Other Trivia

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This African country, settled by returning black slaves, speaks English, uses the dollar for currency, and has a capital city named for a U.S. President. Name the country and the capital.

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Abbreviations: a. NAFTA b. SCUBA

6

Can you name three brands of automobiles, named after their creators, beginning with C?

7

What is the Yiddish expression for being drunk?

1

One of the most commonly spoken languages of the world is Bengali, most commonly spoken in what country?

20

In 1997, the British returned Hong Kong to Chinese rule. In Dec. 1999, what other European country returned what other small region, not far from Hong Kong, back to the Chinese?

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Britain's highest military award, given for conspicuous valor, is named after a queen. What is it?

1

The world's largest bullring is located in what capital city?

10

The name of what American tourist city means "the meadows" in Spanish?

10

In surface area, what is the smallest of the Great Lakes?

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Called the world's most successful board game, it was unveiled in 1935, has sold more than 200 million copies in 26 languages. What is it?

9

Inhabitants of which country speak tagalog?

8

This vegetable is called, in French, pomme-de-terre, and in German, Erdapfel, both of which mean "earth apple." What is the English name for this vegetable?

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In March, 1993, Florida became the nation's first state to guarantee people the legal right to perform which intimate act in public?

7

A famous philosopher once said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to ..." what?