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The Questions…

1. Khalas, barhi, medjool, sukkary, rutab, and halawi are varieties of what fruit?

2. What are the names of the two moons of Mars?

3. People from Spain, Germany, and Norway are called Spaniards, Germans, and Norwegians, respectively. What are people from Denmark called?

4. According to Polish folklore, what power does mistletoe have?

5. What was the original name of the Subway sandwich chain?

The Answers…

1. Dates, of which more than 200 varieties are cultivated.

2. Deimos and Phobos. They were discovered and named by American astronomer Asaph Hall in 1877. Oddly, Deimos and Phobos are the sons of Ares, the Greek version of the Roman god Mars. Why Hall didn’t name the moons Romulus and Remus, the sons of Mars in Roman mythology, is a good question.

3. Danes.

4. The ability to ward off evil.

5. Pete’s Super Submarines.