Question of the Day - May 2002

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May 31, 2002: What wheel configuration was specific to all of the famous American style steam locomotives?

Answer: 4-4-0
Winner: Amber Eklund

May 30, 2002: What are the five species of poisonous snakes native to Missouri?

Answer: Osage Copperhead, Cottonmouth, Pigmy Rattlesnake, Timber Rattlesnake, Massasauga Rattlesnake
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 29, 2002: What floor is generally omitted from most skyscrapers?

Answer: 13th Floor
Winner: Amber Eklund

May 28, 2002: What President was assassinated by a disgruntled office seeker?

Answer: James Garfield
Winner: Matt Haase

May 27, 2002: Where is the only active drive-in movie theater in the Ozarks located?

Answer: Aurora, Missouri
Winner: Jean Stubblefield

May 26, 2002: Who was President of the United States during the Spanish-American War?

Answer: William McKinley
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 25, 2002: What is the capital of Pennsylvania?

Answer: Harrisburg
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 24, 2002: In what cities does Interstate 35 begin and end?

Answer: Laredo, Texas and Duluth, Minnesota
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

May 23, 2002: In what war was the Battle of Jutland?

Answer: World War One
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 22, 2002: In what stadium did the Brooklyn Dodgers play?

Answer: Ebbets Field
Winner: Matt Haase

May 21, 2002: What colors appear on the flag of Norway?

Answer: Red, White, and Blue
Winner: Laura Walters-Courter

May 20, 2002: What are the three races involved in horse racing's triple crown?

Answer: Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes
Winner: Vickie Donnell

May 19, 2002: When the NHL's Hartford Whalers moved, where did they go and what team did they become?

Answer: Carolina Hurricanes
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 18, 2002: What Amendment to the Constitution banned slavery?

Answer: 13th Amendment
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

May 17, 2002: Who won the 1932 World Series?

Answer: Yankees over the Cubs, 4-0
Winner: Jeff Dreiman

May 16, 2002: The Bureau of the Budget was established with what legislative act?

Answer: Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
Winner: Amber Eklund

May 15, 2002: Bill Mueller, an infielder for the Chicago Cubs, attended Southwest Missouri State University. Where did he attend high school?

Answer: DeSmet High School
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 14, 2002: On what network was the sitcom "Cheers"?

Answer: NBC
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 13, 2002: What is the mascot of the the University of Oregon?

Answer: Ducks
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 12, 2002: What country controlled the majority of central Pacific islands prior to World War One?

Answer: Germany
Winner: Amber Eklund

May 11, 2002: What nationality was Adolf Hitler?

Answer: Austrian
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 10, 2002: Who was the head coach of the NCAA football champion Notre Dame Fighting Irish in 1976-early 1977?

Answer: Dan Devine
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 9, 2002: Right after the turn of the century, the Chicago Cubs had one of the most famous double-play trios in baseball history. Who are the three Chicago infielders?

Answer: Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance
Winner: Matt Haase

May 8, 2002: Who is the owner of the Baltimore Ravens?

Answer: Art Modell
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 7, 2002: Where is the AAA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals?

Answer: Omaha, Nebraska
Winner: Amber Eklund

May 6, 2002: What is the state flower of Missouri?

Answer: Hawthorne
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 5, 2002: Who was the starting Goaltender for the Russian Olympic Hockey team in the 2002 Winter Olympics?

Answer: Nikolai Khabibulin
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 4, 2002: Who was the last St. Louis Cardinal to hit four home runs in one game?

Answer: Mark Whiten
Winner: Matt Haase

May 3, 2002: What year did the movie "The Grapes of Wrath" play in theaters?

Answer: 1940
Winner: Kara Arnn

May 2, 2002: Who was President Nixon's first Chief of Staff?

Answer: H.R. Haldeman
Winner: Colt Hurst

May 1, 2002: The Model T was manufactured by what company?

Answer: Ford
Winner: Lindsey Davis

May Standings


Colt Hurst 14

Amber Eklund (Wilks) 5

Matt Haase 4

Jeff Dreiman 3

Lindsey Davis 1

Kara Arnn 1

Vickie Donnell 1

Laura Walters (Courter) 1

Jean Stubblefield 1

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