Recent Jump Start Trivia questions and answers

Week of May 20th, 2013

Monday
Q: 60% of couples had this household argument in the kitchen. What is it?
A: Whether or not to wash the dishes before they go in the dishwasher
Winner: Debbie Taylor

Tuesday
Q: A new study finds that teenage girls who do this are less likely to fight, what is it?
A: Exercise
Winner: Felecia Rainey

Wednesday
Q: About 20% of single men have not done this is over a year, what is it?
A: Cooked a meal
Winner: Ryan McDonald

Thursday
Q: Almost 75% of people said they experience this at least once a year, sometimes, several times a year.
A: Sunbrun
Winner: Leah Gross

Friday
Q: The avgerage woman thinks it's totally fine to spend about $100 on this, what is it?
A: Swim Suit
Winner: Judy Ira

Week of May 13th, 2013

Monday
Q: You'll find 70 of these in New York City, more than any other place in the world. What are they?
A: Billionaires
Winner: Leslie Lintz

Week of May 6th, 2013

Monday
Q: About 55 percent of parents make sure their kids have one of these. What are they?
A: Library Cards
Winner: Joe Beyers - Bedford

Tuesday
Q: Most of us consider this essential, but just over 10% of us don't have one, what is it?
A: An alarm clock
Winner: Paula Thomas - Bedford

Wednesday
Q: The average American consumes this twice a month, but one percent of the public does it every single day. What is it?
A: A hamburger
Winner: Natalie Martin - Bloomington

Thursday
Q: On any given day, about 20% of us will make a phone call for this reason, what is it?
A: To find our cell phone
Winner: Tisha Allendar - Bedford

Week of April 29th, 2013

Monday
Q: The typical parent will spend just over $1100 on this in 2013. What is it?
A: Their child's prom.
Winner: Jerry McClintock of Mitchell

Tuesday
Q: About 1.6 million Americans did this last year, 91 percent of them women. What is it?
A: Had Plastic Surgery
Winner: Kyle Adams

Wednesday
Q: Although people say we don't use them as much as we used to, Americans bought 21 billion of these last year. What are they?
A: Postage stamps
Winner: Dustin Ray

Thursday
Q: Americans use four million sick days per year on this. What is it?
A: Allergies.
Winner: Beth Knox - Bloomington

Week of April 22nd, 2013

Monday
Q: About eight percent of new brides plan to do this, down from 23 percent two decades ago. What is it?
A: Keep their last name instead of changing to their husband's
Winner: Leah Gross

Tuesday
Q: Most couples say their 1st big discussion after they got married was about this, what is it?
A: Who's gonna do the laundry
Winner: Shayna Ingalls

Wednesday
Q: About 45 percent of workers say this makes them more productive, but only about six percent say it's bad for their productivity. What is it?
A: Leaving the office for a lunch break.
Winner: Steve Chappell

Thursday
Q: When it comes to smells, a recent survey says our favorite smell is fresh-baked bread. What smell came in second?
A: A clean baby
Winner: Bethany Gross

Friday
Q: Only about one of every 20 children do this, but by age 40, nearly half the population does. What is it?
A: Snore
Winner: Stella Brock

Week of April 15th, 2013

Monday
Q: About one in 10 American men don't know this important date. What is it?
A: Their mother's birthday
Winner: Jamie Chastain

Tuesday
Q:According to a recent survey, where's the #1 place we lose our cellphones?
A: The grocery store
Winner: Connie Griego

Week of April 8th, 2013

Monday
Q: About 90 percent of us own one or more of these, but most of us use it three times a year or less. What is it?
A: A Bible
Winner: Adam Robinson

Tuesday
Q: About 205,000 American women hold this job, compared with about 950,000 men. What is it?
A: Active Duty Military
Winner: Dave Klyczek

Wednesday
Q: 50% of us have ditched our friends and made up a lie so we could do this, what is it?
A: Stay home & watch TV
Winner: Drew

Week of April 1st, 2013

Monday
Q: 16 percent of us say this is the main reason we use our cell phones. What is it?
A: Making phone calls
Winner: Dylan Stewart

Tuesday
Q: In the past 30 years, production of these has dropped off by 90%, what are they?
A: Pinball Machines
Winner: AJ Goodman

Wednesday
Q: 41 percent of high school girls have done this, versus only seven percent back in the '70s. What is it?
A: Play Organized Sports
Winner: Joyce Eads

Thursday
Q:This happens an average of 62 times a day for women between the ages of 20 & 25 what is it?
A: Their phone goes off.

