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1. Which composer, best known for operas such as "Cinderella" and "William Tell," had the nickname "The Italian Mozart"?
2. BATTLE QUESTION: Three of these things are among the eight things into which Timmy Turner's godparents change his babysitter, Vicky, in the theme song of "The Fairly OddParents." Which is not one of them?
3. During the Carter administration, "Marielitos" was the name given to a group of immigrants to the United States from which country?
4. A chelonian is a member of the taxonomic order that includes which of these?
5. In 1984, a scandal erupted in the trivia world when the makers of "Trivial Pursuit" put an incorrect fact in their game. This fact stated (falsely, as it later turned out) that the first name of TV detective Columbo was what?
6. The Defender, a newspaper that was originally published in 1905 by Robert Abbott, is headquartered in which of these cities?
7. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, a platinum-certified album must have sold how many units?
8. BATTLE QUESTION: Three of these are traditionally regarded as birthstones for people born during a certain month of the year. Which is not traditionally a birthstone?
9. BATTLE QUESTION: The Nile River flows through three of these countries. Through which one does the river not flow?
10. In 1916, the Georgia Tech Engineers defeated the Cumberland Bulldogs in the widest-ever margin of victory in what college sport?
11. BATTLE QUESTION: Three of these men were involved in the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Which one was not in the fight?
12. BATTLE QUESTION: Three of these are among the vegetables that are key ingredients in original V8 Juice. Which one is not?
13. Which Olympic Games were the last to have their gold medals made of solid gold?
14. In Greek myth, Jocasta was the mother of which figure?
15. Carol and Danny Baldwin have both been characters on what British soap opera?
16. The Vltava River is the longest in which European country?
17. Which of these is the real name of a character from the Joseph Heller novel "Catch-22?"
18. Towards which of these would you be most likely to be able to apply Betteridge's Law?
19. BATTLE QUESTION: Three of these Hollywood superstars had cameo appearances in the movie "Austin Powers in Goldmember." Which one was not in the film?
20. What bingo number do the British sometimes refer to as "two fat ladies?"
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