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What was the name of the 1970s mood-sensing jewelry that supposedly changed color based on the wearer's emotions?
What was the name of the once-ubiquitous 1990s internet service that mailed free trial CDs to practically every household in America?
Which classic board game, first published in 1935, has players buying and trading properties to bankrupt their opponents?
Which cereal introduced in 1964 mixes toasted oat pieces with marshmallow shapes called marbits?
What Sony cassette player, launched in 1979, helped popularize listening to music through headphones on the go?
Which iconic toy, introduced in 1959, was named after the inventor's daughter and became the best-selling fashion doll in history?
Who launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket on March 16, 1926?
What is the standard FDIC deposit insurance limit per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category?
Which tiny European country has no airport, no military, and uses the Swiss franc as its currency?
Which U.S. national park sits directly on top of a volcanic hot spot and contains more than half of the world's active geysers?
Alexander Graham Bell is famous for the telephone, but what did he originally set out to invent when he began his experiments?
How many times does the average human heart beat in a single day?
What phenomenon causes a star to appear to twinkle when seen from Earth's surface?
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial?
In which sport did Nadia Comăneci earn her famous perfect 10 at the 1976 Olympics?
Which animal is known for having transparent blood?
What helps an axolotl regrow a lost limb?
Which spice creates the distinctive tingling, numbing sensation in Sichuan cooking?
Which ancient kingdom in what is now Turkey minted early coins from electrum, an alloy of gold and silver?
Which Russian Arctic port is kept ice-free year-round by the North Atlantic Current?
Which sport features a move called the 'Fosbury Flop'?
What is the only planet in our solar system that is less dense than water?
What is the oldest capital city in the United States, founded as a Spanish colony in 1610?
What is the term for the practice of banks keeping only a fraction of deposits in reserve and lending out the rest?
What is the name of the enormous canyon system that stretches roughly 2,400 miles across Mars?
What is the term for a financial instrument that gives the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a specific price before a certain date?
Which animal can breathe through its butt?
In what year did the Sony Walkman launch, revolutionizing how people listened to music on the go?
Which animal is known to sleep while standing up and can lock its legs in place to avoid falling over?
What was the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims from England to Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620?
In what year was Yellowstone National Park established, making it the first national park in the United States?
Which Pacific island group did Charles Darwin visit in 1835, helping inspire his ideas about evolution?
At 20,310 feet, Denali is the highest peak in North America — in which U.S. national park is it located?
What common element makes up about 78% of Earth's atmosphere?
How long does it take sunlight to travel from the Sun to Earth?
Which country contains the world's longest coastline, stretching over 150,000 miles?
Which national park on the Tennessee–North Carolina border is America's most visited?
What is the term for the interest rate at which the Federal Reserve lends money to commercial banks overnight?
Which instrument records earthquakes?
What is the official language spoken by most people in Brazil?
In which year did the Titanic sink?
What is the smallest prime number?
Which planet is often called the Red Planet?
How many bones are in the average adult human body?
How many amendments make up the U.S. Bill of Rights?
Who wrote the novel 1984?
Which element has the chemical symbol Na?
What gas do plants absorb from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
Which ocean is the largest on Earth?
Which U.S. state is home to the city of Santa Fe?