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What video rental store, with over 5000 locations worldwide, recently announced their bankruptcy, after getting slaughtered in the marketplace by Redbox and Netflix? | block buster | [DOC] [TLE] Video rental shopA video rental shop/store is a physical business that rents home videos such as movies and prerecorded TV shows. Typically, a rental shop conducts business with customers under conditions and terms agreed upon in a rental agreement or contract, which may be implied, explicit, or written. Ma... |
In the classic 1990 movie Home Alone, where is the McCallister family headed on vacation when 8 year old Kevin is mistakenly left behind? | paris | [DOC] [TLE] Home Alone: Family Fun Edition (1990) - DVD Movie GuideHome Alone: Family Fun Edition (1990) [PAR] Home Alone: Family Fun Edition (1990) [PAR] Reviewed by Colin Jacobson (November 7, 2006) [PAR] In 1990, the sleepers were the kings - and queens - of the box office. That was a year in which highly-touted fli... |
With an accepted height of 11,249 feet, what is the tallest mountain in Oregon, and the 4th highest in the Cascades? | mount hood | [DOC] [TLE] OregonOregon ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Oregon is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north by Washington, on the south by California, on the east by Idaho, and on the southeast by Nevada. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundar... |
The winner of Sundays matches between the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Edmonton Eskimos and BC Lions will meet on Nov 27 in Vancouver to vie for what trophy? | grey cup | [DOC] [TLE] BC LionsThe BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place in Downtown Vancouver. [PAR] The Lions played their first season in 1954, and have played eve... |
Name the only US president who has won the medal of honor. | theodore roosevelt | [DOC] [TLE] The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts - History in the ...The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts - History in the Headlines [PAR] The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts [PAR] July 12, 2012 By Jennie Cohen [PAR] Share this: [PAR] The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts [PAR] Author [PAR] The Medal of Honor: ... |
If Misogyny is the hatred of women, what is the hatred of men? | misandry | [DOC] [TLE] MisogynyMisogyny is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women or girls. Misogyny can be manifested in numerous ways, including social exclusion, sex discrimination, hostility, androcentrism, patriarchy, and male privilege ideas, belittling of women, violence against women, and sexual objectifi... |
Immortalized in an 1851 painting by Emmanuel Gottlieb Leutze, which river did George Washington cross on Christmas night in 1776 before attacking the Hessian forces during the Battle of Trenton? | delaware | [DOC] [TLE] Battle of TrentonThe Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War which took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the m... |
What 1984 slasher film featured a fedora wearing main villain wearing a red and green sweater with a metal-clawed brown leather glove on his right hand? | nightmare on elm | [DOC] [TLE] Slasher filmSlasher films are a subgenre of horror films, typically involving a violent psychopath murdering several victims, usually with bladed tools. Although the term "slasher" is sometimes used informally as a generic term for any horror movie involving murder, analysts of the genre cite an established... |
According to the Bart Simpsons TV ad, Nobody better lay a finger on my what?? | butterfinger | [DOC] [TLE] Daily Billboard: Butterfinger Nobody better lay a finger ...Daily Billboard: Butterfinger Nobody better lay a finger billboards... Advertising for Movies TV Fashion Drinks Technology and More [PAR] Butterfinger Nobody better lay a finger billboards... [PAR] When Daily Billboard first saw this billboard for ... |
Dec 7, 1941 saw the attack on the US Naval facilities at Pearl Harbor, HI. The sinking of what battleship, now the site of a major memorial, accounted for over half the loss of life during the attack when 1,177 sailors died? | uss arizona | [DOC] [TLE] Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial Complex [Archive ...Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona Memorial Complex [Archive] - World Naval Ships Forums [PAR] Just a few photos of the USS Arizona memorial taken last year. [PAR] NASAAN101 [PAR] 08-02-2009, 01:14 [PAR] Guys, [PAR] i don't know if any of you saw this: O... |
What was the name of Scrooge's long suffering clerk in a Christmas Carol? | cratchit | [DOC] [TLE] The Naming of Names in Charles Dickens's A Christmas CarolThe Naming of Names in Charles Dickens's Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol" [PAR] [ Victorian Web Home —> Authors —> Charles Dickens —> Works —> The Christmas Books ] [PAR] This essay first appeared in the 1987 Dickens Quarterly 4:1 (1987): 15-20.... |
