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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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Describing Hippocrates1. What was the unique nickname given to the Greek physician Hippocrates? 2. What was the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, who was the dictator of Germany during World War II? 3. What is the world's largest church? 4. What marriage in the Jamestown settlement in Virginia eased the hostilities there? 5. In 1994, what disorder was announced as striking Ronald Reagan? 6. Name the German-born cartoonist who created a popular image of Santa Claus in the early 1860s. 7. The cartoonist in the preceding question also created symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties. What are those comedic figures? 8. Delaware boasts of the fact that it was the first state to join the United States. Which state was the second state to ratify the Constitution? 9. Which of the Founding Fathers was nicknamed the Father of the Constitution? 10. Seward's Folly was put in place at a cost of $7.2 million in 1867. Answers 1. Hippocrates is known as the Father of Medicine. 2. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria. 3. It is St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. 4. It was the marriage of Pocahontas, the daughter of Indian chief Powhatan, to John Rolfe, a Colonial leader. 5. Reagan retired from public life in 1994. He had Alzheimer's disease. 6. It was Thomas Nast (1840-1902). 7. The Democratic Party's character is a donkey; the Republicans' is an elephant. 8. It was Pennsylvania. 9. James Madison earned that title for co-authoring the Constitution and for proposing the Bill of Rights. 10. Seward's Folly wasn't a folly. It was the future state of Alaska, which was sold to the United States by Russia. 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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