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Hello, and welcome in to the 04:05 coffee break. Get your cup of coffee, glass iced tea, tall, icy glass of lemonade, whatever your beverage of choice is. Let's see what's happening out there spring wheat. $5.69 a bushel. A 550 pound steer calf, as reported yesterday, at its highest point in the history of mankind, $3 and 87 cents to 88¢ a pound.

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Butcher hog in Omaha, Eighty Cents a pound, and a hundred pound fat lamb in Billings at $2.17 a pound. But, guys, there's more, much more. Bible verse right up front. Proverbs eighteen fifteen. The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge, for the ears of the wise seek it out.

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Okay? Let's test our knowledge. Let's test our knowledge this afternoon and see how much we know. Have you noticed how fascinated many people are with game shows, quiz shows, and trivia games? Are you a quiz show fan?

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Do you get frustrated if you can't watch your jeopardy? Did you play trivial pursuit with passion and zeal? Since these games are popular, well, that suggests that people enjoying enjoy being questioned if they know the answer. It's fun when we get them right, isn't it? So with that in mind today, I'll be the quiz show host and you're the contestant.

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I'll ask the questions, and you shout out the answer. Shout it out to the people around you. Remember, everyone enjoys a test if they know the answers. Here it goes. And I'll give you the answers at the end of the episode.

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Sit up and pay attention now. 12 questions. If you get 10 out of 12, you'll win a free walk on Malta's newest walking trail out there by Joe's In N Out. If you get eight out of 12, I owe you a pat on the back sometime this summer. Here it goes.

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Question number one, what planet is known as the red planet? Red. Question two, who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet? Question number three, what is the capital city of Japan? Number four, switch it up a bit, which famous scientists developed the the theory of general relativity?

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Number five, what's the hardest natural substance on earth? What's the hardest one? Number six, who was the first person to walk on the moon? Name the date, and I'll give you extra credit. 07/20/1969.

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Number seven, which famous ocean liner was said to be unsinkable? Number eight, which artist is known for cutting off part of his own ear? Number nine, what famous US document begins with the words we the people? Number 10, what's the tallest mountain in the world above sea level? Number 11, which blood type is known as the universal donor?

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Which blood type? And finally, question number 12, which novel begins with the line, call me Ishmael? There you have it. How'd you do? Let's check it out.

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What planet is known as the red planet? We know that one. Everybody got it right. The answer is Mars. Who wrote the play Romeo and Juliet?

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I think everyone answered William Shakespeare. What is the capital city of Japan? I know you got this one correct. Tokyo. Which famous scientist developed the theory of general relativity?

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If you missed this one, I'm gonna send you back to school. The answer is Albert Einstein. What's the hardest natural substance on earth? It is not a trick question. We know that would be diamond.

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Who was the first person to walk on the moon? 07/20/1969. That would be Neil Armstrong. Which famous ocean liner was said to be unsinkable? I think he got that one too.

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Everybody knows the Titanic. Which artist is known for cutting off part of his own ear? Many will miss this, but many will get it. Vincent van Gogh. What famous US document begins with the words we the people?

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If you don't know the answer, pull up the episode where Barney quotes the constitution of The United States. What is the tallest mountain in the world above sea level? Oh, we know that. Mount Everest. Which blood type is known as a universal donor?

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Now that would be type o as in Orvin. And the last one, which novel begins with the line call me Ishmael? Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Hope you scored a hundred. Now extra credit.

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1969, there was a number one hit titled dizzy. 1969 dizzy, who sang it? Three seconds. One, two, three. Tommy Rowe.

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And no, he wasn't a one hit wonder. Tommy Rowe had many songs, including Hooray for Hazel, Sweet Pea, and Sheila. So until next time, as you go out there, remember now, don't be bitter.