MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and WINNER
Questions and answers are below. The winner was Barb W.
Answer #1
Mycology is the branch of biology that studies mushrooms, yeasts, molds,
and other types of these. What are fungi?
Answer #2
Common term for a female gamete. What is an egg?
Answer #3
People usually refer to adipose tissue as this. What
is fat?
TUESDAY, APRIL
10, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and WINNER
Questions and answers are below. The winner was Sheila C.
Answer #1
Although his expedition reached the N. Pole in April 1909, he couldn't
relay the news until September. Who was Robert Peary?
Answer #2
This Rodgers & Hammerstein musical opened on Broadway on "Some Enchanted
Evening" in April 1949. What is "South Pacific"?
Answer #3
According to tradition, Romulus founded this city in April 753 B.C..
What is Rome?
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
11, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and WINNER
Questions and answers are below. The winner was Fred P.
Answer #1
The towering snack, named for a comic strip character, whose nightly
noshes often wiped out the contents of the refrigerator.
What is a Dagwood sandwich?
Answer #2
From German for "little cake", the Lorraine style includes cheese &
bacon bits. What is quiche?
Answer #3
The Indonesian smorgasbord, "Rijsttafel", means this.
What is a rice table?
THURSDAY, APRIL
12, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and WINNER
Questions and answers are below. The winner was Rochelle L.
Answer #1
By its formula you could call this common substance oxygen hydride.
What is water?
Answer #2
This gas is the chief constituent of natural gas. What
is methane?
Answer #3
It's the branch of chemistry that deals with carbon compounds.
What is organic chemistry?
FRIDAY, APRIL
13, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and WINNER
Questions and answers are below. The winner was Karla J.
Answer #1
"In the jingle jangle morning I'll come followin' you."
What is "Mr. Tambourine Man"?
Answer #2
"I got a head full of ideas that are drivin' me insane. It's a shame the
way she makes me scrub the floor." What is "
Maggie's Farm"?
Answer #3
"May you build a ladder to the stars and climb on every rung."
What is "Forever Young"?
WEEKEND, APRIL
14-15, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS and WINNER
Questions and answers are below. The winner was Charles Y.
Answer #1
In 1913 he spent some of those nickels & dimes to build in NYC what was
then the world's tallest building. Who was Frank
Woolworth?
Answer #2
Biologically, it means living without oxygen; in the gym, it's the type
of exercise that builds muscle with bursts of exertion.
What is anaerobic?
Answer #3
At night hummingbirds enter torpor, a short version of this, in which
temp. lowers & metabolism slows. What is
hibernation?
Answer #4
Although his name is now a synonym for rags-to-riches
success, this 19th century author never achieved that success.
Who was Horatio Alger?
Answer #5
A fronton is the arena in which this sport is played.
What is Jai Alai?