[at-l] AT Trivia Questions

[johno at monmouth.com (John O)]

Sly, nice try but no bananna.
Happy Holidays!
John O

At 01:49 AM 12/22/2004 -0500, Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 12/21/2004 4:21:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
>johno@monmouth.com writes:
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>>1. Where and when did Dorothy Laker and Earl Shaffer first meet?
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>In the Piazza Rock Shelter privy.
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>>2.What was the Philosopher's Guide? Who wrote it, and when and by whom
>>was it published?
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>That would be Wingfoot in his 1st life.
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>>3. What was the Philosopher's Club?
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>That would be Trailplace.com in it's 1st life.
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>>4. What historic building, owned by Harpers Ferry National Historical Park,
>>housed ATC's offices before they were at their present location on
>>Washington St. in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia?
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>Right down the street from the present one.
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>>5. In what years were the first, second, and third thousandth 2,000-miler
>>hike reports received by ATC?
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>The years they occured.
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>>6. Who gave the keynote speech at the first Conference of the ATC?
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>Zell Miller.
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>>7. What was Benton MacKaye's first official title with the newly-formed
>>Appalachian Trail Conference?
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>Roksn'Roots.
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>>8. When and where was Myron Avery born?
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>Just in time.
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>>9. What was the name of Myron Avery's wife?
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>Misses.
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>>10. Name a current trail club supervisor with the same last name as Myron
>>Avery's wife's maiden name.
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>Not even Ken Jennings would know this.
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>>11. What former ATC Bord member has made and carried up the most recent
>>signs at the top of Katahdin?
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>Ken Jennings may know this.
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>>12. Who was ATC's first paid staff member, when was he or she hired, and
>>what was his or her original title?
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>I know this...  Jean something.
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>>13. How many hikes of the A.T. have current ATC staff members completed?
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>Does old AT or blue blazes count?
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>>14. What was the date the National Scenic Trail Act was passed/signed that
>>made that A.T. a national scenic trail?
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>1968, which was a good year unless you were Robert Kennedy or in Vietnam.
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>>15. What percentage of 2,000-milers are section-hikers (approximately)?
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>I guess that depends on ones definition but, historically, wild guess, 74%.