Forget the 2011 New Year’s baby.

Maine’s biggest baby of 2008 weighed in at a whopping … well, we’ll see if you can figure it out.

Using the latest figures from the state’s Office of Data, Research and Vital Statistics, with some Census tossed in for good measure, test your knowledge of Maine’s statistical potpourri, such as the oldest man to become a father, the state’s youngest town and the most popular baby names.

Facts in hand, you can then amaze friends. Enthrall co-workers. And maybe be grateful you didn’t deliver a baby as heavy as an ice box-variety watermelon.

1. Weight of the smallest Maine baby born to a live birth in 2008:

1) About 1 pound

2) About 1 pound, 5 ounces

3) About 1 pound, 10 ounces

2. Age of the youngest mom:

1) 13

2) 12

3) 10

3. True or false: The oldest woman to give birth to a live baby was around 56.

4. Weight of the heaviest baby:

1) About 11 pounds, 10 ounces

2) About 12 pounds, 2 ounces

3) About 12 pounds, 11 ounces

5. True or false: The youngest dad was 13.

6. Age of the oldest dad of a new baby:

1) 68

2) 70

3) 72

7. Most popular baby girl’s name came in at a tie. Was it between:

1) Madison and Abigail

2) Madison and Emma

3) Emma and Olivia

8. What was the most popular boy’s name, by a comfortable margin?

1) Jacob

2) Noah

3) Gavin

9. Which is Maine’s youngest town, by median age of its population?

1) Waterville

2) Old Town

3) Lewiston

10. Which is Maine’s oldest?

1) Eastport

2) Hallowell

3) Calais

11. True or false: Lewiston’s residents are younger than Auburn’s.

ANSWERS:

1) 2. The baby weighed 595 grams, or 1 pound, 4.98 ounces.

2) 1. The youngest mom was 13.

3) True. The mother’s birth date is in question, so 56 can’t be confirmed. The next-oldest confirmed age: 50.

4) 3. The baby weighed 5,750 grams or 12 pounds, 10.82 ounces

5) False. He was 14.

6) 1. The oldest dad was 68.

7) 3. Emma and Olivia. Babies were named one or the other 106 times in 2008, followed in popularity by Madison (97,) Ava (91) and Abigail (85.)

8) 1. Jacob was most popular (116,) followed by Benjamin (101,) Noah (82,) Gavin (75) and Caleb (74.)

9) 1. Waterville is youngest with a median age of 33.1; Old Town is close behind at 33.3.

10) 3. Calais is oldest at 51.5, with Eastport second oldest at 49.9.

11) True. Lewiston’s median age is 35.3; Auburn’s 40.4.