SYLVAN BRAIN CHALLENGE
May 12th, 2008 . by wgclPHYSICS
Q: “Light amplification by simulated emmision of radiation” is more popularly know as what term?
A: The acronym: “Laser”
Winner: Scott Hastings
PHYSICS
Q: “Light amplification by simulated emmision of radiation” is more popularly know as what term?
A: The acronym: “Laser”
Winner: Scott Hastings
6am Tax staements late again this year; more apartments planned for downtown.
6:30 Nasty weather causes some power problems locally.
7am “Most popular names” list released.
7:30 Meeting tonight on proposed expansion of city water facilities.
8am The Jim Inman Experience.
8:30 Most local Duke Energy customers have electricity back after yesterday’s rough weather.
HISTORY
Q: What was the world’s principal Christian city before falling to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?
A: Constantinople
Winner: Matt Wolf
Weekly Winner: Rick Killion
6:30 More property tax hassles.
7:30 IU Associate Athletic Director Chuck Crabb; whither property tax bills?
8:30 Big food drive locally tomorrow.
4pm Energy Drinks & Kids: A Dangerous Mix?
4:30 Energy Drinks & Kids
5pm Primary 2008!
5:30 Primary 2008!
VOCABULARY
Q: If a group of geese on the ground is called a “gaggle”, what is a group of geese in-flight called?
A: A “skein”. Pronounced: skane.
Winner Peggy McIntosh
6am Email headaches, fight against poverty goes on.
6:30 University Theater update.
7am Cross burning in Elkhart.
7:30 All nighters take unnecessary toll on vote counters.
8am Todd Lare, Executive Director of the South Central Community Action Program.
8:30 Indy Art museum joins ACLU in lawsuit over new anti-porn law.
MEDICAL
Q: How many times a day must medication be taken if the prescription reads ” Q.I.D”?
A: Four. Q.I.D. stands for the Latin phrase “quarter in die”.
Winner: Mary Smith
6am Election returns.
6:30 Stoops, Keisling turn back primary challenges locally.
7am City Council member Brad Wisler.
7:30 Hoosier Hills Food Bank Director Julio Alonso.
8am Local political gadfly Margaret Fette.
8:30 Bet Savitch, Director of the Bloomington Volunteer Network.