Question of the Day - September 2002

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September 30, 2002: What is unique about Avalon, California that makes it distinct from almost every other city in the state?

Answer: It's on an island (Santa Catalina Island)
Winner: Rusty Williams

September 29, 2002: Prior to this week, when was the last time the University of Nebraska was unranked in college football?

Answer: 1981
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 28, 2002: Who owned Truk Island on the final day of World War II?

Answer: The Japanese
Winner: Rusty Williams

September 27, 2002: Who is the Prime Minister of Italy?

Answer: Silvio Berlusconi
Winner: Amber Eklund-Wilks

September 26, 2002: The Supreme Court case Cooper v. Aaron involved the school district in what American city?

Answer: Little Rock, Arkansas
Winner: Rusty Williams

September 25, 2002: How many representatives are in the British House of Commons?

Answer: 659
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 24, 2002: Who was the manager of the 1982 St. Louis Cardinals World Series team?

Answer: Whitey Herzog
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 23, 2002: What is the atomic number of Gold?

Answer: 79
Winner: Rina Edge

September 22, 2002: In what athletic conference is Southeast Missouri State University?

Answer: Ohio Valley Conference
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 21, 2002: Where did Mark McGwire attend college?

Answer: University of Southern California
Winner: Rusty Williams

September 20, 2002: In medieval English history, what is meant by the term "Justices in Eyre"?

Answer: Judges that travelled around England to hear court cases
Winner: Kati Dreiman

September 19, 2002: Who is the only Division 1-A football team to be beaten by the Southwest Missouri State Bears?

Answer: UNLV
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 18, 2002: What color is a Summer Tanager?

Answer: Males are Scarlet, Females are Green/Yellow
Winner: Rusty Williams

September 17, 2002: Who was known as the "Trust Buster"?

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt
Winner: Rusty Williams

September 16, 2002: The Galapagos Islands belong to what country?

Answer: Edcuador
Winner: Rina Edge

September 15, 2002: The Birmingham Barons are associated with what Major League baseball team?

Answer: Chicago White Sox
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 14, 2002: Where is the National Lumberjack Championship held annually?

Answer: Silver Dollar City
Winner: Rina Edge

September 13, 2002: What three things form an Iron Triangle?

Answer: A legislative committee, an executive agency, and an interest group
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 12, 2002: What is the general idea of Clause XX of the Magna Carta?

Answer: Punishment Must Fit the Crime
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 11, 2002: How many Primary Interstates (two digit Interstates) does Texas have?

Answer: 9
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 10, 2002: What are counties called in Louisiana?

Answer: Parishes
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 9, 2002: What team was originally supposed to play in Wrigley Field?

Answer: The Chicago Federals (later the Whales)
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 8, 2002: Where do residents of Tunas, Missouri attend high school?

Answer: Skyline High School
Winner: Jean Stubblefield

September 7, 2002: What were the names of the first two Chinese restaurants in Springfield, Missouri?

Answer: Leong's Tea House and Gee's East Wind
Winner: Rina Edge

September 6, 2002: Who was married to King Henry II of England?

Answer: Eleanor of Aquitaine
Winner: Rina Edge

September 5, 2002: Who will be the Democratic candidate for Senate in New Hampshire in the 2002 election?

Answer: Jeanne Shaheen
Winner: Lindsey Davis

September 4, 2002: What is etymology?

Answer: The Study of the Origins of Words
Winner: Lindsey Davis

September 3, 2002: In what state is Interstate 99?

Answer: Pennsylvania
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September 2, 2002: What is the longest home losing streak in baseball history?

Answer: 20 Games, bu the St. Louis Browns in 1953
Winner: Lindsey Davis

September 1, 2002: What is the longest (in miles) river in the United States?

Answer: Missouri River
Winner: Jimmy Johnson

September Standings


Jimmy Johnson 13

Rusty Williams 6

Rina Edge 5

Lindsey Davis 3

Jean Stubblefield 1

Kati Dreiman 1

Amber Eklund-Wilks 1

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