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This superhero’s civilian identity is Clark Kent, a reporter for the Daily Planet.
Who is Superman?
Clark Kent wears his Superman costume under his clothes and is ready to transform into the superhero when needed.
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These two major cities, Ankara and Istanbul, are located in this country that bridges Europe and Asia.
What is Turkey?
Istanbul is the most populated city in Turkey. The capital, Ankara, is the second most populated.
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A water molecule is made up of these two chemical elements.
What are hydrogen and oxygen?
The chemical formula for a water molecule is H₂O (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom).
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The Himalayas are located on this continent.
What is Asia?
The mountain chain is home to some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Everest.
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This extends beneath the ear.
What is the earlobe?
Earlobes can be either attached or free-hanging, and this trait is influenced by genetics.
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This American author wrote the short stories “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Fall of the House of Usher.”
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Edgar Allan Poe is often credited with helping to create the modern detective story genre as well as shaping gothic horror fiction.
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Despite sometimes resembling lizards, a salamander belongs to this class of animals that typically live both in water and on land.
What is an amphibian?
Salamanders are closely related to frogs and toads, and many species can regenerate lost limbs, tails, and even parts of their organs.
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This is the opening line of Canada’s national anthem.
What is “O Canada, our home and native land”?
“O Canada” officially became the Canadian national anthem in 1980.
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This famous San Francisco landmark is a historic form of transportation that climbs steep city hills using underground cables.
What is the cable car?
San Francisco’s cable cars are the only manually operated cable car system still in use in the world. They were first introduced in 1873 and are now a National Historic Landmark.
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These French pastries are oblong and filled with a cream or custard filling.
What are éclairs?
Sometimes they are topped with chocolate fondant.
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This trophy is awarded annually to the champion of the National Hockey League (NHL).
What is the Stanley Cup?
The Stanley Cup is the oldest professional sports trophy in North America and is unique because the names of winning players, coaches, and staff are engraved directly onto it.
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This carnivorous plant uses its uniquely shaped leaves to catch prey.
What is a Venus flytrap?
Other carnivorous plants include pitcher plants, bladderwort, and sundew.
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Yukon Gold and Red Bliss are varieties of this common starchy root vegetable.
What are potatoes?
There are approximately 400 varieties of potato. They are classified into several main groups.
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This Aesop fable features a race between a slow-moving animal and a speedy one, teaching the moral “slow and steady wins the race.”
What is The Tortoise and the Hare?
In the fable, the hare is overconfident and decides to take a nap because he is far ahead of the tortoise. As a result, the tortoise passes him and wins the race.
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The element CO2, known by this name, is blamed for causing climate change.
What is carbon dioxide?
Plants don’t “breathe” the same way we do, but they do exchange the gases carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere.
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Ottawa is located in this province.
What is Ontario?
Ottawa is the capital of Canada and its fourth-largest city.
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In tennis scoring, this word is used to mean “zero” or “nil.”
What is love?
Some sources say that the origin of using the word love comes from the French word for egg: l’oeuf. The round shape of the egg resembles the number zero.
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This classic peach dessert, often served warm with ice cream, is named after a famous 19th-century opera singer.
What is Peach Melba?
A French chef in London created and named the dessert in honour of Australian opera singer Nellie Melba in 1892.
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These large, spooky birds typically hoot.
What are owls?
Some owls make other sounds, such as bloodcurdling shrieks, cackles, hoots, caws, and gurgles.
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The Rubik’s Cube has this number of sides.
What is six?
The world record for solving the Rubik’s Cube is 2.76 seconds.
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On a standard telephone keypad, these are the only two digits that do not have letters assigned to them.
What are 1 and 0?
A, B, and C are assigned to the number 2. W, X, Y, and Z are assigned to the number 9.
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These are the three colours of the national flag of Italy.
What are green, white, and red?
The flag features three vertical stripes of equal length.
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Canadian Bobby Orr is one of the greatest players in the history of this sport.
What is ice hockey?
Orr played for the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks in the National Hockey League.
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Mayors sometimes honour important people with this symbolic gift.
What is the key to the city?
During ancient times, the key to the city opened a gate in the wall surrounding the city. Today, it’s symbolic.
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This is the number of petals on a shamrock.
What is three?
It’s the national flower of Ireland, and you’ll see it everywhere on St. Patrick’s Day because everyone is Irish on March 17.