Monday Blues Archive


The 2005 Final Standings:

First place: Len H with 241 points

Second place: Anne R with 240 points

Third place: Mike B with 226 points

Contestant Wins (10 points) Runner up (5 points) Source (5 points) 1 point bonus Verminator (-5 points) Overall score
Len H 9 30 0 1 0 241
Anne R 4 40 0 0 0 240
Mike B 3 39 0 1 0 226
Marc D 1 34 0 1 0 181
Rahmen A 4 28 0 0 0 180
Peter M 2 30 0 0 0 170
Katie B 8 14 0 1 0 151
Dave R 1 22 0 1 0 121
Mike Ro 2 20 0 0 0 120
Mike J 0 22 0 1 0 111
Jeff S 4 8 0 0 0 80
Stephen T 1 13 0 1 0 76
Ken S 4 7 0 0 0 75
Bob K 0 13 0 0 0 65
Alex D 0 12 0 0 0 60
Matt H 1 10 0 0 0 60
Mark L 2 8 0 0 0 60
Alan B 1 7 0 0 0 45
Christine O 0 8 0 0 0 40
Dan O 0 4 0 0 0 20
William B 0 3 0 0 0 15
Joey O 0 3 0 0 0 15
Eric G 0 2 0 0 0 10
Jen R 0 2 0 0 0 10
Mike Ry 0 2 0 0 0 10
Hannah B 0 1 0 0 0 5
Pat H 0 1 0 0 0 5
Zoltan K 0 1 0 0 0 5
Gunther M 0 1 0 0 0 5
Jen C 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jill D 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gary E 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kim K 0 0 0 0 0 0
Doug K 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason M 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve M 0 0 0 0 0 0
Donna P 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike P 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jon S 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scott V 0 0 0 0 0 0
Susanna W 0 0 0 0 0 0
No winner 2          

 


The 2005 questions:

12-22-05
Question:  What was the first town in the United States to be given a biblical name?
Answer: Salem (a shortening of Jerusalem)
Winner:  Anne R
Runner up: Len H, Jen R, Dave R, Zoltan K

12-20-05
Question:  In the movie, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," where exactly did the clairvoyant predict Pee Wee would find his bicycle?
Answer: In the basement of the Alamo
Winner:  Mark L
Runner up: Len H, Anne R, Mike B, Rahmen A, Mike J, Jeff S, Peter M, Marc D

12-15-05
Question:  What was the color of the streetcar named Desire in Tennessee William's Pulitzer Prize-winning play?
Answer: Green with red trim.
Winner:  Anne R
Runner up: Katie B, Rahmen A, Peter M, Mike B, Bob K

12-13-05
Question:  Four buses leave the garage at the same time, on the same day.  The first one returns to the garage every 16 hours, the second one every 12 hours, the third one every 8 hours, and the fourth one every 4 hours.  How long will it be before they all meet at the garage again?
Answer: 48 Hours
Winner:  Marc D
Runner up: Dave R, Len H, Mike J, Katie B, Joe O, Mike Ro, Mike B, Jeff S, Anne R, Peter M

12-09-05
Question:  What singing commercial became a Top 10 Hit in 1972?
Answer: The New Seeker's "I'd Love to Teach the World to Sing"  (aka the Coca Cola song)
Winner:  Katie B
Runner up: Len H, Anne R, Dave R, Mike B, Mike Ry, Chris O, Bob K, Peter M, Mike Ro, Marc D

12-06-05
Question:  We get it in our email inboxes almost every day.  Those stupid ads for everything from 'Rolex' watches to little blue pills.  SPAM.  SPAM is an acronym formed from what two words?
Answer: Spiced Ham
Winner:  Len H
Runner up: Mike B, Mike J, Anne R, Mike Ro, Bob K, Marc D

12-02-05
Question:  From what crop did agricultural genius George Washington Carver produce tapioca, ink, synthetic rubber, and postage stamp mucilage?
Answer: The sweet potato
Winner: Jeff S
Runner up: Anne R, Mike Ro, Mike J, Mark L, Marc D

