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What car is shown in front of the U.S. Treasury Building on the back of the $10.00 bill?
A: A 1926 Hupmobile.

Which is the only state on the eastern seaboard to fall partially in the central time zone?
A: Florida.

Through how many states does U.S. 80--the main northern route from New York to California ---pass?
A: 12--from east to west: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, California.

Which two states have neighboring towns named for explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
A: Idaho and Washington.  The towns-- Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington--are separated by the Snake River. Lewiston was a Lewis and Clark campsite.

Which of the 50 states takes in the least amount of tourist dollars?
A: Rhode Island. California takes in the greatest amount.

What animals-besides horses--accompanied Buffalo Bill Cody when he sailed his Wild West Show to London in 1887 t appear before Queen Victoria?
A: Buffalo(18), elk(10), mules(10), steers(5), donkeys(4), and deer(2).  His cowboy-and-Indian entourage also included 180 horses.

What are roller coasters classified as by the U.S. Patent Office?
A: Scenic railways. The classification was first used for roller coasters in 1886.

What is the name of the boulevard on which Fort Knox is located?
A: Bullion Boulevard.

Which of the states uses the Napoleonic code rather than English common law as the basis for its civil law?
A: Louisiana.

How many U.S. states and their capital cities have names that begin with the same letter?
A: Four.  Dover, Delaware; Indianapolis, Indiana; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Honolulu, Hawaii.

What major vegetable crop was grown in Beverly Hills, California, before it became home to the rich and famous?
A: Lima beans.

What is the only place below sea level in the United States that is not in the California desert? Hint: It's a major city.
A: New Orleans.

What aptly named village has the highest post office in the United States?
A: Climax, Colorado.  It's located in the Rockies at 11,320 feet above sea level.

What newspaper, launched in 1982, was dubbed the McPaper because it provided its readers with "McNuggets" of news?
A: USA Today.

How fast--in words per minute--does the average American adult read?
A: 275 words per minute.

How many steps are there to the top of the Empire State Building?
A: 1,575.

Who appeared on the cover of the maiden issue of People magazine on March 4, 1974?
A: Mia Farrow.

What was Walt Disney's original title for his dream world, Disneyland?
A: Mickey Mouse Park.

Between 1835 and 1837 a now perennial feature of American life was blissfully absent. What was it?
A: The national debt.

Where is it illegal for a portrait of a living person to appear in the United States.
A: On our postage stamps.

Who was Time magazine's Man of the Year for 1952?
A: Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. It was her coronation year.

Where is the longest street in the United States?
A: Los Angeles, where Figueroa Street runs for 30 miles.