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This small cartoon
makes me think of how a child’s mind works and is rather insightful.
2. In what year was the Hoover Dam built? How large
is it?
The Hoover Dam was completed the 1st of
March, 1936. It is 726.4 feet from foundation to crest with towers raising an
additional 40 m, coming to a total of 766.4 m
3. In what year did mountaineers first plant the
U.S. flag on top of Mt. Everest?
1963
4. What is Google Labs? What things can you do with
Google Labs?
Google Labs are experimental features for inboxes.
With Google Labs you can add key business features to your Inboxes.
5.How many pro baseball teams were there in 1950?
What teams?
30 teams. Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York
Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, New
York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland
Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati
Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Astro,
Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Arizona
Diamondback, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San
Francisco Giants
6.When was the movie Casablanca made? Who are the
two main actors?
Was made in 1942. The main actors are Humphrey
Bogart and Ingrid Henreid
7.Starting from the foot of the pedestal, how many
steps must you climb to reach the Statue of Liberty’s Crown?
You must climb 377 steps.
8.When and where did “The Office” first appear on
television? What was the first episode after the pilot called?
24 March. First after pilot was Diversity Day
9. What was the name and date of the Supreme Court decision that overturned legalized segregation?
The Separate-but-equal rule was was put into place May 18 1896
16. Find a Chess Server where you can play an interactive game of chess online.
lichess.org
18. Who is the author of the Harry Potter Books? How many total books has she written?
J.K. Rowling. She has written 11 books
9. What was the name and date of the Supreme Court decision that overturned legalized segregation?
The Separate-but-equal rule was was put into place May 18 1896
16. Find a Chess Server where you can play an interactive game of chess online.
lichess.org
18. Who is the author of the Harry Potter Books? How many total books has she written?
J.K. Rowling. She has written 11 books
Verification: 2: It’s a government site, 3: National
Geographic is a critically acclaimed scientific journal, 4: I went to the
source, or also known as Google Support 5: If the ESPN is wrong nothing else
will get it right 6: IMDB is a very popular site that needs to get its facts
right, otherwise it wouldn’t be used by so many people 7: Government Site 8:
19.Who is C.S. Lewis? When and where did he die?
19.Who is C.S. Lewis? When and where did he die?
C.S. Lewis was an author ( he wrote the Narnia series). He died at 5:30 p.m. at The Kilns.
Search Engine(s): 1: Google, 2: Google, 3: Google,
4: Google 5: Google 6: Google 7: Google 8: You know what, I’m only going to be
using Google.
Search Words Used: 1: funniest peanuts cartoon, 2:
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-space, 4: What is Google Labs, 5: 1950 +baseball teams +official, 6:
Casablanca 7: Statue of liberty + number of steps to the crown 8: The Office +
First Air Date 9: Supreme Court +legalized segregation +overturned 16: online chess 18: Harry Potter -Wikipedia +first book 19:
Answer Sites: 1: https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-best-Peanuts-cartoons,
2: www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/faqs/damfaqs.html,
3: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/everest/jim-whittaker/,
4: https://support.google.com/a/answer/117099?hl=en,
5 http://www.espn.com/mlb/history/teams,
6: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0034583/,
7: https://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/visit-the-crown.htm,
8: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386676/,
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