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1. ANIMALS: Also the name of a popular canine crossbreed, what are the young of echidnas called?
2. BRAIN TEASERS: What phrase is depicted in this rebus?
3. CELEBRITIES: In 1957, this singer and actor purchased the depicted Memphis property for $102,500. Who?
4. ENTERTAINMENT: This magician duo performed at The Mirage in Las Vegas for more than a decade before one of them suffered an injury that ended their show in 2003. What are their names?
5. FOR CHILDREN: There are lots of different instruments that you can shake and rattle to make a sound. What are the ones in this picture called?
6. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: In 1870, Tiffany & Co. published a pamphlet with Gregorian birthstone poems to encourage gift sales. Which stone fits in the blank to complete this poem?
"By her who in March was born
No gem save ________ shall be worn
They will ensure her constancy
True friendship and fidelity."
7. GEOGRAPHY: Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time is exactly 12 hours off of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT-12).
8. HISTORY: The original Globe Theatre in London was constructed in 1599. In what year did it burn down?
9. HOBBIES: Which of these board games was originally produced by Milton Bradley?
10. HUMANITIES: The final musical produced by Rodgers and Hammerstein opened on Broadway on November 16, 1959. Which one?
11. LITERATURE: Which of these 20th-century classics was published first?
12. MOVIES: The Oscar for Best Director has been won multiple times by multiple people. Who was the first to win FOUR times, the last one being for 1952's "The Quiet Man"?
13. MUSIC: Which composition by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is famous for its use of cannons and ringing chimes?
14. PEOPLE: Alfred Nobel may have invented dynamite, but he could not have done so if this Italian scientist had not first invented nitroglycerin in 1847. Who was he?
15. RELIGION: When performing the salah, Muslims must face in the direction of the Kaaba in the Al-Masjid al-Haram mosque in Mecca, al-Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. What is the term for this direction?
16. SCI/TECH: The names and symbols of some of the elements on the periodic table of the elements don't seem to match up. Many of these discrepancies are due to their Latin name origins. Which of these 'mismatched' symbols is NOT a reference to a Latin name?
17. SPORTS: Major League Soccer (MLS) formed in the United States in the mid-1990s with 10 teams, expanding to 20 teams by the year 2015. Which was the first Canadian team added, playing their debut season in 2007?
18. TELEVISION: Of the first four hosts of the popular and long-running U.S. talk show "The Tonight Show", which one hosted the most episodes?
19. VIDEO GAMES: In the "Assassin's Creed" series of games, with what ancient order are the Assassins in conflict?
20. WORLD: This statue (in Washington, D.C.) stands in front of the embassy of which African nation?
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