Friday
Q: Ronald Reagan was the only president to have one of these. What is it?
A; An ex-wife.
Winner: Rhonda Taflinger

Week of March 25th, 2013

Monday
Q: 73 percent of women carry one of these around with them, versus about 60 percent of men. What is it?
A: A Library Card
Winner: Lee Williams

Tuesday
Q: The best selling color for these is blue, what are they?
A: Ties
Winner: Bruce Rodman

Wednesday
Q: About eight percent of us do this with a live person, and two percent do it with their cell phone. What is it?
A: Pay a bill

Thursday
Q: About one in 10 women have an extra one of these that they keep hidden from their spouse. What is it?
A: A Facebook account
Winner: Joe Gregory

Week of March 18th, 2013

Monday
Q: 44 percent of Americans say they don't want elected officials doing this. What is it?
A: Talking about religion
Winner: Andy Baker

Tuesday
Q: Americans bought about 4.5 million of these last year. That's four times as many as a decade ago, but 98 percent fewer than three decades ago. What are they?
A: Viynl Record Albums
Winner: Nancy Glair - Orleans

Thursday
Q: The average person will spend 271 days of his or her life doing this. What is it?
A: Sitting on the toilet
Winner: Chris Hutton

Week of March 11th, 2013

Monday
Q: Shoppers Spend 33% More When They Smell This. What is it?
A: Oranges
Winner: Kentlee Root - Bedford

Tuesday
Q: You'll spend over 1500 hours of your lifetime looking at this. What is it?
A: Looking inside your refridgerator
Winner: Jessica Bingham

Wednesday
Q: The average mom will spend the equivalent of three 40-hour work weeks doing this. What is it?
A: Changing the diapers of one child.
Winner: Cynthia Griego

Thursday
Q: 34 percent of American households have one of these, down from 49 percent in the 1970s. What are they?
A: Guns
Winner: Leslie Lintz

Week of March 4th, 2013

Tuesday
Q: 12 percent of guys say they've had to do this, versus seven percent of women. What is it?
A: Kick an addiction
Winner: Gary Tolbert

Thursday
Q: 28 percent of Americans cannot name a single one of these. What are they?
A: Their neighbors
Winner: Bethany Gross

Week of February 25th, 2013

Monday
Q: 86 percent of Nevada residents can say this, the highest percentage of any state. What is it?
A: They were born in another state.
Winner: Leah Gross

Tuesday
Q: This activity in US homes has decreased over 80% since 1960, what is it?
A: Reading to kids at bedtime
Winner: Chesa Suarez

Wednesday
Q: The average guy who has this job earns about $10,000 a year more than a woman doing the exact same thing. What is it?
A: Nursing
Winner: Tammy Spoonmore

Thursday
Q: Experts say we all need one, but only about 35 percent of Americans have one. What is it?
A: A Will
Winner: Jessica Burgess

Week of February 18th, 2013

Monday
Q: John Tyler was the only U.S. president not to have one of these. What is it?
A: A Political Party
Winner: Teresa Meadows

Tuesday
Q: Almost 90 percent of us do this on a regular basis, up from around 20 percent in 1983. What is it?
A: Wear a Seat Belt
Winner: Mark Banks

Wednesday
Q: This kills 55,000 people a year worldwide, but only an average of two people in the United States. What is it?
A: Rabies
Winner: Nelson Terrell

Thursday
Q: The average American ate 16 pounds of this last year, ranking us near the bottom, worldwide. What is it?
A: Seafood
Winner; Mary Staggs

Week of February 11th, 2013

Monday
Q: 70 percent of women say they'd break up with a boyfriend if he lied about this. What is it?
A: Debt
Winner: John Harrison

Tuesday
Q: This is the #1 thing a groom should never bring on his honeymoon, what is it?
A: His Laptop
Winner: Nancy Lackey

Wednesday
Q: There are 277 of these in North America, but 25 years ago, there wasn't a single one. What are they?
A: Online Universities
Winner: Jowel Yunul

