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  • What flavour in Cointreau?
    Orange
  • By the 12th century the Viking raids across Europe had ended due to the Vikings’ adoption of which religion?
    Christianity
  • What does a camel have to help it to walk on sand?
    large flat feet
  • Which planet in the solar system is similar in size to Earth?
    Venus
  • Which planet has red dust over most of its surface?
    Mars
  • At least 336 bodies in the solar system are formally classified as moons. True or False?
    True
  • All deserts are sandy. True or False?
    False
  • . The Vikings were the first Europeans to colonize North America. When did they land in what is now Canada? Around the year 800, 900, 1000, 1066?
    1000
  • What is a watering hole in the desert called?
    An Oasis
  • What kind of desert people move frequently in search of fresh grazing for their animals?
    Nomads
  • Which Japanese city was hit by the first atomic bomb?
    Hiroshima
  • Which planet has the largest set of rings?
    Saturn
  • All deserts are hot. True or False?
    False
  • How many valves does a trumpet have
    Three
  • Viking helmets had horns. True or False?
    False
  • During which time of day are animals most active in the desert?
    Night
  • Who wrote the Vampire Chronicles, which include the novels Armand, Blood and Gold and Interview with the Vampire?
    Anne Rice
  • When two continental plates meet, what is formed?
    Mountains
  • What is the name of Australia’s vast desertlike area?
    The Outback
  • Which Viking god was considered the most important?
    Odin
  • There was no oxygen in Earth’s early atmosphere. True or False?
    True
  • Cacti are native to the Sahara Desert. True or False?
    false
  • Approximately how many stars are in the Milky Way galaxy?
    180 billion
  • Desert plants that hold water are called what?
    suculents
  • Which scientist is reported to have said, “I am not the least afraid to die” before he died?
    Charles Darwin
  • A Viking woman could choose her own husband and demand divorce if he was unfaithful. True or False?
    True
  • Which chess piece can only move diagonally?
    The bishop
  • What is a canine?
    a dog
  • Which Norse god had an axe and was associated with thunder and trees?
    Thor
  • Where is the Gobi Desert?
    Northern China and souther Mongolia
  • The axes of polarity and rotation currently differ by how many degrees?
    eleven
  • Is Ophelia a moon?
    yes
  • How many humps does a Bactrian camel have?
    two
  • Who was the second man to walk on the moon?
    Buzz Aldrin
  • In which centuries did the Vikings live?
    8th to 11th centuries
  • Who was the last Egyptian pharaoh?
    Cleopatra