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Don't worry, we won't tell Alex Trebek that you weren't able to get all of the following "Jeopardy"-style questions right. But give it your best shot ... and you can pretend that you'll go home with piles of fresh game show cash.After Washington stepped aside, it was John Adams who took his turn as a one-term president. Adams was considered a bit of a letdown following Washington's dominant reign.
In the "Star Wars" films, Ford is Han Solo, the swashbuckling hero who zips around in the Millennium Falcon. But in the end, even heroes like Solo die.
Barry Bonds, the big-headed baseball star, hit 73 home runs in the 2001 season. But his record will be forever associated with steroid abuse.
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In 2010, a little AMC show called "The Walking Dead" seized America's imagination and began devouring brains by the millions. It's based on comic books created by Robert Kirkman.
"The Road Not Taken" is to poetry what "Stairway to Heaven" is to rock -- it is Frost's biggest hit. Even people who never read poetry know some of its lines.
It's the city of love, the home of the Eiffel tower -- it's Paris, France. Once conquered by Hitler ... but then rightly restored to freedom and democracy.
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The lungs are critical to many animals. They absorb oxygen from the environment and infuse it into the blood, where it nourishes the body.
King is an incredibly prolific writer who didn't want to overwhelm readers with too many King books -- so he used Richard Bachman instead. He got away with it for years, until a reader picked up on similarities between the books written by King and Bachman.
We all wind up embarrassed at one point or another. And when that happens, we have egg on our faces. Preferably scrambled instead of over easy.
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The Boston Celtics haven't won a title since 2008. But they still own the NBA record for titles -- 17 -- one more than the Lakers.
Tongue-and-groove joints are yin and yang -- they allow various types of construction materials to be fitted together. For example, it's easy to assemble squares of a wood floor when you use tongue-and-groove joints.
The 1918 Spanish flu epidemic was so bad that it was a pandemic -- it spanned the globe. It may have killed around 100 million people in a world that was still grappling with the horrors of World War I.
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Tom Brady was a sixth-round pick in the 2000 NFL draft. Since combining forces with Bill Belichick, he's tied Bart Starr's record of five Super Bowl wins.
It's also known as the cocoa tree. The seeds of the cacao tree are prized for their importance in the production of chocolate.
So many people died during World War II that no one will ever know the real numbers. Perhaps 100 million people perished in this conflict, which spanned the globe and left entire nations in ruins.
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Miley Cyrus is the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus, whose hit song "Achy-Breaky Heart" launched him to fame. Miley later made a scandalous video for a song called "Wrecking Ball."
In 1955, Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young died, but he left behind a legacy as one of baseball's best pitchers. Now, each year, award bearing his name is given to the best pitchers in the American and National Leagues.
Originally, Washington's body was to be placed in a vault under the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. But Washington insisted that his body be buried like a normal person -- at home in Mount Vernon.
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We can see that you've totally lost your train of thought. Looks like the cat got your tongue! Maybe stop eating catnip for breakfast.
Angus Young is the lead guitarist of AC/DC. And of course, Angus beef comes from Angus cattle. Black Angus is the most common type of cattle in the United States.
Pink isn't just a favorite color of princesses around the world. It's also, you know, Pink -- the acrobatic pop star who sang "Who Knew."
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Before Tiger Woods' personal life erupted in flames, he was on track to catch Jack Nicklaus' record of 18 majors. But Woods will likely be stuck on 14 for the rest of his career, second to the Golden Bear.
In 1970, Norman Borlaugh won the Nobel Peace Prize for his agricultural work. He a key driver behind the Green Revolution, which dramatically increased agricultural yields.
The corms (short underground stem) of the water chestnut is what gives this plant its name. The water chestnut is a vegetable that thrives in swamps and is extremely popular in China.
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Many people believe that ground-up papaya seeds have health benefits. And they have a taste that's something like a cross between black pepper and mustard.
Kate Winslet shot to superstardom in "Titanic" with Leo Dicaprio. But her breakthrough came in "Heavenly Creatures," a 1994 psychological drama directed by Peter Jackson.
In 1850, Charles Dickens wrote "David Copperfield," one of his masterpieces. Chapter 11 was indeed titled, "I Begin Life on My Own Account, and Don't Like It."
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Tang wasn't specifically made for NASA. But its inclusion on a 1962 Mercury flight made it a sensation in pop culture and it became a hot "space age" product.
The Montreal Canadiens own the NHL -- with 34 Stanley Cups, the team is 10 ahead of the nearest competitor, the Detroit Red Wings. Yet Montreal is in a terrible dry spell that dates to 1993.
"Hope" is the thing with features, is the first line of the poem of the same name. Only "hope" is in quotation marks, leaving the meaning a little up in the air.
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