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What color will litmus paper turn when dipped in acid?

White
Blue
Red
Yellow
What type of animal was knighted by King Harald V of Norway in 2008?

Penguin
Dog
Elephant
Cat
Which of the following musicians was never a member of Fleetwood Mac?

Mick Fleetwood
John Fogerty
Mike Campbell
Stevie Nicks
What is the only planet in the Solar System that rotates clockwise?

Mars
Saturn
Venus
Earth
In 1993, who became the first ever female prime minister of Canada?

Belinda Stronach
Kim Campbell
Christy Clark
Buffy Sainte-Marie
What is the most commonly grown food in the United States?

Potatoes
Wheat
Soy
Corn
in American football, how many points are awarded for a "safety"?

3 points
7 points
1 point
2 points
What year did the first McDonald's open in the United States?

1960
1955
1945
1950
The Christ of the Abyss statue can be found in the waters of what country?

Italy
Australia
Brazil
USA
What country was the first to produce paper?

Spain
England
USA
China
What character narrates the novel Moby Dick?

Ishmael
Moby Dick
Father Mapple
Captain Ahab
What is Robert De Niro's character named in the movie Taxi Driver?

Travis Bickle
Murray Franklin
Charles Palantine
Frank Sheeran
Who became the first president of Russia after being elected in 1991?

Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Dmitry Medvedev
Vladimir Putin
How many states were the United States comprised of when the Civil War began in 1861?

42
25
50
34
After English, what is the most commonly spoken language in the United States?

French
Chinese
Spanish
Japanese