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Posted: August 12, 2009 at 3:42 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — 1. Is the eel classified as a fish?
2. What kind of footwear is a "geta"?
3. Can rainbows be seen only during daylight?
4. Which presidential election in the 1900s brought out the greatest percentage of the votingage population?
5. What kind of animal is the addax?
6. According to the Old Testament, Jacob took what name after he had wrestled with an angel?
7. What is the monetary unit of Liberia, a country in West Africa?
8. Brass is made of copper and ... 9. Excess uric acid in the blood causes what type of arthritis or inflammation near joints in the body?
Answers 1. Yes 2. A "geta" is a high wooden clog that is held on the foot by a thong between the first and second toes. 3. No, they may be seen at night such as on the spray of waterfalls or on dew. 4. The Kennedy-Nixon election of 1960, in which 62.8 percent of the working-age population voted. Other presidential elections during the 50-year period approached 60 percent voting of the total voting-age population. 5. A large antelope of northern Africa or Arabia. 6. Israel 7. The dollar 8. Zinc 9. Gout
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