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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 Holiday Name Change1. What was the original name of the holiday now honored as Veterans Day? 2. Name the president who legally changed the name of the previous holiday. 3. Whose estate was taken away and later became Arlington National Cemetery? 4. Name the traditional wedding anniversary gifts given for the 25th and 50th years. 5. What U.S. library has the highest number of volumes? 6. Name the National Football League teams that faced off in the first Super Bowl in 1967. Who won? 7. The world's longest suspension bridge opened in New York City in 1964. Name it. 8. In 1847, the first U.S. postage stamps were sold. Whose images were on the 5-cent and 10-cent stamps? 9. In 1747, John Adams won enough of the electoral votes to push Thomas Jefferson into the second spot as vice president. What was the electoral vote tally? 10. The Constitutional Convention, which eventually led to the acceptance of the Constitution, opened in Philadelphia on May 25, 1787. Who presided over this historic meeting? Answers 1. 2. The bill was signed into law on June 1, 1954, by President Dwight Eisenhower, a former general. 3. Robert E. Lee's estate was taken for the burial of the Civil War dead to bar the Confederate general's return to his home. 4. The 25th anniversary gift is silver and the 50th is gold. 5. The Library of Congress has more than twice the total of volumes at Harvard University, which has the second highest volume collection. 6. The Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs with a score of 35 to 10 in Los Angeles. 7. It's the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. 8. Ben Franklin's image was on the nickel stamp, while George Washington's image was on the dime stamp. 9. Adams received 71 electoral votes, thus topping Jefferson's count of 68 electoral votes. 10. George Washington presided over that important meeting. 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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