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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" width="95%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1"> <tr bgcolor="#234c6f"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="3" color="#FFFFFF" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>T O P I C ��� R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jay the Obscure</b> <br /><small>Member # 19</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,5,30,5,15,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 30, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:15 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Not to steal the thunder from Daryus, but let's look at the <i>high school level</i> quiz that the US college studens sucked a. Feel free to answer.<P>Q1. When was the Civil War?<BR>a. 1750-1800<BR>b. 1800-1850<BR>c. 1850-1900<BR>d. 1900-1950<BR>e. after 1950<P>Q2. Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"<BR>a. John Hancock<BR>b. James Madison<BR>c. Patrick Henry<BR>d. Samuel Adams<P>Q3. What is the Magna Carta?<BR>a. The foundation of the British parliamentary system<BR>b. The Great Seal of the monarchs of England<BR>c. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man<BR>d. The charter signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower<P>Q4. The term "Reconstruction" refers to:<BR>a. Payment of European countries' debts to the United<BR> States after the First World War<BR>b. Repairing of the physical damage caused by the Civil<BR> War<BR>c. Readmission of the Confederate states and the<BR> protection of the rights of Black citizens<BR>d. Rebuilding of the transcontinental railroad and the canal system<P>Q5. Are Beavis and Butthead...<BR>a. A radio show<BR>b. Television cartoon characters<BR>c. A musical group<BR>d. Fictional soldiers<P>Q6. The Scopes Trial was about:<BR>a. Freedom of the press<BR>b. Teaching evolution in the schools<BR>c. Prayer in the schools<BR>d. Education in private schools <P>Q7. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln stated that:<BR>a. Slaves were free in areas of the Confederate states<BR> not held by the Union<BR>b. The slave trade was illegal<BR>c. Slaves who fled to Canada would be protected <BR>d. Slavery was abolished in the Union<P>Q8. The purpose of the authors of "The Federalists" papers was to:<BR>a. Establish a strong, free press in the colonies<BR>b. Confirm George Washington's election as the first<BR> president<BR>c. Win foreign approval for the Revolutionary War<BR>d. Gain ratification of the U.S. Constitution<P>Q9. Sputnik was the name given to the first:<BR>a. Telecommunications system<BR>b. Animal to travel into space<BR>c. Hydrogen bomb<BR>d. Man-made satellite<P>Q10. The Missouri Compromise was the act that:<BR>a. Funded the Lewis and Clark expedition on the upper Missouri River<BR>b. Granted statehood to Missouri but denied the<BR> admission of any other states<BR>c. Settled the boundary dispute between Missouri and Kansas<BR>d. Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state<P>More to come.....<P>Have at it.<P>------------------<BR>Oh, goody, the Sea Monkeys I ordered have arrived. Heh heh heh, look at them cavort and caper.<BR>~C. Montgomery Burns<P>And be sure to visit The Field Marshal project <A HREF="http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net/" TARGET=_blank>http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net/</A> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Sol System</b> <br /><small>Member # 30</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,5,30,6,25,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 30, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">06:25 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Oh good, multiple choice. This I can handle. <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/smile.gif"><P>1.) 1850-1900. Unless you're from the south, in which case it would be 1850-2000. <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif"><P>2.) Patrick Henry.<P>3.) The foundation of the British Parliamentary system. I guess.<P>4.) Readmission of the Confederate states and the protection of the rights of Black citizens, I suppose.<P>5.) I believe they were soldiers in one episode. And they played a mean pair of air guitars. On their television show.<P>6.) Toothpaste should have been an answer, but the correct one is that evolution thingy.<P>7.) Slaves were free in areas of the Confederate states not held by the Union.<P>8.) The purpose of the <i>authors</i>? To ensure the propagation of their genes, I suppose. <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/smile.gif"><P>But, uh, *cheats*, to gain ratification of the Constitution. (But I cheated in a smart way!)<P>9.) Man-made satellite.