The Empire Building Strikes Back! Answers to this week's E2MQ

Well, the contest results are in, and there was one clear winner.  However, to date we have not received incidentals, so we are not yet at liberty to share his name. 

Nonetheless, he provided the following very comprehensive list of Empire State Building lighting schemes:

	Red / White / Blue	President's Day
February 16 - 17	White / White / White
February 15	Purple / Purple / Yellow	Westminster Kennel Club, 135th Annual Westminster Kennel Club All-Breed Dog Show
February 14	Red / Pink / White	Valentine's Day
February 8 - 13	White / White / White
February 7	Green / Yellow / Green	Green Bay Packers Super Bowl Win
February 5 - 6	Split Lights North & South Sides: Green/Yellow/Green West & East Sides: Yellow/Black/Yellow	Super Bowl Lighting Green Bay Packers Pittsburgh Steelers
February 4	Blue / Orange / Blue	American Cancer Society, World Cancer Day 2011
February 2 - 3	Red / Yellow / Red	Lunar New Year
February 1	Orange / Orange / White	34th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up Powered by the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
January 24 - 31	White / White / White
January 21 - 23	Green / White / Green	New York Jets, AFC Championship Against the Pittsburgh Steelers
January 18 - 20	White / White / White
January 17	Red / Black / Green	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 14 - 16	Green / White / Green	New York Jets, Divisional Playoff Game Against the New England Patriots
January 13	Red / Red / Red	Cunard Royal Rendezvous and Maiden Voyage of "Queen Elizabeth"
January 7 - 12	White / White / White
January 6	Green / Green / Green	Empire State Building Becomes Largest New York City Commercial User of 100% Clean Energy
2010
December 30 - January 5	Red / Green / Green	Christmas
December 29	Split Lights North & South Sides: Orange/Orange/White West & East Sides: Purple/Purple/White	Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium Syracuse University Kansas State
December 23 - 28	Red / Green / Green	Christmas
December 18 - 22	White / White / White
December 16 - 17	Red / Green / Green	Filming
December 10 - 15	White / White / White
December 8 - 9	Blue / White / Blue	Chanukah
December 7	Orange / Orange / White	Food Bank for New York City
December 2 - 6	Blue / White / Blue	Chanukah
December 1	Red / Red / Red	(RED), World AIDS Day
November 29 - 30	White / White / White
November 24 - 28	Red / Orange / Yellow	Thanksgiving
November 23	White / White / White
November 22	Orange / Orange / White	S.L.E. Lupus Foundation, Life Without Lupus Gala
November 18 - 21	Private Lighting
November 17	Purple / Purple / White	March of Dimes, Prematurity Awareness Day
November 15 - 16	White / White / White
November 12 - 14	Blue / Blue / White	Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, World Diabetes Day
November 11	Red / White / Blue	Veteran's Day
November 10	White / White / White
November 9	Blue / Pink / Yellow	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Urban Visionaries Benefit
November 8	Green / White / Red	Madison Square Garden Entertainment, Opening Night of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular
November 7	Orange / White / Blue	New York Road Runners, 2010 ING NYC Marathon
November 5 - 6	White / Red / Yellow	Jersey Boys, 5th Anniversary
November 4	Green / Green / Green	New York City Department of Youth and Community Development, National Runaway Prevention Month
November 3	White / White / White
November 2	Red / White / Blue	Election Day
November 1	Purple / Blue / Yellow	Only Make Believe, 11th Annual Gala
October 30 - 31	White / White / White
October 29	Green / Green / Green	Palisades Interstate Park Commission, 100th Anniversary of The Harriman Gift
October 28	Blue / Blue / Blue	The Doe Fund, The Doe Fund Annual Gala
October 25 - 27	White / White / White
October 24	Purple / Purple / White	Alzheimer's Association, 2010 Memory Walk
