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What is a Smoot? (40 points)

	a unit of distance
	a rodent
	a type of hat
	a bird
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Your house is celebrating its sesquicentennial. How old is it? (30 points)

	150 years
	500 years
	50 years
	300 years
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written by SteveD503 • topics: Society block unblock • words block unblock • mathmatics block unblock • weights/measure block unblock • definitions block unblock and 4 more »

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In Robert A. Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land," what is the literal translation of the verb "grok." (40 points)

	to drink
	to comprehend
	to love
	to consume
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written by Charles • topics: literature block unblock • Books block unblock • science fiction block unblock • language block unblock • definitions block unblock and 2 more » • Heinlein • Translations

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What is a bellwether? (40 points)

	A man who cleans bells (as in a church)
	A device that shows wind direction
	The lead sheep in a herd
	A mounting rod for bells (as in a church)
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written by SteveD503 • topics: sheep block unblock • words block unblock • etymology block unblock • phrases block unblock • definitions block unblock

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Which of these poker hands is best? (30 points)

	The Wheel
	Queens full
	Aces and twos
	Kings up, Ace kicker
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written by SteveD503 • topics: poker block unblock • games block unblock • wagering block unblock • words block unblock • definitions block unblock

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What word has the most definitions in the English language? (30 points)

	through
	set
	count
	hit
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written by jmn72 • topics: language block unblock • English block unblock • definitions block unblock • words block unblock • writing block unblock and 1 more » • Arts and Literature

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In a game of dominoes, the "stock" is: (20 points)

	the double-blank domino
	the playing area
	the group of undrawn dominoes
	when there are no remaining plays
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The "SC" in SCTV stands for ... (40 points)

	Standup Comedy
	Second City
	Strictly Canadian
	South Chicago
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The equivalent of the square root of -1 is referred to as: (20 points)

	an imaginary number
	an ordinal number
	a prime number
	a cardinal number
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What is an example of irony? (20 points)

	A free ride when you've already paid
	Rain on your wedding day
	Good advice that you just can't take
	A song titled "Ironic" contains no actual examples of irony
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