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1729 | Larry King | American television and radio host | Did Larry King fight in World War I? | false |
1742 | Diethyl ether | chemical compound | Can you pour diethyl ether? | true |
1819 | Emerald | green gemstone, a beryl variety | Is one of the ingredients of photosynthesis found in emeralds? | true |
1867 | Toyota Hilux | Series of light commercial vehicles produced by the Japanese car-manufacturer Toyota. | Can a Toyota Hilux get to Havana from NYC in sixteen hours? | true |
1868 | Toyota Hilux | Series of light commercial vehicles produced by the Japanese car-manufacturer Toyota. | Can a Toyota Hilux get to Havana from NYC before sixteen hours? | true |
1869 | Toyota Hilux | Series of light commercial vehicles produced by the Japanese car-manufacturer Toyota. | Can a Toyota Hilux transport a human heart from NYC to Raleigh NC? | true |
1897 | Rand Paul | American politician, ophthalmologist, and United States Senator from Kentucky | Is Rand Paul prohibited from conducting eye exams? | false |
1898 | Rand Paul | American politician, ophthalmologist, and United States Senator from Kentucky | Does Rand have valid eye exam certification in every state ? | false |
1899 | Rand Paul | American politician, ophthalmologist, and United States Senator from Kentucky | Does Rand have valid eye exam certification in every state? | false |
1921 | Drew Carey | American actor, comedian, game show host, libertarian and photographer | Is Drew Carey in a sports Hall of Fame? | true |
1923 | Harry Houdini | American magician, escapologist, and stunt performer | Did Harry Houdini disprove the claims of psychics? | true |
1924 | Harry Houdini | American magician, escapologist, and stunt performer | Was Harry Houdini bad for the business of psychics? | true |
1925 | Harry Houdini | American magician, escapologist, and stunt performer | Was Harry Houdini's wife bad for the business of psychics? | true |
1955 | Fair trade | form of trade | Are most of the products labelled Fair Trade exported from the United States? | false |
1959 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | American professional wrestler | Can Stone Cold Steve Austin body slam a male mule deer? | true |
1960 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | American professional wrestler | Can a male mule deer be body slammed by Stone Cold Steve Austin? | true |
1961 | Nordic countries | Geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic | Can someone from Denmark go to Sweden without their passport? | true |
1962 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | American professional wrestler | Can Stone Cold Steve Austin body slam two White-tailed deer simultaneously? | true |
1964 | Kaffir lime | A citrus fruit native to tropical Southeast Asia and southern China | Is kaffir lime the man ingredient in key krueng? | true |
1965 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | American professional wrestler | Can Stone Cold Steve Austin apply his finisher to the largest mule deer? | true |
1982 | Byzantine calendar | The calendar used by the Eastern Orthodox Church from c. 691 to 1728 | In the year 1000, did the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Byzantine Empire use the same calendar? | true |
1994 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor | Would Constantinople withstand a hypothetical invasion by Charlemagne? | true |
1995 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor | Would Constantinople survive a hypothetical invasion by Charlemagne? | true |
1996 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor | Would Constantinople repel a hypothetical invasion by Charlemagne? | true |
1997 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor | Would King Henry V hypothetically defeat Charlemagne at Agincourt? | true |
1998 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor | Would King Henry V hypothetically prevail against Charlemagne at Agincourt? | true |
1999 | Charlemagne | King of the Franks, King of Italy, and Holy Roman Emperor | Would King Henry V hypothetically demolish Charlemagne at Agincourt? | true |
2015 | Illuminati | A name given to several groups, both real and fictitious | Does the Illuminati leave messages in modern society? | true |
2061 | John Searle | American philosopher | Was John Searle born in a state that is bordered by Wyoming? | true |
2079 | John Lennon | English singer and songwriter, founding member of the Beatles | Did John Lennon collaborate with the filmmaker behind Walden? | true |
2072 | Swallow | family of birds | Did the swallow play a role in a famous film starring John Cleese? | true |
