Question of the Day - March 2004

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March 31, 2004: Who ruled France in 1713?

Answer: Louis XIV
Winner: Megan McConachie

March 30, 2004: Who won the 1974 men's NCAA basketball tournament?

Answer: North Carolina State
Winner: Cara Lee

March 29, 2004: What Hall of Fame third baseman wore #5?

Answer: George Brett
Winner: Lee Dishman

March 28, 2004: What were the New York Yankees called before 1912?

Answer: Highlanders
Winner: Lee Dishman

March 27, 2004: How many numbers have been retired by the St. Louis Cardinals?

Answer: 9
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 26, 2004: Who is the most recent Major League Baseball player to play all 9 positions in the same game?

Answer: Shane Halter (October 1, 2000)
Winner: Sarah Donnell

March 25, 2004: What was Babe Ruth's career batting average?

Answer: .342
Winner: Ross Eldred

March 24, 2004: Which song was Elvis Presley's last #1 hit?

Answer: Suspicious Minds
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 23, 2004: What percentage of Missouri is forested?

Answer: 28%
Winner: Ross Eldred

March 22, 2004: Where is Missouri ranked nationally in the production of barite?

Answer: 3rd
Winner: Ross Eldred

March 21, 2004: How many Missouri counties have deposits of coal?

Answer: 53
Winner: G. Michael Brown

March 20, 2004: Where was the first dam along the Osage River?

Answer: Bagnell
Winner: Ross Eldred

March 19, 2004: When was the last wild buffalo seen in Missouri?

Answer: Approximately 1850
Winner: Megan McConachie

March 18, 2004: What was Jesse James middle name?

Answer: Woodson
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 17, 2004: Who lost the 1944 Presidential Election?

Answer: Thomas Dewey
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 16, 2004: In what year did 'Back to the Future' hit theaters?

Answer: 1985
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 15, 2004: Who was Ronald Reagan's first wife?

Answer: Jane Wyman
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 14, 2004: Who won the 1961 World Series?

Answer: New York Yankees
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 13, 2004: How old was Satchel Paige when he made his final appearance with the Kansas City A's in 1965?

Answer: 59
Winner: Scott Theriault

March 12, 2004: In the women's NCAA tournament, a 16 seed as beaten a 1 seed one time. When did it occur, and what teams were involved?

Answer: Harvard beat Stanford in 1998
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 11, 2004: The University of Northern Iowa, prior to this year, have been in the NCAA tournament one time. What year was it, and who did they play (and beat) in the first round?

Answer: In 1990 they beat Missouri
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 10, 2004: The United States numbers their aircraft carriers sequentially. Which aircraft carrier was first?

Answer: USS Langley (CV-1)
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 9, 2004: What US town did Pancho Villa attack in 1916?

Answer: Columbus, New Mexico
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 8, 2004: William I secured the English crown after what military victory?

Answer: The Battle of Hastings (1066)
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 7, 2004: Algeria was colonized by what country?

Answer: France
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 6, 2004: Who was Missouri's opponent in their first game at the Hearnes Center?

Answer: Ohio University
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 5, 2004: What was the original capitol of Japan?

Answer: Nara
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 4, 2004: Where are the current northern and southern ends of US highway 99?

Answer: There is no current northern and southern end of US-99, because US-99 does not exist anymore. It used to go from the Mexican border to the Canadian border.
Winner: Cara Lee

March 3, 2004: Who holds the all-time scoring record for NCAA Division I basketball?

Answer: Pete Maravich
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 2, 2004: Who was the first European to smoke a cigar?

Answer: Rodrigo de Jerez, a crewmember of the Santa Maria (headed by Christopher Columbus)
Winner: Jasen Matyas

March 1, 2004: The original "Bridge of Sighs" is located in what city?

Answer: Venice, Italy
Winner: Scott Theriault



March Standings


Jasen Matyas 10

Scott Theriault 9

Ross Eldred 4

Lee Dishman 2

Cara Lee 2

Megan McConachie 2

Sarah Donnell 1

G. Michael Brown 1

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