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WHAT SONG was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 and intended as a Thanksgiving song before being repurposed for a different occasion? The second, third, and fourth verses, which are usually ignored today, are about the singer getting into accidents but refusing to let them dampen his spirits.

WHAT CITY in Turkey was known as Iluh until 1957? Named for the river on which it's built and the capital of its namesake province, it's both a center of the oil industry and the site of a major hydroelectric dam, both of which have contributed to the growth of its mostly-Kurdish population from 3,000 to 350,000 over the past 70 years.

WHAT ABBEY in County Meath, Ireland, is best-known for an illuminated manuscript often considered Ireland's greatest national treasure? The book, also known as the Book of Columba, contains Latin Vulgate versions of the four canonical gospels and assorted commentary and fables.

Turdus migratorius is the scientific name of WHAT BIRD, the state bird of Connecticut, Michigan, and Wisconsin? As its name suggests it's a migratory bird, and in northern latitudes its appearance is often associated with the coming of spring. It's also appreciated for its song, so perhaps it's not surprising that it's the subject of successful songs by Al Jolson and Bobby Day.

Notable natives of WHAT CITY, a center of the Dutch Golden Age, include Rembrandt van Rijn (who moved to Amsterdam as a young man) and Jan Steen (who stayed)? Its namesake university, the oldest in the Netherlands, was the alma mater of physicists Johannes van der Waals and Hendrik Lorentz.

In the world of self-proclaimed "pick-up artists", WHAT THREE-LETTER TERM is used to describe a backhanded compliment or out-and-out insult given in the hopes of undermining the target's self-esteem and causing them to seek approval?

First appearing as a red sedan in Detective Comics #27, WHAT VEHICLE lacking a front axle was based on a prototype bridging vehicle called "The Tumbler" in a recent trilogy of blockbuster movies?

WHAT TELEVISION SERIES, which lasted six seasons on ABC, also released a set of 13 brief web episodes known as "Missing Pieces" and a 12 minute DVD epilogue called "The New Man in Charge"? In the epilogue, Ben Linus and Hurley Reyes pick up Walt Lloyd from a mental institution.

WHAT FIRST NAME was shared by the French sociologist who pioneered modern social science research techniques in 1897's Suicide (comparing suicide rates in Catholic and Protestant countries) and the French author of Thérèse Raquin and Germinal?

WHAT DYSTOPIAN NOVELLA tells the story of Equality 7-2521, whose excellence at the Science of Things led him to want to be a Scholar, only for the Council of Vocations to assign him a Life Mandate as a Street Sweeper?

WHAT FASHION ACCESSORY was considered a signifier of prostitution in late 19th century Europe (when worn in plain red or black), and of lesbianism in the Depression-era United States (when worn in plain black)? It returned to popularity in the late 20th and 21st century, and one ornamented with a bird cameo is notably worn by Elizabeth in the game Bioshock Infinite.

WHAT 1970S HARD ROCK BAND, whose most successful singles were "Heartbeat" and "Cherry Bomb", is most famous for a list of alumnae including Joan Jett, Lita Ford, and Micki Steele (later of the Bangles)?