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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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The Teeth are in1. George Washington's false teeth are often mentioned as being wooden. What animal's ivory was used in Washington's oral attachments? 2. Where did the gorilla get its name? 3. Name the only U.S. state that does not have a cave. 4. Which Great Lake is completely within the United States? 5. What is unusual about the leaders of elephant herds? 6. Name the four ape families. 7. What leading motion picture "star" debuted in the film "Steamboat Willie"? 8. Dumbo was a derogatory name used as a pun for a small elephant with highly oversized ears. What name was placed on Dumbo by his loving mother? 9. What mammal has the longest life expectancy? 10. What flower was appointed by Congress as the national flower? Answers 1. 2. The name came from a hairy African tribe. These "gorillas" were led by women. 3. It's Delaware. 4. Lake Michigan is completely within the United States. 5. Elephant herds are led by females, while most other mammal herds are led by males. 6. The four ape families are the chimpanzees, gibbons, gorillas and orangutans. 7. "Steamboat Willie" was Mickey Mouse's 1928 debut film appearance. 8. Dumbo's mother named him Jumbo Jr. 9. The human mammal has the longest life expectancy. 10. The national flower is the rose. 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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