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Off to Moscow

1. Who was the first president to visit Moscow?

2. Name the six categories for the Nobel Prizes.

3. Which U.S. president vetoed the most bills sent to the White House by Congress? For bragging rights, can you say how many vetoes went to this president?

4. Which U.S. county has the smallest total land area?

5. What U.S. presidential candidate had bumper stickers in the '60s, which read as "AuH2O"?

6. What land area's name means "rich port" in Spanish?

7. What puppet family is home to Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster?

8. Name the famed puppeteer who created the lovable characters in the preceding question.

9. What is the name of the Mormon church?

10. Name the only past conflict that required more U.S. service forces than the Vietnam War.

Answers

1. President Richard Nixon traveled to Moscow in 1972.

The Nobel Prize categories are chemistry, economics, literature, peace, physics and physiology or medicine.

3. President Franklin Roosevelt vetoed the most bills — 635. Only nine of his vetoes were overridden in Congress.

4. The smallest county land area is Arlington, Va., right next to Washington, D.C.

5. This is the chemical code of "Au" for gold and "H2O" for water. Thus, you had the chemical code for Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.

6. Puerto Rico means "rich port" in Spanish.

7. These puppets are part of the Muppets family.

8. Jim Henson (1936-1990) created the Muppets in 1955.

9. The Mormon church is known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

10. World War II used more service personnel than the Vietnam War.

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