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1.This country is expected to be the first to lose all its land territory to climate change.
Tuvalu
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Kiribati
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Palau
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Samoa
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2.What color is a giraffe’s tongue?
Pink
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Brown
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Blue-black
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Red
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3.Which country has the most vending machines per capita?
South Korea
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Nigeria
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United States
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Japan
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The U.S. has more vending machines installed in absolute numbers, but fewer per capita.
4.Name the most frequently sold item at Walmart.
Folding table
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Mirror
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Banana
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Shoes
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5.On average, how long does it take to digest food?
23.5 hrs.
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53 hrs.
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13.25 hrs.
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48 hrs.
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6.Coprastasophobia is a fear of what?
Snakes
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Getting stuck in traffic
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Constipation
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Vomiting
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7.A prairie dog is a …
Arthropod
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Canine
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Rodent
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Feline
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8.What color are the “black box” flight data recorders on aircraft?
Red
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Blue
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Bright orange
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Black
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9.Which land animal has the largest eyes?
Elephant
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Ostrich
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Hippopotamus
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Giraffe
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An ostrich’s eye is larger than its brain.
10.Who was President of the United States when Thanksgiving became a national holiday in the U.S.?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Abraham Lincoln
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Martin Van Buren
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Woodrow Wilson
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But the date was not standardized to the fourth Thursday of November until 1941.
11.In the Bible, who killed one quarter of the earth’s population?
Cain
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Herod the Great
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Noah
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Absalom
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According to the story, Adam and Eve and their sons Cain and Abel were the only people on earth. When Cain killed his brother, world population decreased by 25%.
12.Which animal’s fingerprints are almost identical to human ones?
Orangutan
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Koala
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Chimpanzee
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Panda
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13.Which is NOT the name of one of Popeye’s nephews?
Papeye
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Pupeye
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Poopeye
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Pipeye
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The fourth nephew’s name was Peepeye.
14.Daisy Duck’s nieces were named after …
Months
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Flowers
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Virtues
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Gemstones
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April, May and June.
15.What was the first video game to be played in space?
Sim City 2000
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Doom
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Tetris
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Lemmings
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By Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov, in 1993, on the way to the Mir Space Station.
16.The Reinheitsgebot is a series of German regulations governing the production of …
Beer
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Cosmetics
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Aircraft
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Automobiles
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First enacted in Bavaria in 1516.
17.What are Cap’n Crunch’s first and middle names?
Rowley Nelson
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Columbus Cook
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Horatio Magellan
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Halsey Nimitz
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18.What was the first foodstuff commercially packaged and sold by Heinz?
Yellow mustard
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Horseradish
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White vinegar
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Ketchup
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19.Which is not a traditional ingredient of scrapple?
Pork scraps
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Corn syrup
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Wheat flour
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Spices
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20.What flavor of ice cream did Kraft Heinz and Van Leeuwen Ice Cream release on July 14, 2021?
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
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Lime Jell-O
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Macaroni and cheese
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Velveeta
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As a promotion for National Macaroni and Cheese Day.