{"id":276,"date":"2019-12-14T03:12:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T03:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/?p=276"},"modified":"2022-11-27T16:41:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T16:41:42","slug":"trivia-13-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/2019\/12\/14\/trivia-13-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trivia #13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who first celebrated Christmas on December 25<sup>th<\/sup><span lang=\"EN\">? What does a &#8220;<\/span>dreidel&#8221; mean in Yiddish? These and more are in our new Global Holiday Trivia game, Part 2.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mtq_quiz_area-1\" class=\"mtq_quiz_area mtq_color_blue\"> \n  <!--Quiz generated using mTouch Quiz Version 3.1.3 by G. 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This is part of a continuing series in Traveling Boy.<\/div> <div id=\"mtq_start_button-1\" class='mtq_action_button mtq_css_button mtq_start_button' onclick='mtq_start_quiz(1)'> <div class=\"mtq_start_text\">\n  Start  <\/div> <\/div>\n  <div id=\"mtq_quiz_results_bubble-1\" class=\"mtq_quiz_results_bubble\"> <div id=\"mtq_quiz_results-1\" class=\"mtq_quiz_results\"><h4>Congratulations!<\/h4>\r\n<h2>You have completed <em>Christmas Trivia<\/em>.\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/results.png\" alt=\"Traveling Boy Trivia Results\" width=\"301\" height=\"456\" \/><\/h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>You scored %%SCORE%% out of a possible 5 points.<\/h2>\r\n<h4>Your performance was:\u00a0 %%RATING%%<\/h4> <br>    \n  <\/div> <div id=\"mtq_quiz_results_highlight-1\" class=\"mtq_quiz_results_highlight\">\n  Your answers are highlighted below.  <\/div> <\/div>\n    \n  <!-- root element for mtqscrollable -->\n\n  <div id=\"mtq_question_container-1\" style='display:none'>\n  <div >\n          <div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-1-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 1<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-1-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-1-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-275 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Christmas-Date.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas date\" width=\"320\" height=\"177\" \/>\r\n<h3><strong>Name the empire, nation, or city state that first celebrated Christmas on December 25<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-1-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 1, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Athens<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 1, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Norway<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 1, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Rome<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 1, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Sweden<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-1-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(1,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-1-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 1, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-1-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-1-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>The U.S.<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-1-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 1 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>C. Rome<\/b><br><br>\r\nThe first recorded date of the celebration of Christmas was on December 25<sup>th<\/sup> in 336, during the time of the <strong>Roman Emperor Constantine<\/strong> (he was the first Christian Roman Emperor). Christmas evolved from the Roman Festival of Saturnalia, which took place between December 17<sup>th<\/sup> and the 25<sup>th<\/sup>, honoring Saturn, the Roman God of Agriculture. Many of the traditions of Saturnalia were transitioned into Christmas: work and business came to a halt, schools and courts of law closed, and the normal social patterns were suspended. People decorated their homes with wreaths and other greenery, and shed their traditional togas in favor of colorful clothes known as <em>synthesis<\/em>. Even slaves did not have to work during Saturnalia, but were allowed to participate in the festivities; in some cases, they sat at the head of the table while their masters served them. Romans spent Saturnalia gambling, singing, playing music, feasting, socializing and giving each other gifts. Wax taper candles called <em>cerei<\/em> were common gifts during Saturnalia, to signify light returning after the solstice. On the last day of Saturnalia celebrations, known as the <em>Sigillaria<\/em>, many Romans gave their friends and loved ones small terracotta figurines known as <em>signillaria<\/em>, which may have referred back to older celebrations involving human sacrifice.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-2-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 2<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-2-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-2-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-273\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Dreidel-300x126.jpg\" alt=\"dreidel\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" \/>\r\n<h3>The name \u2018dreidel\u2019 is from a Yiddish word which means?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-2-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 2, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Dedication<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 2, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Education<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 2, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Game<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 2, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Inauguration<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-2-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(2,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-2-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 2, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-2-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-2-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Spin<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-2-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 2 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>E. Spin<\/b><br><br>\r\nThe dreidel (from a Yiddish word meaning \"to spin\") is also called in Hebrew a \"sevivon\" (meaning \"to turn around\"). It is used in a popular Hanukkah gambling game. The four-sided top has a different Hebrew letter on each side: <em>nun<\/em> (\u05e0), <em>gimel<\/em> (\u05d2), <em>hei<\/em> (\u05d4)\u200e, and <em>shin (<\/em>\u05e9). These letters stand for the phrase \"<em>nes gadol hayah sham<\/em>,\" which translates to \"a great miracle happened there.\" In Israel, the phrase is \"<em>nes gadol hayah po<\/em>,\" which translates to \"a great miracle happened here,\" and the shin is replaced with a pey (\u05e4) on the dreidel.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-3-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 3<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-3-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-3-1' class='mtq_question_text'><h3>What nation introduced the Christmas tree to the U.S.?