May 8th, 2008 QUESTION: What was the first consumer product actually made to be thrown away?

ANSWER: "RAZORS" In 1901, the American inventor King Camp Gillette invented a safety razor with disposable blades. Gillette realized that a profit could be made by selling a razor with inexpensive disposable blades. This has been called the Razor and blades business model, or a "loss leader", and has become a very common practice for a wide variety of products. Wacky!

May 7th, 2008 QUESTION: 52% of women refuse to let their husbands do this. What is it?

ANSWER: "THE LAUNDRY"

May 6th, 2008 QUESTION: Thanks to a blockbuster movie, sales of this car went up 700 percent in 1977. What were they?

ANSWER: The "TRANS-AM"! Thanks in no small part to SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT. That was the #2 movie of the year. First was STAR WARS. Yay Burt Reynolds.

May 5th, 2008 QUESTION: MUSIC TRIVIA MONDAY: Which band's music was the first to be beamed directly into space?

ANSWER: "THE BEATLES"! Yes, the aliens are now enjoying "Across the Universe". Wonder if they'll like the solo recordings as much? Ringo was ready for the aliens long ago with this album cover: GOODNIGHT VIENNA

May 2nd, 2008 QUESTION: 70% of us think about this while we're at work. Think of what?

ANSWER: Family? Friends? Are you kidding? 70% of us think about 'QUITTING'! Not me, of course.

May 1st, 2008 QUESTION: Adults between 45 and 54 are doing this 130% more than they were just 2 years ago.

ANSWER: "TEXTING" Although, you'll never be as fast as your kids are.

April 30th, 2008 QUESTION: There is only one TV show with no theme song or music, which one?

ANSWER: My answer is "60 MINUTES". However, several of our listeners said "Lost" and "Seinfeld". Good point. "Lost" has that whooshy sound effect with the LOST logo. "Seinfeld" did have that thumpy bass line, which by definition is music-related. Maybe it's time to retire this question?

April 29th, 2008 QUESTION: Between the ages of 2 and 5 the average kid does something approximately 400,000 times. What is it?

ANSWER: "ASK QUESTIONS" And do they ever. And that's a good thing! Most of their questions usually involve the word "why?"

April 28th, 2008 QUESTION: Nearly a third of all men think it's pretty cool when a woman does this. Does what?

ANSWER: We got a winner on the first call: When she "BELCHES".

April 25th, 2008 QUESTION: 28% of women and 21% of men believe it is important in a young relationship to talk about this. What do they believe it is important to talk about?

ANSWER: Believe it or not, the answer is "NOTHING". Which I'm assuming is small talk. Right?

April 24th, 2008 QUESTION: Research shows that if you say this to a woman, you'll get the opposite effect. Tell her to what?

ANSWER: By telling her to "RELAX"..

April 23rdd, 2008 QUESTION: If a teenage girl has one, she considered 30 before making a decision. What is it?

ANSWER: In this survey, it's 'A PROM DRESS'..

April 22nd, 2008 QUESTION: 48% of adults polled say they've felt the need to apologize for "this". What are they apologizing for?

ANSWER: GREAT answers rolled in from our listeners. From "passing gas", "forgetting someone's name" to "calling the wrong number". The actual answer? They apologized for having "A MESSY CAR".

April 21st, 2008 QUESTION: The average one gets used only 6 times before being replaced. What?

ANSWER: 'A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'

April 18th, 2008 QUESTION: Where were you the last time you used a Snellen Chart?

ANSWER: Laura from Volcano was our first caller and she knew that you were at "THE EYE DOCTOR". A Snellen Chart is an eye chart used by eye care professionals and others to measure visual acuity. Good one!

April 17th, 2008 QUESTION: From 1950 to 1970, sales of these grew from 228 thousand to 2.3 million - a 1000 percent increase. What were they?

ANSWER: "GUITARS" I think a lil' sumthin' called Rock and Roll had a lot to do with that.

April 16th, 2008 QUESTION: It measures 13" x 6". You can see pictures of it, but you'll never see it in person. Whu?

ANSWER: "NEIL ARMSTRONG's FOOTPRINT ON THE MOON".

April 15th, 2008 QUESTION: 98% of cell phone owners admit to having done this to find it.

ANSWER: Not our most difficult question, because I think we all do this. Our first caller knew that whenever that happens he 'CALLS HIS OWN CELL PHONE' to find it.

April 14th, 2008 QUESTION: Seven out of every ten businessmen say this is the reason for their success. Any idea?

