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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 12:26 pm
1.Shop lifting 3.3? 4.Austin? 5.Moore 6.shears? 7.end of ww II 8.Celtic? 10.Pele as they said his full name on the news last night -quite the player !! Happy 2023 all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 7:55 pm
Guesses for new set: 1. shoplifting 2. dunno 3. 3 4. Amarillo 5. Spielberg 6. shears 7. WWI 8. gaelic 9. teeth 10. Pele . . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 10:32 am
Good morning and happy new year! Let's keep those brain cells glowing throughout this coming year! Answers: 1. What word is "five finger discount" slang for? shoplifting 2. What musical based on a 1997 hit film, ditched the Yorkshire accent by shifting the action to Buffalo? The Full Monty 3. How old was Tiger Woods when he played his first regulation golf hole: 1, 3 or 5? 1 4. What Texas city got it's name from the Spanish for "yellow"? Amarillo (WTG Juju) 5. What budding filmmaker earned the rank of Eagle Scout for a slide show exposing politicians in Flint, Michigan? Michael Moore (WTG Dean) 6. What does the hardware trade call scissors longer than six inches? shears 7. What event prompted the first New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square? fireworks ban 8. What language is “Auld Lang Syne”? Scottish (WTG Rieann) 9. What part of the human body experiences different growth rates called anagen, catagen, and telogen? hair (WTG OG) 10. Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento more widely known as? Pele
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 10:45 am
New set and good luck! 11. What part of New York City was called "broken land" by the Dutch? 12. What color is the flesh of a Brazil nut? 13. What are the three main fossil fuels? 14. What two countries occupy opposite sides of the Juan de Fuca Strait? 15. How many gross are there in a great gross? 16. What is the name of the butler in Downton Abbey? 17. Which Winnie-The-Pooh character does NOT appear in the first book in the series? 18. Which country has produced the most coffee beans for over 150 years? 19. Root beer is made using the root bark of what tree? 20. All cats are born with what color eyes?
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 11:23 am
11. Brooklyn? 12. White 13. Gas, oil, & coal 14. United States and Canada 15. ? 16. Mr. Carson 17. ? 18. Columbia? 19. ? 20. Blue
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 12:27 pm
11. BROOKLYN 12. WHITISH TO ECRU 13. OIL...GAS...COAL 14. USA AND CANADA 15. 12? 16. MR. CARSON...IMELDA STAUNTON'S HUSBAND 17. ROO? 18. BRAZIL 19. SASIFRASS...IN OLD WEST MOVIES THEY WERE ALWAYS DRINKING SASPERILLA 10. BLUE }
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 1:43 pm
11.Brooklyn 12.whiteish 14.Usa and Canada 🍁 18.Brazil 20.Blue
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 7:35 pm
Guesses for new set: 11. Brooklyn 12. white 13. coal, petroleum, and natural gas 14. That's right near where I live, USA and Canada 15. 12 16. don't recall, but might if I work on it 17. the answer is probably not Tigger or Eeyore 18. Brazil 19. Sassafras 20. blue? . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 9:31 am
Good morning and happy Monday! Answers: 11. What part of New York City was called "broken land" by the Dutch? Brooklyn 12. What color is the flesh of a Brazil nut? white 13. What are the three main fossil fuels? coal, oil, natural gas 14. What two countries occupy opposite sides of the Juan de Fuca Strait? USA and Canada 15. How many gross are there in a great gross? 12 16. What is the name of the butler in Downton Abbey? Mr. Carson 17. Which Winnie-The-Pooh character does NOT appear in the first book in the series? Tigger (a half wtg for Juju) 18. Which country has produced the most coffee beans for over 150 years? Brazil 19. Root beer is made using the root bark of what tree? sassafras 20. All cats are born with what color eyes? blue
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 9:43 am
New set and good luck! 21. What do hundreds of men carry over a 253.5 meter obstacle course during an annual event in S0nkajarvi, Finland? 22. What shoe company provided the subject matter for Run DMC's first hit, in 1986? 23. What are thee 789 of in the U.S. , according to the Ghost Research Society? 24. What celestial body is the center of the Jovian system? 25. What kind of musical instrument is the traditional Gaelic instrument the Clarsach? 26. The New Year’s tradition of eating oliebollen, or dense balls of fried dough, is practiced in which country? 27. “Brumation” is the hibernation of what kind of animal? 28. Which child prodigy signed on with Motown at age 11? 29. Apart from Hawaii, which other U.S. state commercially grows coffee? 30. What US state's southern border is marked by the original Mason Dixon Line?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 10:59 am
21. THERE WIVES...UPSIDE DOWN YET 22. AIR JORDANS? 23. HAUNTED HOUSES? 24. JUPITER 25. CELTIC HARP 26. NO IDEA 27. REPTILES 28. LITTLE STEVIE WONDER 29. CALIFORNIA 30. PENNSYLVANIA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 12:17 pm
23.Haunted places 25.harp -heard in a church Carol sing in December 26.Italy??? 28.Stevie Wonder I believe 29.California? 30.Massachutes