Thursday
Q: About four percent of women plan to do this today. What is it?
A: Give jewelry to their guy
Winner: Dave Pruet

Friday
Q: 22 percent of people say they've never had one of these, which is a good thing! What are they?
A: Cavaties
Winner: Laura Daugherty

Week of February 4th, 2013

Monday
Q: In 2012, 43% of Americans have gone at least a week without using this, what is it?
A: Using Cash
Winner: Nancy Bailey of Odon

Tuesday
Q: If you have one of these, you use it about once every 80 hours, on average. What is it?
A: An ATM Card
Winner: Beth Ann Knox of Bloomington

Wednesday
Q: About 11 percent of Americans do this on the job, about half the number that did it a generation ago. What is it?
A: Join A Union
Winner: Kathy Owen of Bedford

Thursday
Q: The average American will eat about 24 pounds of this food this year. What is it?
A: Candy
Winner: Bethany Gross

Friday
Q: Four U.S. presidents did without this. What is it?
A: A Vice-President
Winner: Billy Mitchell of Bedford

Week of January 28th, 2013

Monday
Q: 17 percent of us throw this away, and about 10 percent of us give it to our pets. What is it?
A: Leftover Cereal Milk
Winner: Terry Wright Jr. - Bedford

Tuesday
Q: According to a recent survey, only about 11 percent of elementary school students can do this. What is it?
A: Read Roman Numerals
Winner: Melanie Hayes

Wednesday
Q: Nearly 40% of the guys admit they have bought a gift for their significant other here, where is it?
A: A gas station
Winner: Glenn Gross

Thursday
Q: We imported 448 of these from Ethiopia last year -- more than from any other country. What are they?
A: Adopted babies
Winner: Carrie Burton

Week of January 21st, 2013

Monday
Q: The shortest one ever was two minutes long...but that was before the days of cable TV. What is it?
A: The inaugural address. George Washington clocked in at 120 seconds back in 1793.
Winner: Diane Chybinski - Bedford

Tuesday
Q: Teenagers make up about three percent of this group, while two-year-olds account for just over 20 percent. What is it?
A: Kids who are adopted each year.
Winner: Amanda Singleton - Bloomington

Wednesday
Q: The average American has about 125 of these, but only use about 16 of them. What are they?
A: Channels on their TV
Winner: David Klyczek - Loogootee

Thursday
Q: There used to be just 24 of these in the world, but we're now up to 40. What are they?
A: Time Zones
Winner: Phil Lynch - Mitchell

Friday
Q: In a recent survey, 43% of women say this is a big factor in determining whether or not to date a guy, what is it?
A: His taste in music.
Winner: Jessica Burgess

Week of January 14th, 2013

Monday
Q: The average woman will do this about 6000 times in her lifetime. What is it?
A: Weigh Themselves
Winner: Leah Gross

Tuesday
Q: These are twice as big as they were 30 years ago, which is good news for American women. What are they?
A: Engagement Rings
Winner: Kelly Mollett

Wednesday
Q: One in every three women do this when getting ready for a big night out, what is it?
A: Talk to themselves
Winner: Vicky East

Thursday
Q: The average person does this every 18 months, what is it?
A: Gets a new cell phone
Winner: Leslie Lintz

Week of December 17th, 2012

Monday
Q: The average American eats about 32 pounds of this per year. What is it?
A: Cheese

Tuesday
Q: According to a recent poll, 4 in 10 office holiday parties have this in common, what is it?
A: They're held during lunch.
Winner: Bryce Haskett

Wednesday
Q: 35 percent of American workers plan to do this for the holidays. What is it?
A: Buy a gift for the boss.
Winner: Jenny Speer

Thursday
Q: What happens 100,000 times every day?
A: Someone gets a speeding ticket.
Winner: Jamie Chastain

Week of December 10th, 2012

Monday
Q: It's the third-most searched thing on YouTube, behind movie videos and movie clips, what is it?
A: Cat videos
Winner: Nelson Charles

Tuesday
Q: Only three percent of Americans under 65 say they've done this. What is it?
A: Saved enough money to retire
Winner: Marty Eoulper

Wednesday
Q: The average woman does this 62 times a day. The average man only eight times. What is it?
A: Smile
Winner: Glen Gross

