1. When was the first pay phone introduced to the American public?

A. 1889
B. 1899
C. 1903

ANSWERA. 1889 in Hartford Connecticut and was invented by William Gray. He wanted to allow the common person to be able to have access to be able to make either business or personal phone calls. For the first ten years there was an attendant to take your coins for each call. Coin slots in pay phones didn't appear until 1899.

2. What year did the first "New Year's Eve Ball Drop" in New York?

A. 1904
B. 1907
C. 1909

ANSWERB. 1907 in Time Square. The first New Year's Eve party in Times Square was actually held in 1904

3. In 2007, the newest LED modules were installed and used in the 2007 festivities. How many modules are there in the New Year's eve ball?

A. 31,000
B. 32,000
C. 33,000

ANSWERB. Actually, that number is: 32,256

4. How many Countries do not celebrate New Year's as we do?

A. 11
B. 6
C. 3

ANSWERB, there are 6. They are: China, India, Sri Lanka, Korea, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia due to the fact that these areas observed their New Year's on a different date. Due to their calendar settings.

5. In The Chinese calendar, what animal was represented in 2022? Was it…

A. The Monkey
B. The Ram
C. The Tiger

ANSWERC. – The Tiger

6. If you were monitoring 3.874.0 your operation mode should be set on what?

A. AM
B. USB
C. LS

ANSWERC. LSB (Lower Side Band)

7. True or false – 446.000 FM is the National simplex calling frequency for UHF or the 70 CM

ANSWERTRUE

8. Who was Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF ?

A. He invented the first multi-band die pole for HF.
B. He wrote questions and articles for QST magazine.
C. He was the creator of: Amateur Radio Newsline.

ANSWERC. – He was the creator of "Amateur Radio Newsline." Amateur Radio Newsline Which first aired in 1977. To date Amateur Radio Newsline have broadcast 2,356 bulletins and news for the Amateur radio community. Bill who was from Santa Clarita, CA passed away June 11th, 2015, he was 73 years old and died from ill health. Amateur Radio Newsline can be heard weekly on Saturdays at 11:30 on 147.500 in Payson.

9. Where is Mount Lemmon located ?

A. Tucson
B. Snowflake
C. Flagstaff

ANSWERA. – Tucson. Mt. Lemmon is the highest point in the Santa Catalina Mountain range with an elevation of: 9,159 feet.

10. How many quarters are there in a million dollars?

A. 4 million
B. 6 million
C. 8 million

ANSWERA. – There are four million quarters in a million dollars.

 

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