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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 10:25 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Saturday! Good to know, Juju. I always get a cold when we go to Florida. Last time, I had a bad one. I got Covid a month later and my cold was worse than the cough I had with Covid. The worst part for me was the fatigue. It was tiring to walk into another room. And we are still not ruling out that I had the stroke because of Covid.

Answers:

1. What word is Yiddish for “rendered chicken or goose fat,” and is also used today to describe music or movies that are deemed overly sentimental? schmaltz

2. Is there a place in the Caribbean called “Kokomo”? No, the Beach Boys just made that up for the song. And there is one in Indiana.

3. The Hays Code was implemented in the 1930s to curb so-called profanity in film. It radically changed what cartoon character, who, in pre-Code times, was shown in a short skirt that exposed her garter, dancing topless, and dating a dog named Bimbo? Betty Boop

4. Butterfly gardens support butterflies and other pollinators by providing the types of plants they need throughout their life cycles. Monarch butterflies will only lay their eggs on what type of perennial flowers? milkweed (WTG Juju)

5. Mr. Pennywhistle, Mr. Doodle, Wally, and the Town Clown were all characters created and performed by Bob Keeshan. But none were as popular as his best-known character, which was what children’s television character? Captain Kangaroo

6. What Roman goddess was the subject of Botticelli’s most famous painting, which you might call “That One With the Naked Lady in the Clam Shell”? venus

7. What sea separates Ireland from Great Britain? Irish Sea

8. What now 76-year-old singer is generally considered the first commercially successful artist to use auto-tune, thanks to her use of the technology on the 1998 song, “Believe”? Cher

9. A game with New York City roots, what alliterative pastime has three categories when played at the competitive level: compulsory, freestyle, and speed rope? Double Dutch (WTG OG)

10. What is the slowest competitive swimming stroke? breaststroke (WTG OG)


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

11. Which year was the first edition of Playboy magazine published?

12. The feminine equivalent of the word "aviator" is what?

13. Which city will host the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2028?

14. How many eyes does a crab have?

15. Which is the most consumed fruit in the world?

16. The official languages of the Olympic Games are what?

17. In The Goonies, what was the name of the pirate?

18. What did Ernest Shackelton apply to his eyes to combat snowblindness?

19. At what age might you expect to receive a birthday message from the Queen?

20. Oyster larvae is known as what?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 10:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
11. IN THE 50'S
12. AVIATRIX
13. NO IDEA
14. A LOT
15. BANANAS
16. ENGLISH?
17. NOW I KNOW
18. WHAT A SHOCK
19. 100
20. SPAT


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 9:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Guesses for new set:

11. I think Marilyn Monroe was born in 1942, which would have made her 18 in 1960, and I think she was the first Playboy centerfold. So 1960

12. aviatrix

13. Tokyo

14. 4

15. banana

16. Let's go with English and French, although I am trying really hard not to add Cantonese.

17. Black Bart

18. rudimentary goggle with tiny eye slits in them

19. 100

20. Bigdog is guessing fry


Okay, I have recovered fully from my minor bout with Covid about 13 days ago, so going on our next Alaska cruise-tour tomorrow. I may or may not be able to stop in here.






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Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 9:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
11.1958
13.Melbourne
14.4
15.banana
16. English, Mandarin, Spanish
19.100
20.mushroom

Have a good cruise Juju . Granny trivia are you feeling better?


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 9:33 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Sunday! Bon voyage, Juju. Hope it is all smooth sailing. Slay them all in trivia!

Answers:


11. Which year was the first edition of Playboy magazine published? 1953

12. The feminine equivalent of the word "aviator" is what? aviatrix

13. Which city will host the Summer Olympics for the third time in 2028? Los Angeles

14. How many eyes does a crab have? 10

15. Which is the most consumed fruit in the world? banana

16. The official languages of the Olympic Games are what? French and English (WTG Juju)

17. In The Goonies, what was the name of the pirate? One-Eyed Willy

18. What did Ernest Shackelton apply to his eyes to combat snowblindness? cocaine

19. At what age might you expect to receive a birthday message from the Queen? 100

20. Oyster larvae is known as what? spat (WTG OG)


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 9:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

21. Which song does Billy Joel say he'd happily never perform again?

22. Which year was sliced bread invented: 1918, 1925, 1928 0r 1932?

23. In which city did Conrad Hilton build his first hotel in 1925?

24. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at what age?