11-29-05
Question:  How many of Canada's 10 provinces do not border on the United States?
Answer: Three: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island
Winner: Ken S
Runner up: Anne R, Alex D

11-22-05
Question:  In recent news, President Bush visited some countries in Asia.  Which president was the first to visit China?
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant, in 1879, two years after he left the White House.
Winner: None

11-18-05
Question:  John's mother has three children.  The oldest boy named Herbert, who has brown eyes - everyone calls him Herb.  Next youngest is a girl named Penelope.  Everyone calls her Penny.  The youngest child has green eyes and can wiggle his ears.  What is his first name?
Answer: John
Winner: Jeff S
Runner up: Len H, Dave R, Mike Ry, Mike B, Rahmen A, Anne R, Joe O, Mike Ro, Ken S, Marc D, Alex D, Peter M

11-15-05
Question:  What is the only airline that Dustin Hoffman says he would be willing to fly on in the movie, "Rain Man?"
Answer: Quantas...definately Quantas.
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Mark L, Katie B, Rahmen A, Mike J, Anne R, Peter M, Mike B, Mike Ro, Marc D, Chris O, Matt H, Steve T

11-11-05
Question:  What color was Elvis Presley's first Cadillac before he bought it and painted it pink in 1955?
Answer: Blue
Winner: Rahmen A
Runner up: Mike J, Mike B

11-08-05
Question:  What was the first Lifesaver's flavor?
Answer: Pep-O-Mint
Winner: Ken S
Runner up: Len H, Mike Ro, Mike B, Ann R, Jen R, Rahmen A, Marc D, Dan O, Bob K, Alex D

11-04-05
Question:  For over a year, two little rover robots have been exploring the surface of Mars.  They have explored a vast area of the planet, and have returned stunning photographs as well as important data pertaining to the history and makeup of that planet.  What are the names of the two rovers?
Answer: Spirit and Opportunity
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Mike Ro, Dan O, Rahmen A, Mike B, Alex D, Marc D, Anne R, Bob K

10-28-05
Question:  Who wrote, "Fish and visitors smell after three days?"
Answer: Benjamin Franklin
Winner: Ken S
Runner up: Matt H, Mike Ro, Mike B, Rahmen A, Peter M, Jeff, S, Bob K, Anne R, Len H, Mike J, Mark L, Alex D, Marc D

10-25-05
Question:  During his spacewalk, US astronaut Michael Collins dropped his camera, which will orbit the Earth for an indefinite period.  What is the brand of the camera?
Answer: Hasselblad
Winner: Mike Ro
Runner up: Len H, Rahmen A, Mike B, Peter M, Mark L, Anne R

10-21-05
Question:  Who was the last man on the moon?
Answer: Astronaut Eugene Cerman, commander of Apollo 17 in December, 1972
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Matt H, Mark L, Anne R, Mike B, Marc D, Peter M, Bob K, Alan B

10-18-05
Question: In baseball, what positions make up "the battery?"
Answer: The pitcher and catcher
Winner: Peter M
Runner up: Anne R, Mike B, Dave R, Len H, Mike J, Ken S, Marc D, Chris O

10-14-05
Question: Until 1925, you could buy one of Henry Ford's automobiles in any color, as long as the color was black.  What two new colors did Mr. Ford introduce on his cars in 1925?
Answer: Green and Maroon
Winner: Anne R
Runner up: Len H, Marc D

10-11-05
Question: What team marches last in the opening procession of the Olympics?
Answer: The team representing the host country.  The team from Greece marches first, and the rest of the countries march in alphabetical order.
Winner: Mark L
Runner up: Mike B, Rahmen A, Len H, Peter M, Anne R, Matt H, Ken S, Marc D

09-16-05
Question: Who is "Elmer's Glue All" named after?
Answer: A bull - Elsie the Cow's 'husband.'
Winner: Rahmen A
Runner up: Mike B, Len H, Mark L, Anne R, Mike J, Marc D

09-09-05
Question: The motto, "In God we trust," first appeared on US currency in 1864.  What was the denomination of the coin?
Answer: The two-cent piece
Winner: Anne R
Runner up: Len H, Rahmen A, Mike D, Marc D

