Trivia Test: What are N.E.W.T.s?

By Fifi Rodriguez

1. GEOGRAPHY: Which Russian city used to be called Leningrad?

2. SCIENCE: What is the coldest city in the northern hemisphere?

3. LANGUAGE: What does the Latin phrase "persona non grata" mean?

4. U.S. STATES: Which state's flag is the only one currently that is two-sided?

5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What was the first animal to appear on a U.S. coin?

6. FOOD & DRINK: How many herbs and spices are in the original recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken?

7. MOVIES: How many movies did Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire make together?

8. LITERARY: In the Harry Potter book series, what are N.E.W.T.s?

9. TELEVISION: How many children were in "The Addams Family" sitcom?

10. HISTORY: In what year was the first email sent?

Answers

1. St. Petersburg

2. Oymyakon, Russia

3. An unwelcome person

4. Oregon (state seal on one side and a figure of a beaver on the other side)

5. An eagle

6. 11

7. 10

8. Critical examinations (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test).

9. Two: Wednesday and Pugsley

10. 1971

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