This one is going to take a little thinking on your part … both mathematically and historically. Give your school days a refresher. See how many you can answer correctly.
1. What does 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 equal?
2. What is the most popular name requested for a boat? Retired; Love Boat; Obsession; wife’s name.
3. The first submarine to sink an enemy warship was built by the Confederacy during the Civil War. On February 17, 1864 it attacked and sank the USS Housatonic in Charleston harbor. What was the name of this historic submarine? CSS Shenandoah; CSS Virginia; CSS H. L. Hunley; CSS Alabama.
4. Which one of the following individuals has served continually as Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister since the fall of the Taliban? Karim Khalili; Henry Kissinger; Mohammad Mohaqqeq; Abdullah Abdullah.
5. A training program was developed for miniature horses to assist in guiding visually impaired people. What is the name of this non-profit charity program?
Seeing Eye; Helping Hooves Foundation; The Mini Ranchero For Eyes; The Guide Horse Foundation.
6. Who established the first Baptist church in America? Roger Williams; James Oglethorpe; William Penn; John Wesley.
7. From what are igneous rocks formed? Magma; chemical composition; other rocks; sedimentary.
8. If it takes 70 minutes for a man to dress and be at work by 9 a.m. (not including drive time), what time is the alarm set for? 6:30; 6:45; 7:50; 8:30.
9. In 1787, in what city was the United States Constitution originally drafted? Philadelphia; Boston; New York; Washington, DC.
10. About how much of our planet’s fresh water is frozen in glaciers? 10 percent; 40 percent; 60 percent; 75 percent.
ANSWERS
1) 12,345,678,987,654,321. 2) Obsession. 3) CSS H. L. Hunley. 4) Abdullah Abdullah. 5) The Guide Horse Foundation. In 1999, Don and Janet Burleson from Kittrell, N.C. introduced their trained, miniature horses as a different mobility option for the blind. 6) Roger Williams. It was 1638 in Providence, R.I. He had originally settled in Massachusetts, but was “asked” to leave because he did not agree with the predominantly Congregationalist population. 7) Magma, once it has cooled and solidified. 8) 7:50 a.m. 9) Philadelphia 10) About 75 percent of the world’s fresh water is frozen in glaciers. If all the ice melted, sea levels would rise about 230 feet.
This column was originally published in the Hamilton County Herald on Oct. 18, 2013.