08-29-05
Question: How did secure, relatively high-yielding stocks get to be called blue chips?
Answer: From poker, where blue chips are the most valuable.
Winner: Mike Bell
Runner up: Anne R, Len H, Rahmen A, Mike J, Marc D

08-17-05
Question: What two aquatic tests must be passed in order to graduate from the US Naval Academy?
Answer: Swim 20 laps in Olympic sized pool in under 40 minutes; jump off a 10 meter platform into the water.
Winner: None

07-25-05
Question: What was Archie Bunker's address in the TV sitcom "All in the Family?
Answer: 704 Hauser Street, Corona Section of Queens, New York City
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Anne R, Len H, Rahmen A, Peter M, Ken S, Marc D, Mike B

07-14-05
Question: If you flew due east from Cape Horn, where would you next pass over land?
Answer: Cape Horn - there is no other land at that same latitude (56'00 s)
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Jeff S, Bob K, Mike B, Peter M, Marc D, Anne R

07-05-05
Question: "w" is to "n" as "d" is to...
Answer: "q"  The vertical image of "w" is "m" which is the letter before "n."  Thus, the vertical image of "d" is "p" which is the letter before "q."
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Mike B

06-29-05
Question: In England, what are the five grades of peerage, or nobility, entitled to seats in the House of Lords?   
Answer: Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Rahmen A, Mike B, Peter M, Anne R, Chris O, William B, Marc D

06-17-05
Question: On the Domino's Pizza logo, what do the three dots on the domino represent?   
Answer: The first three original Domino's Pizza stores.
Winner: Peter M
Runner up: Len H, Dave R, Mike J, Mike B, Anne R, Marc D, Mike Ro 

06-03-05
Question: What song did William Hung perform on "American Idol"?    
Answer: Rickey Martin's "She Bangs"
Winner: Alan B
Runner up: Jeff S, Eric G, Katie B, Marc D, Chris O, Rahmen A, Len H, Matt H, Bob K, Peter M, William B, Dave R, Mike B, Steve T, Anne R, Mike J, Mike Ro, Alex D, Ken S

05-27-05
Question: What are the six weapons available in the game of Clue?    
Answer: The knife, rope, candlestick, lead pipe, revolver, and wrench
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Anne R, Rahmen A, Len H, Mike J, Matt H, Steve T, Marc D, Peter M, Mike B, Alan B, Mike Ro, Alex D, Bob K, Dave R

05-20-05
Question: Haiti and the Dominican Republic are the only two independent nations in the world to be located on the same island.  What is the island called?   
Answer: Hispaniola
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Jeff S, Mike Ro, Mike B, Anne R, Rahmen A, Len H, Steve T, Matt H, Peter M, Bob K, Gunther M, Dave R, Ken S, Marc D

05-13-05
Question: What did Japan's century-old Nintendo company manufacture before it made its mark in the world of computer games?  
Answer: Playing cards
Winner: Jeff S
Runner up: Hannah B, Len H, Rahmen A, Mike B, Anne R, Mark L, William B, Mike J, Alan B, Chris O,
Peter M, Alex D, Bob K, Dan O, Steve T, Dave R

05-04-05
Question: What is the only member of the cat family that does not have retractable claws?  
Answer: The cheetah
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Hannah B, Len H, Rahmen A, Mike B, Anne R, Mark L, William B, Mike J, Alan B, Chris O,
Peter M, Alex D, Bob K, Dan O, Steve T, Dave R

04-26-05
Question: What is the missing letter in this series: B C D E I K O X ?    
Answer: H (The letters can be flipped vertically, and they remain the same)
Bonus question: What is the missing letter in this series: A H I M O U V W X Y ?
 
