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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AdamL, post: 147698, member: 6029&quot;]Hello! I&#039;m pretty new here. But I was inspired by the Minnesota contest. I am a poor humble 22-year-old-collector, but I&#039;ve tried to put together a prize package good enough to encourage people to do some research. My home state, Missouri, is very rich in history. Much of my quiz is about the history of places near my home. But I didn&#039;t even begin to scratch the surface of the history of my great state with these 21 questions. Here is the prize package:</p><p>One 1965 British Winston Churchill (who is mentioned in questions #2 and #3) Memorial Crown coin.</p><p>One D- Missouri state quarter, depicting the &quot;Corps of Discovery&quot; that I mention in question #5.</p><p>One tax token from Missouri, and one from Washington.</p><p>One Unc. half dollar commemorating George Washington&#039;s 250th birthday, in 1982.</p><p>I&#039;m also throwing in two 1964 Kennedy halves that I recently found in rolls, one 1963 Franklin half, two 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollars, and a 1995 Jamaican one dollar coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the questions. Some are very easy. Many are not.&nbsp; If there is a tie, I&#039;ll either flip a coin, or draw names from a hat. I&#039;ll be very impressed if anyone gets them all right.&nbsp; PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWERS. PM THEM TO ME.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1. What is Missouri&#039;s nick-name?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. In what Missouri town did Winston Churchill give his famous &quot;Iron Curtain&quot; speech?</p><p><br /></p><p>3. In what year did Churchill give that speech?</p><p><br /></p><p>4. What Missouri town was the home of the Pony Express?</p><p><br /></p><p>5. On what date in 1806 did Lewis and Clark&#039;s Corps of Discovery return to St. Louis?</p><p><br /></p><p>6. In what year was Missouri admitted to the union?</p><p><br /></p><p>7. How many covered bridges remain in Missouri?</p><p><br /></p><p>8. On Septmber 27, 1864, 17-year-old Jesse James, riding with a band of guerrillas led by Bloody Bill Anderson, massacred union soldiers in what Missouri town?</p><p><br /></p><p>9. In 1879, the world&#039;s first all-steel railroad bridge spanned the Missouri river at what town?</p><p><br /></p><p>10. What Missouri town was/is known as the &quot;Saddle Horse and Fire Clay capital of the world&quot;?</p><p><br /></p><p>11. Who is Missouri&#039;s current governor?</p><p><br /></p><p>12. In 1811 a massive earthquake was felt all over North America. The fault-line that caused it runs through Missouri. Name that fault-line.</p><p><br /></p><p>13. Hannibal Missouri is well-known as the home of Samuel Clemens a.k.a. Mark Twain. But he was actually BORN in what tiny Missouri community?</p><p><br /></p><p>14. What is Missouri&#039;s state bird?</p><p><br /></p><p>15. What is Missouri&#039;s state flower?</p><p><br /></p><p>16. Clark Missouri was the birthplace of a WW2 commander known as &quot;The G I General&quot;. What was his name?</p><p><br /></p><p>17. What is Missouri&#039;s state tree?</p><p><br /></p><p>18. What is Missouri&#039;s state song?</p><p><br /></p><p>19. When did the St. Louis Cardinals last WIN a world series?</p><p><br /></p><p>20. What Missouri air force base is home of the B-2, a.k.a. stealth bomber?</p><p><br /></p><p>21. What U.S. president is buried in Independence Missouri?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks in advance to anyone who competes. I think you&#039;ll enjoy it.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is currently about 3:15 PM, Central Standard Time, on Thursday July 27, 2006. The contest will end at 10:00 PM CST, on Tuesday, August first, 2006. </p><p>Good luck![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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