FACTUAL RIDDLES VII

1. What are two places in the world whose names have three dotted letters in a row?

2. Can you think of a word that is commonly preceded by near, middle, and far?

3. What is unusual about the states of Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, and Kentucky?

4. Consider the counting numbers in written form (one, two, three, etc.). What is the first number that contains the letter A?

5. There is a small airport Northeast of Detroit, Michigan called Detroit City Airport. Let's say you depart from this airport flying south. Assuming you have plenty of fuel and you are an American, what is the first foreign country you will fly over?

HINT:
1. One is a large city and the other is a very small country.

Answers:

1. Beijing, China and Fiji 
2. East 
3. They are also called Commonwealths
4. One thousand 
5. Canada