MONDAY, APRIL 02, 2007 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
Questions and answers follow. The winner was Susan F.
Answer #1
Catherine Booth designed the bonnet worn by women in this semi-military
group founded by her husband.
What is The Salvation Army ?
Answer #2
In 1893 this Sunday school teacher was the most notorious woman in Fall
River, Massachusetts. Who was Lizzie Borden?
Answer #3
This famous nineteenth-century beauty had four husbands including a
bigamist, but she never married Jim Brady. Who was
Lillian Russell?
TUESDAY, APRIL 03, 2007 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
Questions and answers follow. The winner was Becky G.
Answer #1
John Grisham's 1st book to make it to the screen. It "cruised" its way
into the top 10 films of 1993. What is "The Firm"?
Answer #2
In a 1993 hit, Robin Williams played Daniel Hillard, who dressed up as
this title character. Who was Mrs. Doubtfire?
Answer #3
It followed the "and" in the title of the last Indiana Jones feature.
What is "The Last Crusade"?
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 04, 2007 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
Questions and answers follow. The winner was Stephanie D.
Answer #1
A hydrate contains this compound weakly bound in its crystals.
What is water?
Answer #2
The IRAS telescope, which discovered 5 comets, made its observations in
this spectrum of light. What is infrared?
Answer #3
Electrum is an alloy of these 2 precious metals. What
are gold and silver?
THURSDAY, APRIL 05, 2007 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
Questions and answers follow. The winner was Roy H.
Answer #1
Gullah is still spoken by some blacks in this country.
What is the United States?
Answer #2
The Ciceronian Age followed by the Augustan Age created the Golden Age
of literature in this language. What is Latin?
Answer #3
R. Tagore, who won the Nobel Prize in literature, wrote in this language
of Bangladesh. What is Bengali?
FRIDAY, APRIL 06, 2007 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
Questions and answers follow. The winner was Marie D.
Answer #1
The long-beaked species of this monotreme lives in New Guinea; the
short-beaked lives in Australia. What is an echidna?
Answer #2
Brought to Australia c. 3000 B.C., this canine is the continent's
largest hunting mammal, besides man. What is a dingo?
Answer #3
The male of this species is the world's most venomous mammal.
What is a platypus?
WEEKEND, APRIL 07 - 08, 2007 QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
Questions and answers follow. The winner was Belenda W.
Answer #1
A good plant for bright windowsills is the passiflora caerulea, better
known as this "flower". What is passion
flower?
Answer #2
In 1825 William Sturgeon amazed audiences with one of the first of these
"attractive" devices.
What is an electromagnet?
Answer #3
Tomatoes, black olives & anchovies are featured in this salad prepared
"In the style of Nice". What is
Salade Nicoise?
Answer #4
Situated at the outside corner of each eye, these glands secrete a salty
solution for lubrication. What are the lachrymal
glands? *Lacrimal glands.
Answer #5
His "Little Red Book" calls reactionaries "Paper tigers, dead tigers,
bean-curd tigers". Who was Mao Tse-Tung?