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1. When I first arrived at my 300th quiz celebration, I decided to hop on the carousel. But as I circled the center for the seventh time, horns went off to signal that the ride had broken. This reminded me of something that happened in the Bible. Men marched around the city, and the 7th time the walls of the city fell! Where did men march around in circles, on horses, which, when you think about it, felt much like a carnival atmosphere?
2. Whenever I'm on a Ferris Wheel, I can't help but think of a giant bicycle. I always feel as though I've been transported back in time, and I've found myself on a giant replica of Karl Drais' invention. What was his first bicycle called?
3. During my 300th Quiz Extravaganza, I decided to play a little aiming game. The goal of the game is to shoot a target, but you can't shoot too early, or the ball won't knock over the target, but you can't wait too long or the target will disappear and you will lose. This reminds me of the famous quote "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes". During which famous battle was this line uttered?
4. I see in the distance a ring toss booth, and so I get there quickly, as it is my favorite carnival game. As I play, I can't help but recall a game very similar to it that was popular during the 19th century. It is similar to horseshoes, but uses rings made of metal, rope, or rubber. The goal was to throw the objects near a spike, and rules were very similar to a cross between ring toss and horseshoes. What is this game called?
5. As I have a nice stroll around my 300th Quiz Party, I can't help but notice the milk bottle game where you have to throw a ball to knock them all down. I quickly pass by, however, as I cannot bring myself to play it. It always reminds me of the sad time when a plane was crashed into a building in just the right spot; so the entire tower fell to the ground. In fact, both of the twin towers fell. Where were these towers located, which fell on one fateful day in September of 2001?
6. Every time I go on the roller-coaster, I can't help but think of Japan. Since I've been on the world's fastest train, the coaster just doesn't seem very fast to me anymore. What is the name of the famous trains in Japan that set a world record in December 2003, when a three-car set travelled faster than any other train on the planet?
7. I started getting a bit hungry after playing so many games, so I decided to go to the snack stand. I grabbed a hot dog and a thing of cotton candy. As I ate my delicious cotton candy, I couldn't help but think that it is called different things around the world. I remember that it was first sold at the 1904 World Fair for 25 cents a pop! It was also called something else then, before it was renamed to cotton candy. What was it called when it was first sold in 1904 (it is still called this in Australia)?
8. As I travel through the house of mirrors, I begin to lose where I even am. I start running into mirrors and backtracking, and it takes me a good twenty minutes to navigate my way to the end of the maze. I recall an ancient Greek story about Theseus, who traveled through one of these mazes, which was guarded by a mythical beast. Now it's used as a spiritual journey, where once you get to the center your sins can be washed away, but in Greek times it was a deadly journey almost straight to the beast's stomach. What was the beast?
9. I was yelled at when I tried to enter the funhouse backwards, but nothing could stop me from re-enacting one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite musicals! I kept singing the whole way through, until I found my way to the entrance. People gave me funny looks when I said "tell me about it ... stud." But I continued on singing.
In what movie did the two main characters sing while going through a funhouse the wrong way?
10. As the 300th Quiz Party comes to a close, I decide to ride on one final ride. It's one of my favorites; the teacups. Every time I sit in one of the cups, I wish they would have filled it with tea. I always laugh to myself, however. I think, "of course there's no tea ... it was all dumped in the harbor in 1773."
Where did this event take place?
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