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Brain Quest just keeps getting smarter! Brain Quest America has been thoroughly updated with fresh and appealing designs for the cards and revised content—that’s hundreds of brand-new questions. Drawn from first-through sixth-grade curricula, the material aligns with state and national standards and is vetted by an award-winning teacher. Delving into notable events and famous people, literature, laws, inventions, and more, Brain Quest America presents 850 questions and answers all about the U.S.A. Test your knowledge about a kite-flying scientist from Philadelphia (Ben Franklin) and the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” (Minnesota). And which came first, the Post-it or the Band-Aid? Brain Quest proves it’s not just fun to be smart—it’s smart to be smart.

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