New this month from the University of Nebraska Press is Golden Boy by Paul Hornung as told to William F. Reed. Once football’s “golden boy”, Paul Hornung led a charmed life. He won the Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame and was the number one pick for the NFL draft where he went on to the Green Bay Packers. It was there that he was named Player of the Year in both 1960 and 1961. “Golden Boy is a must –read for football fans, a colorful, candid slice of pigskin history from one of the game’s immortal legends.”
    Why is being called “golden” such a compliment? This week Tuesday trivia is going to accentuate your growth (mental growth that is) with a few facts on gold and try to figure just why this metal is so precious, not to mention worthy of being attributed to Paul Hornung.

1.    True or False: More than 90 percent of all gold ever used has been mined since 1848?
2.    A single ounce of gold can be beaten into a thin sheet approximately how big?
3.    What percent of the yearly gold supply is used in financial transactions?
4.    In the Aztec language the name for gold is ‘teocultlati’, meaning what?
5.    The oldest gold objects were made as early as 4000 B.C. as a part of what civilization?
6.    To the Inka, gold was considered what?
7.    The worlds largest accumulation of Gold is at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and is located where?
8.    How much is it worth?
9.    What country is the largest consumer of gold?
10.    The largest gold nugget that exists today is called “The Hand of Faith” and is located where?

Ok readers, how did you do?  Be sure to check back tomorrow. In the mean time you can find Golden Boy at the UNP website.