1. In the early years of First Lady Rachel Jackson and Former President Andrew Jackson’s marriage, they learned something important concerning Rachel’s first marriage. What was it? Her divorce was not granted; Robards had cheated on her while they were still married; Rachel was pregnant with her first husband’s child; Rachel’s husband, Lewis, had been secretly married to another woman as well as with her.
2. Other than the typical answer of “lightning,” what makes the thunder roar?
3. The year 1897 saw the birth of which one of the following: Ice hockey; the Swiss Army Knife; Ford’s Model T; the Zeppelin Air Ship.
4. Leonardo da Vinci is credited with designing versions of which of the following group? A parachute, scuba diving suit, and telescope; a tank, unicycle, and cannon; a parachute, tank, and helicopter.
5. Capillaries connect organs and tissue to: arteries; veins; muscles; all of the above.
6. What was the famous voting card malfunction of 2000 called? The Hanging Chad; The Dangling Bush; The Dimpled Dot; The Burning Bush.
7. What item is Egypt attempting to regain from the British Museum? The Rosetta Stone; the Hope Diamond; a statue of Ramses II; King Tut’s Crown.
8. Cruising around on the Titanic was for the elite only. How much do you think a simple berth ticket cost (in today’s money value)? $500; $1,000; $750; $1,700?
9. What has dog shark cartilage been used as a treatment for? AIDS and cancer; shark bites; cancer and severe burns; clotting powder for large cuts.
10. The USDA recommends that an adequate daily iron intake of 18 mg. is needed to deliver oxygen to all the body’s tissues. Which of the following foods is able to meet that recommendation? One ounce of Enriched Bran Flakes; six oysters; six clams; one cup of Enriched Cream of Wheat.
ANSWERS:
1. According to the Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson story, Rachel and Andrew thought Lewis Robards had obtained a divorce from her. Actually, Robards had just gotten permission from the to court to ask for a divorce. About two years after the Jacksons married, they learned the Robards were still married. The Jacksons remarried soon after they went to court and got the divorce.
2. The air around a lightning bolt is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun. This sudden heating causes the air to expand faster than the speed of sound, which compresses the air and forms a shock wave; we hear it as thunder.
3. The Swiss Army Knife.
4. A parachute, tank, and helicopter.
5. Veins.
6. The Hanging Chad.
7. The Rosetta Stone.
8. First class tickets ranged enormously in price, from $150 (about $1,700 today) for a simple berth, up to $4,350 (about $50,000) for one of the two Parlor suites. Second class tickets were $60 (around $700) and third class passengers paid between $15 and $40 ($170-450).
9. Cancer and severe burns.
10. Enriched Bran Flakes contain 18.2 mg. iron in one ounce, which meets the recommended daily dose of 18 mg.
1. In the early years of First Lady Rachel Jackson and Former President Andrew Jackson’s marriage, they learned something important concerning Rachel’s first marriage. What was it? Her divorce was not granted; Robards had cheated on her while they were still married; Rachel was pregnant with her first husband’s child; Rachel’s husband, Lewis, had been secretly married to another woman as well as with her.
2. Other than the typical answer of “lightning” (sic), what makes the thunder roar?
3. The year 1897 saw the birth of which one of the following: Ice hockey; the Swiss Army Knife; Ford’s Model T; the Zeppelin Air Ship.
4. Leonardo da Vinci is credited with designing versions of which of the following group? A parachute, scuba diving suit, and telescope; a tank, unicycle, and cannon; a parachute, tank, and helicopter.
5. Capillaries connect organs and tissue to: arteries; veins; muscles; all of the above.
6. What was the famous voting card malfunction of 2000 called? The Hanging Chad; The Dangling Bush; The Dimpled Dot; The Burning Bush.
7. What item is Egypt attempting to regain from the British Museum? The Rosetta Stone; the Hope Diamond; a statue of Ramses II; King Tut’s Crown.
8. Cruising around on the Titanic was for the elite only. How much do you think a simple berth ticket cost (in today’s money value)? $500; $1,000; $750; $1,700?
9. What has dog shark cartilage been used as a treatment for? AIDS and cancer; shark bites; cancer and severe burns; clotting powder for large cuts.
10. The USDA recommends that an adequate daily iron intake of 18 mg. is needed to deliver oxygen to all the body’s tissues. Which of the following foods is able to meet that recommendation? One ounce of Enriched Bran Flakes; six oysters; six clams; one cup of Enriched Cream of Wheat.
ANSWERS:
1. According to the Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson story, Rachel and Andrew thought Lewis Robards had obtained a divorce from her. Actually, Robards had just gotten permission from the to court to ask for a divorce. About two years after the Jacksons married, they learned the Robards were still married. The Jacksons remarried soon after they went to court and got the divorce.
2. The air around a lightning bolt is superheated to about five times the temperature of the sun. This sudden heating causes the air to expand faster than the speed of sound, which compresses the air and forms a shock wave; we hear it as thunder.
3. The Swiss Army Knife.
4. A parachute, tank, and helicopter.
5. Veins.
6. The Hanging Chad.
7. The Rosetta Stone.
8. First class tickets ranged enormously in price, from $150 (about $1,700 today) for a simple berth, up to $4,350 (about $50,000) for one of the two Parlor suites. Second class tickets were $60 (around $700) and third class passengers paid between $15 and $40 ($170-450).
9. Cancer and severe burns.
10. Enriched Bran Flakes contain 18.2 mg. iron in one ounce, which meets the recommended daily dose of 18 mg.