1. What happened to the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995?
There was a explosion that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. The bomb, contained in a Ryder truck parked outside the front of the building. It went off at 9:02 a.m. as people were preparing for the workday. Among the victims of America's worst incident of domestic terrorism were 19 children who were in the daycare center on the first floor of the building.
2. Describe the events of September 11, 2001.
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States. Hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the building, causing both buildings to collapse within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There are no known survivors from any of the flights.
3. What are some of the reasons given for the terrorists attacking the Untied States?
4. Identify 3 accomplishments of the Presidency of Bill Clinton.
- One million students will be able to work their way through college because of the President's expansion of the Work Study Program, and nearly four million students will receive a Pell Grant of up to $3,300, the largest maximum award ever. The maximum award has increased 43% under the Clinton-Gore Administration.
- The Clinton-Gore Administration has cut student fees and interest rates on all loans, expanded repayment options including income contingent repayment, and improved service through the Direct Loan Program. Students have saved $8.7 billion since 1993 through the reduction in loan fees and interest rates.
- The Clinton-Gore Administration won a second installment of $1.3 billion for the President's plan to hire additional 100.000 well-prepared teachers to reduce class size in the early grades, when children learn to read and master the basic skills. Already, 29.000 teachers have been hired through this initiative. This year's budget provides $1.75 billion, a $450 million increase, enough to fund nearly 49,000 teachers.
5. Identify 3 accomplishments of the Presidency of George W. Bush.
- In February 2001, George W. Bush releases agenda for tax relief.
- In March 2001, George W, Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
- In June 2001, George W. Bush signs tax cut bill reducing Federal Income Tax Rates and sends a refund to millions of Americans.
6. Who did George W. Bush defeat in the 2000 election?
George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in the 2000 election.
In the World:
7. What is Mad Cow Disease?
Mad cow disease is an illness also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE for short. It's called mad cow disease because it affects a cow's nervous system, causing a cow to act strangely and lose control of its ability to do normal things, such as walk. An infected cow would act "mad," which sometimes means mentally ill.
8. Why did Mad Cow disease scare consumers of beef in England and the United States?
The Mad Cow disease scared consumers of beef in England and in the United States because they thought that if they ate the beef that they might catch the disease.
9. What natural disaster struck Indonesia in 2004?
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were hardest hit.
10. What did the Galileo Spacecraft do in 1995?
The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupitter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. The spacecraft was named in honor of Galileo Galilei, the Italian Renaissance scientist who discovered Jupiter's major moons in 1610. The Galileo spacecraft was carried into space by the shuttle Atlantis on October 18, 1989. Once released from the cargo bay, a two-stage Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster fired to accelerate the spacecraft out of Earth orbit toward the planet Venus. From there, Galileo will spend more than five years traveling to Jupiter, where it will become the first spacecraft to make direct measurements from an instrumented probe within Jupiter's atmosphere. It will also become the first spacecraft to conduct long-term observations of Jupiter, its magnetosphere, and satellites from orbit around Jupiter. But Galileo has already earned a "first" -- the first spacecraft to encounter an asteroid and to photograph an asteroid's moon.
Popular Culture:
11. What was the first film generated entirely by a computer?
The first film generated entirely by a computer was "Toy Story".
Technology:
12. What is significant about the iPod?
What's significant about the iPod is that it can hold a lot of music/documents/etc, and is very small. They makers keep making then smaller smaller but at the same time more space in it to hold things.
13. What operating system was sold by Microsoft in 1995?
In 1995, Microsoft sold the Microsoft Windows 95 version.
Sports:
14. Who retired from the Green Bay Packers in 2008?
Brett Favre retired from the Green Bay Packers in 2008.
15. What significant accomplishment did the Green Bay Packers achieve in January of 1997?
The Green Bay Packers have won twelve league championships (more than any other team in the NFL) including nine NFL Championships prior to the Super Bowl era and three Super Bowl victories in 1967(Super Bowl l), 1968 (Super Bowl ll), and 1997 (Super Bowl XXXl).
In the United States:
1. What happened to the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995?
There was a explosion that killed 168 people and injured hundreds more. The bomb, contained in a Ryder truck parked outside the front of the building. It went off at 9:02 a.m. as people were preparing for the workday. Among the victims of America's worst incident of domestic terrorism were 19 children who were in the daycare center on the first floor of the building.2. Describe the events of September 11, 2001.
