Trivia
APCs Insider, November 6, 2015
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Before the advent of mechanical clocks in the Late Middle Ages, the most sophisticated clocks, known as clepsydra, were powered by what?
a. Humans
b. Sunlight
c. Water
d. Wind
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Last week’s question
The first woman to be appointed to the U.S. Cabinet served under which president?
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
b. John F. Kennedy
c. Jimmy Carter
d. Woodrow Wilson
The answer is A. In 1933, Roosevelt named Frances Perkins as the secretary of Labor, a post she held for 12 years, longer than anyone before or since. She served an integral role in crafting New Deal legislation.
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