Questions and Answers 6/5 - 6/12

Friday. June 5^th

1.    What season boasts the greatest number of U.S. newborns?

A: Summer

2.    What animal is mentioned most frequently in both the new and old testament: Goat, Sheep or Pig?

A: Sheep

3.    How many starts are in the big Dipper? 7, 9, or 12?

A: The big Dipper is a group of seven bright stars, three which form a handle, and four which form a bowl.

4.    What food is the leading source of salmonella poisoning?

A: Chicken

Saturday. June 6^th

1.   President Obama made his first trip to the Middle East and spent the week giving speeches and meeting with foreign leaders in what two countries?

A: Saudi Arabia and Egypt

2.   On Thursday, vandals on the north side of the city destroyed as many as 60 of these. What did the vandals damage?

A: Parking meters in the Andersonville and uptown neighborhoods.

Sunday. June 7^th

1.   Yesterday marked the 65^th anniversary of what major historical event?

A: On June 6^th 1944, allied troops fighting in world war two stormed the beaches of Normandy, France in what became known as the D-Day invasion.

2.   What famous martial arts actor was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room last week?

A: David Carradine, he was best known for his 1970’s TV series ‘Kung Fo’ and the Kill Bill Movies. He was 72.

Monday. June 8^th

1.   What mathematical concept was developed by ancient Hindu mathematicians – Decimal point, zero or 60-minute hours?

A: The concept of Zero

2.   In 2001 and 2002, what two Russell Crowe movies won the best picture Oscars?

A: ‘Gladiator’ and ‘A Beautiful Mind’

3.   What president made the White House the official name of the presidential residence: James Madison, Andrew Johnson or Theodore Roosevelt?

A: Theodore Roosevelt gave it the name of the White House in 1901.

4.   What is the largest constellation- Hydra the water snake, Hercules the hero or Draco the dragon?

A: Seen in the Southwest sky, it is Hydra.

Tuesday. June 9^th

1.   What food was named for John MacAdams by his friend… A friend who was a Botanist and discovered the food while on an expedition to Australia in the 1850’s?

A: The Botanist named the MacAdamia nut after MacAdams, who it is said never tasted the food that was named after him.

2.   What terms is used for energy derived from the internal heat of the Earth?

A: It is geothermal energy.

3.   On the label on a bottle of Cognac what do the letters ‘VSOP’ mean?

A: VSOP stands for Very Special Old Pale, and less commonly ‘Very Superior Old Pale’.

4.   Although they are situated off the Coast of Morocco, the Canary Islands are overseen by what European country?

A: The islands are overseen by Spain.

Wednesday. June 10^th

1.   After seeing the ballet ‘The Little Mermaid’, Carl Jocobsen, a brewery Owner, commissioned the sculpture of a mermaid and presented it to what European city where sits today?

A: The mermaid is in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2.   If a person is said to have a ursine walk of gait, they walk like what animal?

A: The word Ursine refers to bears.

3.   The badge of military merit is better known by what name?

A: It is more commonly called the Purple Heart.

4.   In the lyrics of the theme song for Frasier, what was meant by ‘Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs’?

A: The tossed salads and scrambled eggs were Frasier’s callers on his radio show.

Thursday. June 11^th

1.   What is the longest river in the world?

A: At over 41 hundred miles, it is the Nile River.

2.   What is the name of the Austrian physicist who discovered that a wave’s frequency changes when the source and observer are in motion? His name is used by many weather forecasters?

A: His name is Christian Doppler, and in weather we hear about the Doppler Effect. 

3.   What music artist holds the record for most total weeks at number one?

A: Elvis Presley, with 81 weeks.

4.   Who did Billie Jean King in the “Battle of The Sexes” contest in the year 1973?

A: Bobby Riggs

Friday. June 12^th

1.   What is the largest member of the Deer family?

A: It is the Moose.

2.   Name the three Musketeers in Alexandre Dumas’s acclaimed 1844 novel?

A: Athos, Parthos and Aramis, who live by the motto ‘All for one, one for all’. 

3.   What sculpture was found by a peasant in a cave on an Aegean Island, is now on display in the Louvre, and Louis the 18^th’s art advisor tried to fix it?

A: The art work is Venus De Milo.

4.   What type of relatives are Affinal relatives?

A: Affinal relatives are related through marriage.