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1.What is one unusual thing about the annual Fremont Solstice Parade in Seattle?
Most of the bicyclists are nude
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Everybody walks backwards
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Santa Claus makes an appearance
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Almost everybody cross-dresses
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2.In 1932, Australian soldiers went to war with …
Emus
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New Zealand
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Fiji
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Drug dealers
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It was a wildlife management mission. The emus were devastating crops in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region.
3.More than 25% of Americans believe this fictional character was a real person.
Sherlock Holmes
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Elmer Fudd
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Robinson Crusoe
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Huckleberry Finn
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4.The longest place name in the world (Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauo tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu) is a hill in which country?
Wales
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Tuvalu
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New Zealand
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Fiji
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5.In which city was coffee banned in 1511, due to its imagined propensity for stimulating radical thinking?
Mecca
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Rome
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Beijing
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Delhi
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6.Which country entirely banned hula hoops over fears their use would stimulate passion?
China
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Indonesia
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Vatican City
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North Korea
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Japan also forbade hula hoops, but only on public streets.
7.Which is the only letter that doesn’t occur in the name of a U.S. state?
J
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Q
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Z
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X
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New Jersey, New Mexico, and Arizona are examples of the other three.
8.A group of flamingos is most commonly called a …
Flock
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Pink-out
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Flamboyance
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Lawn ornament party
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9.The women in Amy Tan’s Joy Luck Club meet to play what game?
Bridge
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Touch football
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Cribbage
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Mahjong
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10.Which product was sold in the 1830s as a cure for diarrhea, indigestion, and jaundice?
Coca-Cola
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Mayonnaise
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Dijon mustard
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Ketchup
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11.About 50% of which country is covered by forest?
Russia
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Germany
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Canada
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Latvia
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12.The pink color of this country’s Lake Hillier remains unexplained by scientists.
Narnia
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Australia
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Grenada
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Tanzania
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13.Every month, Thames Water removes about a ton of something at its water treatment plants. What?
Pubic hair
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Copper coins
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Bird feathers
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Condoms
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14.Martin Van Buren was the only U.S. President for whom English was a second language. What was his first language?
Dutch
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French
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Spanish
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German
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15.Name the major city that is located on two continents.
Cairo
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Panama City
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Istanbul
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Yekaterinburg
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16.Name the largest organ in the human body.
Skin
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Lung
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Liver
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Large intestine
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17.HOMES is a mnemonic device used to remember what?
The names of the Great Lakes
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The notes found on the lines of the treble clef
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The colors of the rainbow
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The order of mathematical operations
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Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
18.What is stored in a camel’s hump?
Muscle
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Fat
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Maps and spare keys
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Water
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19.Besides her corruption, Imelda Marcos (former First Lady of the Philippines), is perhaps best known for her collection of …
Antique coins
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Kitten figurines
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Barbie dolls
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Shoes
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At one time, Imelda Marcos owned 3,000 pairs of shoes … purchased with government funds.