Answer Key Quiz Questions History Science and Fame
A mixed set of trivia covering the establishment of the U S Weather Bureau, a Civil War burning by a Confederate general, vacuum tube invention, anatomy of the funny bone, amateur golf champion, Renaissance genius, North American mountain ranges, Stevenson burial site, a Gray quote author, Italian labor law, opium habit authors, heavyweight champion, Washington’s death presidency, a treaty battle timing, body water content, air composition, a comedian’s death before salaries, Germany’s highest point, Wilsons democracy quote, Shakespeare word origins.
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United States Weather Bureau
North America
Robert Louis Stevenson
Washington
Germany
Answers and Names From Historical Quiz Clues
A collage of quiz item answers listing people places and concepts. It includes General Pershing Antoine Galland Okeechobee Paul Whiteman Franklin Pierce Wyoming Kansas Gladstone Edison Louis XIV Taft and other terms reflecting a mixed knowledge test.
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Franklin Pierce
Wyoming
Kansas
William B. Gladstone
William Charles Macready
Thomas A. Edison
Louis XIV
William Howard Taft
Ability to Use Both Hands Boosts Output Across Professions
The article notes that about 17 percent are right handed 8 percent left handed and 80 percent ambidextrous. It argues training favors right-handed use by age three and cites figures and examples from Bartie Baden-Powell Landseer Da Vinci Holbein Simeon Shell Oliver Lodge to illustrate how left-hand use can rest the brain and increase productivity.
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James Bartie
Robert Baden- Powell
Landseer
Leonardo da Vinci
Holbein
Simeon Shell
Oliver Lodge
Beautiful Church Tower at Wrexham Wales An Astonishing Feature
The parish church tower at Wrexham Wales stands described as beautiful with corner turrets high as fortresses and intricate bands and cornices. A noted traveler praised its centuries old craftsmanship and impact on visitors.
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England
Wales
Wrexham
Stratham Wiggin Farm Competes as New England’s Oldest
Stratham New Hampshire enters the Wiggin farm in a contest to identify the oldest town farm in New England. The Wiggin property has remained in the family since a 1631 royal grant and has been passed down father to son without a warranty deed through the centuries.
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Old New England
New England
Stratham
N. H
Wiggin
Quote from Horace Inspires Caution in Public Life
A fragment reflecting on civic leadership where Sena tor Sorghum says little while others speak. The remark contrasts a former era of decisive speaking with modern listening. It warns men to stay vigilant against daily dangers.
Irvington Parents Show Off Bright-Eyed Daughter
Embarrassed by pride, Mr and Mrs parade their little girl during a Gas City visit. The child charmfully answers questions about her guardians by patting her head and declaring she is mamma's girl and daddy's girl is at his office.
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Irvington
Gas City
Mamma
Daddy
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Finney
Michael
Peg
Faithshe
Felix
Love
Galaxy
Theate
Olga Seidlitz
Harmon Fry
Moine
Glenn Goober
Winpipe
Gray
Quebec
Italy
General Pershing
Antoine Galland
Okeechobee
Paul Whiteman
Greece
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Oakland
BUICK
Lasalle
Cadillac
Frigidaire
Senator Sorghum
A_ statesman
Horace
Butch
Peterman
Ee Peterman
Ans
Ghove
N.Y
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