Posted Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Season: 2009-2010, Episode: 18
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Question #1: Toyota is spending millions to make a repair to several models of their cars. What item are they repairing?
Answer: The gas pedal.
Question #2: Machu Picchu is an ancient city built on a mountain top in Peru. What people built the city?
Answer: The Inca.
Question #3: The Ganges River is one of the major rivers in India. Where does it begin and where does it end?
Answer: It begins in the Himalayan Mountains and ends in the Bay of Bengal.
Question #1: The U.S. Constitution requires the President to address Congress on the State of the Union. Where is that requirement found in the Constitution?
Answer: Article 2, Section 3.
Question #2: The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a ban this week on a certain distraction for drivers of trucks and buses. What is that distraction?
Answer: Texting.
Question #3: Residents of Moscow enjoyed watching sleds pulled by three horses racing at the Hippodrome. What are those sleds called?
Answer: Troika.
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