What is the name of the King of Halloween Town who tries to take over Christmas in the Disney movie The Nightmare Before Christmas? | jack skellington | [DOC] [TLE] The Nightmare Before ChristmasThe Nightmare Before Christmas, often promoted as Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, is a 1993 American stop motion dark fantasy musical film directed by Henry Selick, and produced and conceived by Tim Burton. It tells the story of Jack Skellington, a character from "... |
On January 16, 2001, President Bill Clinton awarded what former president a posthumous Medal of Honor, the only president to have received one? | president theodore roosevelt | [DOC] [TLE] The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts - History in the ...The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts - History in the Headlines [PAR] The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts [PAR] July 12, 2012 By Jennie Cohen [PAR] Share this: [PAR] The Medal of Honor: 6 Surprising Facts [PAR] Author [PAR] The Medal of Honor: ... |
Named for the day of its discovery by Captain William Mynors, Christmas Island, a land mass in the Indian Ocean, is a territory of what nation? | australia | [DOC] [TLE] Christmas Island environment and heritage - RegionalChristmas Island environment and heritage [PAR] Home > Territories of Australia > Christmas Island > Christmas Island environment and heritage [PAR] Christmas Island environment and heritage [PAR] Heritage [PAR] Geography and climate [PAR] The Island is th... |
March 9, 1959 saw the introduction of what Mattel favorite, an 11.5 inch tall fashion doll which saw controversy when a later talking model exclaimed such phrases as Will we ever have enough clothes?, and Math class is tough!? | barbara millicent | [DOC] [TLE] BarbieBarbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration. [PAR] Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls a... |
July 27, 1940 saw the introduction of what beloved cartoon character in the 8:15 short A Wild Hare? | bugs bunny | [DOC] [TLE] A Wild HareA Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions, directed by Tex Avery, and written by Rich Hogan. It was originally released on July 27, 1940. A Wild Hare is considered by most film historians ... |
What is the name of the Christmas Poo, who emerges from the toilet bowl on Christmas Eve and brings presents to good boys and girls whose diets have been high in fiber, who appears on TVs South Park? | terrance and phillip | [DOC] [TLE] Terrance and Philip : Wikis (The Full Wiki)Terrance and Philip : Wikis (The Full Wiki) [PAR] 26 References [PAR] Big Gay Al [PAR] Big Gay Al (voiced by Matt Stone ) is a stereotypical homosexual man known for his flamboyant and positive demeanor. For example, he almost always responds to the greeting "How a... |
What 1963 Alfred Hitchcock movie, which introduced the ever so talented Tippi Hedren, took place at the lovely Northern California town of Bodega Bay? | bird | [DOC] [TLE] The Birds (1963) - quotes - The Alfred Hitchcock WikiThe Birds (1963) - quotes - The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki [PAR] The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki [PAR] Other Quotes about The Birds (1963) [PAR] Pre-Production [PAR] I think that "The Birds" was one of the hardest pictures for [my father] to make because it was so t... |
On December 1, 1955, who was famously arrested on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to obey bus driver James Blake's order to move to the back of the bus, sparking a year long boycott of the bus service? | rosa parks | [DOC] [TLE] 1000+ ideas about Rosa Parks Bus on Pinterest | Henry Ford ...1000+ ideas about Rosa Parks Bus on Pinterest | Bus Boycott, Rosa Parks and Rosa Parks Bus Boycott [PAR] Forward [PAR] Rosa Parks was asked to move to the back of the bus where black people were expected to sit, by the whites. When she refused, p... |
Dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic, today is World AIDS day. What color ribbon is worn to mark the day? | color red | [DOC] [TLE] World AIDS Day | Article about World AIDS Day by The Free ...World AIDS Day | Article about World AIDS Day by The Free Dictionary [PAR] World AIDS Day | Article about World AIDS Day by The Free Dictionary [PAR] http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/World+AIDS+Day [PAR] Also found in: Acronyms , Wikiped... |
Dec 6, 1850 saw the invention of the Ophthalmoscope, a device that allows doctors to examine what part of the body? | ocular | [DOC] [TLE] Manufacture and use of home made ophthalmoscopes: a 150th ...The Arclight Ophthalmoscope: A Reliable Low-Cost Alternative to the Standard Direct Ophthalmoscope [PAR] "However, it also has a potential application to training and education globally by providing a more affordable direct ophthalmoscope for stud... |
