Helena Civic TV » Triva http://helenacivictv.org A beacon of community interestes, values, talents, and cultures Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:49:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Q:What three tools appear on the Montana state seal? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/08/q-the-sign-welcoming-visitors-to-what-town-reads-home-of-596-nice-people-and-one-old-sorehead/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/08/q-the-sign-welcoming-visitors-to-what-town-reads-home-of-596-nice-people-and-one-old-sorehead/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:46:57 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1483 A: A pick, a plow and a shovel.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/08/q-the-sign-welcoming-visitors-to-what-town-reads-home-of-596-nice-people-and-one-old-sorehead/feed/ 0 Q: Which state has the highest recorded temperature: Florida, Hawaii, or Montana? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-when-four-prospectors-from-new-york-were-caught-in-a-blizzard-and-agreed-they-had-been-crazy-to-have-come-to-montana-why-did-they-name-the-spot-after-utica-new-york/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-when-four-prospectors-from-new-york-were-caught-in-a-blizzard-and-agreed-they-had-been-crazy-to-have-come-to-montana-why-did-they-name-the-spot-after-utica-new-york/#comments Wed, 26 May 2010 17:39:03 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1453 A: Montana at 117 degrees Fahrenheit, compared to 109 for Florida and 100 for Hawaii.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-when-four-prospectors-from-new-york-were-caught-in-a-blizzard-and-agreed-they-had-been-crazy-to-have-come-to-montana-why-did-they-name-the-spot-after-utica-new-york/feed/ 0 Q: What percentage of Montana land does the federal government own? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-percentage-of-montana-land-does-the-federal-government-own/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-percentage-of-montana-land-does-the-federal-government-own/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 16:22:07 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1444 A: 29.5 percent.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-percentage-of-montana-land-does-the-federal-government-own/feed/ 0 Q: What percentage of Montana’s timberlands are privately owned? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-percentage-of-montanas-timberlands-are-privately-owned/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-percentage-of-montanas-timberlands-are-privately-owned/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:04:40 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1433 A: 32 percent.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-percentage-of-montanas-timberlands-are-privately-owned/feed/ 0 Q: How many ferries still cross the Missouri River at remote locations where there is no bridge? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-how-many-ferries-still-cross-the-missouri-river-at-remote-locations-where-there-is-no-bridge/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-how-many-ferries-still-cross-the-missouri-river-at-remote-locations-where-there-is-no-bridge/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 16:01:43 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1415 A: Three: Virgelle, Carter, and McClelland.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-how-many-ferries-still-cross-the-missouri-river-at-remote-locations-where-there-is-no-bridge/feed/ 0 Q: Where would you find the only platinum mine in the U.S. along with the country’s largest deposits of chrome? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-where-would-you-find-the-only-platinum-mine-in-the-u-s-along-with-the-countrys-largest-deposits-of-chrome/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-where-would-you-find-the-only-platinum-mine-in-the-u-s-along-with-the-countrys-largest-deposits-of-chrome/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 16:42:44 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1402 A: South of Big Timber in the Stillwater complex.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-where-would-you-find-the-only-platinum-mine-in-the-u-s-along-with-the-countrys-largest-deposits-of-chrome/feed/ 0 Q: When a rare mineral called armalcolite was found in Garfield County, where was the only other place the mineral had ever been discovered? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-at-the-vermiculite-mine-in-libby-what-companion-mineral-occurred-with-the-vermiculite-contaminating-a-large-area/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-at-the-vermiculite-mine-in-libby-what-companion-mineral-occurred-with-the-vermiculite-contaminating-a-large-area/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 13:15:19 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1352 A: Armalcolite, named for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins, was previously only found in Tranquility Base on the Moon. (It has since been found in other places).

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-at-the-vermiculite-mine-in-libby-what-companion-mineral-occurred-with-the-vermiculite-contaminating-a-large-area/feed/ 0 Q: Vermiculite, which was mined at Libby, is named after what? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-vermiculite-which-was-mined-at-libby-is-named-after-what/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-vermiculite-which-was-mined-at-libby-is-named-after-what/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 16:00:49 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1338 A: Vermin, because it looks wormy (from the Latin vermiculus meaning full of worms).

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-vermiculite-which-was-mined-at-libby-is-named-after-what/feed/ 0 Q: Bentonite was dumped into what nuclear reactor to detoxify the radiation after an accidental meltdown? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-bentonite-was-dumped-into-what-nuclear-reactor-to-detoxify-the-radiation-after-an-accidental-meltdown/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-bentonite-was-dumped-into-what-nuclear-reactor-to-detoxify-the-radiation-after-an-accidental-meltdown/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 16:08:39 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1329 A: Chernobyl.

]]> http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-bentonite-was-dumped-into-what-nuclear-reactor-to-detoxify-the-radiation-after-an-accidental-meltdown/feed/ 0 Q: What is the orgin of bentonite, also known as fuller’s earth? http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-is-the-orgin-of-bentonite-also-known-as-fullers-earth/ http://helenacivictv.org/2010/05/q-what-is-the-orgin-of-bentonite-also-known-as-fullers-earth/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 15:48:28 +0000 hctv http://helenacivictv.org/?p=1320 A: Mineralized mud made of ancient volcanic ash.

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