AWESOME FACTS ABOUT EVERYTHING XIV

1.  Lewiston, Idaho is a port city. It has access to the Pacific Ocean by 465 river miles via the Snake and Columbia Rivers.

 

2. Fill in the blanks: The source of the Niagara River is _______. It flows  (direction) ________, goes over the Falls, and drains into ________. 

3. Niagara Falls has moved backward 7 miles in the last 12,500 years, creating the Niagara Gorge. 

4. "All that I am or ever hope to be I owe to my Angel Mother." This loving tribute by Abraham Lincoln was for his biological mother, Nancy Hanks. But she died when Abe was only nine years old. The following year later, Lincoln's father married Sarah Bush Johnston. Young Abe was raised by his stepmother. She was devoted to him and encouraged his education. Lincoln was lucky to have had two loving mothers.

 

5. The first asteroid was discovered in 1801. Named Ceres, it is the largest of all known asteroids - at 621 miles in diameter. 

6. An orchestra tunes itself to a very particular frequency, usually 440 hertz, the note A - known as A -440. The note is played by the oboist, and the rest of the orchestra tunes their instruments to match it. The oboe leads the tuning because, of all the instruments, it is least affected by humidity or other weather conditions.

Answers to #2:

 

The source of the Niagara River is Lake Erie. The river flows north, goes over the falls, and drains into Lake Ontario.