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Johnny Depp notably modeled Jack Sparrow, his memorable character from “Pirates of the Caribbean,” after this rock guitarist
Keith Richards
Mark Zuckerberg, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes launched the social networking service TheFacebook, in this year
2004
This country consumes the most chocolate per capita
Switzerland
The women in Amy Tan’s “Joy Luck Club” meet to play this game played with tiles
Mahjong
This former Chicago Bulls player holds six NBA championships and is commonly thought to be one of the greatest players in history.
Michael Jordan
The TV talk show “People Are Talking” helped launch the meteoric career of this renowned celebrity
Oprah Winfrey
Amazon originally sold only these products
According to the UN's 2020 World Happiness Report, this country has the happiest inhabitants
Finland
In some countries, the subtitle "A Contemporary Satire" was used for this 1945 parable
"Animal Farm"
This is the national sport of Japan
Sumo Wrestling
In 1944 this film was the first to release a soundtrack
Snow White
The word "robot" comes from this language
Czech
This is the name of the only continent without an active volcano
This is the original title of Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451"
"The Fireman"
This country held the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930
Uruguay
"Nobody's perfect" is the final line of this classic comedy, starring Marilyn Monroe
In 2009 this Morse code character became the first added since WWII
The @ Symbol
The northern city of Chiang Mai is in this country and is home to many elephant sanctuaries
Thailand
This author was the first to use a "typemachine" or typewriter in writing a manuscript
Mark Twain
This African country was the first to ever qualify for the World cup
Egypt
This well known actress has been nominated for an Oscar 21 times and has won three times
Meryl Streep
Pierre Omidyar founded this popular online auction company in 1995 out of San Jose, California
eBay
The name of the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world can be found in this South American Country
Angel Falls in Venezuela
This writer holds the Guinness World Record for the most translated works
Agatha Christie
This tasty treat is the signature food dish at Wimbledon
Strawberries and cream