Question of the Day - August 2002

August 31, 2002: What was the University of Missouri ranked in college football at the end of the 1969 season?

August 30, 2002: Where is East Central University located?

August 29, 2002: East Anglia, Sussex, and Essex are regions of what country?

August 28, 2002: When Jackie Stiles scored 56 points in a single game in March 2000, who was the opponent?

August 27, 2002: Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the famous Marbury v. Madison decision?

August 26, 2002: There is an old school building located behind Pleasant View Middle School north of Springfield. This was the previous building, used before the current school was constructed in 1954. What was the name of that school?

August 25, 2002: What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

August 24, 2002: Along what Greene County Farm Road was the Old Haunted Bridge located north of Springfield?

August 23, 2002: Who are the only left-handed hitters in Major League History to hit 50 Home Runs in one season?

August 22, 2002: In Springfield, Missouri, what do all homes, businesses, and other buildings located on the west side of a street have in common?

August 21, 2002: In what stadium did Stan Musial collect his 3,000th base hit?

August 20, 2002: Who was the leading voice for Anti-Federalists in late 1700's America?

August 19, 2002: What former University of Kentucky basketball coach now has another position in the same state?

August 18, 2002: Which company ships computers in a box resembling a Holstein cow?

August 17, 2002: Who was the leader of the National League East Division when the baseball strike occurred in 1994?

August 16, 2002: What Spanish general/explorer met the inhabitants of Central America for the first time?

August 15, 2002: Where is the AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays located?

August 14, 2002: In what facility does the Syracuse football team play?

August 13, 2002: Who lost the 1980 World Series?

August 12, 2002: What is the origin of the Japanese word Kamikaze?

August 11, 2002: What memorable event came in the Missouri vs. Nebraska football game on November 8, 1997?

August 10, 2002: Who was Franz Sigel?

August 9, 2002: What is the mascot of Dartmouth College?

August 8, 2002: For approximately how many years was Japan closed to world trade by its rulers?

August 7, 2002: Who was Vida Blue?

August 6, 2002: Who was known as the “Springfield Rifle”?

August 5, 2002: How many species of snakes are found in Hawaii?

August 4, 2002: How did the name Reds Giant Hamburg evolve?

August 3, 2002: Travelers on historic Route 66 were treated to memorable hamburgers at Reds Giant Hamburg in Springfield. Red was known for his rather unorthodox method of handling his business. Red is credited with being the first to utilize what now common business practice?

August 2, 2002: Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, and Floyd Little were great running backs in the NFL. What common thread tied these players together?

August 1, 2002: Missouri’s Faurot Field is named after Don Faurot, the Mizzou football coach of the 1940’s and 1950’s. Aside from being a successful coach, what is Don Faurots’s claim to fame?

August Standings

Colt Hurst 7

Rina Edge 5

Jimmy Johnson 5

Lindsey Davis 5

Matt Haase 5

Angela Kersten-Spirk 3

Kara Arnn 1