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-3-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 3, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Britain<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 3, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Germany<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 3, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Italy<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 3, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Norway<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-3-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(3,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-3-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 3, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-3-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-3-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Sweden<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-3-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 3 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>B. Germany<\/b><br><br>\r\nThe history of Christmas trees goes back to the symbolic use of evergreens in ancient Egypt and Rome. Germany is credited with starting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/christmas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas<\/a> tree tradition of bringing decorated trees into their homes, generally wiring its branches with lighted candles, in the 16th century. Some built Christmas pyramids of wood and decorated them with evergreens and candles if wood was scarce. Most 19th-century Americans found Christmas trees an oddity. The first record of one being on display was in the 1830s by the German settlers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/us-states\/pennsylvania\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>. The Pennsylvania-German settlements had community trees as early as 1747. But, as late as the 1840s Christmas trees were seen as pagan symbols and not accepted by most Americans. In 1846, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/british-history\/queen-victoria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Queen Victoria<\/a> and German Prince, Albert, were sketched in the Illustrated London News standing with their children around a Christmas tree. Unlike the previous royal family, Victoria was very popular with her subjects, and what was done at court immediately became fashionable\u2014not only in Britain, but with fashion-conscious East Coast American Society. By the 1890s, Christmas ornaments were arriving from Germany and Christmas tree popularity was on the rise around the U.S. It was noted that Europeans used small trees about four feet in height, while Americans liked their Christmas trees to reach from floor to ceiling.<br><br>\r\nThe early 20th century saw Americans decorating their trees mainly with homemade ornaments, while the German-American sect continued to use apples, nuts, and marzipan cookies. Popcorn joined in after being dyed bright colors and interlaced with berries and nuts. Electricity brought about Christmas lights, making it possible for Christmas trees to glow for days on end. With this, Christmas trees began to appear in town squares across the country and having a Christmas tree in the home became an American tradition.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-4-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 4<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-4-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-4-1' class='mtq_question_text'><h3>What nation originated Boxing Day?<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-4-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 4, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Australia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 4, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Britain<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 4, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Canada<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 4, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Germany<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-4-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(4,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-4-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 4, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-4-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-4-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Italy<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-4-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 4 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>B. Britain<\/b><br><br>\r\nBoxing Day takes place on December 26th and is only celebrated in a few countries; mainly ones historically connected to the UK, such as Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. ) In Germany it is known as \"Zweite Feiertag\u201d (which means 'second celebration'). It was started in the UK about 800 years ago, during the Middle Ages. It was the day when the alms box, collection boxes for the poor often kept in churches, were traditionally opened so that the contents could be distributed to poor people. Some churches still open these boxes on Boxing Day. It might have been the Romans, who introduced Christianity to Britannia, who first brought this type of collecting box to the UK. In The Netherlands, some collection boxes were made out of a rough pottery called 'earthenware' and were shaped like pigs. Perhaps this is where we get the term 'Piggy Bank.' It was also traditional that servants got the day off to celebrate Christmas with their families on Boxing Day. Before World War II, it was common for working people (such as milkmen and butchers) to travel round their delivery places and collect their Christmas box or tip. This tradition has now mostly stopped and any Christmas tips, given to people such as postal workers and newspaper delivery children, are not normally given or collected on Boxing Day.<br><br><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='mtq_question mtq_scroll_item-1' id='mtq_question-5-1'><table class='mtq_question_heading_table'><tr><td><div class='mtq_question_label '>Question 5<\/div><div id='mtq_stamp-5-1' class='mtq_stamp'><\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_text-5-1' class='mtq_question_text'><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/Games\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Chi-Rho-256x300.jpg\" alt=\"Chi Rho\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" \/>\r\n<h3>What nation spells Christmas as 'Xmas?'<\/h3>\r\n&nbsp;<\/div><table class='mtq_answer_table'><colgroup><col class='mtq_oce_first'\/><\/colgroup><tr id='mtq_row-5-1-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,1,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-1-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_0'  alt='Question 5, Choice 1'>A<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-1-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-1-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Estonia<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-2-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,2,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-2-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_1'  alt='Question 5, Choice 2'>B<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-2-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_correct_marker' alt='Correct'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-2-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Greece<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-3-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,3,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-3-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_2'  alt='Question 5, Choice 3'>C<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-3-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-3-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Denmark<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-4-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,4,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-4-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_3'  alt='Question 5, Choice 4'>D<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-4-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-4-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Portugal<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr id='mtq_row-5-5-1' onclick='mtq_button_click(5,5,1)' class='mtq_clickable'><td class='mtq_letter_button_td'><div id='mtq_button-5-5-1' class='mtq_css_letter_button mtq_letter_button_4'  alt='Question 5, Choice 5'>E<\/div><div id='mtq_marker-5-5-1' class='mtq_marker mtq_wrong_marker' alt='Wrong'><\/div><\/td><td class='mtq_answer_td'><div id='mtq_answer_text-5-5-1' class='mtq_answer_text'>Uruguay<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/table><div id='mtq_question_explanation-5-1' class='mtq_explanation'><div class='mtq_explanation-label'>Question 5 :&nbsp;<\/div><div class='mtq_explanation-text'> <b>B. 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