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1) The Principality of MONACO borders which sea?
A — Caspian Sea
B — Mediterranean Sea
C — Sulu Sea
2) According to data in the year 2022, IRAN has an overall adult literacy rate of _________.
A — 23%
B — 61%
C — 89%
3) True or false: rainbows are very common in Antarctica.
4) While there are several San Juan counties in the Western UNITED STATES, one of these has the highest number of neighboring counties (14) in the U.S. It is also one of the largest counties with a 7,933 square-mile area. Which state is this county located in?
A — Washington
B — Colorado
C — New Mexico
D — Utah
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . Mediterranean Sea
Question 2:
C . . . . . 89%
Question 3:
False: they are quite rare in Antarctica; colorless icy haloes are more frequent.
Question 4:
D . . . . . Utah (↗)
Have a Happy Saint Patrick's Day on March 17th!
1) Which of the following is not a city in PORTUGAL?
A — Lisbon
B — Porto
C — Madrid
D — Coimbra
2) Highclere Castle is the grand main setting of the episodes and movies of Downton Abbey. This impressive building is located in which southern ceremonial county of the UNITED KINGDOM?
A — Cornwall County
B — Devon County
C — Hampshire County
3) True or false: BAHRAIN is an island country.
4) Nicknamed the Green Mountain State, which of the following choices gained statehood to the UNITED STATES as the 14th state?
A — Maine
B — Vermont
C — Minnesota
D — Washington
ANSWERS
Question 1:
C . . . . . Madrid — capital of Spain (↗)
Question 2:
C . . . . . Hampshire County
Question 3:
True
Question 4:
B . . . . . Vermont (↗)
Happy New Year 2026!
In this eighth episode of The Amazing Race Season 38 (U.S. Edition), teams searched for an Easter egg, visited the world’s heaviest building, learned and performed a folk dance routine, played a handmade flute, and made street food in Bucharest, ROMANIA 🇷🇴! The first task of the day involved searching for an Easter egg in a meadow and forest area to match one of the giant decorated eggs. Someone in a chicken costume accepted the eggs found by the teams and gave them their next clues. Jag and Jas used their Express Pass to skip the egg hunt and proceed to the Detour challenge near the People’s Palace (Casa Poporului) at Union Square (PiaÈ›a Unirii). The People’s Palace of Romania is the world’s heaviest building weighing in at 4.1 million metric tons (tonnes) which equals over 9 billion pounds!
Adam and Joseph arrived to the Detour last because Adam struggled to find a hidden Easter egg. Teams who chose the “Find the Beat” task learned and performed a Romanian folk dance routine. Deciding that learning and performing this dance would be time-consuming, Kyland and Taylor was the second team to use the Express Pass in this episode. Teams who chose the “Hit the Note” task assembled two Romanian pan flutes (nai) and played a particular tune to a flute player’s liking. Teams completed their Detour challenge and visited the Green Hours jazz café. Here, teams learned about mici (mititei) street food which tends to involve a mixture of meat, herbs, and spices. Teams formed, grilled, and culinarily plated 20 sausages made with black pepper, thyme, garlic, paprika, and a mixture of beef, pork, and lamb. Team members were encouraged to try one, and most of them were impressed by the deliciousness.
The “navigational frustration” mentioned in the episode info above especially occurred to Chelsie and Jack. The father-daughter duo struggled to find almost every location in this episode, but they have had similar moments in previous episodes, too. They managed to surpass Adam and Joseph in arriving at the Royal Palace ( MogoÈ™oaia) Pit Stop location. Built in circa 1700, the palace is in the village of MogoÈ™oaia across the Colentina river northwest of Bucharest. Jag and Jas arrived at the Pit Stop in 1st place and won a trip to BERMUDA 🇧🇲 with an itinerary including an aquarium visit, crystal cave exploration, catamaran sailing, and an eatery and culinary tour in the town of Hamilton. Eric and Tucker arrived at the Pit Stop in 2nd, Kyland and Taylor in 3rd, Izzy and Paige in 4th, Chelsie and Jack in 5th, and Adam and Joseph in last place. Thankfully, Phil gave Adam and Joseph a non-elimination chance, so the brotherly team stayed in the competition!
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People all across ZIMBABWE are celebrating their country's Independence Day today. Zimbabwe achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980. Happy Independence Day!
People all across SYRIA recently celebrated their country's Independence Day yesterday. Syria achieved total independence from France in 1946. Syria’s Independence Day is also known as Evacuation Day because of French troops evacuating from Syria, thus resulting in the Middle Eastern nation's full sovereignty. Happy belated Independence/Evacuation Day, and may you have peaceful years in the future!
People all across ISRAEL recently celebrated Yom Ha'atzmaut. For the year 2021 (the month and days change year to year, like with Easter), this Independence Day commenced on Wednesday, April 14th and ended Thursday, April 15th. Israel achieved independence from the British Mandate in 1948. Happy belated Yom Ha'atzmaut!
People all across the country of GEORGIA are celebrating their country's Independence Day today. Georgia achieved independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Happy Independence Day!
People all across SENEGAL recently celebrated their country's Independence Day on Sunday, April 4th — which happened to coincide with Easter in 2021! Senegal achieved independence from France in 1960. Happy belated Independence Day! To all my blog visitors in all sorts of countries, I hope you had an excellent Easter Sunday!
People all across BANGLADESH are celebrating their country's Independence Day today. Bangladesh declared independence from Pakistan in 1971. Happy Independence Day!
People all across GREECE are celebrating an Independence Day that commemorates the Greek Revolution. Greece declared independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1821. Happy Independence Day!
People all across the Republic of NAMIBIA are celebrating their country's Independence Day today. Namibia achieved independence from South Africa in 1990. Happy Independence Day!
People all across TUNISIA are celebrating their country's Independence Day today. Tunisia achieved independence from France in 1956. Happy Independence Day!
Hope you are having a happy and wonderful Saint Patrick's Day!
People all across MAURITIUS recently celebrated their country's Independence Day on Friday, March 12th. Mauritius achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968. Happy belated Independence Day!
People all across LITHUANIA recently celebrated their country's Independence Day on Thursday, March 11th. Lithuania restored independence from the Soviet Union in 1990. Happy belated Independence Day!
People all across GHANA annually celebrate their country's Independence Day on March 6th. Ghana achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. Have a Happy Independence Day!
People all across BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA celebrated their country's Independence Day yesterday on the first day of March. Bosnia and Herzegovina achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. Happy belated Independence Day! If you are reading this from anywhere in the world, I hope you have a wonderful March month!
People all across the DOMINICAN REPUBLIC are celebrating their country's Independence Day on Saturday, February 27th. The Dominican Republic achieved independence from Haiti in 1844. Have a happy Independence Day!
People all across KUWAIT are celebrating their country's Independence/National Day today. Kuwait achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961. Happy Independence Day!
People all across ESTONIA celebrated their country's Independence Day yesterday. Estonia achieved independence from the Russian Empire in 1918. Happy belated Independence Day!
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