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1. What historic conflict was termed by one side as the "War of Rebellion"?

2. What city became the Confederate capital during the Civil War?

3. Name the U.S. Cabinet member who was shot and wounded in his home at the same time President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre.

4. What is the title of the U.S. national anthem?

5. Two countries in the world are listed as less than one square mile each in size. Name them.

6. Which continent is the largest in size?

7. Which ocean is the largest in the world?

8. Which is the oldest of the U.S. national parks?

9. Name the three states that are connected at the national park in the preceding question.

10. How many of the federal service academies can you name? For bragging rights, tell us where each is located.

Answers

1. This was the official term for the Civil War used in the North.

Montgomery, Ala., was the South's capital city.

3. It was Secretary of State William H. Seward.

4. The anthem was adopted in 1931 as "The Star-Spangled Banner."

5. The small pair of countries are Vatican City and Monaco.

6. Asia is the largest continent at 11,948,911 square miles.

7. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean at 60,060,869 square miles.

8. Founded in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is the nation's oldest national park.

9. Yellowstone National Park touches on Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

10. The five service academies are the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colo., U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, Conn., and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y.

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