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March 3, 2006:
Who was the first person to win the first gold medal in the first event of the first Winter Olympics?
Answer: Germany
Winner: Ron Smith of Franklin Lakes, NJ
February 17, 2006:
Who was the first person to win the first gold medal in the first event of the first Winter Olympics?
Answer: The first gold medal went to Charles Jewtraw of the United States.
Winner: Shirley Apthorp of Cape Coral, Fl
February 10, 2006:
According to Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of which god?
Answer: We accepted: Venus (Aphrodite), Mercury (Hermes), Diana (Artemis), and Mars (Ares in Greek mythology).
Winner: Hugh Barton of Huntington, NY
February 3, 2006:
Where was the first Super Bowl played?
Answer: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Winner: Donald Roberts of Hatfield, PA
January 27, 2006:
When did Disney’s Pluto first appear on the screen?
Answer: 1930
Winner: Judy Hayslett of Orlando, FL
January 20, 2006:
How long will it take for NASA’s Pluto Probe to reach Pluto?
Answer: Approximately 9 years.
Winner: Christine Wilbik of Kenosha, WI
January 5, 2006:
What is the most common New Years resolution in the US?
Answer: Most of you got this one…Lose weight.
Winner: Marty DeVit of Ormond Beach, FL
December 29, 2005:
What year did the ball first drop in Times Square?
Answer: 1907
Winner: Flo McCue of Langhorne, PA
November 21, 2007:
Who was the captain of the Mayflower?
Answer: To be announced in next week’s newsletter.
Winner: To be announced in next week’s newsletter.
November 12, 2007:
According to the The Humane Society of the United States, how many dogs are kept as pets in the US?
Answer: About 73 Million
Winner: Linda Schabelski, of Roselle, IL
October 29, 2007:
Which state produces over 90% of the processed pumpkins in the US?
Answer: Illinois
Winner: Kathy Fellon, of Casselberry, FL
October 22, 2007:
Dick Cheney is the 8th cousin of which presidential candidate?
Answer: Barack Obama
Winner: Barry Olsson, of Eden Prairie, MN
September 27, 2007:
In what state is the first purpose-built commercial spaceport for the personal spaceflight industry is to be constructed?
Answer: New Mexico
Winner: Andrea Guzman of Buffalo, NY
September 20, 2007:
In what state did the largest earthquake on record in the United States occur?
Answer: Alaska
Winner: Aureo Alejandro, of Miami, FL
September 13, 2007:
According to Forbes, who is the most powerful woman in the world?
Answer: Angela Merkel, the first woman to become chancellor of Germany.
Winner: Bill Shaulis, of Roswell, GA
August 30, 2007:
What is the highest mountain in the continental United States?
Answer: Mt. Whitney is the tallest peak in the continental United States topping out at 14.496 ft.
Winner: Ruth Lamphier, of Revere, MA
August 22, 2007:
According to the American Lung Association, what is the most polluted city in the United States?
Answer: Los Angeles, CA
Winner: Ana Almodovar, of Glen Burnie, MD
August 13, 2007:
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the continental United States was -70 Degrees Fahrenheit. In what state was this temperature recorded?
Answer: Roger’s Pass, Montana
Winner: Lea Petri, of Bartlesville, OK
July 27, 2007:
Which US state has a higher percentage of people with PhD’s than any other state?
Answer: New Mexico
Winner: Anne Kerr, of Marlton, NJ
July 20, 2007:
According to Money Magazine, what US city is the best place to live?
Answer: Middleton, WI
Winner: Annette Hancock, of Ozark, AL
July 13, 2007:
What large “mythical” creature was found on a remote beach in Australia?
Answer: A Giant Squid
Winner: Michael Fischer, of Passaic, NJ
July 5, 2007:
What is the most widely spoken language in the world?
Answer: Mandarin, Chinese
Winner: Ann Woodward, of Dubuque, IA
June 21, 2007:
What is the deepest lake in the Continental US?
Answer: Crater Lake, at 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep in Oregon
Winner: William Barclay, of Saint Louis, MO
June 8, 2007:
According to WeatherBill, Inc., what city is rainiest city in the continuous 48 states?
Answer: Mobile, Alabama
Winner: Laura Lehuta, of Downers Grove, IL
May 30, 2007:
Two whales appear to finally be back in the ocean after venturing up the Sacramento River. What type of whales were they?
Answer: Humpback
Winner: Tad Jones, of Pleasant Hill, CA
May 23, 2007:
According to Prince Market Research, which US city has the worst road rage?
Answer: Miami
Winner: Norma Goldberger, of Canton, OH
May 8, 2007:
In 1860, what city recorded the most rainfall in one year?
