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1. How many tons of molasses poured out of the USIA company's huge container, igniting the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

14,000.

2. How many feet high were the largest waves of molasses created during the Great Molasses Flood?

30.

3. In what area of Boston did the Great Molasses Flood occur?

North.

4. It is estimated that the waves of molasses involved in the Great Molasses Flood moved at how many miles per hour?

35.

5. For how many months had World War I been over when 1919 began?

2.

6. World War I began in July of which year?

1914.

7. In what month of 1919 did the Great Molasses Flood take place?

January.

8. By 1910, the area of Boston affected by the Great Molasses Flood had a population of 28,000 Italians. How large was the total population of that area?

30,000.

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