Alibaba and Tencent are (as of 2018) giant tech companies based in which country?

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China
🙂 You’re right! Chinese companies’ share of the largest tech companies in the world continues to grow.
United Kingdom
Oops — try again!
Syria
Nope, you may be thinking of the book One Thousand and One Nights.
Japan
Guess again!
Korea
Sorry, want to pick another?

Which European city is the historical capital of Bohemia?

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Prague
🙂 You’re right! Prague is now the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic (Czechia).
Vienna
Oops — try again!
Salzburg
Nope, give it another shot!
Dresden
Guess again!
Krakow
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Israel captured the West Bank from which country in the Six-Day War in 1967?

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Jordan
You’re right. Troops from Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq fought against Israel.
Syria
Oops — try again!
Egypt
Nope, give it another shot!
Lebanon
Guess again!
Saudi Arabia
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Which country had the smallest population when its football team competed in the World Cup final?

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Uruguay
🙂 You’re right! Uruguay was the smallest, and Croatia was the second-smallest so far.
Croatia
Oops — try again!
Argentina
Nope, give it another shot!
Iceland
Guess again!
Hungary
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Which country’s football team won the World Cup in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006?

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Italy
🙂 You’re right! Here’s a history of World Cup championships.
Germany
Oops — try again!
Brazil
Nope, give it another shot!
France
Guess again!
Uruguay
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What is the capital city of Australia?

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Canberra
🙂 You’re right!
Sydney
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Melbourne
Nope, give it another shot!
Perth
Guess again!
Brisbane
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Yiddish, when written, uses characters from which language?

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Hebrew
🙂 You’re right! Yiddish is the historical language of the Ashkenazi Jews.
Greek
Oops — try again!
Latin
Nope, give it another shot!
Persian
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Sanskrit
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In what year did the USSR dissolve?

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1991
🙂 Correct! The dissolution of the Soviet Union occurred on December 26, 1991.
1989
Too early! Though the Berlin Wall did fall that year.
1992
No… Try again! Too late…
2001
incorrect
1999
Nope

What is the capital of the country of Latvia?

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Riga
🙂 Correct!
Tallinn
Oops!
Vilnius
No… Try again!
Warsaw
incorrect
Helsinki
Nope

Which country’s submission won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest?

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Israel
🙂 Correct! The winning song was “Toy” by Netta.
Austria
Oops!
Sweden
No… They’ve won enough times. 😉
Cyprus
Not this year.
Hungary
Nope, but they did have the sole heavy metal song in the finals!

What port city in southeastern North Carolina was the birthplace of Michael Jordan, the great National Basketball Association (NBA) player?

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Wilmington
🙂 Correct!
Charleston
Oops, wrong city and state!
Savannah
No, wrong city and state.
Raleigh
No..
Norfolk
Wrong city and state.

What is the most common surname in most US states?

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Smith
🙂 Correct! Smith, Williams, and Johnson are common in many states.
Jones
Oops — try again!
Lee
No, but it is common in Hawaii.
Garcia
Garcia is one of the more common surnames in the southwestern US. In fact, California’s top 3 surnames are all Latino in origin.
Miller
Miller is common in several states, but not most states.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands consists of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and which other country?

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Aruba
🙂 Correct! Aruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Bermuda
Oops — try again!
The Bahamas
Nope, give it another shot!
Anguilla
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Barbados
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In which West Virginia town did abolitionist John Brown initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal?

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Harper’s Ferry
🙂 You’re right! Of interest is that Frederick Douglass declined to join the raid at Harper’s Ferry.
Charleston
Oops — try again!
Beckley
Nope, give it another shot!
Morgantown
Guess again!
Huntington
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What is Estonia’s capital and largest city?

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Tallinn
🙂 You’re right! Tallinn is situated on the shore of the Gulf of Finland.
Riga
Oops — try again!
Vilnius
Nope, give it another shot!
Warsaw
Guess again!
Minsk
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What is the largest US state (by area) east of the Mississippi River?

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Michigan
🙂 You’re right! Michigan is by far the largest state east of the Mississippi.
Florida
Oops — try again!
Wisconsin
Nope, give it another shot!
Georgia
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Tennessee
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In which British city was William Shakespeare born?

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Stratford-upon-Avon

The Second Temple of which ancient city was destroyed by the Romans in 70 CE?

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Jerusalem
🙂 You’re right! The Second Temple was the Jewish Holy Temple.
Babylon
Oops — try again!
Alexandria
Nope, give it another shot!
Ephesus
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Memphis
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In which US city will you find the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum?

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US city

Chicago
🙂 Right!
New York
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Los Angeles
Nope, give it another shot!
Houston
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Seattle
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What is the name of the island which the countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic share?

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Hispaniola

Which US city has professional sports teams with these names?: Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, and Stars

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Dallas

In which country is the city of Mandalay located?

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Myanmar (Burma)
🙂 Right!
Vietnam
Oops — try again!
Malaysia
Nope, give it another shot!
Laos
Guess again!
Bangladesh
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What four countries constitute the United Kingdom?

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United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Which country forms part of the Horn of Africa and juts out into the Arabian Sea?

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Somalia
🙂 Right! Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia are the countries that form the Horn of Africa, with Somalia being the eastern-most.
Kenya
Oops — try again!
Yemen
Nope, give it another shot!
Ethiopia
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Oman
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Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, is located in which Asian country?

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Cambodia
🙂 Correct! Angkor Wat was constructed as a Hindu temple.
Malaysia
Oops — try again!
Vietnam
Nope, give it another shot!
India
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Thailand
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