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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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Russian Mr. President1. Who was Russia's first elected president? 2. What is Russia's new name? 3. Give the top three U.S. boy names in 2007, according to the Social Security Administration. 4. Looking back at the previous question, what were the top three names for U.S. girls? 5. What is an acronym? 6. Look in the harbor and name what "USS" stands for. 7. What are the five most common last names in the United States? 8. Name the top five languages spoken in the world. 9. What are the names of the two areas of China? 10. There is a five-year retirement period before a Major League Baseball star is eligible for admission into the Hall of Fame. In four instances, the five-year period was waived for special reasons. Name the four stars who were inducted into the Hall of Fame before five years. Answers 1. Boris Yeltsin was sworn in on July 10, 1991. 2. It is the Russian Federation. 3. 4. The top three girl names were Emily, Isabella and Emma. 5. Acronyms are words derived from the first letters of words or the syllables of a set of words. 6. "USS" stands for United States Ship. 7. The most common U.S. last names: 1) Smith; 2) Johnson; 3) Williams; 4) Brown; and 5) Jones. 8. The top five languages spoken in the world: 1) Chinese; 2) Spanish; 3) English; 4) Arabic; and 5) Hindi. 9. Mainland China, which is controlled by Communists, is the People's Republic of China. Taiwan, which is a free nation with open elections, is the Republic of China. 10. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio and Roberto Clemente were exempted from the time period requirement. Clemente died before he was eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame. His plane crashed while on a charitable air mission. 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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