1. Identify the current member of the U.S. Cabinet who appeared on MTV's The Real World: Boston in 1997, and later competed in Log Rolling and Speed Climbing at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games in the early 2000s.
IN A SANE WORLD, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO.
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September 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1. Identify the current member of the U.S. Cabinet who appeared on MTV's The Real World: Boston in 1997, and later competed in Log Rolling and Speed Climbing at the ESPN Great Outdoor Games in the early 2000s.
IN A SANE WORLD, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO.
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IN A SANE WORLD, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO.
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2. What was the three letter pen name under which Charles Dickens authored the "Sketches" from 1833 to 1836 that would eventually be collected and published as his first book?
BIC
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BIC
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September 22, 2026 at 4:03 PM
2. What was the three letter pen name under which Charles Dickens authored the "Sketches" from 1833 to 1836 that would eventually be collected and published as his first book?
BIC
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BIC
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3. Commissioned by California governor Leland Stanford, English photographer Eadweard Muybridge used a set of trip-wire cameras in 1878 to settle a famous uncertainty about what animal, proving that artists had long depicted it incorrectly?
A BEAR SHITTING IN THE WOODS
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A BEAR SHITTING IN THE WOODS
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September 22, 2026 at 2:00 AM
3. Commissioned by California governor Leland Stanford, English photographer Eadweard Muybridge used a set of trip-wire cameras in 1878 to settle a famous uncertainty about what animal, proving that artists had long depicted it incorrectly?
A BEAR SHITTING IN THE WOODS
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A BEAR SHITTING IN THE WOODS
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4. The sport of rowing is divided into two disciplines: one in which each athlete holds one oar, and one in which each athlete holds two oars. Give the common name for either of these disciplines.
AND/OAR OR EITHER/OAR
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AND/OAR OR EITHER/OAR
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September 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
4. The sport of rowing is divided into two disciplines: one in which each athlete holds one oar, and one in which each athlete holds two oars. Give the common name for either of these disciplines.
AND/OAR OR EITHER/OAR
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AND/OAR OR EITHER/OAR
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5. While other medicines eventually surpassed it in sales, what is the brand name of the drug that was the first blockbuster SSRI after its approval in 1987, and remains today likely the best-known in the group due to its cultural impact in the 1990s?
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
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JAGGED LITTLE PILL
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September 21, 2026 at 2:00 AM
5. While other medicines eventually surpassed it in sales, what is the brand name of the drug that was the first blockbuster SSRI after its approval in 1987, and remains today likely the best-known in the group due to its cultural impact in the 1990s?
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
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JAGGED LITTLE PILL
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6. Mothers who wish to attempt an option known as VBAC typically first undergo what is referred to as TOL (or TOLAC). What do the letters in TOL stand for?
THREATENING OBSTETRICIANS LOUDLY
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THREATENING OBSTETRICIANS LOUDLY
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September 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
6. Mothers who wish to attempt an option known as VBAC typically first undergo what is referred to as TOL (or TOLAC). What do the letters in TOL stand for?
THREATENING OBSTETRICIANS LOUDLY
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THREATENING OBSTETRICIANS LOUDLY
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7. An October 1731 fire at (the unfortunately named) Ashburnham House near Westminster Abbey damaged numerous important historical documents. One document is the Nowell Codex, which contains the only manuscript of what Old English poem?
THYRE WAF A YUNG MAN FRYM NANTUCKIT
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THYRE WAF A YUNG MAN FRYM NANTUCKIT
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September 20, 2026 at 2:00 AM
7. An October 1731 fire at (the unfortunately named) Ashburnham House near Westminster Abbey damaged numerous important historical documents. One document is the Nowell Codex, which contains the only manuscript of what Old English poem?
THYRE WAF A YUNG MAN FRYM NANTUCKIT
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THYRE WAF A YUNG MAN FRYM NANTUCKIT
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8. The massive popularity of Bill Bryson's 1998 book A Walk in the Woods caused a reported 60% surge in attempts in subsequent years to perform what feat (though Bryson and his companion fell far short of it themselves)?
ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK
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ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK
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September 19, 2026 at 4:02 PM
8. The massive popularity of Bill Bryson's 1998 book A Walk in the Woods caused a reported 60% surge in attempts in subsequent years to perform what feat (though Bryson and his companion fell far short of it themselves)?
ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK
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ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK
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9. A famous bronze sculpture from around 460 BCE attributed to Myron of Eleutherae, which is known only through Roman copies, shows its subject in the midst of what activity, directly described by the sculpture's Greek name?
