Beijing Paradise BBS Backup/PARADISE.ISO/software/BBSDOORW/AMTRIV15.ZIP/QUEST3.DAT

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When did P.T. Barnum start "|The Greatest Show on Earth|"?
(^A^) 1865
(`B`) 1871
(@C@) 1892
({D{) 1900
B
@I knew you had it in you@}!, it was started in} {1871{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was started in} |1871|}.}
When did Paul Revere say "{The British are Coming!{}?}
(^A^) 1775
(`B`) 1776
(@C@) 1782
({D{) 1779
A
`Correct`}, it was on} ^April 18, 1775^}!}
^Wrong^}!, it was on} |April 18, 1775|}.}
When were the ~winds on Mt. Washington~ clocked at ~231~ mi./hr.?
(^A^) 1910
(`B`) 1921
(@C@) 1934
({D{) 1941
C
You're `pretty good` }it was on} {April 12, 1934{}.}
^Wrong^!, }it was on} @April, 12, 1934@}.}
When did Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth's @home run record of 714@?
(^A^) 1967
(`B`) 1971
(@C@) 1972
({D{) 1974
D
You got it ^Toyota^}!, it was in} {1974{}.}
^Wrong^!, {Hank Aaron{ }did it in} {1974{}.}
When was the ^Declaration of Independence^ adopted?
(^A^) 1776
(`B`) 1777
(@C@) 1787
({D{) 1789
A
`You got it Correct`}!, it was on} {July 8, 1776{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was on} @July 8, 1776@}.}
When did Betsy Ross make our `first offical American Flag`?
(^A^) 1766
(`B`) 1776
(@C@) 1777
({D{) 1779
B
{Correct{}, it was made in} ^1776^}.}
^Wrong^!, }it was made in} |1776|}.}
When were the |Girl Scouts| started by Juliet Low?
(^A^) 1910
(`B`) 1912
(@C@) 1921
({D{) 1924
B
`Correct`}, she started it in} `1912`}.}
^Wrong^}!, she started it in} @1912@}.}
When was |America's first baby|, (Virginia Dare) born?
(^A^) 1532
(`B`) 1567
(@C@) 1587
({D{) 1601
C
`Right On`}! she was born in} {1587{}.}
^Wrong^}!, she was born in} {1587{}.}
What year was "@Mother's Day@" first celebrated?
(^A^) 1898
(`B`) 1899
(@C@) 1902
({D{) 1908
D
`Got it`}!, it was in} {1908{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was in {1908{}.}
When was the longest bridge ^Pontchartrain Causeway^ built?
(^A^) 1956
(`B`) 1957
(@C@) 1959
({D{) 1961
A
`Correct`}, it was built in Louisiana in} ^1956^}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was built in Louisiana in} ~1956~}.}
When was the ~first Memorial Day~ ever held?
(^A^) 1910
(`B`) 1912
(@C@) 1940
({D{) None of Above
D
`Right On!`}, it was held after the Civil War in} {1866{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was held after the Civil War in} @1866@}.}
When did |Jim Thorpe| win the Decathlon and Pentathlon?
(~A~) 1902
({B{) 1910
(@C@) 1912
(|D|) 1916
C
`Got it`}!, Jim did it in Stocholm, Sweden in} {1912{}.}
^Wrong^}, Jim did it in Stockholm, Sweden in} |1912|}.}
What year did Joseph Glidden invent ^barbed wire^?
(^A^) 1865
(`B`) 1873
(@C@) 1877
({D{) 1879
B
{Right on{}!, he invented it in} {1873{}.}
^Wrong^}!, he invented it in} ~1873~}.}
When year was {Emelia Earhart{ declared missing?
(^A^) 1912
(`B`) 1915
(@C@) 1937
({D{) 1940
C
`Correct`}!, she failed to land on Howland Island on} {1937{}.}
^Wrong^}!, she failed to land on Howland Island on} `1937`}.}
What year did the ^Civil War^ finally end?
(^A^) 1865
(`B`) 1866
(@C@) 1867
({D{) 1869
A
`Correct`}, it was in} {1865{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was in} |1865|}.}
What year did |Charles Lindberg| cross the Atlantic Ocean?
(^A^) 1917
(`B`) 1919
(@C@) 1927
({D{) 1935
C
`Right on`}!, he did it on} {May 21, 1927}.}
^Wrong^}!, he did it on} @May 21, 1927@}.}
When did Henry Ford produce the `first gas powered car`?
(^A^) 1887
(`B`) 1889
(@C@) 1896
({D{) 1901
C
{Absolutely Correct{}! it was in} `1896`}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was in} |1896|}.}
When did Father Flanagan found @Boys Town@?
(~A~) 1914
({B{) 1917
(@C@) 1921
(|D|) 1923
B
`Correct`}!, it was founded in} {1917{}.}
^Wrong^}, it was founded in} |1917|}.}
When did both ~North and South Dakota~ become states?
(^A^) 1869
(`B`) 1878
(@C@) 1889
({D{) 1892
C
{Right on{}!, they both became states on} |November 2, 1889|}.}
^Wrong^}!, they both became states on} ^November 2, 1889^}.}
How many years did it take to make {Mount Rushmore{?
(^A^) 10
(`B`) 12
(@C@) 14
({D{) 16
C
{Got it{}!, it took a whole} ~14 years~}.}
^Wrong^}!, it took a whole} {14 years{}.}
What year did ^Colorado^ become a state?
(^A^) 1779
(`B`) 1791
(@C@) 1876
({D{) 1879
C
`Correct`}, it became a state in} @1876@}.}
^Wrong^}!, it became a state in} |1876|.
When was the first |Transcontinental Railway| across America?
(~A~) 1854
({B{) 1867
(@C@) 1869
(|D|) 1872
C
`Right On}!, it was in complete on} {May 1869{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was in complete on} |May 1869|}.}
When was the devastating fire of {Yellowstone National Park{?
(~A~) 1968
({B{) 1978
(@C@) 1988
(|D|) 1989
C
`You got it`}!, it was in} @1988@}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was in} {1988{}.}
When was |Alaska| bought for 2 cents an acre?
(~A~) 1849
({B{) 1852
(@C@) 1856
(|D|) 1867
D
`10 points`}!, it was in} {1867{}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was in} {1867{}.}
When did the ^Exxon Valdez^ hit a reef off of Alaska?
(~A~) 1987
({B{) 1988
(@C@) 1989
(|D|) 1990
C
`Right On`}!, it was on} @May 24. 1989@}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was on} {May 24, 1989{}.}
What year did the @Great Gold Rush@ start?
(~A~) 1842
({B{) 1849
(@C@) 1854
(|D|) 1861
B
`Correct`}!, it started in California in} |1849|}.}
^Wrong^}!, it started in California in} {1849{}.}
When were the `Virgin Islands~ bought from Denmark?
(~A~) 1813
({B{) 1893
(@C@) 1912
(|D|) 1917
D
`Correct`}!, it was bought for 25 million in} ~1917~}.}
^Wrong^}!, it was bought for 25 million in} {1917{}.}
When did |Noah Webster| write the Dictionary?
(~A~) 1810
({B{) 1828
(@C@) 1836
(|D|) 1845
B
`You got it`}!, he wrote it in} @1828@}.}
^Wrong^}!, he wrote it in} {1828{}.}