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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.
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.
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Capital Change1. 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 the capital city of the Republic of Singapore. 4. Who said, "Almighty God. I know not what course others may take but as for me, give me liberty or give me death"? 5. What was the leading U.S. crop from 1990 to 2007, according to the USDA? 6. What does NAFTA stand for? 7. What countries agreed to NAFTA in 1994? 8. Which U.S. president's parents emigrated from Ireland? 9. Name the three most populous cities. 10. Name the three most populous countries. Answers 1. Richmond, Va., became the new capital city. Thanks to Answer Man-er V.W. 2. The six founding states were: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. 3. Singapore is the capital of Singapore. 4. These were the immortal words of Patrick Henry in a committee speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Va., in 1775. 5. The leading U.S. crop was corn. 6. NAFTA stands for North American Free Trade Agreement. 7. Canada, Mexico and the United States agreed to NAFTA. 8. Andrew Jackson, our seventh president's parents came to the U.S. from Ireland. 9. The three cities with the largest populations are: 1) Tokyo 2) New York City 3) Mexico City 10. The three most populous countries are: 1) China 2) India 3) the United States 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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