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Capital Change
1. Montgomery, Ala., was the early capital city of the Confederate States of America (CSA). What city became the capital on July 20, 1861?
2. Six states established the CSA at a meeting in Montgomery on Feb. 4, 1861. Can you name the states?
3. Name …Read more.
Off to Moscow
1. Who was the first president to visit Moscow?
2. Name the six categories for the Nobel Prizes.
3. Which U.S. president vetoed the most bills sent to the White House by Congress? For bragging rights, can you say how many vetoes went to this …Read more.
Russian Mr. President
1. Who was Russia's first elected president?
2. What is Russia's new name?
3. Give the top three U.S. boy names in 2007, according to the Social Security Administration.
4. Looking back at the previous question, what were the top three names for U.S.…Read more.
A Holiday Name Change
1. What was the original name of the holiday now honored as Veterans Day?
2. Name the president who legally changed the name of the previous holiday.
3. Whose estate was taken away and later became Arlington National Cemetery?
4. Name the …Read more.
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Courting Ladies1. Name the first woman to serve as a justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. 2. What U.S. president appointed the first female Supreme Court justice? 3. Phoebe Ann Moses (sometimes listed as Mozee) was a star of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West." What was her stage name? 4. The famed performing woman in the preceding question was given a favored nickname by a noted Indian chief. What was that nickname, and who was the man who bestowed it on her? 5. The Department of Foreign Affairs was created July 27, 1789. What became the name of this Cabinet-level department Sept. 15 of that year? 6. Who was the first head of a Cabinet-level department to become president? For Bragging Rights, name the department he headed. 7. Who was the first speaker of the House to move on to be president? 8. What state's name is spelled differently on the famed Liberty Bell in Philadelphia than it's spelled today? 9. On wall maps in Philadelphia's Independence Hall, there is another questionable appearance. On those maps, there is a different labeling of the Atlantic Ocean. What label identification does the Atlantic Ocean bear on those maps? 10. Answers 1. Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female Supreme Court justice. 2. O'Connor was appointed by Ronald Reagan, our 40th president, in 1981. 3. Phoebe Ann Moses was Annie Oakley. Thanks to Wantage, N.J., Answer Man-er Roger Seccia for this and the following question. 4. Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull dubbed her "Little Sure Shot." 5. The Department of Foreign Affairs became the Department of State. 6. Thomas Jefferson, who had headed the Department of State, was elected president in 1800. 7. James K. Polk, our 11th president, previously had been speaker of the House. 8. The name of the colony is spelled as "Pensylvania" instead of as "Pennsylvania," with one "n" instead of two in the opening of the word, which is derived from William Penn's name. 9. The Atlantic Ocean on those wall maps reads as the Western Ocean, not the Atlantic. 10. It was Sputnik I. Take "The Answer Man" to work or to school. Challenge your friends for "Bragging Rights." Send your questions and answers to: The Answer Man, Andy Seamans, Horizon House #603, 1300 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA 22202. COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS SYNDICATE INC.
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