Thursday
Q: Only three percent of women are willing to do this for their guys. What is it?
A: Leave the toilet seat up
Winner: Leah Gross

Week of December 3rd, 2012

Monday
Q: The average person expects to acquire nine of these in a typical holiday season. What are we getting?
A: Extra pounds. Amazingly, only 14-percent say they are "very concerned" about the potential of weight gain.
Winner: Rhonda Taflinger - Mitchell

Tuesday
Q: In 18 states, you can get this only from a government employee. What is it?
A: Alcohol
Winner: Robert Jackson - Bloomington

Wednesday
Q: Seven percent of American men have to work this into their budgets. What is it?
A: Child support. The average amount is $280 per month.
Winner: Janet Trowbridge - Bedford

Thursday
Q: Six percent of engaged men say they'd be willing to do this if their wife-to-be asked. What is it?
A: Change their last name to hers.
Winner: David Klyczek - Loogootee

Friday
Q: There are about three million of these living in Canada and Alaska-- but only a few dozen in the wild in the lower 48. What are they?
A: Reindeer
Winner: Rebecca Treece

Week of November 26th, 2012

Monday
Q: A new survey says that 71% of adults own one of these, what is it?
A: A Grill
Winner: Joe Reilly - Bloomington

Tuesday
Q: Employees with desk jobs do this more at work than those who work in manual labor, what is it?
A: Go to the bathroom
Winner: Bethany Gross - Bedford

Wednesday
Q: New Orleans residents are the best at this, San Franciscans the worst. What is it?
A: Tipping. Folks in the Big Easy average a 20 percent tip on every restaurant meal.
Winner: Corey Borden - Bedford

Thursday
Q: You're most likely to do this if you live in Iowa, and least likely if you live in Nevada. What is it?
A: Graduate from high school. 89 percent of Iowans do it, but only 63 percent of folks from Nevada get a diploma.
Winner: Jake Chambers

Friday
Q: 97 percent of people under 30 do this at least once a week. At the other end of the age spectrum, only 33 percent of senior citizens do. What is it?
A: Send a text message
Winner: Tyler Collier - Bedford

Week of November 19th, 2012

Monday
Q: Nearly 75% of us are wearing two of these today. What are they?
A: Shirts
Winner: Lisa Williams - Mitchell

Tuesday
Q: This can move up to 55 miles per hour if pressed. What is it?
A: A Wild Turkey
Winner: Alan Noyes - Bloomington

Week of November 12th, 2012

Monday
Q: 29 percent of American women say they never do this. What is it?
A: Drink Alcohol
Winner: Kenny Nelson

Tuesday
Q: There are 101,000 of these on the road in North America. What are they?
A: UPS Trucks
Winner: Ethan Hunter

Week of November 5th, 2012

Monday
Q: In online dating surveys, women are most likely to lie about their weight. What do men fib about?
A: Their Job
Winner: Amanda Cummings

Tuesday
Q: Only one in four of us considers this off-limits at the office. What is it?
A: Talking about politics
Winner: Leah Gross

Wednesday
Q: There are about 190,000 of these in America today. 25 years ago, there were fewer than a thousand. What are they?
A: Cell phone towers
Winner: Matt WIlliamson - Ellettsville

Thursday
Q: The average age that a child starts doing this is 4 1/2, what is it?
A: Asking for a cell phone.
Winner: Nelson Terrill

Friday
Q: 93 percent of Americans will purchase at least one of these this month. What are they?
A: Slices of Pizza
Winner: Glenn Gross

Week of October 22nd, 2012

Monday
Q: Americans consumed about $196 billion worth of this last year. What is it?
A: Beer
Winner: Ronald Wade

Tuesday
Q: 17 percent of American women say they would "never" do this before marriage. What is it?
A: Sign A Pre-nup
Winner: Emily Bridwell

Wednesday
Q: 26 percent of Americans say they don't have a single one of these. Most of us have three or four. What are they?
A: Credit Cards
Winner: Corey Borden

Thursday
Q: 89 percent of Americans say they belong to this group. What is it?
A: The Middle Class
Winner: Jean Gerkin

Friday
Q: 48% of men have at least one of them, but only 11% of women do. What are they?
A: Guns
Winner: Bethany Gross

Week of October 15th, 2012

Monday
Q: Six in 10 of us would like to see this someday, but 30 percent say "no way!" What is it?
A: Your 100th birthday
Winner: Duncan Roberts

