A Royal Mark

1. Name the current monarch ruler of England and tell us of what royal family is this monarch?

2. What is unique about the hands of Walt Disney cartoon characters?

3. What was the record label on Elvis Presley's first few phonograph records?

4. What is the common name for the wolf species known as the prairie wolf?

5. What Major League Baseball team moved to Baltimore and became the Baltimore Orioles in 1954?

6. Name the Major League Baseball team that moved to Washington, D.C., in 2005 and tell us its new team name.

7. What is the descriptive term for a home run with all three bases occupied, thus driving in four runs?

8. Name the American Indian princess who married a colonial leader in the 1600s in one of the New World settlements and from where they then traveled to England.

9. Quite sadly, while the couple in the preceding question was planning a return to her colonial home she developed what some say was smallpox and passed away. Some in the historic colony would like to have her returned to her childhood home. Name the historic colony where Pocahontas would be placed in a grave and given a monument.

10. What is the name used as a title for the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

Answers

1. The current ruler of England is Queen Elizabeth II, who is of the House of Windsor.

2. The Disney characters virtually all had a thumb and three fingers, not a thumb and four fingers. This helps cut artwork costs.

3. The King's early label was Sun Records.

4. The prairie wolf is the coyote.

5. It was the St. Louis Browns.

6. The Montreal Expos are now the Washington Nationals.

7. A home run with the bases loaded is a grand slam.

8. Princess Pocahontas was married to John Rolfe.

9. Pocahontas was from the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. She is now buried in Gravesend, England.

10. The 10 amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.

Take "The Answer Man" to work or to school. Challenge your friends for

"Bragging Rights." Send your questions and answers to: The Answer Man,

Andy Seamans, Horizon House #603, 1300 Army Navy Dr., Arlington, VA

22202.

COPYRIGHT 2008 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC.