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Question 1

is a big province, one about the size of Texas. It is named after, the fourth child of Queen Victoria. She also donated her name to Lake Louise, the large glacial lake in the province, now within the bounds of Banff National Park.

Answer 1

Alberta (Alta.)

It is named after Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, the fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Question 2

is a major French city in Normandy. During the days of Norman Britain, it was one of the capitals of the Anglo-Norman dynasties. It was also where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431.

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Rouen

Question 3

The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race covers an incredible 1,161 miles, from

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Anchorage to Nome in Alaska. The race starts every year on the first Saturday in March, with the first race having been held in 1973. Finishing times range from over 8 days to 15 days or more. The first few races only used a northern route, but then a southern route was added to the roster every second year. It’s kind of a good thing, because when the racers take the northern route they don’t even pass through the town of Iditarod!

Question 4

is the second busiest airport in Australia

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The Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport (MEL)

(after Sydney Airport) and serves the city of Melbourne. It opened for business in 1970, after six years of construction.

Question 5

Canadian actress Tatiana Maslany had her work cut out in the show “Orphan Black”. That’s because she had to play several different characters, all clones born by in vitro fertilization. She also plays the title character Jennifer Walter in the Superhero TV show “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law”.

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Tatiana Maslany

Question 6

is an alloy of iron and carbon, with a carbon content that is greater than 1.8%. Iron-carbon alloys containing less carbon are known as this

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Cast iron

Iron-carbon alloys containing less carbon are known as steel.

Question 7

is the legislative branch of the Israeli government, and does its business in the Givat Ram neighborhood of central Jerusalem.

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The Knesset

Question 8

German Film Award :

Answer 8

LOLA
Recipients of a German Film Award receive a statuette known as the Lola. The name “Lola” has threefold reference to German cinema:

The character Lola, played by Marlene Dietrich in 1930’s “The Blue Angel”
The title character in 1981’s “Lola” co-written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The title character in 1998’s “Run Lola Run” written and directed by Tom Tykwer

Question 9

is a major river in South America that flows over 1,320 miles through Venezuela and Colombia, emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Orinoco

Question 10

Milk sugar :

Answer 10

LACTOSE
The sugar known as lactose is a disaccharide, comprising a molecule of galactose combined with a molecule of glucose. Lactose is a major component in milk, and it is broken down in the body by an enzyme called lactase. The production of lactase used to diminish over time in humans, as babies stopped nursing and transitioned to solid food. Many human populations have evolved to maintain lactase production throughout life, a response to the inclusion of animal milk in the diet. Individuals and populations that do not have the genes enabling lifelong production of lactase are said to be lactose intolerant.

Question 11

Indigenous Nebraskans :

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OMAHAS
The Omaha Nation was one of the most welcoming of the Native American tribes, never resisting the influx of European explorers and traders. The Omaha even fought alongside Union troops during the American Civil War, and have stood by the US people ever since. Regardless, the Omaha people lost most of their land and now reside on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa.

Question 12

Feasts with fire dancers :

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LUAUS
The anglicized name of the Hawaiian feast “luau” comes from the Hawaiian word “lu’au”, which translates literally as “young taro tops”. Taro leaves and corms are often served at luaus.

Question 13

Four Corners

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The Four Corners region of the US surrounds the meeting point of the four states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. It is the only point in the US that is shared by four states.

Question 14

is made by forcing extremely hot water, under pressure, through finely ground coffee beans. The result is a thick and concentrated coffee drink that contains quite a lot of solids and a lot of foam.

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Espresso
An espresso machine was first patented in 1884 in Italy, although it was a machine to make the beverage in bulk. The first patent for a machine that made individual measures was applied for in 1901, also in Italy.

Question 15

She was born in Beirut, Lebanon and moved with her family to London when she was a toddler. She is a lawyer specializing in international law, with one of her more renowned clients being the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.

Answer 15

Amal Alamuddin married celebrated Hollywood actor George Clooney in 2014

Question 16

She was born in Beirut, Lebanon and moved with her family to London when she was a toddler. She is a lawyer specializing in international law, with one of her more renowned clients being the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange.

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Amal Alamuddin married celebrated Hollywood actor George Clooney in 2014

Question 17

Sorbet vs sherbet

Answer 17

Sherbet, the frozen dessert, is very similar to sorbet, the difference being that sherbet contains a small amount of milkfat.

Question 18

76 nfl expansion teams

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (the Bucs) joined the NFL in 1976, along with the Seattle Seahawks, as an expansion team. The Bucs had a tough start in the NFL, losing their first 26 games. Things went better in the early eighties, but then the team went through 14 consecutive losing seasons. Their luck changed again though, and they won the Super Bowl at the end of the 2002 season.

Question 19

The Princess Bride author
Also Saul from homeland character

Answer 19

In the William Goldsmith novel “The Princess Bride”, the title character is kidnapped by a trio of outlaws that includes fencing master Inigo Montoya. In the 1987 film adaptation, Montoya is played by Mandy Patinkin.

Question 20

The Princess Bride author
Also Saul from homeland character

Answer 20

In the William Goldsmith novel “The Princess Bride”, the title character is kidnapped by a trio of outlaws that includes fencing master Inigo Montoya. In the 1987 film adaptation, Montoya is played by Mandy Patinkin.

Question 21

This world-famous posh college is just a brisk walk from Windsor Castle, which itself is just outside London. It is noted for producing many British leaders, including prime ministers David Cameron and Boris Johnson. l.

