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What was the name of George Baileys fathers business in the movie "It's A Wonderful Life"?

Bailey Building Loan
How many honeymoon couples travelled on the Titanic?

13
What U.S. state capital has served as a state capital for the longest period, without a break?

Boston
Which state was named in honor of a non-English royalty?

Louisiana
Which traditional Christmas plant is sometimes called the vampire plant?

Mistletoe
Ice caves are large caverns filled with ice. The Dachstein Giant Ice Cave is located in which country?

Austria
What Yale graduate received Pulitzer Prizes for the novel The Bridge of San Luis Rey and the play Our Town?

Thornton Wilder
Which bill represents the majority of US money printed nowadays?

$1
Iowa is named after the local Native American Iowa people. What is the states nickname?

The Hawkeye State
Which of the following countries is located in Central America?

Costa Rica
Every year on 14 July, France celebrates its national holiday, Fete Nationale, widely known as this.

Bastille Day
SS submarines use diesel-electric propulsion. What kind of propulsion do SSN submarines utilize?

Nuclear
Which beverage was advertised with the phrase Its the real thing?

Coca Cola
In which Baltic country will you find the city of Kaunas?

Lithuania
The creator of the Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise was also from the bluegrass state. He was known as Colonel Sanders, but what was his first name?

Harland
What were the two leading city-states of Ancient Greece?

Athens and Sparta
Which of these prominent scientist was not English?

Niels Bohr
Which car is not WINDY?

Renault MEGANE
Which of these Academy Award-winning actors was born in the U.S state of New Jersey?

Michael Douglas
Which of these is the name of a small California town?

Weed
Name the national anthem of Jamaica, written by Hugh Sherlock, composed by Robert Lightbourne and arranged by Mapletoft Poulle.

Jamaica, Land We Love
Which European capital was known as Reval?

Talinn
In 1488, a bold captain named Bartholomew Diaz gave the name Cape of Storms to the most southern African tip. However, the Portuguese King altered the name to this.

Cape of Good Hope
Which of these is not a brand of Scotch whisky?

Tullamore Dew
Which of these occurs during or after the Festivus Dinner?

Airing of Grievances
Which product was advertised with the provocative words My wife, I think Ill keep her.?

Geritol
In the 1992 Disney film musical Newsies Robert Duvall played a fictionalized version of which Golden Age newspaper publisher?

Joseph Pulitzer
Complete the state motto of Pennsylvania: Virtue, Liberty and _________ .

Independence
Name the indigenous people of the island of Greenland.

Inuit
Where is the United States' official national Christmas tree located?

Kings Canyon National Park in California
What was the name of the mascot used by Good n Plenty Candy in the 1950s?

Choo Choo Charlie
Poland has suffered many wars and has been occupied for many years. But Polish troops have been the attacking side as well. Which current European capital has never been occupied by the Polish army?

Budapest
Grass jelly is a popular desert in Taiwan and other countries in Southeast Asia. What is it made from?

Herbs
Communists liked to name cities after their leaders. Which German city was known as Karl Marx Stadt?

Chemnitz
What bird is the national symbol of France?

Rooster
Which country name does not have Christian origin?

Cape Verde
In what European city is the Rembrandt House Museum located?

Amsterdam
Easter is one of the most important religious holidays of the Christian liturgical year. What does Easter celebrate?

The resurrection of Jesus
This place in the Netherlands, known as the Garden of Europe, is famous for a large permanent display of tulips.

Keukenhof
The first medical school, Ayurveda was founded in this populous country.

India

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