Venture Update March 2010

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December 2010
ALL AMERICAN 
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(Blacksburg, VA) -- All American swimmer Alex Lutterbein of Virginia Tech has agreed to serve on the new student advisory board for the International Cultural Exchange Sports Union (ICESU) based in Flagstaff, Arizona.  He aims to encourage Native Americans to get involved in swimming, and honor their forebears who invented the crawl centuries ago.  Venture Up supports the ICESU.  Please www.ICESU.org.

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Last Issue:  Emmy Award winning producer Morgan Loew, featured in November's newsletter, can be reached at  520.990.3948.
 
ESSENTIAL TRIVIA
 
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1. What is the flattest state in America?

2.  What is the official language of Liberia? 

3.  Japan disputes the ownership of the Kurile Island chain with what country?
 
4.  What state leads the U.S. in number of plane travelers per capita?

5.  What two-word term describes the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Renaissance? 

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ESSENTIAL TRIVIA Answers
 

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1. What is the flattest state in America? Florida

2.  What is the official language of Liberia? 
English

3.  Japan disputes the ownership of the Kurile Island chain with what country?
Russia

 
4.  What state leads the United States with number of plane travelers per capita?
  Hawaii


5.  What's 2-year team defines the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance?
  Middle Ages

 
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