Give me a "K" | The Largest in Area | Our Founding Fathers | State capitals | The shape of tings |
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What is king-sized bed
We may put you to sleep telling you its standard dimensions are an impressive 76 x 80 inches
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What is Canada
Mexico,
United States, Canada |
Who was Paul Revere.
In early April 1775 William Dawes, Samuel Prescott & this man rode to warn Patriots to move military stores from Concord
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Who was Andrew Jackson
In 1821 Mississippi named its capital for this hero of the War of 1812; he didn't become president until 8 years later
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What is an oval
This 4-letter word for egg-shaped comes from the Latin word for "egg"
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What is a kitty
Feline term for a pool of money to which many have contributed
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What is India
Pakistan,
India, Bangladesh |
Who was Thomas Jefferson
3 years after writing the Declaration of Independence, he succeeded Patrick Henry as Virginia governor
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What is Topeka
When Kansas became a state in 1861, this city became capital
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What is a hexagon
the cells that make a honeycomb, six-sided, are in this geometric shape
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What is knotty
The "K" is silent in this word meaning complicated, as in a difficult problem; the word also describes ropes & trees
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What is Saudia Arabia
Saudi Arabia,
Oman, Yemen |
Who was John Adams
On 7/3/76 he wrote to his wife Abigail that the colonies "are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states"
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What is Carson City
This capital lies in the Eagle Valley about 30 miles south of Reno
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What is a triangle
Something that's described as "deltoid", including your deltoid muscle, is shaped like this
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What is a Komodo dragon
Very big lizard - jungle Islands - we're just lucky it doesn't actually breath fire.
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What is France
Spain,
Germany, France |
Who was Benjamin Franklin
In 1724, at the age of 18, he left Philadelphia for England to train as a printer; he stayed there 2 years
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What is Phoenix
Tempe is a southern suburb of this state capital
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What is a pyramid
Geometrically, this "great" polyhedron has a polygonal base & sides which come to a common vertex
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What is Kleenex
In the 1930s it was advertised as "the handkerchiefs you can throw away"
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What is Libya
Libya,
Egypt, Tunisia |
Who was Thomas Paine
In "Public Good", this pamphleteer called for Virginia to cede land needed to form a strong central government
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What is Montpelier
A statue of Ethan Allen stands within the portico of the state capitol building in this city
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What is a helix
It's another term for a spiral, especially when talking about spiraled strands of DNA
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