The Questions
- Who won the academy Award for best actress in 1928-29 and for
what movie?
- How would you find how many counties there are in the US?
- In what county is Due West, SC?
- How much did the population of the city of Chicago change from 1950
to 1960?
- How many Congressional districts are in New York state?
- Exactly what does the US Constitution say about freedom of the press?
- Find the first name of Harry Truman's mother.
- Where are the islands of Langerhans? Was an important naval battle
fought there in World War I?
- Name the five largest cities in the world.
- What was the complete maiden name of Nelson Rockefeller's first wife?
- Which officer in the President's cabinet has jurisdiction over the
Coast Guard in peacetime?
- What is the source of this quotation: "Honor thy father and thy
mother-in-law?"
- Who was the national singles tennis champion in 1940?
- In 1950, how many North Carolinians 25 years of age and older had
completed four or more years of college?
- Who is Kenneth Dahlberg?
- Who is the mayor of Chapel Hill?
- What is the source of this quotation: "To do justly, to love
mercy and to walk humbly with thy God?" This quote is inscribed on a
campus building you pass almost every day. Which bulding?
- What does Dallas, NC, have in common with Chapel Hill, NC?
- Who immediately preceded Gordon Gray as president of UNC?
- Where is Big Lick, NC?
- When was Carroll Hall built and what was its original purpose?
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[Note: most of the sources listed here are located in The Park
Library's Ready Reference section in the main reading area. The
hot link above will take you to our Library's floor plan. For those
materials not located in The Park Library, other locations will
be given. Contact any of The Park Library staff for assistance.]
- The World Almanac Consult Awards in the Index in the front.
- The Statistical Abstract of the United
States. Look up county government in the index. N.B. Numbers refer to
tables not pages.
- United States Road Atlas. Look in the Index
and note the coordinates.
- Davis Library. Statistical Abstract of the United States. prior
to 1970 look up population, cities. Park Library has later editions, not
this earlier one.
- Almanac of American Politics. Look up
New York state.
- World Book Encyclopedia. Check in the index under US
Constitution.
- Who Was Who. Check index for Truman, Harry S.
- Check the Unabridged
Dictionary or World Book Encyclopedia Index for any unfamiliar
terms.
- The World Almanac. Look under
"population" for the relevant table.
- Who Was Who. Look in the index for
Rockefeller.
- World Book Encyclopedia. Check for
Coast Guard, United States in the Index.
- Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. Be
certain to look in earlier editions.
- The World Almanac. Look under "Tennis" in the
index.
- North Carolina: A Demographic
Profile. Check this book's Table of Contents for "Levels of
Education."
- New York Times Annual Index. Start with the year
1979 and travel back in time looking for "Dahlberg, Kenneth."
- Consult a recent edition of The Chapel Hill News, The Chapel
Hill Herald, The Daily Tar Heel, or listen to WCHL's Afternoon
News from 5pm to 6pm. Or try
http://ncinfo.iog.unc.edu/library/cities.html
- Wilson Library, The North Carolina Collection. Look for a book about
UNC-CH campus architecture
- Consult with The Park Library Director, Barbara Semonche.
- Wilson Library, The North Carolina Collection. Look for a book on
UNC-CH History. Check the appendices for list of UNC presidents.
- North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer.
- On the World Wide Web, The Park Library Web page on Carroll Hall.
http://metalab.unc.edu/journalism/carrollhall.html
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