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Places in the U.S. with “independence” in their names. The most populous one is Independence, Mo. (116,830).
Places in the U.S. with “liberty” in their names. The most populous place is Liberty, Mo. (population 29,149). Iowa, with four, has more of these places than any other state: Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty.
Bald Eagle Facts • Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson served on the committee that picked the eagle for the national seal. (Franklin wanted the turkey.) • Bald eagles have few natural enemies and live only in North America. • Bald eagles get their white head and tail feathers about 4-5 years of age. • Bald eagles are not, and never were, bald. The term comes from when “bald” meant “white-headed.” • Their maximum speed is 40 mph or over 100 mph while in a dive. • They can lift roughly half their body weight. • The Bald Eagle is no longer considered endangered. In 2007, it was delisted from the “threatened” list. • The only other kind of eagle in North America is the golden eagle. • Bald eagles mate for life.
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Places in the U.S. with “freedom” in their names. The most populous one is New Freedom, Pa. (4,464).
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Place in the U.S. with “patriot” in the name. Patriot, Ind. (209).
Riddle me this? This year’s July 4th parade has a marching band, pairs of dancers, a float of jugglers, a dozen circus clowns, a veterans troop, a Boy Scout troop, and a championship football team.
signing autographs as they marched at the end.
Read the description of each group carefully and decide how many are in each group and in what order they marched in the parade.
The 3 pairs of dancers were between the Boy Scouts and the football team.
The marching band was not the leader, but their 6 rows of 4 musicians in each row were near the front, just ahead of the veterans troop. The football team had 2 fewer marchers than the veterans troop, and took their time
The veterans troop and the Boy Scouts were separated by the 3 groups of 4 jugglers on the jugglers’ float.
The Boy Scouts had 5 rows of 3 marchers and the veterans troop had twice as many.
Answer: The groups are listed in the order that they marched, from first to last:
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Places in the U.S. with “eagle” in their names. The most populous one is Eagle Pass, Texas (26,248).
Places in the U.S. with “America” in their names. The most populous is American Fork, Utah (26,263).
12 circus clowns 24 musicians in the marching band 30 veterans 12 jugglers 15 Boy Scouts 6 dancers 28 football players
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