Daily State Questions (DSQ) #20

Pay Your Taxes! The Ohio state government collects taxes to pay for services that people need. These services are things that people cannot easily provide for themselves, like water, power, or police force. Taxes also pay for schools, libraries, parks, and the salaries of teachers. 1. Which of the things are paid for with tax money? (more than 1) public school your clothes police station military your bicycle parks public roads restaurants 2. Who pays Ohio taxes? (More than 1 answer) Ohio residents Ohio tourists Ohio businesses Where's the Road? McKinley Street is only 20 feet long. That makes it the shortest street in America! The citizens of Ohio used to think it was the shortest street in the world, but a town in England claims it has a street that is only 17 feet long. 3. Starting with Y, cross out every other letter to learn where McKinley Street is located. (Starts with B) YBPEWLBLTEXFQODNATUAOIYNRE F is for Fire The worst school fire in history happened at Lakeview Elementary School in Cleveland. About 300 children attended the school when an overheated steam pipe started the fire. There was only one fire escape and the hallways were small. Only 80 children got out of the building. The school's tragedy caused the entire nation to pay more attention to fire safety in schools. 4. What caused the fire at Lakeview Elementary? narrow hallways overheated steam pipe playing with matches 5. Why couldn't all of the children get out of the building? one fire escape doors were locked could not find the door 6. What should you do to be prepared for a fire? Football Star College football fans hear this Ohio native's name every year. John Heisman was born in Cleveland and played college football at Pennsylvania State. He was also head coach at Oberlin College and won every game in 1892. Each year the Heisman Trophy is given to the top college football player. The award is named after John Heisman. 7. John Heisman is known for the sport of baseball soccer football 8. He played college football at Pennsylvania State and coached at Oberlin College. Football Fever! Match the football teams with their location. Look up the information to help you. Ohio University Athens Oberlin College Oberlin The Ohio State University Columbus Case Western Reserve University Cleveland Miami University Oxford