Two new "Fun Facts" are posted every month ... so please check back here often!
Q1: A settlement was founded in the "New World" four hundred years ago. Do you know what it was?
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Q2: Where did the game Rock, Paper and Scissors originate?
a. USA
b. Japan
c. Iceland
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Q3: True or False: Spring begins on March 20 in 2008.
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Q4: Does everyone in Mexico speak Spanish?
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Q5: Why did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Q6: What is the official language of Canada?
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Q7: How can you win a trip to Japan by writing about your plans to create positive change in your environment?
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Q8: Who was Harriet Tubman?
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Q9: What was the League of Nations?
- a. an early attempt at an international soccer league
- b. a precursor organization for today's United Nations
- c. A team of experts that fought crime worldwide
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Q10: What is the name of the famous mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
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Q11: True or false: Summer begins in June.
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Q12: What is the origin of the name July?
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Q13: What is the official language of Brazil?
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Q14: What is 08/08/08?
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Q15: Is Greenland green and is Iceland icy?
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Q16: What is the difference between disagreeing with someone and a “hate speech?”
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Q17: What is a cyber bully?
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Q18: True or False: All Arab-Americans come from Saudi Arabia.
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Q19: What is World Run Day?
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Q20: What’s the difference between an immigrant and an emigrant?
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Q21: True or False: Democracy means that the people get to vote for the country’s president.
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Q22: What is Universal Human Rights Day?
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Q23: The Arabic word "salaam" and the Hebrew word "shalom" have the same meaning. What is it?
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Q24: What does it mean to say this is 2009 AD?
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Q25: Who was Hernando de Soto?
- a.The maker of a 20th century American car.
- b. A leader of the farm workers in southern California.
- c. A Spanish explorer
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Q26: Who was born two hundred years ago on February 12?
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Q27: Mardi Gras is celebrated this month in New Orleans, Louisiana, as well as other places in the US and world. Where did the name New Orleans come from?
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Q28: When is International Women’s Day?
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Q29: How did the month name March originate?
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Q30: Where is Freedom Day on April 27 celebrated?
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Q31: What was the first European language spoken in North America?
- a. Russian
- b. English
- c. Spanish
- d. French
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Q32: The capital of Germany is:
- a. Bonn
- b. Berlin
- c. Vienna
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Q33: When is International Migratory Birds Day?
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