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The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts (MMA) organization that began in Denver, Colorado in 1993 as a single event tournament designed to find the world's best fighters. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 25 | |
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Horror films are movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness. Many horror movies also include a central villain. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 17 | |
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California (pronounced /kælɨˈfɔrnjə/) is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 14 | |
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Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989) was a Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 21 | |
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Ansel Easton Adams (February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984) was an American photographer and environmentalist, best known for his black-and-white photographs of the American West and primarily Yosemite National Park. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 6 | |
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The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, were two Americans who are generally credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, in 1903. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 8 | |
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Nevada is a state located in the western region of the United States. The capital is Carson City and the largest city is Las Vegas. The state's nickname is Silver State, due to the large number of silver deposits that were discovered and mined there. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 8 | |
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The Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was a concrete barrier erected by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (East Germany) that completely encircled the city of West Berlin, separating it from East Germany, including East Berlin. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 14 | |
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Archibald Alexander Leach (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986), better known by his stage name Cary Grant, was a British-American actor. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 9 | |
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Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG (born Leslie Townes Hope; May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 5 | |
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Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer and editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Steve Ditko. He first appeared in "Amazing Fantasy #15" (August 1962). |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 9 | |
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Around the world, there were about 806 million cars and light trucks on the road in 2007; they burn over 260 billion gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel yearly. The numbers are increasing rapidly, especially in China and India. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 32 | |
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Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneer American teacher, nurse, and humanitarian. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 21 | |
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Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was a five-star general in the United States Army and the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 8 | |
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Norman Rockwell was a 20th century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States, where Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Theodor Seuss Geisel (March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer and cartoonist most widely known for his children's books written under the pen name Dr. Seuss. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 15 | |
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The Invasion of Grenada was a 1983 US-led invasion of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation of just over 100,000 population located 100 miles (160 km) north of Venezuela, triggered by a military coup which ousted a brief revolutionary government. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 3 | |
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The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 32 | |
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Hiram King "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer and songwriter and musician who has become an icon of country music and one of the most influential songwriters of the 20th century. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
| Taken: | 10 | |
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Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962), born Norma Jeane Mortenson, but baptized Norma Jeane Baker, was an American actress, singer and model. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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