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Jan-4-2005 18:37

See if there is interest for this.

1. Each day I will post 10 questions, at random times of the day.
2. Each Quiz runs exactly 24 hours.
3. The first person that has all 10 questions right, wins. Or if no one has all questions right, the best one wins.
4. You can only post answers ONCE for the same quiz.
5. No cash involved. Just glory. :)

Oct-19-2005 05:04

If you want to be a weirdo, the answer to 10 can also be 6 if you interpret the "two" in "two cent stamps" as a quantity of "cent stamps".

Oct-19-2005 12:06

I'll go local with 10 questions about Pennsylvania (abbreviated PA). Google if you have to, but note which were researched.

1) What PA city was the first federal capital of the USA?

2) Members of what religious sect founded PA?

3) PA is home to what famous forecasting groundhog?

4) What was the name of Ben Franklin's journal?

5) What word is misspelled on the Liberty Bell?

6) What PA sports franchise is the losingest (in terms of most losses) in US history?

7) What famous ice cream treat originated in PA in 1904?

8) The US Articles of Confederation (the pre-Constitution Constitution) were adopted in what PA city (hint: it's not Philadelphia as named in the document)?

9) At what PA nuclear plant was the first major US nuclear accident?

10) What nickname is associated with the city of Philadelphia?

Oct-19-2005 16:16

Hey I'm from PA! so I got an advantage!

1) Philadelphia

2) The Quakers

3) Puxatawny Phil (not sure of the spelling)

4) Old Farmer's Almanac?

5) Pennsylvania. (*Googled it*)

6) It's probably a baseball team, as baseball plays over 100 games a season. So that means either the Phillies or the Pirates. Since Philly is an "older" city I'll geuss the Phillies.

7) The ice cream cone. (Although I thought that was at the 1904 World's fair in St. Loius- but it might have been from a PA vendor)

8) York. - *I googled to see if it was York, Philly, or Lancaster that they were signed, but I was aware all 3 were at one time the US capitol (albeit briefly)

9) Three Mile Island

10) City of Brotherly Love.

Oct-19-2005 22:10

#4 Poor Richard's Almanac

Oct-20-2005 06:05

Prof is good on all but #4 and #7.
R Anstett got #4.

#7 still open.

Oct-20-2005 07:51

I was going to guess "ice cream sandwich," but even with google found this a tricky one to verify. There seems to be some evidence for "ice cream soda" out there, so I'm sticking with that as my answer.

Oct-20-2005 09:16

I googled for

7. The banana split was invented in 1904 by pharmacist David Strickler in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Oct-20-2005 09:22

No, neither of those. Hint: a fruity gymnast might try one.

Oct-20-2005 09:57

Banana Split!

Oct-20-2005 10:58

Yes! I see now Arabella got it before I posted that hint.

Good to see that pharmacist knew creative ways to keep himself busy on the job...like many of us. :-)