Tuesday
Q: Nearly 75% of people can't do this, what is it?
A: Parallel Park
Winner: Rose Batchelor

Wednesday
Q: 36 percent of Americans say they've done this in a store. What is it?
A: Haggle Over A Price
Winner: Peggy Ingle

Thursday
Q: The average person does this six times a day, and gets embarrassed when busted doing it. What is it?
A: Talking to themselves
Winner: Dillon Atkins

Friday
Q: More than one in four Americans keep this hidden, and sometimes pay a fee to do so. What is it?
A: Their Phone Number
Winner: Jim Hillenburg

Week of October 8th, 2012

Monday
Q: A recent report found that anywhere from 30 to 40 people call 911 every day for this reason - what is it?
A: A weather forecast.
Winner: Charles Simmons

Tuesday
Q: 39 percent of us have bought one of these in the past year. What are they?
A: A Groupon or online deal coupon.
Winner: Megan Baker - Brownstown

Wednesday
Q: 19 percent of Americans don't have one of these, and that's the highest number ever. What is it?
A: A Religion
Winner: Nancy Blackey - Bedford

Thursday
Q: Only one in five women has one of these in her kitchen. What is it?
A: An Apron
Winner: Bill Whaley - French Lick

Friday
Q: 23 percent of American women shell out for one of these at least once a month. What are they?
A: Pedicures
Winner: April Tedrow

Week of October 1st, 2012

Monday
Q: According to Glamour Magazine, 37% of women do this at least twice a day - what is it?
A: Complain about men!
Winner: Steven Spurlock - Morgantown

Tuesday
Q: You probably have one of these in your house, and you probably didn't know that it's actually more than 85 feet long. What is it?
A: A Slinky
Winner: Carrie Burton

Wednesday
Q: This brand new industry pumped about $4 billion into the U.S. economy last year. What is it?
A: Smart Phone Repair
Winner: Laura Martin - Brownstown

Thursday
Q: About 25 percent of us have been turned down trying to purchase one of these. What is it?
A: An alcoholic beverage
Winner: Angie Johnston

Week of September 24th, 2012

Tuesday:
Q: Worldwide 6% of women are now being blamed for this, which is an all time high. What is it?
A: Bank Robberies
Winner: Janet Trowbridge

Wednesday:
Q:48% of us are offended when people do this at work - what is it?
A: Clip their nails!
Winner: Cindy Dunn

Thursday
Q: There's a one-in-10 chance you have this car problem right now. What is it?
A: The "Check Engine" Light is on.
Winner: Leslie Lintz - Bedford

Week of September 17th, 2012

Monday
Q: Six percent of Americans say they do this every single day -- despite warnings that we need to cut down. What is it?
A: Eat at a fast food joint
Winner: Beth Ann Knox - Bloomington

Tuesday
Q: This typically lasts about 16 months -- up from just 10 months a decade ago. What is it?
A: An Engagement
Winner: David Morris - Spencer

Wednesday
Q: About nine percent of us say we've done this accidentally -- and most of us feel bad about it. What is it?
A: Take an item from a store without paying.
Winner: Michael Rossbach - Bedford

Thursday
Q: The average person does this 22 times a day in the privacy of his or her own home. What is it?
A: Open the refrigerator door
Winner: Leah Gross - Bedford

Friday
Q: The average guy will spend about $550 on this in 2012-- the average gal, just about $230. What is it?
A: Alcohol
Winner: Dana Bothwell - Bedford

Week of September 10th, 2012

Monday:
Q: Only about 10% of us got a new one of these in 2011, and many of us have had the same one for years, what is it?
A: A Bank Account
Winner: Charles Simmons

Tuesday
Q: Two-thirds of men say this makes them more productive at work. 53 percent of women say the same thing makes them less productive. What is it?
A: Being in a relationship
Winner: Diane Baxter

Wednesday
Q: Americans go through 815-billion of these every day. What are they?
A: Calories
Winner: Stephanie Spangler

Thursday
Q: The average one of these lasts four days, What is it?
A: A Diet
Winner: Emily Riggs

Friday
Q: 23 percent of American women admit to crying after this experience. What is it?
A: A bad haircut
Winner: Laurie Simms