October 22 - 23	Red / Red / Red	Scholastic, 90th Anniversary Celebration and "Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life." Campaign
October 21	Yellow / Yellow / Yellow	The Afterschool Alliance, Lights on Afterschool
October 12 - 20	White / White / White
October 11	Red / White / Green	Columbus Day
October 8 - 10	Orange / Yellow / Red	Publicolor, 15th Anniversary of Publicolor Day
October 7	Orange / Orange / White	Jumpstart, Read for the Record
September 28 - October 6	White / White / White
September 27	Blue / Red / Blue	The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 10th Anniversary of Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children
September 25 - 26	Yellow / Red / Black	German Consulate in New York, 53rd Annual Steuben Day Parade
September 24	Blue / Blue / Green	Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC, RBC Race for the Kids
September 16 - 23	White / White / White
September 15	Red / White / Green	Mexican Consulate in New York and the Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, Mexico's Independence Bicentennial
September 14	White / White / White
September 12 - 13	Yellow / Yellow / Yellow	United States Tennis Association, US Open Finals Weekend
September 11	Red / White / Blue	In Memory of September 11
September 10	Green / Green / Green	Eid-al-Fitr
September 7 - 9	White / White / White
September 3 - 6	Blue / White / Blue	Muscular Dystrophy Association, The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon
September 2	Yellow / Yellow / Yellow	New York City Office of Emergency Management, National Preparedness Month
August 31 - September 1	White / White / White
August 30	Yellow / Yellow / Yellow	United States Tennis Association, U.S. Open Opening Day
August 27 - 29	White / White / White
August 26	Red / White / Blue	Women's Equality Day, 90th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment
August 16 - 25	White / White / White
August 13 - 15	Green / White / Orange	Federation of Indian Associations, 30th Annual India Day Parade
August 9 - 12	White / White / White
August 6 - 8	Green / Red / Red	Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, 20th Annual Festival Kick-Off and Celebration
August 2 - 5	White / White / White
July 30 - August 1	Red / White / Blue	Boys Scouts of America , 100th Anniversary Celebrations and the National Scout Jamboree
July 21 - 29	White / White / White
July 20	Red / Blue / Yellow	Consulate General of Colombia in New York, Independence Bicentennial
July 13 - 19	White / White / White
July 11 - 12	Red / Yellow / Red	Spain's World Cup Victory
July 9 - 10	Purple / Pink / Yellow	Broadway Barks Cat and Dog Adopt-a-Thon
July 7 - 8	White / White / White
July 6	Red / White / Blue	British Consulate General in New York , New York Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh
July 2 - 5	Red / White / Blue	Independence Day
July 1	Red / White / Red	Consulate General of Canada in New York, Canada Day
June 29 - 30	White / White / White
June 28	Blue / White / Blue	Crain's New York Business, 25th Anniversary
June 25 - 27	Lavendar / Lavendar / White	Heritage of Pride, 2010 NYC Pride Week
June 22 - 24	White / White / White
June 21	Blue / White / Blue	Mets and Yankees "Subway Series", Team colors of Subway Series winner (Yankees)
June 20	Blue / Blue / Blue	United Nations Refugee Agency, World Refugee Day
June 18 - 19	North/South sides Yankees colors Blue/White/Blue; East/West sides Mets colors Blue/Orange/Blue	Mets and Yankees "Subway Series" lighting
June 17	White / White / White
June 16	White / Red / White	Consulate General of Japan in New York , Japan -NYC 1860-2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Japan - New York City Ties
June 15	White / White / White
June 14	Red / White / Blue	Flag Day
June 11 - 13	Blue / Green / Yellow	Caribbean Tourism Organization, Caribbean Week
June 10	White / White / White
June 9	Yellow / Yellow / Yellow	Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
June 8	Purple / Blue / White	National Marine Sanctuary Foundation and the United Nations, United Nations World Oceans Day