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 7:07 pm
Guesses for new set: 21. a boat 22. Nike 23. haunted houses 24. Jupiter 25. harp 26. Sweden 27. bear 28. Little Stevei Wonder 29. California 30. Pennsylvania, says Bigdog . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 9:19 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday! Answers: 21. What do hundreds of men carry over a 253.5 meter obstacle course during an annual event in S0nkajarvi, Finland? their wives (WTG OG) 22. What shoe company provided the subject matter for Run DMC's first hit, in 1986? Adidas 23. What are thee 789 of in the U.S. , according to the Ghost Research Society? haunted houses 24. What celestial body is the center of the Jovian system? Jupiter 25. What kind of musical instrument is the traditional Gaelic instrument the Clarsach? harp 26. The New Year’s tradition of eating oliebollen, or dense balls of fried dough, is practiced in which country? the Netherlands 27. “Brumation” is the hibernation of what kind of animal? reptiles (WTG OG) 28. Which child prodigy signed on with Motown at age 11? Stevie Wonder 29. Apart from Hawaii, which other U.S. state commercially grows coffee? California 30. What US state's southern border is marked by the original Mason Dixon Line? Pennsylvania
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 9:28 am
New set and good luck! 31. If you had a question in the late '90s, what internet person did you ask? 32. What mammal's most common species is the bottlenose? 33. "Cirque du Soleil" hails from what country? 34. What TV series, which debuted in 1965, was set in the year 1997? 35. Who was Anne of Green Gables' best friend? 36. What sea does the Danube empty into? 37. What was the first U.S. city to establish a police force? 38. What's the only consonant sound that can end a word in Japanese? 39. Who was the creator of "Star Trek"? 40. Where do fallen Norse warriors go?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 9:50 am
31. NO IDEA 32. DOLPHIN 33. CANADA 34. LOST IN SPACE 35. NO IDEA 36. BLACK SEA 37. BOSTON 38. N...I CAN THINK OF 'SHOGUN' 39. GENE RODDENBERRY 40. VALHALLA?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 11:50 am
31.Google? 33.Canada -Quebec -saw them once -they are coming back in the spring 34.Lost in Space? 35.cant recall his name 37.Boston as one of the oldest cities in the USA 39.Roddenberry I believe Happy Tuesday all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 7:23 pm
Guesses for new set: 31. Jeeves, but he was a bit of a flash in the pan and never destined to become Siri or Alexa 32. porpoise 33. France 34. dunno 35. Can't come up with it - let's go with William 36. Black Sea. 37. Philadelphia 38. n 39. Gene Roddenberry 40. Valhalla . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 10:08 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday! We are battening down the hatches here in California. Supposed to be a big storm hitting today and tomorrow. Answers: 31. If you had a question in the late '90s, what internet person did you ask? Jeeves (WTG Juju) 32. What mammal's most common species is the bottlenose? dolphin (WTG OG) 33. "Cirque du Soleil" hails from what country? Canada (WTG Dean) 34. What TV series, which debuted in 1965, was set in the year 1997? Lost in Space 35. Who was Anne of Green Gables' best friend? Diana Barry 36. What sea does the Danube empty into? Black Sea 37. What was the first U.S. city to establish a police force? Boston 38. What's the only consonant sound that can end a word in Japanese? N 39. Who was the creator of "Star Trek"? Gene Roddenberry 40. Where do fallen Norse warriors go? Valhalla
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 10:18 am
New set and good luck! 41. What Philistine warrior was posthumously beheaded with his own sword in the Old Testament, after which his head was delivered to King Saul? 42. Which is the second-smallest state in the U.S., by area? 43. The world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome was built nearly 2,000 years ago in Rome, where it still stands today. What is it called? 44. One of the most-visited modern art galleries in the world sits on the banks of the Thames in a former London power station. What is the name of that museum? 45. The majority of the movie “Cast Away” focuses on Tom Hanks and a volleyball on a deserted island. What company does Tom Hanks’ character work for in the film? 46. What beer brand claims to take its name from winning the award for “America’s Best Beer” at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, even though there is little evidence that such an award ever existed? 47. Trader Vic’s was one of the first American restaurants to serve what appetizer assortment—which is usually associated with Chinese restaurants, but gets its name from the Hawaiian word for “shell,” which came to be used to mean “hors d'oeuvres”? 48. What was the name of Frodo’s loyal best friend in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings? 49. Which state is home to the Mall of America? 50. Sheryl Crow, Emilio Estevez, Steve Irwin, Jon Bon Jovi, Bob Odenkirk, and Axl Rose were all born in what year?
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