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Eton College

The list of Old Etonians also includes Princes William and Harry, the Duke of Wellington and George Orwell. Author Ian Fleming was also an Eton alumnus, as was Fleming’s iconic character James Bond, although 007 was expelled by the schoo

Question 22

Setting for “Fauda” and “Shtisel” :

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ISRAEL
“Fauda” is a thriller series from Israel that was created by two former members of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff. Raz also plays the lead character, a man who rejoins the IDF in order to hunt down a terrorist that he thought he had killed before he had retired from the service.

“Shtisel” is a drama series from Israel that follows the lives of a rabbi and his family. The show explores the interactions between characters who are open to a more secular-leaning lifestyle, while living in a community that follows strict Haredi customs.

Question 23

Astoria is a neighborhood in this borough

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Queens, New York. The area sits on the East River, and was originally called Hallet’s Cove after the first landowner William Hallet, who settled there in 1659. The area was renamed Astoria in a deal to get John Jacob Astor, then the wealthiest man in the country, to invest $2,000 in the neighborhood. Astor only put up $500 in the end, but the name stuck.

Question 24

Arena at Penn Sta. :

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MSG
Madison Square Garden (MSG) is an arena in New York City used for a variety of events. In the world of sports it is home to the New York Rangers of the NHL, as well as the New York Knicks of the NBA. “The Garden” is also the third busiest music venue in the world in terms of ticket sales. The current arena is the fourth structure to bear the name, a name taken from the Madison Square location in Manhattan. In turn, the square was named for James Madison, the fourth President of the US.

New York Penn Station services more passengers per day than any other transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere. About 600,000 people use the facility every weekday. Today’s Penn Station exists mostly underground, and is located beneath Madison Square Garden.

Question 25

Arena at Penn Sta. :

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MSG
Madison Square Garden (MSG) is an arena in New York City used for a variety of events. In the world of sports it is home to the New York Rangers of the NHL, as well as the New York Knicks of the NBA. “The Garden” is also the third busiest music venue in the world in terms of ticket sales. The current arena is the fourth structure to bear the name, a name taken from the Madison Square location in Manhattan. In turn, the square was named for James Madison, the fourth President of the US.

New York Penn Station services more passengers per day than any other transportation hub in the Western Hemisphere. About 600,000 people use the facility every weekday. Today’s Penn Station exists mostly underground, and is located beneath Madison Square Garden.

Question 26

she became one of the first two Muslim women, as well as the first Somali American, to serve in the US Congress.

Answer 26

Ilhan Omar has been representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in the US House since 2019. At that time, she became one of the first two Muslim women, as well as the first Somali American, to serve in the US Congress.

Question 27

Band that translates literally as “Bulletproof Boy Scouts

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BTS is a boy band from South Korea with seven members. The initialism “BTS” stands for the phrase “Bangtan Sonyeondan”, which translates literally as “Bulletproof Boy Scouts”. It is the best-selling musical act in the history of South Korea.

Question 28

59 Region that includes Indonesia and Japan :

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FAR EAST
In geographical terms there are three “Easts”. “Near East” and “Middle East” are terms that are often considered synonymous, although “Near East” tends to be used when discussing ancient history and “Middle East” when referring to the present day. The Near/Middle East encompasses most of Western Asia and Egypt. The term “Far East” describes East Asia (including the Russian Far East), Southeast Asia and South Asia.

Question 29

is the largest country in Central America.

Answer 29

Nicaragua

It lies between Honduras to the north, and Costa Rica to the south. The etymology of the name “Nicaragua” is not very certain. One suggestion is that it is a melding of the name “Nicarao” and “agua”, the Spanish for “water”. Nicarao was the name of the largest city in the area when the Spanish arrived, and it is thought that “agua” refers to the two large lakes: Lake Managua and Lake Nicaragua.

Question 30

YouTube

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CEO Mohan : NEAL
Business executive Neal Mohan joined Google in 2007, when his company DoubleClick was acquired in 2007. In 2023, Mohan was tapped by Google to serve as CEO of YouTube. Mohan spent his childhood in the US before moving to India with his family. He returned to the US to study at Stanford University, where he graduated in 1996.

Question 31

They are located right in the heart of the city of Los Angeles. At the site there is a constant flow of tar that seeps up to the surface from underground, a phenomenon that has been around for tens of thousands of years. What is significant is that much of the seeping tar is covered by water. Over many, many centuries animals came to the water to drink and became trapped in the tar as they entered the water to quench their thirst. The tar then preserved the bones of the dead animals.

Answer 31

La Brea Tar Pits

Today a museum is located right by the Tar Pits, recovering bones and displaying specimens of the animals found there. It’s well worth a visit if you are in town …

Question 32

Insects with a pharaoh variety :

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ANTS
The now-ubiquitous pharaoh ant is a tropical species that thrives indoors all over the world. They are especially troublesome in hospitals where they can even access wounds due to their tiny size.

Question 33

takes its name from the old railroad station around which the city developed. Back in 1889, that train stop was called Skeleton Station. An official who didn’t like the name changed it , using a character from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Idylls of the King”. Maybe if he hadn’t changed the name, the city would now be called Skeleton, Oklahoma!
Also has the nickname “Queen Wheat City” because it has a huge capacity for storing grain, the third largest grain storage capacity in the world.

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Enid, Oklahoma

Question 34

Ultimately “this” came to mean the smallest and often sickest in a litter.

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runt

Back around 1500, a runt was an old or decayed tree stump, and by the early 1600s “runt” was being used to describe animals that were similarly old and decayed.

Question 35

Is geography
At 14,410’ It’s one of north Americas highest volcanoes a puyallup can be translated to bring the water

Pew al up

Answer 35

Mt Rainer
Washington