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<Question correct="C" id="3_1">
<Q>In the decade of the 1900s all of the following happened in Michigan except </Q>
<A>Detroit Tigers host the first American League baseball game.</A>
<B>Belle Isle Aquarium opens.</B>
<C>the first teddy bear is manufactured.</C>
<D>the first concrete road in Michigan is poured.</D>
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<topic>1</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_2">
<Q>Which event most likely happened between 1900 - 1910?</Q>
<A>Ransom E. Olds introduced the first mass-produced gasoline car.</A>
<B>Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.</B>
<C>Mackinac Bridge opened.</C>
<D>Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior.</D>
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<topic>1</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_3">
<Q>How many decades passed from the time that " Big Annie of Calumet" marched in support of striking miners and Michigan autoworkers formed the UAW?</Q>
<A>4 decades</A>
<B>1 decade</B>
<C>2 decades</C>
<D>5 decades</D>
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<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_4">
<Q>Which of the following did not happen in the 1910s?</Q>
<A>Ford established moving assembly lines in the Highland Park Plant.</A>
<B>Oreo Cookies were introduced.</B>
<C>Michigan Legislature adopted the current state flag.</C>
<D>Ty Cobb was elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.</D>
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<topic>1</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_5">
<Q>The decade of the 1920s was known as </Q>
<A>the Rise of Industry.</A>
<B>the Decade of Prosperity, Depression, War and Jazz.</B>
<C>the Decade of Technology Revolution.</C>
<D>the Decade of World War ll.</D>
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<topic>1</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_6">
<Q>If the Berlin Wall that separated Germany for 28 years was torn down in 1989, in what decade was it built?</Q>
<A>1950s</A>
<B>1970s</B>
<C>1960s</C>
<D>1980s</D>
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<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_7">
<Q>In what decade did the United States celebrate its Bicentennial?</Q>
<A>1970s</A>
<B>1930s</B>
<C>1990s</C>
<D>1940s</D>
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<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_8">
<Q>How many years passed between the Tigers' World Series win in 1968 and the MSU NCAA Basketball Championship in 1979?</Q>
<A>9 </A>
<B>11 </B>
<C>15</C>
<D>6</D>
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<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_9">
<Q>In what decade did the United States enter World War I?</Q>
<A>1910s</A>
<B>1920s</B>
<C>1930s</C>
<D>1940s</D>
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<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_10">
<Q>In the 1950s all of the following occurred except </Q>
<A>the 50 millionth vehicle is produced at Ford.</A>
<B>Detroit becomes the home of the Pistons.</B>
<C>It's a Wonderful Life and White Christmas made their movie debut.</C>
<D>Sputnik I is placed in orbit.</D>
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<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_11">
<Q>How many decades passed between the time that Isle Royale became a national park and the Detroit People Mover opened?</Q>
<A>3 decades</A>
<B>6 decades</B>
<C>4 decades</C>
<D>2 decades</D>
<teach> Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_12">
<Q>All of the following happened in the 1960s except </Q>
<A>Pearl Harbor was bombed and the U.S. entered World War II.</A>
<B>Detroit's Motown became the hub for Rock "n" Roll music and entertainers.</B>
<C>Alan Shepherd became the first American in space.</C>
<D>the Peace Corps was established.</D>
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<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_13">
<Q>How many decades passed between the Time of Turmoil and the Technology Revolution?</Q>
<A>4 decades</A>
<B>2 decades</B>
<C>1 decades</C>
<D>3 decades</D>
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<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_14">
<Q>How many decades passed from the time the first turn signals were developed and SUVS became popular family vehicles?</Q>
<A>4 decades</A>
<B>6 decades</B>
<C>7 decades</C>
<D>3 decades</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_15">
<Q>In what decade did Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin land the Apollo lunar module on the moon?</Q>
<A>1940s </A>
<B>1950s </B>
<C>1960s </C>
<D>1970s </D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>4</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_16">
