MMA Question of the Day: 01/11/99

MATH:

The fresh water capacity aboard Empire State is 959 long tons. If there are 2240 pounds in a long ton,and water weights approximately 8.3 lbs per gallon. How many gallons of fresh water can be stored aboard the ship?

SCIENCE:

What is the name of the instrument used to measure wind speed?

GEOGRAPHY:

Cape Hatteras, often nicknamed the graveyard of the Atlantic by sailors, is on the east coast of what state? 

HISTORY:

What famous American was the first to chart the Gulf Stream?

Answers for 01/11/99

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