"That would be Long Pine," I answered.

"I have that one," he said, "there's another one and I can't think what it could be."

What was he doing anyway? I wondered. Then he showed me the quiz, Name the Nebraska Towns, in the March/April issue of Nebraska Life, which had just come in the mail. Instead of looking at the answers, my husband had gotten the atlas and was searching the Nebraska map. He wanted to know the location of those towns.

I'll get back to the quiz in a minute. First, I'll tell you a little about what's in this issue. For Grand Island folks, stories about John Sorensen and the Abbott Sisters and about sandhill cranes will be of great interest.

The Abbott Sisters Day celebration is set for 1 p.m. Sunday, March 16 at the Grand Island Public Library, 211 N. Washington. Of course, you know that sandhill cranes are beginning to arrive on the Platte River.

Another story of special interest to those in our area is about the Genoa Indian School and a little bit about the museum in Genoa that was established by local historian Allen Atkins.

There are a number of interesting stories in the current Nebraska Life, as well as in past issues, I might add. No doubt there are several places in Grand Island which carry the magazine but the only one I found was at Skagway South.

I promised more about the quiz: Name the Nebraska Towns.

1. Speedy little town

2. Embarrassed strato- cumulus

3. Flowering area

4. Type of hound

5. Shaquille

6. 1492 sailor

7. An automobile-leg joint

8. A common question

9. Damaged Indian weapon

10. No-frills look

11. Brand of overalls

12. A union between nations

13. Legal interment

14. Red hair

15. Place to pray

16. A tall evergreen (two answers)

17. A river of trees (two answers)

18. The best athlete

19. Horse feed with bees

20. Calling for mother while laughing

You may have to really stretch your imagination to get some of these. Also, at least a couple of the towns are no longer on some Nebraska maps. They were real, however.

Answers: 1. Rushville; 2. Red Cloud; 3. Bloomfield; 4. Bassett; 5. O'Neill ; 6. Columbus; 7. Kearney; 8. Wynot; 9. Broken Bow; 10. Plainview; 11. Oshkosh; 12. Alliance; 13. Fairbury; 14. Auburn; 15. Chappell; 16. Douglas or Long Pine; 17. Wood River or Elm Creek; 18. Champion; 19. Hastings; 20. Omaha.

Wasn't that fun? I'm still laughing about O ma, ha. Horse feed with bees was a tough one for me, too. I tried oats and grass before thinking about hay as horse feed. It's been a long time since I fed horses.

The current issue of Nebraska Life also includes some awesome photographs, a story about a guitar-playing cowboy, and other interesting articles, mouthwatering recipes from Nebraska Kitchens, poetry and a delightful column by Dannebrog's own Roger Welsch that will give you more to think about.

To learn more about Nebraska Life Magazine, write to 202 Norfolk Avenue, PO Box 819, Norfolk, NE 68702 or call 1-800-777-8139. Or better yet, sign on to www.NebraskaLife.com.

Billy Wetterer writes a weekly column for The Independent. E-mail her at billybillw@aol.com.