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Bits of History Questions & Answers for 1999
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There were 4 multiple answer questions, 3 double
answer questions and 7 single answer questions. Forty seven answers in all. Here they are.
How many did you get?
Questions one through eight.
Location |
Question
|
Answer |
Holder
double answer |
What state has no counties and its capital city
cannot be reached by car even though the capital
city is larger than the state of Delaware? |
Alaska, Juneau |
Holder
single answer |
What state has only one Legislative body whose
members are called Senators? |
Nebraska |
Holder
double answer |
What states motto is on all United States coins? |
Florida, "In God We Trust" |
Holder
double answer |
What states name is named for the Governor of
another state? |
Delaware, named for
Lord Del La Warr, the
Governor of Virginia. |
Delaware sheet
multiple answer |
Through what states did the historic
Route 66 travel? |
Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona
and California |
Delaware sheet
single answer |
The answer to one of the questions on the
holder is contained on this sheet. Which question was it? |
Five (5) |
Pennsylvania
sheet - single
answer |
What event in Augusta, Georgia is famous for
awarding a prized green jacket? |
The Masters Golf
Tournament |
Pennsylvania
sheet - single
answer |
Who won the jacket in 1997? |
Tiger Woods |
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Bits of History Questions & Answers for 1999
Questions nine through fourteen.
Location |
Question |
Answer |
New Jersey
sheet - multiple
answer |
Which existing states or portions of existing states were part of
the Louisiana Purchase? |
Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,
Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma. Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota. |
New Jersey
sheet - single
answer |
From whom was it purchased? |
France. |
Georgia sheet
multiple answer |
Which four states meet at a common point? |
Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The common
point is called the four corners. |
Georgia sheet
multiple answer |
How many states border the Great Lakes? |
Eight (8). New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. |
Connecticut
sheet - single
answer |
In what state is the highest mountain in the
United States? |
Alaska. |
Connecticut
sheet - single
answer |
What is the mountain's name? |
Mount McKinley - 20,320 ft. |
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