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Mambo, conga, and samba are all examples of this.
What are Latin dances?
Latin dance styles developed across Latin America and the Caribbean, blending Indigenous, African, and European musical traditions.
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This baseball player was the first to hit 50 home runs in a single season.
Who is Babe Ruth?
He did this for the first time in 1920 and then again in 1921, 1927, and 1928.
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This is the smallest ocean in the world.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
It is largely covered by sea ice for much of the year. The Pacific Ocean is the largest.
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This three-letter word is the name of the cooking vessel commonly used in preparing Chinese food.
What is a wok?
It is designed with a rounded bottom and high, sloping sides, allowing food to be cooked quickly over high heat while being easily stirred or “tossed.”
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This type of retriever is the most popular dog breed in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
What is a Labrador retriever?
This playful and active breed is also most popular in Australia and New Zealand.
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This Canadian entrepreneur founded one of the country’s most famous breweries, based in Montreal.
Who is John Molson?
He founded the Molson Brewery in 1786, making it one of the oldest breweries in North America.
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Eyeglasses that have two distinct optical powers in a single lens are called this.
What are bifocals?
They were popularized by Benjamin Franklin, who is often credited with their invention. They allow the wearer to see both near and far objects clearly without needing to switch between two pairs of glasses.
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The meaning of the Latin phrase "carpe noctem"
What is "seize the night?"
Carpe diem means “seize the day.”
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This Catholic nun and missionary, known for her work with the poor, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.
Who is Mother Teresa?
She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, an organization dedicated to helping the “poorest of the poor.”
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This is the capital city of Sweden.
What is Stockholm?
Stockholm is built on 14 islands connected by more than 50 bridges.
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This actress played the title role in the 1969 film musical Hello, Dolly!
Who is Barbra Streisand?
She won an Academy Award for her role in Funny Girl (1968) and starred in Hello, Dolly! the following year.
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Dorothy Gale’s home in The Wizard of Oz is set in this U.S. state.
What is Kansas?
In both the film and book, Dorothy lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry on a farm in Kansas.
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This habit was banned on most airline flights beginning in 1987.
What is smoking?
Tobacco smoking was once common on commercial flights, but growing health concerns and passenger discomfort led airlines to phase it out.
300
These five freshwater lakes form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth.
What are the Great Lakes?
The Great Lakes contain about 20% of the world’s surface fresh water and include Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
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This four-letter fruit is known for being high in potassium.
What is a kiwi?
Bananas and papaya are also high in potassium.
400
This country borders both Peru and Panama.
What is Colombia?
It is in northwestern South America.
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This is the name of the Darling family’s dog in Peter Pan.
Who is Nana?
She is a Newfoundland dog who acts as a very responsible caregiver for the Darling children.
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This mostly nocturnal bird of prey is known for its ability to rotate its head nearly all the way around.
What is an owl?
They can turn their heads 270 degrees. A unique bone structure and a highly developed vascular system enable the owl to do this.
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This invention, associated with Alexander Graham Bell, was developed further while he was living in Canada.
What is the telephone?
Graham and his family moved from Scotland to Brantford, Ontario, in 1870. Bell later spent time working with the deaf in Massachusetts and Connecticut. When he returned to Canada, he continued his experiments with sound and invented the telephone.
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This famous novel begins with the line describing an old fisherman who has gone 84 days without catching a fish.
What is "The Old Man and the Sea?"
It was written by Ernest Hemingway and published in 1952.
500
This continent is home to the world’s highest mountain, Mount Everest.
What is Asia?
Asia contains the Himalayas, where Mount Everest rises to about 8,849 metres above sea level.
500
A human brain has this number of cerebral hemispheres.
What is two?
The brain is divided into the right and left hemispheres. Each hemisphere controls specific functions.
500
Cavendish, the setting for Anne of Green Gables, is located in this Canadian province.
What is Prince Edward Island?
Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery wrote the novel.
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A Major League Baseball game consists of this many innings.
What is nine?
The average length of a nine-inning baseball game is roughly between two and a half and three hours.
500
Of a coyote and a wolf, this animal is the larger one.
What is a wolf?
An adult wolf can weigh around 90 pounds. An adult coyote weighs around 40 to 50 pounds.