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What country boasts the most miles of railroad tracks in the world?
USA with over 141,500 miles of tracks
Which of the triple Crown races is held on Long Island
The Belmont
This 1972 movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on a novel written by Mario Puzo. Set in the years 1945 to 1955, my story tells of an American-Italian family
The Godfather
The beginning of the 20th century brought this art movement to New Hope Borough and Solebury Township
Pennsylvania Impressionism
How do you say “Merry Christmas” in Spanish?
Feliz Navidad
What city built the first underground railway in the world?
London, England in 1863 carrying 38,000 passengers the first day
What’s the name of a race for horses who have never won before?
Maiden Race
It is the summer of 1962 and the last day of summer vacation. Before college starts the next day, Curt and Steve spend the night with their friends cruising the streets of their home town. Name this movie starring Richard Dreyfuss and Ron Howard.
American Graffiti
Bucks County was founded in 1682 by William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. He named the County after what town in England?
Buckinghamshire
The name of Scrooge's dead business partner?
Jacob Marley
What steam locomotive holds the all-time world top speed for a steam locomotive?
The Mallard
What famous racehorse was also known as 'Big Red'?
Man 'O War
Joanna leaves her workaholic husband, Ted, and small son. Ted has to readjust to his new life of caring for his child alone. When Joanna comes back and decides she wants her son back, a bitter custody battle ensues. Name this Oscar wining movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep.
Kramer vs. Kramer
This New Hope Inn is the oldest continuously running i in Bucks County and the 5th oldest in America. Established in 1727, it offered its services to George Washington and his men
The Logan Inn
In which author's novel is it "always winter but never Christmas"?
C. S Lewis
This tunnel in Switzerland t runs 35.7 miles under the Swiss Alps linking northern and southern Europe and took almost two decades to complete. It’s known as the longest and deepest tunnel in the world.
Gotthard Tunnel
What race has the largest purse in the U.S.?
The Pegasus World Cup, which has a $9 million purse.
This 1971 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on a novella written by Anthony Burgess that was published in 1962. Tells the story of a crime spree by the leader of a gang, his capture and so-called rehabilitation.
A Clockwork Orange
This movie, directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Mel Gibson, was filmed and takes place in Bucks County
Signs
What Christmas food is made from "marsh-whorts?
Cranberry Sauce
If someone commits suicide in this country by jumping onto an oncoming train, the train company can/will sue his/her family for cleanup fees, loss of income and negative publicity brought on by the suicide.
Japan
In 2000, a father and son respectively trained and rode the winning horse of the Grand National. What was the surname of this father and son combination?
Walsh
National Lampoon's Animal House' was a movie about life in a college fraternity and the many troubles that people living in one had to face daily. This was one of John Belushi's most famous films and also saw the debut of this eventually famous actor. Which actor made his feature film debut in this movie?
Kevin Bacon
Henry Chapman Mercer an American archeologist, artifact collector, tile-maker, and designer built these three distinctive poured concrete structures in Bukcs County
Fonthill, his home, the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and the Mercer Museum
How many gifts in total were given in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song?
364