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Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the tax regime to one's own advantage, to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law. By contrast, tax evasion is the general term for efforts to not pay taxes by illegal means. |
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| Posted: | January 20, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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The soccer World Cup championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. |
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| Posted: | July 13, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Challenging quiz about the "Father of Modern Philosophy" whose writings continue to be studied closely to this day. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Barbara Bush is the only woman to become a wife to a U.S. president, and a mother to another. In 1953, Barbara’s daughter, Robin, died of Leukemia. This was said to have caused Barbara’s hair to turn from a light brown to chalk-white. |
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| Posted: | April 8, 2011 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Big Mac, as McGwire is known, was a prodigious power hitter for both the Oakland A's and the St. Louis Cardinals. He was part of the home run race of 1998 with Sammy Sosa. His numbers have been questioned since he admitted using PEDs. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Albert Pujols has been the cornerstone of the Cardinals franchise for over a decade. He has consistently hit for power and average and is good for driving in over 100 runs a season. |
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| Posted: | April 24, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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World War I, also known as the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance. |
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| Posted: | August 28, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was the wife of the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and served as First Lady during his presidency from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. |
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| Posted: | August 2, 2010 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch was given his nickname by Francis Powers of the Chicago Daily News who wrote: "His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions, all at the same time; he looked like a demented duck." He would become a Hall of Famer. |
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| Posted: | March 28, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Lou Gehrig was one of baseball's ironmen in the early days of the game. He also was part of a feared Yankee lineup, hitting directly behind Babe Ruth. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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Stan Musial was almost as prolific with his harmonica as he was at the plate. Musial had more than 3,500 hits in his career, all in the National League. |
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| Posted: | April 10, 2011 |
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| By: | Chris Kubala | |
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