Answer: T (The letters can be flipped horizontally, and they remain the same)
Winner: Mike B
Runner up: Rahmen A, Peter M, Len H, Mike J, Anne R, Steve T, Dave R
Bonus winners: Mike B, Len H, Katie B, Mike J, Steve T, Dave R
 

04-15-05
Question: What was movie hero 'Indiana Jones's' first name? 
Answer: Henry
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Rahmen A, Mike J, Anne R, Steve T, Dave R, Eric G, Mike B, Peter M, Chris O, Mike Ro

04-06-05
Question: Back in the 1950's and 1960's, Porsche created a very successful series of racers known as the RSK, RS60, and RS61.  What did the "RS" stand for in these car names?  
Answer: RennSport - German for 'race sport.'
Winner: Mike Ro
Runner up: Katie B, Rahmen A, Steve T, Mike B, Marc D, Dave R

04-01-05
Question: What three ancient civilizations are believed to have been the only ones in history to invent the zero?   
Answer: The Babylonians, the Mayans, and the Hindus.
Winner: Rahmen A
Runner up: Katie B, Dave R, Mike J, Anne R, Alan B, Mike B, Peter M, Mike Ro, Len H, Marc D

03-24-05
Question: What two dances are among the words used in the radio communications alphabet that begins Alpha, Bravo, Charlie? 
Answer: Foxtrot and Tango
Winner: Katie B
Runner up: Steve T, Rahmen A, Len H, Anne R, Dave R, Marc D, Mike B, Chris O, Alex D, Alan B, Mike Ro

03-18-05
Question: What is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box? 
Answer: Bingo
Winner: Jeff S
Runner up: Marc D, Mike B, Anne R, Dave R, Steve T, Katie B, Len H, Rahmen A, Mark L, Matt H, Mike J, Pat H, Peter M

03-11-05
Question: How many musical groups or artists can you name that have a color in their name?   
Answer: Various (partial list):

Letter Groups      
A A blue Ocean Dream Aqua Ape    
  A Darker Shade of Black Aqua Ars Conto G. Verdi    
  A Day in Black and White Aqua Velvets    
  A forest Mighty Black Aquamen    
  A lighter Shade of Brown AquaSky    
  Agent Orange Aquatones    
  Alec Teal & BUtter Biscuit Argent    
  All Natural Lemon and Lime Flavors Ash    
  Am I Blood Audio Lotion Beige Mood    
  Angry White Youth Average White Band    
  Anne Sofie von Otter & Melvyn Tan Azure Fields    
  Apple, Fionna Azure Ray    
  April Wine Azure Rising    
  Aqua      
         
B Bad News Blues Band Black Label Blackwell, Ed Blue Six
  Bananarama Black Label Society Blackwood Blue Steele
  Berry, Chuck Black Obelisk Blind Lemon Jefferson Blue Swede
  Big Black Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Blind Melon Blue, Barry, Peggie
  Big Orange Cone Black Rob Blonde Redhead Bluebandana
  Black Black Sabbath Blood Blues Brothers
  Black 47 Black Street Blood Devine Blues Explosion
  Black Abyss Black Uhuru Bloodhound Gang Blues Image
  Black and Blue Black Velvet Flag Bloodthorn Blues Magoos
  Black Beetle Black Witchery Blue Blues Traveler
  Black Black Ocean Blackalicious Blue by Nature Bob Seagar and The Silver Bullet Band
  Black Bomb Blackend Blue Cheer Bone Crusher ?
  Black Box Black-Eyed Peas Blue Chips Brother Blue
  Black Box Recorder Blackflag Blue Highway Brown
  Black Crowes Blackfoot Blue Magic Brown & Brown
  Black Dawn Blackhawk Blue Man Group Browns
  Black Death Blackman, Cindy Blue Mitchell Brownstones
  Black Flag Blackmore's Night Blue Murder Brownsville Station
  Black Heart Procession Blacks: Mary, Angie, Clint, Frank, Judith Blue Nile Bukka White
  Black Keys Blackstar Blue Orchid Burgundy
  Black Lab Blackstreet Blue Oyster Cult  
  Browns: Bobby, Foxy, Ian, James, Marty, Roy, Elaine, Eddie, Al Buster, Charles, Clifford, Dean, George, Jewell, Jocelyn, Marion, Marshall,      
  Maurice, Norman, Paul, Ray, Sam, Savoy, Vernon, Rick, Sarah, Speck, Rick, Greg, Bert, Ruth, Les, Dennis, Jordan, Paula, T. Graham, Clarance, Lawrence, Les      
         