25. The first stewardesses were employed by which U.S. airline in 1930?

26. What took the lives of over half of the Plymouth settlers during the first year in America?

27. What does the E stand for in Robert E. Lee?

28. Which company did John DeLorean work for before striking out on his own?

29. What TV news anchor wrote The Greatest Generation?

30. In what state were the most major battles of the American Civil War fought?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Sunday, July 17, 2022 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
21. PIANO MAN?
22. 1928?
23. WASN'T ON MY RADAR
24. OVER 100
25. UNITED?
26. DISEASE
27. EDWARD
28. GENERAL MOTORS
29. TOM BROKAW
30. VIRGINIA


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, July 18, 2022 - 9:09 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Monday!

Answers:

21. Which song does Billy Joel say he'd happily never perform again? Piano Man (WTG OG)

22. Which year was sliced bread invented: 1918, 1925, 1928 0r 1932? 1928 (WTG OG)

23. In which city did Conrad Hilton build his first hotel in 1925? Dallas

24. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy died at what age? 104

25. The first stewardesses were employed by which U.S. airline in 1930? United (WTG OG)

26. What took the lives of over half of the Plymouth settlers during the first year in America? Plague

27. What does the E stand for in Robert E. Lee? Edward (WTG OG)

28. Which company did John DeLorean work for before striking out on his own? General Motors (WTG OG)

29. What TV news anchor wrote The Greatest Generation? Tom Brokaw (WTG OG)

30. In what state were the most major battles of the American Civil War fought? Virginia (WTG OG)


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Monday, July 18, 2022 - 9:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

31. A Hopi village called Oraibi is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied town in the United States. In which U.S. state is it located?

32. The comedian Bob Burns pioneered a brass musical instrument in the 1930s that ended up sharing a name with a shoulder-worn anti-tank rocket launcher weapon. What is the name of that instrument?

33. In golf, what is the lowest level of par given to a hole?

34. Clydesdales originated in which country?

35. According to the idiom, what is "in the pudding"?

36. How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have: 475, 675, 775 or 975?

37. What modern condiment is thought to be one of the earliest used spices?

38. A magnetron is used in which common household appliance?

39. What was the capital of Yugoslavia from 1918-2006?

40. ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ was a hit song for which group in 1986?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, July 18, 2022 - 10:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
31. ARIZONA
32. BAZOOKA
33. 3
34. SCOTLAND
35. PROOF
36. 775...YIKES!
37. NOW I KNOW
38. MICROWAVE OVEN
39. BELGRADE
40. NO IDEA


Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Monday, July 18, 2022 - 12:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
31.New Mexico
33.3
34.UK _England
35.proof
36.675 ?
37.mustard which is yucky
40.Bangles


Are you all better Granny Trivia?




Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 8:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Tuesday! I am good, thanks for asking, Dean. It was just a mild head cold this go round.

Answers:

31. A Hopi village called Oraibi is thought to be the oldest continuously occupied town in the United States. In which U.S. state is it located? Arizona (WTG OG)

32. The comedian Bob Burns pioneered a brass musical instrument in the 1930s that ended up sharing a name with a shoulder-worn anti-tank rocket launcher weapon. What is the name of that instrument? bazooka (WTG OG)

33. In golf, what is the lowest level of par given to a hole? 3

34. Clydesdales originated in which country? Scotland (WTG OG)

35. According to the idiom, what is "in the pudding"? the proof

36. How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have: 475, 675, 775 or 975?

37. What modern condiment is thought to be one of the earliest used spices? mustard (WTG Dean)

38. A magnetron is used in which common household appliance? microwave oven (WTG OG)

39. What was the capital of Yugoslavia from 1918-2006? Belgrade (WTG OG)

40. ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ was a hit song for which group in 1986? The Bangles (WTG Dean)


