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  1. Who was the first person to walk on the Moon?

    easy

    Armstrong

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Armstrong?oldid=1365168332

  2. Which film features a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City?

    easy

    The Wizard of Oz

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz?oldid=1365044818#Plot

  3. How many strings does a standard guitar usually have?

    easy

    Six

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar?oldid=1363122781#Standard

  4. How many players does a soccer team field at the start of a match?

    easy

    Eleven

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football?oldid=1365398893#Gameplay

  5. What fruit is dried to make a raisin?

    easy

    Dried grape

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raisin?oldid=1350844134

  6. What is the largest animal alive today?

    easy

    The blue whale

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_whale?oldid=1364714839#Size

  7. Which planet is closest to the Sun?

    easy

    Mercury

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)?oldid=1365197728#Orbit%2C_rotation%2C_and_longitude

  8. What punctuation mark ends a direct question?

    easy

    Question mark

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_mark?oldid=1365255154

  9. Which invention lets people see distant objects in space?

    easy

    A telescope

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescope?oldid=1352125963

  10. Who painted the Mona Lisa?

    easy

    Leonardo da Vinci

    Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa?oldid=1364364951

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