Question of the Day – April 2014

April 1

Q:  Scotland is said to be the origin of this classic April Fool's prank…

A:  The "kick me" sign

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April 2

Q:  The 5-best selling children's books are Harry Potter books. What's the first non-Harry Potter book on the list?

A:  The Very Hungry Caterpillar (followed by The Pokey Little Puppy, Charlotte's Web, The Outsiders and the Tale of Peter Rabbit)

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April 3

Q:  1/3rd of women say this is their biggest complaint when their husband does the grocery shopping…

A:  They buy too many treats

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April 4

Q:  What was the first sport ever televised on ESPN in 1979

A:  Slow-pitch softball

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April 7

Q:  In what sport would it be a very lucky thing to get a "condor"?

A:  Golf (it's a hole-in-one on a Par 5)

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April 8

Q:  Name the supergroup celebrating the 40th anniversary of their first hit this week…

A:  Abba (Waterloo in 1974)

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April 9

Q:  Nearly 70% of parents admit this is true when it comes to their children…

A:  They have a favorite

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April 10

Q:  President Woodrow Wilson liked to do this in the snow…

A:  Play golf – he used black golf balls (It's Golfer's Day in honor of the Masters)

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April 11

Q:  Food industry experts say this snack comes in two basic shapes…snowflake and mushroom. What is it?

A:  Popcorn

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April 14

Q:  It's been estimated there's a million missing pieces from this game scattered around homes all over the world

A:  Scrabble

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April 15

Q:  If you live in Great Britain you have to pay a special yearly fee in order to own this item…

A:  a TV (a color tv costs $249 a year/a black & white is $83 a year)

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April 16

Q:  Despite the technology available, most people continue to do this the old-fashioned way…

A:  Read a book (69% of people who read don't use tablets or kindles)

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April 17

Q:  The average woman does this twice as much a day as the average man…

A:  Apologize

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April 18

Q:  Which major American city is named after garlic?

A:  Chicago (Chicagauoa was the Indian word for wild garlic)

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April 21

Q:  People in the South are more likely to have this particular item for breakfast than any other part of the nation…

A:  Pizza

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April 22

Q:  It's found in many offices, but it wasn't created until 1964…what is it?

A:  The office cubicle

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April 23

Q:  If you read all the James Bond books, you'd find that 007 did this at least 6 to 7 times a day…

A:  have a drink

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April 24

Q:  For the past 4-years the Boston Red Sox can claim this dubious title…

A:  They're the slowest team in baseball. Their games on average last 3-hours and 15 minutes

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April 25

Q:  According to a recent survey, what is the most annoying Facebook habit?

A:  boring updates

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April 28

Q:  According to Reader's Digest, you'll spend 12-more minutes doing this on a Monday than any other day of the week…

A:  Complaining

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April 29

Q:  25% of employees surveyed say this is totally inappropriate at the workplace…

A:  selling items for fundraisers

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April 30

Q: About 1400 people a year end up in the emergency room every year thanks to this sport..

A: Ping Pong

Question of the Day

Nov 22

Q: PA is 8th in the nation for this agricultural product… A: Turkeys

Nov 21

Q: Just over half of Americans admit this is something they can’t do…. A: Swim

Nov 20

Q: You’re much more likely to get a 2nd date if you do this on the 1st date… A: Share dessert