Previous Challenges, their answers and winners:
July 9, 2008:
Which US city had the largest fireworks display this July 4, 2008?
Answer: To be announced in next week's newsletter.
Winner: To be announced in next week's newsletter.
June 24, 2008:
What body of water was recently designated the fifth ocean by the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)?
Answer: In 2000, the International Hydrographic Organization created the fifth world ocean - the Southern Ocean - from the southern portions of the Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Pacific Ocean. The Southern Ocean completely surrounds Antarctica.
Winner: Janice Danielsen, of Long Beach, CA
June 4, 2008:
What chemical element, found in the periodic table, is the most abundant element in the universe?
Answer: Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the known universe and makes up about about 90% of the universe by weight.
Winner: Dianne Ervin, of Dracut, MA
May 21, 2008:
What is the oldest park in the National Park System?
Answer: Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is technically America's first national park, but Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas was initially created by an act of the United States Congress on April 20, 1832, and the area was made a national park on March 4, 1921. We accepted both answers.
Winner: Jewel Hannah, of Birmingham, AL
May 7, 2008:
What is the highest officially recorded number of children born to one mother?
Answer: 69. To the first wife of Feodor Vassilyev (1707-1782) of Shuya, Russia.
Winner: Lou Goutman, of Commerce Township, MI
April 25, 2008:
According to the US Census Bureau, what is the smallest city by population in the United States? (Hint: Looking for a city not a town.)
Answer: We accepted a couple of answers for this one. Maza, North Dakota had a population of 5 in 2000 and Tenney, Minnesota had a population of 5 in 2006. Hove Mobile Park, North Dakota had a population of 2 in 2000, but the city government of Hove Mobile Park was dissolved in 2002. Many submitted New Amsterdam, IN with a population of 1, but according to the US Census, New Amsterdam is a town, not a city.
Winner: David Ockene, of Mount Vernon, NY
April 18, 2008:
What is the 4th largest city by population in the United States?
Answer: Houston, TX
Winner: Nancy Matzen, of Hudsonville MI
April 11, 2008:
Where is the oldest remaining schoolhouse in the United States?
Answer: Staten Island, NY in 1696.
Winner: Jasmine Melzer, of Brooklyn, NY
April 2, 2008:
In what city did the first "recorded" baseball contest take place?
Answer: Hoboken, New Jersey in 1846.
Winner: Patti Sauvinet, of Espanola, NM
March 21, 2008:
How is the date for Easter Sunday determined in the United States?
Answer: It is the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
Winner: Melanie Hansen, of Littleton, CO
March 14, 2008:
What is the newest National Park in the United States?
Answer: Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. Established in 2004.
Winner: Pat Douglas, of Williamsburg, PA
February 29, 2008:
Which US state has the most ski areas?
Answer: New York
Winner: Carol Rashleger, of New York City, NY
February 13, 2008:
What US state produces about 75% of the total flowers produced in the United States?
Answer: California
Winner: Barbara Lockyer, of Jacksonville, FL
February 6, 2008:
What is the foggiest place in the entire United States?
Answer: Cape Disappointment, Washington
Winner: Debra Smith, of Melvindale, MI
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