Brewers vs. Pop Quiz

The Brewers are having a good run this week for the opening of baseball season. But since the games have all been during the day, we haven't been able to play the WCLO Pop Quiz at 3:20pm a few times this week.

For those of you who miss hearing the World's Easiest Multiple Choice History Question, I have posted the quizzes (with the correct answers marked with a *, as if you really needed it) that you would have heard this week:

Here is the question for Wednesday April 2nd:

On this date in 1792 - Congress approved the Coinage Act, authorizing the first United States Mint. The United States Mint produces between 14-20 billion coins every year. What is one penny worth?

a) *It's worth one cent

b) It's worth it's weight in gold.

c) It's worth a mint!

The question for Thursday April 3rd:

On this date in 1860 - The first Pony Express with the United States mail left both St Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, simultaneously. Oddly enough, the Western-bound post arrived a day and a half before the Eastern-bound. On what did the Pony Express carriers ride?

a) cars

b) airplanes

c) *horses

And one more for Friday, April 4

On this date in 1969 - Gene Roddenberry's science fiction television classic, Star Trek, was cancelled by NBC. Thousands of letters were sent in protest, including the entire Princeton graduation class. What is the name of the vehicle Captain Kirk guided through space?

a) *The Starship Enterprise

b) Jefferson Airplane

c) Chicago Transit Authority