2073 | Swallow | family of birds | Did the swallow play a role in a famous film starring Michael Palin? | true |
2075 | Electronic dance music | broad category of electronic music | Did Beethoven ever compose an EDM song? | false |
2078 | John Lennon | English singer and songwriter, founding member of the Beatles | Did John Lennon collaborate with the man who made the film Walden? | true |
2080 | John Lennon | English singer and songwriter, founding member of the Beatles | Did John Lennon collaborate with the filmmaker behind The Brig? | true |
2094 | Drag queen | a person who dresses and acts with exaggerated femininity for performance purposes | Is the artist of the album Slay Belles a drag queen? | true |
2097 | Jason | Greek mythological hero | Could the children of Greek hero Jason hypothetically field a polo team? | true |
2099 | Anchor | Device used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting | Does a Toyota Prius require an anchor in order to park? | false |
2100 | Anchor | Device used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting | Does a Prius require an anchor in order to park? | false |
2101 | Anchor | Device used to connect a vessel to the bed of a body of water to prevent the craft from drifting | Does a Jetta require an anchor in order to park? | false |
2106 | OpenOffice.org | free software office suite | Can people see the code behind OpenOffice.org? | true |
2115 | Visual cortex | region of the brain | Does the visual cortex play a role in regulating lung function? | true |
2116 | Visual cortex | region of the brain | Does the visual cortex play a role in regulating metabolic function? | true |
2117 | Spinal cord | long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue | Does the spinal cord play a role in skateboarding? | true |
2123 | Fraktur | Typeface | Was Fraktur likely to have been used in publications of Anders Arrebo? | true |
2124 | Fraktur | Typeface | Was Fraktur likely to have been used in the publications of Anders Arrebo? | true |
2154 | Apollo 13 | A failed crewed mission to land on the Moon | Could the crew members of Apollo 13 field a full basketball team? | false |
2155 | Apollo 13 | A failed crewed mission to land on the Moon | Could the crew members of Apollo 13 field a full ice hockey team? | false |
2156 | Apollo 13 | A failed crewed mission to land on the Moon | Could the crew members of Apollo 13 field an NHL team? | false |
2166 | Balkans | Geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe | Was an event in the Balkans considered a contributing factor to World War I? | true |
2183 | Genghis Khan | founder and first Great Khan of the Mongol Empire | Are Genghis Khan's descendants more prolific than those of Julius Caesar? | true |
2190 | Gallon | general topic for different units of volume called gallon | Would ten gallons of seawater hold a six year old in the air on a seesaw? | true |
2193 | Salvador Dalí | Spanish artist | Would Boticelli's mythological subjects fill a gallery before Salvador Dali's? | true |
2252 | Logging | the cutting, skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto transport vehicles | Is paper a product of logging? | true |
2363 | Horseradish | species of plant | Does horseradish have hooves? | false |
2440 | Little penguin | smallest penguin species | Does the little penguin share space with Kiwis? | true |
2521 | Pythagoras | ancient Greek philosopher and mystic | Do 10-12 year olds typically learn about something that Pythagoras developed? | true |
2538 | Selena Gomez | American singer, actress, and executive producer | Will Victoria's Secret hire Gal Gadot before Selena Gomez? | true |
8249 | Camel | Genus of mammals | Do camels live in Ontario? | false |
2445 | Julian calendar | solar calendar in use from imperial Rome until after the Reformation | Did Ptolemy use the Julian calendar? | true |
2485 | Spanish–American War | Conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States | Could Spanish-American War combat casualties hypothetically fit on Titanic? | true |
2488 | Spanish–American War | Conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States | Could Titanic hypothetically hold Spanish-American War combat casualties? | true |
2498 | McDonald's | American fast food restaurant chain | Can Madison Square Garden hold every McDonald's employee? | false |
2499 | McDonald's | American fast food restaurant chain | Can Royal Albert Hall hold every McDonald's employee? | false |
2508 | Linus Torvalds | Creator and lead developer of Linux kernel | Can a Maruti Suzuki Baleno transport Linus Torvald's family? | true |