<P>10.) The Maine/Missouri slave state/free state one. Yeah.<P>------------------<BR>But the dead only quickly decay. They don't go about being born and reborn and rising and falling like souffle. The dead only quickly decay.<BR>--<BR>Gothic Archies<BR>****<BR><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/1247/story.html" TARGET=_blank>Read chapter one of "Dirk Tungsten in...The Disappearing Planet"! For the love of God, Montressor!</A><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Omega</b> <br /><small>Member # 91</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,5,30,13,13,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 30, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">01:13 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 1: 1861-1865, to be specific.<P>2: I would have said Thomas Paine if it was a choice, but after seeing the name, I know it's Patrick Henry.<P>3: The Magna Carta was a document that the king (John, of Robin Hood legend, as I recall) was forced to sign giving up his supposed "divine right", thus giving power to the parliment.<P>4: Reconstruction was the process by which the south was readmitted into the union after the civil war.<P>5: Beavis and Butthead are two cartoon characters who, for some inexplicable reason, have their own show on MTV. And a movie.<P>6: The Scopes "Monkey" Trial was about the teaching of evolution in schools. I believe that the teacher Scopes was from Dayton, TN.<P>7: The Emancipation Proclamation executive order declared that all slaves in states currently in rebellion against the federal government were free. This did not include the slaves in the three slave states that stayed with the union.<P>8: I've never thought about their purpose, to tell you the truth. But as the federalist papers talk about the purpose of the constitution and bill of rights, I'd say it was to convince the people to ratify the constitution.<P>9: Sputnik was the first man-made satellite. The meaning of the name escapes me.<P>10: The Missouri Compromise was the deal by which Missouri could be admitted as a slave state, and Maine would be made a free state, so as to maintain their balance in congress.<P>Show you how much of a "git" I am... <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/smile.gif"><P>------------------<BR>"To disarm the people [is] the best and most effectual way to enslave them."<BR>- George Mason, American Statesman and Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)<p>[This message has been edited by Omega (edited June 30, 2000).] <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jeff Raven</b> <br /><small>Member # 20</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,5,30,17,57,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">June 30, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:57 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Without looking at other's answers...<P>1. C. Though I hope they are talking about the American Civil War...<BR>2. C.<BR>3. A.<BR>4. C.<BR>5. B.<BR>6. B.<BR>7. A.<BR>8. D.<BR>9. D.<BR>10. D.<P>------------------<BR>"The lies I told are not falsehoods according to my definition of truth." Bill Clinton<BR>"All stupid people are liberals, because they don't know any better." Rob Rodehorst<BR>"Don't underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" - Dilbert, Scott Adams<p>[This message has been edited by Jeff Raven (edited June 30, 2000).] <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jay the Obscure</b> <br /><small>Member # 19</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,0,50,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">12:50 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> See, I said that our little group of American posters contained few gits. <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/smile.gif"> As to the rest of the population...well...<P>The answers to the first 10 followed by the % of students which answered each are:<P>Q1. When was the Civil War?<BR>a. 1750-1800 - 10%<BR>b. 1800-1850 - 26%<BR><B>c. 1850-1900</B> - 60%<BR>d. 1900-1950 - 1%<BR>e. after 1950 - 0%<BR>DK/Ref - 2%<P>Q2. Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"<BR>a. John Hancock - 7%<BR>b. James Madison - 9%<BR><B>c. Patrick Henry</B> - 66%<BR>d. Samuel Adams - 10%<BR>DK/Ref - 7%<P>Q3. What is the Magna Carta?<BR><B>a. The foundation of the British parliamentary system</B> - 56%<BR>b. The Great Seal of the monarchs of England - 5%<BR>c. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man - 9%<BR>d. The charter signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower - 25%<BR>DK/Ref - 5%<P>Q4. The term "Reconstruction" refers to:<BR>a. Payment of European countries' debts to the United<BR> States after the First World War - 8%<BR>b. Repairing of the physical damage caused by the Civil<BR> War - 59%<BR><B>c. Readmission of the Confederate states and the<BR> protection of the rights of Black citizens</B> - 29%<BR>d. Rebuilding of the transcontinental railroad and the canal system - 2%<BR>DK/Ref - 3%<P>Q5. Are Beavis and Butthead...