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Mystery Monday – 8/20/15

Today’s Mystery Monday question:

Yahoo! surveyed American men recently and found that most said they learned this skill around the age of 25…

The answer?

changing diapers?? changing a toilet paper roll?? 🙂 cooking?? sewing??  ironing???  No…

It’s how to run the washing machine!

Congratulations to Karen of Mount Vernon…she had the right answer and wins a copy of Chuck Colson’s My Final Word.

Word of the Day: requisite – made necessary by circumstances or regulations

Thanks for listening!

Joe

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Back to School Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and we had a back to school themed Mystery Monday question.

A recent study, which you can find over here, listed the top 3 topics that kids talk to their parents about before going back to school. We told you that bullying was one topic and asked you to name the other two.

We recapped the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival and our awesome photo booth we had there yesterday. You can check out all the pictures from the photo booth and the rest of the festival here.

Our Word of the Day was infinitesimal, an adjective meaning extremely small. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome week!

-Jess

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A Fishy Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and we had the return of the Mystery Box.

After receiving several guesses for things such as Pop-Tarts, strawberries, Popsicles, mini-donuts, and fruit roll-ups, Emily from Howard called in and correctly guessed that the item Joe hid in the box was assorted-flavored Swedish Fish.

We gave you lots of information for On The Road with Big Blue for this week, and you can find out everything you need to know over here.

Our Word of the Day was umpteen, an informal adjective meaning very many or lots of. You can read more on that here.

Have a fantastic week!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – Fairs, Food, and Chris Tomlin

Today was the first day almost back to normal for the Afternoon Drive.

We were On The Road at the Knox County Fair all last week and you can see all the pictures and videos from that over here on our Facebook page.

It was also Mystery Monday, and since Joe Rinehart was On The Road with Big Blue and the rest of our crew at the Ohio State Fair in preparation for the Chris Tomlin concert, I decided to have an Ohio State fair themed Mystery Monday question.

I asked what the most popular fair food is at the Ohio State Fair and, after receiving around 30 guesses from corn dogs to saltwater taffy, I finally got a call from Rosana from Butler correctly guessing deep fried buckeyes.

Our Word of the Day was leitmotif, a noun meaning a dominant recurring theme. You can read more on that here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – Joe’s Return

Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive, and it was also Joe’s long-awaited return!

We played Mystery Box and, after several guesses, Eric from Fredericktown called in and correctly guessed the item was a cherry Air Head.

We recapped our trip to the Utica Community VBS kickoff yesterday. You can find pictures, a recap video, plus the video Joe and I talked about where Wesley and I competed in Slurping for Snakes over here.

Our Word of the Day was hobbyhorse, a stick with a imitation horse’s head on it. You can read more about that here.

Plus, head over here to register your family for all the awesome prizes we are giving away next week at the Knox County Fair.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – Cereal, NYC, and Tenth Avenue North

cereal_cartoon_eyes1Today was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive!

I had a Mystery Question from an I article I read on a study from Cornell University on the psychology of cereal boxes. You can read the full article over here. I asked what one thing on a cereal box increases brand trust by 16%.

After receiving multiple guesses in the first few minutes, including box tops, a note that the cereal contained a certain vitamin, that it was made with whole grain or less sugar, cartoons being on the box, or there being a mascot, Sam from Shreve called in and correctly answered that eye contact from the cereal box’s mascot is what increases brand trust by 16%. I highly recommend checking out that study I linked above, because it has a lot of other interesting information.

I also told you about how our Big Blue Crew went on the road to Louisville, Kentucky for the Nazarene Youth Conference last week and this past weekend. I also told you about all the awesome videos they put together that you definitely want to check out. Here are the links:

(Just click on each title to watch that video)

NYC15 Recap – Day 1

NYC15 Recap – Day 2

NYC15 Recap – Day 3

NYC15 MVNU Flash Mob

NYC15 – How Will You Shine Forth?

NYC15 – Wrap Up

I also told you about the Tenth Avenue North tour stopping in Ohio this fall. They will be at Mansfield Christian School on Friday, October 9th at 7:00 pm. You can get tickets for this concert over here.

Our Word of the Day was clerisy, a noun meaning a distinct class of learned or literary people. You can read more on that over here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday – July 6th

Jess holding fireworks for AD blogToday was Mystery Monday on the Afternoon Drive and we had the return of the Mystery Box! Joe hid something in the box, and Linda from Utica correctly called in and guessed that it was croutons!

We recapped our WNZR Fireworks Viewing Party, where I got this picture Joe talked about on the show of me “holding” fireworks. Thanks to everyone who came out and enjoyed the Mount Vernon fireworks with us on Friday night!

Our Word of the Day was neophilia, a noun meaning love or enthusiasm for what is new or novel. You can read more about it here.

We also talked about Christmas in July, which is happening this Saturday, July 11th. There will be collection sites open all over Knox County and our Big Blue Crew will be going on the road, traveling to various locations from 10 am – 12 pm, to give you live updates. You can find a list of needed items here.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Name Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and we talked all about names.

We found the Social Security Administration’s list of the top 100 girl and boy names over the past 100 years, so for our mystery question, we asked for the top male name and the top female name. Erin from Howard correctly guessed that the names were James and Mary. You can see the full list here.

We also played with a fun name generator we found from Time Magazine, where you enter your name, birth year, and gender to find out what your name would be if you were born today. Joe’s first and middle names, Joseph Dale, would be Matthew Carson, and mine, Jessica Paige, would be Emma Alexa. To find out what your name would be, just click here! (Warning- it’s kind of addicting!)

Our word of the day was sempiternal, an adjective meaning of never-ending duration or everlasting.

Have a great week!

-Jess

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Mystery Monday

Today was Mystery Monday and I got to hide something in the Mystery Box!

After Joe did the hearing test and the smell test, Janice from Danville called in and correctly guessed that the mystery item was a blueberry bagel.

We talked about Take Dad To Dinner, where you can tell us why you love your dad for his chance to win some awesome prizes, including a $25 gift card to Jake’s Restaurant. You can find out more on that over here.

We also talked about the Danville/Howard Turkey Festival, which kicks off this Wednesday. We’ll be giving away a total of 9 different prize baskets for all different ages. You can find out everything you need to know and also register for those prize baskets by clicking here.

Our word of the day was Brobdingnagian, which is a noun meaning a giant, and an adjective meaning marked by tremendous size. Joe pointed out that you may recognize this word from the book and children’s tale, Gulliver’s Travels.

Have a great week and thanks for listening!

-Jess

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