Week of August 17 - 24
Eight
presidents are descended from passengers on the Mayflower. Name
them.
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week's answer.
Week of August 24 - 31
President
Obama is only the third president to have been elected directly
from the Senate. Name the other two. And there has been only one
president elected directly from the House of Representatives.
Name him.
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week's answer.
Week of August 31 - September 7
Having
served for 46 years, 9 months, and 19 days, Senator Edward Kennedy
was the third longest serving senator in history. Name the six
other senators who have served for more than 40 years.
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week's answer.
Week of September 7 - 14
This
week the Supreme Court, in a rare September session, will hear
what could turn out to be a landmark case on campaign finance
regulation. What is the name of the case and what is the name
of the movie at the foundation of the case?
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week's answer.
Week of September 14 - 21
In his
first annual message to Congress and the shortest State of the
Union, what state did George Washington welcome into the Union?
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week's answer.
Week of September 21 - 28
Which
North Carolinian who signed the Constitution was later expelled
from the United States Senate? This answer may be of interest
to Raleigh Charter students because of his connection to a RCHS
landmark.
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week's answer.
Week
of September 28 - October 5
Name
this grandson of a famous American. The grandson, like his illustrious
grandfather, was a newspaper editor. In his newspaper The Aurora,
he viciously attacked the Federalists, particularly George Washington
and the Jay Treaty. He was arrested under the Sedition Act but
died before the trial.
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week's answer.
Week
of October 5 - 12
The Supreme
Court opens this week, so it's time for a question on the Court.
President Obama recently appointed Sonia Sotomayor to the Court.
There is only one president who served at least a full four-year
term and didn't get the opportunity to make any Supreme Court
nominations. This is not including presidents who died before
they could serve for four years. Name this president.
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week's answer
Week
of October 12 - 19
With
the news of President Obama's being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize,
it is time to look back at other American winners of the Peace
Prize. While many of the stories have mentioned the three other
American presidents who have been awarded the prize, there have
been other American political leaders who were Peace Prize recipients.
Name the five American Secretaries of State who have been awarded
the prize.
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week's answer.
Week
of October 19 - 26
In honor
of both Columbus Day from last week and the opening of the State
Fair, identify this event which commemorated the 400th anniversary
of Columbus's arrival in the New World. Westinghouse illuminated
the fair with electricity thus demonstrating the superiority of
alternating current. It was also notable for the first Ferris
Wheel, and the introduction of Cracker Jack, Juicy Fruit and Wrigley's
Spearmint gum, as well as a host of other products. It was also
the setting of one of America's first serial murders as well as
the assassination of the city's mayor.
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week's answer
Week
of October 26 - November 2
The Secret
Service traditionally assigns code names to United States presidents
and their families. Who had these nicknames: Deacon, Lace, Rawhide,
and Starlight?
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week's answer.
Week
of November 2 - 9
Since
1840, three former presidents have run unsuccessfully for the
presidency as third-party candidates. Name those
1) three
presidents
2) the
years they ran as third-party candidates
3) the
names of the parties whose tickets they ran on.
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week's answer.
Week
of November 9 - 16
Of the
55 men who attended the Constitutional Convention, several returned
home before the Constitution was finished. Of those remaining,
three men present refused to sign. Name those three men. Two were
from Virginia and one was from Massachusetts.
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week's answer.
Week
of November 16 - 23
Although
Rudy Giuliani's quest to become president was a dismal failure,
three other former mayors have become president. Name these three
former mayors who became president. One was mayor of Greeneville,
TN, one of Northampton, MA, and the third was mayor of Buffalo,
NY.
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week's answer.