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A dense chocolate dessert square that sometimes includes walnuts
What is a brownie?
Brownies are believed to have originated in the United States in the late 1800s. They can be fudgy or cake-like and are often made with ingredients such as walnuts, pecans, or chocolate chips.
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The name of this animal comes from two Greek words meaning "eight feet."
What is an octopus?
Octopus gets its name from the Greek words okto ("eight") and pous ("foot"). Despite the name, its eight limbs are more accurately described as arms.
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Some versions of this children's party game comes with 14 "donkey tails"
What is Pin the Tail on the Donkey?
is a classic party game where players are blindfolded and try to place a paper tail in the correct spot on a picture of a donkey.
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The standard form of this language is based on the dialect of Lisbon.
What is Portuguese?
Portuguese is spoken by more than 250 million people worldwide. The European standard is based largely on the Lisbon dialect, while Brazilian Portuguese has its own pronunciation and vocabulary differences.
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These boxing marsupials are native to Australia.
What are kangaroos?
They are famous for their powerful hind legs, long tails for balance, and the "boxing" behaviour males use when competing with one another.
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Take a break! These fingers of chocolate-covered wafers are Canada’s most popular chocolate bar.
What is Kit Kat?
Its well-known slogan is, "Have a break, have a Kit Kat."
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This Arctic mammal uses its tusks as weapons and to help search for clams and other shellfish.
What is a walrus?
They have throat pouches that can hold up to 13 gallons of air, allowing them to float vertically while sleeping.
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The 1990s Junior version of this board game features ticket booths for amusement park rides instead of hotels.
What is Monopoly?
The original 1935 tokens were the top hat, thimble, iron, boot, battleship, and cannon.
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Since ancient times, Japanese has been written with characters borrowed from this language.
What is Chinese?
Chinese characters were introduced to Japan centuries ago and became an important part of the Japanese writing system.
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In the 1890s, this was discovered in Western Australia; what a rush!
What is gold?
The 1890s Australian gold rush, centered in Western Australia, saw the state's population quadruple in a decade, transforming it from a quiet colony to a bustling hub.
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Hot cocoa is best served with mini these on top.
What are marshmallows?
Marshmallows were originally made using sap from the marshmallow plant, but today they are typically made from sugar, gelatin, and air.
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Reaching a length of about 20 cm (8 inches), this is the largest frog in Canada
What is the bullfrog?
Its deep, booming call can be heard from surprisingly long distances during the mating season.
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Originating in ancient India, players climb ladders and slide down snakes to reach the finish.
What is Snakes and Ladders?
It was originally created to teach children about the effects of good deeds versus bad deeds, with the ultimate goal of reaching salvation.
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It is the official language of Egypt.
What is Arabic?
Egyptian Arabic is the most widely spoken variety in the country and is also one of the most recognized Arabic dialects around the world.
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This home to the world's largest coral reef is found in the Coral Sea off the coast of Queensland.
What is the Great Barrier Reef?
It stretches for more than 2,300 km (1,400 miles) and is the world's largest coral reef system, made up of nearly 3,000 individual reefs.
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White chocolate isn't technically chocolate! It is made from milk and sugar mixed with this fat from the cocoa bean.
What is cocoa butter?
Cocoa butter has a super high shelf life. It can last for 2 to 5 years without spoiling if stored properly.
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With the thickest fur of any mammal, this animal uses a stone to crack open shells and dislodge abalones.
What is a sea otter?
The sea otter is one of the few animals known to regularly use tools. It often carries a favourite rock to crack open shellfish while floating on its back.
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The "funny bone" is worth $400 in this surgical skill game where you're the doctor.
What is Operation?
It challenges players to remove objects with tweezers without touching the metal edges. If the tweezers touch the sides, the patient's nose lights up and buzzes.
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While there are many dialects, this is the official language of Austria.
What is German?
Austrian German has its own vocabulary and pronunciation differences compared with the German spoken in Germany.
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Australia is home to the world's largest feral herds of these one-humped "ships of the desert."
What are camels?
They were introduced to Australia in the 1800s to help explorers and transport supplies through the outback.
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This African "coast" country is the world's largest producer of cocoa.
What is the Ivory Coast?
The Ivory Coast produces roughly 40% of the world's cocoa beans, making it the leading source of cocoa used to make chocolate.
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The two major groups of these marine mammals are toothed and baleen.
What are whales?
Baleen whales filter tiny prey from the water, while toothed whales actively hunt and swallow prey whole using teeth
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In a strike of genius, Canadian Tommy Ryan reduced this game from 10 pins to 5 pins.
What is bowling?
He created the game by reducing the number of pins from ten to five and using a smaller ball without finger holes.
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Before 2009, Greenland had two official languages: Greenlandic and this.
What is Danish?
Danish shared official language status with Greenlandic before 2009, when Greenlandic became the sole official language under Greenland’s self-government changes.
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Australia Day honours the establishment of the first permanent this on the continent.
What is European Settlement?
Celebrated annually on January 26, it marks the 1788 landing of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove and the raising of the Union Jack by Captain Arthur Phillip.