U.S. Agencies Trivia

1. When was the first United States census taken?

From Quiz Timeline of the United States Census

Answer: 1790

In 1787, in Article 1, Section 2, the U.S. Constitution mandated that a national census be conducted every ten years to determine seats in the House of Representatives and to guide tax policy. The first census recorded the head of household's name and also the occupants. Slaves were tallied as three-fifths of a person. The total cost was $44,000. The United States population in 1790 was 3,900,000; in 2009 it was 308,000,000. There were 650 census takers in 1790 and 650,000 in 2020.

From Quiz Get Postal: U.S. Postal Trivia

Answer: Sale of stamps and services.

The post office became self-regulating after the postal strike of 1970, resulting in the Postal Reorganization Act of 1970. After that, tax dollars were no longer used to fund the agency.

From Quiz Florida State Parks

Answer: 1935

In 1912, Olustee Battlefield became the first protected soil in Florida, but it wasn't until 1935 that the current Florida State Parks system was founded.

From Quiz US National Parks

Answer: 1872

President Ulysses S, Grant signed the proclamation on March 1, 1872. Although mostly in north-west Wyoming, Montana and Idaho also are parts. Yellowstone comprises 3,468.4 square miles comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is the largest high-elevation lake in North America. The park is noted also for its geothermal features such as the Old Faithful Geyser, a spot most visited in the park.

From Quiz ZIP Codes

Answer: 1963

ZIP stands for Zone Improvement Plan. With the introduction of the system, each post office got a five-digit ZIP code, which corresponded to a geographical region. For example, 43210 was assigned to a specific section of Columbus, Ohio. Numbers under 10000 got a leading zero, like 02115 for a specific section of Boston. Not all five-digit numbers were used, though.

From Quiz Collect the Century 1910-1919

Answer: The Tramp

Some of the films with Charlie Chaplin as The Tramp are "City Lights", "Modern Times", "The Bank", and many others. Charlie Chaplin was born in London and was on his own at an early age due to the death of his father and illnes befalling his mother. He came to the U.S. in 1910 with a vaudeville show. He easily moved to making films and becoming a legend in show business.

From Quiz Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Answer: 1972

Following the end of the Draft, the national military leadership felt that it was necessary to gain and maintain the support of civilian employers in order to support the all-volunteer Armed Forces. Thus, in 1972, by Executive Order, ESGR was established.

From Quiz I Hate Tax Season! (USA)

Answer: April 15

Originally taxes were due March 1st, it wasn't until 1954 that April 15 became the due date. And if April 15 falls on a Saturday or Sunday, then your return isn't due until the following Monday.

From Quiz Social Security in the U.S.

Answer: The Economic Security Act

Abraham Epstein, the president of the American Association for Social Security, is credited with coining the phrase 'social security.' While the Economic Security Act was being debated in Congress, the name of it was changed by members of the House of Representatives.

From Quiz OSHA --- Workplace Safety in the USA

Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Mission Statement (First three paragraphs): OHSA MISSION OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health. OUR SERVICES OSHA and its state partners have approximately 2100 inspectors, plus complaint discrimination investigators, engineers, physicians, educators, standards writers, and other technical and support personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. This staff establishes protective standards, enforces those standards, and reaches out to employers and employees through technical assistance and consultation programs. THE PUBLIC WE SERVE Nearly every working man and woman in the nation comes under OSHA's jurisdiction (with some exceptions such as miners, transportation workers, many public employees, and the self-employed). Other users and recipients of OSHA services include: occupational safety and health professionals, the academic community, lawyers, journalists, and personnel of other government entities.

From Quiz The Check's in the Mail

Answer: 1918

Army Second Lieutenant James Edgerton made the first air mail flight delivery on May 15, 1918. He later became the post office's Chief of Flying Operations.

