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What state has the largest area of inland water?
Minnesota
What is the oldest authenticated age ever for a human?
122
Who directed It's a Wonderful Life?
Frank Capra
What number on the Richter scale does an earthquake have to reach to be considered major?
Seven
What sporting event is held every year on Memorial Day?
Indianapolis 500
What country are the Galapagos Islands part of?
Ecuador
Who was the first U.S. Postmaster General?
Benjamin Franklin
For what film did Frank Sinatra win his only acting Oscar?
From Here to Eternity
What is the only land mammal native to New Zealand?
Bats
Which boxer was the first to defeat Muhammad Ali?
Joe Frazier
What is the name of the island between the two waterfalls at Niagara Falls?
Goat Island
What country did Romans call Hibernia?
Ireland
Windsor Castle- 590,000 square feet
What is the largest nerve in the human body?
Sciatic
What number sits to the right of the 20 on a standard dart board?
One
What is the highest waterfall in the U.S.?
Sunglasses were invented in China to do what?
Hide the eyes of judges
What oil is added to Earl Grey tea?
Oil of bergamot
What scale is used to measure the hardness of minerals?
Mohs scale
How many medals did China win at the Beijing Olympics?
100
What South American country has Pacific and Atlantic coastlines?
Colombia
What car brand was named for the founder of Detroit, Michigan?
Cadillac- French explorer Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Detroit in 1701
What person has the most statues in their honor in the U.S.?
Sacagawea
Silkworms live on a diet of leaves from only what plant?
Mulberry
What country has competed the most times in the Summer Olympics yet hasn't won a gold medal?
The Philippines