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FLOOR #
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Question
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Answer
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163
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Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner"?
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Francis Scott Key
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162
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Caribbean island nation, starts with J
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Jamaica
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161
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Third largest city in California by population
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San Jose
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160
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Founded in Billund, Denmark, this is a toy where you interlock multicolored plastic bricks |
Lego
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159
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Capital of New York state
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Albany
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158
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Artist who wrote "We Didn't Start the Fire"
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Billy Joel
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157
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Montreal's NHL team
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Canadiens
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156
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2016 Korean zombie movie starring Gong Yoo and Ma Dong-Seok |
Train to Busan
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155
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Capital of Taiwan
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Taipei
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154
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The official name of North Korea (type the
full name, not just the acronym)
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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153
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Megacity in the D.R.C.
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Kinshasa
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152
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A deep fried burrito dish found in Tex-Mex and other southwestern U.S. cuisine, according to Wikipedia |
Chimichanga
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151
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Popular swimming pool game named after a famed European explorer from 1300 AD |
Marco Polo
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150
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Saddam Hussein was the ruler of this country
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Iraq
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149
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Four-letter country in Oceania
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Fiji
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148
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Name one of the five countries that formerly made up Yugoslavia |
Serbia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Croatia | Kosovo | North Macedonia
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147
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The little boy who got stuck in the chocolate tube in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
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Augustus Gloop
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146
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If 9 + x = 4, what is x?
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Negative 5
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145
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Adaptive text-generating AI developed by OpenAI and released in December 2022, and has quickly grown to be very popular worldwide. |
ChatGPT
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144
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Predominant Christian denomination in Utah
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Latter-day Saints
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143
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Computer company founded by Steve Jobs after he left Apple in 1985. It ceased operations in 1997. |
NeXT
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142
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Capital of Massachusetts
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Boston
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141
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Country whose only land border is with Spain
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Portugal
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140
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Country whose only land border is with Senegal
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Gambia
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139
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Country whose only land border is with South Africa
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Lesotho
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138
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Country whose only land border is with the UK
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Ireland
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137
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Country whose only land border is with Italy, and does not contain the letter V in its name |
San Marino
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136
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Law passed by the British Empire in 1833, outlawing forced labor in all its colonies |
Slavery Abolition Act
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135
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Mexican-American stand-up comedian, nicknamed "Fluffy"
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Gabriel Iglesias
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134
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True or False: The capital of New Zealand is Auckland
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False
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133
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Second largest city in Japan by population
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Osaka
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132
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Name of Shanghai's iconic red-globed broadcasting building
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Oriental Pearl Tower
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131
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Largest city in Turkey by population
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Istanbul
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130
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True or False: JetPunk recognizes Taiwan as an independent country
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True
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129
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True or False: JetPunk recognizes Kosovo as an independent country
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True
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128
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True or False: JetPunk recognizes Puerto Rico as an independent country
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False
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127
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True or False: JetPunk recognizes Palestine as an independent country
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False
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126
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True or False: JetPunk recognizes Greenland as an independent country
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False
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125
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Swanky hotel Kevin McCallister stayed at in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
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The Plaza Hotel
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124
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What is Geico?
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An insurance company
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123
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Where is Martinique?
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The Caribbean
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122
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What country is Martinique an overseas region of?
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France
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121
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Capital of South Dakota
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Pierre
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120
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Largest city in South Dakota by population
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Sioux Falls
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119
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Largest city in Montana by population
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Billings
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118
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What is Boeing?
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Aircraft manufacturer
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117
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How many answers does the "Countries of the World" quiz have?
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196
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116
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Name a country with no land borders (excluding Bahrain and Singapore for complicated reasons)
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Japan | Taiwan | Cyprus | Madagascar | São Tomé and Príncipe | Cape Verde | Malta | Iceland | Jamaica | Cuba | St. Kitts and Nevis | St. Lucia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Comoros | Seychelles | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Mauritius | Australia | New Zealand | F. S. of Micronesia | Palau | Nauru | Tuvalu | Tonga | Samoa | Solomon Islands | Vanuatu | Marshall Islands | Kiribati | Fiji | Antigua and Barbuda | Grenada | Dominica | Philippines | Trinidad and Tobago
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115
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13th president of the US
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Millard Filmore
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114
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President who the capital of Liberia is named after
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James Monroe
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113
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Name one of two of Minnesota's twin cities
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Minneapolis | Saint Paul
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112
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What punctuation is placed when holding shift and pressing the 8 key on a standard US English keyboard?
