Monday, February 28, 2011

Movie and film villains

Movie and film villains:
1. Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
2. Norman Bates, Psycho, 1960
3. Darth Vader, The Empire Strikes Back, 1980
4. The Wicked Witch of the West, The Wizard of Oz, 1939
5. Nurse Ratched, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 1975
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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases

Landmark U.S. Supreme Court Cases:
1. Dred Scott v. Sandford
2. Brown v. Board of Education
3. Roe v. Wade
4. Plessy v. Ferguson
5. Miranda v. Arizona
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Saturday, February 26, 2011

NBA head coaches

NBA head coaches by winning percentage:
1. Phil Jackson
2. Pat Riley
3. Red Auerbach
4. Chuck Daly
5. John Kundla
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Friday, February 25, 2011

Highest rated medical centers

Highest rated medical centers in the United States:
1. Johns Hopkins Hospital
2. Mayo Clinic
3. UCLA Medical Center
4. Cleveland Clinic
5. Massachusetts General Hospital
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Presidential electoral victories

Largest U.S. presidential electoral victories:
1. 1820, James Monroe vs John Quincy Adams
2. 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt vs Alfred M. Landon
3. 1984, Ronald Reagan vs Walter F. Mondale
4. 1972, Richard Nixon vs George McGovern
5. 1804, Thomas Jefferson vs Charles C. Pinckney
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

U.S. states without a major league sports team

Largest U.S. states without a major league sports team:
1. Virginia
2. Alabama
3. South Carolina
4. Connecticut
5. Kentucky
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Prescription drugs

Best selling prescription drugs worldwide:
1. Lipitor
2. Plavix
3. Nexium
4. Seretide/Advair
5. Zocor
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Monday, February 21, 2011

Major League Baseball batting averages

Career Major League Baseball batting averages:
1. Ty Cobb
2. Rogers Hornsby
3. Joe Jackson
4. Lefty O'Doul
5. Ed Delahanty
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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Common nighttime dreams

Common nighttime dreams:
1. Falling
2. Being chased
3. Teeth falling out
4. Back at school
5. Spouse cheating on you
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Saturday, February 19, 2011

Noisiest dogs

Noisiest dogs:
1. Beagle
2. Collie
3. Doberman Pinscher
4. Finnish Spitz
5. German Shepherd
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Friday, February 18, 2011

Largest stadiums in the world

Largest stadiums in the world:
1. Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2. Tokyo Racecourse
3. Shanghai International Circuit
4. Daytona International Speedway
5. Lowe's Motor Speedway
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

Valuable sporting events

Valuable sporting events:
1. NFL Super Bowl
2. Olympic Games
3. FIFA World Cup
4. Daytona 500
5. Rose Bowl
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Expensive paintings

Expensive paintings:
1. No. 5, 1948, Jackson Pollock
2. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer, Gustav Klimt
3. Garçon à la Pipe, Pablo Picasso
4. Dora Maar with Cat, Pablo Picasso
5. Portrait of Dr. Gachet, Vincent van Gogh
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

U.S. state prison populations

U.S. state prison populations:
1. Florida
2. New York
3. Texas
4. California
5. Ohio
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Monday, February 14, 2011

Largest islands in the world

Largest islands in the world:
1. Greenland
2. New Guinea
3. Borneo
4. Madagascar
5. Baffin
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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Highly taxed nations

Highest taxed nations:
1. Belgium
2. Germany
3. Hungary
4. France
5. Sweden
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Saturday, February 12, 2011

U.S. cities in 1900

Populated U.S. cities in 1900:
1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Philadelphia
4. St. Louis
5. Boston
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Friday, February 11, 2011

Historic software programs

Historic software programs:
1. VisiCalc 1979
2. WordStar 1978
3. Apache 1995
4. The Mosaic Web Browser 1993
5. The Mac Operating System 1984
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Thursday, February 10, 2011

Championship winners

Professional sports team championship winners:
1. New York Yankees
2. Montreal Canadiens
3. Boston Celtics
4. Toronto Argonauts
5. Los Angeles/Minneapolis Lakers
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

NBA scorers

NBA scorers of all time:
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 38,387 points
2. Wilt Chamberlain, 31,419 points
3. Karl Malone, 30,599 points
4. Michael Jordan, 29,277 points
5. Moses Malone, 27,409 points
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Songs of 1979

Songs of 1979:
1. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2, Pink Floyd
2. London Calling, The Clash
3. Rapper's Delight, The Sugarhill Gang
4. Good Times, Chic
5. Dont Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Michael Jackson
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Monday, February 7, 2011

Songs of 1967

Songs of 1967:
1. Respect, Aretha Franklin
2. Light My Fire, Doors
3. Sunshine Of Your Love, Cream
4. Purple Haze, Jimi Hendrix
5. A Day In The Life, Beatles
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Sunday, February 6, 2011

National economies of the world

National economies of the world:
1. United States
2. China
3. Japan
4. India
5. Germany
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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Least polluted cities

Least polluted cities in the United States:
1. Cheyenne, WY
2. Santa Fe, NM
3. Honolulu, HI
4. Great Falls, MT
5. Farmington, NM
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Friday, February 4, 2011

Longest commute to work cities

Longest commute to work in the United States:
1. New York
2. Chicago
3. Philadelphia
4. Riverside, CA
5. Baltimore
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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Deadliest volcanic eruptions

Deadliest volcanic eruptions:
1. 1815 Tambora, Indonesia
2. 1883 Krakatau, Indonesia
3. 1902 Mount Pelee, Martinique
4. 1985 Ruiz, Colombia
5. 1792 Unzen, Japan
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Celebrated engineers

Celebrated engineers of all time:
1. Leonardo da Vinci
2. Nikola Tesla
3. Thomas Edison
4. James Watt
5. Hero of Alexandria
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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Beaches in the United States

Beaches in the United States:
1. Ocracoke Beach, Outer Banks, North Carolina
2. Caladesi Island State Park, Clearwater, Florida
3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York,
4. Hanalei Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
5. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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