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- How many valves does the heart have? ANSWER... four
- What is the name of the traditional Japanese art of paper folding? ANSWER... origami
- Who was the infamous dictator of Iraq from 1979 to 2003? ANSWER... Saddam Hussein
- What name was given to the bubonic plague pandemic that occurred in Europe in the 14th century? ANSWER... The Black Death
- What is the name of the world's largest coral reef system off the east coast of Australia? ANSWER... Great Barrier Reef
- In the popular children's song "It's Raining, It's Pouring" what was the "old man" doing? ANSWER... snoring
- What form of transport can have a glass bottom? ANSWER... a boat
- What is the name of America's most famous horse race? ANSWER... The Kentucky Derby
- What is the traditional rice dish of Spain called? ANSWER... paella
- Who wrote the famous novel Animal Farm? ANSWER... George Orwell
- Reggae is music that originated in which country in the late 1960s? ANSWER... Jamaica
- Daniel Radcliffe is most famous for playing which character? ANSWER... Harry Potter
- Which planet in our solar system has the most moons? ANSWER... Jupiter
- Which country is known as the "Land of the Rising Sun"? ANSWER... Japan
- What can follow pea to give a name of a colour? ANSWER... green (pea green)
- The Hare Krishna mantra is a sacred utterance in which religion? ANSWER... Hinduism
- In what year did World War II end? ANSWER... 1945
- What is the most populous US state? ANSWER... California
- What is the name of the longest river in Asia? ANSWER... Yangtze River
- The name of which African animal means "river horse"? ANSWER... Hippopotamus
- What large island is located 150 miles to the south of mainland Australia? ANSWER... Tasmania
- As of 2023, Justin Trudeau was the Prime Minister of which country? ANSWER... Canada
- What nickname might you give a person who reads a lot? ANSWER... bookworm
- What organs of the body have lids? ANSWER... the eyes
- Who has won the most Olympic gold medals of all time? ANSWER... Michael Phelps
- Which country gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States as a gift? ANSWER... France
- What's the only bird that can swim but can't fly? ANSWER... penguin
- Levocardia refers to the most common location of what organ of the human body? ANSWER... the heart
- Which island is the largest in the world? ANSWER... Greenland
- What day is celebrated in most countries on the third Sunday of June? ANSWER... Father's Day
- Who discovered the Law of Gravity? ANSWER... Isaac Newton
- Which large bay forms the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean? ANSWER... Bay of Bengal
- There are 118 elements in what table? ANSWER... the periodic table
- The name of what South American country comes from the equator? ANSWER... Ecuador
- What is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature? ANSWER... mercury
- What, beginning with the letter 'l', is a soothing song played for children? ANSWER... lullaby
- Name the world's biggest ocean? ANSWER... Pacific
- A joiner works with what natural material? ANSWER... wood
- What is the part that remains in the ground called when a tree is cut down? ANSWER... a stump
- What does IQ stand for? ANSWER... intelligence quotient
- What is the chemical name for table salt? ANSWER... sodium chloride
- What is Alexander Graham Bell's most famous invention? ANSWER... the telephone
- What is the largest animal in the world? ANSWER... blue whale
- Deoxyribonucleic acid is better known as what? ANSWER... DNA
- What is the tallest mountain in Africa? ANSWER... Mount Kilimanjaro
- In which film does Whoopi Goldberg dress up as a nun? ANSWER... Sister Act
- What is the name given to Indian food cooked in a clay oven over charcoal? ANSWER... Tandoori
- According to a well-known phrase, a person who takes chances is "going out on a" what? ANSWER... limb
- Flu is the short name for which illness? ANSWER... influenza
- What is the capital of Finland? ANSWER... Helsinki