Q: On July 31, 1971, David R. Scott and James B. Irwin did something nobody had ever done before. What?
A: They became the first astronauts to ride a vehicle on the moon. They traveled five miles on the lunar surface in a moon buggy.
Q: Best known as the founder of the American Red Cross, she had a number of other careers in her life. She taught school for eighteen years, then became the first full-time clerk in the U.S. Patent Office. During the Civil War, she became a legend as the "Angel of the Battlefield." Who was she?
A: Clara Harlowe Barton.
Q: What major battle took place 18 days after a treaty had been signed ending the War of 1812?
A: It was the famed Battle of New Orleans.
Q: Who was the first actress to win a second Best Actress Oscar?
A: Luise Rainer won her first award in 1936 for her appearance in "The Great Ziegfeld." The following year she won her second Oscar for her role in "The Good Earth."
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