June 30th, 2017
Today's Question – What number is missing: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __ , 17, 19? Cashin’s Comments June 30, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Early Warning Wonder Woman and I are on separate but roughly parallel missions through the holiday. Next week's Comments will begin on Thursday. Be sure to have a Fifth on the Fourth!
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Answer to what number is missing: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, __ , 17, 19 - - 13 - - all are prime numbers.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 28th, 2017
Today's Question: Which one of the five Great Lakes is highest above sea level, and also the deepest?
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Answer to what comes next: 144, 121, 100, 81, 64, ___? 49Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 27th, 2017
Today's Question - How many home runs did baseball great Ty Cobb hit in the three world series in which he played?
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Answer - Ty Cobb hit no homeruns in the three world series games he played in. \x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 28, 2017 Page 3 of 3Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 26th, 2017
Today's Question -In 1915 the last California volcano erupted. Which mountain was it?
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\x0c Cashin\xe2\x80\x99s Comments June 27, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The mountain was Mt. LassenDoesn't match Missing info Like question
June 23rd, 2017
Today's Question: What planet is named for the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery? Cashin’s Comments June 23, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 The planet named for the Roman god of commerce, travel, and thievery is Mercury, messenger of the gods.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 22nd, 2017
Today's Question - Who has been the only bachelor President of the United States?
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Answer: James Buchanan, Jr. has been the only bachelor president in the American history. His niece, Harriet Lane acted as First Lady of the U.S.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 21st, 2017
Today's Question - Who was the first U.S. President to call the "President's House" the "White House"?
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Answer - The first U.S. President to call the "President\'s House" the "White House" was Theodore Roosevelt.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 20th, 2017
Today's Question - Six U.S. state names can be spelled using only one vowel (which may repeated).
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Answer - Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Kansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 19th, 2017
Today's Question - What is the smallest positive number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, always leaves a remainder of 1?
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Answer: The question was - What is the smallest positive number which, when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, always leaves a remainder of 1? Answer: 61Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 15th, 2017
Today's Question - If you have 1000 pennies, 1000 nickels, 1000 dimes, 1000 quarters, and 1000 half dollars, then how much do you have altogether? NO COMMENTS FRIDAY Hopefully Another Recuperation Day
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Thursday's question was - If you have 1000 pennies, 1000 nickels, 1000 dimes, 1000 quarters, and 1000 half dollars, then how much do you have altogether? Answer - $910.00Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 14th, 2017
Today's Question – From a friend - - This 3 digit number has 3 different digits. The product of the digits is 0, the sum of the digits is 14, and, when the number is divided by 5, the result is a prime number. What number is this?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Yesterday's question was - This 3 digit number has 3 different digits. The product of the digits is 0, the sum of the digits is 14, and, when the number is divided by 5, the result is a prime number. What number is this? Answer: -905Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 13th, 2017
Today's Question – Who was Time magazine's first Man of the Year?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Charles Lindbergh was Time magazine's first Man of the Year in 1927.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 12th, 2017
Today's Question - Which two elements on the periodic table are liquids at room temperature?
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Answer - Mercury and Bromine are the only two elements on the periodic table that are liquid at room temperature.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 9th, 2017
Today's Question - Who was the first US President to ask Congress to declare war? Cashin’s Comments June 9, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer: James Madison recommended an Immediate Declaration of War against Great Britain.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 8th, 2017
Today's Question - George has to drop something off at his boss' home. On the way there, he makes great time - 50 mph. On the way back, due to congestion, he makes 30 mph. Assuming just travel time, what was his average speed?
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Answer - George's average speed for the trip was: 37 1/2 m.p.h.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 7th, 2017
Today’s Question - Quick, call Bill Gates! Much computer logic is based on a binary system in which there are only 2 digits - 0 and 1. (This allows one digit to equal "open" and the other "closed" - among other things.) Our ordinary system is decimal (meaning any digit from 0 through 9 can reside in the far right spot. Once you go past 9, you go to 2 spots "10" meaning 1 "ten" and 0 "ones"). In binary systems, the far right can contain a "1" or an "0". Thus, in binary placement: 0 = 0; 1 = 1; 10 = 2; 11 = 3; etc. How would you write "29" in binary numbers?
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Answer - In binary placement the number "29" would be written 11101 or (from right to left) 1 unit; 0 two\'s; 1 four; 1 eight and 1 sixteen.....thus 1+4+8+16=29.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 6th, 2017
Today's Question - This is a variant of a previous question where the price difference was a nickel. Mr. Chips wanders down to the local bank to cash his daily retirement check. Because they are both chatting, both he and the teller don't notice that she has reversed the cents for dollars and the dollars for cents. Mr. Chips later realizes that he was given exactly 65 cents more than twice the amount of the original check. How much was the original check?
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Answer - The original check was for $11.23 (we assume he doesn't live in the NYC area).Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 5th, 2017
Today's Question - When will I be your age, dad? - Little Erica is studying her "times tables" so she was quite proud to tell dad that he was 3 times as old as her older sister Jody. "Yes", laughed Dad, "But in 12 years I'll only be twice as old as Jody." How old is dad?
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Answer - Dad is 36 years old, Jody is 12 and Erica takes after her mom and won't tell us how old she is.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
June 2nd, 2017
Today’s Question - Get the number of that car! - A few years back Parade Magazine ran a contest on zany license plates. Here are some of the winners. Can you translate?
May 31st, 2017
Today’s Question - (For Med School dropouts) - "Thigh bone connected...." There is one bone in the human body not connected to any other bone - where is it?
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Answer - David's meal for $85 was a $25 steak and a $60 bottle of wine.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 30th, 2017
Today's Question – What planet has the longest day? Which planet has the shortest day?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 It takes Venus 243 earth-days to rotate on its axis. Jupiter's day last 9 hours and 50 minutes.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 23rd, 2017
Today's Question – What well-known American author was Ambassador to Spain in 1842?
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Answer - The first colony to ratify the Constitution was Delaware. The last to ratify was Rhode Island.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 22nd, 2017
Today's Question – What is the oldest capital city in the US?
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Answer \xe2\x80\x93 Santa Fe, in what is now New Mexico, was first settled in 1609.Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 17th, 2017
Today’s Question - Jim Thorpe became world famous by winning the Pentathlon in the Olympics in 1912. An equally famous American placed fifth in the same event. Who was it? We know you know his name. (Hint - he was also a great horseman.) NO COMMENT THURSDAY/FRIDAY MEDICAL STUFF
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Answer - The famous American who competed with Jim Thorpe and placed 5th in the 1912 Olympic Pentathlon was - George S. Patton. (Some contend there were two different types of Pentathlons in 1912. We will research and report back.) Patton was said to have been denied the medal because judges would not believe that he shot three bullets through the same hole in the bulls eye (ala Robin Hood). (Hat tip Rob Clutterbuck)Doesn't match Missing info Like question
May 16th, 2017
Today's Question - Tommy is bringing sandwiches to the game, but is stopped by 3 bullies. The first takes half the sandwiches in the bag plus half a sandwich. The second takes half of what's left plus half a sandwich. The third takes half of what Tom has left plus half a sandwich. Tom then discovers the bag is empty. How many sandwiches did he start with? Cashin’s Comments May 16, 2017 Page 3 of 3
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Answer - Tom started with 7 sandwiches. The first bully took half (3.5) plus half a sandwich (.5) which makes 4 in all. Etc., etc.Doesn't match Missing info Like question