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Revere's Ride

1. Paul Revere is most honored for his midnight ride to warn the people of Lexington about the invasion of British troops. Did Revere serve in the Revolutionary War?

2. Name the first English child born in America on Aug. 18, 1587.

3. On what isle was the first English child born?

4. What U.S. president once served as the president of Columbia University?

5. Franklin D. Roosevelt declared his four freedoms to Congress on Jan. 6, 1941. How many can you name?

6. What Spanish leader led the first world circumnavigation?

7. What British explorer led the second world circumnavigation?

8. What president's full name had a period added to it in many references?

9. The Spanish city called Yerba Buena took on a U.S. name in 1847. What is its current name?

10. In the list of telephone area codes, from the lowest on up as of October 2008, what state had the lowest three-number area code? For Bragging Rights, give us that three-number code.

Answers

Paul Revere served as a colonel in the American War of Independence.

2. Virginia Dare was the first child born in America.

3. Virginia Dare was born on Roanoke Island.

4. Dwight D. Eisenhower once held the position of president at Columbia University.

5. Franklin D. Roosevelt's four freedoms were: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

6. Ferdinand Magellan (1519-22) led the first world circumnavigation.

7. Sir Francis Drake (1577-80) was the second navigation commander.

8. President Harry Truman's middle name on his certificate is "S" without any letter or mark, such as a period. The 33rd president is Harry S Truman, not Harry S. Truman if you want to hold firm.

9. Yerba Buena is now known as San Francisco, Calif.

10. New Jersey had the lowest area code — 201.

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