United States Trivia!

[storms991 0]

the distance is 35 miles and one city in the metro area is Laurel, MD

[Mikeaut1 261]

Storms991: 35 - 40 miles will be accepted. But if you read the question carefully, it said that you needed to supply a metro area city that exceeds 50,000 people in population. You will be awarded +5, but someone who gets the city in the metro area, will earn the other +5.

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Due to this being the first question on page 9, we will restate the question so you don't have to switch between pages to see the question.

 

Approximately how far is Baltimore from Washington DC, and name one town in the metro area of Baltimore-Washington that exceeds 50,000.

[Fairlane500 8]

I just realized I didn't think Montana because I could swear the clue said Montana has the largest species of mammals. I just thought it was thrown in there for some random reason.

[JohnB 66]

Columbia, MD - 88,254 people

 

Ask a question that can't be found with google so easily.   

[Mikeaut1 261]

Columbia is acceptable JohnB! +5 for you!!

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CJAH: 50pts

ACEfanatic: 30pts
Meinhosen: 30pts
Duke87: 30pts
Poops2u: 35pts
Dusktrooper: 20pts
GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
TChaos713: 20pts

Eastwinn: 10pts
TrafficJam: 15pts
M-SIL: 10pts
TrafficJam: 10pts
Justanothersim86: 10pts
GrandCentralParkway: 10pts
bmw_ambition: 10pts

Your Address Here: 10pts
Praetorian Cohort: 10pts
Yellowlab: 5pts

Storms991: 5pts

JohnB: 5pts
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Question 79.

 

Name the 5 largest skyscrapers in the US as of 2005. Please also include the city in which the building is situated in, and how tall (in feet) the building is.

[Cjah 15]

Name the 5 largest skyscrapers in the US as of 2005...

 

1.Sears Tower Chicago 442m 1,451ft

2.Empire States Building NYC 381m 1,250ft

3.Aon Center Chicago 346m 1,136ft

4.Jhon Hancock Center Chicago 344m 1,127ft

5.Chrysler building NYC 319m 1,046

 

There ya go!

[Tolomar 5]

are you asking for the tallest or largest  two very different questions as height doesn't mean the most sq footage or volume displacement...which the question seems to be asking..not the tallest skyscrapers

 

 eg...(know it's not a skyscraper, but also depends on your definition of a skyscraper too.. it's just and example to show the difference between tallest and largest)

 

one of the largest office building in the United States is the pentagon 340,000sq ft,  origially 3 floors, 2 floors were added later making the height of 5 floors, reaching about 921ft started in 1941,completed around 1943 ,still ranks as one of the largest office building in the world...maybe even #1, as the USA won't admit how far it goes underground...their so secretative...  located in Arlington, Virginia and is the nerve centre of the American defence department

attack on 9\11 may have changed these particular facts...as these facts predate the attack

 

so are you asking for the tallest...or the most square footage...and what do you consider the minimum height of a skyscraper

 

[storms991 0]

I believe a skyscraper has to be above 30 stories
someone already posted the answers so there's no need in posting

[Tolomar 5]

well he is wrong if it the largest...which he states in his answer it is...sears tower isn't in the top 5...it doesn't actually have that much uaseable sq footage near the top

[vidioman 21]

In terms of square footage in a skyscraper, the Metlife Building in NYC is the biggest.

MetLife Building in NYC has over 500,000 square feet.

To be a skyscraper, it has to be over 500 feet, and have at least 12 levels.

[Constantina 5]

The World Trade centre used to be the largest, but after terrorists blew up, I can't count that.

[Cjah 15]

Date: 1/25/2006 4:01:00 PM Author: Tolomar well he is wrong...sears tower isn't in the top 5...it doesn't actually have that much uaseable sq footage

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How do we know I'm wrong?

 

Lets ask Mike....

[Tolomar 5]

I can list the top ten buildings if you like by A: height, B:Square footage, C:useable square footage (minis elevator stairwells, utilities domes etc) D:residential avaliablity totals E:comercial space totals, F:combined totals, or G:basic volume displacement  (aka like the Chrysler building Dome....takes up a lot of room not rentable)

 

Sears tower is tall but the top part is tappered...it only makes the top 5 in 2 of the above catigories A: and E: which doesn't it place it #1

 

 

just cuase it's the tallest doesn't mean it the largest...which is the question asked

 

[Cjah 15]

Fine if you think you can answer the question then by all means answer it.....

