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1. Air Force One is often assigned a pet nickname. Which of the following nicknames was NOT used by a president’s staff?
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Columbine |
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Spirit of 76 |
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Sacred Cow |
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Angel |
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Gipper |
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| 2. Which of the following statements about wine is FALSE? |
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A "cork tease" is someone who constantly talks about wine he or she will open … but never does. |
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Wine or vines are mentioned in all of the books of the Old Testament. |
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Pinot noir is the primary red wine grape grown in Burgundy. |
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The Vikings called North America “Vinland” for the profusion of native grape vines. |
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Wine grapes rank No. 1 among the world’s fruit crops in terms of acres planted. |
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| 3.Which of these is a credible way to detect counterfeit wine? |
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Open it and taste it. |
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Test the wine's plonk and crosscheck it to the Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée database. |
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Determine the age and appellation by authenticating the cork. |
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Measure the depth of the bottle's punt and compare it to similar bottles. |
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Examine gamma rays emitted from the bottle to detect suspicious radioactivity. |
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| 4.Which of the following is TRUE about papayas? |
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They're classified as trees. |
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They do not bear fruit for up to two years. |
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Their botanical family name is actinidiaceae. |
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They're classified as berries. |
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They’re grown in only 3 U.S. states – Hawaii, Florida and Texas. |
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