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You may have heard that QANTAS is short for Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Service. Brazilian airline Varig has a name that is short for Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense, and Belgium's Sabena is short for Societe Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aerienne. The Polish airline LOT is short for "lotnicze," which means "flight" in Polish.

Silicon Valley is in California. Silicon Valley North is in Ottawa. But you also have Silicon Sentier in Paris, and Silicon Bog is in Ireland. Silicon Alley runs from the Flatiron District down to SoHo and TriBeCa in New York City, and the Silicon Corridor runs down the M4 highway, connecting London and Bristol, although Silicon Fen is in Cambridge and Silicon Glen is in Scotland.

You also have Silicon Polder in the Netherlands and Silicon Wadi in Israel.

Katharine Hepburn was Oscar nominated most often for Best Actress. Spencer Tracy was nominated most often for Best Actor. But what was the only movie they were nominated for together?

A) Adam's Rib

B) Boys Town

C) Bringing Up Baby

D) Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Previous answer: Canada is crossed by the most lines of latitude.

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