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Great World War
1. World War I was the ultimate outgrowth of a chain reaction starting with an assassination that took place in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Who was the victim of that assassination?
2. What country was the first to declare war in the sequence of events …Read more.
Government and History
1. One of the chief characters in discussions of the Wild West is the sheriff. Where did the word "sheriff" originate?
2. Only one president of the United States ever served in the U.S. Senate after completing his presidential term. Who …Read more.
Hair
1. This filamentous biomaterial grows from follicles found in the dermis. What is it?
2. The average numbers of hair on the head is highest with people of this hair color. Name it.
3. True or false: Hair grows faster in cold weather.
4. By age 50, …Read more.
Richard Wagstaff ‘Dick' Clark
1. In what year did "American Bandstand" first air on television? For bragging rights, also name the city where it aired.
2. In July 1956, Dick Clark took over the host position. Who was the original host of "Bandstand"?
3. This …Read more.
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Famous Quotes From Battles Past1. "Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter." Who said it? A) General Dwight D. Eisenhower B) Sir Winston Churchill or C) Brigadier General Charles E. Branshaw. 2. "Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat an enemy without too much bloodshed, and might imagine this is the true goal of the art of war. Pleasant as it sounds; it is a fallacy that must be exposed: War is such a dangerous business that the mistakes which come from kindness are the very worst." Who said it? A) Alexander Pushkin B) Sun Tzu or C) Carl Von Clausewitz. 3. "The measure of a regime of terror is the victims of its peace, not the casualties of its war." Who said it? A) President George H.W. Bush B) General Norman Schwarzkopf or C) Writer, Samir al-Khalil. 4. During the first century A.D., Flavius Josephus wrote "For (the Romans)) do not use their weapons first in time of war, nor do they then put their hands first into motion, having been idle in times of peace; but as if their weapons were part of themselves, they never have any truce from warlike exercises." What war was he writing about? 5. "And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, from this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered; we few, we happy few, we band of brothers." Who said it? A) William Shakespeare B) Marcus Aurelius or C) Singer, Arlo Guthrie 6.
7. In the fifth century B.C., Thucydides wrote: "Those events which happened in the past (human nature being what it is), will at some time or other and in much the same ways, be repeated in the future." Can you name the war he was writing about? 8. "War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy." Who said it? A) Sir Winston Churchill B) Carl Von Clausewitz or C) General David Petraeus 9. "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." Who said it? A) General James E. Cartwright U.S. Marine Corps B) President Ronald Reagan or C) Colonel Art Corbett, U.S. Marine Corps 10. "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." Who said it? A) Napoleon Bonaparte B) Sir Winston Churchill or C) Mao Tse-Tung Answers 1. B) Sir Winston Churchill, The World Crisis, 1923. 2. C) Carl Von Clausewitz 3. C) Samir al-Khalil (Kanan Makiya), Republic of Fear 4. The Great Roman-Jewish War 5. A) William Shakespeare, Henry V 6. Dire Straits 7. The Peloponnesian War 8. B) Carl Von Clausewitz 9. B) President Ronald Reagan 10. A) Napoleon Bonaparte Take "The Answer Man" to work or to school. Challenge your friends for "Bragging Rights." Send your questions and answers to: The Answer Man, Dawn Seamans-Shook. ACSTAM@gmail.com COPYRIGHT 2011 CREATORS.COM
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