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What did 1,519 New York City residents report they were bitten by, in 1985?People What religion are the Hasidim?Jewish Who died first - Chiang Kai-shek or Mao Tse-tung?Chiang Kai-shek How many King Edwards have ruled Britain?Eight What fast-food chain served its first ice cream cone in Joliet, Illinois, in 1940?Dairy Queen What military school's first mascot was a goat named El Cid?The U.S. Naval Academy's What century saw the first crossing of the Atlantic by a steamship?The nineteenth What knighted explorer led the first English ships into the Pacific Ocean?Sir Francis Drake What was the crowning achievement of a 1953 Asian expedition led by Britain's John Hunt?The first ascent of Mount Everest What country's zealous censors once banned Thomas Hardy's "The Return of the Native"?South Africa's Is Albania a Warsaw Pact member?No What airline's Flight 139 from Tel Aviv to Paris ended up at Entebbe on June 27, 1976?Air France's What island spawned the iceberg that sunk the "Titanic"?Greenland What African leader did Kenya label a fascist, warmonger and sadist in 1976?Idi Amin Dada What kind of cleaning center was first set up in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1934?A laundromat What make of car is the 626 Sport Sedan?Mazda What country's retiring deputy premier in 1985 was Veniamin E. Dimshits?The Soviet Union's What characteristic was the Pope officially endowed with at the Vatican Council of 1870?Infallibility Who spent more time with Nikita Khrushchev in 1959 than any other U.S. politician?Richard Nixon What country's people introduced Europeans to the delights of chocolate?Mexico's What African country's first prime minister was Louis Botha?South Africa's What doctor was buried beside his wife in 1965 on the banks of the Ogooue River?Albert Schweitzer What former governor made country singer Lisa Taylor his third wife?George Wallace What nationality were the first Europeans to set foot on Australia and New Zealand?Dutch What did W.M. Foster start making in Melbourne, Australia, in 1888?Beer How many 90-degree angles are formed by the lines in a swastika?Eight Who was dictator of Rome from 49 to 44 B.C.?Julius Caesar What country's largest companies include Bass, Coats Viyella and United Biscuits?Britain's What president presided over U.S. Bicentennial celebrations?Gerald Ford What two countries declared war on each other on December 11, 1941?Germany and the U.S. Who was known as the "sphinx" of Watergate?G. Gordon Liddy What Saudi Arabian oil magnate named his luxury yacht the "Nabila"?Adnan Khashoggi What new military tactic did General Takijiro Onishi propose on October 19, 1944?Kamikaze raids What European country's largest company is Petrogal?Portugal's What British monarch did Winston Churchill say "falls instantly in and out of love"?Edward VIII What's the Afrikaans word for "farmer"?"Boer" What founder of a major religion was born in Nepal?Buddha What South American country appropriated two U.S. copper mines in 1971?Chile What European country has fought in the most wars since 1812?France What drug did Britain and China fight a war over?Opium What European country did Baudouin I become king of in 1951?Belgium What French seer asked to be buried standing upright?Nostradamus What cool treat was first manufactured commercially by Jacob Fussel in 1851?Ice cream What commodity did half of the world's top 10 companies primarily deal in, in 1986?Oil What does a ship flying the yellow jack flag have on board?Disease What southeast Asian country did King Bhumibol become monarch of in 1950?Thailand What state put Sam Nunn in the U.S. senate?Georgia What country granted independence to Madagascar in 1960?France What city had the highest rate of auto theft in the U.S. in 1985?Detroit What house does Britain's Lord Chancellor preside over?The House of Lords What Scandinavian country did Gro Harlem Brundtland become prime minister of in 1986?Norway What character is the U.S. equivalent of Britain's John Bull?Uncle Sam What's the more common title of the sovereign of the state of Vatican City?Pope How many sacraments are there in the Roman Catholic Church?Seven What country did the Soviet Union invade on Christmas Eve, 1979?Afghanistan What Southern city made Andrew Young its first black mayor, in 1973?Atlanta What two countries issued a joint report on acid rain in January, 1986?Canada and the U.S. What regal ocean liner had a hot dog stand erected on its sports deck in 1971?The "Queen Mary" What city was Russian dissident Anatoly Shcharansky set free in, in 1986?West Berlin What Jersey cow was credited with raising $10 million at World War II war bond rallies?Elsie What century saw the French and Germans first take up leech farming?The seventeenth What British politician shared a bedmate with Russian attache Eugene Ivanov in 1963?John Profumo What Asian country saw 650,000 killed in a 1976 earthquake?China What was the hottest event in England in 1666?The Great Fire of London What Chief Justice administered the Presidential Oath of Office to Gerald Ford?Warren Burger What major religion was founded in the seventh century?Islam What country's coast witnessed the Battle of Trafalgar?Spain's Whose assassination brought Hosni Mubarak to