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what eye colour is the most common, worldwide?
brown
how many time zones are there in the world?
24
what were the small pockets in jeans originally meant to hold?
pocket watches
how many major islands make up Hawaii?
eight
what is the movie that features the line "nobody puts baby in the corner" ?
dirty dancing
which book begins with the line "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
a tale of two cities
how many Major League Baseball teams are there?
30
what is the only country's flag that has more than 4 sides?
Nepal
who is the most decorated Olympian in Olympic history?
Michael Phelps
how many squares are on a checkerboard?
64
what is the official language of Brazil?
Portuguese
what word is used to refer to the bones in your fingers?
what is the tallest building in the world?
the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai.
where in the human body would you find the 'Hippocampus'
the brain
what colours appear on the Hungarian flag?
what is the only gemstone produced by a living creature?
a pearl
when was the Euro introduced?
1999
what was Marilyn Monroe's real name?
Norma Jean Baker
before people made jack-o-lanterns for halloween, what vegetable did they carve faces into?
turnips
what country is the 'Loch Ness Monster' rumored to live in?
how many strings does a standard violin have?
four
what is the official name of Big Ben?
Elizabeth Tower
what is the only sport that has been played on the moon?
golf
who was the 16th president of the United States?
Abraham Lincoln
what three countries make up Scandinavia?
Norway, Sweden, Denmark