William B

I know the dates of these state's admissions:

46. Oklahoma Nov. 16, 1907

47. New Mexico Jan. 6, 1912

48. Arizona Feb. 14, 1912

I am wondering why not 45 or 46 stars? Were the new states and the new flag anticipated?

I know kirchen means churches, but not sure about buchter.

I am president of the board of directors of a small town charity. We decide to give a$1000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior. I thought it was clear to the board that their children were ineligible. The high school counselor and I narrowed the 20 applicants down to 3. A board member's daughter applied and I excluded her. At the meeting she and some other members became upset when I did not present the daughter as a finalist. We are a non-profit. It seems wrong for board members and their children to profit. Is it illegal? Was I being "too proper"?

I know there aren't supposed to be any, but... once a student asked me why so many civil war battles were fought in national parks? Also, why did the St. Louis baseball team have to go to Rome to elect the Pope?

What are your gems?

In 1976, when President Gerald Ford asked Queen Elizabeth II to dance at a White House dinner, what song did the U.S. Marine Band play?

U. S. Presidential candidate that won a gold medal in the Olympics and authored one of the best-selling books of all time?

This is one of my favorite trivia questions. Most people are way off on their answers.

There's a city in Ghana called "Bechem." Does anyone know why it is called that?