Posted Thursday, February 12, 2009
Season: 2008-2009, Episode: 19
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Question #1
President Abraham Lincoln is perhaps most famous for issuing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Answer: It freed all slaves in the states that were in rebellion against the United States. The 13th Amendment to the Constitution completely abolished slavery in 1865.
Question #2
President Obama hoped the stimulus package would cost nearly $1 trillion. If a house on your street costs $100,000, how many of them could you buy with $1 trillion?
Answer: 10 million
Question #3
The currency in China is the yuan. How many yuan are in a dollar?
Answer: Almost 7 - There are 6.8 yuan to the United States Dollar.
Question #1:
Tuvalu is a small nation of small coral islands, located about 2,600 miles from Hawaii. In what large body of water is Tuvalu found?
Answer: The Pacific Ocean.
Question #2:
The Skycar is making its way from London to Timbuktu. In what country and continent is Timbuktu located. What river is nearby?
Answer: Mali on the continent of Africa. The Niger River.
Question #3:
Five trains at Disneyland are running on a special kind of bio-fuel. What is the bio-fuel made from?
Answer: Cooking oil.
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