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American Trivia How long--in days--did the Pilgrim's first
Thanksgiving in 1621 last? How much was suffragette Susan B. Anthony fined for voting in 1872? How many times does each newly produced U.S. dollar bill have to
go through the printing press? According to the Census Bureau, what are the five most common
surnames in the United States? Where were the Library of Congress's original copies of the U.S.
Constitution and the Declaration of independence kept during World
war II? Which state is America's flattest, with a difference of only 345
feet between its highest and lowest points? Which state is the most thickly forested, with 89.8 percent of
its land area classified as wooded by the U.S.. Forest Service? How many jurors were dismissed during the course of O. J.
Simpson's double-murder trial? How many ballots in the House of Representatives did it take to
break the deadlocked presidential election between Thomas Jefferson
and Aaron Burr in February 1801? How many signers of the Declaration of Independence went on to
serve as president of the United States? What was the country of origin of the greatest number of
immigrants to pass through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924? What figure in American history is believed to have inspired the
exclamation "Great Scott"? How fast was New York City cabbie Jacob German driving when he
became the first motorist arrested in the U.S. for speeding? What was the first word spoken on the moon? What was Benjamin Franklin explaining when he said, "An ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure"? How many banks and trains did the notorious Jesse James rob? What was the first country to which the United States sent a
woman as ambassador? Of the 14 states bordering on the Atlantic, which has the least
oceanfront--only 13 miles?
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