Last month you were asked: what do the colors of the 13 red and white stripes on the U.S. flag symbolize?

If you guessed that it is not known what the colors symbolize, you were correct!

There has never been an official or documented explanation for the color scheme of the U.S. flag.

Now try this month's question below.

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Which of these basketball teams was originally based in Minneapolis, MN?

Debit or Credit: Which to Use?

You see people swiping plastic cards everywhere, from your favorite restaurant to the movie theater. Some of your friends might even be using plastic to pay for stuff at the mall. It's a lot easier to carry around a credit or debit card compared to bills and coins. And using a debit card is faster than writing a check.

Now that you are earning your own money, you might be interested in a debit or credit card. Start by knowing what you're talking about. Here's a quick explanation of how debit and credit cards work.

The Rise of Roller Coasters

In 1884 preacher LaMarcus A. Thompson decided to build a new ride at New York's Coney Island to divert attention from the local beer gardens. He built two parallel tracks, with individual cars that climbed 15 feet and zoomed by at 4 miles per hour.

The plan worked. People swarmed to Coney Island to both ride and watch Thompson's "inclined-plane railway." Charging a nickel a ride, Thompson paid for the entire project in just three weeks. And by 1888 he had built nearly 50 roller coasters in the United States and Europe.

Source: www.factmonster.com