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World Trivia What mammal do fishermen in China train to help
them increase their catch? Where in the world is Spa, the resort town that
gave its name to mineral springs everywhere? In 1512 why did Franc's King Louis XII order
the removal of all the garbage that for years had been routinely
tossed over the walls surrounding the city of Paris? What daily exercise routine did
seventeenth-century French statesman Cardinal Richelieu perform to
stay in shape? How did the Caribbean island of Curacao get its
name? What was the name of the space vehicle in which
Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet Union's first cosmonaut, orbited Earth on
April 12, 1961? What nation was the first to be represented on
both U.S and Russian space missions? What was the cost of a first-class ticket on
the first and only around-the-world flight by an airship, made by the
Graf Zeppelin in 1929? What South American country is named for an
Italian city? How long did King Edward VIII sit on the
English throne before he abdicated for the woman he loved? What are the citizens of Rio de Janeiro, Brail,
called? For what country did Florentine explorer
Giovanni da Verrazano sail to the New World? What would world-famous family changed its name
from Wettin early in this century? What country's highest mountain is name for
Thaddeus Kosciusko, the Polish general who fought in the American
Revolution? What was Pago Pago, the administrative capital
of American Samoa, formerly known as? What was 18-year-old Queen Victoria's first act
after her coronation in 1838? In what country can you find Europe's last
remaining herd of bison? What natural phenomenon did he ancient
Egyptians use to mark the start of their New Year? Shang-tu in China was the summer palace of a
great ruler. What name do we know it by? Where did the umbrella originate? Who made it fashionable to leave undone the
bottom button in the vest of a man's three piece suit?
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