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Oh, the Irony!

These statements show a certain irony. Can you answer them?
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Ironic Statement
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This state‘s "Live Free or Die" plates are made in prisons
New Hampshire
This invention of the 1990s was created to save time
the Internet
This conflict lasted 116 years (1337-1453)
Hundred Years‘ War
This war was called the "war to end all wars"
World War I
What is "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia"?
fear of long words
British citizens have recently called this organization a "colonial power which suppresses the U.K"
the European Union
You can write this adjective, meaning 'easily ignitable' either with or without an in- at the beginning
(in)flammable
This U.S. administration attacked the Middle East with the aim of bringing peace. The whole region is destabilized by now.
the Bush administration
The last words he heard were: "Mr. President, you can‘t say Dallas doesn‘t love you."
John F. Kennedy
He only allowed blonde-haired and blue-eyed people, he himself had dark hair and brown eyes
Adolf Hitler
This "inventor" of evolution married his cousin
Charles Darwin
This large island is not green but mostly white
Greenland
This American country is very rich in oil, but its citizens become poorer every day
Venezuela
This state's name means "snowy" whereas it's actually the driest state in the States
Nevada
This singer has misused the word "ironic" in her famous 1996 song
Alanis Morissette
Gassu
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Level 70
Jan 9, 2019
Any additional content is welcome!
cpgatbyu
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Level 85
Jan 9, 2019
Gunpowder is a mixture of chemicals. Is a mixture of chemicals a chemical? Wikipedia seems to say "No".
WolfCam
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Level 66
Jan 9, 2019
A couple possible additions

Hippopotomonstrosousquippidaliophobia, the fear of long words

World War I was called the war to end all wars

Charles Darwin married his cousin

divantilya
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Level 37
Jan 18, 2019
These are already in the quiz.
Soph1
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Level 49
Jan 9, 2019
Cool quiz
Pharley
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Level 73
Jan 9, 2019
Surely EEC can be accepted for European Union?
Gassu
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Level 70
Jan 10, 2019
Thanks! I replaced WolfCam's three statements with the three least-guessed ones, and I added EEC
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