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What was the first planet to be discovered using the telescope, in 1781?
A: Uranus.
What was an official language in 87 nations and territories, by 1994?
A: English.
What's the third-largest continent in square miles?
A: North America.
What's the second most populous continent?
A: Europe.
Which is further from the equator, Tasmania, Tanzania, or Transylvania?
A: Transylvania.
What's the University of Paris more commonly called?
A: The Sorbonne.
What two French cities are connected by the planet's fastest passenger train?
A: Paris and Lyons.
What religion has the most adherent, Buddhism, Christianity or Islam?
A; Christianity.
What European country uses its Latin name, Helvetia, on its stamps?
A: Switzerland.
What country is only bordered by Spain?
A: Portugal.
What's the flattest U.S. state?
A: Florida.
What Australian city boasts the largest Greek population in the world outside of
Greece?
A: Melbourne.
What island nation is a must for anyone wishing to see 40 species of lemours?
A: Madagascar.
What country is almost twice as large as either the U.S. or China?
A: Russia.
What South Asian city is the planet's biggest feature film producer?
A: Bombay.
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What 1961 movie has Audrey Hepburn note: "Personally, I think it's a bit tacky
to wear diamonds before I'm 40"?
A: Breakfast at Tiffany's.
What was the first Arnold Schwarzenegger movie to win four Academy Awards?
A: Terminator 2.
What actor did author Anne Rice first denounce, then praise in the role of her
beloved Lestat?
A: Tom Cruise.
What martial artist warbles the theme song for Walker, Texas Ranger?
A: Chuck Norris.
Who was the voice behind Woody, the cowboy doll in Toy Story?
A: Tom Hanks.
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ENGLISH TRIVIA GAME
Who was the first solo female host of the Academy Awards Ceremony?
A: Whoopi Goldberg.
What European country delights the Pope with the lowest divorce rate in the
western world?
A: Italy
What foreign language do Norwegians study for seven years, beginning in the
second grade?
A: English
What country sends the most tourists to Australia?
A: Japan
What Spanish ethnic group do geneticists consider the most direct descendants
of Cro-Magnons?
A: Basques
What U.S. state is the eighth largest economic power in the world?
A: California
What U.S. city is across the Rio Grande from Juarez?
A: El Paso
What European capital used to be called Lutetia?
A: Paris
What nation in the Western Hemisphere is the world's largest exporter of forest
products?
A: Canada
What color are a zebra's black stripes during the first six months of life?
A: Brown.
What mollusk was obliged to share its name with the first waterproof watch?
A: The oyster.
What amphibians do you raise if your run a ranarium?
A: Frogs.
What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
A :Earthquakes.
What did the ancient Greeks believe to be a cross between a tiger and a horse?
A: A zebra.
What simple creature is employed to turn organic garbage into "vermicompost"?
A: Worms.
How many days can an ant survive under water?
A: Two.
What's the term for an adult male pig?
A: Boar.
What creature's tongue weighs as much as a full grown elephant?
A: The blue whale's.
What's the least expensive and most popular fruit?
A: The banana.
What weather phenomenon is measured by the Beaufort scale?
A: Wind.