MONDAY, MAY 7, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, and WINNER
Questions/Answers follow. The winner was William W.

Answer #1
Of 570, 1170 or 1570, the traditional year of the prophet Muhammad's birth. What is 570 A.D.?

Answer #2
Referring to "The Sanctuary" of King Solomon's temple once found there, the Muslim name for this city is Al-Quds. What is Jerusalem?

Answer #3
Considered a prophet of Islam, this founder of another religion is known as Isa Ibn Maryam. Who is Jesus?

TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, and WINNER
Questions/Answers follow. The winner was Andy Z.

Answer #1
A millimeter of this element is a common unit for measuring pressure, including blood pressure. What is Mercury?

Answer #2
Also called zymosis, this action involving enzymes produces beer & cheese.  What is fermentation?

Answer #3
A phonon is a tiny packet of sound; change 1 letter to get this unit of electromagnetic energy. What is a photon?

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, and WINNER
Questions/Answers follow. The winner was Gail B.

Answer #1
In late 1943, a U.S. warship carrying this man to a summit in Tehran narrowly missed being destroyed by friendly fire. Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?

Answer #2
In 1907 only the repurposing of the Eiffel Tower as one of these spared it from being torn down. What is a radio tower?

Answer #3
This 1925 event was staged in Dayton, Tenn. to give the city publicity, with the defendant and the law in on it.  What was the Scopes trial?

THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, and WINNER
Questions/Answers follow. The winner was Wanda Y.

Answer #1
This Bela Lugosi film was shot in 1931 along with a Spanish version filmed on the same sets with different actors. What is "Dracula"?

Answer #2
John Huston wrote and directed this film about a black bird. What is "The Maltese Falcon"?

Answer #3
Kirk Douglas dines with James Mason on sauté of unborn octopus in this Disney film. What is "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea"?

FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, and WINNER
Questions/Answers follow. The winner was Marie D.

Answer #1
Known in the Middle Ages as the Gateway to China, Lanzhou was an important stop on this trade route. What is "The Silk Route"?

Answer #2
World capital in which Jose Napoleon Duarte was born. What is San Salvador?

Answer #3
In 1980 Mt. McKinley National Park was renamed this. What is Denali National Park?

WEEKEND, MAY 12-13, 2007 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, and WINNER
Questions/Answers follow. The winner was Jeff E.

Answer #1
The Savi's pygmy variety of this animal is said to be the world's smallest mammal. What is a shrew?

Answer #2
Elizabeth Taylor found passion on a plantation before it was pulverized by pachyderms in this 1954 film. What is "Elephant Walk" ?

Answer #3
Located in South America, it's the world's highest large navigable lake.  What is Lake Titicaca ?

Answer #4
The Petrified Forest is in this brilliantly colored Arizona desert.  What is the Painted Desert ?