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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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What's in a Name?1. What was President Gerald Ford's original name? 2. What four freedoms were issued as a basis for world peace and became part of the U.N. Charter? 3. What U.S. president presented the four freedoms as a basis for world peace? 4. Name the pilot of the first solo nonstop trans-Atlantic flight, in 1927. 5. What was the name of the plane in the flight noted in the previous question? 6. What passenger car led in sales in the calendar years 2004 to 2007? 7. Suzette Charles of New Jersey became Miss America 1984 because of the resignation of the 1984 winner. Who was the Miss America 1984 who resigned? 8. Name the top three syndicated TV programs in 2007-08 according to Nielsen Media Research. 9. What is the word for a young swan? 10. In 1971, the U.N. General Assembly expelled a government body and admitted a replacement country. Answers 1. After his mother remarried, Leslie King Jr. became Gerald Ford. 2. The four freedoms were freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear. 3. Franklin D. Roosevelt presented the freedoms, in 1941. 4. The pilot was Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh. 5. Lindbergh's plane was the Spirit of St. Louis. 6. The Toyota Camry led in sales. 7. Vanessa Williams of New York won but had to resign. 8. No. 1 was "Wheel of Fortune," followed by "Jeopardy" and "The Oprah Winfrey Show." 9. A baby swan is a cygnet. 10. The People's Republic of China (mainland China) replaced Taiwan (the Republic of China). 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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