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1. “Bloke” is a British slang word that means . . .
2. What is the largest shark?
3. Is it true or false that most species of frogs, when grown, can live in water or on land?
4. In the comics, what’s the favorite soft drink of Dennis the Menace?
5. The first atomic-powered submarine was launched in early 1954. Its name?
6. In 1912, two men who had been U. S. presidents and a future president were all nominated at party conventions. Identify them.
7. Land-Lease began in 1941 when the United States allowed what other nation to buy U. S.- made military goods on credit?
8.Who headed the Cuban government before the government was overthrown by Fidel Castro?
9. Name Ben Matlock’s daughter on the “Matlock” television show.
10. Within five, how many stories has the Empire State Building in New York City?
ANSWERS
1. A man or fellow.
2. The whale shark, which may be 30 feet long.
3. True.
4. Root beer.
5. “Nautilus.”
6. President William Howard Taft, former President Theodore Roosevelt and the winner, Woodrow Wilson.
7. Great Britain. Land-Lease for the Soviet Union came later in 1941.
8. Fulgencio Batista.
9. Charlene Matlock.
10. The Empire State Building has 102 stories.
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