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 9:06 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

41. An Olympic gold medal contains just six grams of gold. The other 92.5 percent is made of what other metal?

42. Bob Dylan, Ryan O'Neal, Bernie Sanders, and Paul Simon were all born in what year?

43. Which is larger, a US fluid ounce or an Imperial fluid ounce?

44. First aired between 1977 and 1981, what TV series focuses on two families, the Tates and the Campbells?

45. What is the more common name for the medical condition pityriasis capitis?

46. The song “Both Sides Now” was a career-defining hit for singer/songwriter Judy Collins when she recorded it in 1967. However, Collins didn’t write the song. Who did?

47. The Pixel range of phones are produced by which tech firm?

48. From which river might you see Hampton Court Palace and Greenwich Park?

49. Complete the title of this children's book series; 'Diary of a Wimpy ...'

50. Born in 1847, which sector of the entertainment industry did James Anthony Bailey become a well known name?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
41. SILVER
42. NO IDEA
43. VERY EARLY 40'S
44. SOAP
45. DANDRUFF
46. NOW I KNOW
47. NOW I KNOW
48. THAMES
49. KID
50. CIRCUS


Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Tuesday, July 19, 2022 - 12:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
You missed stating how many room Liz has to clean at the Palace . Glad it was just a mild cold
41.silver I presume
42.since it is question number 42 -I will go 42
43.Imperial
44.Soap
46.Joni Mitchell?
47.Google?
48.Thames
49.Kid -not Luke
50.Barnum and Bailey's Circus -saw the museum in Florida


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Wednesday! Going to spend the day with my son and Malia so it will be a good one. Hope your day is just as good. I did miss the answer! It was 775 so WTG OG!

Answers:

41. An Olympic gold medal contains just six grams of gold. The other 92.5 percent is made of what other metal? silver

42. Bob Dylan, Ryan O'Neal, Bernie Sanders, and Paul Simon were all born in what year? 1941

43. Which is larger, a US fluid ounce or an Imperial fluid ounce? US ounce

44. First aired between 1977 and 1981, what TV series focuses on two families, the Tates and the Campbells? Soap

45. What is the more common name for the medical condition pityriasis capitis? dandruff (WTG OG)

46. The song “Both Sides Now” was a career-defining hit for singer/songwriter Judy Collins when she recorded it in 1967. However, Collins didn’t write the song. Who did? Joni Mitchell (WTG Dean)

47. The Pixel range of phones are produced by which tech firm? Google (WTG Dean)

48. From which river might you see Hampton Court Palace and Greenwich Park? Thames

49. Complete the title of this children's book series; 'Diary of a Wimpy ...' Kid

50. Born in 1847, which sector of the entertainment industry did James Anthony Bailey become a well known name? circus


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 9:24 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

51. The controversial alternative golf tour is known as what?

52. In the CMYK color model, the M stands for what color?

53. What color are the buildings on the Greek island of Santorini?

54. Roughly which percentage of climbers successfully make it to the top of Mt Kilamanjaro: 20, 40, 60 or 80?

55. What type of creature is a bonobo?

56. What is Chandler’s last name in the sitcom Friends?

57. What is the third sign of the zodiac?

58. Pure water has a pH level of around?

59. How many phases of the moon are there?

60. Which planet has the most gravity?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 10:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
51. I'VE READ IT RECENTLY BUT DON'T REMEMBER
52. MAGENTA?
53. WHITE...BRIGHT WHITE
54. 60?
55. APE
56. BING
57. NO IDEA
58. NO IDEA
59. 8 PHASES
60. JUPITER


Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 - 6:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
51. Saudia Arabia tour?
52.mauve?
53.white
54.40 %
55.chimp
57.Aries
59.6


Glad you had a good day with the grand kids