Gold Carnivals and Liberty

Question 1

Which country gave New York Harbor's famous copper statue to the United States?

Accepted Answer

France

Answer

Italy

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Germany

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Spain

Question 2

Which metal is represented by the chemical symbol Ag?

Accepted Answer

Silver

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Platinum

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Mercury

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Copper

Question 3

What day immediately precedes Ash Wednesday in many Christian calendars?

Accepted Answer

Shrove Tuesday

Answer

Palm Sunday

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Advent Sunday

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Maundy Thursday

Question 4

Which South American city is overlooked by the Christ the Redeemer statue?

Accepted Answer

Rio de Janeiro

Answer

Lima

Answer

Santiago

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Buenos Aires

Question 5

Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features a masked figure beneath a Paris opera house?

Accepted Answer

The Phantom of the Opera

Answer

Jesus Christ Superstar

Answer

Evita

Answer

Cats

Question 6

At Beijing 2008, which swimmer won eight first-place Olympic medals?

Accepted Answer

Michael Phelps

Answer

Ian Thorpe

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Mark Spitz

Answer

Ryan Lochte

Question 7

Which Shakespeare play features the shipwrecked Viola disguising herself as Cesario?

Accepted Answer

Twelfth Night

Answer

Much Ado About Nothing

Answer

As You Like It

Answer

The Comedy of Errors

Question 8

Which British act of 1679 strengthened protection against unlawful imprisonment?

Accepted Answer

Habeas Corpus Act

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Riot Act

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Reform Act

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Test Act

Question 9

Near which California settlement was the 1848 Sutter's Mill discovery made?

Accepted Answer

Coloma

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Sacramento

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Sonoma

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Monterey

Question 10

Which bird clutches arrows and an olive branch on the U.S. Great Seal?

Accepted Answer

Bald eagle

Answer

Red-tailed hawk

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Osprey

Answer

Peregrine falcon