Question of the Week 4/21/2025
What Russian Grandmaster did Bobby Fischer defeat in 1972 to become the first American to win the world chess title?​
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Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin uses two main rocket systems named after which two NASA astronauts?
Also know as "Bonnie and Clyde syndrome", what is the name for the phenomenon characterized by sexual interest in and attraction to those who commit crimes?​
What is the largest denomination of Euro in circulation?
Wilhelm Rontgen was awarded the first ever Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of what?​
What comedian got his start in the entertainment business as a member of the British new wave pop group, Seona Dancing?​
Which President Of The United States appeared on the cover of Cosmopolitan Magazine?​
In Greek mythology, what is the name of the multi-headed dog who guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving?
The band Uriah Heep named themselves after a fraudulent clerk from which Charles Dickens novel?​
How many NFL players have won the Heisman Trophy, the college football national championship, and the Super Bowl?
Murdering as many as 200 people between 1891 and 1894 in his Chicago murder house, America’s first serial killer, HH Holmes, is buried in what Pennsylvania town?​​​​
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What actor holds the record for most weight gained for a file role... 70 pounds?​​
Premiering on the ABC Network in 1948, which television program is often identified as the first reality TV show?​
Who is the only player in MLB history with over 500 hits for four different franchises: the Astros, Mets, Tigers, and Expos?
Which two presidents died on July 4, 1826?
Who holds the record for most rushing yards in a single NFL season?​
Who is the first celebrity mentioned by name in Adam Sandler’s original “Chanukah Song”?
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Who was crowned on Christmas Day 800 AD as Holy Roman Emperor?
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What former Philadelphia Phillie was just elected to the HOF?
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Holding 263 billion cubic feet of fresh water, which Scottish Loch holds more water than all the lakes, rivers, & reservoirs in England and Wales combined?
At 138,300 sq ft, what mansion built for Cornelius Vanderbilt is the largest house in Newport, RI?
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In 1917, Babe Ruth walked the game's first batter, punched the umpire, and was ejected. What relief pitcher came in and retired the next 27 batters in a row?
What Englishman was the first person ever convicted of murder based on DNA fingerprinting evidence?
What American film and television composer wrote and performed the well known TV theme songs to Full House, Family Matter and Step By Step?
While the film was set in Maine, the Ohio State Reformatory in what city served as Shawshank Prison?
“The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket” is the only novel ever written by whom?
Which of the first 10 U.S. presidents has a grandson alive today?​