<Q>Which of the following happened in the 1970s?</Q>
<A>Pontiac produced Firebird.</A>
<B>Trans-Alaskan Pipeline opened.</B>
<C>President Nixon left office.</C>
<D>all of the above</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_17">
<Q>Which event took place in the 1980s?</Q>
<A>Saturn plant opened in Tennessee.</A>
<B>The Empire State Building opened.</B>
<C>Space Shuttle Challenger exploded.</C>
<D>Ford purchased Lincoln Motors.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_18">
<Q>Which event happened in the 1990s? </Q>
<A>Chrysler Corporation merged with Germany's Daimler Corporation.</A>
<B>Social Security Act passed.</B>
<C>Auto production nose-dived because of the Great Depression.</C>
<D>First Michigan road signs appeared.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_19">
<Q>How much more was the minimum hourly wage for a worker in 1990 than in 1930?</Q>
<A>$2.50</A>
<B>$1.75</B>
<C>$3.85</C>
<D>$4.50</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_20">
<Q>In what decade did the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl explode?</Q>
<A>1980s</A>
<B>1960s</B>
<C>1990s</C>
<D>1930s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_21">
<Q>What event in the automotive industry happened first?</Q>
<A>First car phone installed.</A>
<B>Ford installed moving assembly lines in Highland Park plant.</B>
<C>Interstate Highway system began.</C>
<D>First steel auto wheels were used.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>1</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_22">
<Q>What event in Michigan happened last?</Q>
<A>Driver licenses issued for the first time.</A>
<B>First Michigan road sign appeared.</B>
<C>Detroit-Windsor Tunnel opened.</C>
<D>The first Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_23">
<Q>In which decade did the Michigan autoworkers establish the United Auto Workers Union (UAW)?</Q>
<A>1950s</A>
<B>1940s</B>
<C>1930s</C>
<D>1920s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_24">
<Q>In which decade did Preston Tucker begin production of the Tucker?</Q>
<A>1950s</A>
<B>1940s</B>
<C>1930s</C>
<D>1920s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_25">
<Q>All of the following events happened in the 1950s except </Q>
<A>the State of Israel was established.</A>
<B>Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus.</B>
<C>four-door hardtops offered by Buick and Oldsmobile.</C>
<D>Disneyland opened in California.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_26">
<Q>All of the following events happened in the 1980s except </Q>
<A>safety belts were required by law to be worn by all front-seat passengers.</A>
<B>Michigan celebrated its 150th anniversary as a state.</B>
<C>the decision to revitalize the Ford Rouge Center.</C>
<D>space shuttle Challenger exploded.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_27">
<Q>Which one of the following events did not happen in the 1970s?</Q>
<A>Ford introduced the Mustang, Cobra and Bronco.</A>
<B>Dodge produced Challenger.</B>
<C>United States celebrated its bicentennial.</C>
<D>United States ended its involvement in Vietnam.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_28">
<Q>Which one of the following events did not happen in the 1990s?</Q>
<A>British scientists created Web pages.</A>
<B>Southeastern Michigan manufactured more cars, trucks and auto parts than any other region in the U.S.</B>
<C>Russia and the United States officially ended the Cold War.</C>
<D>Social Security Act passed.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_29">
<Q>How many decades passed from the time that Chrysler Corporation was founded and Chrysler Corporation merged with Germany's Daimler Corporation?</Q>
<A>2 decades</A>
<B>7 decades</B>
<C>5 decades</C>
<D>3 decades</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_30">
<Q>In what decade was the first automatic transmission introduced?</Q>
<A>1930s</A>
<B>1950s</B>
<C>1960s</C>
<D>1970s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_31">
<Q>In which decade did Charles Lindbergh fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean?</Q>
<A>1920s</A>
<B>1930s</B>
<C>1940s</C>
<D>1950s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>4</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_32">
<Q>How many decades passed between the United States entering World War II and the establishment of the Peace Corps?</Q>
<A>1 decade</A>
<B>2 decades</B>
<C>3 decades</C>
<D>4 decades</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_33">
<Q>All of the following events happened in the 1960s except </Q>
<A>Buick introduced the first V-6 engine.</A>
<B>Chevrolet unveiled the Camaro.</B>
<C>Saturn plant opened in Tennessee.</C>
<D>Tigers won the World Series.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_34">
