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1. What do the initials USSR stand for?

2. Who declared the USSR dead in December 1991?

3. In December 1991, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus founded the CIS. What does CIS stand for?

4. What is the common name for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

5. Name the first woman candidate for U.S. vice president.

6. Name France's longest flowing river.

7. What movie star's original name was Norma Jeane Mortenson?

8. In what state did Abraham Lincoln serve in the legislature from 1834 to 1841?

9. Which of the 50 states is known as the "Show Me State"?

10. Which U.S. president is buried on the National Cathedral grounds in Washington, D.C.?

Answers

1. USSR reads out as Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

2. Boris Yeltsin, the president of the Russian Republic, declared the death of the USSR.

CIS are the initials for the Commonwealth of Independent States.

4. This disease is most commonly termed Lou Gehrig's Disease, named after the honored baseball great.

5. Geraldine Ferraro (D-N.Y.) was on the ticket for vice president with presidential candidate Walter Mondale (D-Minn.).

6. France's longest river is the Loire River.

7. Norma Jeane Mortenson changed her name to Norma Jeane Baker and then to Marilyn Monroe.

8. Lincoln served in the Illinois legislature.

9. Missouri is the "Show Me State."

10. Woodrow Wilson, our 28th president, is buried at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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