Amanda won a $100.00 gas card by correctly answering all the questions in the 5 Question Quiz! Listen tomorrow morning for a brand new set of questions! 

1. This was given to us by a nine year old in the first half of the 20^th century.

The word “googol” for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros; coined by 9 year old Milton Sirotta, on a walk with his Uncle, Edward Kasman, the mathematician (source: http://tinyurl.com/ygvdalp).

2. This might be a nut, a wacky housekeeper or a shade of brown. 

Hazel

3. The abbreviations for these two states might also be slang for your parents.

Massachusetts and Pennsylvania: MA & PA

4. This last happened in 1912.

 Gold medals awarded in the Olympics were made entirely of gold.

5. You won’t find these in Antarctica!

Reptiles.

Here’s Hint #2 for the 5 Question Quiz!

Here’s your hint: “It’s a variation of the word for a popular search engine”

Dawn won a $100.00 gas card by correctly answering all the questions in the 5 Question Quiz! Listen tomorrow morning for a brand new set of questions! 

1. One is a weapon, one manufactures office products and one is a private detective.

Can(n)ons: cannon, as in a cannon on a ship, Canon office products, and Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad from 1971-1976 on the CBS TV show.

2. If you travel south from here, you will arrive in Canada. 

Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, crossing the Ambassador Bridge over the Detroit River.

3. This artist had 41 platinum albums.

Barry White. (source: http://tinyurl.com/yfakcwb)

4. This is the next-to-last thing to happen.

Penultimate.

5. In the late 19^th century, this was used to treat coughs in both children and adults.

Bayer’s cough syrup with heroin. (source: http://tinyurl.com/yfj9bvf)

Here’s Hint #1 for the 5 Question Quiz!

Here’s your hint: “Science For A Better Life.”

Congratulations to Carol from Ocala!  She won a $100.00 gas card by correctly answering all the questions in the 5 Question Quiz! Listen Monday morning for a brand new set of questions! 

1. What do the numbers 1, 55, and 610 have in common?

They are all Fibonacci numbers.

2. This first happened in 1953.

The Academy Awards were broadcast on television.   (source: http://tinyurl.com/yblsqfb)

3. Who are Joan, Barbara and Jane?

Matriarchs from 80’s night time soaps.  Joan Collins, who played Alexis Carrington on Dynasty, Barbara Bel Geddes, who played Miss Ellie Ewing on Dallas, and Jane Wyman, who played Angela Channing on Falcon Crest.

4. There are more of these in the United States than anywhere else in the world. 

Tornadoes.  (source: http://tinyurl.com/yz4k5je)

5. If I were sarcling, what would I be doing? 

Hoeing weeds or haymaking.  (source: http://tinyurl.com/yaxvrtf) 

Here’s Hint #1 for the 5 Question Quiz!

Here’s your hint: “It was a television event.”

Congratulations to Jan M. from Gainesville!  She won a $100.00 gas card by correctly answering all the questions in the 5 Question Quiz! Listen tomorrow morning for a brand new set of questions! 

1. If you rearrange all of the letters of the word “stationed” what word can you spell?

“Antidotes”

2. Who are Chip & Ditto?

The sons of Hi and Lois from the newspaper comic strip.

3. What do the cities of Boston, Miami, Seattle and Portland have in common?

They are the largest cities (with populations of more than 500,000 people) nearest each of the extreme points of the contiguous United States: Seattle: Northernmost, Miami: Southernmost, Boston: Easternmost and Portland: Westernmost.  (source: http://tinyurl.com/69my2o )

4. This was first peddled to the US public in the late 19^th century.

Root beer. (source: http://tinyurl.com/yzbj2ml)

5. On average, there are 800 of these.

Kernels on an ear of corn. (source: http://tinyurl.com/yzpcx7v)