Creative Editing

Chapter 5

Exercise 1

1. Use The World Almanac and Book of Facts or a similar printed or online source to answer these questions. Indicate the source and specific page number for each answer.

a. Who was the architect for the General Motors Building in Detroit: Albert Kahn or Louis Kahn?

b. When did Pakistan become a republic?

c. What is the name of the highest point in Australia?

d. Is it Southwestern or Southwest Baptist Theological Seminary? Is it in Dallas or Fort Worth?

e. Is the drawbridge across the Industrial Canal in New Orleans a vertical lift or a swing bridge?

f. In what year was Hillary Rodham Clinton born?

g. How does the seating capacity of the King Dome in Seattle compare with that of the Los Angeles Forum?

h. How many stars does the flag of Honduras have?

i. What were the top five U.S. companies in terms of advertising expenditures in 1997?

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