Almanacs

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Almanacs
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• What is an almanac for?

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An Almanac tells you useful information about

• Countries
• People
• Events
• And other subjects
• That are current from a specific year.

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Today

• We will use the almanacs to find answers to the
  following questions.
• Look for key words in the question.
• Use the index to look up the key words to find
  the right page.

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What is the Key Word in this question?

• 1. What is the longest river in the world?

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What is the Key Word in this question?

• What is the longest river in the world?
• Look up river in the index.
• Find the answer.

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• 2. Where is the tallest building in the United
  States?

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• 3. How old was Usher when he started his career?

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• 4. How many hot dogs do Americans eat on the
  Fourth of July?

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• 5. What does good cholesterol do for your body?

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• 6. For whom were matchbox cars first designed?

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• 7. How much more energy does the U.S. use than it
  produces?

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• 8. How many electors does Georgia have in the
  Electoral College?

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• 9. What is the average temperature on the planet
  Pluto?

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• 10. Where did ice hockey begin?

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• 11. What is the name of the Internet radio
  station for pets to listen to while their owners
  are away?

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• 12. What is the number four All-Time Top Animated
  Movie?

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Answers

• 1. Nile River
• 2. Sears Tower
• 3. Age 12
• 4. 150 million
• 5. helps break down bad cholesterol
• 6. A girl
• 7. 7
• 8. 15
• 9. -369 degrees

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• 10. Canada
• 11. DogCatRadio.com
• 12. Shrek