July 3, 2006:
Who was the only soccer player to win three world cup winners’ medals?
Answer: Pele
Winner: Dolores Sniadoch of Carmel, NY
June 23, 2006:
Who won the Soccer/Football World cup in 2002?
Answer: Brazil
Winner: Debra DeCristoforo of Boston, MA
June 16, 2006:
Who was the woman who first proposed the idea of a "father's day"?
Answer: Mrs. (Sonora) or John B. Dodd, of Washington State.
Winner: Brenda Dunteman of Joliet, IL
June 2, 2006:
What is the driest place in the world?
Answer: The Atacama Desert in Chile.
Winner: Ron Smith of Franklin Lakes, NJ
May 26, 2006:
In what year was Memorial Day declared a federal holiday?
Answer: The Uniform Holidays Act established Memorial Day a federal legal holiday, fixed on a Monday, beginning in 1971.
Winner: Judy Caraway of Buena, WA
May 18, 2006:
During World War II, the US Military used a language for encoding messages. What was that language?
Answer: The Native American language, Navajo.
Winner: David Krause of Brooklyn, NY
May 12, 2006:
In what year did US Congress pass legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day?
Answer: 1914
Winner: Donna R. Lopez of Henderson, CO
May 5, 2006:
According to Forbes, what is the most fuel-efficient car sold in the United States?
Answer: Honda's Insight gas/electric hybrid is at the top of the list of fuel-efficient cars currently sold in the United States with 66mpg/highway.
Winner: Ken Harwood of Tulsa, OK
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