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By area, what is the largest country that the equator passes through?
Brazil
What year did the first manned space flight occur?
1961
What book is subtitled The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up?
Peter Pan
In terms of production volume, what is the most popular fruit in the world?
Tomato- technically a fruit
What do Indianapolis 500 winners traditionally drink in the winner's circle?
Milk
What country is Transylvania in?
Romania
How many states joined the Confederate States of America?
11- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina
What is the last line of Dicken's A Christmas Carol?
God bless us, everyone!
What are the four types of adult human teeth?
Incisors, canines, premolars, molars
What is the longest track and field race in the Olympics?
The 50-kilometer walking race
Where is the lowest dry land point in the world?
Dead Sea- 1,411 feet below sea level
What city became the U.S. federal capital in 1789?
New York City
What book opens with "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"?
A Tale of Two Cities
The process where food browns during cooking is known as what?
Maillard reaction
How many disciplines are there in men's gymnastics?
Six- vault, rings, floor, high bar, parallel bars, horse
What is the only continent without an active volcano?
Australia
Walt Whitman's poem "O Captain! My Captain!" was written about which president?
Abraham Lincoln- it was written after Lincoln's assassination
What language has the most words?
English
The largest named wine bottle size is Melchizedek; how large is it?
30 liters- equivalent to 40 standard 750 ml wine bottles
Mintonette was the original name of what sport?
Volleyball
What country has the most pyramids?
Sudan- almost twice as many as Egypt
Who was the first president to visit all 50 state?
Richard Nixon
The dot over the letter "i" is called what?
Tittle
What element has the lowest boiling point?
Helium- negative 452.1 degrees Fahrenheit
What university originated the football huddle?
Gallaudet University (school for the deaf) in 1892- They huddled to avoid the other team seeing their sign language