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What is Great Britain?
The nation of India was subjected to over a century of raj rule by this nation.
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Who is Billy Joel?
Piano Man
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Who is Rafael Ted Cruz?
This senator from Texas was embroiled in a number of unbelievable scandals, including a lingering farcical suspicion that he was a serial killer.
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What is AC?
This type of electricity periodically reverses direction.
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What is the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Boston was originally a part of this colony when it was founded.
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What is Florida?
The first European colony in the United States was established in this state.
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Who is Adele?
Skyfall
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Who is Tim Kaine?
This Virginia senator was nominated as the vice-presidential candidate on the democratic ticket.
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What is the electric chair?
This popular method of capital punishment usually causes death by electric overstimulation of the heart.
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What is Packard’s Corner?
This Allston neighborhood is reputedly for a car dealership that opened in 1910, though this is disputed.
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What is the Maine?
The destruction of this ship was used as a basis for the imperialistic Spanish-American war.
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Who is Bruce Springsteen?
Born in the USA
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What is Iowa?
As in all other elections, this state is the first in which primary caucuses were held.
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Who is Topsy?
Thomas Edison famously electrocuted this elephant to demonstrate current, an event lampooned in the show Bob’s Burgers.
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What is Audubon Circle?
This Boston intersection is named for a famous ornithologist and artist.
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What are the Philippines?
The imperialistic ‘Bolo Wars’ were fought in this nation between it and the United States.
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Who is Don McLean?
American Pie
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Who is John Kasich?
This Republican dropped out in late July after winning only a single state.
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What is a Faraday Cage/ Faraday Shield?
This structure is used to block electromagnetic fields and is made of a continuous covering of conductive material.
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What is the Granary Burial Ground?
Samuel Adams and William Franklin are buried in this cemetery, located near the Omni Parker House Hotel.
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Who is Queen Liliuokalani?
She was the last queen of Hawai’i until she was overthrown by American businessmen.
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Who is Warren Zevon?
Werewolves of London
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Who is Lincoln Chafee?
This Rhode Island senator campaigned for the Democratic ticket.
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What is fulgurite?
A strike of lightning on sand will produce this rock.
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Who is John Winthrop?
This Massachusetts governor referred to Boston as a “city on a hill”, a metaphor for its glory and holiness.
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