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May Trivia
May Trivia
Match these Presidents to the following occupations
1. George Washington
2. Jimmy Carter
3. Thomas Jefferson
4. Abraham Lincoln
5. James Garfield
6. Herbert Hoover
A. Studied Nuclear engineering for one year in college and worked on submarines while in the Navy. In graduate school he majored in Nuclear Physics.
B. Civil and Mining Engineer, who once said "There is the fascination of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper"
C. Worked his way through school as a carpenter to become a professor of ancient language and literature.
D. Served as the deputy county surveyor of Sangamon County, Illinois
E. Surveyor and Architect
F. Virginia public land surveyor and cartographer
Answers to April trivia
1. Coordinates (29 43 25, -95 35 13.5) The 2016 show nice homes in the Royal Oaks Country club, but the 1978 aerial show what?
The answer is Andrau Airpark
2. Coordinates (29 45 45.3, -95 22 36.0) The 2016 aerial shows a new city park called the Sky Lawn, but the 2014 and all the aerial before show what?
The answer is an Underground Cistern, 87,500 sf
3. Coordinates (29 41 05.0, -95 25 10.0) The 2016 aerial shows an apartment complex, but the 1953 aerial shows what?
The answer is Houston Playland Park (Pre-Astroworld)
4. Coordinates (29 38 00.0, -95 29 29.0) The 2015 aerial shows a empty field, but the 1978 aerial shows what?
The answer is Meyer Speedway
5. Coordinates (29 46 10.0, -95 22 25.0) The 2016 aerial shows a warehouse, but the 1944 aerial shows what?
The answer is a Railroad Roundhouse
