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What is generally considered the world's longest species of snake, despite a lack of firm evidence?
Reticulated python
In 2018, New Caledonia voted NOT to become independent. What country did they elect to stay part of?
France
The ISS is the third brightest object in the night sky. What does ISS stand for?
International Space Station
Name a country that is an "enclave".
Vatican City /
Lesotho /
San Marino
Who is the mascot of Sega?
Sonic the Hedgehog
What are glucose, fructose, and sucrose?
Types of sugar
What Venetian explorer traveled to China and met Kublai Khan?
Marco Polo
What song starts "The warden threw a party in the county jail"?
Jailhouse Rock
What, according to cliché, is a dish best served cold?
Revenge
On what part of the body would you be most likely to find an epaulette?
Shoulder
What part of the world is nearly encircled by the Ring of Fire?
Pacific Ocean
The disorder formerly called ADD is now often called ADHD. What does the H stand for?
Hyperactivity
In which country would you find the city of Mombasa?
Kenya
What U.S. civil rights activist is said to have "taken a stand by staying seated"?
Rosa Parks
What is Canada's smallest province by size and population?
Prince Edward Island
It's in Italy and it's the tallest active volcano in Europe. What is it?
Mount Etna
Among the top ten countries with the most population, which one has the smallest area?
Bangladesh
Who wrote a popular science book called "A Brief History of Time"?
Stephen Hawking
Who was the first Baby Boomer to be elected President of the United States?
Bill Clinton
What world-famous author has written a series of crime novels for adults
under the pen name Robert Galbraith?
J. K. Rowling
plattitude
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Level 92
Mar 5, 2019
Gah, kept spelling it Aetna. Chalk up one more frustration from having dealt with the insurance company.
felicianSU
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Level 61
Aug 28, 2019
Can glucose, fructose and sucrose be carbohydrates? Because I distinctly remember that being taught in our biology lesson...
Jared0309
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Level 76
Sep 19, 2020
All sugars are types of carbohydrates. Also, I didn't try it but they are all saccharides. More specifically, glucose and fructose are monosaccharides that together form sucrose (a disaccharide)
sneakattack6254
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Level 52
Aug 28, 2019
"Epaulette an ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform."

Never knew what that was called, TIL

fuanacdc
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Level 84
Nov 18, 2019
I thought that Japan would have been in the top 10 and been the smallest, but it turns out it is 11th and even if it wasn't it is almost triple the size of the answer.
QuizGenius01
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Level 70
Jul 1, 2020
There is clear evidence for the reticulated python being the longest snake, since the longest snake recorded was a reticulated python.
HyddenRizz
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Level 66
Feb 15, 2024
What *is* the longest snake according to this quiz? We were always taught the anaconda was the largest.
QuizApe
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Level 67
Aug 18, 2021
Ice Cream is also best served cold
Triffid
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Level 68
Jun 12, 2022
I couldn't figure out what you were looking for in the Ring of Fire question. I expected it to be something more specific.
hihipicklei
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Level 56
Jan 18, 2024
Me too. I tried Southeast Asia, Oceania, and a few others, but didn't go broad.
GrammarBeane1
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Level 82
Jun 3, 2023
is there a reference involved with the Italian volcano question? Otherwise that first part feels rather redundant
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jun 3, 2023
Fixed! Meant to say, "tallest in Europe", not "tallest in Italy".
Dragor
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Level 19
Jan 18, 2024
Would the countries Eswatini and Lesotho not be considered enclaves, since they are integrated in South Africa?
seabird
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Level 66
Jan 19, 2024
Lesotho is one of the three enclaves. Eswatini touches both South Africa and Mozambique.
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