| DATE |
QUESTION |
ANSWER |
Monday
10/01/07 |
According to research, Wednesday at
noon is the best time to make this sort of call. |
A call to customer service! Amber Phillips
of Dodge Center was the winner today! |
Tuesday
10/2/07 |
Chances are pretty good that you'll
eat 22 pounds of this food in the next year - |
Pick 'em yourself, pick 'em up from
a local grower, or grab a few at the store, apples
is the answer today, and congrats to Aaron Johnson of
Rochester! |
Wednesday
10/3/07 |
According to the ladies, this was the
number one things couples argued about |
The men had a totally different answer
- but the ladies agreed that it was the kids!
Suzanne Million of Eyota was our winner today - |
Thursday
10/4/07 |
According to the national association
of retailers, over 1/3 of adults will do this sometime
this month |
Jen Whipple of Rochester had it right
when she guessed buy a halloween costume!
|
Friday
10/5/07 |
We're told that this happens two hours
later today than it did just ten years ago |
Mark Stanchfield of Rochester was right
when he said the family dinner. With
folks working later, dinner has been pushed back - 7:55pm
is the national average! |
Monday
10/8/07 |
It has been reported that 75% of us
choose not to do this, despite the fact that our mothers
taught us it was the right thing to do |
Calling in from Dodge Center, Kiana
Marquette guessed that the answer was washing
our hands after using the lavatory - indeed
it was! |
Tuesday
10/9/07 |
Nearly all of the women said that they
do this on a daily basis - but 25% of the men said that
they never did... |
Use deodorant is the
answer to todays question, and Tia Flicker of Rochester
had the right answer for us! |
Wednesday
10/10/07 |
Nearly 6,000 Americans were seen in
emergency rooms last year with injuries caused by this
common, generally harmless household item |
What in the world are you people doing
with your pillows? Dee Wigham of Adams
was our winner today! |
Thursday
10/11/07 |
ONE person in the USA is killed doing
this particular job every year - name it and win! |
Nancy Gey of Rochester had the right
answer today - Road Striping! |
Friday
10/12/07 |
If you're walking down the street and
catch a stranger admiring your philtrum, what is it
they're looking at? |
That dimple between your upper
lip and your nose is your philtrum, and Kim
Quan of Rochester knew it right away! |
Monday
10/15/07 |
If wheat bread is made out of wheat,
what is white bread made out of? |
Sort of a trick question - since both
types of bread are made from wheat...but sometimes
we have to do that. Congrats to Joe Oswald of Rochester! |
Tuesday
10/16/07 |
There are 85 million of these sold
every year, but only 6% of the population wearsone regularly...wears
what? |
A neck-tie! Congratulations
to Ashley Hoyum of Rochester! |
Wednesday
10/17/07 |
Over 10,000 children and teens are
seen in emergency rooms across America every year with
injuries caused by...??? |
Remember that we're keeping it pretty
simple...bicycles was today's answer,
provided by Mary Beth Braaten of Grand Meadow |
Thursday
10/18/07 |
The average person that gets one of
these will spend 40K on it! |
A divorce! Thanks
to Marcus Moe of Plainview, today's winner! |
Friday
10/19/07 |
If I told you to find a "virgule"
somewhere on your keyboard, what would you be looking
for? |
It's fun to find out what things are
really called - the "virgule" is what you
and I usually call the slash - and
Suzanne Million was our winner today |
Monday
10/22/07 |
If you're an average consumer, you'll
look at eight of these (at least) before deciding which
one to purchase |
My thanks to Justin Zimmerman of Pine
Island who called in and guessed a house,
today's winning answer! |
Tuesday
10/23/07 |
Contrary to what you may have been
taught in school, Joseph Swan invented these...what? |
9 out of 10 of were taught that Thomas
Edison invented the lightbulb, but
it was actually Joseph Swan. Today's winner was Crystal
Lammers of Adams. |
Wednesday
10/24/07 |
This will cause a typical man
or woman to gain between 6 and 9 pounds in a year! |
Getting married, and
today it was provided by Brooke Schwanke of Rochester |
Thursday
10/25/07 |
In America, 60% of these do not work
correctly, but they're not broken... |
Smoke Detectors! Weak
or dead batteries are the cause - and Erica Mitton of
Byron |
Friday
10/26/07 |
90% of married gals say that they will
do this when their man is out of town overnight |
Sleep with an article of his
clothing (or something that has his scent!) Congrats
to Rich Tautges of Rochester! |
Monday
10/29/07 |
80% of US teachers say that they have
received this as a gift from a student at some
point in their career |
Chocolate! A round
of applause for Makayla Meters of Zumbro Falls, our
winner today! |
Tuesday
10/30/07 |
48% of the ladies said that they would
do this in a heartbeat, if given the chance. |
Emma Van Peursem of Rock Dell knew
that 48% of the ladies would get some sort of cosmetic
surgery if given the chance! |
Wednesday
10/31/07 |
60% of the folks we polled said that
this was the most annoying habit they commonly found
in the workplace |
No real surprise, gossiping
was today's answer - thanks to Jeannie Niemeyer of Spring
Valley! |
