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Which of the following people had the biggest impact on St Louis in 2007?

Dave Checketts:
 23%
Amy Gill:
 12%
D. Kent King:
 3%
Ted Koplar:
 8%
Michael Neidorf:
 5%
Kit Bond:
 20%
Larry Salci:
 19%
John Steffen:
 10%

 

Which of the following companies had the biggest impact on St. Louis in 2007?

Ameren:
 30%
Macy's:
 18%
Pinnacle:
 15%
Roberts Cos.:
 5%
Summer Bay:
 4%
Ted Drewes:
 11%
Wachovia:
 16%

 

Which of the following people had the worst explanation for behaving badly in 2007?

Alberto Gonzales: Didn't know:
 22%
Michael Vick: Didn't know:
 36%
Jamie Lynn Spears: Loved him:
 6%
Lisa Nowak: Loved him:
 1%
Marion Jones: Didn't do it; did do it:
 2%
Larry Craig: Did do it; didn't do it:
 25%
Roger Clemens: Didn't do it; didn't do it:
 7%

 

Which of the following public boards made the biggest impact on St. Louis in 2007?

St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners:
 9%
Great Rivers Greenway District Commission:
 17%
Metropolitan Sewer District Commission:
 4%
St. Louis Preservation Board:
 5%
Special Administrative Board of the St. Louis Public School District:
 28%
Bi-State Development Agency (Metro) Commission:
 37%

 

Which of the following concerts of 2007 drew the greatest attention in your house?

Miley Cyrus at the Scottrade Center:
 15%
Chuck Berry at Blueberry Hill:
 17%
Deborah Voigt at Powell Hall:
 4%
Sting at the Scottrade Center:
 21%
The Cripplers at Off Broadway:
 29%
Beyonce and Robin Thicke at the Scottrade Center:
 3%
Fishbone at City Museum:
 11%

 

Which of the following local churchly events in 2007 most reaffirmed your personal religious beliefs?

The construction of a minaret at the St. Louis Islamic Community Center:
 4%
The local promulgation of Summorum Pontificum:
 4%
The ordination of two Catholic women at a CWE synagogue:
 25%
The performance of Sheryl Crow at a benefit for a local children's hospital:
 18%
The curtain rising at the Ivory Theater in south St. Louis:
 7%
The fire at (and the re-building of) St. Alphonsus "Rock" Church:
 21%
The opening of a new drop-in center for the homeless at Centenary United Methodist Church:
 11%
The St. Louis Rams @ New Orleans Saints, W, 37-29:
 11%

 

Which of the following local fashion trends was the most popular in your house?

Ankle boots:
 25%
Saggy pants:
 10%
Colored tights:
 13%
Blue, white, and gold football jerseys:
 11%
Tent dresses:
 5%
Red lipstick:
 24%
High-waisted, wide-legged jeans:
 12%

 

Which of the following is the celebrity trend you most hope remains behind in 2007?

DUI's:
 39%
Rehab hook-ups:
 9%
Jail time:
 8%
Underwearlessness:
 20%
Small dogs as accessories:
 24%

 

Which of the following local news stories of 2007 is the Story of the Year?

State takes over the St. Louis public schools:
 31%
Karen Foss retires:
 8%
Metro loses lawsuit against Cross County Collaborative:
 9%
Jim Edmonds is traded:
 7%
City's population continues to grow:
 17%
Region braces for Highway 40 closing:
 28%

 

Which of the following was the most unbelievable local story of 2007?

The discovery of two kidnapped children in Kirkwood:
 74%
The MySpace hoax and suicide of Megan Meier in Dardenne Prairie:
 17%
Well-behaved dogs allowed to dine with owners outside in the City:
 6%
The death of Cardinals' player Josh Hancock:
 3%

 

Which of the following new City restaurants most tickled your palate in 2007?

Agave in The Grove:
 16%
Franco in Soulard:
 15%
London Tea Room in the Washington Ave Loft District:
 12%
After in The Grove:
 5%
Sage in Soulard:
 12%
F15teen in Downtown West:
 14%
Red in the Washington Ave Loft District:
 6%
Scape in the CWE:
 7%
KoKo in southwest City:
 12%

 

Which of the following exhibitions made you most want to buy a museum ticket in 2007?

Richard Serra Sculpture: 40 years, MOMA:
 6%
unCommon Threads: Stories of Missouri Brides, Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis:
 6%
Plains Indian Beadwork from the Donald Danforth Jr. Collection, St. Louis Art Museum:
 6%
MonstroCity, City Museum:
 11%
A Legacy of Courage: Dred Scott and the Quest for Freedom, Museum of Westward Expansion at the Gateway Arch:
 16%
Water, The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts:
 6%
Katie Holten: Paths of Desire, Contemporary Art Museum:
 5%
Body Worlds 3, St. Louis Science Center:
 43%

 

Which of the following great new St. Louis "hires" for 2007 has the most challenging job in 2008?

St. Louis Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak: rebuild a team:
 19%
St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial page editor Gilbert Bailon: find some readers:
 18%
St. Louis Board of Aldermen president Lewis Reed: get 15 aldermanic votes:
 9%
St. Louis fire chief Dennis Jenkerson: restore the pride:
 43%
Saint Louis University basketball coach Rick Majerus: fill the arena:
 12%

 

Note: Due to rounding, results for some questions may not total 100%.


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