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Which first lady was a direct descendant of Pocahontas through the Bolling family line?

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Which first lady was a direct descendant of Pocahontas through the Bolling family line?

Correct answer: Edith Wilson.

Edith Bolling Wilson traced her ancestry to Pocahontas; after Woodrow Wilson's 1919 stroke, she tightly controlled access to him.

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What is the navy-blue wheel at the center of India's flag called?

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What is the navy-blue wheel at the center of India's flag called?

Correct answer: The Ashoka Chakra.

Taken from a 3rd-century-BC pillar of Emperor Ashoka, the wheel represents the eternal cycle of law and righteousness.

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Which Pacific country's light-blue flag has a golden-yellow disc set slightly off-center toward the hoist?

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Which Pacific country's light-blue flag has a golden-yellow disc set slightly off-center toward the hoist?

Correct answer: Palau.

The disc represents the full moon, traditionally considered an ideal time for fishing, planting, and celebrations in Palauan culture.

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Five colors fanning out from the lower hoist corner form which Indian Ocean nation's flag?

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Five colors fanning out from the lower hoist corner form which Indian Ocean nation's flag?

Correct answer: Seychelles.

The oblique bands of blue, yellow, red, white and green represent a dynamic young country moving boldly into the future.

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Which country's white flag has a red-and-blue circle with black bars in each corner?

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Which country's white flag has a red-and-blue circle with black bars in each corner?

Correct answer: South Korea.

The central circle is the Taegeuk, a symbol of cosmic balance; the flag itself is called the Taegeukgi.

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Which country has the only national flag in the world that contains no red, white, or blue?

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Which country has the only national flag in the world that contains no red, white, or blue?

Correct answer: Jamaica.

Since Mauritania added red bands to its flag in 2017, Jamaica's has been the only national flag with no red, white, or blue; its black, green, and gold were chosen to share no color with Britain's Union Jack.

During the Cold War, the U.S. government built a secret bunker to shelter Congress under what golf resort?

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During the Cold War, the U.S. government built a secret bunker to shelter Congress under what golf resort?

Correct answer: The Greenbrier.

The bunker beneath West Virginia's Greenbrier resort was meant to house Congress during a nuclear attack; it stayed secret until a 1992 news report exposed it.

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On Pakistan's green flag, what does the white vertical stripe at the hoist represent?

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On Pakistan's green flag, what does the white vertical stripe at the hoist represent?

Correct answer: The country's religious minorities.

Green with the crescent and star stands for the Muslim majority; the white band is a deliberate pledge to the nation's minority communities.

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Which country's flag is a simple horizontal field of blue over yellow?

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Which country's flag is a simple horizontal field of blue over yellow?

Correct answer: Ukraine.

The blue represents the sky above the country's vast golden wheat fields.

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Which Caribbean country's red flag has a single black diagonal band edged in white?

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Which Caribbean country's red flag has a single black diagonal band edged in white?

Correct answer: Trinidad and Tobago.

Red is for the warmth of the people and sun, black for strength and the land's wealth, and white for the sea and purity.

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