Today the Mystery Box returned for a sunny February Mystery Monday, and because it was sunny out, our item in the box was Sun Glasses. Lorna from Mount Vernon called in and correctly told us what the item was, and she won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day is Fress, which is a slang-verb that means to eat or snack, especially often or in large quantities.
Valentine was used as a way to describe what type of early Christian? That was our mystery question for today, and Abigail from Gambier called in and correctly told us that it was term used to describe martyrs. She won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
And speaking of Martyr, it was our word of the day today, it is a noun that means a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
Also if you want to check out any of the information we shared on the history of Valentine’s Day, click HERE.
Today for Mystery Monday, it was the return of the Mystery Box! The item inside was a savory crunchy topping often used on salads and potatoes, Bacon Bits! Our winner was Jill from Fredericktown. She won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our word of the day today was Juggernaut, a noun that means any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
Today for Mystery Monday, Eddie talked about Blue Monday, a holiday attempting to identify the most blue/sad Monday of the year. You can read about it here.
Also remember WNZR’s annual Valentine’s Banquet is coming up on February 10th. For more information click HERE.
Our word of the today is Chanticleer, a noun which means a rooster: used as a proper name in medieval fables.
Mystery Monday brought us yet another edition of the Mystery Box. This week’s mystery item was a Green Tea Bag. Donna from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed the item, and won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day is Multitudinous, an adjective which means forming a multitude or great number; existing, occurring, or present in great numbers; very numerous.
Today for Mystery Monday we had an MLK day themed trivia question. We asked when Martin Luther King Jr. originally gave the “I Have A Dream Speech.” Amanda called in and correctly told us that it was August 28, 1963.
We also continued to play Winter Jam Trivia, asking how many band members are in NewSong. Jen called in and gave us the correct number, which is 7.
Our word of the day is igneous, a adjective which means of, relating to, or characteristic of fire.
Today was the first day of spring semester courses at MVNU…but weather-wise, it’s NOT spring! Nevertheless, everyone’s back in the classroom and here’s our lineup for the Afternoon Drive:
Mondays – Joe Rinehart and Eddie Dilts
Tuesdays – Eddie and Hannah Radke
Wednesdays – Joe and Hannah
Thursdays – Joe and Lilly Buckley
Fridays – Joe and Lilly
Mystery Monday’s trivia question today was: Since it’s Apricot Day, what country is the world’s largest producer of dried apricots? The answer – Turkey, with over 811 tons a year. Congratulations to Ruthie from Mount Vernon, who wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our first Winter Jam Trivia question was: Colton Dixon was on what season of American Idol? The answer? The 11th season. Pam from Fredericktown was our winner!
Word of the Day – crepitate (verb) to make a crackling sound.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Monday’s Mystery Box item was a can of Eddie’s Mountain Dew stash for MVNU finals week! I think he wants it back…
Congratulations to Pat from Mount Vernon who helped Joe guess correctly. She wins the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
We also are doing the WNZR Christmas Gift Exchange all week on the show, so listen for the cue and be caller #9 at 740-397-WNZR.
We will also spend time this week thanking the many folks involved with the 2016 Knox County Food For The hungry drive.
Our Word of the Day was figgy, as in figgy pudding, a traditional British Christmas dessert, that really isn’t full of figs, and really isn’t what we would consider pudding at all!
Notice it looks more like cake – a cake filled usually with raisins, currant and other types of dried fruit. It’s made with a brown sugar, flour and egg base, with some brandy as well. Plus you are supposed to let it age for 4-5 weeks before eating it. I would just call this fruitcake!
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Have you ever wondered what the worlds smallest Christmas Card looks like? Well its 200 micro-meters wide by 290 micro-meters tall, and has a nice little Christmas tree on it. For our mystery question today we asked who made it? Mary of Mount Vernon called in and correctly told us it was Glasgow University, and she won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Driving Notes 