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In Music, Which Is the Relative Minor of the Key of A Major?

In Music, Which Is the Relative Minor of the Key of A Major?

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What Term Refers to a Railroad Signal Indicating That a Train Can Proceed at Full Speed?

What Term Refers to a Railroad Signal Indicating That a Train Can Proceed at Full Speed?

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Staff Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Valium Is a Proprietary Name for Which Drug?

Valium Is a Proprietary Name for Which Drug?

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The Revolutionary Sandinista National Liberation Front Was Active in Which Country?

The Revolutionary Sandinista National Liberation Front Was Active in Which Country?

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Which Actor Played the Title Roles in the Movies Tom Jones, Charlie Bubbles, and Scrooge?

Which Actor Played the Title Roles in the Movies Tom Jones, Charlie Bubbles, and Scrooge?

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What Would You Do With a Bavette?

What Would You Do With a Bavette?

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Supervising Producer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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16.10.2026 20

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Which Animal Is Part of the Taxonomic Order Lagomorpha?

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15.10.2026 10

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The Battle of Bataan Was Fought in Which Country?

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14.10.2026 10

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Hester Prynne Wore the Letter A in The Scarlet Letter. What Did the A Stand For?

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The Adjective Pavonine Is Used for Which Bird?

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12.10.2026 10

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Writer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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What Is the Sum of a Gross and a Score?

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Which U.S. President Co-Wrote the Federalist Papers With Alexander Hamilton and John Jay?

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Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly, and Patti LuPone All Won Tony Awards for Best Actress in Which Broadway Musical?

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06.10.2026 20

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Which Adjective Refers to Someone Called a Crepehanger?

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05.10.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Politics Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Scurvy Is Caused by a Deficiency of Which Vitamin?

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To Which of His Six Wives Was King Henry VIII Married for the Longest Time?

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The Logo for Which Automaker Features a Horizontal Lightning Bolt, Cutting Through a Circle?

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29.09.2026 20

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Something Described as Rupestrian Is Made Up of Which Material?

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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25.09.2026 20

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At Which Temperature Are the Fahrenheit and Celsius Scales Equal?

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24.09.2026 30

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The Ancient Roman Province of Lusitania Encompassed Most of Which Modern-Day Country?

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Which Actress Sued Pitbull Over His 2011 Song “Give Me Everything”?

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22.09.2026 20

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Most U.S. States Are Divided Into Counties. What Are Similar Divisions in Alaska Called?

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21.09.2026 20

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Website Developer? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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18.09.2026 20

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The Pathogen Yersinia Pestis Is Responsible for Which Disease?

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“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick” Summed Up the Foreign Policy of Which President?

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Which Country Is the All-Time Leader in Medals Won in the Winter Olympics?

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What Type of Structure Is a Redoubt?

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Copy Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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11.09.2026 20

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Oscitation Is the Medical Term for Which Activity?

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Who Was the Victor in the Battle of Marathon?

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Which Flower-Loving Bull Was the Subject of a 1936 Children’s Book?

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08.09.2026 20

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Which Creature’s Name Originates From a Middle English Word Meaning “Earth Thrower”?

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s Editorial Director? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Which Chemical Element Is Named After the Discoverers of Radium?

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Norodom Sihamoni Has Been the King of Which Country Since 2004?

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02.09.2026 20

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Which Instrument Is Held by John Lennon on the Cover of Sgt. Pepper?

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What Is the English Equivalent to the French Expression Fait Accompli?

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Think You’re Smarter Than a Slate Senior Editor? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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Which Animal Shares a Mutualistic Relationship With Warthogs?

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27.08.2026 20

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Michelle Bachelet Was the First Woman Elected President of Which Country?

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Which Instrument Represents the Cat in Peter and the Wolf?

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25.08.2026 20

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Think You Know More About the ’90s Than Our Resident Gen Xer? As If!

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24.08.2026 30

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A Kanone Is Someone Who Excels at Which Sport?

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Think You’re Smarter Than Slate’s VP of Brand and Communications? Find Out With This Week’s News Quiz.

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21.08.2026 20

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The New Madrid Fault Line Lies in the Middle of Which Continent?

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