Questions/Answers and Winners for our Trivia contests from
February 19 through February 25, 2007 are below:

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2007, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Sonja B.

Question #1
Healthy adults have over a trillion of these blood-clotting helpers. They have an average life span of 9 to 14 days. What are they? Platelets

 Question #2
Beetles no longer bother this fruit tree, which produces a sweet treat that some call a Persian apple. What is the name of this fruit tree? Peach

Question #3
Winston Churchill referred to his case of depression as this animal. Black Dog

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Jessie H.

Question #1
Colby cheese was first made in this city and state. In fact, Colby cheese is named after this city. Name the city and state where Colby cheese originated. Colby, Wisconsin

Question #2
If you say "Ya vas lyublyu" in Russian, what are you saying? "I love you"

Question #3
In this classical Japanese art form, each volume in Rikka shōdōshū represents one of three styles of rikka known as shin, gyō,  and sō . Ikebana

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Karla J.

Question #1
Her early novel "The Lolly-Madonna War" wasn't nearly as popular as her alphabet murder mysteries. Who is she? Sue Grafton

Question #2
This female author wrote "The House of the Spirits", while living in exile. Who is she?  Isabel Allende

Question #3
"Atlas Shrugged" was her last work of fiction. Who is she? Ayn Rand

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Janet S.

Question #1
In 426 A.D. the Parthenon was converted into a Christian church; around 1460 it was converted into one of these. What is a Mosque?

Question #2
Jose Arcadio Buendia is back a-buildin' in this author's 1960s book "25 More Years of Me-Time". Who is Gabriel Garcia Márquez ?

Question #3
The abbreviation for this state is one of the 3 basic parts of the human psyche, according to Freud. What is the Idaho (ID)?

Question #1
"Mother Courage and Her Children" and "The Good Woman of Szechuan" were both written by this German playwright.  Who was Bertolt Brecht?

Question #2
This man was the son of Kish, a wealthy Benjaminite. He was anointed the first king of Israel. Who was Saul?

Question #3
This wealthy man owned the tomb in which Jesus' body was placed. He may have been a member of the Sanhedrin. Who was Joseph of Arimathea?

WEEKEND - FEBRUARY 24-25, 2007, QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, WINNER
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Ruth.

Question #1
In 1818, this budding author "gave life" to the world's most famous monster. Name the author. Mary Shelley

Question #2
In England, 2 jiggers equal 1 jack, and 2 jacks equal _  _____?   A Jill

Question #3
Musically speaking, which of these is the slowest tempo: lento, adagio, or andante? Lento

Question #4
Using "the circle of fifths", what key signature follows C major? G Major

Question #5
Name the only U.S. State where "Flag Day" is a legal holiday. Pennsylvania