2001 Almanac Facts!

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which US National Park had the greatest Acres under Federal protection in 1999? Wrangell-St Elias, Alaska Yellowstone, Montana-Wyoming Denali, Alaska Katmai, Alaska

2. Which is the largest Great Lake in area? Erie Huron Superior Michigan

3. Which is the highest point in the contiguous United States? Mauna Kea, Hawaii Mount Elbert, Colorado Mount Whitney, California Mount Rainer, Washington

4. Who was both the 22nd and 24th President of the United States? Chester A. Arthur William McKinley Grover Cleveland James Garfield

5. Who served the shortest time as President? John F. Kennedy James Garfield William Henry Harrison Abraham Lincoln

6. Who becomes President if both the President and Vice President are unable? The Secretary of the Treasury The President Pro Tempore of the Senate The Speaker of the House The Secretary of State

7. Who followed Tip O'Neil as Speaker of the House? Thomas Foley James C. Wright Jr. Newt Gingrich J. Dennis Hastert

8. Who was the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? Douglas MacArthur Dwight D. Eisenhower Omar N. Bradley George S. Patton

9. In which of these did the United States suffer the most battle deaths? Civil War World War II World War I Vietnam Conflict

10. How many Individual income tax (1040 series) forms were filed in 1998? 123,000,000 81,000,000 184,000,000 157,000,000

11. Approximately, how much money did the IRS collect in Individual Income Tax in 1998? $43.2 Billion $2.23 Trillion $928 Billion $222 Billion

12. Which of these is NOT a Postal abbreviation for a US state? ME LA HA MT

13. Which of these is not a US Capital? Sacramento, CA Louisville, KY Springfield, IL Boston, MA

14. What was the SECOND most populous US city in the 1990 census? Houston, TX Los Angeles, CA New York, NY Chicago, IL

15. What is the Median sales price for a one family house in the US in 1999? $133,300 $69,700 $85,900 $54,400

16. In what decade did the most immigrants enter the United States? 1851-1860 1981-1990 1941-1950 1901-1910

17. In 1998, which state had the highest rate of serious crime per 100,000 inhabitants (not including Washington, DC)? Illinois New Mexico Florida New York

18. Which state had the most prisoners in 1999? Answer: (Choice of two - either one but not both will do)

19. Which state has executed the most prisoners since 1930? Georgia New York Texas Florida

20. Which state had the highest percentage of people living below the poverty level in 1990? Louisiana Mississippi New Mexico West Virginia