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Which of these is NOT a root vegetable?

Vegetables With Mayonnaise

Sweet potato
Eggplant
Beet
Turmeric

That's great!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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Which English rock band released the song 'I Want to Hold Your Hand'?

Papa Roach And Alien Ant Farm In Concert

Deep Purple
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Queen

Way to go!

Doh! 🤬

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What is a female mouse known as?

Bewitched

A leopardess
A ewe
A vixen
A doe

Spot on! 🥳

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How many syllables are in a haiku?

Books

17
15
3
21

Wonderful!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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What does an optician work with?

Workers

Shoes
Magical illusions
Toys
Glasses

Excellent!

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Which philosopher famously said 'Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative'?

Happy Smile Woman

Ludwig Wittgenstein
Baruch Spinoza
Aristotle
Epictetus

Right on the money!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Who wrote "The Count of Monte Cristo"?

reading a book

Alexandre Dumas
Albert Camus
Victor Hugo
Jean Paul Sartre

Yay!

That was incorrect.

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What is zoology the study of?

Studying

Animals
The lymph system and glands
Child development
The mnemonic practice of writing sentences such that the numbers of letters in the words correspond to the consecutive digits of pi

Way to go!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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The tides on the Earth's oceans are actually created by gravitational pull from the ____.

Ocean waves

International Space Station
Milky Way
Sun
Moon

You're doing great!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Who commanded the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War?

American Civil War

Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
George Armstrong Custer
Robert E. Lee

Bullseye!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which country has the only active volcanoes in mainland Europe?

Volcano Eruption

Greece
Spain
Italy
Germany

Woohoo! 🥳

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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The world was declared safe from which virus in 1979?

Vaccine Needle Syringe Injection Jab Covid

Coronavirus
Smallpox
Anthrax
Measles

Beautiful! 👍

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which social networking company made Parag Agrawal its CEO in 2021?

Social Media Likes

Tumblr
Instagram
Twitter
Reddit

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Which of the following exotic locations is not mentioned in the Beach Boys' song “Kokomo”?

Honolulu's Magic Island And Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

Bahamas
Bora Bora
Bermuda
Aruba

Nice job!

Doh! 🤬

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How many ships does each player set up in the game Battleship?

Battleship game

3
4
6
5

That's the way!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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Ethylene glycol is frequently used in automobiles. What is it for?

car driving

Antifreeze
Engine oil
Windscreen wash fluid
Brake fluid

Right on! 👊

That was incorrect.

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How many official languages does New Zealand have?

All Blacks

Three
Two
Four
One

Stunning!

That was incorrect.

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If you have melanophobia, what are you afraid of?

kid thinking

Piercings
The color black
Social events
Heights

Bravo!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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In which country would you find the Itsukushima Shrine?

Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima, Japan Shintoism

Vietnam
Thailand
Japan
China

Bullseye!

Not quite right. 😢

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What's Queen Elizabeth II's surname?

Queen Elizabeth II

Windsor
Williams
Wright
Wilson

Beautiful! 👍

Not quite.

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