2510 | Linus Torvalds | Creator and lead developer of Linux kernel | Can Linus Torvald's family ride in a Maruti Suzuki Baleno? | true |
2514 | Librarian | person who works professionally in a library, and is usually trained in librarianship | Would a librarian use a computer? | true |
2515 | Bengal fox | species of mammal | Does the bengal fox have hair covering it's body? | true |
2519 | Pythagoras | ancient Greek philosopher and mystic | Do middle school students typically learn about something that Pythagoras developed? | true |
2537 | Selena Gomez | American singer, actress, and executive producer | Would Gal Gadot be hired as Victoria Secret model before Selena Gomez? | true |
2547 | Library of Alexandria | one of the largest libraries in the ancient world, located in Alexandria, Egypt | Could someone have visited the Library of Alexandria and the pyramids on the same vacation? | true |
2557 | Elizabeth I of England | Queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until 24 March 1603 | Could Elizabeth I of England have seen the plays of Shakespeare? | true |
2559 | Elizabeth I of England | Queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until 24 March 1603 | Could Elizabeth I of England have seen Romeo and Juliet? | true |
2598 | John Muir | Scottish-born American naturalist and author | Would John Muir hate being inside all day? | true |
2600 | John Muir | Scottish-born American naturalist and author | Would John Muir dislike being inside all day? | true |
2927 | Alan Alda | American actor, director, and writer | Would Alan Alda fit in with the cast of Grey's Anatomy? | true |
2929 | Alan Alda | American actor, director, and writer | Would Alan Alda fit in on the set of Grey's Anatomy? | true |
2930 | Alan Alda | American actor, director, and writer | Would Alan Alda fit in on the set of Chicago Hope? | true |
2931 | Alan Alda | American actor, director, and writer | Would Alan Alda be comfortable on the set of Chicago Hope? | true |
2603 | John Muir | Scottish-born American naturalist and author | Would John Muir be unlikely to have a vitamin D deficiency? | true |
2607 | National Diet | legislature of Japan | Can National Diet building accommodate Viper Room crowd? | true |
2608 | National Diet | legislature of Japan | Can Viper Room crowd squeeze into National Diet building? | true |
2625 | Reiki | Pseudoscientific healing technique | Would a physician be unlikely to prescribe Reiki? | true |
2662 | Justin Timberlake | American singer, record producer, and actor | Did Justin Timberlake have many young female fans? | true |
2663 | Justin Timberlake | American singer, record producer, and actor | Were many young females attracted to Justin Timberlake? | true |
2679 | University of Pennsylvania | Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Did Brooke Shields have the credentials to get into University of Pennsylvania? | true |
2680 | University of Pennsylvania | Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Did actress Brooke Shields have the credentials to get into University of Pennsylvania? | true |
2681 | University of Pennsylvania | Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Would University of Pennsylvania admit actress Brooke Shields? | true |
2682 | University of Pennsylvania | Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Could Brooke Shields handle University of Pennsylvania curriculum? | true |
2687 | Horse-fly | family of insects | Does a horse fly neigh? | false |
2689 | Noah's Ark | the vessel in the Genesis flood narrative | Is Noah's Ark more imposing than Batillus? | true |
2820 | Dayton Agreement | late-1995 treaty ending the Bosnian War | Was Al Gore Vice President of the US when the Dayton Agreement was signed? | true |
2783 | Diabetes | a disease characterized by long-term high blood sugar | Is the paleo diet beneficial for people with diabetes? | true |
2821 | Dayton Agreement | late-1995 treaty ending the Bosnian War | Was Franjo Tudjman President of Croatia when the Dayton Agreement was signed? | true |
2840 | Moon Jae-in | President of South Korea | Does Moon Jae-in own both cats and dogs? | true |
2928 | Alan Alda | American actor, director, and writer | Would Alan Alda fit in on Grey's Anatomy? | true |
3113 | Disco | music genre | Is music genre that dominated late 1970's still evolving? | true |
3116 | Disco | music genre | Is ABBA's 1970's music genre still relevant today? | true |
3732 | Bohemia | Historical region in the Czech Republic | Has Leninism influenced Bohemia? | true |
2722 | Drummer | percussionist who creates and accompanies music using drums | Can a one armed drummer be elite? | true |