Problem: In his 1999 book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, in what came to be known as the Golden Arches theory, Thomas L. Friedman wrote that no two nations with a McDonald's franchise had ever gone to war. He upgraded this theory in The World is Flat taking the name of what technology company to further underscore the link between strong economic ties and peace?
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A: dell

Problem: What five letter name was given to the implement of corporal punishment used mainly in Scottish schools that consisted of a strap of leather with one end split into a number of tails?
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A: tawse

Problem: "The names of how many US states begin with ""New""?"
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A: 4

Problem: What was invented by James Dewer in 1872?
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A:
vacuum or thermos flask