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1) MONACO had an adult literacy rate of 99% in the year 2023. The relatively tiny but wealthy principality is east of Nice — a city in which country?
A — GERMANY
B — FRANCE
C — SPAIN
2) Lake Mattamuskeet is only five miles away from the Atlantic Ocean. It is completely contained within Hyde County in which state in the UNITED STATES?
A — North Carolina
B — Pennsylvania
C — Vermont
D — Arkansas
3) Jaco is a tiny, circular island east of Timor Island and Cape Cutcha. It is the easternmost point of TIMOR-LESTE (East Timor) and is about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) in length. Overnight stays are not allowed on the uninhabited island. What is the official reason why visitors are banned from staying overnight on Jaco?
A — vicious nocturnal crocodiles
B — the island is sacred
C — to let birds sleep peacefully
D — sneaky leopards like to prowl at night and scare visitors
4) True or false: there are no time zones in the Arctic Circle.
ANSWERS
Question 1:
B . . . . . France
Question 2:
A . . . . . North Carolina
Question 3:
B . . . . . the island is sacred
Question 4:
True
I first want to mention my gratitude for veterans this Veterans Days and always. This election was quite a roller coaster, the likes of which I never experienced before. I believed Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, had a decent chance of winning — but I knew the election results would be almost 50/50 and that the winner would not win by much. Unfortunately, the result turned out to be disappointing for me (I was confident they could win) but yet not all that surprising since Donald Trump has a strange stranglehold over much of the American people. I know Trump might have done some good things for the economy, but I and many fellow Americans wanted to give Kamala a chance; she might have given us an even better economy for all we know!
While Harris-Walz did not win the so-called “swing states,” Trump-Vance did not win those states by a landslide. All of the swing states in this election — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — gave Harris-Walz almost or at least 48% of the vote. To summarize, Harris-Walz and other Democrats put forth a valiant and optimistic effort that helped to bring out the best in us, in contrast to the hatred, fearmongering, and falsehoods coming from the “other side.” Harris and Walz (and other Democrats) should be very proud of their campaign. It is worthwhile to note how Harris-Walz had relatively little time to prepare (since late July 2024) compared to Trump's team. They also conceded the election with grace, class, and wisdom, whereas Trump and his people disputed the 2020 election even in 2024. I immensely believe future generations will look back at this moment in history and will appreciate the historic candidacy of Kamala Harris — and how she inspired us to be better.
At least seven unincorporated towns and villages in the UNITED STATES are named after Atlas, a Titan god. The Atlas communities shown in the Rand McNally maps (edits by GeoFact of the Day) below are found in the states of California, Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin — they all have Wikipedia pages. According to search results in the interactive Rand McNally map (↗) and some additional Wikipedia pages, other states with Atlas places include Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, and West Virginia. Populations are mostly in the double or triple digits. However, the Atlas and Atlasburg of Pennsylvania have 809 and 401 residents, respectively. Atlas, Michigan is located within Atlas Township, home to about 8,000 residents.
Atlas, California (Napa County)
Atlas, Illinois (Pike County)
Atlas, Michigan (Genesee County)
Atlas, Pennsylvania (Northumberland County)
Atlasburg, Pennsylvania (Washington County)
Atlas, Texas (Lamar County)
Atlas, Wisconsin (Polk County)
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