Use the most recent edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts to answer these questions. Include the answer, the page on which you found it, and the index term used to locate the answer.

1. What edition of the World Almanac and Book of Facts are you using to answer these questions?
   
   
   
2. What is the highest mountain in the world?
   
   
   
   
   
3. Where is the geographic center of Minnesota?
   
   
   
   
   
4. How much is a fathom?
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. What animals are near extinction?
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. On what page is the address for the Pittsburgh Steelers?
   
   
   
   
   
   
7. What is the address for the Count Dracula Society?
   
   
   
   
8. How many people are on death row in the United States?
   
   
   
   
9. How many dollars is the U.S investing in Japan?
   
   
   
   
10. Superlatives, such as the first, largest and oldest, may be in the Almanac. When was the first Apollo space flight?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
11. Current office holders are in the Almanac. Why do you need to be careful in using names of office holders from the World Almanac? On what page can you find a list of the President's Cabinet?
    
    
    
    
    
12. Questions about record holders and who did or won what, when, can be answered by the Almanac. Questions about personalities, such as birth and death dates, are also handled by the Almanac. What is Donna Reed's real name?
    
    
    
    
    
    
13. Whose picture is on the $20 bill?
    
    
    
    
14. How many people are serving in the U.S. Marines?
    
    
    
    
    
15. What year was the University of Minnesota at Morris Established?
    
    
    
    

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