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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 Cemetery Guest1. What country's prime minister was temporarily entombed in Arlington National Cemetery in 1941? 2. What is the oldest capital in South America? 3. Which of the Middle East countries was formerly Persia? 4. What service did the famed author Louisa May Alcott perform for the Union Army in the Civil War? 5. What former secretary of state was elected president, but was defeated in his try for a re-election to a second term and ended up serving 17 years in the House of Representatives? 6. What was the first battle of the Revolutionary War, which was fought in April 1775? 7. How many colonial minutemen died in the famed battle that came about following the epic midnight ride of Paul Revere? 8. To what was Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee referring when he said: "I have lost my right arm?" 9. For what organization did Robert F. Kennedy leave Harvard? 10. The first chief justice of the U.S. Answers 1. It was Poland's former prime minister, Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860-1941), who has since been returned to a homeland cemetery. 2. Ecuador has the oldest capital in South America, which is Quito. 3. Iran was formerly Persia. 4. Alcott served as a nurse for the Union Army. 5. It was John Quincy Adams. 6. The Battle of Lexington in Massachusetts was the first battle of the Revolution. 7. Eight died in the military face-off at Lexington. 8. Lee was referring to his loss in battle of Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson at Charlottesville, Va. 9. Kennedy left Harvard to enlist in the U.S. Navy. He later returned to Harvard to earn his degree. 10. It was John Jay. 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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