was earlier the color of Pullman rail cars of the Pullman Company, and was adopted by UPS both because brown is easy to keep clean, and due to favorable associations of luxury that Pullman brown evoked. UPS has filed two trademarks on the color brown to prevent other shipping companies (and possibly other companies in general) from using the color if it creates ""market confusion"". In its advertising, UPS refers to itself as ""Brown"" (""What can Brown do for you?"")."

Prompt: What is the official color of the UPS trucks?

Answer: Orangeish blacks


Context: McNeese State Cowboys football |  The two teams have met 34 times on the football field, with McNeese State holding a 24-9-1 agreement with the two universities and Verizon Wireless.

Prompt: How many times have UW and WSU met on the football field?

Answer: one hundred and one


Context: Frege–Church ontology | "Suppose we are in the year 1995. Suppose Mary  believes that Pluto (at the time still considered a planet) is the farthest planet from the sun.    Because of Pluto’s irregular orbit, the orbit of Pluto crossed the orbit of Neptune, so that in 1995, the farthest planet from the sun is Neptune.  Suppose Mary does not know this fact. If x = y and y = z, then substituting z for y, x = z. ; (1) Mary believes that Pluto = the farthest planet from the sun. ; (2) Neptune = the farthest planet from the sun. ; Therefore, substituting ‘Neptune’ for ‘the farthest planet from the sun’ in (1), we get ; (3) Mary believes that Pluto = Neptune.  However, Mary does not believe that Pluto is Neptune, a paradox. The Frege–Church ontology resolves this by saying the belief introduces an ""intensional context"" whereby the terms following the words ""believes that"" are in a context whereby they refer not to the denotation of the words, but to the concept associated with the words for the believer. Each word has a name, a denotation, and a concept associated with it."

Prompt: What planets orbit takes it the furthest away from the sun?

Answer: 8th planet


Context: Daniel Leavitt |  The inventor's early patent demonstrated that the firearms industry was attracting considerable innovation and competition as it was getting off the ground. (In the same year that Leavitt's patent was granted, the U.S. Patent Office granted two other men patents on innovations in many-chambered firearms). On February 25, 1836, Samuel Colt had been granted a U.S. patent (later renumbered X9430) for his patent for a 'revolving gun.' The revolvers were produced in small quantities by the firm of Wesson, Stephens & Miller in nearby Hartford, Connecticut. In 1839 Edwin Wesson, principal of the manufacturing concern and himself an inventor, make some modifications to Leavitt's initial design, dubbing the new product the 'Wesson & Leavitt' revolver, which he began producing at a factory in Massachusetts, a concern which led to the formation of

Prompt: November 30, 1810 saw the birth of what U.S. inventor and business man who is credited with creating the gun that won the west?

Answer: Winchester, Oliver Fisher


Context: Italian invasion of France |  During the 1930s, the French had constructed a series of fortifications—the Maginot Line—along their border with Germany. This line had been designed to deter a German invasion across the Franco-German border and funnel an attack into Belgium, which could then be met by the best divisions of the French Army. Thus, any future war would take place outside of French territory avoiding a repeat of the First World War. In addition to this force, the French had constructed a series of fortifications known as Alpine Line, or the Little Maginot Line. In contrast to the Maginot Line facing the German border, the fortifications in the Alps were not a continuous chain of forts. In the Fortified Sector of the Dauphiné, several

Prompt: Although it ended up being very ineffective, what was the name for the interconnected series of concrete fortifications built by France along its border with Germany between WWI and WWII?

Answer: Magniot line


Context: A Modest Proposal | " A Modest Proposal For preventing the Children of Poor People From being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country, and For making them Beneficial to the Publick, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. The essay suggests that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling their children as food to rich gentlemen and ladies. This satirical hyperbole mocked heartless attitudes towards the poor, predominately Irish Catholic (i.e., ""Papists"") as well as British policy toward the Irish in general. In English writing, the phrase ""a modest proposal"" is now conventionally an allusion to this style of straight-faced satire."

Prompt: What author penned a satirical essay in 1729, entitled A Modest Proposal, modestly proposing that the poor should eat their babies?

Answer: Simon Wagstaff, Esq.


Context: Ivory Coast |  Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country located on the south coast of West Africa. Côte d'Ivoire's political capital is Yamoussoukro in the centre of the country, while its economic capital and largest city is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. The official language of the republic is French, with local indigenous languages also being widely used that include Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has large

Prompt: For a point each, name the 5 countries surrounding The Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, or The Ivory Coast.

