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1
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On the periodic table, which element is represented by atomic number 26?

A

Iron

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2
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The invention of what board game allegedly involved studying the front page of the “New York Times” to determine letter distribution?

A

Scrabble

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What is the international signal of distress, usually sent by radio?

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S.O.S

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4
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Who is the author of the Great Gatsby?

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

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5
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Who is the author of “The Three Musketeers”?

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Alexandre Dumas

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6
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What does “MIA” stand for?

A

Missing in action

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What does “RSVP” stand for?

A

Repondez S’il vous plait

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What does “ATM” stand for?

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Automated Teller Machine

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What does “USSR” stand for?

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Union of Socialist Soviet Republics

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10
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Who wrote “To kill a Mockingbird”?

A

Harper Lee

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What is the English name of “Aquarius”?

A

The Water Bearer

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What is the English name of “Canis Major”?

A

The Greater Dog

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What is the English name of “Crux Australis”?

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The Southern Cross

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What is the English name of “Corvus”?

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The Crow

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What is the English name of “Sagittarius”?

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The Archer

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What is the English name of “Corona Australis”?

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The Southern Crown

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17
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What is the English name of “Libra”?

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The Scales

18
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What is the English name of “Lupus”?

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The Wolf

19
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In what country did Buddhism originate?

A

India

20
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The Persian Gulf War was of 1991 was the result of Iraq’s seizure of what country?

A

Kuwait

21
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In what internationally famous museum are the Elgin Marbles and the Rosetta Stone located?

A

The British Mueseum

22
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What is the largest Great Lake entirely in Canada?

A

Great Bear Lake

23
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Originating in Quebec, what is the name of the dish, now commonly served across Canada, made with cheese, fries and gravy?

A

Poutine

24
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Which of the three main ingredients in poutine was supposedly not present in the dish when it was originally created?

A

Gravy

25
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One potential explanation of the etymology of the word poutine is that the original French word possibly derived from what English ‘P’ word?

A

Pudding

26
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In biology, what is the term for the manner of moving on land using two rear limbs or legs?

A

Bipedal

27
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What is the official language of Bangladesh?

A

Bengali/Bangla

28
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What is considered the hardest of all minerals?

A

Diamond

29
Q

Im what Marilyn Monroe film features the song ‘Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend’?

A

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

30
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When the British annexed the Punjab regions of India, what famous diamond, also called the Mountain of Light, and supposedly cursing all men who own it, become part of the British Crown Jewels?

A

Koh-I-Noor

31
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What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals, from talc to diamond?

A

Mohs scale

32
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Name the fluid produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.

A

Bile

33
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What prolific English playwright, born in 1564, saw most of his plays produced in London’s Globe Theatre.

A

William Shakespeare

34
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In the federal parliament, what is a law called before it is passed?

A

Bill

35
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In what Canadian city did John A. Macdonald establish his original law offices?

A

Kingston

36
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Name the present leader of North Korea?

A

Kim Jong-un

37
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In what country was Nazi leader Adolf Hitler born?

A

Austria

38
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Name the director of the FBI who built the organization into a major arm of the federal law enforcement in the United States?

A

J. Edgar Hoover

39
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What country is home to the companies Samsung and Hyundai?

A

South Korea

40
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In 1370, construction began on a fortress in Paris that later came to symbolize royal despotism. Name this fortress.

A

The Bastille

41
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What does “NASA” stand for?

A

Nation Aeronautics and Space Administration

42
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What does UNESCO stand for?

A

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization

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