Today for Who Knew Wednesday we talked sunscreen, and some common mistakes when it comes to using it. You can check out the full article with all of the mistakes HERE.
Congratulations to Maryanne, who correctly guessed our trivia question and won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyers of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day was Supererogatory, which is an adjective that means going beyond the requirements of duty. Don’t forget to come see us at July First Friday from 6 to 9!
Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we highlighted a lot of fun summer activities for you and your family to enjoy in Knox County, and everything on our list just so happened to be FREE!
Here’s the list of everything we talked about (click on each for more information):
You can click here to see a complete calendar of events happening in Knox County.
Our Word of the Day was onomatopoeia (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh), a noun meaning the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. Head over here to read more on that.
Have an awesome Wednesday evening!
-Jess
We all scream for ice cream on the Afternoon Drive!
Today was Who Knew Wednesday, and we decided to talk all about the delicious frozen dessert since we are getting ready for the Utica Ice Cream Festival this weekend. Click here for all the information on the festival and parade.
First, we shared the history of ice cream, which you can find over here, along with several other fun facts.
We also took the Ice Cream Identity Quiz to find out which flavor of ice cream we are. Eddie got vanilla and I got anything with cookies. Click here to take the quiz for yourself, and let us know what you get!
We shared some more fun facts from this website.
Our Troyer’s Trivia Question was “what day of the week most ice cream is purchased on?”. Erica from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that it’s Sunday, so she picks up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day was hypnagogic (hip-nuh-goh-jik), an adjective meaning of or relating to drowsiness.You can read more on that here.
Have an awesome Wednesday evening!
-Jess
Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we told you all about SCOUTFEST.
SCOUTFEST is the largest scouting event in Knox County. The last SCOUTFEST was held in 2013 at the Muskingum County Fairgrounds, and this year it will be held at Ariel-Foundation Park May 13-15.
Some of the exciting activities planned for the Scouts include RC Boating, Sporting Arrows, Crafts, raspberry pi, robotics, bb Guns, Archery, fishing, cub-mobile races, blast car races, helicopter, Kokosing Heavy Equipment, primitive camping display, civil war encampment, mars rover, inflatable obstacle course, astronomy, the wilds, SPI, Shearers Equipment, rope making, ODNR, COSI, Deerassic Park, and much more!
The public is invited to come watch the action. The formal opening event will take place at 8:30 am on Saturday the 14th, near the Schnormeier Event Center. From 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM the activities and events are open.
Prepaid scouts will be wearing orange event t-shirts. Other youth who would like to participate may join Scouting at the event. The joining fee is $16.00 and any youth joining at the event will be allowed to participate at no additional charge. Interested youth should bring a parent to the Clock house when you arrive at the park to sign-up.
For more information, you can contact Ed Mulholland at 740-891-8922.
Our Troyer’s trivia question for the day was “How many boy scouts are there in the entire world?”. There’s a rough estimate of anywhere from 25-40 million scouts, but the World Scout Bureau says that estimate is closer to about 28 millions, but they are not entirely sure based on the census policies in some countries. Our winner was Christy from Mount Vernon, who picks up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day was palooka (puh-LOO-kuh), a noun that means an unskilled or incompetent boxer. You can read more on that here.
We also told you about the Jesus Freak Cruise, dc Talk’s 16 year reunion that will be taking place next summer. You can find all the information about that over here. And let us know in the comments if you think this is a cool idea, or if they should have done something that was a little more accessible for the average fan.
Have an awesome Wednesday evening!
-Jess
Today was Who Knew Wednesday and we talked about weird and unique holidays you may not have known existed.
Today is Star Wars Day (aka May the 4th), so we encouraged you to watch one of the Star Wars films tonight to celebrate. You can also head over here to check out the official Star Wars May the 4th Hub. To celebrate, I thought I’d add a throwback picture from Joe’s birthday where my face on Princess Leia’s body was put on Joe’s cake as part of a WNZR joke.
Tomorrow is Password Day, a holiday created to make sure all of your passwords are secure and up-to-date. You can click herehere for more information on the holiday, and head over here to find a ton of tips on how to make sure you have strong and unique passwords.
This Friday is No Homework Day, a holiday created to give kids a small break from their homework and a chance to relax a little bit as they are hitting the craziness of the end of the school year. Plus, since it’s on a Friday, your kids still have the rest of the weekend to do their assignments.
Next Monday, May 9th, is Lost Sock Memorial Day. This day was created just to mourn the loss of any socks you may have lost over the years, while still celebrating the random leftover socks you still have. You can read more on this holiday over here.
Our trivia question for the day had to do with Lost Sock Memorial Day. We asked how many socks the average person loses each year, and Dallas from Utica called in and correctly guessed that the answer was 15 socks. (The average person actually loses around 1,264 socks during their lifetime! You can read more on that study over here.) Dallas picked up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day was wisenheimer (WYE-zun-hye-mer), a noun meaning a smart aleck or wiseguy. You can read more on that here.
And don’t forget to get your tickets for Mom’s Night Out, happening THIS Saturday, May 7th. Tickets are FREE, but seating is limited, so head over to Gospel Supply Shop in downtown Mount Vernon, or stop by our studios on the second floor of Founders Hall on the campus of MVNU to pick up your tickets. You can find all the information on Mom’s Night Out by clicking here.
Have an awesome Wednesday evening!
-Jess
It’s that time the year when the sniffle and sneezes happen. Spring allergies have arrived! This is the time we start asking ourselves, Why? How? What? Who Knew Wednesday was all about allergies on the Afternoon Drive!
WebMD says, “The biggest spring allergy trigger is pollen — tiny grains released into the air by trees, grasses, and weeds for the purpose of fertilizing other plants. When pollen grains get into the nose of someone who’s allergic, they send the immune system into overdrive.”
Do you want to get rid of these pesky allergens? The Morning Thing found 9 ways to to do just that! Check out this article from today.com. We can fight the sniffles!
We can’t forget the Word of the Day! Today’s word is hoi polloi. It is a noun and means; the masses. Now you can sound smarter to your friends!
Have a great Wednesday night!
Faith
Today is Scrabble Day, a day created to celebrate Scrabble, and since it’s Who Knew Wednesday, we told you a ton of fun fact about Scrabble.
Did you know Scrabble is an actual word? It means to scratch vigorously.
In 1938, American Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko. He called the game “Criss-Crosswords,” added the 15×15 gameboard and the crossword-style game play.
n 1948, James Brunot, a resident of Connecticut – and one of the few owners of the original Criss-Crosswords game – bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold. Mr. Brunot simplified the rules and also changed the name of the game to “Scrabble”, a real word which means “to scratch frantically”. Scrabble‘s big break came in 1952 when Jack Straus, president of Macy’s, played the game on vacation. Upon returning from vacation, he was surprised to find that his store did not carry the game. He placed a large order and within a year, Scrabble was a household name.
Andrew from Mt. Vernon was our winner of a $5 gift certificate to Pier House coffee shop of Troyer’s of Apple Valley, for correctly answering our trivia question: What was inventor Butts’ day job? Answer: He was an architect.
We shared some Scrabble strategies that you can find by clicking here.
We also told you about how Bingo and Scrabble are connected. When a player uses all 7 of their Scrabble tiles in a single play, it’s called Bingo. Plus, when you get a Bingo, 50 additional points are added to the score of your word!
Our Word of the Day was oxyphenbutazone, which is the highest scoring word possible in a game of Scrabble. Oxyphenbutazone is an anti-inflammatory, and will score you a nice 1,778 points. You can read some of the other highest-scoring words over here.
Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!
-Jess & Joe
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