Today Mystery Monday, we started to do some Thanksgiving trivia and asked what year the first thanksgiving was celebrated. Ruth of Mount Vernon correctly called in and told us it was 1621
Our word of the day was Duende, a noun which is Spanish for charm; magnetism.
Today for Mystery Monday Eddie discussed pumpkins, specifically how much the world largest pumpkin weighed. Beni Meier grew the worlds largest pumpkin in 2014, and it weighed 2323.7 pounds (pictured above.)
Our word of the day is domicile a noun which means a dwelling place : place of residence : home.
Today was Mystery Monday so we asked our listeners to tell us what holiday is being celebrated today in Canada. The answer is Canadian Thanksgiving! Congratulations to Maude of Mount Vernon who correctly gave us the answer. She wins a gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
We also discussed how Operation Christmas Child is fast approaching, and how you can prepare to help out in this wonderful ministry. Their website is samaritanspurse.org/occ.
Our word of the day today is dilatory, an adjective which means tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy.
It’s Mystery Box Monday, and this week Joe hid from Eddie. After finding out that the item is both carbonated but not caffeinated, Kelly from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that our item today is Root Beer. She wins a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day today is Druthers, which is a noun that means one’s own way, choice, or preference.
Today for Mystery Monday we celebrated Batman Day, a day to celebrate the debut of the caped crusader. For our mystery question we asked what comic batman originally appeared in. Sherrisa from Howard called in and correctly told us it was Detective Comics #27, and she won a 5$ gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our word of the day for today is Bon Mot, a noun meaning a witty remark or comment; clever saying; witticism.
Today’s Mystery Box item ended up being Eddie’s ear buds…congratulations to Dan from Howard for helping me figure it out!
We also gave away our first pair of tickets to SonFest 2016, THIS Saturday at MVNU. Congratulations to Scott of Mount Vernon – he was our first winner. We’ll be doing this all week during the All-Request Drive Home. Tomorrow it’s SonFest artist trivia.
Our Word of the Day today is stentorian, an adjective meaning a loud and powerful voice!
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today and every September 12th is dubbed Video Games Day, to honor the sensation that started in 1950 at the Canadian National Exhibit with a computer named Bertie that could play Tic-Tac-Toe.
Eddie asked this trivia question: what are two of the top three selling video games of all time? This article by Forbes magazine answers the question. Congratulations to Spencer from Utica who guessed all three – Tetris (above), Minecraft and Wii Sports. He wins the $5 certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.
Our Word of the Day is nerfing, a verb which is making a change to a video game that makes something less effective or desirable.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Today’s item in the Mystery Box was very unique and was a special gift to MVNU faculty and staff to start the year from our First Lady, Sharon Spaulding. It was a light bulb container with SHINE FORTH on the side.
Congratulations to Trina of Mount Vernon who correctly guessed what it was – and to Eddie for giving great clues!
Our Word of the Day is spinebash, an Australian slang verb for resting or loafing.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
Gene Wilder died today. He was 83. I will always have find memories of him and his career because of two basic things: Willy Wonka (above) and his uncanny ability to make me crack up laughing.
I distinctly remember watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with my cousins, then listening to the soundtrack on 8-track in the car cracking up during the ‘Fizzy Lifting Drink’ scene, which had tons of burping. I also must confess, I laughed a lot the first time I saw Gene’s movie Silver Streak, especially the train station disguise scene. If you know the movie, you know what I mean.
Our trivia question was a two-parter about Gene today: what was his REAL first and last name?…and from what Big Ten school did he graduate? The answers? His real name was Jerome Silberman and he was a graduate of the University of Iowa. He chose Gene because it was his mom’s name (Jeanne) and he loved the play Our Town by Thornton Wilder.
Our Word of the Day is rarefied (RAIR-uh-fied), which means very high or relating to a select group.
Thanks for listening!
-Joe
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