From Social Security to Viola High School, it’s QUIZ Day!

1. The first-ever monthly Social Security check (check number 00-000-001) was issued on

January 31, 1940, to Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont. The check was in the amount of $22.54. True

2. In the early days of baseball, The crew of umpires and the umpire behind home plate would never talk to players or fans some say this is how the umpires today take so much heat?

False—Often, umpires ask spectators with a better view what they saw before making a ruling.

3. Viola had a high school till 1934 in in 1964 they joined the Kickapoo District, What was Kickapoo mascot 1964?………..A. Vandels-B. Panthers-C. Falcons-D. Miners

4. What is the most eaten vegetable in the US? A. Lettuce-B. Potatoes-C. Tomatoes-D. Carrots

Americans consume an average of roughly to pounds of potatoes per person per year.

5. What is the most eaten fresh fruit in the US? A. Apple-B. Oranges-C. Bananas-D. Strawberries

Bananas are #1 in fresh consumption (roughly pounds per person annually).

6. An ear of corn always has an even number of kernels? TRUE

In the early development stage, rows of kernels begin as single ridges that eventually divide and differentiate into pairs of rows.

7. The average person spends about 6 months waiting at their life at at Red lights? TRUE

Over a lifetime of driving, these small, daily pauses accumulate to approximately 180 days (or roughly six months) of waiting.

8. The Popsicle was invented by an 11 year old boy in 1905 by accident. True

The Accident: After a long day of play, Frank left a cup of soda water (powdered soda mixed with water) on his porch, with the stirring stick still in it. The Freeze: Temperatures dropped overnight, and the mixture froze solid.

9. In Brazil, prisoners can reduce their sentences by peddling excise bikes to power city lights? True………For every 16 hours of pedaling (or three eight-hour days), an inmate has one day shaved off their sentence. There is no maximum limit on how much they can reduce their sentence through this activity.

10. A study from Harvard University finds that having no friends can be just as deadly as smoking. Both affect levels of a blood-clotting protein. True

The connection between loneliness and physical danger is linked to a blood-clotting protein called fibrinogen