Willie Young's Monthly Mind Clutter

July's Questions & Answers

1. Who was the original Ronald McDonald?
2. How much is spent on the average mother for Mother's Day?
3. Where was the first Upward Bound program started?
4. How many gallons of water can 1 quart of oil contaminate?
5. Who is the only football player drafted in the first round without playing college football?
6. What does the PT stand for in the PT Cruiser?
7. What treaty ended the Mexican American Wars?
8. Who was the college basketball female player of the century? male player of the century? female coach of the century? male coach of the century?
9. What was discovered in 1898 when two scientists in France extracted a minute amount from a ton of pitchblende?
10. What film won nine academy awards in 1997, including best picture?

Answers

1. Willard Scott, the Weatherman
2. $61.00. Note only $37.00 is spent on fathers.
3. Dilliard University in New Orleans, 1965.
4. 2 million
5. Eric Swamm
6. Personal Transportation
7. Guadalupe-Hildago
8. Chamique Holdsclaw, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Pat Summit, John Wooden
9. Radium. Polonium would also be acceptable
10. The English Patient.