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A New Cabinet Member
1. What did economist Robert Clifton Weaver bring to the presidential Cabinet in 1966? For Bragging Rights, in what Cabinet department did Weaver serve as secretary?
2. In what war did those in service first become tagged as GIs?
3. What does GI …Read more.
Missing Days
1. How many months have 30 days or less? For Bragging Rights, name those months.
2. Who said, "We have met the enemy and they are ours"?
3. In what battle was the preceding quote heard and remembered?
4. Name the first pope.
5. In Greek …Read more.
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.
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A Presidential Reply1. A potential presidential candidate in 1884 gave the following statement: "If nominated, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve." Name the military star who used that line to refuse candidacy. 2. What U.S. president offered a "New Deal" during his terms? 3. The presidential promise in the preceding question followed a presidential program offered by President Theodore Roosevelt. What was that program's name? 4. What was the goal of the meeting that was termed as the Yalta Conference, in 1945? 5. Name the trio of national leaders who led the Yalta Conference. 6. Plans began at the Yalta Conference for the San Francisco Conference. What was established at the latter group meeting? 7. Who was known as the first singing Western-movie star? 8. In 2006, what were the top three causes of death in the United States? 9. In the 2007 figures, which branch of the U.S. military had the highest percentage of women? 10. Prior to his presidential service, George H.W. Bush served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Answers 1. Former Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman declined the offer of presidential candidacy. 2. Franklin D. Roosevelt brought in the New Deal. 3. Teddy Roosevelt had presented the Square Deal. 4. The conference was set for serious plans aimed at ending World War II. 5. The Yalta leaders were Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain, President Franklin Roosevelt of the United States and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin. 6. Plans were made at the San Francisco Conference to establish the United Nations. 7. It was Gene Autry (1907-98). 8. Heart disease accounted for 25.9 percent of deaths; cancer was responsible for 23.1 percent; and 5.7 percent of deaths were caused by stroke. 9. The Air Force had the highest number of women, at 19.6 percent, followed by the Navy, with 14.7 percent. 10. Bush was appointed to head the CIA by President Gerald Ford. 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.COM
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