June 7	White / White / White
June 4 - 6	Green / White / Green	New York Racing Association, Belmont Stakes
June 3	Orange / Orange / White	iMentor, 10th Anniversary Dinner
June 1 - 2	White / White / White
May 27 - 31	Red / White / Blue	Memorial Day/New York City Fleet Week
May 26	White / White / White
May 25	Blue / White / Blue	Consulate General of Argentina, 200th Anniversary of Argentina
May 24	Blue / Orange / Blue	Mets and Yankees "Subway Series", Team colors of Subway Series winner (Mets)
May 23	Blue / White / Blue	Jewish Community Relations Council of NYC, 2010 Salute to Israel Parade
May 21 - 22	North/South sides Yankees colors Blue/White/Blue; East/West sides Mets colors Blue/Orange/Blue	Mets and Yankees "Subway Series" lighting
May 20	Orange / Purple / White	Neuropathy Association, 15th Anniversary and Neuropathy Awareness Week
May 19	White / White / White
May 18	Blue / White / Blue	Columbia University, 2010 Commencement
May 17	Blue / Yellow / White	F.E.G.S. Health and Human Service System, 75th Anniversary and Benefit Dinner
May 14 - 16	Yellow / White / Blue	Fire Department of New York, National EMS Week
May 13	Green / Green / Green	Rainforest Foundation, Rainforest Foundation Benefit Concert and Rainforest Awareness Week
May 12	Green / White / Green	City Harvest; Skip Lunch, Fight Hunger
May 11	Purple / Purple / White	New York University, 2010 Commencement
May 10	White / White / White
May 8 - 9	Blue / Yellow / Blue	European Union, E.U. Day
May 7	Blue / Blue / Blue	Police Memorial Week Kick-Off
May 6	White / White / White
May 5	Yellow / Yellow / Yellow	Project Sunshine, Project Sunshine Week
April 30 - May 4	White / White / White
April 29	Red / Red / White	Coty Inc., 4th Annual DKMS Linked Against Leukemia Gala
April 23 - 28	White / White / White
April 22	Green / Green / Green	Earth Day
April 20 - 21	White / White / White
April 19	Purple / White / Yellow	New York Women in Communications, 2010 Matrix Awards
April 16 - 18	Orange / Orange / White	American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
April 15	Green / Green / Green	Natural Resources Defense Council, Forces for Nature Honorary Dinner
April 8 - 14	White / White / White
April 7	Blue / Yellow / Red	The White House Project, Annual EPIC Awards
April 5 - 6	White / White / White
April 2 - 4	Green / Pink / Yellow	Easter
April 1	Blue / Blue / Blue	Autism Speaks, Autism Awareness Month
March 28 - 31	White / White / White
March 27	Lights off	Lights off from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. – World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour 2010
March 22 - 26	White / White / White
March 19 - 21	White / Red / White	New York Red Bulls, Grand Opening of Red Bull Arena
March 18	White / White / White
March 17	Green / Green / Green	St. Patrick's Day, Annual New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade on Fifth Avenue
March 5 - 16	White / White / White

Note: Colors are listed from bottom to top as they appear from the street.
The Empire State Building celebrates many cultures and causes in the world community  

We were impressed that our winner even presented White-White-White, the non-committal in-between colors!

This list was so comprehensive that our own list of 18 schemes paled by comparison.  

How could any one person ever find such a list? 

Click here to learn our winner's secret information cache. 

So, it’s not how smart you are.  It’s knowing where to look.

Now, for all you guys who couldn’t figure out the Chick Flick quiz, ask any woman.  

She’ll tell you the answers are:

• The Empire State Building (duh!) built in 1931.
• The first movie is King Kong.
• The 3 chick flicks where the ESB was a backdrop are

1.       Love Affair

2.       An Affair to Remember

3.       Sleepless in Seattle

• The 2 additional referenced films are:

1.       Love Affair (2)

2.   Mann

Congratulations to our winners and better luck next time to the rest of you!

See you next Monday!