Describing Hippocrates by Andy Seamans on Creators.com

Recently

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.

Describing Hippocrates

1. What was the unique nickname given to the Greek physician Hippocrates?

2. What was the birthplace of Adolf Hitler, who was the dictator of Germany during World War II?

3. What is the world's largest church?

4. What marriage in the Jamestown settlement in Virginia eased the hostilities there?

5. In 1994, what disorder was announced as striking Ronald Reagan?

6. Name the German-born cartoonist who created a popular image of Santa Claus in the early 1860s.

7. The cartoonist in the preceding question also created symbols for the Democratic and Republican parties. What are those comedic figures?

8. Delaware boasts of the fact that it was the first state to join the United States. Which state was the second state to ratify the Constitution?

9. Which of the Founding Fathers was nicknamed the Father of the Constitution?

10. Seward's Folly was put in place at a cost of $7.2 million in 1867.

What piece of land was involved? And from what country was it purchased?

Answers

1. Hippocrates is known as the Father of Medicine.

2. Hitler was born in Braunau am Inn, Austria.

3. It is St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

4. It was the marriage of Pocahontas, the daughter of Indian chief Powhatan, to John Rolfe, a Colonial leader.

5. Reagan retired from public life in 1994. He had Alzheimer's disease.

6. It was Thomas Nast (1840-1902).

7. The Democratic Party's character is a donkey; the Republicans' is an elephant.

8. It was Pennsylvania.

9. James Madison earned that title for co-authoring the Constitution and for proposing the Bill of Rights.

10. Seward's Folly wasn't a folly. It was the future state of Alaska, which was sold to the United States by Russia.

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.