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  1. On Jan. 12, 1943, the Office of Price Administration announced the replacement of frankfurters/wieners with “Victory Sausages,” which were what?
  2. What river is mentioned in the song “Michael, Row the Boat Ashore”?
  3. In January 1770 the first shipment of rhubarb was sent to the USA from London; what Founding Father who in the 1720s wrote for the New England Courant had it sent?
  4. What is skijoring?
  5. On Jan. 13 in 1884 (or 1886), future vaudeville singer Sophie Tucker was born; she and her family immigrated to what city?
  6. In what year did the New England Patriots move from Boston to Foxborough: 1965, 1971 or 1980?
  7. On Jan. 14, 1954, what baseball player married actress Marilyn Monroe?
  8. What is the name of the skating rink at the oldest city park in the USA?
  9. What is the difference between an ape and a gorilla?
  10. What is the national organization called MADD?
  11. On Jan. 15, 1919, Boston’s Great Molasses Flood took place in what area that is the city’s oldest residential neighborhood?
  12. What 1958 winner of the Kentucky Derby is the namesake of an Australian cookie?
  13. On Jan. 16, 1901, Frank Zamboni was born; what is he well-known for inventing?
  14. What was invented first, beer or writing?
  15. What language is sayonara, which means goodbye?
  16. What is usually thought of as white but is actually naturally translucent?
  17. On Jan. 17, 1996, the Czech Republic applied to be in the EU; what was it once known as? (Hint: starts with a B.)
  18. What spiritual area is also the smallest country in the world?
  19. What seabird has a “wandering” species with a wingspan circumference of about 12 feet?
  20. On Jan. 18, 1871, Henry Bradley patented what that has been called “marge”?
  1. A product with “an unspecified amount of soybean meal or some other substitute”
  2. Jordan
  3. Benjamin Franklin
  4. A sport where a person on skis is drawn over ice or snow (sometimes by dogs or horses)
  5. Boston
  6. 1971
  7. Joe DiMaggio
  8. The Boston Common Frog Pond
  9. A gorilla is a type of ape (other types include chimpanzees).
  10. Mothers Against Drunk Driving
  11. The North End
  12. Tim Tam
  13. The “Model A Zamboni Ice Resurfacer” for skating rinks
  14. Beer
  15. Japanese (sayōnara)
  16. Snow (The reflection of light on it makes it appear white.)
  17. Bohemia
  18. Vatican City
  19. Albatross
  20. Oleomargarine (also called oleo or margarine)

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