From Quiz The Environmental Protection Agency

Answer: Richard Nixon

Surprising? Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring", published in 1962, set off a chain of events leading to public outrage over local air pollution problems such as pesticides working up the food chain, dirty air in urban areas, and polluted water. This eventually led to Richard Nixon founding the EPA in 1970 (REORGANIZATION PLAN NO. 3 OF July 9, 1970, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 9 of title 5 of the United States Code)

From Quiz ZIP Codes

Answer: Zoning Improvement Plan

As a matter of proper grammar, ZIP Code is formatted just as it is here--with ZIP in all caps and Code capitalized.

From Quiz Let's Play Post Office

Answer: Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was appointed on July 26, 1775.

From Quiz Federal Employment Benefits

Answer: the President

By law, the US President sets salaries for white-color workers, and the larger lead Federal agencies set the rates for blue-collar workers.

From Quiz Your Nine Digits (U.S.)

Answer: Economic Security Act

The term 'Social Security' was coined in the US by activist Abraham Epstein, who led a group called the American Association for Social Security.

From Quiz Postal Abbreviations

Answer: TX

From Quiz Timeline of the United States Census

Answer: Manufacturers

To get a sense of the national economy, Congress had census takers to survey manufacturers also, asking for the first time about the goods they produced. U.S. marshals tallied that information at the same time they collected population data. For the first time, in 1905, the census of manufactures was taken separately from the population census. In the years that followed, the collection of economic data grew in response to war, economic downturns, and the emergence of new industries. In 1860, the census, especially its industrial statistics, proved useful in assessing the relative strengths of the North and South during the Civil War.

From Quiz Get Postal: U.S. Postal Trivia

Answer: The Postal Regulatory Commission

The Postal Regulatory Commission decides pricing based on two criteria: products that it has a monopoly on, such as stamps and other first class postage charges, and another on products a customer could buy anywhere, such as boxes to mail things in and wrapping.

From Quiz Florida State Parks

Answer: Civilian Conservation Corps

As part of the "New Deal", the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary federal worker-relief program that operated from 1933 until 1942 and was designed to get young men working on conservation projects in the United States to help lower high unemployment rates.

From Quiz I Spy (with the NSA)

Answer: Defending Our Nation, Securing The Future

The agency's motto "Defending Our Nation, Securing The Future" refers to the job the NSA does. The NSA is generally considered to be the U.S.' foremost spying agency. Officially, what the NSA does is called "global monitoring". That means the agency collects and shares intelligence data from around the world to defend the nation from terrorist and other threats. The data are typically collected by means of surveillance.

From Quiz US National Parks

Answer: Woodrow Wilson

Wilson sighed the bill. World War One was pending, and many of the national parks were administered by the army. This released military personnel for their more traditional role. As an aside the Army Corps of Engineers still manages major engineering projects of national interest.

From Quiz ZIP Codes

Answer: New York City

The first digit of a ZIP code determines the area of the United States that it is in. For example, ZIP codes beginning with 1 are in New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The next two digits determine where it is on a smaller scale. Zip codes beginning with 100 are meant for New York City, specifically Manhattan. However, not all numbers in the range are used.

From Quiz United States Government Agencies

Answer: Health and Human Services

The Department of Health and Human Services also includes the National Institutes of Health, the Indian Health Service, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, and about a dozen other organizations.

From Quiz The Key to the Cabinet

Answer: George Washington

The first Cabinet was appointed by the first U.S. President George Washington. Back then, there were only four cabinet members for Attorney General, Secretary of State, Secretary of Treasury, and Secretary of War.

From Quiz Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

Answer: Department of Defense

ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) is an agency with the Department of Defense. It reports to the Assistant Secretary of Defense - Reserve Affairs.

From Quiz I Hate Tax Season! (USA)

Answer: Internal Revenue Service

In 1862, President Lincoln imposed an income tax for war expenses, and created the Internal Revenue commissioner to collect the taxes from the citizens. Later, the income taxes were repealed as the Civil War was over.

From Quiz Social Security in the U.S.

Answer: Post Offices

A program of this magnitude had never before been attempted by any government. In order to handle the millions of completed applications, it was decided that the more than 45,000 post offices were the most visible government offices available to most Americans, and a 'typing center' was established in most of them. The post office typing centers were originally responsible for assigning social security numbers.

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