Fast Facts

  1. What are the three words in the English language that end in "gry"?
  2. What is the African American National Anthem?
  3. What are the age limits under Wisconsin law?
  4. What are the names for anniversary celebrations for years other than centennials?
  5. What are the traditional and modern gifts for wedding anniversaries?
  6. What is the elevation of Appleton?
  7. What is the geographic location of Appleton?
  8. When is Arbor Day?
  9. What's an easy way to relieve the pain of a bee sting?
  10. Why is New York City called the Big Apple?
  11. What is a Blue Moon?
  12. How can a musty smell be removed from a book?
  13. How should a wet book be dried?
  14. What was the original name of Appleton’s Memorial Drive Bridge?
  15. When did the ban on cigarette advertising take place?
  16. Is Common Law recognized in Wisconsin?
  17. What is the "Cooling Off Law"?
  18. When does Daylight Savings Time begin and end?
  19. When did the ship The Edmund Fitzgerald sink?
  20. What does "Erin Go Braugh" mean?
  21. What is erythorbate, an ingredient listed on many frankfurter labels?
  22. What do flowers worn behind the ears signify in Polynesia?
  23. What is the name of the fountain and sculpture in Appleton's City Park?
  24. What is the geographic center of Wisconsin?
  25. What's that poem about letting something go free and it coming back to you?
  26. How many dimples are on a golf ball?
  27. What is Wisconsin's Good Samaritan law?
  28. What is the name of the sculpture on the north end of the Oneida Skyline Bridge?
  29. What is the highest point in Appleton?
  30. What was the old date for the filing of income taxes?
  31. What are the words to the Irish Toast?
  32. Who are the men in the famous flag-raising photo at Iwo Jima?
  33. How big is Lake Winnebago?
  34. What is the deepest lake in Wisconsin?
  35. What is Wisconsin's Lemon Law?
  36. What was the name of Green Bay's Lombardi Avenue before it was named Lombardi?
  37. What do the symbols on the back of the dollar bill mean?
  38. What is the distance between Appleton and the North Pole?
  39. In Appleton, where is true north?
  40. How does the point system for driving violations work?
  41. What is the price of first-class U.S. postage stamps, and how often has it changed?
  42. What is the Alcoholics Anonymous prayer?
  43. What do the various colors of lapel ribbons mean?
  44. Which American rivers flow north?
  45. What is the highest point on an interstate highway?
  46. What are the seven deadly sins and the seven virutes?
  47. What are the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
  48. Have any US Presidents ever visited Appleton during their time in office?
  49. What are the Seven Wonders of the Modern World?
  50. What are the Seven Wonders of the Natural World?
  51. What's the saying about having no shoes?
  52. What is spanferkel?
  53. What is swallow float?
  54. What is the tallest building in Appleton?
  55. What is the coldest recorded temperature in Appleton?
  56. Where is it possible to get the official time?
  57. What is Title IX?
  58. When did it become illegal for minors to possess tobacco?
  59. Has a tornado ever hit Appleton?
  60. How many trees are saved by recycling?
  61. Is there a public well in Appleton?
  62. Where is the Yo-Yo capital of the world?
  63. Why are barns red?
  64. How long has Laurie Depies been missing?
  65. What are some facts about Wisconsin's Fox River?
  66. What is Queen Elizabeth's last name?
  67. Did Chief Seattle really make the "Fifth Gospel" speech?
  68. What was O. J. Simpson's mug shot number (during the time his wife was murdered)?
  69. Are there 'secret tunnels' under the city of Appleton?

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