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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 League After1. What was the successor organization of the League of Nations? 2. Name the noted British writer who created the famed character Sherlock Holmes. 3. What U.S. president urged Congress to declare war on Germany in 1917? 4. What phrase is the formal name of the Statue of Liberty? 5. Who was the first president who never had been elected president or vice president? 6. Based on U.S. Census Bureau estimates, what city had the largest percentage growth in population from the year 2000 to 2007? 7. In line with the preceding question, name the city that dropped 50.6 percent, from 483,659 to 239,124, in population. 8. What sport with 10 players on each side is the national game of Canada? 9. Name the general who was a commander at Yorktown and several other Revolutionary War battles, was secretary of war under George Washington, and proposed the creation of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. 10. What British composer's first hit was "Jesus Christ Superstar," followed by "Evita," "Cats" and several others? Answers 1. 2. Sherlock was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930). 3. It was Woodrow Wilson, our 28th president. When Congress declared war, it entered the U.S. into World War I. 4. The Statue of Liberty's official name is "Liberty Enlightening the World." 5. Gerald Ford, our 38th president, never had been elected president or vice president by the voting public. 6. The population of North Las Vegas, Nevada, jumped 79.7 percent, from 118,018 to 212,114. 7. New Orleans had that drop in population in the span. 8. Lacrosse is Canada's favored game. 9. It was Gen. Henry Knox (1750-1806). 10. The noteworthy musical creator is Andrew Lloyd Webber. 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 SYNDICATE INC.
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