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1. OUTDOOR PLAY
"The Lost Colony" is an outdoor historical drama that has been performed every summer in the city of Manteo since 1937. Which lost colony do you suppose this play is based on?
2. UNUSUAL FAIRS
An unusual fair is held every year in early fall in Sauk City Wisconsin that is built around a contest where you have to see how far you can throw something. What is it you have to throw? Hint: wear gloves.
3. BEACH
What is interesting about Reynisfjara beach in Iceland that makes it similar to Punalu'u Beach in Hawaii?
4. STATE FAIRS
One state fair serves up a very unique food that has been a Chinese delicacy for many years - deep fried scorpions. Which state, where scorpions are common, do you suppose it might be?
5. TOURISM
One of the most popular tourist destinations in Vermont is the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory. On a hill behind it is a graveyard. What kind of graveyard is it?
6. RENAISSANCE FAIRS
The first Renaissance Fair in the U.S. is generally agreed to be the "Renaissance Pleasure Faire" held in Laurel Canyon, California by school teacher Phyllis Patterson. What year, in which we mourned the death of President Kennedy, did this fair take place?
7. THEME PARKS
You can still see the remnants of "Heritage USA", a religious-based theme park in Fort Mill that was built as by a famous televangelist and his wife until his conviction for wire and mail fraud brought his ministry and his theme park crashing down into ruin. Who was this disgraced televangelist?
8. OKTOBERFEST
An Oktoberfest celebration just wouldn't be complete without an Oompah band. The basis for the band's name comes from the sound of which instrument?
9. HOEDOWN
After a hard day's work, your partner tells you to grab your dancing shoes, we're going to a hoedown. What sort of dancing should you be prepared for?
10. UNUSUAL FAIRS
Every autumn there is a cook-off in Marlinton West Virginia using an unusual main ingredient, that you can actually get at no cost if you're lucky. What could this main ingredient be?
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