Question of the Week 1/13/2025

Who is the only player in MLB history with over 500 hits for four different franchises: the Astros, Mets, Tigers, and Expos?​​​

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Which two presidents died on July 4, 1826?

 

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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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While the film was set in Maine, the Ohio State Reformatory in what city served as Shawshank Prison?

 

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Which of the first 10 U.S. presidents has a grandson alive today?​