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Asterisk
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111
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Who invented the first electric toaster?
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Frank Shailor
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110
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What continent is Greenland considered to be a part of (geographically)?
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North America
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109
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What content is Iceland considered to be a part of?
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Europe
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108
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Which of the Twin Towers collapsed first on 9/11?
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The South Tower
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107
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True or False: Hong Kong International Airport has the largest airport terminal in the world
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True
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106
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Fill in the blank: "Ask not what your country can __ ___ ___, but what you can __ ___ ___(r) country."
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do for you
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105
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Suffix meaning "fear"
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phob / phobia
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104
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What is 84 minus 31?
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53
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103
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What game beat out Tetris as the most-sold video game of all time?
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Minecraft
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102
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Which bird is traditionally eaten during an American Thanksgiving feast?
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Turkey
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101
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True or False: About 25% of Oregon is high desert land
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True
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100
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In what movie is the Empire State Building blown up by aliens?
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Independence Day
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99
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In what country are these coordinates: 65°07'27"N 68°59'06"W |
Canada
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98
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What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
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Ashgabat
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97
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True or False: humans can, over time, regenerate eyes and ocular tissue.
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False
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96
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Which ancient Chinese dynasty did the Shang dynasty overthrow?
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Xia
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95
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True or False: the capital of Colorado is its largest city.
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True
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94
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Which "Seinfeld" character is Jerry's archnemesis?
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Newman
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93
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Are pearls considered gemstones, rocks, or minerals?
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Gemstones
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92
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Which country is smaller by land area: Luxembourg or Liechtenstein?
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Liechtenstein
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91
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What was the largest Native American tribe in North America before European colonization?
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Cherokee
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90
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Name either of the two OFFICIAL languages of Madagascar.
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Malagasy | French
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89
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If you go directly south from Nembe, Nigeria, what country will you reach first?
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São Tomé and Príncipe
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88
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True or False: the official language of Equatorial Guinea is Spanish.
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True
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87
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US "I" states 1: Which state's capital is Springfield?
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Illinois
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86
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US "I" states 2: Which state is known for growing potatoes?
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Idaho
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85
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US "I" states 3: Which state is only four letters?
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Iowa
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84
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US "I" states 4: Which state's NBA team is the Pacers?
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Indiana
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83
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True or False: the Daytona 500 NASCAR race is the most-watched event annually in the US.
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False
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82
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What color square does the queen piece go on in chess?
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Her own color
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81
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What is the name of Calvin's tiger?
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Hobbes
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80
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2015 film starring Dwayne Johnson about a devastating California earthquake
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San Andreas
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79
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Canada's largest island by area
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Baffin Island
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78
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The "language" where the sounds of Chinese characters are converted into Roman characters with tone markings
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Pinyin
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77
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The 18th element on the Periodic Table
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Argon
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76
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"There is no sadder thing than a young pessimist‚ except an old optimist." Who said this?
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Mark Twain
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75
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What is cut after birth?
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The umbilical cord
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74
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True or False: Cyprus will someday be classified as a European country on JetPunk.
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False
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73
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What city is the Burj Khalifa in?
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Dubai
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72
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What country is that city in?
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United Arab Emirates
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71
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What is the capital of that country?
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Abu Dhabi
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70
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What is the highest possible credit score you can obtain (by general standards)?
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850
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69
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In what country do the movies "The Wave" and "The Quake" take place?
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Norway
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68
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What is the capital of Finland?
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Helsinki
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67
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What is the national flower of the Netherlands?
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Tulip
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66
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Counting 0 as the first number, what is the eighth number in a Fibonacci Sequence?
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13
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65
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Who was the director of both
"Knives Out" movies?
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Rian Johnson
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64
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What is the opposite of convex?
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Concave
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63
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What do the letters "MS" stand for in "MSNBC"?
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Microsoft
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62
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What occupation does Jack McCoy fill on the show "Law and Order"?
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Assistant District Attorney
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61
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If you are a Kiwi, what country are you from?
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New Zealand
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60
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At roughly 2678 km (1644 mi) in length, what country shares the longest land border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
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Angola
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59
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Where is Graceland?
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Memphis
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58
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How many U.S. states have a capital city ending in "-apolis"? (The capital of Minnesota is Saint Paul, not Minneapolis)
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2
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57
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How many inches is a meter?
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39
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56
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Sloth is to sin as patience is to ______
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Virtue
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55
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What country is Justin Trudeau the Prime Minister of?
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Canada
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54
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What state is Jackson Hole in?
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Wyoming
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53
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In what year was Hiroshima bombed?