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks upon the United States. Hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the building, causing both buildings to collapse within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others. The hijackers crashed a third airliner into the Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed into a field near Shanksville in rural Somerset County, Pennsylvania, after some of its passengers and flight crew attempted to retake control of the plane, which the hijackers had redirected toward Washington, D.C. There are no known survivors from any of the flights.3. What are some of the reasons given for the terrorists attacking the Untied States?
4. Identify 3 accomplishments of the Presidency of Bill Clinton.
- One million students will be able to work their way through college because of the President's expansion of the Work Study Program, and nearly four million students will receive a Pell Grant of up to $3,300, the largest maximum award ever. The maximum award has increased 43% under the Clinton-Gore Administration.- The Clinton-Gore Administration has cut student fees and interest rates on all loans, expanded repayment options including income contingent repayment, and improved service through the Direct Loan Program. Students have saved $8.7 billion since 1993 through the reduction in loan fees and interest rates.
- The Clinton-Gore Administration won a second installment of $1.3 billion for the President's plan to hire additional 100.000 well-prepared teachers to reduce class size in the early grades, when children learn to read and master the basic skills. Already, 29.000 teachers have been hired through this initiative. This year's budget provides $1.75 billion, a $450 million increase, enough to fund nearly 49,000 teachers.
5. Identify 3 accomplishments of the Presidency of George W. Bush.
- In February 2001, George W. Bush releases agenda for tax relief.- In March 2001, George W, Bush proclaims National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
- In June 2001, George W. Bush signs tax cut bill reducing Federal Income Tax Rates and sends a refund to millions of Americans.
6. Who did George W. Bush defeat in the 2000 election?
George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in the 2000 election.In the World:
7. What is Mad Cow Disease?
Mad cow disease is an illness also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE for short. It's called mad cow disease because it affects a cow's nervous system, causing a cow to act strangely and lose control of its ability to do normal things, such as walk. An infected cow would act "mad," which sometimes means mentally ill.8. Why did Mad Cow disease scare consumers of beef in England and the United States?
The Mad Cow disease scared consumers of beef in England and in the United States because they thought that if they ate the beef that they might catch the disease.9. What natural disaster struck Indonesia in 2004?
The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred on December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake was caused by subduction and triggered a series of devastating tsunamis along the coasts of most landmasses bordering the Indian Ocean, killing more than 225,000 people in eleven countries, and inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were hardest hit.10. What did the Galileo Spacecraft do in 1995?
The Galileo spacecraft was designed to study Jupitter's atmosphere, satellites, and surrounding magnetosphere for two years. The spacecraft was named in honor of Galileo Galilei, the Italian Renaissance scientist who discovered Jupiter's major moons in 1610. The Galileo spacecraft was carried into space by the shuttle Atlantis on October 18, 1989. Once released from the cargo bay, a two-stage Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster fired to accelerate the spacecraft out of Earth orbit toward the planet Venus. From there, Galileo will spend more than five years traveling to Jupiter, where it will become the first spacecraft to make direct measurements from an instrumented probe within Jupiter's atmosphere. It will also become the first spacecraft to conduct long-term observations of Jupiter, its magnetosphere, and satellites from orbit around Jupiter. But Galileo has already earned a "first" -- the first spacecraft to encounter an asteroid and to photograph an asteroid's moon.Popular Culture:
11. What was the first film generated entirely by a computer?
The first film generated entirely by a computer was "Toy Story".Technology:
12. What is significant about the iPod?
What's significant about the iPod is that it can hold a lot of music/documents/etc, and is very small. They makers keep making then smaller smaller but at the same time more space in it to hold things.13. What operating system was sold by Microsoft in 1995?
In 1995, Microsoft sold the Microsoft Windows 95 version.Sports:
14. Who retired from the Green Bay Packers in 2008?
Brett Favre retired from the Green Bay Packers in 2008.15. What significant accomplishment did the Green Bay Packers achieve in January of 1997?
The Green Bay Packers have won twelve league championships (more than any other team in the NFL) including nine NFL Championships prior to the Super Bowl era and three Super Bowl victories in 1967(Super Bowl l), 1968 (Super Bowl ll), and 1997 (Super Bowl XXXl).