<Q>In what decade did James McDivitt become the first astronaut from Michigan ?</Q>
<A>1950s</A>
<B>1970s</B>
<C>1980s</C>
<D>1960s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>4</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_35">
<Q>In which decade did Ford Motor Company celebrate its 75th anniversary?</Q>
<A>1950s</A>
<B>1960s</B>
<C>1970s</C>
<D>1980s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_36">
<Q>In which decade did minivans become popular?</Q>
<A>1960s</A>
<B>1970s</B>
<C>1980s</C>
<D>1990s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_37">
<Q>Which event happened in the decade of the 1990s?</Q>
<A>Chernobyl Nuclear power station in the Soviet Union exploded.</A>
<B>Penicillin was discovered.</B>
<C>Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia.</C>
<D>Trans-Alaskan Pipeline opened.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_38">
<Q>Which event happened in the 1940s?</Q>
<A>Ford of Europe was established.</A>
<B>Adolph Hitler came to power in Germany.</B>
<C>Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of England.</C>
<D>The United Nations met for the first time in San Francisco.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_39">
<Q>In what decade did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?</Q>
<A>1930s</A>
<B>1940s</B>
<C>1950s</C>
<D>1970s</D>
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<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_40">
<Q>What does the word originated mean in the statement Soupy Sales, Bozo and Lambchop TV shows originated in Detroit?</Q>
<A>began</A>
<B>finished</B>
<C>unique</C>
<D>none of the above</D>
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<topic>2</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_41">
<Q>Which event occurred first?</Q>
<A>John Glenn was the first man to orbit Earth in space.</A>
<B>British dirigible completed the first round-trip transatlantic air flight.</B>
<C>Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.</C>
<D>Sputnik I was placed in orbit.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_42">
<Q>Which event in Michigan happened first?</Q>
<A>The first concrete road was poured in Michigan.</A>
<B>Drivers' licenses were issued to Michigan drivers.</B>
<C>Road signs appeared.</C>
<D>Turn signals for automobiles were developed.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>1</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_43">
<Q>How many decades passed from the time that Henry Ford completed construction of the first Ford Rouge Center in 1920 and the decision was made to revitalize the Ford Rouge Center?</Q>
<A>5 decades</A>
<B>6 decades</B>
<C>7 decades</C>
<D>8 decades</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>3</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="D" id="3_44">
<Q>Which important event happened in the 1990s?</Q>
<A>Detroit's People Mover opened.</A>
<B>World Trade Center was completed.</B>
<C>President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.</C>
<D>U.S.S.R. ended and Gorbachev resigned.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES. </teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_45">
<Q>The United States was involved in all the following events in the 1960s except </Q>
<A>Vietnam War.</A>
<B>Gerald R Ford became the 34th President of the United States.</B>
<C>President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.</C>
<D>the Berlin Wall was built to divide Germany.</D>
<teach> Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="C" id="3_46">
<Q>In what decade did auto production nosedive because of the Great Depression?</Q>
<A>1910s</A>
<B>1920s</B>
<C>1930s</C>
<D>1940s</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_47">
<Q>All of the following happened in the 1990s except </Q>
<A>Michigan celebrated its 150th anniversary as a state.</A>
<B>the decision to revitalize the Ford Rouge Center.</B>
<C>Olympic Games were held in Sydney, Australia.</C>
<D>Detroit Red Wings won the Stanley Cup.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_48">
<Q>Which one of the following events did not happen in the 1970s?</Q>
<A>55-mph speed limit was established in the U.S.</A>
<B>Tigers won the 1968 World Series.</B>
<C>United States celebrated its bicentennial.</C>
<D>U.S. ended its involvement in the Vietnam War.</D>
<teach>Refer to pages 45-49 of CONNECT-IT(tm) ACTIVITIES.</teach>
<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="B" id="3_49">
<Q>In what decade was Ford of Europe founded?</Q>
<A>1950s</A>
<B>1960s</B>
<C>1970s</C>
<D>1980s</D>
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<topic>5</topic>
</Question>
<Question correct="A" id="3_50">
<Q>In what decade did Ford Motor Company build B-24 bombers?</Q>
<A>1940s</A>
<B>1950s</B>
<C>1960s</C>
<D>1970s</D>
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