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1. Which company was originally known as the National Biscuit Company?
2. Which US state, nicknamed 'The Buckeye State', has Columbus as its capital and is the only state in America not to have a rectangular flag?
3. Which US newspaper boasted that it published "all the news that's fit to print"?
4. Which object, a polished metal sphere with four external antennae, was launched by the Soviet Union into a low Earth orbit on October 4th, 1957?
5. This Soviet tradition began on April 12, 1919, when 15 workers of depot Moscow-Sortirovochnaya, free of charge and for one night, repaired three steam locomotives, because the Red Army troops were waiting to being sent to the front.
6. In the 1970s one of the most effective national advertising campaigns was launched for Nestle "Smarties" in Canada. What patriotic colour completes the jingle's question "When you eat your Smarties do you eat the ______ ones last?"
7. Pigtail was a word that originated in the American colonies in the 17th century. It was not a hairstyle as we know it today - but what?
8. Which of the following would describe a countryside home used as a seasonal residence for Russian city dwellers, but not one lived in by them year round?
9. I'm driving along, and notice a license plate with a small purple ribboned medal, indicating the owner is a Purple Heart recipient. Coincidentally, I happen to be driving through an area named after the President on the medal. Where am I?
10. In the U.S., which charity provides emergency support and resources immediately after natural disasters like earthquakes and floods?
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