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How many times have the Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl (from 1967 - 2023)?
P. 898-899; 3
What is the population of Australia?
P. 752; 26,461,166
What was the date that the Wright Brothers made their first flight?
P. 332; December 3, 1903
When and where was Taylor Swift born?
P. 231; 12/13/1989; Wyomissing, PA
Where was the railroad disaster in June of 1925 which killed 50 people?
P. 318; Hackettstown, New Jersey
Which country earned 20 gold medals in the 2020 Summer Olympic Games?
P. 858; Japan
Who was elected Prime Minister of Canada in 2006?
P. 682; Stephen Harper
What is Neil Armstrong best known for, and when did he do it?
P. 442; first person to set foot on the moon; July 20, 1969
What is Adele's real (original) name?
P. 239; Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
What is the wind chill if the outside temperature is 5 degrees Farenheit, and the wind is blowing at 30 miles per hour?
P. 310; minus 19 degrees Farenheit
Where will the 2032 Summer Olympic Games be held?
P. 857; Los Angeles, CA
How deep (in feet) is the Mariana Trench (in the Pacific Ocean)?
P. 695; 36,069 ft (nearly 7 miles deep!!)
How did the state of Ohio get its name? (Where does the name originate?)
P. 421; it is the Iroquois word for "fine or good river"
In what year did the book "King of the wind" by Marguerite Henry, win the Newbery Medal?
P. 263; 1949
How many people in the US were on the waiting list for a heart transplant in 2023?
P. 142; 3,306
What was the fastest winning time for the Kentucky Derby (Thoroughbred horse race), and what is the horse's name?
P. 968; 1 minute, 59 2/5 seconds, in 1973; Secretariat
What is the official language of Mali?
P. 813; Bambara
What was the highest temperature ever recorded on Earth, and where and when did it occur?
P. 311; 134 degrees (F) in Death Valley, CA; on July 10, 1913
What was the Best-Selling Children's and Young Adult Hardcover book of 2022, and who wrote it?
P. 248; Diper Overlode (Diary of a Wimpy Kid # 17) by Jeff Kinney
When and where was the most deadly tidal wave, and how many people lost their lives?
P. 321; August 1931, Huang He R, China; 3,700,00
Which hockey player had the most NHL goals in a season, and what year?
P. 944; Wayne Gretzky had 92 goals in the 1981-82 season
Where is the tallest building in the world?
P. 719; Dubai (UAE); @ 2,717 ft; 163 stories
What was the life expectancy for a black female born in the US in 1900? Compare it to 2020 expectancy.
P. 169; 33.5 years, vs 75.4 years. (We've come a long way baby!)
What was Lance Armstrong known for?
P. 192; 7-time Tour de France winner; stripped of his victories for using performance enhancing drugs
How much does it cost to feed a 12 year old girl compared to a 12 year old boy for a month with a moderate-cost plan?
P. 129; $303.70 for a girl, compared with $369.70 for a boy