WRITING A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF EA-NASIR'S COPPER
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WRITING A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF EA-NASIR'S COPPER
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September 19, 2026 at 2:00 AM
9. A famous bronze sculpture from around 460 BCE attributed to Myron of Eleutherae, which is known only through Roman copies, shows its subject in the midst of what activity, directly described by the sculpture's Greek name?
WRITING A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF EA-NASIR'S COPPER
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WRITING A NEGATIVE REVIEW OF EA-NASIR'S COPPER
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10. What word for the violent fragmentation of a larger region into smaller, mutually hostile states, which entered wide use in the aftermath of WWI, is drawn from the name of a peninsula whose own wars, fought in 1912-13, gave the term its original meaning?
BAJA BLAST
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BAJA BLAST
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September 18, 2026 at 4:02 PM
10. What word for the violent fragmentation of a larger region into smaller, mutually hostile states, which entered wide use in the aftermath of WWI, is drawn from the name of a peninsula whose own wars, fought in 1912-13, gave the term its original meaning?
BAJA BLAST
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BAJA BLAST
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11. No Depression mag—the bible of the alt-country movement—took its name from the 1990 debut studio album by what band, pioneers of alt-country? They formed in 1987 outside St. Louis, and their 1994 split spawned Wilco and Son Volt.
ALT COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
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ALT COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
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September 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
11. No Depression mag—the bible of the alt-country movement—took its name from the 1990 debut studio album by what band, pioneers of alt-country? They formed in 1987 outside St. Louis, and their 1994 split spawned Wilco and Son Volt.
ALT COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
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ALT COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
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12. What textbook first published in London in 1858 gave its name (though not precisely) to a popular television series that premiered in 2005?
DANCING WITH THE TSARS
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DANCING WITH THE TSARS
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September 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
12. What textbook first published in London in 1858 gave its name (though not precisely) to a popular television series that premiered in 2005?
DANCING WITH THE TSARS
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DANCING WITH THE TSARS
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13. In a famous 1948 film, Mexican bandits who claim to be Federales (despite not possessing any "stinking badges") confront a group of American prospectors who have amassed thousands of dollars worth of gold in what mountain range?
THEM THAR HILLS
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THEM THAR HILLS
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September 17, 2026 at 2:00 AM
13. In a famous 1948 film, Mexican bandits who claim to be Federales (despite not possessing any "stinking badges") confront a group of American prospectors who have amassed thousands of dollars worth of gold in what mountain range?
THEM THAR HILLS
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THEM THAR HILLS
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14. Identify the term, from Latin & popularized by Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, that characterized several members of 19th-century Russian radical intelligentsia and today describes the rejection of established moral values, beliefs, or systems of meaning.
CUBS FANS
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CUBS FANS
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September 16, 2026 at 4:02 PM
14. Identify the term, from Latin & popularized by Ivan Turgenev's Fathers and Sons, that characterized several members of 19th-century Russian radical intelligentsia and today describes the rejection of established moral values, beliefs, or systems of meaning.
CUBS FANS
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CUBS FANS
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15. What was the nickname of the redheaded Scottish brigand, born into Clan Gregor in 1671, whose outlaw days began after his lands were seized and burned by the Duke of Montrose?
YOUNG MACDONALD, WHO'D HAD A FARM
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YOUNG MACDONALD, WHO'D HAD A FARM
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September 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
15. What was the nickname of the redheaded Scottish brigand, born into Clan Gregor in 1671, whose outlaw days began after his lands were seized and burned by the Duke of Montrose?
YOUNG MACDONALD, WHO'D HAD A FARM
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YOUNG MACDONALD, WHO'D HAD A FARM
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I've never personally participated in Learned League, but I do love their #bestwronganswers and wish they would post them more often!
8. "The Stars and Stripes Forever", "El Capitan", and "The Liberty Bell" are among the first musical pieces to include what instrument, in no small part because they were composed by the man who originated its design?
FRANCIS SCOTT KEYTAR
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FRANCIS SCOTT KEYTAR
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April 3, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I've never personally participated in Learned League, but I do love their #bestwronganswers and wish they would post them more often!
It maybe reveals my priorities when it comes to comedy vs quiz that I’m equally as invested in getting on @learnedleague.com’s Best Wrong Answers honour roll as actually doing well in the league.
No luck this year, but no shame in that – these are fantastic.
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No luck this year, but no shame in that – these are fantastic.
