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Lake Superior
The largest fresh water lake in the world at 31,820 square miles
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What is $19,000?
You can contribute this much to your 401(k) plan in 2021 if you are under the age of 50
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What is Passover?
The seven-day holiday of the Feast of Unleavened Bread
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Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
First female justice on the Supreme Court
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What is Cynthiana, Kentucky?
Post-It notes are manufactured exclusively in this town.
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What is Angel Falls in Venezuela?
The largest waterfall in the world is 3,212 feet high
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What is the Roth IRA?
This retirement vehicle idea was proposed by Senator Bob Packwood of Oregon and Senator William Roth of Delaware in 1989.
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What is Diwali?
The 5-day festival of lights that originated on the Indian subcontinent
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What is the Russian Revolution of 1917?
This revolution ended with the overthrow of Nicholas II
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What is Philadelphia?
This city was the site of the first presidential mansion
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What is the Grand Canyon (Colorado River)
The largest gorge in the world is 217 miles long
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What is 1935?
In this year the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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What is Bunker Hill Day?
This holiday is observed annually on June 17 in Massachusetts
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Who is Bill Clinton?
This person's inauguration as U.S. president was the first to be streamed on the Internet
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What is the Columbia River gorge?
This location is considered by many to be the best place in the world for windsurfing
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What is the Mediterranean?
This sea is largest in the world at 1,144,800 square miles
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What is age 66?
The average retirement age of Americans
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What is Boxing Day?
The day after Christmas celebrated in Commonwealth nations
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What is 1949?
In this year NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was founded
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What is Mammoth cave in Kentucky?
The world's longest reported cave system
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What is the Andes in South America?
This is the largest mountain range at 5,000 miles long
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What is $50,000?
This is the maximum amount you can take as a loan from your retirement account if you have not had an outstanding loan in within the last 12 months and your account balance is $135,000.
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What is White Christmas?
The best selling Christmas single of all time
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What is the Environmental Protection Agency?
This government agency was formed after environmental movement was ignited by Rachel Carson's book, The Silent Spring
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Who is Benjamin Franklin?
This individual founded the Philadelphia Zoo, the first public zoo in the United States.
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