| DATE |
QUESTION |
ANSWER |
Tuesday
7/1/08 |
Chances are great that you own one
of these, and chances are just as good that it has 17
holes in it! |
Who knew that there were standards
for this? The typical American salt shaker
has 17 holes in it, and for some reason, Shannon Jeffries
of Dover knew that :) |
Wednesday
7/2/08 |
Nearly one third of us admit that we've
done this at work at least once in the past 30 days.
It's against the rules most places, but not against
the law |
Huge thanks to Frank Harreld of Stewartville
- he won by knowing that 1/3 of us have fallen
asleep at work at least once in the past month! |
Thursday
7/3/08 |
If you eat 70 of these in a year, that's
okay - it's perfectly normal here in the U.S. of A! |
No, not bugs or pickles...hot
dogs! Craig Carlson of Kasson supplied the
winning answer today! |
Friday
7/4/08 |
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! |
Jas Caffrey's Four O'Clock Follies
will return on Monday, 7/7/08 |
Monday
7/7/08 |
One in five American adults say that
they'd like to do this in the near future - they had
better save up! |
I was surprised to learn that one in
five of us wants to have some sort of cosmetic
surgery someday soon - Natalie Sand was our
winner today! |
Tuesday
7/8/08 |
Americans will lose 300 million of
these a year...especially when the weather is nice! |
I don't lose them, I just hide them
for safekeeping...golf balls! Thanks
to Doug Case of Rochester for listening and winning! |
Wednesday
7/9/08 |
80% of us can name every ingredient
in this popular fast food item! |
80% of us can sing the Big
Mac jingle - And Wendy VonWald of Rochester
did just that today! |
Thursday
7/10/08 |
This tasty treat was named after a
horse, and has been enjoyed around the world since 1930 |
The Mars family horse was named "Snickers",
and they named their newest candy bar after the horse,
way back in 1930. Cheryl Mangels of Elgin was our winner
today! |
Friday
7/11/08 |
If you suffer from gelotophobia, what
is it that you have a debilitating fear of? |
Many thanks to Patty Clement of Hayfield,
who knew that gelotophobia is a fear of being
laughed at - |
Monday
7/14/08 |
Mushroom Flake, Ruby Red and Midnight
Blue are all varieties of what popular snack food? |
Nathan Abbot of Stewartville had the
winning answer today - popcorn! |
Tuesday
7/15/08 |
Typically, you can expect to spend
$1,587 on one of these... |
A typical wedding these days will cost
$28,000, and $1,587 of that cost is the wedding
gown! Elouise Mulholland of Rochester was our
winner today! |
Wednesday
7/16/08 |
According to the latest info I could
find, 40% of Americans will lose at least one of these
this year! |
Times are tough - 40% of Americans
will lose a job this year. Lori Donegan
of Wabasha was our winner today! |
Thursday
7/17/08 |
This article of clothing becomes less
popular with each passing year - the experts say that
in the near future, they'll be a thing of the past! |
The gals are wearing more jeans and
slacks and less skirts, so pantyhose
are fading into fashion oblivion. Hillary Oxley of LeRoy
supplied the winning answer today |
Friday
7/18/08 |
According to Match.com, women with
two or more of these are less likely to be asked out
on a second date |
Your answers today left me with tears
of laughter! Missing teeth, long chin hairs, and wooden
legs were all missed guesses (but funny!) - and Katelyn
Kramer had the winner: CATS! |
Monday
7/21/08 |
The Reverend Elijah Craig is credited
with inventing this, something that is still
quite popular today! |
Elijah Craig invented bourbon
whiskey, and John Turner of Rochester was our
winner today! |
Tuesday
7/22/08 |
This activity can help you to live
longer, improves the skin, helps circulation and can
even relieve headaches...name it! |
KISSING! Dylan Brady
of Austin supplied the winning answer today! |
Wednesday
7/23/08 |
More than 60% of American women say
that they do this at least once a week, even if they
don't want to! |
Many thanks to Nancy Breen of Viola,
who won today when she said "step on a
scale!" |
Thursday
7/24/08 |
According to retailers, there are 85
million of these sold in the USA every year - women
and children buy most of them, but don't generally use
them. |
You might get a little choked up when
you hear the answer...neckties! Congrats
to Steve Plantz of Rochester (who, like me, refuses
to wear one!) |
Friday
7/25/08 |
Just fifteen percent of American adults
say that they refuse to wear one of these - |
Gretchen Leyendecker of Rochester was
our winner today, and the answer was a wristwatch! |
Monday
7/28/08 |
According to one popular ladies magazine,
19% of us say that this is the most annoying thing about
our spouse! |
The survey says that 19% of us are
annoyed by the way our spouses laugh! Dan
Lucas of Rochester supplied the winning answer today! |
Tuesday
7/29/08 |
Dr. John Pemberton, a pharmacist, invented
this uniquely American product - enjoyed 705 million
times a day worldwide! |
One of my favorites too! Dr.
Pemberton invented Coca Cola - and Dave Huntington
of Rochester had the winning answer! |
Wednesday
7/30/08 |
Every year, a typical American consumer
will eat six pounds of this food - what food? |
Kyle Hildebrandt of Stewartville had
the winning answer today: potato chips! |
Thursday
7/31/08 |
More than ten percent of the US rice
crop is used to make this product - |
I was surprised to learn that all that
rice is used to make beer, and Deb
Dolan of Rochester was today's winner! |
