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April 2003 Vol.4 Issue 4
Fun
& Games
Trivia
(When you're
done, click here for the answers.)
On April 12th of
1861 the American Civil War began with the South's bombardment
of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Here are some trivia questions
to see if you know some basic facts about the Civil War.
- Who was the
President of the United States during the Civil War?
- Who was the
President of the Confederate States of America during the
Civil War?
- Who was the
soldier from Virginia who became the highly venerated leader
of the Confederate Army?
- What Union general
who lived part of his life in Missouri led the Northern Army
to victory over the South?
- What Union general,
buried in a St. Louis cemetery, led the Northern army's "March
though Georgia" near the end of the Civil War?
- What famous
battlefield in Pennsylvania is considered the site of the
Civil War battle that turned the tide of the war in favor
of the Northern forces?
- What is the
name of the most famous speech ever given by an American President
as that President dedicated a Pennsylvania battleground as
a memorial to those who fought there?
- What was the
name of the youngest Union general in the Civil War who years
later went on to make a "last stand" at the Little
Big Horn?
- What document
coming out during the Civil War laid the groundwork for the
elimination of slavery in America?
- What is the
name of the site where the surrender papers ending the Civil
War were signed?
Crossword Puzzles
Note that the
words used in Young Saint Louis.com crossword
puzzles are all taken from the articles appearing in this month's
issue. When you have completed the puzzles, you can click
here to find the answers!
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3.
special qualities
4. offers treatment
5. close attention
7. rivals
9. sure of oneself
10. picked for team |
1.
one after another
2. restore body health
6. incorrect label
8. slump over |
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wreck body
4. give to a cause
9. job related
10. flexible |
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a manager
3. to go with
5. offer support
6. position of body
7. dealing with money
8. seek support |
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right next to
6. used to make music
7. money given to kids
8. household jobs
9. string instrument
10. highly valued |
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notable
3. shake for music
4. yearly
5. trading |
Baseball
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infield position
5. four base hit
8. horsehide sphere
10. swipe
12. official
13. three base hit
14. base hit
15. baseball stations |
1.
four RBI's on one hit
2. hit wide of baseline
4. two base hit
6. part of battery
7. aid in catching ball
8. club wielder
9. swing and miss
11. scores
13. nine players |
Jokes
(Remember, if
you think can do better, send your joke or jokes to us on Your
Turn)
Why do golfers wear
two pants?
Because they might get a hole
in one!
(Thank you Kathryn
N., a fifth grader at Wild Horse Elementary School, Rockwood)
I can't blame
anybody else for these!
How do hens encourage
their favorite sports teams?
They egg them on!
How does a physicist
exercise?
By pumping ion! (To get this
one you need to know a little about atoms.)
How did the basketball
court get wet?
The players dribbled all over
it!
More riddles
- read 'em carefully...
Where did Abraham
Lincoln live?
I'm not sure, but I have his
Gettysburg Address right here!
How do you make
a Venetian blind?
By poking him in the eye!
Where does Saddam
Hussain keep his CD's?
In a rack!
How can you go
several days without sleep and not be tired?
Sleep at night!
How do you make
notes of stone?
Rearrange the letters!
How many acorns
grow on the average Pine tree?
None, Pine trees don't have acorns!
What can you hold
in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow!
What do they do
with a tree when they chop it down?
They chop it up!
What is plowed
but never planted?
Snow!
And our usual
knock knocks
Knock. Knock.
Who's there?
Major.
Major who?
Major answer, didn't I?
Knock. Knock.
Who's there?
Minerva.
Minerva who?
Minerva(s) wreck from all these questions!
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