Answer: Cherrapunji, India – 1041.8 inches (2646 cm) of rain fell between August 1, 1860 and July 31, 1861.
Winner: William Barth, of Dublin, OH
April 24, 2007:
What US state boasts the following rivers: the Guadalupe, Trinity, Rio Grande, Brazos, and Colorado?
Answer: Texas
Winner: Dorothy Miller, of Corvallis, OR
April 13, 2007:
Brain Teaser:
Replace the same characters by the same numerals so that the mathematical operations are correct:
RE + MI = FA
DO + SI = MI
LA + SI = SOL
Answer: 27+56=83; 40+16=56; 93+16=109
Winner: Sondra Bowling, of Tuscaloosa, AL
April 6, 2007:
According to survey done by Men’s Health Magazine, what US city has the best drivers?
Answer: Des Moines, IA
Winner: Staza Morris, of Granite Falls, WA
March 28, 2007:
Erie Canal connects Lake Erie to which body of water?
Answer: The Hudson River.
Winner: Donna Luna, of Denver, CO
March 16, 2007:
What is the largest US reservoir?
Answer: Lake Mead behind Hoover Dam at 34,850,000 cubic meters.
Winner: Angela Minker, of Rainier, WA
March 2, 2007:
A volcano recently erupted on which Italian Island?
Answer: The Island of Stromboli.
Winner: Hannah Hanrahan, of Farmingville, NY
February 16, 2007:
Unofficially, how much snow fell in Redfield, NY during the week long snowfall?
Answer: 12 feet and two inches.
Winner: Nancy Bumpus, of Ocala, FL
February 2, 2007:
Last week, an elderly woman saved her husband from a mountain lion by beating it with a stick. In what State Park was the couple hiking when the husband was attacked?
Answer: Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, CA.
Winner: Joan Reichert of Ashland, OR
January 19, 2007:
What is the World’s warmest year on record?
Answer: 1998 was the warmest in the world. 2006 was the warmest in the United States.
Winner: Jerome Schindler of Columbus, OH
January 5, 2007:
What do you believe is the most common New Years Resolution made by US residents?
Answer: Most of you got this one…Lose weight or to get in shape.
Winner: Robert Brett of Portsmouth, VA
December 28, 2006:
Who actually owns the famous New York City New Year’s Eve Ball?
Answer: Business/Property owners of One Times Square.
Winner: Bill Sajnacki of Ronkonkoma, NY
December 21, 2006:
Mount Shasta Ski Bowl in California holds the US single storm snowfall record. How much snow fell?
Answer: 189 inches (15.75 ft.) on February 13–19, 1959.
Winner: Scott Elswood of Miami, FL
December 14, 2006:
According to the US Department of Energy, which state uses the most total amount of energy?
Answer: Texas
Winner: Jack Hopkins of Woodbridge, VA
December 8, 2006:
According to the United Health Foundation’s annual report, which state is the least healthy?
Answer: Louisiana
Winner: Ann Adams of Midland, TX
November 29, 2006:
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is what type of tree?
Answer: Norway Spruce
Winner: Tim Younger of Bala Cynwyd, PA
November 22, 2006:
Which US state produces the largest number of turkeys each year?
Answer: Minnesota
Winner: Allen Grunthal of West Milford, NJ
November 10, 2006:
How many seats do the Democrats and Republicans now hold in the Senate?
Answer: Right Now: Rep: 55; Dem: 44; Ind: 1/For 2007: Rep: 49; Dem: 49; Ind: 2(Dem Sided)
Winner: Charles Brand of Beltsville, MD
November 3, 2006:
In the 109th US Congress (2006), how many women hold congressional seats?
Answer: Women hold 81, or 15.1%, of the 535 seats in the 109th US Congress. (14 of the 100 seats in the Senate and 67 of the 435 seats in the House of Representatives.)
Winner: Judy Ramminger of Wakefield, MI
October 25, 2006:
What was the per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2005?
Answer: 26 pounds
Winner: Stanford Axel of Plainview, NY
October 18, 2006:
In which country did the Jack O’ Lantern originate?
Answer: Ireland
Winner: Louise Hintz of Yuma, CO
October 13, 2006:
What year did the fist Oktoberfest take place?
Answer: 1810
Winner: Mike Oberlander of Republic, OH
October 5, 2006:
What year did the fist Oktoberfest take place?
Answer: 1810
Winner: Mike Oberlander of Republic, OH
September 22, 2006:
What is the smallest country (area) in the world?
Answer: The Vatican City at .44 km².
Winner: Duane Snook of Chesterton, IN
September 15, 2006:
About how many grandparents reside in the United States?
Answer: About 56 million.
Winner: Linda Auerbach of Monroe, NY
August 31, 2006:
What is the current US National Minimum Wage?
