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19 Cards in this Set
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In 1997, Which state had the highest percentage of people below the poverty line?
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Colorado had only 8.2% of it's population below the poverty line.
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Mississippi
New Mexico New York Colorado |
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On Average in 1997, what state paid the highest premium for an insured vehicle?
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New Jersery had the highest average car insurance, averaging $1,126 per year.
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North Dakota
California New Jersery Massachusetts |
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In what year did the price of a U.S. Stamp increase from $0.22 to $0.25?
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In 1988 the price of a one ounce stamp increased from $0.22 to $0.25.
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1988
1991 1980 1974 |
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In 1998, What was the least populated state in the U.S.?
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Wyoming has the lowest population with only 481,000 people.
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North Dakota
Wyoming Alaska Rhode Island |
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In 1996, what U.S. daily newspaper had the largest circulation in the country?
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The Wall Street Journal had the largest circulation with 1,783,532.
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The L.A. Times
USA Today the New York Times The Wall Street Journal |
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List in order the largest state to the smallest state in terms of land mass.
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Alaska is the largest state, by more than two times the size of the second largest state.
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Alaska, Texas, California, Montana
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Which Dr. Suess book had sold the most cpoies by the end of 1995?
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Green Eggs and Ham (1960) was Suess' best selling book, followed by The Cat in The Hat.
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1 fish, 2 fish, Red fish Blue fish
Oh, The Places You'll Go The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs and Ham |
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In 1997, Approximately hao many miles of road existed in the U.S.?
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Almost 4million miles of road exist in the United States.
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11,294,293miles
3,944,597miles 27,393,301miles 1,292,290miles |
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In 1997, approximately how many handguns were detected by airline passenger screening?
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1,905 handguns were busted in 1997.
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324,000
1,905 91,930 28 |
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How many pounds of beef did the average American eat in 1997?
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The average American ate 63.8 pounds of beef in 1997.
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63.8lbs
110.4lbs 27.0lbs 245.1lbs |
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How many pounds of cottage cheese did the average American eat in 1997?
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Only 2.7 pounds.
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34.0lbs
15.7lbs 2.7lbs 8.8lbs |
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What is the literacyrate of Americans age 15 and over having completed 5 or more years of schooling(1991)?
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97.9% of Americans are literate
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99.6%
81.4% 90.1% 97.9% |
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What state has the largest number of students enrolled in 2 and 4-year colleges?
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California has almost double the number of students as the next closest state,Texas.
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Texas
Massachusetts California New York |
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In 1997, What state had the highest murder rate in the country?
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Lousiana had the highest murder rate, with 15.7 murdered out of every 100,000 people. If Washington D.C was a state it would win with 56.9 of every 100,000
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North Dakota
Colorado Mississippi Lousiana |
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What is the northern-most state in the U.S. excluding Alaska?
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Minnesota has a small region that is the highest north.
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Maine
Minnesota Michigan Washington |
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What are the three U.S. Virgin Islands?
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St.Croix, St.Thomas, and St. Johns are the three Virgin Islands.
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St.Lucia, Barbados, St.Thomas
Key West, Key North,Key South St.Croix, St.Thomas, St. John Barbados, Bahamas, Bermuda |
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In 1990, what state used the highest percentage of public transportation in order to get to work? This state also has the longest average commute time to work.
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New York is the easy winner.24.8% of New Yorkers use public transportation to get to work.
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Illinois
New Jersery California New York |
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In 1993, how many speeding tickets were given out on U.S. highways?
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Over 6 million speeding tickets were handed out in 1993
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6,433,000
234,000 182,000 97,000 |
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Since 1936, which U.S. President has won the largest landslide victory in the elections(in terms of electoral votes)
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In the 1984 elections, Ronald Reagan beat Mondale by a count of 525-13 electoral votes
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Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy Ronald Resgan F,D Roosevelt |
