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Question	Answer	Category
What Latin Phrase Means Operational Method, Or The Way A Job Is Done?	Modus Operandi ( translated as mode of operating)	General
In The Human Body Which Gland Secretes The Hormone Insulin?	Pancreas	General
The State Of Nebraska Was Sold To The Usa In 1803 By Which Country?	France	General
Tala Is The Basic Monetary Unit Of Which Country?	Samoa	General
Carrageen Is An Edible Variety Of What?	Seaweed (or algae)	General
In Western Ecclesiastical Law A Diriment Impediment Invalidates What?	Marriage (or a wedding)	General
What Were The Waitresses Called Who Worked In The English Lyons Cornerhouse Tea Rooms, Popular In First Half Of The 1900's?	Nippies	General
In 1624 What Was Purchased From The Local Inhabitant Native Americans By The Dutch For A Reported Sum Of $24?	Manhattan Island	General
Which Former Prime Minister Of India Was Assassinated In 1991 As He Campaigned For Re-Election?	Rajiv Gandhi	General
Which New York Hotel Was Designed By Henry Hardenbergh In 1897?	Waldorf-Astoria	General
What Date Is France's Bastille Day?	14th July	General
Which Mountain Was Climbed For The First Time In 1786?	Mont Blanc ( Jacques Balmant & Michel-Gabriel Paccard	General
In What Year Did India And Pakistan Become Independent Nations And Free From British Rule?	1947 (15 August India, and 14 August Pakistan)	General
Which Planet Was Discovered By William Herschel 1781?	Uranus	General
In 1926, 19 Year-Old Gertrude Ederle Became The First Woman To Do What?	Swim the English Channel	General