Many water-related stories have been in the news of late — including reports connected to the three questions below.
1. An early U.S. president was known to swim nude in the Potomac River every morning. During one of these swims, an amusing ‘Encounter of the First Kind’ took place with Anne Royall, America’s first female reporter. The usaswimming.com article includes the following juicy historical tidbit:
One of the most interesting characters in American history, [Royall] had been requesting an interview with the president for months and was tired of being stonewalled. So, early one summer’s morn, she went down to the Potomac and hid in the bushes, waited for the president to strip off his clothes, then revealed herself. She then sat on his clothes, refusing to budge until the president granted her request.
Who was the commander-in-chief-in-the-buff?
| a. George Washington |
b. Thomas Jefferson |
| c. James Madison |
d. John Quincy Adams |
2. Bruiser Bear, an adorable 18-month-old cub at the nonprofit Single Vision animal sanctuary in Melrose, Fla., loves to climb the ladder to an aboveground pool at the facility, jump in, swim around and ‘surf’ on a surfboard in the pool. According to abc11.com, what kind of brown bear is Bruiser?
| a. American brown bear |
b. Chinese brown bear |
| c. Syrian brown bear |
d. Russian brown bear |
3. A former member of a U.S. university’s men’s swimming team has filed a lawsuit against five of his teammates over alleged hazing. The swimmer, reports
abcnews.go.com, says ‘he feared for his life because their hazing was so extreme.’ What university was he attending?
| a. University of Michigan |
b. University of Virginia |
| c. University of Arizona |
d. University of Florida |
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