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Do partridges live in pear trees?

Do partridges live in pear trees?

Why is the fall season also called autumn?

Why is the fall season also called autumn?

Who was Chef Boyardee?

Who was Chef Boyardee?

What do they call French toast in France?

What do they call French toast in France?

Why do we go to hell “in a handbasket”?

Why do we go to hell “in a handbasket”?

Which came first, M&Ms or Smarties?

Which came first, M&Ms or Smarties?

What was the longest war in history?

What was the longest war in history?

Where is Old Zealand?

Where is Old Zealand?

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word?

What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word?

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What connects Stanley Kubrick, JRR Tolkien, and The Beatles?

Which came first, the word “crap” or Thomas Crapper’s toilet innovations?

Why drop a ball at midnight on New Year’s Eve?

Why drop a ball at midnight on New Year’s Eve?

Which planet was originally known as “George”?

Which orange was named first, the fruit or the colour?

Which orange was named first, the fruit or the colour?

Which came first – field hockey or ice hockey?

Which came first – field hockey or ice hockey?

What is Chevy Chase’s real name?

What is Chevy Chase’s real name?

How ‘deep’ is 20,000 leagues?

How ‘deep’ is 20,000 leagues?

Why do we say soccer instead of football in North America?

Which came first – American or Canadian Thanksgiving?

What is a ‘fatberg’?