Question of the Day - October 2003

Return to This Month's Questions


October 31, 2003: What is the approximate distance between Los Angeles and New York?

Answer: Approximately 2460 Miles
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 30, 2003: How many U.S. Representatives are from Missouri?

Answer: 9
Winner: Lowell Stubblefield

October 29, 2003: Who is the Majority Leader in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Answer: Tom DeLay
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 28, 2003: What is the scientific name for the Blue Jay?

Answer: Cyanocitta cristata
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 27, 2003: How many Division I-A football teams have been beaten by Southwest Missouri State?

Answer: One (UNLV in 1990)
Winner: Ross Eldred

October 26, 2003: In what year did Elvis Presley break onto the national scene?

Answer: 1956
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 25, 2003: Who is 3rd place on the all-time NBA scoring list?

Answer: Michael Jordan
Winner: Tony Williams

October 24, 2003: Who is the head coach of the Houston Rockets?

Answer: Jeff Van Gundy
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 23, 2003: What is the capitol of Ireland?

Answer: Dublin
Winner: Shonda Ireland

October 22, 2003: What highway is the main route between Emporia, Kansas, and Topeka, Kansas?

Answer: I-335
Winner: Tony Williams

October 21, 2003: In what year was Yellowstone established as a National Park?

Answer: 1872
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 20, 2003: Where was the TV sitcom "Dragnet" located?

Answer: Los Angeles, California
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 19, 2003: What is the capitol of Azerbaijan?

Answer: Baku
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 18, 2003: Where is Virginia Tech University located?

Answer: Blacksburg, Virginia
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 17, 2003: What number did Babe Ruth wear during his career?

Answer: 3
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 16, 2003: What is the mascot of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

Answer: The Phoenix
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 15, 2003: What members of the European Union do not currently use the Euro currency?

Answer: Sweden, Denmark, United Kingdom
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 14, 2003: Who invented the Cotton Gin?

Answer: Eli Whitney
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 13, 2003: Who are the two Senators currently representing Rhode Island?

Answer: John Chafee and Jack Reed
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 12, 2003: Jacksonville, Florida is what market number, according to the Neilsen ratings system?

Answer: 52
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 11, 2003: The Atlantic Coast Conference has expanded to 12 teams. What are the names of the 12?

Answer: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Clemson, Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Boston College, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 10, 2003: When was the last time the Missouri football team beat Nebraska in Columbia, Missouri?

Answer: 1973
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 9, 2003: Who owns the Canary Islands?

Answer: Spain
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 8, 2003: What is the capitol of Namibia?

Answer: Windhoek
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 7, 2003: What two teams participated in the 1919 World Series? Who won?

Answer: Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox - Cincinnati won 5-3 in best-of-9 series
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 6, 2003: What is the mascot of the University of Nevada?

Answer: Wolf Pack
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 5, 2003: Where is the country's second smallest television market?

Answer: At a Nielsen ranking of 209 out of 210 designated television markets, the North Platte [Nebraska] market, with 15,670 TV households, holds .014% of the American television audience, and is the second smallest market. The smallest is Glendive [Montana], with 4,980 TV households, and the third is Alpena [Michigan], with 18,220 TV households. This is throughout the 2003-2004 Television season, which started officially on September 22, 2003.
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 4, 2003: What is the technical term for the "Northern Lights"?

Answer: Aurora Borealis
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 3, 2003: The judicial system of the United States is discussed in which Article of the United States Constitution?

Answer: Article III
Winner: Lindsey Davis

October 2, 2003: Where are the northern and southern ends of US-65?

Answer: North End: At I-35, Albert Lea, MN
South End: At US-61, Natchez, MS
Winner: Rusty Williams

October 1, 2003: Approximately how many miles is the entire length of Interstate 19?

Answer: 60-65 miles
Winner: Philip Courter



October Standings


Lindsey Davis 18

Rusty Williams 7

Tony Williams 2

Philip Courter 1

Shonda Ireland 1

Lowell Stubblefield 1

Ross Eldred 1

Return to Top


Return to This Month's Questions


Return to Index Page