C Cherry Poppin' Daddies Code Red Cream  
  Cherry, Buck Code: Indigo Crimson Glory  
  Cherry, Neneh Color Me Badd Crimson Moon  
  Chroming Rose Concrete Blonde Cyan  
  Climax Blues Band Cranberries    
         
D Deacon Blue Don Redman Orch    
  Deep Blue Something Donnie Iris    
  Deep Purple Drop the Lime    
  Desert Rose Band Dust for Life    
  DJ Olive DuValle Blackbirds    
  Don Cherry      
         
E Eagle Eye Cherry End of Green    
  Ebony Tears Erase the Grey    
  Emeralds Essex Green    
  Emily's Sassy Lime      
         
F Fierce Lime      
  Four Non-Blondes      
         
G Gold Chains Goldsboro, Bobby Greenlee, Charles  
  Gold City Gray Gordon & His Tic Toc Music Greenschpoon, Elizabeth  
  Gold Coast Grays - David, Dobie, Macy Greenwheel  
  Golden Earring Great White Greenwood, Lee  
  Golden Smog Green Grey  
  Golden Tones Green Gate Greys: Al, Joel,   
  Goldenboy Green Jelly Grief of Emerald  
  Goldfinger Green on Red Guitar Charlie and the Stomp Down Blues Band  
  Goldrapp Greenbaum, Norman Gunmetal Grey  
  Golds: Andrew, Ari, Bob, Dore, Ethan, John, Roberta Greenday Guns N' Roses  
  Greens: Al, Keith, Pat, Edward, Heather, Eldin, Barry, Vivian, Tom, Billy Joe, Michael, Lyod, Benny, Emmanuel, Grant, Rodney, Urbie, William E, Adam, Bennie, Tim      
         
H H is Orange Hawk Green Band    
  Hank Flamingo Heart Rouge    
  Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes Hudson Blues    
         
I Indigo Girls      
  International Orange      
  Iron & Wine      
         
J Jade Joan Jett and the Blackhearts    
  Jeff Teal Trio John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band    
  Jimmy Baker and the Blues Encounter Junior Boy Black And Washed Up    
         
K Kevin Tihista's Red Terror      
  King Crimson      
         
L Ladysmith Black Mambazo Lavish Green Living Colour  
  Lamont Cranston Blues Band Lazy Poker Blues Band Lou Gold Orch.  
  Laurence Welk & His Champagne Orch Lemon Yellow Love like Blood  
  Lavay Smith and her Red Hit Skillet Lickers Lemonheads Lucy Pearl  
  Lavender Diamond Liquid Gold    
         
M Madelyn Lavender Maroon Five Mock Orange  
  Magenta Maroons Moody Blues  
  Maroon   Mighty Lemon Drops Moon Violet  
         
N New Riders of  Purple Sage No-Neck Blues Band    
  Nickel Creek Noyr, Aura    
  Nickelback      
         
O Olive Onyx Orange 9mm Orange Sunshine
  Olive & RUth-Ann Oozie Blues Orange Park Out of the Grey
  Olive Grain Orange Orange Peels Owusu & Green
  Olive Lucy      
         
P Palace of Black Pearl Jam Pink Martini  
  Paul Whiteman Orch Pink Pretty in Pink  
  Peaches and Herb Pink Floyd Purple Gang  
         
Q Quebo Gold      
  Quicksilver      
         
R Rainbow Red Delicious Red Krayola Red Stick Ramblers
  Raspberries Red Elvises Red Lorry Yellow Lorry  Red Tape
  Ray Goodman & Brown Red Foley Red Meat Red to Violet
  Read Yellow Red Garland Red Mules Red, Corey
  Red Red Grammer Red Norvo Redbone
  Red & the Red Hots Red Guitars Red Prysock Rose, Tim
  Red Alert Red Hot Chilli Peppers Red Rider Royal Blue
  Red Ants Red House Painters Red Rum Royal Blue
  Red Bone Red Ingle and the Natural Seven Red Sovine Ruby and the Romantics
  Red Chord Red Jackets Red Sparowes  
         
