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Welcome to the 2010 Weekly Challenge! See rules at right for details. This week's prize is two tickets for dinner and a show at the Riverside Center in Stafford County.
Questions for the week of 2010/02/08
Question 1
Each Wednesday, a caption-free cartoon by Clay Jones appears on Page A2 of the FLS. Contestants write captions, and Clay selects the best four. Then our Weekly Challenge contestants pick the winner. So select what you think is the best caption for the above 'toon. People who select the choice that gets the most votes will get a WC point for this question.
Stop moving!
Best to leave this one to eHarmony
MMMM. Maybe if they’d move closer to the center
Geez. I don’t know what’s wrong. I used the same type of arrow on Tiger Woods and his mistresses
Question 2
The above dog is the pet-of-the-week from the Fredericksburg Regional SPCA. What is his name? Click the image for help and adoption info.
Nitro
Sammy
Kylie
Diamond
Question 3
Here's the latest from the UMW Math Department: Four students fall asleep during class and, while asleep, the professor rearranges their notebooks so that when they wake up, nobody has his or her own notebook. In how many ways could the professor have rearranged the notebooks?
4
6
9
24
Question 4
An annual beer collectible show will be held this weekend at the Ramada Inn in Spotsylvania's Four-Mile Fork area. This year's show coincides with what anniversary of the beer can? There will be an article on this in Thursday's FLS Weekender section for those who don't want to do the research.
25th
50th
75th
100th
Question 5
The drummer for "The Who," which performed at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, is the son of what member of "The Beatles"?
John Lennon
George Harrison
Ringo Starr
Paul McCartney
Question 6
The above photo was taken this past weekend by Laura Roberts at a park that's closest to which of the following Fredericksburg apartment complexes?
Greenbrier
Crestview
Residences at Belmont
Wellington Woods
Question 7
Which of the following downtown Fredericksburg structures is featured most prominently in the above photo taken this past weekend by B. Heubi?
Post Office
City Hall
Circuit Court
Fire Department
Question 8
A restaurant serving what type of cuisine appears set to move into the space formerly occupied by University Cafe on William Street in downtown Fredericksburg?
Thai
Puerto Rican
Indian
Mexican
Question 9
The above-pictured actress appeared in a Super Bowl commercial Sunday for what product?
Doritos
Bud Light
Coke
Snickers
Question 10
The most total points were scored in which of the following Super Bowls?
XLIV
XLIII
XLII
XLI

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