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LITTLE ROCK — 1. What is the closest country to the island of Grenada?

2. Is it true or false that both male and female reindeer have branching antlers?

3. Who wrote "Battle Hymn of the Republic," a poem later set to music?

4. In what city was Martin Luther King Jr. born?

5. What other South American country almost parallels Argentina in length?

6. Within 50 feet, how tall is the Statue of Liberty from the foundation of its pedestal to its torch?

7. Anthracite is soft or hard coal?

8. Name the U.S. president who dispatched troops to Chicago in 1894 to prevent striking Pullman Co. workers from obstructing the mails.

9.Was Connecticut one of the 13 original colonies?

Answers

1. Venezuela and Trinidad both lie about 100 miles away 2. True 3. Julia Ward Howe 4. Atlanta 5, Chile 6. The total height is 305 feet, 1 inch. The distance from the base to the torch is 151 feet, 1 inch. 7. Hard coal 8. Grover Cleveland 9. Yes