What Catholic service often forms the religious part of a traditional quinceañera?
Answer
Misa de Acción de Gracias
90420 Intermediate Trivia Questions
90420 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
About how many Mexican soldiers defended Puebla at the Battle of Puebla?
Answer
4,000 soldiers
Which Mexican general later served as president and fought at the Battle of Puebla?
Answer
Porfirio Díaz
What title does the city of Puebla officially use in honor of the 1862 victory?
Answer
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza
Which French commander led the attack at the Battle of Puebla?
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Charles de Lorencez
Which two forts were central to Mexico’s defense at the Battle of Puebla?
Answer
Loreto and Guadalupe
What is the Eid al-Fitr prayer called in Arabic?
Answer
Salat al-Eid
What is the obligatory charity paid at the end of Ramadan called?
Answer
Zakat al-Fitr
What astronomical event traditionally signals the beginning of Ramadan?
Answer
Crescent moon sighting
On which Islamic date is Eid al-Adha observed each year?
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10 Dhu al-Hijjah
Which mountain in County Mayo is associated with Saint Patrick's Day pilgrimages?
Answer
Croagh Patrick
Which Irish-American organization founded in 1836 is associated with Saint Patrick's Day parades in the United States?
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Ancient Order of Hibernians
Which saint's cathedral in Dublin is traditionally built beside a well associated with Saint Patrick?
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St Patrick's Cathedral
Which 2001 economics laureate wrote the influential paper “The Market for Lemons”?
Answer
George A. Akerlof
What is the official name of the economics award commonly called the Nobel Prize in Economics?
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Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
Which U.S. law limits a consumer’s liability for unauthorized credit-card use to $50?
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Truth in Lending Act
What type of credit lets borrowers use a limit repeatedly as they repay it?
Answer
Revolving credit
Which company introduced the first FICO credit score for general use in 1989?
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Fair Isaac Corporation
Which U.S. federal agency insures eligible bank deposits through the FDIC?
Answer
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
What banking product pays a fixed interest rate for keeping money deposited until a specified maturity date?
Answer
Certificate of deposit
What local currency was launched in Totnes, Devon, in 2007?
Answer
Totnes pound
Which British cooperative wholesaler was founded in Manchester in 1863?
Answer
Co-operative Wholesale Society