ANSWER: Hold up the "Hi Mom" sign because the answer is "THEIR MOTHERS". Aw, mom.

April 11th, 2008 QUESTION: What is the number 1 ability people would like to wake up with one morning?

ANSWER: We had a lot of "super power" answers like "XRAY VISION" and the "ability to read minds". The answer is more down to earth: the ability to "SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE".

April 10th, 2008 QUESTION: Studies show that if you have too many of these at work, your co-workers may perceive you as less professional. Too many what?

ANSWER: "PERSONAL PHOTOS" A few is fine, but too many might seem tacky to some.

April 9th, 2008 QUESTION: The average American spends just under an hour a week doing what in bed?

ANSWER: Reading? Watching TV? Kinda close. Actually it's 'PLAYING VIDEO GAMES'. You? Me? Not since Super Mario 3.

April 8th, 2008 QUESTION: In the last 30 Presidential elections 24 of the winners had this in common. What is it?

ANSWER: They were 'TALLER THAN THEIR OPPONENT'. Merely coincidence? "Hey that debate was really good; raised a lot of issues, but I'm voting for the tall guy." ((shuddering))

April 7th, 2008 QUESTION: Kids love these, but they are responsible for almost 3,000 emergency room visits every year. What?

ANSWER: SO many great answers that OUR answer seemed downright anticlimactic. People were calling in with "bikes", "BB guns", "fish hooks" (kids love fish hooks?) and "skateboards". All great answers. OUR answer? 'CRAYONS'. See? What'd I tell you? Anti-climactic. Although to anyone whose done time in emergency because their kid stuck a crayon up their nose would tell you otherwise.

April 4th, 2008 QUESTION: In a new poll, people say their life would be easier if there were a drive through ______. What the blank?

ANSWER: Yowzah! First caller wins! Brian Ettley says a "DRIVE THROUGH GROCERY STORE" would be his dream and it's the correct answer. It's followed by a "DRIVE THROUGH NURSERY". LOL. Now that's interesting. Kids, get out! Daddy's running late!

April 3rd, 2008 QUESTION: Around the world, 2,700 people will do this every second. Do what?

ANSWER: Got your camera? Quick, "TAKE A PICTURE". There. You just contributed.

April 2nd, 2008 QUESTION: 6% of people love to order this at restaurants, because they never have it at home. Any idea?

ANSWER: Sometimes the answers the listeners give us make more sense than the actual answer we seek. For example, LOBSTER, APPETIZERS, PRIME RIB & DESSERT are all great answers that were called in. Answer? "SALAD"!

April 1st, 2008 QUESTION: One in twenty of us have an extra one of these. An extra what?

ANSWER: Everything from cell phones to nipples and spleens were called in as answers, but finally Percy Gomez knew that 1 in 20 has an "EXTRA RIB"!

March 31st, 2008 QUESTION: If you're an average American, you will do this at your house 22 times today.

ANSWER: Easy! First caller got this one: "OPEN THE FRIDGE"

March 28th, 2008 QUESTION: Florida has more of these than any other state, while Hawaii has none. What are they?

ANSWER: A cornucopia of great answers came spilling through from our listeners. Answers like "hurricanes", "flamingos", "casinos" and "Cubans". The actual correct answer is "BILLBOARDS"!

March 27th, 2008 QUESTION: A group of parenting experts claims this causes the most arguments between parents and children.

ANSWER: "WHAT THE CHILD WILL TAKE FOR SCHOOL LUNCH"

March 26th, 2008 QUESTION: According to the people who know these things, this is the most frequently told lie in the office. Any idea what it is?

ANSWER: Great answers like "I'm sick" or "I love my job" were called in, but the single most used little white lie in the office is, I think, very convenient and often times necessary. "He/She is in a meeting".

March 25th, 2008 QUESTION: 49% of people will try this on an airplane, only 29% ever succeed. Doing what?

ANSWER: Trying to sleep? Sneaking into first class? NOPE, but these were a few of the answers we got from the listeners. The actual answer was "TRY AND SEE THEIR HOUSE"...

March 24th, 2008 QUESTION: 91% of Americans think we should ban this but 57% of us admit to doing it. What is it?

ANSWER: Everything from "smoking" to "eating while driving" (good guess!)were answers our listeners had, but it's "TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING".

Funny, just today this made news: TEXT MESSAGING BAN FAILS

March 21st, 2008 QUESTION: 47% of American adults say they have had to do this on Easter. What have they done? Hint: you are TWICE as likely (94%) to have to do it on Thanksgiving!

