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History › US History › 20th Century › Atomic Bomb
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A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › History of Wars › Wars › War Quiz
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Also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Wars, World War I was a global military conflict that embroiled most of the world's great powers. |
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| Posted: | October 12, 2009 |
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History › World War I › World War I › World War I
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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: | October 29, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Music › Celebrities › Singers › Judy Garland
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Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Judy Garland attained international stardom as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on the concert stage. |
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| Posted: | June 9, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › US History › 20th Century › Howard Hughes
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Howard Robard Hughes, Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American aviator, engineer, industrialist, film producer, film director, philanthropist, and one of the wealthiest people in the world. |
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| Posted: | November 6, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Movies › Celebrities › Actors & Actresses › Tom Cruise
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Thomas Cruise Mapother IV better known by his screen name of Tom Cruise, is an American actor and film producer. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's most powerful celebrity in 2006. |
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| Posted: | June 13, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › US History › 20th Century › General John Pershing
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General Pershing is the only person to be promoted in his own lifetime to the highest rank ever held in the United States Army—General of the Armies. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › Italy › 20th Century › Benito Mussolini
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Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › World War II › Japan › Bombing of Hiroshima
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On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the nuclear weapon Little Boy is dropped on Hiroshima by the crew of the American B-29 bomber "Enola Gay", directly killing an estimated 80,000 people. |
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| Posted: | June 28, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Movies › Celebrities › Actors & Actresses › Greta Garbo
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The actress regarded as one of the greatest and most inscrutable movie stars ever produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and the Hollywood studio system. |
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| Posted: | June 28, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Society & Culture › Environment & Nature › Climate Change › Global Warming
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Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected continuation. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Business › Finance and Investment › United States › Warren Buffett
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Warren Edward Buffett (born August 30, 1930) is an American investor, businessman, and philanthropist. He is one of the most successful investors in history and the primary shareholder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. |
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| Posted: | November 15, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › World War II › World War II › World War II
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World War II, or the Second World War, was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. |
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| Posted: | October 29, 2009 |
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History › US History › 19th Century › Civil War
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The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. |
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| Posted: | October 16, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › World War II › Holocaust › Anne Frank
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Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank gained international fame posthumously following the publication of her diary which documents her experiences hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. |
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| Posted: | June 11, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Movies › Celebrities › Actors & Actresses › Sylvester Stallone
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One of the biggest box office draws in the world from the 1970s to the 1990s, Sylvester Stallone is an icon of machismo and Hollywood action heroism. |
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| Posted: | June 13, 2009 |
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History › Spain › 20th Century › Spanish Civil War
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The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict that devastated Spain from 17 July 1936 to 1 April 1939. It began after an attempted coup d'état against the government of the Second Spanish Republic. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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Movies › Celebrities › Actors & Actresses › Arnold Schwarzenegger
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We track "Arnie" from his days as the "Austrian Oak" to his time as the 38th Governor of the state of California. |
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| Posted: | June 14, 2009 |
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| By: | MastersOfTrivia | |
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History › France › Regional › Alsace
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What makes the the smallest region in metropolitan France so particular? |
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| Posted: | June 28, 2009 |
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Movies › Celebrities › Actors & Actresses › Karl Malden
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Born Mladen George Sekulovich, Karl Malden's career spanned more than seven decades. |
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| Posted: | July 1, 2009 |
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