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Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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1. What mythological figure was condemned to support the earth and sky on his shoulders for eternity ? 2. A 20 th wedding anniversary calls for gifts of what ? 3. What is the monetary unit of Monaco ? 4. What was Thomas A. Edison’s favorite invention ? 5. Canada is composed of 10 provinces, and how many territories ? 6. Of what country is Kabul the capital ? 7. Which state is at the northeastern tip of the United States ? 8. Who won a best-actor Academy Award for his role in the 1976 film Network ? 9. What is an anagram ? 10. Describe a “wingding.” Answers 1. Atlas 2. China 3. Euro 4. Phonograph, which he invented in 1877 5. Three: Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon. 6. Afghanistan 7. Maine 8. Peter Finch, the first posthumous winner in an acting category. The film won three other Oscars. 9. A word or phrase made from another word or phrase by rearranging the letters. 10. A boisterous celebration