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  1. Q1Multiple choice

    What is the largest species of penguin?

    • Emperor penguin
    • King penguin
    • Gentoo penguin
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    ✓Emperor penguin — they can stand nearly 4 feet tall.

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    How many colors are on the flag of France?

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    ✓Three — blue, white and red, the ‘Tricolore’.

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    Which planet is nicknamed the ‘Morning Star’ and ‘Evening Star’?

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    ✓Venus — it’s the brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon.

  4. Q4Multiple choice

    In which country was the game of chess believed to have originated?

    • India
    • China
    • Persia
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    ✓India — early forms called ‘chaturanga’ date to the 6th century.

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    What is the term for a group of fish swimming together?

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    ✓A school (or shoal) of fish.

  6. Q6Multiple choice

    Which artist’s real first names were Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno?

    • Pablo Picasso
    • Salvador Dalí
    • Joan Miró
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    ✓Pablo Picasso — his baptismal name ran to over 20 words.

  7. Q7Type the answer

    What is the only food that astronaut John Glenn ate in space that proved liquids could be swallowed in zero gravity — actually, name the fruit whose seeds are on the outside.

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    ✓The strawberry — it wears roughly 200 seeds on its outside.

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