Trivia - August 2006

2006-08-26 07:48:12 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous

1.Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean.
2.America is neamed after Amerigo Vespucci, the italian traveler and explorer.
3.In 1513, Ponce de Leon was the first Spaniard to set foot on the shore of North America.
4.When the cabots crossed the Alantic, they found the same land as the Norsemen had found 500 years before.
5.The Cabots found gold off the coast if Nerfoundland which soon developed into an important business
6. Balboa became so poor that he decided to run away by hinding in a huge crate that was being shipped back to Spain.
7.Ponce de Leon was the governor or the island of Hispaniola and went searching for the Fountain of Truth.
8.St. Augustine , Flordia, is the oldest city in the Inited States and was permanently settled by the Spanishin 1565.
9.Hernando de Soto was a kind explorer who landed in Flordia hoping to find rich farm land and orange groves.

2006-08-26 06:57:47 · 18 answers · asked by kisser_up 1

2006-08-26 06:46:42 · 5 answers · asked by johnn 1

I know everyone should know these but I am amazed at the amount of people who dont know

How many states make up the United States?
What is the capitol of the United States?
How many stars are on the flag now, and what do they represent?
How many stars were on the first flag, and what did they represent?

2006-08-26 06:45:36 · 9 answers · asked by jsweit8573 6

2006-08-26 06:44:16 · 28 answers · asked by stella 1

2006-08-26 06:40:42 · 15 answers · asked by Bill L 5

2006-08-26 06:37:31 · 14 answers · asked by kisser_up 1

2006-08-26 06:33:45 · 10 answers · asked by kisser_up 1

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2006-08-26 06:32:11 · 19 answers · asked by kisser_up 1

2006-08-26 06:26:24 · 4 answers · asked by skipbobbiejo 1

2006-08-26 05:22:33 · 14 answers · asked by Harris 4

2006-08-26 04:29:10 · 20 answers · asked by Bill L 5

2006-08-26 04:15:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do most clocks have the Roman numeral IIII for the number 4 instead of IV?

2006-08-26 04:11:49 · 14 answers · asked by Olga M 1

2006-08-26 03:47:53 · 5 answers · asked by niks_talwar_14 2

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2006-08-26 01:03:37 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-26 00:52:56 · 11 answers · asked by bamagirl 2

2006-08-26 00:37:42 · 5 answers · asked by sailingship90 1

2006-08-26 00:25:53 · 17 answers · asked by dontknowtguy 2

2006-08-26 00:04:18 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

They made a cartoon movie out of it when the kids were young, but the book is what I am concerned about (since I am re-reading it right now) lol

2006-08-25 23:31:14 · 2 answers · asked by ^ _ ^ 4

2006-08-25 23:07:05 · 3 answers · asked by ironmonkeyz 3

2006-08-25 22:16:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What is one plus one plus one plus one times zero?

2006-08-25 21:22:59 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-25 20:38:22 · 21 answers · asked by prithvi n 1

in terms of distance from bottom to surface

2006-08-25 20:32:23 · 6 answers · asked by pahlabooylabooy 2

Just wondering...

2006-08-25 18:15:40 · 30 answers · asked by Awesome 3

2006-08-25 17:47:38 · 21 answers · asked by oscar g 1

I'd like to know who the culprit is because they have a lot to answer for.

2006-08-25 17:43:59 · 41 answers · asked by . 5

2006-08-25 15:56:52 · 7 answers · asked by askbarb 1