Question of the Day - April 2002

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April 30, 2002: Which president was first to be heard on the radio?

Answer: Warren Harding
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 29, 2002: What is the county seat of Wright County, Missouri?

Answer: Hartville
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 28, 2002: What is the mascot of the University of Southern Illinois?

Answer: Salukis
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 27, 2002: The St. Louis Browns left town in the mid 1950s. Where did they go and what team did they become?

Answer: Baltimore Orioles
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 26, 2002: Which became a state first, Missouri or Arkansas?

Answer: Missouri
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 25, 2002: What is the atomic number of Uranium?

Answer: 92
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

April 24, 2002: In what year did railroads first come near Springfield?

Answer: 1870
Winner: Rina Edge

April 23, 2002: Who was the Vice-Presidential Candidate for the Democratic Party in 1988?

Answer: Lloyd Bentsen
Winner: Rina Edge

April 22, 2002: When was Bagnell Dam (Lake of the Ozarks) completed?

Answer: 1931
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 21, 2002: Who lost the 1984 Presidential election?

Answer: Walter Mondale
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 20, 2002: Where were the 1936 Summer Olymics held?

Answer: Berlin, Germany
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 19, 2002: How many years in a row have the St. Louis Blues participated in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

Answer: 23
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 18, 2002: In what year was the Antiquities Act passed and signed?

Answer: 1906
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

April 17, 2002: What major Civil War battle was fought west of the Mississippi on March 7-8, 1862?

Answer: Battle of Pea Ridge
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 16, 2002: What is the tallest mountain in Missouri?

Answer: Taum Sauk Mountain, 1772 feet
Winner: Brandy Slaughter

April 15, 2002: Where is the television station with the call letters KUSA located?

Answer: Denver, Colorado
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 14, 2002: What two countries are fighting over the disputed territory of Kashmir?

Answer: India and Pakistan
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 13, 2002: Which President was first to win a Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: Teddy Roosevelt - 1906
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 12, 2002: What two cities were home to the Athletics before Oakland?

Answer: Philadelphia and Kansas City
Winner: Jennifer Damron

April 11, 2002: What is the tallest mountain in North America?

Answer: Mt. McKinley in Alaska (also called Denali)
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 10, 2002: When did railroads first enter Dallas County, Missouri?

Answer: There have never been railroads in Dallas County
Winner: Matt Haase

April 9, 2002: In what year were the towns of Springfield and North Springfield, Missouri, consolidated into one?

Answer: 1887
Winner: Lindsey Davis

April 8, 2002: Who is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?

Answer: William Rehnquist
Winner: Kara Arnn

April 7, 2002: What was the nickname of German Army General Erwin Rommel in World War 2?

Answer: The Desert Fox
Winner: Laura Walters

April 6, 2002: On what frequency does KMOX radio station in St. Louis operate?

Answer: 1120 AM
Winner: Kara Arnn

April 5, 2002: In what year was the Berlin Wall built?

Answer: 1961
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 4, 2002: Today is the ten year anniversary of the Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears first NCAA Final Four appearance. Who did they play in the ten years ago in the national semifinal?

Answer: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Winner: Amber Eklund

April 3, 2002: In what year was the Treaty of Westphalia signed?

Answer: 1648
Winner: Kara Arnn

April 2, 2002: The Maryland Terrapins are in the national championship game. What is a terrapin?

Answer: A Turtle
Winner: Jennifer Damron

April 1, 2002: What current justice of the Supreme Court was appointed by Gerald Ford?

Answer: John Paul Stevens
Winner: Amber Eklund

April Standings


Amber Eklund (Wilks) 10

Lindsey Davis 8

Kara Arnn 3

Jennifer Damron 2

Rina Edge 2

Jeff Dreiman 2

Laura Walters (Courter)1

Matt Haase 1

Brandy Slaughter 1

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