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Morning Brain Buster for Opry Tickets: March 16, 2019

Every weekday morning around 6:40 AM on “Fletch and Jai in the Morning,” we ask a question for your chance to win a pair of tickets to Saturday night’s Grand Ole Opry at the Grand Ole Opry House.

On the stage this Saturday, March 16: Nashville Irish Step Dancers, Mike Snider, Connie Smith, The Whites, Riley Green, Maddie & Tae, Ricky Skaggs, Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, Craig Morgan, John Conlee, Riders In The Sky, and Bobby Osborne.

This Week’s Morning Brain Buster Questions & Answers:

Monday, Mar 11 – Q: 27% of people say they do not possess the ability to do this; what is it?  (A: Cook)

Tuesday, Mar 12 – Q: Only 10% of us are comfortable leaving home without this; what is it?  (A: Cell phone)

Wednesday, Mar 13 – Q: The average person eats 50 pounds of this each year; what is it?  (A: Lettuce)

Thursday, Mar 14 – Q: 93% of Americans have eaten this within the past month; what is it? (A: Pizza)

Friday, Mar 15 – Q: It would take at least $1Million for nearly half of us to give this up forever; what is it?  (A: The Internet)

Fletch & Jai’s Morning Show Brain Buster is powered by James Corlew Chevrolet, across from Austin Peay State University in Downtown Clarksville and online at jamescorlew.com.

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