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Where did the word "astronomy" come from?

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Astronomy (from Greek: ἀστρονομία) is a natural science that studies celestial objects and phenomena.
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What is the the largest fluvial group of islands in the world ?

Bananal Island
Grande de Gurupá
Isla Margarita
Tupinambarana

In World War II, a Nazi submarine U-1206 was accidentally sunk by?

Ball lightning
Mating whales
A sub-sea landslide
An improperly operated toilet

Where is the sculpture from the photo located?

in Barcelona
in Prague
in Oslo
in Copenhagen

How many strings does the cello have?

4
5
6
8