MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was David L..

QUESTION #1
In the movie "Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid" starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, what were Butch and Sundance's real names? Robert Leroy Parker aka Butch Cassidy & Harry Alonzo Longabaugh aka the Sundance Kid
 

QUESTION #2
What was the name of the milquetoast Union Pacific Railroad guard that Butch and Sundance encountered twice in the movie and what was the name of the man that hired him. "Woodcock" hired by E. H. Harriman

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Michele B..

QUESTION #1
During their most popular period of 1992-1997, how many of the original Goosebumps books did R. L. Stine write? 68

QUESTION #2
The Story of Mankind was awarded the first Newbery Medal in 1922. There were also five honor books that year. Name one of them. 

Any one of the following would have been correct:

The Great Quest

Cedric the Forester

The Old Tobacco Shop

The Golden Fleece and The Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles

The Windy Hill

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Sharon H.

QUESTION #1
Apple founder Steve Wozniak made money in college by selling "blue boxes". What was the function of these "blue boxes"? The "blue box" was an illegal gadget which allowed students (or anyone who had one) to make free phone calls; essentially stealing services from the phone company.

QUESTION #2
What was the name of the railroad worker who's accident in September 1848 provided medical science with stunning and invaluable information about the function of frontal lobe of the human brain? Phineas Gage

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Jaci B.

QUESTION #1

Pyrrhus withdrew from Italy in 275 BC and sought to rebuild his Greek kingdom. Where did he go next?

A. Ethiopia
B. Sparta
C. Samaria
D. Carthage
E. Macedonia

Sparta - He was asked to assist in crushing Sparta, but failed when he was struck by an old woman hurling roof tiles from her window. He was killed while unconscious by a sycophant who was later punished for this cowardly act.


QUESTION #2

The Phoenicians were responsible for settling the great city of Carthage. Which people were said to have settled Rome?

A Vikings
B Trojans
C Hittites
D Barbarians
E Sumerians

According to legend, Aeneas, a survivor of Troy, found his way to Carthage, then to Rome, where he established his own kingdom, and is considered the ancestor of Romulus and Remus.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was "Pat & Randy".

QUESTION #1
What is the name of the parasitic weed that scientists recently discovered may have a developed sense of smell that it uses to find a host plant? Dodder Plant (Source :http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060928/ap_on_sc/sniffing_plant )

QUESTION #2
Unlike most flowers which have a pleasant smell, these flower smell like a rotting carcass. Why? To attract carrion beetles and a variety of flies including blowflies, flesh flies and midges. Not only do these flowers smell like a dead animal, but their petals are typically flesh-colored, often with a thick covering of hair.  How appetizing! What is the name of this flower? Carrion Flower

WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 30, OCTOBER 01, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Dionna N.

QUESTION #1
What was the production number that was assigned to The Wizard of Oz by the MGM studios? #1060

QUESTION #2
Munchkins are Munchkins of course. But they were also referred to by another name. What other name was used for the Munchkins? Singer Midgets

QUESTION #3
Years after her role as the Wicked Witch of the West, Margaret Hamilton played the role of Cora in a series of TV commercials. What was the product advertised in these commercials? Maxwell House Coffee

QUESTION #4 (Hey! It's the weekend!)
After the first preview of the film, two musical numbers were removed. One was was reinstated and one was not. What were the names of these two musical numbers? Over the Rainbow and The Jitterbug