Using online resources, or a library, answer each of the following questions. Document each answer by following the MLA guidelines in the “Documentation Format” handout.
Humanities
1. What U.S. president signed the Civil Rights Act into law? When did it happen?
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2. What is the oldest city in the continental U.S? Give any important info about its foundation.
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3. Where is the narrowest street in the world? What are its measurements? When was it built?
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4. Which is the fastest flying bird in the world and how fast does it go?
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5. Where and when was Earth’s hottest temperature recorded?
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6.Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990?
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7. What is the windiest city in the world? Why does it get that title?
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8. Who was the first European explorer to discover North America?
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9. What does the Latin phrase “Janua Sum Pacis” mean?Where can we find this inscription?
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10. What does China’s Terracotta Army protect?
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