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Remove Images Quizunderstood Learn Something and Sound Smart January 20, 2011 1. January 17 was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In 1983, what Republican Senator (pictured) opposed the idea of making King's birthday a federal holiday, accusing the civil rights leader of being a "Marxist" who used "nonviolence as a provocative act to disturb the peace of the state"? 2. In Hawaiian, komo means "enter" and Komohana means "West." Why are the two words connected? Bonus: What are the Hawaiian words for the other three directions? 3. To run for the state House or Senate, a candidate has to have lived in Hawaii for how long? A. Three years B. Five years C. 10 years Answer 1: Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina Answer 2: Because the sun "enters" the ocean in the West; Akau (North), Hema (South), Hikina (East) Answer 3: A