Answer: The current US National Minimum Wage is $5.15 an hour.
Winner: Prudence Murphy of Fairmont, WV
August 25, 2006:
What is the smallest and largest official dog breeds?
Answer: Smallest – Chihuahua: Largest – English Mastiff: Tallest – Irish Wolfhound.
Winner: Carolyn Donnell of San Jose, CA
August 11, 2006:
What is the longest Suspension Bridge in the United States?
Answer: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the United States, with a main span of 4,260 ft (1,298 m).
Winner: Joleen Claycamp of Fort Worth, TX
August 4, 2006:
What is the Largest Living Organism ever discovered?
Answer: We accepted a couple of answers:
1. The fungus Armillaria ostoyae, covers 2,200 acres in the Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon and is estimated to be 2,400 years old.
2. Pando, a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree located in the US state of Utah, all determined to be part of a single living organism and one massive underground root system. The plant is estimated to weigh collectively 6,000 tonnes (six million kilograms), placing it as the heaviest known organism in existence. The root system of Pando is estimated to be the oldest known living being in existence at 80,000 years of age.
3. In 2006 a huge sea plant (Posidonia oceanica), which at up to 100,000 years of age and 8 km may be the largest and oldest living thing on earth, was discovered to surround the island of Ibiza.
Winner: Tom Watson of Fort Worth, TX
July 27, 2006:
What is the largest National Park in the lower 48 states?
Answer: Death Valley National park
Winner: Janice Kennedy of Federal Way, WA
July 19, 2006:
What is the longest river in the United States?
Answer: The Missouri River at 2,540 miles.
Winner: Florence Steinhorn of Marlboro, NJ
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
April 28, 2006:
Which astronaut from New Mexico was one of the last two men to walk on the moon?
Answer: Harrison Jack Schmitt, who was also the only scientist to walk on the moon. A geologist by training, Jack brought back many important rock samples and participated in analyzing them.
Winner: Hope Steinman of Raleigh, NC
April 21, 2006:
Which Senator from Wisconsin organized the first Earth Day?
Answer: Gaylord Nelson
Winner: Loyvone M. Washington of Columbia, SC
April 13, 2006:
In what country would you find an ancient Easter tradition called “Smingus-Dyngus,” a custom of people pouring or splashing water on each other?
Answer: Poland
Winner: Anne Bourke of Wildwood, NJ
April 7, 2006:
Which country allowed women to vote in an election for the first time on April 4, 2006?
Answer: Kuwait
Winner: John R Lang of Oak Lawn, IL
March 31, 2006:
In which country was the March 29, 2006 solar eclipse first visible?
Answer: Brazil
Winner: Diane Tascione of Colton, CA
March 24, 2006:
According to Forbes, who is the highest paid athlete in the world?
Answer: Tiger Woods at $87 million last year.
Winner: Brady Welsh of Denver, CO
March 15, 2006:
How many places in the United States share the name of Ireland’s capital, Dublin?
Answer: According to the US Census Bureau, there are 9 cities.
Winner: Tim Younger of Bala Cynwyd, PA
March 10, 2006:
Where and when was St. Patrick’s Day first celebrated in the US?
Answer: First public celebrations were in Boston in 1737. First official celebration was in NYC in 1762.
Winner: Virginia Collins of Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 2006:
Who was the first person to win the first gold medal in the first event of the first Winter Olympics?
Answer: Germany
Winner: Ron Smith of Franklin Lakes, NJ
February 17, 2006:
Who was the first person to win the first gold medal in the first event of the first Winter Olympics?
Answer: The first gold medal went to Charles Jewtraw of the United States.
Winner: Shirley Apthorp of Cape Coral, Fl
February 10, 2006:
According to Roman mythology, Cupid was the son of which god?
Answer: We accepted: Venus (Aphrodite), Mercury (Hermes), Diana (Artemis), and Mars (Ares in Greek mythology).
Winner: Hugh Barton of Huntington, NY
February 3, 2006:
Where was the first Super Bowl played?
Answer: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Winner: Donald Roberts of Hatfield, PA
January 27, 2006:
When did Disney’s Pluto first appear on the screen?
Answer: 1930
Winner: Judy Hayslett of Orlando, FL
January 20, 2006:
How long will it take for NASA’s Pluto Probe to reach Pluto?
Answer: Approximately 9 years.
Winner: Christine Wilbik of Kenosha, WI
January 5, 2006:
What is the most common New Years resolution in the US?
Answer: Most of you got this one…Lose weight.
Winner: Marty DeVit of Ormond Beach, FL
December 29, 2005:
What year did the ball first drop in Times Square?
Answer: 1907
Winner: Flo McCue of Langhorne, PA
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