MONDAY - OCTOBER 2, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
The winner was Roy H. The Questions & Answers appear below

QUESTION #1
What Major League baseball team recently became the first team in history to lose 100 games in one season but still have a winning record when playing in their home stadium? Tampa Bay Devil Rays (2006)

QUESTION #2
Speaking of Major League...Who or what is "Jobu"? Jobu was the Voodoo "god" worshipped by Pedro Cerrano in the movie/comedy "Major League".

TUESDAY - OCTOBER 3, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
The winner was Chris G. The Questions & Answers appear below

QUESTION #1
What political activist organized the famous "March of the Mill Children" from Philadelphia to President Theodore Roosevelt's summer home in 1903, to demand an end to child labor?
Mary Harris Jones

QUESTION #2
What new economic program did China's Mao Zedong announce in 1958?

A. "The Great Awakening"
B. "The Great Leap Forward"
C. "The Worker's Utopia"
D. "The Worker's Enlightening"
E.  None of these

QUESTION #3
What German political leader was known as the "Iron Chancellor"?

A. Adolph Hitler
B. Helmut Schmidt
C. Heinrich Tuerpitz
D. Otto von Bismarck
E. None of these

WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 4, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
The winner was Jeanette J. The Questions & Answers appear below

QUESTION #1
According to some scientists, a planet collided with Earth and the debris from that collision eventually coalesced into what we now call the "moon". Name the planet that some scientists think collided with the Earth? Theia or Orpheus (see this page for more information on this theory)

QUESTION #2
Using nothing but sticks, the sun, shadows and his own intelligence, this person was the first to correctly calculate the circumference of the Earth nearly two thousand years ago. What was his name? Eratosthenes

THURSDAY - OCTOBER 5, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
The winner was Glenda D. . The Questions & Answers appear below

QUESTION #1
I received only an elementary education yet I developed the modern theory of electromagnetic fields. Beyond my success in the then theoretical branch of physics, I also created a series of lectures aimed at children. Those lectures discussed "The Chemical History of a Candle." What is my name? Michael Faraday

QUESTION #2
My credentials extend into the heart of mathematical representations. I developed calculus. What others called derivatives, I called "fluxions". What others called integral, I called "inverse fluxions". The notation familiar to many mechanical engineers, the "dot" notation representing derivatives, was created by me. Beyond math, I also pioneered representing light as a particle. What is my name? Sir Isaac Newton

FRIDAY - OCTOBER 6, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
The winner was Jan F. . The Questions & Answers appear below

QUESTION #1
 What color must all gondolas in Venice be painted (unless they belong to a high official)? Black

QUESTION #2
Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are ______  _______  _______. What must both parties be before they can duel in Paraguay? (Hint: Three words) Registered Blood Donors

WEEKEND - OCTOBER 7/8, 2006 - QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND WINNER
The winner was Jan F. . The Questions & Answers appear below

QUESTION #1
What professional sport did bank robber John Dillinger Play?
Baseball

QUESTION #2
What is the full (long) name of the city of Los Angeles?
El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Poriuncula

QUESTION #3
What is a pregnant goldfish called?
A "Twit"