[Answer] What gym equipment was originally designed to punish prisoners?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What gym equipment was originally designed to punish prisoners?"

...Going to the gym can feel like torture sometimes, and for 19th-century prisoners it kind of was. Hoping to teach criminals “habits of industry,” prison reformers came up with a device that inmates would operate with their feet (“tread”) that could grind grain (“mill”). The long, tedious exercise broke the will of many hardened criminals just as it does gym goers of today.

[Answer] Which Sesame Street character was orange in the show’s first season?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which Sesame Street character was orange in the show’s first season?"

...The surly, trash-can dwelling Sesame Street denizen was bright orange before taking on his emerald hue. Oscar the Grouch was originally conceived as a magenta monster, but the color didn’t work well with ’70s TV technology. After a season with orange fur, Jim Henson decided the curmudgeon should be green. His color change was written into the show — during a vacation to Swamp Mushy Muddy, his fur was permanently covered with slime and mold. Now scram!

[Answer] Which of these words is named after a person?

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...If you’re ever feeling “mesmerized,” you have Franz Anton Mesmer to thank. An 18th-century physician, Mesmer believed he had discovered a fluid similar to electricity that was invisible and surrounded all bodies. He argued that misalignment of this fluid was the source of many maladies and that he could correct those problems using magnets, creating what he called “animal magnetism.” His theories have been discarded, but we still use this eponymous word.

[Answer] What language did the U.S. use to encode messages during World War II?

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...During WWII, the U.S. Marine Corp enlisted the help of 29 Navajo men, dubbed “Code Talkers,” to create a cipher that remained unbroken by the war's end. The complex and unwritten Navajo language confused all efforts to break the codes. The Code Talkers were invaluable to the efforts in the Pacific Theater, where they were able to encrypt messages in 20 seconds, much quicker than the 30 minutes other techniques required.

[Answer] What is the name of the mustachioed Monopoly man?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "What is the name of the mustachioed Monopoly man?"

...“The Landlord’s Game,” as creator Elizabeth Magle originally named Monopoly, was patented in 1904, but Rich Uncle Pennybags didn’t start appearing on “Chance” and “Community Chest” cards until 1936 after Parker Brothers purchased the rights to the game. Pennybags’ look was likely modeled after real life baron J.P. Morgan.

[Answer] Which word is NOT related to “acuity”?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which word is NOT related to “acuity”?"

...1. Sage 2. Sensitive 3. Shallow 4. Sharp

[Answer] In what state is the Extraterrestrial Highway?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "In what state is the Extraterrestrial Highway?"

...Officially, the road from Las Vegas to Tonopah, Nevada, is called State Route 375, but most travelers know it as the Extraterrestrial Highway. The 100-mile route runs past the eerie Black Mailbox, the Little A'Le'Inn motel, and the Alien Research Center Gift Shop, but its most notable landmark is the Nevada Test and Training Range, which includes Area 51. The area is home to some of the most famous UFO sightings in history, so if you visit, make sure to keep your eyes on the sky.