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Posted: August 19, 2009 at 3:36 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — 1.Who was the first prime minister of Israel?
2. Into what body of water does the Columbia River empty?
3. What was the relationship between the poet Oliver Wendell Holmes and the jurist of the same name?
4. Two cities in Spain have populations over a million people each.
One is Madrid, the capital, with a population of about 3.2 million. Identify the other city.
5. James Dean made his movie debut in 1955 in East of Eden. His last picture was released in 1956. Its title?
6. In area, name the third smallest U.S. state.
7. Dinty Moore was a character in what long running comic strip that featured Maggie and Jiggs?
8. Cole Porter wrote the words of "Don't Fence Me In." Who wrote the music?
Answers 1. David Ben-Gurion 2. The Pacific Ocean between the states of Oregon and Washington.The river is more than 1,200 miles long. 3. The jurist was the son of the poet. 4. Barcelona, with a population of more than 1.6 million. 5. Giant 6. Connecticut. The smallest state is Rhode Island, with Delaware next-smallest. 7. The strip's title was Bringing Up Father. 8. Also Cole Porter
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