|
WLDE BIZ QUIZ
The
WLDE Biz Quiz is played Monday-Friday at 9:20am
with Jim Reed.
Listen for your chance to play the Biz Quiz.
Click here for past Biz Quiz questions
Below are the questions correctly
answered on
| Which word represents the letter X in the NATO phonetic
alphabet? |
X-ray |
| The US. postal service agreed that Tim Hoban did not have to
deliver mail to 20 houses in a Boston suburb because of a 30
pound what? |
Wild turkey |
| In Newton's second law, what is multiplied by mass to
obtain net force? |
Acceleration |
| In late June of 200, Sotheby's offered for auction a first
printing of what historical document which set internet sales
records? |
Declaration Of Independence |
| What Female photographer is best know for her
deeply-moving pictures of the poor during the great depression? |
Dorthea Large |
| The knee is an example of which type of joint? |
Hinge |
| What was the first confederate city to fall to the Union
forces? |
New Orleans |
| What golfer coined the term "Caddy"? |
Mary, Queen of Scotts |
| This American Impressionist is famous for Depictions of
mothers and children? |
Mary Casslt |
| A muscle cramp after working out is caused by a build-up if
what in your muscles? |
Lactic Acid |
| Which selection of a modern orchestra is usually the
largest? |
Strings |
| At the beginning of 2001, the U.S. Senate was equally
divided along party lines. In what decade had that last
occurred? |
1880's |
| What did Syranus F. Bower design in Ft. Wayne? |
Gas Pump |
| What are the 3 most common elements in the Universe? |
Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen |
| What variety of red wine does miles obsess over in the film
''Sideways"? |
Pinot Noir |
| By what name is Santa Clause known in France! |
Pere Noel |
| In what country might full-figured young woman
run for Miss Jumbo Queen, which depicts the grace, degance
and size of the elephant? |
Thailand |
| What is Indiana's deepest natural lake! |
Lake Tippecanoe 120 ft. |
| In Amateur Radio shorthand, what is meant by
"73"? |
Best regards |
| What musical term comes for the Italian word
"Ladder"? |
Scale |
8/14/08
| The "Washington Post" and the "Liberty Bell"
gave their names to marches by what composer? |
John Phillip Sousa |
| What is the term for the birth of new nerve
cells? |
Nuerogenisis |
| Who is the only man to play a major league
baseball game and an NFL game in the same day as well as the
only man to play in both a super bowl and World Series? |
Dieon Snders |
| What gemstone is associated with September? |
Sapphire |
| Where was this areas first Mc Donald's opened? |
U.S. 30 between FWA and New Haven |
8/12/08
| Who formulated the law of Gravity? |
Isac Newton |
| A whole number greater than 1 which has exactly
two factors, one and itself is referred to as? |
Prime |
| According to the "Triple A" foundation for
traffic safety what is the cause of most distracted driver
accidents? |
Eating in the car |
| "Packman" and "Bonanza" are varieties of which
vegetable? |
Broccoli |
| How many times is the angel "Gabriel" (that
appeared to Mary) mentioned in the Bible? |
4 times |
7/30/08
| The battle of little Big Horn took place in? |
Montana |
| In what galaxy is our solar system located? |
Milky Way |
| What is the number 2 to selling spice in the world just
behind pepper? |
Mustard |
| What is the only domesticated animal NOT mentioned in the
bible? |
a cat |
| What famous document begins with "when the course of human
events? |
The Declaration of Independence |
7/24/08
| Which vitamin group includes niacin? |
B |
| During what war did the United States first conquer the
Capitol of a foreign country? |
Mexican War |
| What is the name of the narrow strip of land that connects
Central America and Mexico? |
Isthmus of Tehuantepec |
| In the U.S., diners call it a Zucchini, what is it called in
the U.K.? |
Courgette |
| Before the Communist Revolution, what was the last dynasty
of China? |
Qing |
7/14/08
| What British pop musician born in 1940, is sometimes called
the Elvis of England? |
Cliff Richard |
| In the show "I Love Lucy" what was Lucy Ricardo's maiden
name? |
McGillicuddy |
| What is the world's highest waterfall? |
Angel Falls in Venezuela |
| Which gaseous chemical element glows reddish orange, when an
electrical charge passes? |
Neon |
| Which U.S. city has the nickname "The Largest City of the
Largest State"? |
Anchorage, AL |
7/10/08
| The two primary nasal cavities are seperated by what? |
Septum |
| From what language to the words checkmate, divan and lemon
originate? |
persian |
| What British astronomer was the first to calculate the orbit
of a comet? |
Edmond Halley |
| What was the first confederate state to rejoin the Union
after the civil war? |
Tennessee |
| What is the poisonous spider found in the United States? |
Black Widow |
7/1/08
| What is the longest street in Fort Wayne? |
Clinton |
| According to the National Center for Health Statistics, what
is the average weight for an adult female in the U.S.? |
162-164 |
| What is the collective noun for a group of turtledoves? |
Pitying |
| What famous painting was stolen from a Norwegian Museum in
2004? |
The Scream |
| What is the only vegetable or fruit never sold frozen,
canned, processed, cooked or in another form but fresh? |
Lettuce |
|
