world almanac and book of facts   [ 2002 ]


        PURPOSE: to provide facts to subject headings from actors to zip codes

        AUTHORITY: has been a standard reference source from 1868

        TABLE of CONTENTS:

        • General Index
        • Year in Review
        • Special Feature: Focus on Children
        • United States Government
        • State and Local Government
        • The Year in Pictures
        • United States Population
        • Flags & Maps
        • Weights & Measures
        • Vital Statistics
        • Quick Reference Index

        REFERENCE QUESTIONS:

      • Can you tell me the names of the 2 Americans who won the
        2001 Nobel Prize in Physics?
      • What was the life expectancy at birth in the Unites States in 1999?
      • How many cities in Michigan State are ranked in the population
        of 100 largest US cities?
      • How many flew into space during 1961-2001? How many of them
        were Americans?
      • Which year did David Small win the Caldecott Medal award for
        his book entitled, "So You Want to be President?"
      • What is the Federal tax rate for married, filing jointly (2001) with an
        income of $55,000?
      • A student plans to attend Andrews University. He wants to know
        when AU was established and how much the tuition, room and
        board is.
      • Which US president was inaugurated at the age of 42?
      • I have just arrived from Beijing, China. I want to make a phone
        to my parents to tell them that I arrived safely. What are the codes for
        China and Beijing?
      • Are the Ten Commandments quoted correctly in this almanac?

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