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1. "Doctor Who" screwdriver

Answer: sonic

The sonic screwdriver first made its appearance in April 1968, during the Second Doctor adventure "Fury from the Deep." It has made numerous appearances in the show since, both in the classic and current version. The sonic screwdriver has evolved over the years, generally getting larger.

2. Wisconsin gets lots of this in January and February.

Answer: Snow

Wisconsin averages around 25 to 30 inches of snow during most Januarys, and the northern part of the state can get up to 40 inches of snow.

3. The 25 cent one of these for Wisconsin contains a cow, cheese and corn.

Answer: coin

The Wisconsin commemorative quarter was issued in 2004.

4. Skipping church to watch a football game could be considered this.

Answer: sin

Disturbing someone during a Green Bay Packers game would be considered a far greater sin by most Wisconsinites than skipping church.

5. Wisconsin is known as "America's Dairyland" because the state has over 1.2 million of these

Answer: cows

Wisconsin had 11,200 dairy farms in 2022, with roughly 1.276 million cows. This translates into an awful lot of cheese.

6. Billionaire Herbert Fisk Johnson III might be considered one of these.

Answer: scion

Herbert Fisk Johnson III is the CEO of SC Johnson and Sons, one of Wisconsin's larger corporations. His net worth was estimated at $3.4 billion in early 2022. He lives in Racine, Wisconsin.

7. The Milwaukee Bucks did this quite frequently in 2021.

Answer: win

The Milwaukee Bucks were 46-26 during the truncated 2020-21 season. They defeated the Miami Heat, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and finally the Phoenix Suns to bring Milwaukee its first national basketball championship in 50 years.

8. The Present

Answer: now

"Now" has it's roots in both the Greek Nu and the Latin Nunc. It is linguistically related to the word "new." The word acquired its current meaning sometime during the 14th century.

9. Thousands of Wisconsin residents __________ stock in the Green Bay Packers.

Answer: own

The Green Bay Packers have the unique distinction of being the only publicly owned team in professional sports. They have 361,000 shareholders with a little over 5 million shares of stock. Shares have sold for as little as $250. There have been various sales of stock during the team's history including in 1923, 1935, 1950, 1997-98, 2011 and 2021.

10. The Foxconn corporation did this to the taxpayers of Wisconsin.

Answer: con

Foxconn made grandiose promises to the people of Wisconsin in 2017, claiming it would create a $10 billion factory that would create 13,000 jobs. Then-governor Scott Walker jumped at the opportunity, and was joined by Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan at the groundbreaking in Mount Pleasant. The deal had turned sour by the fall of 2018, and disillusionment with the Foxconn deal turned out to be a key factor in Walker's defeat in November.

Fast forward several years and the promises made by Foxconn turn out to be hollow. It has repeatedly changed the goal posts on what the factory will produce and how many jobs will be created. Meanwhile, the people of Wisconsin and Mount Pleasant have invested millions in infrastructure for a plant that may never deliver on its promises.

Source: Author parrotman2006

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Words found in Wisconsin Trivia Quiz

All of the answers can be found from the letters in the word WISCONSIN.

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