 

You must be able to read minds....

[Tolomar 5]

trying to find the boundries of the question...it's worded in such a way...there are a number of answer that an be correct...or ague to be correct (except listing the tallest) sure if he ment tallest he would have said tallest might be a boo boo...might not...might be a  trick question to catch the stupid....welcome to the fly paper Cjah

[Mikeaut1 261]

Well before I get spammed out here...

It was fault on my part... I really meant to say tallest, rather than largest. But Cjah got my point to the question. So indeed, he will be awarded with +10 points. For future references I will try to reword the questions in such a way that it is easier to understand the question. That was just a minor correction that had to be made, and I understand how you can argue tallest from largest. But indeed, I meant tallest, so Cjah will be awarded those points.

 

Cjah! +10!

 

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GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
TChaos713: 20pts

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Question 80.

 

This city's location is  25

[poops2u 2]

Brownsville, TX.

[Micah 16]

Date: 1/28/2006 12:10:35 PM Author: poops2u Brownsville, TX.

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Ah! You got it before me!

[Mikeaut1 261]

Great work, Poops2u!

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Poops2u: 45pts

ACEfanatic: 30pts
Meinhosen: 30pts
Duke87: 30pts
Dusktrooper: 20pts
GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
TChaos713: 20pts

Eastwinn: 10pts
TrafficJam: 15pts
M-SIL: 10pts
TrafficJam: 10pts
Justanothersim86: 10pts
GrandCentralParkway: 10pts
bmw_ambition: 10pts

Your Address Here: 10pts
Praetorian Cohort: 10pts
Yellowlab: 5pts

Storms991: 5pts

JohnB: 5pts
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Question 81.

 

Find the city associated with these coordinates ( 39

[Cjah 15]

Hmmm...I'm not to sharp on this,but is it Denver Colorado with a population of 579,744?

[Micah 16]

I say Denver, Colorado with a pop. of 554,636.

[Mikeaut1 261]

For this one, Micah will get the points. He supplied both the correct city AND the correct pop. Cjah was off by just a bit.

 

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Duke87: 30pts
Dusktrooper: 20pts
GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
TChaos713: 20pts

Eastwinn: 10pts
TrafficJam: 15pts
M-SIL: 10pts
TrafficJam: 10pts
Justanothersim86: 10pts
GrandCentralParkway: 10pts
bmw_ambition: 10pts

Your Address Here: 10pts
Praetorian Cohort: 10pts
Micah: 10pts

Yellowlab: 5pts

Storms991: 5pts

JohnB: 5pts
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Question 82.

 

The coordinates for this city are  37

[Cjah 15]

I think its San Jose....

Now for the population...I'm gonna have to guess on this one...

 

944,857 as of 2005?

 

 

[Micah 16]

Date: 1/28/2006 11:19:15 PM Author: Cjah

I think its San Jose....

Now for the population...I'm gonna have to guess on this one...

944,857 as of 2005?

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Cjah, I'll give you this one.

[Mikeaut1 261]

Thats correct Cjah!

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GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
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Question 83.

 

One more coordinate question.  27

[poops2u 2]

The city is Tampa, Florida, and the population is 317,000!


-P2U

[Mikeaut1 261]

Well done Poops2u! +10

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GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
TChaos713: 20pts

Eastwinn: 10pts
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Justanothersim86: 10pts
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Your Address Here: 10pts
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Yellowlab: 5pts

Storms991: 5pts

JohnB: 5pts

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Question 84.

 

This battle fought during the Revolutionary War was noted as The Shot Heard Round The World. Consequently, this battle sparked the Revolutionary War. What was the name of this battle?

[winonanick 0]

battle of lexington green

[amal81 3]

^^ in 1775

[Mikeaut1 261]

Welcome to the game winonanick! +10 for you!

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Duke87: 30pts
Dusktrooper: 20pts
GDDan: 20pts
Alabaster: 20pts
TChaos713: 20pts

Eastwinn: 10pts
TrafficJam: 15pts
M-SIL: 10pts
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Justanothersim86: 10pts
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bmw_ambition: 10pts

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Question 85.

 

This city is hosting the 2006 Super Bowl on Sunday!

 

A. New York

B. Detroit

C. Cleveland

D. Los Angeles