3current eventsAt Daytona Beach, Florida in 1910, auto racer Barney Oldfield set a new automobile speed record. Was his speed 32, 62, or 132 miles per hour?Show AnswerShare
1current eventsWhen in 1870-1900, American inventor Ives McGaffey and British inventor Hubert Cecil Booth turned an air pump backwards and attached an electric motor, they created a machine called an aspirator. Today virtually every home owns one. What is it?Show AnswerShare
3current eventsAt a recent auction in London, diehard collector Johnny Earle paid about £250 pounds for a U.S. army uniform dress jacket, complete with the stain where the famous wearer leaned against a newly painted window. Whose jacket was it?Show AnswerShare
2current eventsWhich Marin county rock singer recently left the band Van Halen after 11 years as lead vocalist?Show AnswerShare
10current eventsIn April, 1990, former enemies signed a cease-fire agreement ending an eight-year civil war in which North American country?Show AnswerShare
12current eventsIn 1978, a museum in West Germany spent $1.8 million to buy a single book. What was it?Show AnswerShare
18current eventsWhy is February 2 a day of celebration in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania?Show AnswerShare
5current eventsThe four stars of the film A Fish Called Wanda will be teaming up again in a new feature film. Who are they?Show AnswerShare
17current eventsAnalysts claim the British "Mad cow disease" has been caused by cows which have eaten what?Show AnswerShare
7current eventsOn St. Patrick's Day in 1965, Chicago mayor Richard Daley did something extremely unusual to the Chicago River. This tradition carried on for many years. What was it?Show AnswerShare
9current eventsBecause of the population problem, in China, married couples lose various governmental benefits after the birth of which child?Show AnswerShare
18current eventsBONUS: The European Community recently commissioned a survey to measure "World Happiness" among European inhabitants. Happiness was defined as life satisfaction, well being, etc. Which of these countries scored highest, and which lowest, of the more thanShow AnswerShare
11current eventsWhen "it" was unveiled in 1982, one speaker at the ceremony said, "Thank you, America, for finally remembering us." What was "it"?Show AnswerShare
14current eventsThis past year, in an auction, someone spent $145,9000 for an 18-year old white polyester man's suit which was worn by which person in what context?Show AnswerShare