ANSWER: Sitting at the "KIDS TABLE"..

March 20th, 2008 QUESTION: The average person has 6 of these, what are they?

ANSWER: "PASSWORDS"

March 19th, 2008 QUESTION: According to MSN, you can expect to live to 82 if you have one of *these* or 75 if you don't. What is it?

ANSWER: As always, great calls from our listeners! Some said PETS, SPOUSES and PLATINUM CARDS. Pam from Hilo called with the right answer, "COLLEGE DEGREE". Reason? Generally because the college-educated have better health care and more resources.

March 18th, 2008 QUESTION: According to a poll, nearly half of Japanese bathe with this. Um...bathe with what?

ANSWER: "CELL PHONES". A survey released Monday (3/17) showed that 41.2 percent of people in the country have at least once taken their mobile phones to the bathtub to make calls, type e-mails, listen to music or play games.

The most common reason for taking the phone to the tub was to type e-mails, followed closely by listening to music.

March 17th, 2008 QUESTION: I wanted to be one when I was a kid. However, the chances of becoming a professional in this line of work is 1 in 22,000 in the U.S. What is it?

ANSWER: A...."PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE".

March 14th, 2008 QUESTION: According to a recent study, scientists predict that within the next 100 years people with this physical trait will be extinct.

ANSWER: People who are "natural redheads". If predictions by the Oxford Hair Foundation come to pass, the number of natural redheads everywhere will continue to dwindle until there are none left by the year 2100.

The reason? Well, according to scientists at the independent institute in England, which studies all sorts of hair problems, is that just 4 percent of the world's population carries the red-hair gene. The gene is recessive and therefore diluted when carriers produce children with people who have the dominant brown-hair gene.

March 13th, 2008 QUESTION: We all know that you're at your "peak" for certain things at certain ages. As it turns out you are at your "peak" for this skill between the ages of 35 and 45...what's the skill?

ANSWER: "SPELLING"

March 12th, 2008 QUESTION: It was the Persians who first started doing this FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO and many of you will be doing it here before too long. What is it you will do that has been going on since 3000 BC?

ANSWER: "COLORING EASTER EGGS"

March 11th, 2008 QUESTION: 80 percent of us like to have one of these handy. So much so that they will carry them just about everywhere they go.

ANSWER: "A COMB"

March 10th, 2008 QUESTION: 16% of people have lost their ATM card at one of these places. Any idea where?

ANSWER: "A BAR OR NIGHTCLUB"

March 7th, 2008 QUESTION: They may be too embarassed to admit it, but about 17 million guys did this yesterday.

ANSWER: "Watch OPRAH"

March 6th, 2008 QUESTION: One third of married and single men, in a recent survey, say they will keep this FOREVER or until their wives or girlfriends find out about it.

ANSWER: An "EX-GIRLFRIEND's PHONE NUMBER".

March 5th, 2008 QUESTION: ROCK TRIVIA: In the US, The Beatles have sold more albums than any other group or artist. Who is number 2?

ANSWER: "GARTH BROOKS" RIAA totals show him selling a total of 128 million albums, compared to the Beatles 170 million. That's a lot of albums.

March 4th, 2008 QUESTION: The average parent will spend $500 and 6 ½ days each year doing this. What?

ANSWER: BINGO. First caller wins. Ben of Kona knew that we parents spend that much time and money "DRIVING OUR KIDS AROUND".

March 3rd, 2008 QUESTION: Most men prefer to do it on the weekend. Most women prefer to do it on a Wednesday. What is it?

ANSWER: Some good answers like "go to church" and "go shopping" came in, but it wasn't until William called in with "WASH THE CAR" that we got our correct answer.

February 29th, 2008 QUESTION: According to recent figure, if you some browsing at a major department store chain, you'll find 140 different items that bear this name or image. Who is it?

ANSWER: Paul from Kona knew the answer because he has a daughter who loves "HANNAH MONTANA".

February 28th, 2008 QUESTION: 40% of people remember this about their first car. What?

ANSWER: First time caller DAVE had the right answer on the first call: "THEIR LICENSE PLATE NUMBER". Woo hoo!

February 27th, 2008 QUESTION: 15% of Americans have had their picture taken here. Where is it?

ANSWER: Answers like "Disneyland" and the "Grand Canyon" rolled in, but when we got a call from Josh Nelson, he knew the circumstances were less than rapturous as previous callers. Fifteen percent of us have been photographed in "JAIL". Gulp!

