Friday, December 11, 2015

11 Dec, 2015: Day 1

Question 1:
The renowned football, basketball and baseball player and coach who stated, "It is how you show up at the showdown that counts", was born in what southern state? Answer: Alabama.


Place the quote "It is how you show up at the showdown that counts" in the search bar. You will get a reply of Homer H. Norton. Find his Wikipedia page and you will see the state he was born in was Alabama.

Question 2:
Who, along with her daughter Caroline and others, stitched the original stars and stripes that inspired the words, that were put to music by John Stafford Smith? Answer: Mary Pickersgill.


Insert John Stafford Smith in search bar. On the page of results you'll see references to the Star-Spangled Banner. Go to Wikipedia and look up the song. "For the flag that flew over Fort McHenry, see Star-Spangled Banner (flag)," on the page for The Star-Spangled Banner. Look for history > design. The maker was Mary Young Pickersgill, and she had a daughter named Caroline. She helped her mother, who was commissioned by the commander of Fort McHenry, to make the flag.

Question 3:
Off what state route was the location of the Lakeview Oil Company gusher that resulted in the largest single oil spill in history? Answer: State Route 33.


Search for "Lakeview Oil Company". There was only one site, according to Wikipedia, on an article on the Lakeview Gusher. The company when bankrupt drilling the well. Wikipedia has the location of the well, a half-mile east of State Route 33.

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