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Bits of History Questions & Answers for 2006
    
There were 2 multiple answer questions and 5
single answer questions. Nine answers in all. Here they are. How many did you get?
Questions one through four.
Location |
Question |
Answer |
Nevada sheet
single answer |
Where is the oldest continuously inhabitated community
in the United States? |
Acoma Sky City, New Mexico. An Indian Pueblo
inhabitated since about 1150 AD. More than three centuries. |
Nebraska sheet
single answer |
You are in the United States and one mile from Russia.
Where are you? |
The Village of Little Diomede on Little Diomede Island
in the Bering Strait in Alaska. One mile from Big Diomede Island in Russia. |
Colorado sheet
multiple answer |
Washington, DC is our nations' capitol. How big was it
originally and how big is it now? What two states was it in originally and what state is
it in now? |
A square 10 miles on the side (100 square miles)
partially in Maryland and Virginia. Now 61 square miles east of the Potomac River in
Maryland. |
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Bits of History Questions & Answers for 2006
Questions five through seven.
Location |
Question |
Answer |
North Dakota
sheet
single answer |
What is the most popular state bird, the Western
Medowlark, Mockingbird, or Cardinal? |
Cardinal adopted by six states. |
South Dakota
sheet
multiple answer |
What state was admitted to the Union on the same month
and day as Armistice Day? What does Armistice Day (now called Veteransl Day celebrate? |
Washington - November 11, 1889 - 29 years before
Armistice Day November 11, 1918. The end of the first world war. |
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