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The "Get out of Jail Free" card is associated with this board game.
What is Monopoly?
After a rain, you will sometimes see this multicolour phenomenon in the sky
what is a rainbow?
Rainbow occurs wen the right atmospheric conditions are present: water droplets in the air, sunshine coming from behind you, and you position in just the right place. Sometimes you can see a full circle rainbow if you're in a plane.
This German celebration takes place in September and October.
What is Oktoberfest? Munich's Oktoberfest is the worlds largest folk festival.
At the end of the Spanish-American War, the U.S acquired Cuba as a territory.
When Cuba gained its independence 3 years later, it was required to sell of lease the land on which the base resides.
This celebration by the Pilgrims is thought to have taken place sometime in November 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, to commemorate the autumn harvest.
What is Thanksgiving?
This is played with kings, queens, rooks, bishops, knights and pawns.
The object of the game is to capture the opposing king. Did you know the game can end in a stalemate?
These birds were once used as gas detectors in coal mines.
What are canaries?
This is the French equivalent to the U.S Fourth of July.
What is Bastille Day?
It commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution and the storming of Bastille.
This is the common name of Hellenic Republic.
What is Greece?
On November 20, 1947 Phillip Mountbatten married this British princess.
Who is Princess Elizabath (or Queen Elizabeth II)?
Before their marriage, he was a Greek and Danish prince.
Gardeners who plant clematis, ivy, and trumpet vines expect them to do this when growing.
They're known as climbers and most require stakes or trellises. Ivy will cling to almost anything
This keeps Earth in orbit and animate and inanimate matter grounded on Earth.
What is gravity?
It also keeps our atmosphere from wandering off.
Roman Catholics celebrate this feast day after Halloween.
What is All Saints' Day?
This archipelago (group of islands) off the coast of Ecudaor is known for its diverse plant and animal life.
What is Galapagos?
On November 26, 1942 this World War II film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman opened in New York City theaters.
What is Casablanca?
It was nominated for 8 academy awards and walked away with 3.
This is another name for table tennis.
What is ping-pong.
This mammal has the longest gestation period.
What is elephant? Their gestation period is around 95 weeks, versus the human period of 40 weeks.
Canada Day was originally called this.
What is Dominion Day?
The first day of July was officially sanctioned as Dominion Day in 1879. It became Canada Day in 1982 and celebrates the anniversary of the confederation.
This warm Atlantic current starts in the Gulf of Mexico and heads to Florida before proceeding into the Atlantic Ocean.
Ponce de Leon discovered it in 1513, Benjamin Franklin named it in 1770
On November 9, 1989, this gate on the Berlin Wall opened to allow travel between East and West Berlin.
What is Brandenburg? The very next day, German citizens began to tear down the wall.
North Americans involved in this hobby know all about the Canadian Maple, Walking Liberty, and Saint Gaudens.
What is coin collecting?
This is a four-letter killer whale
What is orca?
They belong to the dolphin family.
This public holiday is celebrated the day after Christmas in the U.K and other Commonwealth countries.
What is Boxing Day?
The most common explanation of the day is that it originated as a day off for the servants. It has evolved into a day of giving to charity and/or after-Christmas sales.
This strait is named for a 2.6 square-mile British territory that connects the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
What is the Strait of Gibraltar?
On November 29,1929, American explorer and former WWI pilot Richard Byrd made the historic first-ever flight over this pole.
What is the South Pole?
The round trip journey from Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf took 18hrs and 41mins