<BR>a. A radio show - 0%<BR><B>b. Television cartoon characters</B> - 99%<BR>c. A musical group - 1%<BR>d. Fictional soldiers - 0%<BR>DK/Ref - 0%<P>Q6. The Scopes Trial was about:<BR>a. Freedom of the press - 7%<BR><B>b. Teaching evolution in the schools</B> - 61%<BR>c. Prayer in the schools - 14%<BR>d. Education in private schools - 5%<BR>DK/Ref - 14%<P>Q7. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln stated that:<BR><B>a. Slaves were free in areas of the Confederate states not held by the Union</B> - 26%<BR>b. The slave trade was illegal - 8%<BR>c. Slaves who fled to Canada would be protected - 1%<BR>d. Slavery was abolished in the Union - 63%<BR>DK/Ref - 1%<P>Q8. The purpose of the authors of "The Federalists" papers was to:<BR>a. Establish a strong, free press in the colonies - 16%<BR>b. Confirm George Washington's election as the first president - 4%<BR>c. Win foreign approval for the Revolutionary War - 17%<BR><B>d. Gain ratification of the U.S. Constitution</B> - 53%<BR>DK/Ref - 9%<P>Q9. Sputnik was the name given to the first:<BR>a. Telecommunications system - 1%<BR>b. Animal to travel into space - 7%<BR>c. Hydrogen bomb - 2%<BR><B>d. Man-made satellite</B> - 89%<BR>DK/Ref - 2%<P><BR>Q10. The Missouri Compromise was the act that:<BR>a. Funded the Lewis and Clark expedition on the upper Missouri River - 7%<BR>b. Granted statehood to Missouri but denied the admission of any other states - 8%<BR>c. Settled the boundary dispute between Missouri and Kansas - 26%<BR><B>d. Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state</B> - 52%<BR>DK/Ref - 8%<P>------------------<BR>Oh, goody, the Sea Monkeys I ordered have arrived. Heh heh heh, look at them cavort and caper.<BR>~C. Montgomery Burns<P>And be sure to visit The Field Marshal project <A HREF="http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net/" TARGET=_blank>http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net/</A><p>[This message has been edited by Jay (edited July 01, 2000).] <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Curry Monster</b> <br /><small>Member # 12</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,9,20,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">09:20 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Well, please note I'm not a yank, but I'll have a go.<P><BR>Q1: C<BR>Q2: D<BR>Q3: A<BR>Q4: C<BR>Q5: B<BR>Q6: B<BR>Q7: D<BR>Q8: D<BR>Q9: D<BR>Q10: C<P><P>------------------<BR>"Remeber, if there is a nuclear explosion, be sure to close your windows as the massive heat could cause objects within your home to catch fire".<P>Wise, wise words.<P><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jeff Raven</b> <br /><small>Member # 20</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,18,37,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">06:37 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Jay, that does show that many people misunderstand what the Civil War was about. Even after 140 years, it is still misunderstood.<P>I can't wait until the real deal comes out for Vietnam.<P>------------------<BR>"The lies I told are not falsehoods according to my definition of truth." Bill Clinton<BR>"All stupid people are liberals, because they don't know any better." Rob Rodehorst<BR>"Don't underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" - Dilbert, Scott Adams <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>HMS White Star</b> <br /><small>Member # 174</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,20,47,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">08:47 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Q1. When was the Civil War?<BR>c. 1850-1900 (actually 1861 to 1865 but who's counting)<P><BR>Q2. Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"<P>c. Patrick Henry<P>Q3. What is the Magna Carta?<BR>a. The foundation of the British parliamentary system<P>Q4. The term "Reconstruction" refers to:<P>c. Readmission of the Confederate states and the<BR>protection of the rights of Black citizens (Actually that isn't completely true Tennesse was never actually part of Reconstruction, it was actually a part of the Union before the reconstruction started. During that period all the southern states weren't states technically weren't states, they were under a military rule first and they under federally protected local government (the Constitution basically didn't apply to during the Reconstruction to those Southern States since they technically weren't states)<P>Q5. Are Beavis and Butthead...