February 26th, 2008 QUESTION: What do 65% of us still have in our homes but probably don't use anymore?

ANSWER: "A CASSETTE DECK". I have 2 of them. In storage with my 8-track player and pet rock.

February 25th, 2008 QUESTION: EWWWWW: University of Arizona microbiologist Charles Gerba says that a test of these show 55% were contaminated with bodily fluids such as urine and saliva. 21% showed traces of blood.

ANSWER: "SHOPPING CART HANDLES" That's it. I'm shopping with hospital gloves from now on.

DC ON VACATION TIL FEBRUARY 25TH...

February 15th, 2008 QUESTION: This year marks the 112th anniversary of this item that is hard to find these days. In their heyday, they were instrumental in the dating process. If it were not for these, many a first date would never have occurred. Now many people have them but the rarely serve their original purpose, they are mostly collectors items. What are they?

ANSWER: "MATCH BOOKS". Before cell phones, before pagers, before Blackberries, before anything to record and remember phone numbers, the matchbook was how people, meeting in bars, would jot down phone numbers.

February 14th, 2008 QUESTION: HAPPY VALENTINES DAY: To get the perfect Valentine gift, 10% of men get this person's opinion. Who?

ANSWER: Did you guess MOM? You guess wrong, my friend. HA!! Just kidding. So did I. Actually, 1 out of 10 men will ask the "STORE CLERK/CASHIER" their opinion on their Valentines Gift. You can still run it by mom if it makes you feel better, though.

February 13th, 2008 QUESTION: The average American has between 4 to 9 of these on them at any given time. Any idea?

ANSWER: Great answers like "cell phones", "keys" and "fleas", but the right answer is "CREDIT CARDS".

February 12th, 2008 QUESTION: FILL IN THE BLANK: We're perceived to be more important at work by _____'ing faster. _____'ing what?

ANSWER: We're perceived as more important by "WALKING" faster. Try it. Feel more important yet?

February 11th, 2008 QUESTION: Married people are more likely to participate in this activity than single, widowed, and divorced people. Any idea?

ANSWER: "VOTE"

February 6th, 2008 QUESTION: NINE million dollars worth of these will be sold by the end of this week. What is it?

ANSWER: "MARDI GRAS BEADS". Geez, I was just giving them away over the weekend. I should have been charging for them. Pfffft.

February 5th, 2008 QUESTION: These things have been around for a very long time. Evidence of them has been found in excavations of ancient Egyptian tombs dating to 8000 BC. The thing is, they are STILL POPULAR! Some of you may have some RIGHT NOW! What are they?

CLUE: They're edible and Hilo has two restaurants dedicated to them.

ANSWER: "PANCAKES"

No question on Monday February 4th, 2008 due to the storm. The show was dedicated to getting information and announcing closures.

See this amazing slide show and you'll see why. THE HILO STORM OF 2008

February 1st, 2008 QUESTION: Fifty million pounds of this will be used on Super Bowl Sunday, enough to cover an entire football field to a depth of 12 feet. What?

ANSWER: "AVOCADOS". To make guacamole, of course. Have a great Super Bowl weekend!

January 31st, 2008 QUESTION: Even though this is a female stereotype, men are actually more guilty of doing this.

ANSWER: "GOSSIPING". I'll admit it. I gossip. Usually happens while "talking story" and it doesn't take long until someone says "eh, you heard about dakine?"

January 30th, 2008 QUESTION: Another Super Bowl question: the fastest this has ever happened at the big game was 61 seconds. What was it?

ANSWER: "THE NATIONAL ANTHEM". Neil Diamond did it during Super Bowl 21. What, was he rapping?

January 29th, 2008 QUESTION: Only one act has performed at half time in four times in four different Super Bowl years. Who?

ANSWER: "UP WITH PEOPLE". In 1976, 1980, 1982, and 1986!

January 28th, 2008 QUESTION: What was the first food to be microwaved?

ANSWER: "A CANDY BAR". According to wikipedia, cooking food with microwaves was discovered by Percy Spencer while building magnetrons for radar sets at Raytheon. He was working on an active radar set when he noticed a strange sensation, and saw that a peanut chocolate bar he had in his pocket started to melt. The radar had melted his candy bar with microwaves. The first food to be deliberately cooked with microwaves was popcorn, and the second was an egg, which exploded in the face of one of the experimenters. (Ha!) Gosh, I sure hope he wasn't hurt.

January 25th, 2008 QUESTION: Each year more than 85 MILLION of these are sold but only about 6% are even USED to any extent. What are they?

