Health Information Management

Trivia

APCs Insider, October 30, 2009

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Which phobia do you suffer from if you have an intense fear of Halloween?
  1. Nyctophobia
  2. Phasmophobia
  3. Samhainophobia
  4. Triskaidekaphobia
Think you know the answer? E-mail Managing Editor Michelle Leppert. If you are one of five randomly selected readers to answer correctly the day you receive your issue, you’ll win a free three-month trial subscription to the HCPro newsletter of your choice.
 
Last week’s question
Where in California did the last Pony Express ride end?
  1. Bakersfield
  2. Los Angeles
  3. Modesto
  4. Sacramento
The correct answer is D. The Pony Express was a rapid mail service crossing the North American continent from St. Joseph, MO, to Sacramento, CA, from April 1860 to October 1861. From March 1861, the Pony Express delivered mail only between Salt Lake City and Sacramento. The Pony Express announced its closure on October 26, 1861.



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