Answer: Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana


Context: Uterine appendages | " The term ""adnexitis"" is sometimes used to describe an inflammation of the uterine appendages (adnexa). In this context, it replaces the terms oophoritis and salpingitis. The term adnexal mass is sometimes used when the location of a uterine mass is not yet more precisely known. 63% of ectopic pregnancies present with an adnexal mass. Depending on the size of the mass, it could be a medical emergency. Term ""Adnexectomy"" in Gynaecology is often used for Salpingo-Oophorectomy (removal of both: fallopian tubes and ovaries)."

Prompt: Satisfactellent, Nougatocity, Hungerectomy, Substantialicious and Peanutopolis were all used to advertise what product?

Answer: Snickers Almond Bar


Prompt: November 30, 1810 saw the birth of what U.S. inventor and business man who is created with creating "the gun that won the west"?

Answer: Winchester, Oliver Fisher


Context: Rangeland |  Desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, defined as areas with an average annual precipitation of less than 250 mm per year, or as areas where more water is lost by evapotranspiration than falls as precipitation. In the Köppen climate classification system, deserts are classed as BWh (hot desert) or BWk (temperate desert). In the Thornthwaite climate classification system, deserts would be classified as arid megathermal climates.

Prompt: A desert is defined as landscape or region that receives almost no precipitation (less than 10'' per year). For a point each, name the worlds 5 biggest deserts

Answer: Antarctic Desert, Arctic, Sahara, Arabian, Gobi


Context: Where Is My Gnome? | " screened nationally on United States networks, and on a Web site whereismygnome.com, many readers considered it to be a prank of the Garden Gnome Liberation Front. As the series progressed, new commercials were aired with updated tag lines, You’ll Never Roam Alone, Go and Smell the Roses and Wander Wisely. For the Wander Wisely campaign, Travelocity hired a new advertising agency, Campbell-Ewald, to feature the company as a trusted travel source. The gnome remains in the commercials; however, he is no longer held against his will, but now works as ""The Roaming Gnome: Denouncer of Travel Myths."" In these commercials he discusses two "

Prompt: What online travel agency uses The Roaming Gnome as its' TV spokesperson?

Answer: AllHotels


Context: Skeleton |  During embryonic development the precursor to bone development is cartilage that mostly becomes replaced by bone, after flesh such as muscle has formed around it. Cartilage is a stiff and inflexible connective tissue found in many areas including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs. It is not as hard and rigid as bone but is stiffer and less flexible than muscle. Cartilage is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix composed of Type II collagen (except fibrocartilage which also contains type I collagen) fibers, abundant ground substance rich in proteoglycans, and elastin fibers. Cartilage is classified in three types, elastic cartilage, hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage, which differ in the relative amounts of these three main components. Unlike other connective tissues, cartilage does not contain blood vessels. The chondrocytes are supplied by diffusion, helped by the pumping action generated by compression of the articular cartilage or flexion of the elastic cartilage. Thus, compared to other connective tissues, cartilage grows and repairs more slowly.

Prompt: What is the name for the flexible, connective tissue found in the joints between bones?

Answer: Cartilages


Context: Gerardus Mercator | " epigram: ""To the reader: whoever you are, your fears that this small clod of earth lies heavily on the buried Mercator are groundless; the whole Earth is no burden for a man who had the whole weight of her lands on his shoulders and carried her as an Atlas."" Following Mercator's death his family prepared the Atlas for publication—in four months. It was hoped for source of the income that was needed to support them. This work entailed supplementing the maps of the 1585 and 1589 with 28 unpublished maps of Mercator covering the northern countries, creating four maps of the continents and a world map, the printing of "

Prompt: Because he held the earth on his shoulders, for what Greek figure did Gerardus Mercator name his book of maps?

Answer: Atlases


Context: List of proverbial phrases | Nature abhors a vacuum ; Necessity is the mother of invention ; Needs must when the devil drives ; Never cast a clout until May be out ; Never give advice unless asked. ; Never give a sucker an even break ; Never judge a book by its cover ; Never let the sun go down on your anger ; Never let the truth get in the way of a good story ; Never look a gift horse in the mouth ; Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today ; Never reveal a man's wage, and woman's age ; Never speak ill of the dead ; Never say die ; Never say never

Prompt: According to the proverb, what should you never give a sucker?

Answer: an even break


Context: Bermuda Triangle |  Flight 19 was a training flight of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers that disappeared on December 5, 1945, while over the Atlantic. The squadron's flight plan was scheduled to take them due east from Fort Lauderdale for 141 mi, north for 73 mi, and then back over a final 140 mi leg to complete the exercise. The flight never returned to base. The disappearance was attributed by Navy investigators to navigational error leading to the aircraft running out of fuel. One of the search and rescue aircraft deployed to look for them, a PBM Mariner with a 13-man crew, also disappeared. A tanker off the coast of Florida reported seeing an explosion and observing a widespread oil slick when fruitlessly searching for survivors. The weather was becoming stormy by the end of the incident. According to contemporaneous sources the Mariner had a history of explosions due to vapour leaks when heavily loaded with fuel, as it might have been for a potentially long search-and-rescue operation.

Prompt: Flight 19, consisting of 5 TBM Avenger torpedo bombers disappeared on December 5, 1945, a presumptive victim of The Bermuda Triangle. Name the 3 points that mark the boundaries of the triangle.

Answer: miami, puerto rico, and bermuda


Context: Habitat for Humanity | " Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter became involved with Habitat for Humanity in 1984 and has since become its highest profile proponent. He has been involved in fund-raising and publicity as well as actual homebuilding, taking part in the annual Jimmy Carter Work Project ""blitz build"". In 2008, Habitat for Humanity celebrated the 25th annual building project with the Carters and renamed it to include Mrs. Carter. The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project focused on supporting the Gulf Coast community seeking to rebuild after hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Despite periodic downpours, volunteers got most of the work done during one week in June to finish building and fixing 60 houses and framing 48 more. In November 2009, volunteers joined Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter in the Mekong River region of Southeast Asia. Houses were built in the countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Yunnan Province in China. The week-long project served nearly 166 families. It also began a five-year Habitat for Humanity initiative to work with 50,000 families across the five countries."

Prompt: What former U.S. president is known for his staunch support of Habitat for Humanity?

Answer: James Earl Carter Jr.


Context: Goodtimes virus | " Developments in mail systems, such as Microsoft Outlook, without sufficient thought for security implications, made viruses that indeed propagate themselves via email possible. Notable examples include the Melissa worm, the ILOVEYOU virus, and the Anna Kournikova virus. In some cases, a user must open a document or program contained in an email message in order to spread the virus; in others, notably the Kak worm, merely opening or previewing an email message itself will trigger the virus. Some e-mail viruses written after the Good Times scare contained text announcing that ""This virus is called 'Good Times, presumably hoping to gain kudos amongst other virus writers by appearing to have created a worldwide scare. In general, virus researchers avoided naming these viruses as ""Good Times"", but an obvious potential for confusion exists, and some anti-virus tools may well detect a real virus they identify as ""Good Times"", though this will not be the cause of the original scare."

Prompt: Anna Kournikova, Michelangelo, ILOVEYOU, Melissa, and Stuxnet are all examples of what?

Answer: Computer virus/worm


Context: 90.3 FM |  The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 90.3 MHz:

Prompt: What radio station do you find at 90.3 on your FM dial?

Answer: KCMU


Context: Meow Mix | " The Meow Mix Company operates from a 200000 sqft facility in Decatur, Alabama and produces Alley Cat brand cat food products. Originally a product of Ralston Purina, Meow Mix was divested for antitrust reasons in the early 2000s. The brand was acquired by Del Monte Foods in May, 2006. Their most famous slogan is, ""Tastes so good, cats ask for it by name."" The company was acquired by Cypress Group, a New York-based private equity firm in a $425 million leveraged buyout in 2003. Three years later, Del Monte Foods acquired the company for $705 million. The company had also been owned by J.W. Childs Associates which acquired the business in 2001 for $160 million. On March 23, 2015, parent company Big Heart Pet Brands was acquired by The J.M. Smucker Company for $5.8 billion."

Prompt: What cat food "tastes so good, cats ask for it by name"?

Answer: Meow Mix (cat food)


Context: Toys "R" Us | " Formerly known as ""Dr. G. Raffe"" in 1950s print advertisements for Children's Bargaintown, Geoffrey the Giraffe evolved in name and appearance over the next decade to become the official mascot of the renamed Toys ""R"" Us. He also made his first TV commercial appearance on television in 1973. Serving as a ""spokesanimal"" for the brand, Geoffrey's design went through several phases over the next 50+ years before the current star-spotted iteration was finalized in November 2007. In 2017, the company sponsored the live camera broadcast for April the Giraffe, which helped support giraffe conservation and awareness. The sponsored camera of pregnant April the giraffe went viral with millions of views on YouTube and across social media platforms."

Prompt: What is the name of the giraffe that Toys-r-us uses as its' mascot?