S Sea of Green Silver Seratah Sounds of Blackness  
  Shocking Blue Silverchair Spencer Blues Explosion  
  Silver Apples Silvers: Ron, Horace Strawberry Alarm Clock  
  Silver Jews Simply Red Sunset Yellow  
  Silver Needle Smashing Pumpkins    
         
T Tampa Red Teal True Blue  
  Tan Dun The Black Dahlia TV Yellow  
  Tangerine Dream Thin Red Line Twilight Circus Dub Sound System & Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton  
  Tans: Amy, Cecilia, Keith Tommy Sands    
         
U Under Black Cloud      
         
V Velvet Blue Music Violet Hensley    
  Vendetta Red Violet Indiana    
  Violet Burning Violet Says    
  Violet Hall      
         
W Walker, Clay White Out White Zombie  
  Wentus Blues Band White Skull Whitesnake  
  Whild Peach White Stripes Wild Cherry  
  White Castle White Town    
  White Lion White Trash Debutaunts    
  Whites: Barry, Bobby, Roland, Lenny, Jack, Tony Joe, Barbara, Chris, Judith, Kenny, Mauice, Michael, Peter, Phillip, Rocky, Sonny, Verdine, Brenda, Chris, Jeff      
         
Y Yankee Grey Yellow Man    
  Yellow Yellow Pencil    
  Yellow Bell Yellow Scab    
  Yellow Fever Yellowcard    
  Yellow Hammer Yellowjackets    
  Yellow Magic Orchestra      

Winner: Matt H
Runner up: Steve T, Peter M, Marc D, Rahmen A, Katie B, Anne R, Len H, Dave R, Mike B

03-04-05
Question: In the USA, when is it legal for a dead person to vote? 
Answer: Only if the person dies after mailing in an absentee ballot.
Winner: Steve T
Runner up: Anne R, Len H, Katie B, Mike B, Rahmen A, Matt H, Peter M, Dave R, Mike J, Alan B, Mike Ro

02-25-05
Question: A six digit number with a 4 at the end, becomes 4 times larger when the 4 is removed and put at the front.  What is this number? 
Answer: 102564 / 410256
Winner: Mike B
Runner up: Katie B, Marc D, Anne R, Len H, Peter M, Dave R, Alex D, Steve T

02-18-05
Question: What world famous logo is made up of eight bars? 
Answer: IBM and AT&T
Winner: Dave R
Runner up: Mike J, Anne R, Mike B, Peter M

02-11-05
Question: In the Brady Bunch episode where the Brady's go to the amusement park, Mike Brady presents architectural plans to the amusement park board.  Of course, the plans were accidentally switched with a poster.  What was on the poster?  Bonus question: Who was the poster for?
Answer: Yogi the Bear - the poster was for Nancy, a girl Jan Brady often babysat.
Winner: Rahmen A
Runner up: Len H, Dave R, Mike J, Anne R, Peter M, Marc D, Mike B
Bonus: Marc D

02-02-05
Question: What is this car?

Answer: smart forfour (passion trimline)
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Rahmen A, Jeff S, Joey O, Alan B, Mike Ro, Katie B, Ken S, Mike B,  Anne R

01-19-05
Question: Where was the Battle of Waterloo fought?
Answer: 13 km south of Brussels, Belgium
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Katie B, Anne R, Rahmen A, Mike J, Mike B, Mike Ro, Marc D, Peter M, Dan O

01-12-05
Question: What was the first person in USA history to be elected to a major government office by write in ballot?         
Answer:  Strom Thurmond
Winner: Ken S
Runner up: Len H, Katie B, Anne R, Rahmen A, Marc D, Peter M, Mike B, Alex D

01-06-05
Question: Use each of the mathematical signs ( + / - x ) and as many brackets as you want so that ? = 4 in the following equation: 2 2 2 2 2 = ?         
Answer:  (( 2 - 2)/2) + (2 x 2) = 4 (Note: this is one variation - there are other combinations)
Winner: Len H
Runner up: Jeff S, Katie B, Peter M, Mike Ro, Mike B, Alex D, Marc D, Dave R, Anne R