Q: The 15th Amendment was passed by Congress on this day in 1869. What did it do?
A: It guaranteed citizens the right to vote, although it didn't guarantee the political candidates would be worth voting for.
Q: The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on this day in 1950. What did it do?
A: It limited presidents to only two terms in office.
Q: What language was used successfully as a code by America in World War Two?
A: The native dialect of the Navajo Indian tribe was the basis for an extremely successful combat communications code used by the U.S. Marine Corps. Despite Japanese cryptological successes in the past, the code, transmitted only by Navajo Marines, defied them. The unwritten language was understood outside the tribe by fewer than 30 non-Navajos. The size and complexity of the Navajo language itself made the code extremely difficult to comprehend.
Q: If you just dropped your squidger, what game are you playing?
A: You are playing tiddlywinks. The squidger is the large disc used to snap or squidge the smaller discs into the cup.
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