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Send a salami to your boy in the army" is a famous World War II-era slogan of what classic New York City deli?
What is Katz's Deli?
The only continent where marsupials evolved in great numbers.
What is Australia?
Nicknamed the “Big Durian” after the spiky tropical fruit, this city is Indonesia’s bustling capital and was almost Miguel's second home if he hadn't come to NY.
What is Jakarta?
"The Cricket on the Hearth" is a holiday novel, not nearly as well known as "A Christmas Carol," by what British author?
Who is Charles Dickens?
What is the only country in South America whose official language is Dutch?
What is Suriname?
Informal cyber security adviser" and personal attorney are two of the latest titles for what famous New Yorker that has been officially registered as a Democrat, Independent, and Republican in his multi-decade political career? This man served as the 107th Mayor of New York City.
Who is Rudy Giuliani?
This animal has the largest eyes of any creature on Earth, reaching up to 10 inches across.
What is the colossal squid?
This country is home to the world’s oldest continuously operating company, a construction firm founded in 578 A.D. and is also where Miguel got the worst haircut of his life.
In her novel "Bridget Jones's Diary," author Helen Fielding named love interest Mark Darcy after a character from what classic Jane Austen novel?
What is Pride and Prejudice?
Which mountain in Ecuador is not as tall as Mt. Everest but is actually closer to the Moon thanks to the boost it gets from the bulging shape of the Earth at the equator?
What is Mount Chimborazo?
Following Sully Sullenberger's "Miracle on the Hudson" plane landing, New York City bars began honoring him with a special cocktail. The drink calls for a splash of water and two shots of what brand of vodka, referencing what caused the need for the emergency landing?
What is Grey Goose?
The age of a lion can often be estimated by examining this part of its body, which darkens as it matures.
What is the nose?
First released in 1995 for the PlayStation, this football video game series, known for its realistic gameplay and licensed clubs, is often abbreviated as PES and was also one of Miguel's favorite childhood games.
What is Pro Evolution Soccer?
What 1945 British novel depicting animal life was often accompanied with the subtitle "A Contemporary Satire?"
What is Animal Farm?
What Asian country is the only one in the world whose national flag is not a quadrilateral?
What is Nepal?
What U.S. President is buried with his wife, Julia, in a domed mausoleum on 122nd Street and Riverside Drive in New York City's Upper West Side?
Who is Grant?
With an extraordinary sense of smell, a wolf can detect its prey from nearly this distance away.
What is two miles?
Rebeca’s maternal and paternal grandmothers, as well as Miguel’s mother, all share this first name, which is also the name of a famous saint celebrated on October 15th.
Who is Teresa?
Miguel Angel Asturias was the first and only winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature to hail from what Central American country? Asturias's novel “El Señor Presidente” was inspired by the presidency of Manuel Estrada Cabrera in this country
What is Guatemala?
The name of the capital city of which country in West Africa was added to this country’s name in the 1970s to avoid confusion with another county in West Africa with a similar name?
Guinea-Bissau?
Philadelphia was the most populous city in the U.S. at the time the young nation declared its independence. In what decade did nearby New York City pass Philadelphia as the nation's most populous city?
What is 1790s?
In 2016, two extraordinarily large rodents escaped Toronto's High Park Zoo and became an international news sensation referred to as Bonny and Clyde. What type of animal were these critters?
What are Capybaras?
This show’s finale in 2004 drew over 52 million viewers in the U.S., making it one of the most-watched TV finales in history, and is the show Miguel used to learn English.
What is Friends?
Originally serialized in Analog Science Fiction and Fact, this 1965 work later won both the Hugo and Nebula awards and launched a multi-book science fiction saga.
What is Dune?
Seattle is one of two major U.S. cities located on an isthmus, a narrow piece of land between two bodies of water. What state capital, which boasts a free weekly newspaper called the Isthmus, is the other?
Madison, Wisconsin?