Answer: Geoffrey


Context: Bridal Veil Falls (Niagara Falls) |   The Bridal Veil Falls is the smallest of the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls. It is located on the American side (in New York State); Luna Island separates it from the American Falls and Goat Island separates it from the Horseshoe Falls. The Bridal Veil Falls faces to the northwest and has a crest 56 ft wide. Luna Island being very small, the Bridal Veil is similar in appearance to the American Falls, starting with a vertical fall of 78 ft, followed by the water violently descending the talus boulders to the Maid of the Mist pool 103 ft below. The total vertical drop is 181 ft. The crest elevation of the Falls is 508 ft. The Cave of the Winds attraction allows visitors to walk up to the base of Bridal Veil Falls. A pedestrian bridge crosses from Goat Island to Luna Island several yards (meters) upstream from the crest of the falls. The waterfall has also been known in the past as Luna Falls and Iris Falls.

Prompt: Where do you find the Bridal Veil, American, and Horseshoe Falls?

Answer: Niagra Falls


Context: Minute Maid | " Minute Maid is a product line of beverages, usually associated with lemonade or orange juice, but which now extends to soft drinks of different kinds, including Hi-C. Minute Maid is sold under the Cappy brand in Central Europe and under the brand ""Моя Семья"" (Moya sem'ya, ""My Family"") in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Minute Maid was the first company to market frozen orange juice concentrate, allowing it to be distributed throughout the United States and served year-round. The Minute Maid Company is owned by The Coca-Cola Company, the world's largest marketer of fruit juices and drinks. The firm opened its headquarters in Sugar Land Town Square in Sugar Land, Texas, United States, on February 16, 2009; previously it was headquartered in the 2000 St. James Place building in Houston."

Prompt: The worlds largest marketer of fruit juices, what is the juice arm of the Coca Cola company?

Answer: Minute-maid.es


Context: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (novel) | " The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is the first detective novel in the eponymous series by Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith, first published in 1998. The novel introduces the Motswana Mma Precious Ramotswe, who begins the first detective agency in Botswana, in the capital city Gaborone, after her beloved father dies. She hires a secretary and solves cases for her clients. Precious tells her own story, from birth, and her father tells his story. When her father dies, she moves from Mochudi to Gaborone, the capital city, to begin her detective agency. She solves three cases, and meets important new people, her secretary Grace Makutsi and good friend, the excellent mechanic, Mr JLB Matekoni. The novel was first published in Scotland, where it gained a following. After two more novels in the series were published, all three were published in the US to much acclaim; in 2002, for example, Publishers Weekly called it a ""little gem of a book"". The series did not catch on in England, despite being so close to Scotland, until the fifth novel in the series."

Prompt: Which series of books tell the story of Precious Ramotswe, a Botswana woman who becomes a private detective to help others and to make Botswana a better place?

Answer: 'The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency' by Alexander McCall Smith


Context: Miami Sound Machine |  Miami Sound Machine was an American band of Latin-influenced music that had featured the vocals of Cuban-born recording artist Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo). Established in 1975 by Emilio Estefan Jr., the band was originally known as the Miami Latin Boys before becoming the Miami Sound Machine in 1977. The band had a number of albums and a string of hit singles until 1989. The band's 1985 album Primitive Love credited the band whereas their follow-up album Let It Loose in 1987 placed Gloria Estefan at the forefront. From 1988 to 1989, the latter album was also repackaged as Anything For You with new cover art with the international release in Europe, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In 1989, the group's name ceased being included on the CD or album products—as Estefan continued as a solo artist.

Prompt: Whose backing band is known as The Miami Sound Machine?

Answer: Gloria Maria Estefan


Context: Grays Armory | " United States resulting in a third war with the United Kingdom in less than a century. The unit's motto is Semper Paratus (from the Latin: ""Always Ready""). The first organizational meeting was held on August 28, 1837, and on September 18, seventy-eight men joined the active company. At the time of its founding, the unit was called The Cleveland City Guards but within the next year the membership decided that their organization would be known by reference to the gray color of their uniforms. On November 29, 1838 the Grays made one of the first of their many parade appearances "

Prompt: With a motto of Always Ready, Always There, what US military branch had it's founding on Dec 14, 1636?

Answer: National Guard


Context: A Charlie Brown Christmas |  On their way to join their friends ice skating on a frozen pond, Charlie Brown confides in Linus that, despite the Christmas season, he is still depressed. After Linus' reproach, and a put-down from Violet, he visits Lucy's psychiatric booth and tells her his problem. She suggests that he direct the group's annual Christmas play to get him involved, and he accepts. Charlie Brown becomes even more discouraged by his observations of Christmas' commercialization as he heads for the rehearsal: Lucy laments over not receiving real estate for Christmas; Snoopy decorates his doghouse for a neighborhood lights and display contest; and Charlie Brown's younger sister Sally asks him to write a

Prompt: What does Lucy charge for a visit to her psychiatric booth in A Charlie Brown Christmas?

