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  1. 2. Kids in North America spend approximately half a billion dollars on ____ gum every year. (“burst your ____”)
  2. 4. Minnesota has a large number of _____, and is known by the slogan: “Land of 10,000 _____”. (body of water)
  3. 6. Athens, Greece has had nearly every form of ___: monarchy, democracy, socialism, capitalism, communism
  4. 8. Global Warming helped settle a land dispute between India and Bangladesh, b/c the island ____ in 2010. (sank)
  5. 11. USS _______ Memorial: marks resting place of 1,102 sailors & Marines killed on USS _______ (Pearl Harbor)
  6. 13. ______ is former President Bill Clinton’s wife. She ran for President against Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
  7. 15. Matthew’s father is Mr. ___.
  8. 16. Its skyline punctuated by skyscrapers, _______, the third most populous US city, is on Lake Michigan in IL.
  9. 18. The “F” in F.M. radio stands for _______, for example 95.1 on the FM dial. (Hint: rate of recurrence)
  10. 19. The 110-acre ‘Snake Island’ in Sao Paulo has 4,000 snakes. It’s one of the world’s ______ islands. (most lethal)
  11. 21. _______, TX is closely linked with the Space Center at NASA’s astronaut training and flight control complex.
  12. 22. building in Washington, DC; headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense (Hint: five-sided polygon)
  13. 23. Biro Company sells 14 million pieces of “BIC Crystal” _______ pens a day, the best-selling in the world.
  14. 24. _____ is the US state that’s farthest north, east and west, crossing the 180-degree meridian where east meets west.
  15. 25. 2nd president John Adams: Founding Father who sought peace with France and ______ (Hint: United Kingdom)
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  1. 1. More than one-third of the world’s commercial supply of _______ comes from Hawaii. (Hint: Dole Cannery)
  2. 2. Over 100 million copies of the _____ are sold each year. It’s divided into the Old and New Testaments. (Hint: Holy)
  3. 3. leading figure in America’s early development; 3rd U.S. President; drafted The Declaration of Independence
  4. 5. ______ is the fourth most populous state in the U.S. behind CA, TX and NY. It’s known as the “Sunshine State”.
  5. 7. What metropolis is known as the “Big Apple”? (Hint: 9/11 Memorial Museum, Statue of Liberty)
  6. 9. Tootsie Rolls candy ran the promotion for baseball’s one millionth ____. “I usually go for a ____ in the morning.”
  7. 10. “Polynesia” is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian _______. (Hint: three-sided polygon)
  8. 12. Benjamin Franklin: “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I _____.” (absorb, pick up)
  9. 14. U.S. President from 1789 to 1797 and Commander-in-chief during the war of independence (NW U.S. state)
  10. 17. What is the rarest M&M color? The Eiffel Tower in France is ____. Grizzly Bears are also known as ____ Bears.
  11. 20. second largest U.S. city by population (Hints: Hollywood, “City of Angels”, Rams, Dodgers, Lakers)
  12. 23. Matthew’s mother