Question of the Day - December 2001

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December 31, 2001: Who is the host of the annual televised party from Times Square in New York?

Answer: Dick Clark
Winner: Matt Haase

December 30, 2001: Texas Tech is a member of what athletic conference?

Answer: Big 12 Conference
Winner: Matt Haase

December 29, 2001: If you travel from Omaha, Nebraska, to Cheyenne, Wyoming, what Interstate do you take?

Answer: Interstate 80
Winner: Kati Dreiman

December 28, 2001: Where is Columbia University located?

Answer: New York City
Winner: Kati Dreiman

December 27, 2001: What year was Southwest Missouri State University founded?

Answer: 1905
Winner: Matt Haase

December 26, 2001: What year did the Today Show debut on NBC?

Answer: 1952
Winner: Kati Dreiman

December 25, 2001: In what city is the annual Blue/Gray game played each year on Christmas?

Answer: Montgomery, Alabama
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

December 24, 2001: What state was John F. Kennedy from?

Answer: Massachusetts
Winner: Matt Haase

December 23, 2001: What company manufactured the Model T?

Answer: Ford
Winner: Matt Haase

December 22, 2001: In what county is Branson, Missouri?

Answer: Taney County
Winner: Matt Haase

December 21, 2001: Which has more mass, a proton or an electron?

Answer: Proton
Winner: Kara Arnn

December 20, 2001: What sport did Rogers Hornsby play?

Answer: Baseball, for the St. Louis Cardinals
Winner: Matt Haase

December 19, 2001: What country controlled Vietnam before they gained their independence in the 1950's?

Answer: France
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

December 18, 2001: Who was the president of the United States when the Berlin Wall fell?

Answer: George Bush
Winner: Kara Arnn

December 17, 2001: What is the Missouri state bird?

Answer: Eastern Bluebird
Winner: Gary Stubblefield

December 16, 2001: Who is the longtime regional enemy of Pakistan?

Answer: India
Winner: Kara Arnn

December 15, 2001: On the Periodic Table of the Elements, what is the two letter abbreviation for Mercury?

Answer: Hg
Winner: Kara Arnn

December 14, 2001: What is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's original name?

Answer: Lew Alcindor
Winner: Matt Haase

December 13, 2001: What colors are on the Italian flag?

Answer: Red, White, and Green
Winner: Kara Arnn

December 12, 2001: How many bytes are in 1.9 gigabytes?

Answer: 1,900,000,000
Winner: Logan McMillan

December 11, 2001: Kofi Annan is the current Secretary General of the United Nations. Who preceded him?

Answer: Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

December 10, 2001: When was the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series?

Answer: 1908
Winner: Lee Dishman

December 9, 2001: Where is Wal-Mart's corporate headquarters?

Answer: Bentonville, Arkansas
Winner: Tanner Womack

December 8, 2001: What cities were at each end of Historic U.S. Highway 66?

Answer: Chicago and Los Angeles
Winner: Logan McMillan

December 7, 2001: How many Japanese aircraft carriers were in the task force that attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941?

Answer: Six - Shokaku, Zuikaku, Akagi, Kaga, Hiryu, and Soryu
Winner: Logan McMillan

December 6, 2001: Where were the 1988 Winter Olympics held?

Answer: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Winner: Lee Dishman

December 5, 2001: How many countries are currently members of the European Union?

Answer: Fifteen
Winner: Logan McMillan

December 4, 2001: Switzerland was on what side in World War 2?

Answer: They were neutral
Winner: Lee Dishman

December 3, 2001: Who did Southwest Missouri State beat in the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament in 1999?

Answer: Wisconsin
Winner: Lee Dishman

December 2, 2001: What is the full name of the band CCR?

Answer: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Winner: Lee Dishman

December 1, 2001: What is the legal term for criminal intent?

Answer: Mens Rea
Winner: Logan McMillan

December Standings


Matt Haase 8

Lee Dishman 5

Logan McMillan 5

Kara Arnn 5

Kati Dreiman 3

Jeff Dreiman 3

Tanner Womack 1

Gary Stubblefield 1

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