power?Anwar Sadat's Who did Mark Antony present with 200,000 volumes for the library at Alexandria?Cleopatra What kind of craft made up World War II's "wolf packs"?Submarines, or U-boats What religion were the gunmen who assassinated Indira Gandhi?Sikh How many U.S. presidents have been divorced?One What TV evangelist founded PTL?Jim Bakker What name did black leader El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz go by?Malcolm X What country had its first of many Stewart kings in 1371?Scotland What country outside Europe and Asia hosted the most Russian troops in 1986?Cuba What book did Ronald Reagan send a signed copy of to Iranian leaders in 1986?The Bible What empire was Cuzco the capital of?The Inca Empire Who was emperor of Rome when Christ was born?Augustus What Middle Eastern country bombed the U.S. frigate "Stark" in 1987, killing 37 sailors?Iraq What imperialist country found a lot of Kenyans revolting in the 1960s?Britain What number did Levi Strauss affix to the first pair of jeans he sold?501 What continent was first crossed by an expedition led by Vivian Fuchs?Antarctica Whose death caused the Cuban flag to be flown at half-staff for 30 days in 1967?Che Guevara's What country's Premier Zhao Ziyang had some wags saying in 1987 that he'd soon be ZZ Top?China's What does the firm of Yankelovich Clancy Schulman conduct?Opinion polls What Italian lady-killer spent the last 13 years of his life as a Bohemian librarian?Casanova How many voyages to the Pacific did James Cook make?Three What new country was born in 1963 when Malaya joined Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore?Malaysia What Asian country lifted martial law in 1987, 38 years after it was imposed?Taiwan What European country's workers spent a total of 29,474,000 days on strike in 1979?Britain's What form of punishment did the Royal Navy abolish in 1881?Flogging What great man was entombed in a golden coffin in Alexandria in 323 B.C.?Alexander the Great What country's Shinji Kazama reached the North Pole by motorcycle in 1987?Japan's What religion was practiced by the Mogul emperors of India?Islam What country did Britain's Lord Elgin get his marbles from?Greece What does the "E" stand for in "OPEC"?Exporting What appropriately-named yacht took Gary Hart to Bimini in March, 1987?The "Monkey Business" What could Englishmen start paying bills with in 1681?Checks What decade saw the first zippered jeans?The 1950s What Caribbean republic did Fulgencio Batista flee to when he left Cuba in 1959?The Dominican Republic What North African country did Ahmed Ben Bella become the first president of?Algeria What city did the U.S. Supreme Court first meet in?Philadelphia What U.S. city's first condominium garage sold a parking space for $29,000?New York's What was the last state to join the Confederate States of America?Tennessee What queen's likeness appeared on the first postage stamp?Victoria's What did Adolf Hitler say would be the perfect symbol for the victory of Aryan man?The swastika What country's World War II resistance forces included the "'maquis'"?France's What showy New York lawyer represented Bianca Jagger, Calvin Klein and Andy Warhol?Roy Cohn What religious office did Lucrezia Borgia's father attain in 1492?Pope What birthday did Hugh Hefner celebrate at the Playboy Mansion in 1986?His sixtieth What two-seater sports car did Cadillac introduce in 1987?The Allante What neutral country's people voted in 1986 to reject United Nations membership?Switzerland's What organization is a direct descendant of the Cheka, created by the Bolsheviks in 1917?The KGB What left Baikonur, the Soviet Union, on October 4, 1957?Sputnik I What did Nezar Hindawi hide in his flying fiancee's luggage in 1986?A bomb What Watergate figure once arrested Timothy Leary while working for the FBI?G. Gordon Liddy Who initiated a 1986 World Day of Prayer for Peace, involving leaders of 12 religions?Pope John Paul II Whose ministry was among the top 10 employers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1986?Jimmy Swaggart's What Borden bovine was given Elmer as a husband in 1940?Elsie What year saw Britain stop sending convicts to the American colonies?1776 What major religion's sacred scriptures are written in Sanskrit?Hinduism's Who was Jackson, Mississippi, named for?Andrew Jackson What war saw pirate Jean Laffite fighting on the side of U.S. forces?The War of 1812 Where did Russia send prisoners for the first time in 1709?Siberia What car did Ford recruit 1,160 new dealers to sell and service?The Edsel What two southwestern U.S. states joined the union in 1912?Arizona and New Mexico Who was the sixth U.S. president to have attended Harvard University?John F. Kennedy What month are Americans statistically most likely to drown in?July What city was the "Andrea Doria" headed for when it sank?New York Who became king of Scotland in 1040 after defeating Duncan in battle?Macbeth What company bought RCA for $6.4 billion?General Electric What Mongol leader does legend say was born holding a blood clot in his hand?Genghis Khan What European country had its first general election in 41 years in 1977?Spain What African country put an Immorality Act into effect in 1957?South Africa What luxury Italian liner was hijacked in 1985?The "Achille Lauro"