Check your knowledge

— 1. The Grand Canyon was discovered by European explorers from what country?

2. What happens to carbon dioxide after it freezes?

3. How were famed songwriters George and Ira Gershwin related?

4. Salicylic acid is the basis of what medicine?

5. Is the lip the narrowest or widest part of a bell?

6. Which has more calories - a cup of cooked cabbage or a cup of cooked carrots?

7. A likeness of President Abraham Lincoln is on the obverse side of the $5 bill. What is depicted on the reverse side?

8. Is it true or false that giraffes can run at speeds up to 35 miles an hour?

9. What is the official language of Uganda?

Answers 1. Spain, in 1540. The explorers were Coronado’s men. 2. It becomes dry ice. 3. They were brothers. 4. Aspirin 5. Widest 6. The cup of carrots, which has about 50 to 55 calories, compared to 30 or 35 calories for the cup of cabbage 7. The Lincoln Memorial 8. True 9. English

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