Trivia 9/3

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trivia 9/3
DID YOU KNOW...
ELVIS PRESLEY WAS NEARSIGHTED. WHEN HE DIED, HE OWNED $60,000 WORTH OF
PRESCRIPTION SUNGLASSES.

1. Which leader launched his "Great Leap Forward" in 1958 ?
2. What sort of bird comes in a "Cinnamon Norwich" variety ?
a. – Common Finch
b. – Owl
c. – Cuckoo
d. - Canary
3. What is the capital of the Canadian province of Manitoba ?
4. What British monarch was killed at the Battle of Bosworth ?
5. Which country has Osama Bin Laden as a native ?
6. Trick question; What wine comes from Worms ?
7. What does Blitzkrieg translate to in English ?
8. What year was it;
The Queen Elizabeth catches fire and sinks in Hong Kong harbor - Mark Spitz wins seven Olympic gold medals...
a. – 1968
b. – 1970
c. – 1972
d. – 1974

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Three of the seven Wonders of the Modern World are in North America.
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1. MAO TSE TUNG (Zedong)
2. - d
3. Winnipeg
4. Richard III
5. SAUDI ARABIA
6. Liebfraumilch (from Worms, Germany)
7. LIGHTNING WAR
8. – c

TRUTH !!
New York City's Empire State building, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and Toronto's CN Tower are the three.
The four others are;
The Itaipu Dam on the border of Brazil and Paraguay
The "Chunnel" under English Channel
The Panama Canal
Netherlands North Sea Protection Works
 
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