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What musical vocal group performed at the wedding in the movie Bridesmaids?

The largest island in the world is Greenland with a total area of 840,004 sq. miles or 2,175,600 sq. kilometers. Since it is an arctic island, the majority of Greenland’s land mass is covered by ice. The capital of Greenland is Nuuk, whose population accounts for about 25% of the total population of the island – mainly Inuit and a mixture of Inuit and Danish. Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and by including Greenland, Denmark is actually one of the largest countries in the world.

What is the largest island in the world?

A group of ravens is typically referred to as an unkindness, although they do have several different names such as conspiracy, treachery, rave and congress and most people simply use the term “flock.”  Although ravens are in the crow family, they are heftier and have heavier beaks, making a guttural croaking sound.

For you literary buffs, “The Raven,” a poem by Edgar Allan Poe, was first published in 1845 and describes a talking raven’s mysterious visit to a distraught lover who is ultimately descending into madness.

 

How do you refer to a group of ravens?

The Wes Craven horror movie The Last House on the Left used the promotional tagline, “To avoid fainting, keep repeating, ‘It’s only a movie…’”

What Wes Craven horror movie carried the marketing tagline, “To avoid fainting, keep repeating, ‘It’s only a movie…’”?

Alaska is the only U.S. State whose name can be typed on one row of typewriter keys.

Sure, go try all the others – we can wait!

Which U.S. State is the only one whose name can be typed on one row of a standard typewriter keyboard?

The only person ever to receive an Oscar nomination for his acting role in a Star Wars movie is Sir Alec Guinness.