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Answer
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What is the name of the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun?
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Heliocentrism
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What country once awarded the "Iron Cross" medal?
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Germany
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What capital city in the Middle East did not have a single foreign embassy until 2018?
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Jerusalem
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What am I asking for if I order "jugo de naranja" at a Mexican restaurant?
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Orange Juice
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What insect’s "chirps" can be used to estimate the air temperature, according to Dolbear's law?
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Cricket
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Americans call them "potato chips". What do British people call them?
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Crisps
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What country became independent in 1867, 1931, or 1982, depending on your perspective?
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Canada
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Who said "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's"?
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Jesus
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Name one of the double-reed instruments that is typically used in a modern symphony orchestra.
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Bassoon | Oboe | English Horn
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What movie begins with a battle on the ice world of Hoth?
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The Empire Strikes Back
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What white wine grape is planted in more wine regions than any other?
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Chardonnay
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What was the profession of Gregor Mendel, Dom Pérignon, and Bede?
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Monk
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What movie, starring Charlton Heston, featured chariot racing?
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Ben-Hur
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What part of Cyrano de Bergerac’s body was larger than normal?
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His Nose
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What non-independent "Stan" is located in parts of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey?
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Kurdistan
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What is the last name of father/son actors Donald and Kiefer?
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Sutherland
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What type of animal has been known to prey on people in Australia and Zimbabwe?
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Crocodile
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Besides France, what is the most common country of birth for French residents?
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Algeria
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What has been called the world's fastest sport, due to shuttlecocks being smashed at over 400 km/h?
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Badminton
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Who owned a cat named Crookshanks?
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Hermione Granger
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1867 - British North America Act, Canada becomes a self-governing entity in the British Empire instead of a colony governed by Britain
1931 - Statute of Westminster. Gave legislative independence to self-governing entities of the British Empire
1982 - Constitution Act. Full Canadian sovereignty
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With time, the surname became more and more linked with the post, and later emperors were known as "the Caesar" even when they were not related to the Caesar family.
In 1967 during another war with its neighbors Israel extended its territorial control over East Jerusalem and the West Bank and has controlled the whole city ever since then. Government buildings like the Knesset are still located in West Jerusalem, though.
In 2018 Donald Trump decided to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem at great expense and for no real gain.
Sometimes people disambiguate by calling crisps "potato chips", which doesn't help since they're both made of potato. At least "hot chips" clearly means fries, since crisps are only served hot in specific cases like nachos.