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2001 Almanac Facts!

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S.A. Specific : 2001 Almanac Facts!

Introduction:
"This quiz consists of questions taken from the 2001 New York Times Almanac. All questions pertain to the United States."


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?
    Huron
    Erie
    Michigan
    Superior


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


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?
    James Garfield
    John F. Kennedy
    Abraham Lincoln
    William Henry Harrison


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
    J. Dennis Hastert
    Newt Gingrich
    James C. Wright Jr.


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


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


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?
    $2.23 Trillion
    $43.2 Billion
    $222 Billion
    $928 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?
    Louisville, KY
    Springfield, IL
    Sacramento, CA
    Boston, MA


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


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


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


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


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?
    New York
    Texas
    Florida
    Georgia


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


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