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Sample Questions:

1.  It's safe to say they're unique in being co-presidents of their own company and billionaires, while being 18 years old.  Who are these "tween queens" who grew up on TV's "Full House"?  Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen

2.  The first seven are called "true," the next three, "false," and the last two, "floating," because they never reach the sternum.  What are these pairs of bones?  Ribs

3.  In 2003, this city inaugurated a water-taxi service on its famous river -- for boaters who don't mind the garbage, the smell, and the olive-brown water.  What is this largest city on the Tiber River?  Rome, Italy

4.  Though, after a long battle, producer David O. Selznik finally received permission to use this word, he was fine $5,000 anyway for using it in "Gone with the Wind."  Frankly, my dear, what final word, spoken by Rhett Butler?   Damn (Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.)

5.  Today, respiratory diseases -- excluding lung cancer -- account for just 5.2% of U.S. deaths.  100 years ago, just two contagious respiratory diseases accounted for 23.1% of all U.S. deaths.  Name those two leading causes of death at the turn of the 20th century.  Pneumonia and Tuberculosis

6.  This word has no linguistic roots and is not, DuPont insists, a combination of "New York" and "London."  What is this word, coined in 1938, for "a synthetic fiber-forming polymeric amide" much used for stockings?  Nylon

7.  Though consumed in the Middle East for at least 4,000 years, it was virtually unknown in the U.S. until 1942 after the Dannon Milk Products Company was founded.  Name this product created by lactic acid fermentation.  Yogurt

8.  Winning consecutive collegiate titles is rare; the last time it was done was in 1994 and 1995.  By what team in the Big Twelve Conference?  University of Nebraska (Cornhuskers)

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