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What is the least populous state capital?
Montpelier, Vermont
Who inherited the throne of Scotland at the age of six days?
Mary, Queen of Scots or Mary I
What is it called when a singer can comfortably sing in soprano and alto?
Mezzo-Soprano
Fireflies are what kind of insect?
Beetle
How many holes are there in a standard round of golf?
18
The Statue of Liberty is on what island?
Liberty Island
What was the third country to develop an atomic bomb?
Great Britain
Ringo Star narrated what children's show?
Thomas the Tank Engine
The busiest muscles in the human body are found where?
Eyes- they move 100,000 times a day
Who was the first African American MLB player?
Jackie Robinson
What is the largest island in the contiguous 48 states?
Long Island
Who did Winston Churchill succeed as British prime minister at the outbreak of WWII?
Neville Chamberlain
Who wrote The Importance of Being Ernest?
Oscar Wilde
What makes Mars red?
It is covered in iron oxide (rust)
Which Olympian has won 28 medals, more than any other person in the games history?
Michael Phelps
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The only woman ever awarded the U.S. Medal of Honor received it for her service in what war?
Civil War- Mary Edwards Walked was a surgeon at a temporary Washington, D.C. hospital and was captured and arrested as a spy after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians.
Color television was first successfully transmitted in the U.S. in what year?
1953
What fish's name is thought to derive from the Latin meaning "to leap"?
Salmon
What team has the most Stanley Cup wins?
What state has a Union Jack on its flag?
Hawaii
What country was the first to allow women to vote in 1893?
New Zealand
In what Shakespeare play does the character Caliban appear?
The Tempest
What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Hair
The United States boycotted the 1980 Olympics to protest what?
The Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan