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Bar And Bat Mitzvah

In the 2006 British film Sixty Six, what is the first name of the Jewish boy whose bar mitzvah is overshadowed by the 1966 World Cup final?

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Bernie

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Cinco De Mayo

In what U.S. city is Fiesta Broadway, one of the largest Cinco de Mayo celebrations, held?

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Los Angeles

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Cinco De Mayo

In which Texas city was Ignacio Zaragoza, the Mexican commander at Puebla, born?

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Goliad

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Cinco De Mayo

In which month did French troops complete their withdrawal from Mexico after the intervention linked to Cinco de Mayo?

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March 1867

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Cinco De Mayo

In which year did French forces capture Mexico City during the intervention that followed the Cinco de Mayo victory?

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1863

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Cinco De Mayo

Which Mexican president suspended foreign-debt payments in 1861, helping trigger the French intervention linked to Cinco de Mayo?

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Benito Juárez

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Cinco De Mayo

What was the name of the Mexican president during the Battle of Puebla, remembered on Cinco de Mayo?

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Benito Juárez

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Cinco De Mayo

Which U.S. state hosts the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in San Francisco’s Mission District?

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California

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Cinco De Mayo

In which decade did the United States begin widely associating Cinco de Mayo with Mexican-American culture?

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The 1960s

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Cinco De Mayo

Which European ruler sent troops to Mexico in the conflict commemorated by Cinco de Mayo?

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Napoleon III

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Cinco De Mayo

What type of event is Cinco de Mayo in Puebla, Mexico, where the 1862 victory is reenacted?

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A historical reenactment

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Veterans Day

Which U.S. memorial, dedicated in 1995, honors service members who fought in the Korean War?

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Korean War Veterans Memorial

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Veterans Day

Which Washington, D.C., memorial was dedicated in 2004 to honor Americans who served in World War II?

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World War II Memorial

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Veterans Day

Which U.S. federal department operates the National Cemetery Administration for veterans’ burial benefits?

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Department of Veterans Affairs

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Veterans Day

Which U.S. president established the Veterans Administration in 1930?

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Herbert Hoover

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Veterans Day

Which poem helped make the red poppy a symbol of military remembrance associated with Veterans Day observances?

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In Flanders Fields

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Veterans Day

Which U.S. law made Armistice Day a federal legal holiday in 1938?

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Act of May 13, 1938

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist shared the 2012 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for designing stable market-matching systems?

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Alvin E. Roth

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist won the 1986 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing the contractual and constitutional bases of economic and political decision-making?

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James M. Buchanan

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist won the 1978 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for pioneering research into decision-making processes within economic organizations?

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Herbert A. Simon

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which Soviet economist shared the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for contributions to the theory of optimum allocation of resources?

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Leonid Kantorovich

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist won the 1999 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for analyzing monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange-rate regimes?

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Robert Mundell

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist won the 1985 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for pioneering analyses of saving and financial markets?

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Franco Modigliani

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist received the 1982 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for studying industrial structures, markets, and public regulation?

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George J. Stigler

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Easter Traditions

What Christian service begins after sunset on Holy Saturday and celebrates the resurrection of Jesus?

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Easter Vigil

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Easter Traditions

What is the Italian name for the Easter Monday outing traditionally associated with picnics and time outdoors?

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Pasquetta

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Easter Traditions

What Easter tradition in Corfu involves throwing clay pots from balconies?

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Botides

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Easter Traditions

What Czech Easter Monday tradition uses a braided willow switch called a pomlázka?

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Pomlázka

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which country includes Kiritimati, one of the first inhabited places to enter each New Year?

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Kiribati

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which 1963 comedy sketch is traditionally broadcast on New Year's Eve in Germany and several other European countries?

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Dinner for One

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

What is the main beach where Rio de Janeiro holds its famous New Year's Eve fireworks celebration?

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Copacabana Beach

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which Danish New Year’s Eve custom involves throwing old plates at friends’ and neighbors’ doors?

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Plate smashing

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

What is the name of the first person to enter a home after midnight in the Scottish New Year's Eve custom?

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The first-footer

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

What are New Year's Eve celebrants in the Philippines traditionally encouraged to prepare in groups of 12?

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Round fruits

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

What color underwear is traditionally worn for good luck at New Year's in Italy?

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Red

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

What is the name of the New Year's Eve celebration in Scotland, whose name also means New Year's Eve?

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Hogmanay

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Small Business And Local Economy

In what year was London’s Borough Market established at its current site?

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1756

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which employee-owned UK retailer was founded in 1929 by John Spedan Lewis?

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John Lewis Partnership

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which Bangkok market, opened in 1982, is among the world’s largest weekend markets?

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Chatuchak Weekend Market

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Small Business And Local Economy

In what year did Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market begin operating?

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1803

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which New Hampshire institution, founded in 1908, is recognized as the first credit union in the United States?

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St. Mary’s Bank

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which organization, founded in London in 1895, is the global apex body for cooperatives?

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International Cooperative Alliance

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which Madrid market opened in 1916 inside an iron-and-glass building near Plaza Mayor?

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Mercado de San Miguel

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which Boston marketplace began as a public market in 1742 and now forms part of the Faneuil Hall Marketplace complex?

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Faneuil Hall

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Small Business And Local Economy

Which Atlanta-based email marketing company began in 2001 as a side project of Rocket Science Group?

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Mailchimp

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Small Business And Local Economy

In what year was the first business improvement district established in Toronto’s Bloor West Village?

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1970

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Ramadan And Eid

In Indonesia’s Eid al-Fitr tradition, what is the annual homecoming journey called?

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Mudik

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Ramadan And Eid

What is the Arabic word for the dawn-to-sunset fast observed during Ramadan?

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Sawm

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Ramadan And Eid

What is the Islamic calendar’s tenth month, which begins after Ramadan?

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Shawwal

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Ramadan And Eid

How many days does Eid al-Adha traditionally extend from 10 to 13 Dhu al-Hijjah?

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Four days