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1. An Afrikaans name for a type of antelope was chosen for what shoe company at its founding in the UK in 1958, in the English municipality of Bolton?
GNU BALANCE
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GNU BALANCE
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July 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
It maybe reveals my priorities when it comes to comedy vs quiz that I’m equally as invested in getting on @learnedleague.com’s Best Wrong Answers honour roll as actually doing well in the league.
No luck this year, but no shame in that – these are fantastic.
#LL109 #bestwronganswers
No luck this year, but no shame in that – these are fantastic.
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Wahey, I made Learned League’s #bestwronganswers again 🥳
8. What reality television series, which debuted on Bravo in July 2013, was described by longtime star Captain Lee Rosbach as "Downton Abbey on the water"?
KEEPING UP WITH THE CRUSTACEANS
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KEEPING UP WITH THE CRUSTACEANS
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December 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wahey, I made Learned League’s #bestwronganswers again 🥳
1. An Afrikaans name for a type of antelope was chosen for what shoe company at its founding in the UK in 1958, in the English municipality of Bolton?
GNU BALANCE
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GNU BALANCE
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July 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
1. An Afrikaans name for a type of antelope was chosen for what shoe company at its founding in the UK in 1958, in the English municipality of Bolton?
GNU BALANCE
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GNU BALANCE
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2. Name the society, founded in December 1776 at the College of William & Mary in Virginia & still existing today, that set the precedent for collegiate societies in America naming themselves after the initial letters of a secret Greek motto.
NICE TRY, BUT I'LL NEVER TELL
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NICE TRY, BUT I'LL NEVER TELL
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July 1, 2026 at 4:04 PM
2. Name the society, founded in December 1776 at the College of William & Mary in Virginia & still existing today, that set the precedent for collegiate societies in America naming themselves after the initial letters of a secret Greek motto.
NICE TRY, BUT I'LL NEVER TELL
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NICE TRY, BUT I'LL NEVER TELL
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3. What imperial and U.S. customary unit is equal to 258.9988 hectares?
1 DATA CENTER
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1 DATA CENTER
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July 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
3. What imperial and U.S. customary unit is equal to 258.9988 hectares?
1 DATA CENTER
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1 DATA CENTER
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4. Debates among people in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, & other nations center on whose version of what rice dish is best? Cooked in one pot with onions, peppers, & spices, it descends from Thieboudienne & named after a powerful historical West African state.
UNCLE BENIN'S
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UNCLE BENIN'S
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June 30, 2026 at 4:05 PM
4. Debates among people in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, & other nations center on whose version of what rice dish is best? Cooked in one pot with onions, peppers, & spices, it descends from Thieboudienne & named after a powerful historical West African state.
UNCLE BENIN'S
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UNCLE BENIN'S
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5. Whether the fourth tooth from the front on each side of the lower jaw is visible when the jaws are closed is a key differentiator between two otherwise very similar animals. Name either one.
WILL FERRELL, CHAD SMITH
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WILL FERRELL, CHAD SMITH
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June 30, 2026 at 2:00 AM
5. Whether the fourth tooth from the front on each side of the lower jaw is visible when the jaws are closed is a key differentiator between two otherwise very similar animals. Name either one.
WILL FERRELL, CHAD SMITH
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WILL FERRELL, CHAD SMITH
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6. In Ars Poetica, written around 19 BCE, Horace praises Homer for beginning his epics in the middle of the action rather than at the beginning. Horace used what 3-word Latin phrase, now a common literary term, for starting in the middle of things?
ANYWAY, SO BASICALLY
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ANYWAY, SO BASICALLY
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June 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
6. In Ars Poetica, written around 19 BCE, Horace praises Homer for beginning his epics in the middle of the action rather than at the beginning. Horace used what 3-word Latin phrase, now a common literary term, for starting in the middle of things?
ANYWAY, SO BASICALLY
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ANYWAY, SO BASICALLY
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7. The terms "any%", "glitchless", "100%", and "blindfolded" are categories for the practice of completing a video game as fast as possible, commonly known by what name, also a TikTok trend where participants rush through Church of Scientology facilities?
NOT TODAY, THETAN
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NOT TODAY, THETAN
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June 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
7. The terms "any%", "glitchless", "100%", and "blindfolded" are categories for the practice of completing a video game as fast as possible, commonly known by what name, also a TikTok trend where participants rush through Church of Scientology facilities?
NOT TODAY, THETAN
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NOT TODAY, THETAN
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