MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2007 -Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Sandy E.

Question #1
In the 1960's, France began building a space port in this South American territory. French Guiana (Kourou)

Question #2
Most of the less than 100 inhabitants of this South Pacific island are sons and daughters of the mutineers. Pitcairn Island

Question #3
Rip Van Winkle fell asleep in these mountains. The Catskills

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2007 -Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Barb D.

Question #1
Which country's national anthem was actually written as a marching song during the French Revolution? France -"Marseillaise"

Question #2
"Hymn to Liberty" was based on a poem by Dionysios Solomos and serves as this country's national anthem. Greece

Question #3
Franz Erkel, wrote "Isten Aldd Meg A Magyart" and is this country's national anthem. Hungary

Question #4
The melody of this country's national anthem was borrowed from an old English drinking song. The U.S.A.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007 -Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Marilyn S.

Question #1
The first rail line built in France was built to transport a fuel that "fueled" the Industrial Revolution. Name the fuel it was built to transport. Coal

Question #2
The people of Cairo, Illinois gave this Civil War general a gift - a horse named "Egypt". What was this Civil War general's name? Ulysses S. Grant

Question #3
The Model T Ford's name was derived from a woman's name commonly used, at the time, as slang for "reliable servant" . What was the name? Tin Lizzie

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2007 -Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Cathy C.

Question #1
The capital of this state is situated on a narrow strip of land between the Gastineau Channel and the slopes of 2 mountains. Name the state and the city. Juneau, Alaska

Question #2
What is the name of the Italian cheese which got its name (according to one story) from a Spanish official who called it "mas que bueno"? Mascarpone

Question #3
By what other name is Robert, Earl of Huntingdon known? Robin Hood

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2007 -Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Artie  B.

Question #1
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward were understudies in a 1953 production of this play by William Inge. Name the play. "Picnic"

Question #2
Karl Heinrich Braun & Roger Sessions wrote operas which featured an famous Aztec as the title character. Name the famous Aztec. Montezuma

Question #3
This character, from a famous nursery rhyme, suffered from arachnophobia. Name her. Little Miss Muffet

WEEKEND, FEBRUARY 17-18, 2007 -Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers are below. The winner was Shelley W.

Question #1
The signal to massacre Huguenots in 1572, was the ringing of the church bells on this holiday. St. Bartholomew's Day

 Question #2
At the age of 59, this social reformer was appointed Union Superintendent of Nurses in 1861. Dorothea Dix

Question #3
In Singapore, a statue of this Britain marks the spot where it is thought that he came ashore in 1819. Sir Thomas Raffles

Question #4
The near extermination of the Great Lakes trout was caused by this primitive eel-like fish. Sea Lamprey

Question #5 (Hey! It's the weekend remember?)
 "The Vicar Of Wakefield" might have been published to save this author from being jailed for his debts. Oliver Goldsmith