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Juneau and Anchorage are major cities in this U.S. state.
What is Alaska?
In 1492, this Italian explorer "sailed the ocean blue."
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This is the closest planet to the Sun.
What is Mercury?
This word starts with K.
A young cat.
What is a kitten?
This is the action of cutting something into cube-shaped blocks.
What is dicing?
Minneapolis and St. Paul are major cities in the U.S. state.
What is Minnesota?
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer who led a mission to circumnavigate the world, was killed in this present-day Southeast Asian country whose capital is Manila.
What is the Philippines?
This is the farthest planet from the Sun, located within our solar system.
Hint: Pluto doesn't count since it is a dwarf planet.
What is Neptune?
This word starts with K.
The family and close relations of a person.
What is kin?
What is ounce?
Fort Worth and Austin are major cities in this U.S. state.
What is Texas?
This explorer, originally from the Republic of Venice, compiled a detailed account of his travels along the Silk Road and has a popular pool game named after him.
Who is Marco Polo?
This planet has 146 moons, including Titan and Mimas.
What is Saturn?
This word starts with K.
A type of canoe/maritime vessel, originally built by the Inuit, with a small opening for seating on top.
What is a kayak?
What is cross-contamination?
Mesa and Flagstaff are major cities in this U.S. state.
What is Arizona?
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama was the first European to reach the spice-rich Malabar Coast, located in the southern portion of this country that currently has over 1 billion people.
What is India?
This gas planet rotates on its side, unlike the other planets.
What is Uranus?
This word starts with K.
A small structure in a public area, typically containing an electronic screen, providing information and services to patrons. These structures are typically found in airport check-in areas.
What is a kiosk?
This tool is used to whip/beat eggs and cream in a bowl.
What is a whisk?
Fargo and Bismarck are major cities in this U.S. state.
What is North Dakota?
In 1499, Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci, from whom the name "America" is derived, reached the northern part of this CONTINENT after passing through the Caribbean Sea.
What is South America?
(North America is incorrect. Vespucci passed through the Caribbean Sea, which borders the northern part of South America.)
Mars has two moons. Which of the following is NOT one of Mars' moons?
-Phobos
-Deimos
-Promethus
What is Promethus?
This word starts with K.
A measure of the purity of gold.
What is karat?
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this is the minimum internal cooking temperature of chicken.
What is 165 deg Fahrenheit (74 deg Celsius)?