In response to the crappy reputation High Fructose Corn Syrup has these days, the Corn Refiners Association has applied for permission to rename it to what? | corn sugar | [DOC] [TLE] Articles about High Fructose Corn Syrup - latimesArticles about High Fructose Corn Syrup - latimes [PAR] Your Valentine's Day buzz kill [PAR] February 14, 2013 | By Alexandra Le Tellier [PAR] Happy Valentine's Day! If you're in a relationship, you can rejoice in knowing that married couples are not only hea... |
As portrayed in the 1984 movie Amadeus, what classical composer is accused of having had a hand in the death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, on Dec 5, 1791? | antonio salieri | [DOC] [TLE] Amadeus ( 1984 ) F. Murray Abraham , Tom Hulce. Directora ...The movie, Pictures and Costumes on Pinterest [PAR] Amadeus ( 1984 ) F. Murray Abraham , Tom Hulce. Directora : Milos Forman. Historia de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , contada por su homólogo y rival secreto Antonio Salieri. [PAR] See More[DOC] [TLE] ... |
Nov 20, 1945 saw the start of the trials in what German city in which 24 high ranking Nazis were indicted for participation in a common plan or conspiracy for the accomplishment of a crime against peace, planning, initiating and waging wars of aggression and other crimes against peace , war crimes, and crimes against h... | nuremberg | [DOC] [TLE] Nuremberg trials - PediaView.comNuremberg trials [PAR] Nuremberg trials [PAR] Memorials and museums [PAR] The Nuremberg trials (German: die Nürnberger Prozesse) were a series of military tribunals , held by the Allied forces after World War II , which were most notable for the prosecution of prominent membe... |
November 9, 1967 saw the debut of what iconic magazine, founded by Jann Wenner, which famously provided a roach clip with every paid subscription? | rolling stone | [DOC] [TLE] Jann WennerJann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946) is the co-founder and publisher of the popular culture biweekly Rolling Stone, as well as the current owner of Men's Journal and Us Weekly magazines. Born in New York City, Wenner graduated from Chadwick School and later attended the University of Californ... |
Dec 13, 1953 saw the birth of Ben Bernanke, Harvard grad with a PhD from MIT. What position does he hold, and rather poorly at that? | federal reserve chairman | [DOC] [TLE] Ben BernankeBen Shalom Bernanke ( ; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist at the Brookings Institution who served two terms as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States, from 2006 to 2014. During his tenure as chairman, Bernanke oversaw the Federal Reserve's response ... |
November 18, 1869 saw the opening of what lockless waterway, which connects Port Said to Port Tawfik? | suez canal | [DOC] [TLE] Port SaidPort Said ( ', the first syllable has its pronunciation from French; unurbanized local pronunciation:) is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 km along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787 (2010). The city was esta... |
November 30 is a time to celebrate the birthday of what TV personality, known as The World’s Oldest Teenager, who hosted American Bandstand and still does the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve broadcast every December 31st? | dick clark | [DOC] [TLE] Dick Clark - Biography - IMDbDick Clark - Biography - IMDb [PAR] Dick Clark [PAR] Biography [PAR] Showing all 99 items [PAR] Jump to: Overview (5) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (3) | Trade Mark (3) | Trivia (84) | Personal Quotes (3) [PAR] Overview (5) [PAR] 5' 8" (1.73 m) [PAR] Mini Bio (1) [PAR] Dick Clark was ... |
Dec 18, 2008 marked the death of Mark Felt. What prominent role in the watergate scandals did he play? | deep throat | [DOC] [TLE] Nixon on Pinterest | Presidents, Scandal and First Ladies1000+ images about Nixon on Pinterest | The white, Governor of california and April 22 [PAR] Forward [PAR] William Mark Felt, Sr. (August 17, 1913 – December 18, 2008)[1] was an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), who retired in 1973 a... |
Which famous Vice Admiral, who died on December 7, 1817, is famous for navigating a life boat 3,618 nautical miles to the island of Timor, having been put overboard by mutineer Fletcher Christian? | captain bligh | [DOC] [TLE] Fletcher ChristianFletcher Christian (25 September 1764 – 20 September 1793) was master's mate on board HMS Bounty during Lieutenant William Bligh's voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit plants. In the mutiny on the Bounty, Christian seized command of the ship from Bligh on 28 April 1789. [PAR] Early life [PAR] C... |
Named for the gynecologist that invented them, what exercises for the pelvic muscles were originally developed to combat incontinence? | kegel | [DOC] [TLE] Kegel Exercises on Pinterest | Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor ...1000+ images about Kegel Exercises on Pinterest | Muscle, Exercise during pregnancy and The muscle [PAR] Forward [PAR] Everyone’s pelvic floor could use strengthening because we rarely work it, and we sit so much, we throw the muscles that attach ... |
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