Answer: 5 cents


Context: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! | " How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a Christmas children's story by Theodor ""Dr. Seuss"" Geisel written in rhymed verse with illustrations by the author. It follows the Grinch, a grouchy, solitary creature who tries to cancel Christmas by stealing Christmas gifts and decorations from the homes of the nearby town of Whoville on Christmas Eve. Miraculously, the Grinch realizes that Christmas is not all about money and presents. The story was published as a book by Random House in 1957, and at approximately the same time in an issue of Redbook. The book criticizes the commercialization of Christmas and the holiday season. The book has been adapted many times, first as a 1966 animated TV film narrated by Boris Karloff, who also provided the Grinch's voice in that production. In 1977, a Halloween prequel titled Halloween Is Grinch Night aired with the Grinch voiced by Hans Conried. These were followed with a 2000 live-action feature film starring Jim Carrey, a 2007 musical, a 2018 computer-animated film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and a 2020 live television adaptation of the musical starring Matthew Morrison."

Prompt: Who tried to steal Christmas from the town of Whoville?

Answer: Grinch


Context: List of proverbial phrases | Caesar's wife must be above suspicion ; Careless talk costs lives ; Charity begins at home ; Cheats never prosper ; Cheese, wine, and friends must be old to be good. ; Children should be seen and not heard ; Christmas comes but once a year ; Cleanliness is next to godliness ; Clothes make the man ; Coffee and love taste best when hot. Ethiopian proverb ; Cold hands, warm heart ; Comparisons are odious ; Count your blessings ; Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman ; Cowards may die many times before their death ; Crime does not pay ; Criss-cross, applesauce ; Cross the stream where it is shallowest ; Cut your coat according to your cloth ; Curiosity killed the cat

Prompt: According to the proverb, what comes but once a year?

Answer: Orthodox Christmas


Context: Winter Wonderland | " ""Winter Wonderland"" is a song written in 1934 by Felix Bernard and lyricist Richard Bernhard Smith. Due to its seasonal theme, it is often regarded as a Christmas song in the Northern Hemisphere. Since its original recording by Richard Himber, it has been covered by over 200 different artists. The song's lyrics were about a couple's romance during the winter season. A later version of ""Winter Wonderland"" (which was printed in 1947) included a ""new children's lyric"" that transformed it ""from a romantic winter interlude to a seasonal song about playing in the snow."" The snowman mentioned in the song's bridge was changed from a minister to a circus clown, and the promises the couple made in the final verse were replaced with lyrics about frolicking. Singers like Johnny Mathis connected both versions of the song, giving ""Winter Wonderland"" an additional verse and an additional chorus."

Prompt: What is the name of the parson mentioned in the lyrics of the Christmas carol "Winter Wonderland"?

Answer: Orangeish blacks


Context: Christmas music | " In 2007 surveys of United States radio listeners by two different research groups, the most liked songs were standards such as Bing Crosby's ""White Christmas"" (1942), Nat King Cole's ""The Christmas Song"" (1946), and Burl Ives' ""A Holly Jolly Christmas"" (1965). Other favorites like ""Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"" (Brenda Lee, 1958), ""Jingle Bell Rock"" (Bobby Helms, 1957) and John Lennon and Yoko Ono's ""Happy Xmas"" (1971), scored well in one study. Also ""loved"" were Johnny Mathis' ""Do You Hear What I Hear?"" and Harry Simeone Chorale's ""Little Drummer Boy"" (1958). Among the most-hated Christmas songs, according to Edison Media Research's 2007 survey, are Barbra Streisand's ""Jingle Bells?"", the Jackson 5's ""Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"", Elmo & Patsy's ""Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"", and ""O "

Prompt: According to a popular Christmas song, who was a jolly happy soul?

Answer: Frosty The Snowman


Context: Horseshoes | " ringers cancel and no points are scored. If two ringers are thrown by one player and one ringer by the opponent, the player throwing two ringers scores three points. This is typically called ""two dead and three"" or ""three ringers three"" for score-keeping purposes. Such occurrences are called ""dead ringers"" and are still used toward the pitcher/ringer average. Back-yard games can be played to any number of points that is agreed upon, but are usually to 21 points, win by 2. In most sanctioned tournaments the handicapped divisions pitch 50 shoe games, most points win. If there is a tie, the pitchers pitch two additional innings (alternating pitch) until the tie is "

Prompt: In what outdoor sport, sanctioned by the NHPA, do you score 3 points for a ringer, 2 for a leaner, and the closet scores a point?

Answer: Horseshoe pit