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1945
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52
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Name one of the countries that was part of the USSR before it collapsed.
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Russia | Ukraine | Moldova | Latvia | Lithuania | Estonia | Belarus | Kazakhstan | Armenia | Georgia | Azerbaijan | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan
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51
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Who played Frasier Crane on "Frasier" and "Cheers"?
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Kelsey Grammar
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50
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What platform was acquired by Google in October 2006?
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Youtube
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49
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What does "com" mean in a URL?
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Commercial
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48
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What does "org" mean in a URL?
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Organization
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47
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What does "gov" mean in a URL?
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Government
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46
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Who is on the US $50 bill?
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Ulysses Grant
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45
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What letter does 17 code for using an a1z26 cipher?
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Q
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44
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Which country is landlocked by Spain and France?
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Andorra
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43
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What company is South Korea's largest international company?
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Samsung Group
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42
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What does the Mandarin Chinese phrase "谢谢 (xièxie)" mean in English?
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Thank you
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41
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What is 237 minus 109?
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128
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40
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Name this piece of punctuation:
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Ampersand
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39
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What is the name of the airplane used to transport the President of the US and his staff?
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Air Force One
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38
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What kind of military helicopters collided in mid-air over Kentucky on March 30th, killing 9?
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Black Hawk
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37
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Name either one of the megacities in Pakistan
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Karachi | Lahore
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36
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How many presidents did the Republic of Texas have? (One served two terms, he only counts as one president)
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4
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35
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What sport is played in the French Open?
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Tennis
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34
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True or False: a terrorist attack struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center in February 1993, but failed to collapse the building.
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True
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33
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True or False: Bangkok, Thailand is a megacity.
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True
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32
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In what year did Voyager 2 launch?
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1977
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31
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What author created the character Jack Ryan?
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Tom Clancy
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30
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How many numbers are in a standard American phone number? (discounting the +1 you technically dial at the beginning)
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10
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29
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If 18/x = -6, what is x?
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Negative 3
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28
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What German military transport ship was sunk by Soviet submarine S-13 on January 30, 1945?
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the MV Wilhelm Gustloff
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27
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What country was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979?
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Afghanistan
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26
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What country was formerly known as Swaziland?
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Eswatini
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25
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What country has an AK-47 on its flag?
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Mozambique
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24
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Name any of the six countries that once controlled the US state of Texas
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Spain | France | Republic of Texas | The Confederate States | The United States
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23
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In what country is the city of Xi'an located?
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China
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22
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In what country is the city of Riyadh located?
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Saudi Arabia
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21
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In what country is the city of Brussels located?
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Belgium
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20
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In what country is the city of Yangon located?
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Myanmar
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19
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In what country is the city of Belgrade located?
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Serbia
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18
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In what country is the city of Daejeon located?
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South Korea
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17
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In what country is the city of Podgorica located?
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Montenegro
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16
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In what country is the city of Nairobi located?
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Kenya
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15
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What molecule is NaCl?
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Sodium chloride (Salt)
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14
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Google Sheets is to Google as _____ is to Microsoft
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Excel
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13
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True or False: this symbol: "£" is the symbol for the Euro.
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False
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12
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What is the value of "Omega" in the Greek numeric system?
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800
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11
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Which country is larger by land area: Romania or South Sudan?
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South Sudan
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10
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How many European countries end in IA? (To eliminate confusion, the Czech Republic and Bosnia will not count here)
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12
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9
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Who plays Cheyenne Lee on the TV show "Superstore"?
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Nichole Bloom
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8
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What is the maximum number of representatives in the House of Representatives?
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435
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7
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And how many represent New York?
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26
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6
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What is 2 cubed?
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5
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In what year was the iPhone 3GS released?
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2009
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4
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What is the name of the famous prison on an island in San Francisco Bay?
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Alcatraz
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3
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True or False: holding Shift with Caps Lock on will return lowercase letters.
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True
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2
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There are two European countries whose names start with SW. One is Switzerland. What is the other?
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Sweden
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1
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Which country is closer to Florida: the Bahamas or Cuba?
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Cuba
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GROUND LEVEL
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Please, please, PLEASE let me know if there's any information that is incorrect, regex things I should modify, or any general typos, spelling mistakes, etc.
I want this quiz to look very nice and clean!
I am taking suggestions for what building I will use for The Tower #2. I am currently leaning towards Taipei 101 or the One World Trade Center, but any suggestions for tall buildings will be taken into account.
Look idk all I know is that the only thing that works is typing "negative five". "-5" doesn't work.