Here are the answers to my earlier questions.
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Today’s batch are simply random questions.
One
The International Car Registration Code for the United Kingdom is what?
Answer: GB
With a history dating to 1909, International vehicle registration codes, also known as VRI codes, indicate the country of registration. These codes, maintained by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, are used in international traffic and are often based on ISO codes. The Geneva Convention on Road Traffic mandates that vehicles from signatory countries display their country’s distinguishing sign on the rear.
Two
Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in Eighty Days, which was first published in French, was originally published in what decade?
Answer: 1870s
Jules Verne’s 1872 adventure novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, follows Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout’s attempt to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Three
What canal joins the Ionian Sea to the Aegean Sea?
Answer: Corinth Canal
The Corinth Canal, completed in 1893, connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in Greece. Despite its historical significance, the canal’s narrowness and navigational challenges limit its economic importance, making it primarily a tourist attraction.
Four
Who was the first human in outer space, and from which present-day country was his historic space flight launched?
Answer: Yuri Gagarin; Kazakhstan
Vostok 1, the first human orbital spaceflight, launched on 12 April 1961 with Yuri Gagarin aboard. Launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the 108-minute flight completed a single orbit around Earth.
Five
What is the correct title of the song often called Starry Starry Night, and who wrote it?
Answer: Vincent; Don McLean
Vincent is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. The song, released in 1971, topped the UK Singles Chart and peaked at No. 12 in the United States.
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