<P>b. Television cartoon characters<P>Q6. The Scopes Trial was about:<P>b. Teaching evolution in the schools<P>Q7. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln stated that:<P>a. Slaves were free in areas of the Confederate states<BR>not held by the Union<P>Q8. The purpose of the authors of "The Federalists" papers was to:<P>d. Gain ratification of the U.S. Constitution<P>Q9. Sputnik was the name given to the first:<P>d. Man-made satellite<P>Q10. The Missouri Compromise was the act that:<P>d. Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state<P>And this is supposted to be hard because...<BR><P>------------------<BR>Somehow you were linked to this page, which doesn't really exist. Well, this one does, but the one you were trying to get to doesn't. Actually, that's not really true either, because it probably does, but either you mistyped it or our webmaster is asleep at the wheel. If the later is the case (you were linked here from a page within **********.net) then please let us know.<P>If you were linked here from an external site, which is most often the case, it would be nice of you to let them know.<P> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Jay the Obscure</b> <br /><small>Member # 19</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,21,24,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">09:24 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> You were wrong on #2 there Daryus...Sam Adams is a beer...and a rather good one at that. <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif"><P>------------------<BR>Oh, goody, the Sea Monkeys I ordered have arrived. Heh heh heh, look at them cavort and caper.<BR>~C. Montgomery Burns<P>And be sure to visit The Field Marshal project <A HREF="http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net/" TARGET=_blank>http://fieldmarshal.virtualave.net/</A> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Omega</b> <br /><small>Member # 91</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,22,14,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">10:14 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> HMS:<P>It's supposed to be hard because the schools in general are so screwed up that no one learns this stuff any more.<P>------------------<BR>"To disarm the people [is] the best and most effectual way to enslave them."<BR>- George Mason, American Statesman and Author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)<BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Baloo</b> <br /><small>Member # 5</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,1,22,44,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 01, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">10:44 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Q1. When was the Civil War?<BR>a. 1750-1800<BR>b. 1800-1850<BR><B>c. 1850-1900</B><BR>d. 1900-1950<BR>e. after 1950<P>Q2. Who said "Give me liberty or give me death?"<BR>a. John Hancock<BR>b. James Madison<BR><B>c. Patrick Henry</B><BR>d. Samuel Adams<P>Q3. What is the Magna Carta?<BR><B>a. The foundation of the British parliamentary system</B><BR>b. The Great Seal of the monarchs of England<BR>c. The French Declaration of the Rights of Man<BR>d. The charter signed by the Pilgrims on the Mayflower<P>Q4. The term "Reconstruction" refers to:<BR>a. Payment of European countries' debts to the United<BR>States after the First World War<BR>b. Repairing of the physical damage caused by the Civil<BR>War<BR><B>c. Readmission of the Confederate states and the<BR>protection of the rights of Black citizens</B><BR>d. Rebuilding of the transcontinental railroad and the canal system<P>Q5. Are Beavis and Butthead...<BR>a. A radio show<BR><B>b. Television cartoon characters</B><BR>c. A musical group<BR>d. Fictional soldiers<P>Q6. The Scopes Trial was about:<BR>a. Freedom of the press<BR><B>b. Teaching evolution in the schools</B><BR>c. Prayer in the schools<BR>d. Education in private schools <P>Q7. The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Lincoln stated that:<BR><B>a. Slaves were free in areas of the Confederate states not held by the Union</B><BR>b. The slave trade was illegal<BR>c. Slaves who fled to Canada would be protected <BR>d. Slavery was abolished in the Union<P>Q8. The purpose of the authors of "The Federalists" papers was to:<BR>a. Establish a strong, free press in the colonies<BR>b. Confirm George Washington's election as the first<BR>president<BR>c. Win foreign approval for the Revolutionary War<BR><B>d. Gain ratification of the U.S. Constitution</B> (In the state of New York)<P>Q9. Sputnik was the name given to the first:<BR>a. Telecommunications system<BR>b. Animal to travel into space<BR>c. Hydrogen bomb<BR><B>d. Man-made satellite</B><P>Q10. The Missouri Compromise was the act that:<BR>a. Funded the Lewis and Clark expedition on the upper Missouri River<BR>b. Granted statehood to Missouri but denied the<BR>admission of any other states<BR>c. Settled the boundary dispute between Missouri and Kansas<BR><B>d. Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state</B><P>There. I'm still waiting for my prize from the other thread.<P>~~Baloo<P>------------------<BR>Beer lovers take note:<BR>Stroh's spelled backwards is "shorts."<P><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/cyrano_jones.geo/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/cyrano_jones.geo/</A> <P><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Curry Monster</b> <br /><small>Member # 12</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,2,5,28,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 02, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">05:28 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Prize? Umm, here, have a lollypop.<P>------------------<BR>"Remeber, if there is a nuclear explosion, be sure to close your windows as the massive heat could cause objects within your home to catch fire".<P>Wise, wise words.<P><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Baloo</b> <br /><small>Member # 5</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,2,14,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 02, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">02:18 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <B><I>LOLLYPOP?!?</I></B><P>Hell, Daryus, you're from Australia! Gimme a Foster's!<P><center><IMG SRC="http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shire/8641/Beard.gif"></center><BR><P>------------------<BR>Beer lovers take note:<BR>Stroh's spelled backwards is "shorts."<P><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/cyrano_jones.geo/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/cyrano_jones.geo/</A> <P><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>RW</b> <br /><small>Member # 27</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,4,12,32,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 04, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">12:32 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <BR>Lessee..<P>1c<BR>2d?<BR>3a<BR>4c?<BR>5b (DUH)<BR>6?<BR>7d?<BR>8c?<BR>9d<BR>10c? wild guess :]<P>And? How did I score for a non-American?<BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Curry Monster</b> <br /><small>Member # 12</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,6,3,0,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 06, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">03:00 AM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Fosters? FOSTERS? Fosters is crap. You don't want fosters. You want Victoria Bitter! *Hands Baloo a VB*.<P>------------------<BR>"Remeber, if there is a nuclear explosion, be sure to close your windows as the massive heat could cause objects within your home to catch fire".<P>Wise, wise words.<P><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#E5EAEF"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>PsyLiam</b> <br /><small>Member # 73</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,6,19,56,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 06, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">07:56 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Wow. You've got long arms.<P>------------------<BR>"I can't believe we're actually gonna meet Guru Lou. Everyone says he's the wisest man in the universe. He's sensitive, creative, has a great sense of humour, and he's a really smooth dancer. *giggles*"<BR>"You're confused Polly. We're not meeting Paul Newman."<BR>- Polly & Speedy;<I> Samurai Pizza Cats</I> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#A3B9CC"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>Curry Monster</b> <br /><small>Member # 12</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="2" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <img src="https://flare.solareclipse.net/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.write(timestamp(new Date(2000,6,6,23,23,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><noscript><span class="dateformat-0">July 06, 2000</span> <span class="timeformat-0">11:23 PM</span></noscript><hr /> </font> <font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> That's why I am in law enforcement. <IMG SRC="http://flare.solareclipse.net/wink.gif"><P>------------------<BR>"Remeber, if there is a nuclear explosion, be sure to close your windows as the massive heat could cause objects within your home to catch fire".<P>Wise, wise words.<P><BR> <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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