1. How long is 8 mile road?
Spanning more than 20 miles across metropolitan Detroit and currently existing in most areas as an eight-lane, boulevarded highway, its popular name is derived from the Detroit area's mile road system which identifies streets running east-west throughout the region.
2. How many prints in Hokusai's 36 views of Mount Fuji?
Hokusai's series 36 Views of Mount Fuji began with 36 prints but was later expanded to a total of 46 prints due to the series' immense success. The original 36 prints were published first then ten additional designs were added to the collection in response to requests, making the complete series 46 prints.
3. How long was the hundred years war?
It lasted for 116 years, 1337 to 1453, although it wasn't a continuous conflict but a series of sieges, raids and battles with several periods of truce and peace. The war was a struggle for control over France between England and France, involving a territorial dispute and English claims to the French throne.
4. What horsepower can an average horse produce at peak power?
A real horse is capable of producing peak power of around 14.9 horsepower though for sustained activity, a horse can sustain an average only of about 1 to 1.5 horsepower. The unit "horsepower" was invented by James Watt to represent the sustained work a horse could perform over a full workday not its maximum power output.
5. What are the names of the twelve tribes of Israel?
The 12 tribes of Israel are named for the 12 sons of Jacob, who was also known as Israel: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph and Benjamin. However, because the tribe of Levi did not receive a land inheritance, the tribe of Joseph was split into two (Ephraim and Manasseh). The tribes that received land were Reuben, Simeon, Judah, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh.
6. What were the names of the twelve apostles?
While Jesus designated a core group of 12 apostles, the number of people referred to as "apostles" in the New Testament is not limited to that figure. This makes the "12 apostles" an example of a number that is not always the literal, final count. The symbolic importance of the number 12 (representing the 12 tribes of Israel) is a key reason for this apparent contradiction. In addition to the twelve disciples, there is Matthias who replaced Judas and Paul, clearly an apostle but not of the orignal twelve/
7. Was Jan Akkerman 3 Akkerman's third solo album?
Jan Akkerman's album Jan Akkerman 3, released in 1979, was not his third solo album. His previous solo releases included Talent for Sale (1968), Profile (1972) and Tabernakel (1973).
8. How many warriors belonged to David's thirty men?
These are listed in 2 Samuel 23:8–39 and 1 Chronicles 11:10–47. When listing the individuals, 2 Samuel 23 concludes by saying, Thirty-seven in all. This is probably because the actual number was fluid. When one died or dropped out another replaced him.
9. How many Musketeers in the three musketeers?
The Three Musketeers is a classic literary example of a title's number not matching the total characters. While the group consists of Athos, Porthos and Aramis - the three titular musketeers - they are prominently joined by a fourth protagonist, d'Artagnan, who becomes an inseparable member.
10. In what years were the American Football team, The San Francisco 49ers and the basketball team, The Philadelphia 76ers founded?
One might assume 1949 and 1976 but the answer is 1946 and 1963 (although the Philadelphia team was originally The Syracuse Nationals, founded in 1946). The 49 and 76 refer to the 1849 California gold rush and the 1776 signing of the declaration of independence respectively.
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