Question of the Day - January 2004

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January 31, 2004: What is the oldest lead and zinc mining town in southwestern Missouri?

Answer: Granby
Winner: Luke Reven

January 30, 2004: Long stretches of I-44 follows the approximate route of what early stage and military trail?

Answer: Old Wire Road
Winner: Luke Reven

January 29, 2004: Where is the Precious Moments Chapel located?

Answer: Carthage, Missouri
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 28, 2004: What is the county seat of Oregon County, Missouri?

Answer: Alton
Winner: Laura Courter

January 27, 2004: What was the last existing Native American tribe in Missouri?

Answer: Osage
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 26, 2004: What two St. Louis newspapers combined to form the Post-Dispatch?

Answer: The St. Louis Dispatch and the Evening Post
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 25, 2004: On what date did Stan Musial record his first base hit as a member of the St. Louis Cardinals?

Answer: September 17, 1941
Winner: Laura Courter

January 24, 2004: Doug Smith has his number retired by the University of Missouri basketball program. What NBA team drafted him in 1991?

Answer: Dallas Mavericks
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 23, 2004: Where was Walter Cronkite born?

Answer: St. Joseph, Missouri
Winner: Laura Courter

January 22, 2004: Where was Jesse James born?

Answer: Kearney, Missouri
Winner: Laura Courter

January 21, 2004: What New York Giants pitcher was born in Carthage, Missouri?

Answer: Carl Hubbell
Winner: Laura Courter

January 20, 2004: St. Louis is the home of what sport's Hall of Fame?

Answer: Bowling
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 19, 2004: Muralist Thomas Hart Benton was born in what Missouri town?

Answer: Neosho
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 18, 2004: What popular film and television star was born in West Plains, Missouri in 1925?

Answer: Dick Van Dyke
Winner: Laura Courter

January 17, 2004: What toxic waste contamination was found at Times Beach, Missouri in 1983?

Answer: Dioxin
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 16, 2004: What attraction near Camdenton, Missouri, holds the record for most underground weddings?

Answer: Bridal Cave
Winner: Brian Neal

January 15, 2004: Who was President of the United States in 1811?

Answer: James Madison
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 14, 2004: Who was the everyday second-baseman for the 1952 Brooklyn Dodgers?

Answer: Jackie Robinson
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 13, 2004: Where is the northern termination point for Interstate 79?

Answer: Erie, Pennsylvania
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 12, 2004: Who was the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs when they won Super Bowl IV?

Answer: Hank Stram
Winner: Laura Courter

January 11, 2004: Table Rock Lake covers approximately how many acres?

Answer: 43,000 acres
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 10, 2004: What is the highest point in Missouri?

Answer: Taum Sauk Mountain, 1772 feet
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 9, 2004: Where was Bill Bradley born?

Answer: Crystal City, MO
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 8, 2004: Who was on the English throne in 1664?

Answer: Charles II
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 7, 2004: In what city did the Los Angeles Clippers franchise begin?

Answer: Buffalo
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 6, 2004: Who was the general commander of United States forces in the First Persian Gulf War?

Answer: Norman Schwartzkopf
Winner: Sarah Donnell

January 5, 2004: In what year did the Chevrolet Corvette debut?

Answer: 1953
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 4, 2004: What highway is the main road between Rock Springs, Wyoming, and Yellowstone National Park?

Answer: US 191
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 3, 2004: What direction do whirlpools flow in the northern hemisphere?

Answer: Clockwise
Winner: Ross Eldred

January 2, 2004: What is the mascot of Boston College?

Answer: Eagles
Winner: Scott Theriault

January 1, 2004: Traditionally, the winners of what conferences play in the Rose Bowl?

Answer: Big Ten and Pac-10
Winner: Ross Eldred



January Standings


Scott Theriault 11

Ross Eldred 9

Laura Courter 7

Luke Reven 2

Sarah Donnell 1

Brian Neal 1

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