December 2006

DATE	QUESTION	ANSWER
Friday 12/01/06	The typical woman will spend almost 95 hours doing this per year - tell me what she's up to!	Sharon Acker of Rochester scored the prize today - she knew that the right answer was grocery shopping!
Monday 12/04/06	Almost half of us say that we'll do this at work, even though it's likely against the rules. Tell me what we're talking about here!	Christmas shopping...on-line! Shannon Funk of Rochester figured it out and won a six-inch sub from Subway!
Tuesday 12/05/06	According to the CDC, at least 25 people have touched one of these before you purchase it - and at least one more will touch it after.	Would you believe...greeting cards? Congrats to Lorraine in Goodhue for nailing this one!
Wednesday 12/06/06	Roughly 25 million Americans will do this at least once this week - a number that's at an all-time low. Name the activity!	Joe Oswald in Rochester called in and won with today's answer: Go to see a movie.
Thursday 12/7/06	A typical American woman will do this an average of 15 times a year - it's not illegal, immoral or fattening...what is it?	You knew that she shops a lot...but did you know that she shops specifically for shoes so often? Billie Wilkinson of New Richland did (and she admits that she's got 30 pairs of shoes herself!)
Friday 12/8/06	$70,000 is what an average woman will spend on this in her lifetime...???	Her hair! All that cutting, perming, coloring, foiling and so forth is gonna cost you a fortune ladies! My thanks to Suzanne Million in Eyota for calling with the right answer today!
Monday 12/11/06	40% of the men say that they do this at work...but only 26% of the gals say that they do///what is it that the men do so much more often?	We really had fun with your answers today, thanks to everyone that called in! Britney Dahlen in Hayfield had the winning answer today: Brush their teeth!
Tuesday 12/12/06	More than 90% of homes in America have one of these, in fact, most homes have at least four - four what?	Terry Heim of Utica knew the right answer just as soon as she heqard the question - a bible!
Wednesday 12/13/06	It probably isn't illegal, but it is definitely against the rules - and 13 million of us do it every week to save a few bucks...what?	They probably don't want you to know that this is so common...more than half of all Americans sneak snacks in when they go to a movie! Bill Anderson in Austin had the right answer today (and admits he does it too!)
Thursday 12/14/06	Over 32% of the ladies admit that they do this, while a relatively modest 12% of the men say that they do...it's not illegal, immoral or fattening, but you wouldn't want to get caught doing it!	Present peeking! Ladies, what's the deal here? Congrats to Lynn Soderberg of Rochester - and no, she says she's not a "peeker"!
Friday 12/15/06	40% of American families make this a part of their Christmas celebration every year - what?	Leaving milk and cookies out for Santa! Suzanne Million of Eyota called in with the right answer and won a six inch sub from Subway!
Monday .12/18/06	The average American will spend $23.10 on this for Christmas, if they spend anything at all on it...?	Gifts for the family pet - something that Candy Ellingworth of Kasson says that she won't spend a dime on (She said that her pets think she's Scrooge!)
Tuesday 12/19/06	These days we eat them year 'round, but these were originally brought to America as Christmas decorations...	"Barnum's Circus Animals" cookies were originally hung on all of the "best dressed" trees. Joanne Hines of Mantorville scored a double-prize for getting this one right!
Wednesday 12/20/06	There are more of these sold during the Christmas season than there are during any other holiday or time of the year - what?	31% of all of the diamonds sold in the world are sold during the Christmas season! Congrats to Judy Johnson of Stewartville for calling the right answer in!
Thursday 12/21/06	A popular Christmas character was created in 1939, in order to promote a department store. Name the character and the store!	If you said "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and Montgomery-Wards, you were right! Thanks to Lindsey Nelson in Hayfield for having the right answer today -
Friday 12/22/06	Prior to 1931, Santa wore a variety of outfits. It was an ad campaign that gave him the traditional red and white outfit we see today...what product was Santa advertising?	Barb Brooks of Rochester knew that Coca Cola was the advertiser that put Saint Nick in his red and white suit -
Tuesday 12/26/06	Alan Greenspan, Hal Lindsay and Woody Allen all play this instrument - which one?	The clarinet is the answer that we were looking for, and Pete Flies of Plainview had it for us today!
Wednesday 12/27/06	According to one book of world records, the longest anyone has done this without stopping is 344 hours and 18 minutes...what is it?	Scott Johnson of Pine Island solved it today - rollerskating is today's answer!
Thursday 12/28/06	According to Match.com, 43% of the single folks said that they did this last New Year's Eve, and they plan on doing it again this year -	We really tried to keep this simple - 43% of the single folks said that they kissed their date at midnight last year, and planned on doing it again this year!
Friday 12/30/06	Nearly three quarters of the ladies say that they do this at least once per day...but only 55% of the guys do.	Wash their hands after using the restroom...and only 33% of us say we bother with soap. Greg Howe in Rose Creek won the last Four O'Clock Follies of 2006!