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1. Which of these states was not part of the Louisiana Purchase?
2. Which of the following is the usually accepted span of the Thirty Years War?
3. As defined by the US Constitution, who was the first President of the United States?
4. In most recent scholarly articles, who is considered to be the real author of "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", first published in 1603?
5. Of the four Marx Brothers to appear together in film, which of them were actually brothers?
6. In 1979, John Wayne was voted a Congressional Gold Medal bearing the legend "John Wayne: American". What was John Wayne's country of citizenship upon his birth in 1907?
7. In what year did William Fox found Fox Film Corporation, later known as 20th Century Fox?
8. What weighs more, a pound of steel or a pound of iron?
9. The 27th Amendment to the United States Constitution, dealing with compensation of Members of Congress, was adopted in 1992. Prior to this, how many amendments were there to the US Constitution?
10. From 1921 to 2010, where were the printed editions of Encyclopedia Britannica published?
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