Everyone, caregivers and non-caregivers alike, gets behind schedule sometimes. Enjoy these trivia questions, published later than usual this week, and try to relax!

QUESTION 1: Which Forbes 100 company, with global headquarters located in St. Louis, sponsors the Great Forest Park Balloon Race every year?

QUESTION 2: Which two-time Oscar-winning actress, born in St. Louis, once said, “I was so cold the other day, I almost got married?”

QUESTION 3: An iconic rock song with a St. Louis connection was immortalized on board the Voyager I spacecraft. Name the song, the artist, and the St. Louis connection.

QUESTION 4: O’Leary’s, a restaurant located at 3828 South Lindbergh Boulevard, is co-owned by which famous St. Louisan?

QUESTION 5: In 1855, which notable American built a cabin on a St. Louis farm called “Hardscrabble?” Hint: The cabin still stands today, about one mile from its original location, after spending time in Old Orchard, MO and visiting the 1904 World’s Fair!

Check “St. Louis trivia #008”  for answers and new questions to ponder. (Don’t miss out – click “Subscribe to Email” near the top of this page.)

Following are answers to last week’s questions:

QUESTION 1: Jazz saxophonist David Sanborn, who grew up in Kirkwood, began playing the saxophone for what reason?
ANSWER 1: David Sanborn suffered from polio from age 3, and began playing the saxophone on a physician's advice to strengthen his weakened chest muscles and improve his breathing.

QUESTION 2: In the late 1940’s, what was unique about the Rams’ football helmets? (The Rams played in Los Angeles at the time.)
ANSWER 2: Halfback Fred Gehrke, an art major in college, made a pen-and-ink sketch of a ram's horn in 1947 and showed it to Bob Snyder, the team’s head coach. Gehrke suggested the design would make an eye-catching addition to the team’s helmets. To help Snyder to understand his idea, Gehrke painted the design on the leather headgear. The following season, the Rams became the first pro team with a helmet insignia.

QUESTION 3: How is the Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station architecturally significant?
ANSWER 3: The Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station, 11.5 acres of sweeping arches, was the largest single-span train shed ever constructed. It once covered more train tracks (32) than any other station in the nation.

QUESTION 4: Adolphus Busch, the beer baron, was the second youngest of how many children? ANSWER 4: Adolphus Busch was the second youngest of 22 children. In 1857 he immigrated to the United States from Germany, began working as a clerk on the riverfront in St. Louis and later formed a successful brewery supply company.

QUESTION 5: In St. Louis, what is the Moonlight Ramble?
ANSWER 5: The Moonlight Ramble is a nighttime bicycle ride, enjoyed for fun and charity. The ramble typically draws more than 10,000 riders. The ride itself begins just past midnight and follows a short (7 miles) or a longer (14 miles) route through the streets of St. Louis. This year’s ride took place, on August 29, 2009.

Lifestyle tip: Schedules and obligations are important, but learn to forgive yourself when some tasks get delayed or short-changed. You are human, after all.

For more St. Louis fun:

• St. Louis trivia #006
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• St. Louis trivia #003
• St. Louis trivia #002
• St. Louis trivia #001