ANSWER: "NECK TIES"

January 24th, 2008 QUESTION: 76% of Americans have at least one around the house. Some manage to have 2 or more. What do you have? (CLUE: Might be posted on the fridge)

ANSWER: "A LIST". There are to-do lists, grocery lists, expenses, etc.

January 23rd, 2008 QUESTION: Experts say you will spend 4 times as much at the grocery store when you bring these along. What?

ANSWER: "KIDS" Suprised? Didn't think so.

January 22nd, 2008 QUESTION: This city leads all of America in unlisted phone numbers. They say two out of three are unlisted here.

ANSWER: "LAS VEGAS" Hard to say exactly why but academics say that a lot of people move there to start over.

January 21st, 2008 QUESTION: There's a sixty percent chance that if you merely hear me say this word, you'll have an urge to do it. What is it?

ANSWER: "YAWN". And I bet your fighting to urge to yawn right now.

January 18th, 2008 QUESTION: 67% of women are okay with a man doing this, 21% think it's even sexy, and yet 80% of men say they'll never do it. Do what?

ANSWER: "SHAVE HIS LEGS". Forget the legs. How can I shave the hair growing out of my ears?

January 17th, 2008 QUESTION: Right now there are 61,000 Americans in the _______. In the what?

ANSWER: Funny answers from the listeners included IN THE NAVY or IN THE BATHROOM. Actually the answer is ..in the "AIR". As in flying in a plane.

January 16th, 2008 QUESTION: In the last 5 years, a woman’s __________ has increased in weight by 38% and in a decade will increase another 20%. Her what?

ANSWER: Her "PURSE". First caller Mark knew the answer right off the bat. He wasn't fooled by the innuendo at all!

January 15th, 2008 QUESTION: According to a recent human behavior study, the average adult becomes visibly irritated after 40 seconds of doing this. What is it?

ANSWER: "WAITING FOR AN ELEVATOR"...

January 14th, 2008 QUESTION: You average 2 year old will do this 10 times an hour. What?

ANSWER: "PUT THEIR HANDS IN THEIR MOUTH". Some answers we took from the listeners include: asking questions, saying "NO", and um well...farting.

January 11th, 2008 QUESTION: According to a reviewer, in books and movies this has been destroyed 139 times at last count. Any idea?

ANSWER: The city of "LOS ANGELES". Just to name a few: "Earthquake", "Volcano" and "Independance Day".

January 10th, 2008 QUESTION: 26% of people who do this, will have this happen to them this month. (Think resolution)

ANSWER: "INJURE THEMSELVES WHILE WORKING OUT" We love your zeal! Just be careful and stretch out good before you work-out. Otherwise it's pain instead of gain.

January 9th, 2008 QUESTION: This is bizarre. What were the last two words that Walt Disney wrote before he died?

ANSWER: "KURT RUSSELL" As in THE actor Kurt Russell. Was he doodling?

January 8th, 2008 QUESTION: It's a New Year and in this first week of 2008, experts say this is the busiest week of the whole year for this. What is so popular this week?

ANSWER: 'DIVORCE FILINGS' Some couples wait til after the holidays just so they don't ruin the holidays for the kids. Other couples that don't spend a lot of time together drive each other nuts when they're stuck together during the holidays. Tensions, financial stress leads to friction and...well, you know the rest.

January 7th, 2008 QUESTION: 44% of people recently surveyed SAY they're good at this. Their friends and family may disagree. What is it?

ANSWER: 'DANCE' I know I can't dance. But I am still at one with my funky white guy dancing. AHHH..FREAK OUT!

January 4th, 2008 QUESTION: Hopalong Cassidy was the first character to appear on a ______. A what?

ANSWER: "LUNCH BOX" I was so pathetic as a kid. I had a 'HEE HAW' lunchbox. I remember hating it so much I bashed it up against a fire hydrant so my mom would buy me a new one. I remember her emptying broken glass out of my thermos. To this day it still makes me feel guilty. (Mom, if your reading this I am really sorry. And what are you doing snooping around my station page? Isn't there something on LIFETIME you're missing? Love you. Darrin)

January 3rd, 2008 QUESTION: 37% of Americans have "collected" this at some point. What is it?

ANSWER: "UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE"

January 2nd, 2008 QUESTION: According to a survey found in a Marie Claire magazine article, people meeting you for the first time size you up and form their opinion of your intelligence in THREE SECONDS based on this. On what do they base this quick decision?

ANSWER: "YOUR HAIR STYLE"