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Show Jlsk Me Another O A General Quiz - The Questions 1. What are the catacombs of Paris? 2. Is it true that each star in our flag stands for an individual state? 3. Why Is the Arctic ocean so named? 4. Where Is the largest Jail In the world? 5. How did the word colony originate? orig-inate? The Answers 1. Vast excavations extending nnder the city, formerly subterranean subter-ranean quarries which furnished building material for the city. 2. No, the stars collectively represent the 48 states of the Union. 3. "Arctic" is from the Greek arctos, a bear, the reference being be-ing to the northern constellation of the Great Bear. 4. The largest Jail Is In Ward road, Shanghai, with accommodations accommoda-tions for more than 7,000 prisoners. prison-ers. 5. The Romans made settlements settle-ments of men to cultivate the toil, these being known as colonia; hence the origin of the word colony. |