Monthly Trivia Questions

Thanks to all that have participated in our monthly Trivia Questions. If you submitted a correct answer and your name was drawn from all correct answers you will receive a Skyview Lodge $15 Dinner entree gift certificate.

July 2010

Q: What Presque Isle lake is Chicken Island on and why is it called Chicken Island?
A: email your answer

 

June 2010

Q: What is the name of the most poisonous mushroom in the Northwoods?
A: Death Angel - there were a lot of correct answers for this one.

Winner: Susan McFaul of Northbrook, IL

May 2010

Q: Name the year that the old gradeschool/library/town hall in Presque Isle was torn down?
      It was located on the corner of School Loop Rd. and Main St. where the historical building
      currently sits.
A: 1997

Winner: Eileen Rogacki of Elmhurst, IL

April 2010

Q: Old time residents of PI used to have another name for Boot Lake, What was it?
A: Tea Lake

 

March 2010

Q: Name the person that the (Bayview Rd) Presque Isle Boat Landing  is dedicated to in memory of?
A: Roger Schalow

Winner: Missy Schneider, from Oakcree, Wisconsin

 

February 2010

Q: What famous actor has visited Skyview twice in the last year??
A: Bill Murray

Winner: Peter Stanich, from Milwaukee Wisconsin

 

January 2010

Q: What is the name of the inventor from Sayner, WI who in 1924 manufactured what he called his motor toboggan and is credited with many of the features of modern day snowmobiles?
A: Carl J. Eliason - This question must have been too easy, because there was a lot of correct answers.

Winner: Ben Van Male, from Milwaukee Wisconsin

 

December 2009

Q: What was the price of a Fish Fry at Skyview Lodge in 1977?
A: $2.50 - see advertisement in the Lakeland Times from June 23, 1977

Winner: No winner this month. Everyone was guessing too high.

 

November 2009

Q: In what two consecutive years did Presque Isle loose three businesses to fire, The Retreat Bar, Red Owl and The Goose?
A: The Goose on 1-22-01, the Red Owl on 5-10-02 and the Retreat Bar on 5-21-02

Winner: Leonard Zander from Wauconda, IL
Congratulations to Garry Burns and Chris Modory for also submitting the correct answer.

 

October 2009

Q: What is the maximum depth of Presque Isle Lake?
A: Due to the varying sources we put everyones name in the hat and drew a winner.

Winner: Al Krassel from Bloomingdale, IL

 

September 2009

Q: What was the population of Presque Isle in 1927?
A: 1927 population was 573 compared to a population in 1920 of 972 when Presque Isle was still a logging town.

Winner: No winners this month.
A lot of people debating if this was a trick question since the town was called Winegar.

 

August 2009

Q: How long has the Skyview Restaurant been in the Johnson Family?
A: It was the winter of 1983 - 26 years.

Winner: Only one correct answer this month, Bonnie, but you have an unfair advantage.

 

July 2009

Q: How many total lakes, rivers, and streams are in Presque Isle?
A: 192, according to Adam, no winners this month

 

June 2009

Q:How big in inches is Adam’s largest musky? (to the 1/2 inch)
A: 51 1/2 inches

Winner: Chris Modory from North Aurora, IL
Congratulations to John Byrnes, Dave Lirgameris, Jim Duke, Al Krassel, and Jason Key for also submitting the correct answer.

 

May 2009

Q:How many scoops of ice cream are in a Skyview ice cream drink? (Grasshopper, Brandy Alexander, Pink Squirrel, Golden Caddilac..)
A: 7 scoops of ice cream

Winner: Jason Jeanquart from Waupaca,WI
Congratulations to Jim D. and Pam M. for also submitting the correct answer.

 

April 2009

Q:Can you name the lake in Presque Isle pictured here??
A: Lynx Lake

Winner: Jim White from Gurnee, IL
Congratulations to all that answered this one correctly

 

March. 2009

Q:Name the six different game fish in Boot Lake?
A:Blue Gill, Crappie, Large Mouth Bass, Sun Fish, Perch, Walleye

No correct answers this month, a lot of people got "five out of six".

 

Feb. 2009

Q: On the average, how many cords of wood does Skyview burn per year?
A: 12 Cords

Winner: Jan Berghult from Kewanee, IL
Congratulations! You were the only one to submit a correct answer.

 

Jan. 2009

Q: Where did the holes in the Skyview Lodge Bar walls come from?
A: Maple Syrup Taps

Winner: Carol Johnson from Ironwood, MI
Congratulations, to all that answered this one correctly.

 

Dec. 2008

Q: What is the most talked about muskie bait at Skyview?
A: Huddleston Swim Bait

Winner: Steve Shanks from Lodi, WI
Congratulations! You were the only one to submit a correct answer.