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1. In photography, the brightness of an image is determined by the "exposure triangle" of aperture, shutter speed, and a third factor which is a measure of the sensitivity of the camera's sensor to light. This third factor is what?

REMEMBERING TO TAKE THE LENS CAP OFF

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2. For good reasons, the word RELENTS will likely never be the solution in the Bonus Round of what game show that debuted on NBC in 1975?

DON'T SAY RELENTS

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3. A knee kicker, seam iron, tack strips, and special utility knife are all tools often used for the installation of what?

WINDOWS 95

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4. A love triangle of sorts, among the Cowgirl, Head Wrangler, and Rancher's Daughter, provides the storyline for the first section of what 1942 ballet?

WHERE THE DEER AND THE ANTELOPE PLIÉ

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5. "We tell ourselves stories in order to live" is the famous opening line of "The White Album", the title essay in a critically acclaimed 1979 collection by what journalist, novelist, playwright, memoirist, and screenwriter?

NICOLE KIDMAN IN THAT AMC MOVIE COMMERCIAL

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6. Goldbach's conjecture states that every even integer greater than two is the sum of two what?

GROWN-UP INTEGERS WHO LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH

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7. In the following luxurious and delectable list of terms, what word would most typically fill in the blank? Aperitivo, [BLANK], primo, secondo, contorno, insalata, formaggi e frutta, dolce, caffè, digestivo.

ENDLESS BREADSTICKS

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8. The West African city originally named Christopolis, founded by the American Colonization Society in 1822, was changed to what new (and current) name in 1824?

CHRISTANBUL (NOT CHRISTO-PONOPLE)

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9. What tagline was used as the title of the Oscar-winning 1952 Cecil B. DeMille film set in a circus, and starring Charlton Heston, Betty Hutton, Cornel Wilde, and James Stewart?

BEN HUR: DONE THAT

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10. What "king of chefs and chef of kings" created the kitchen brigade system and is widely credited with modernizing French haute cuisine?

CHARLES DIVERTISSEMENT FROMAGE

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11. 10th-c. Anglo-Saxon king Æthelstan is regarded as the first king of a unified England, but what king—his grandfather—claimed kingship over all Anglo-Saxons and thus may have a claim? He is (so far) the only native English monarch known as "The Great".

ÆTHEL MERMAN

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12. What archaeological site at the northern tip of Newfoundland was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, nearly 1,000 years after its establishment as a Norse settlement?

ACTUALLYQUITEOLDFOUNDLAND

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13. Scottish Fold, Ragdoll, Russian Blue, and Turkish Van are all different types of what?

NEW YORK'S HOTTEST CLUBS

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14. What "king of chefs and chef of kings" created the kitchen brigade system and is widely credited with modernizing French haute cuisine?

A GUY BEING CONTROLLED BY A RAT

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15. A love triangle of sorts, among the Cowgirl, Head Wrangler, and Rancher's Daughter, provides the storyline for the first section of what 1942 ballet?

BALLET-ZING SADDLES

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1. Secure windows with plywood for extra protection.
2. Strengthen doors using storm-rated materials
3. Apply weather stripping to seal gaps & stop water intrusion
4. Install clips to reinforce connection between roof & walls
5. Stabilize with ground anchors or concrete blocks
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1. The retail establishment widely cited as the first legitimate department store opened its doors to provide a "good bargain" to local Parisians in 1838. What was the name of this store?

JE SUIS PENNEY

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2. In blues legend John Lee Hooker's classic tale of woe from 1966—first recorded by Amos Milburn and later by George Thorogood & the Destroyers—he finds solace in one each of a trio of drinks. What are those 3 drinks?

RYE, KEFFIR, GIN (TOUCHED FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME)

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3. Marshall McLuhan, the 20th-century media theorist and author of The Gutenberg Galaxy and Understanding Media, is credited with coining in the first chapter of that latter work the expression "the medium is the [BLANK]".

BEST VALUE AT ONLY 25 CENTS MORE THAN THE SMALL

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4. If a molecule is repelled by water, it is termed hydrophobic. What is the corresponding opposite term for a molecule attracted to water?

HYDROCURIOUS

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5. What term is used for religious movements, primarily found in Melanesia since the late 1800s and during Western colonization, in which adherents believe that the arrival of a supernatural shipment of goods sent by spirits will signal a new paradise?

DEUS FEDEX MACHINA

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6. Although it occurs at least once (and often many times) in many Division I games today, what was banned in NCAA college basketball prior to the 1967-68 season (after Lew Alcindor's sophomore year at UCLA) until 1976?

DRAGGING WALTON AND LANIER UP AND DOWN THE COURT

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7. Derived from a word meaning "to stride over" (or perhaps "to leg over"), what term in poetry describes the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line to the next without punctuation or pause?

RIKER MANEUVER

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8. What Major League Baseball franchise modified its team name in 2008? The change may not have been due to criticism from Christian groups, but it was immediately followed by a dramatic change in the team's results.

CORPUS CHRISTI CRISPY CORPSES

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9. What word is often used for the effigies burned in the UK on the evening of November 5, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot? It has come to be roughly synonymous with "men".

MOTHERFAWKERS

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10. What is the English title of the 1931 painting often accurately described as "the one with the melting clocks"?

FLAVA FLAV HAS BEEN IN THE SAUNA TOO LONG

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11. The total pool of prize money during the first season of what TV show, which premiered in September 2021, ultimately amounted to ₩45.6 billion?

₩HO ₩ANTS TO BE A ₩ILLIONAIRE

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12. A quantity of Mg(OH)2 in a liquid suspension with various inactive ingredients (and no other active ingredients) is a laxative and antacid known by what name?

A CRUNCHWRAP SUPREME

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13. The bowler-hatted gentleman in 1964's The Son of Man is a self-portrait of what Walloon?

WALLOOUIGI

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