Questions/Answers and Winners for our Trivia contests from
March 5 through March 11, 2007 are below:

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2007 - Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Robert W.

Question #1
The Great Wall of China is the only manmade structure visible from space. FICTION

Question #2
The closest star to earth is the sun. FACT

Question #3
Humans use only 10 percent of their brains. FICTION

Question #4
Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation. FICTION

Question #5
A dog's mouth is no cleaner than a human's. FACT

TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2007 - Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Marie D.

Question #1
Ho Musubi No Kami, is a fire god of this Japanese religion. Shinto

Question #2
If it's raining, it must be the work of Lei Kung, the thunder god of this religion founded by Lao Tzu. Taoism

Question #3
Nyx is the Greek goddess of Night.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2007 - Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Conor T.

Question #1
In a traditional Irish pub, expect a traditional Irish stew, which is made with this meat. What is mutton (lamb)?

Question #2
This Dublin brewer dating back to 1759 says its namesake "brew" is best served at 43 degrees Fahrenheit. What is Guinness?

Question #3
Dublin's Brazen Head has a function room decorated in memorabilia from 1916, the year of this revolt. What is the Easter Uprising?

THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007 - Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Sheila.

Question #1
Named for an English Dr. who recommended meat as a cure-all, this stuff is hamburger without a bun. What is Salisbury steak?

Question #2
Some of the character names that were rejected for this classic movie were "Gaspy", "Daffy", & "Snoopy". What is "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"?

Question #3
Begun by Appius Claudius as a public work in 312 B.C., it's one of the roads that lead to Rome. What is the Appian Way?

FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 2007 - Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Emil M.

Question #1
Most Human beings have 46 of these in nearly all of their cells. What are chromosomes?

Question #2
According to his law, resistance in a DC circuit is the ratio of volts to amps. Who is Georg Ohm?

Question #3
This soft, bright, silvery metallic element may or may not ignite on contact with water but it is never found free in nature. Its chemical symbol is Na. What is sodium?

WEEKEND, MARCH 10-11, 2007 - Questions, Answers, and Winner
Questions/Answers below. The winner was Jan S.

Answer #1
"Blow The Man Down" is an example of this type of song sailors sang while working on sailing ships. What is a Shanty?

Answer #2
The Royal Opera House in London has staged this Beethoven opera over 100 times since World War II. What is "Fidelio"?

Answer #3
"All The King's Men" can't bring this U.S. Poet Laureate back again; he died September 15, 1989. Who is Robert Penn Warren?

Answer #4
The relationship of Granny to Jed Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies". What is a mother-in-law?

Answer #5
It's the route followed by the Joad family in "The Grapes of Wrath". What is Route 66?