A second grader came home from school and said to her mother=
, "Mom, guess what? We learned how to make babies today."
The mot=
her, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That’s int=
eresting," she said, "How do you make babies?"
"It’s si=
mple," replied the girl. "You just change ‘y’ to "i" an=
d add ‘es’."
~~ANSWERS to Capital Cities Quiz 4~~
1. What=
state capital city hosted the infamous "Earthquake Game" when a =
last second touchdown caused the crowd to cheer so loudly that it registere=
d as an earthquake on a local seismograph.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2. What sta=
te capital city has a full-scale replica of the Liberty Bell in front of th=
e capitol building, but this one doesn’t have a crack.
Boise, Idaho
3. What state c=
apital city suffered a flood of molasses, as a tank broke and 2.3 million g=
allons of molasses killed 21 people?
Boston, Massachusetts
4. What state capital ci=
ty had Jerry Mock start and end her record as the first woman to fly solo a=
round the world?
Columbus, Ohi=
o
=
5. What state capital city was named for the monks,=
not animals as originally called "Fort Raccoon"?
Des Moines, Iowa
6. Wha=
t state capital city was founded by William Penn and named after a city in =
England?
Dover, Delaware
7. What state capital city’s capitol building was so=
impressive that Teddy Roosevelt declared, "It’s the handsomest buildi=
ng I ever saw."
Harrisbu=
rg, Pennsylvania
8. What state capital city in 1902 h=
ad the first US president to publicly ride in an automobile?
Hartford, Connecticut.
=
9. What state capital city had a special residence for royalty in town?
Honolulu, Hawaii
10. What state capital city, though much smaller, was chosen to end =
the political turmoil and wrangling between communities that wanted to be t=
he capital.
Lansing, Michigan
1=
1. What state capital city is home of ‘The Big Dam Bridge’ that=
is the largest bridge in North America built exclusively for pedestrians b=
uilt over a dam.
Little Rock, =
Arkansas
12. What state capital city has the world’s =
largest termite statue? (it’s 920 times larger than a real termite)
Providence, Rhode Island
13. What state capital city saw Patrick Henry make his famous &qu=
ot;Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech at a local church.
Richmond, Virginia
14. What state capital city was labeled by Forbes as America’s va=
inest city because of the highest number of plastic surgeons per capita.
Salt Lake City, Utah
15. What state capital city, then named Desoto, hosted the first=
North American Christmas celebration.
Tallahassee, Florida.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected]=
www.grif.net=
“From all harm safe in =
His sheltering arms
I’m living by faith and fe=
el no alarm.”