Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: How man justices are there on the U.S. Supreme Court?
A: There are eight associate justices and one chief justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, a total of nine.

Q: Who was the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court?
A: John Jay was the first, serving from 1789 to 1795.

Q: Who was the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?
A: In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African-American to serve as a Supreme Court Justice

Q: History should have labeled this famed battle by its proper name as the Battle of Breed's Hill at Charlestown, Mass. What name is improperly applied to the battle site?
A: History referred to is as The Battle of Bunker Hill.

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