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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, April 02, 2023 - 9:43 am
Good morning and happy Sunday! Answers: 1. Which country has the longest coastline in Europe? Norway 2. Gold was deposited into Earth’s crust billions of years ago by what? asteroids (WTG Juju) 3. What is the structure on a beluga’s forehead called? melon (WTG OG) 4. What breakfast cocktail was created at the Ritz Hotel in Paris in 1925? Mimosa 5. What British television character travels through time using a TARDIS? Doctor Who 6. What is the smallest country in Central America? El Salvador 7. What is the name given to the last week of Lent? Holy Week 8. What was the last name of Floyd the barber on The Andy Griffith Show? Lawson 9. What is the answer to the riddle of the sphinx? Man 10. According to the first line of the Elvis Presley song, who or what says Only Fools Rush In? Wise men (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, April 02, 2023 - 10:11 am
New set and good luck! 11. What nickname does Marshall Samuel Gerard go by in the 1993 movie "The Fugitive"? 12. Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge over the river Seine, located in which French city? 13. What real-life family was the inspiration for the TV show "Partridge Family"? 14. In motor racing, what color is the caution flag? 15. How many coronations had been held at Westminster Abbey before that of Queen Elizabeth II: 12, 25, 37 or 42? 16. Aeroflot is which nation's flag carrier airline? 17. What crop's fertile "belt" covers much of the American Midwest? 18. Which "Odd Couple" actor also starred in "12 Angry Men"? 19. Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun? 20. Who was the lead singer of the band Black Sabbath?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, April 02, 2023 - 10:21 am
11. NO IDEA 12. PARIS...BEEN ON IT 13. COWSILLS 14. YELLOW 15. 39 16. RUSSIA 17. CORN BELT 18. JACK KLUGMAN 19. COPERNICUS? 20. OZZY OSBOURNE
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, April 02, 2023 - 11:34 am
12.Paris 14.yellow 15.37? 16.Russia 17.corn 18.Tony Randall 20.Ozzy Osbourne Happy Sunday -our zoom call in 26 minutes
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2023 - 8:36 am
Good morning and happy Monday! Answers: 11. What nickname does Marshall Samuel Gerard go by in the 1993 movie "The Fugitive"? Big Dog (Juju missed out!) 12. Pont Neuf is the oldest bridge over the river Seine, located in which French city? Paris 13. What real-life family was the inspiration for the TV show "Partridge Family"? Cowsills (WTG OG) 14. In motor racing, what color is the caution flag? yellow 15. How many coronations had been held at Westminster Abbey before that of Queen Elizabeth II: 12, 25, 37 or 42? 37 (WTG Dean) (Did you mean 37, OG?) 16. Aeroflot is which nation's flag carrier airline? Russia 17. What crop's fertile "belt" covers much of the American Midwest? corn 18. Which "Odd Couple" actor also starred in "12 Angry Men"? Jack Klugman (WTG OG) 19. Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun? Copernicus (WTG OG) 20. Who was the lead singer of the band Black Sabbath? Ozzy Osbourne
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, April 03, 2023 - 8:49 am
New set and good luck! 21. When measured by flow rate, Niagara Falls is the largest waterfall in North America. It is found on what river, which forms part of the boundary between Ontario and New York? 22. A classic Aperol spritz is typically served with a slice of what fruit? 23. A leveret is a baby what? 24. "LARP" stands for Live Action "What" Playing? 25. What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina? 26. "Table d'hôte" at a restaurant generally refers to what? 27. In 1997, David Wolf became the first American to vote from where? 28. Chuck Norris was a six-times world middleweight champion in what? 29. What does an "arctophile" collect? 30. In 2006, which Australian celebrity was killed in a freak accident while swimming with mostly harmless sting rays?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, April 03, 2023 - 10:23 am
21. NIAGARA RIVER 22. HAVE NEVER HEARD OF IT 23. HARE 24. NOW I KNOW 25. SARAJEVO...HAD TO LOOK UP THE SPELLING 26. DON'T REALLY KNOW...SOMETHING ABOUT THE FOOD SERVED 27. SPACE? 28. KARATE 29. NEWS TO ME 30. AND IT BROKE MY HEART...STEVE IRWIN
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 03, 2023 - 11:10 am
Bwhahaha, Mamie. I just went and asked Bigdog, and he thought for a minute and came up with Bigdog, then said but the name was only used a couple times in the movie. (Bigdog watches movies multiple times.)
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, April 03, 2023 - 11:57 am
21.Niagara River 22.apple? 23.lever a very small lever 24.Radio??? 25.Sarajevo 26.their house speciality -what they are famous for 27.jail? 28.Karate 29.arcs? 30.Steve Irwin Have a good week Granny Trivia
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, April 03, 2023 - 8:43 pm
Guesses for new set: 21. dunno 22. orange 23. I was gonna say mink, but rabbit keeps sticking in my mind, so rabbit 24. role - I have heard of larping, but didn't know what the acronym stood for. People use it on Twitter to mean somebody pretending to be somebody other than who they are, so it can likely only be role playing 25. Sarajevo 26. Smorgasbord or buffet 27. space 28. mixed martial arts 29. slide rules 30. Steve Irwin . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, April 04, 2023 - 9:20 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday! Answers: 21. When measured by flow rate, Niagara Falls is the largest waterfall in North America. It is found on what river, which forms part of the boundary between Ontario and New York? Niagara River 22. A classic Aperol spritz is typically served with a slice of what fruit? orange (WTG Juju) 23. A leveret is a baby what? hare (WTG OG) 24. "LARP" stands for Live Action "What" Playing? role (WTG Juju) 25. What is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina? Sarajevo 26. "Table d'hôte" at a restaurant generally refers to what? fixed price, set menu 27. In 1997, David Wolf became the first American to vote from where? space 28. Chuck Norris was a six-times world middleweight champion in what? karate 29. What does an "arctophile" collect? teddy bears 30. In 2006, which Australian celebrity was killed in a freak accident while swimming with mostly harmless sting rays? Steve Irwin
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, April 04, 2023 - 9:31 am
New set and good luck! 31. What knitted garment—modeled after the wool waistcoat worn by British officers—is named after a British Army major general who led the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War? 32. One of the most massive waterfalls on Earth is actually underwater in a strait between Iceland and which location? 33. Whose likeness is featured on a Pulitzer Prize? 34. “Varsity Spirit” organizes the annual national collegiate championships for what sport in Daytona Beach? 35. Microsoft got its name by combining the word “software” and what? 36. Often planted along highways, the ornamental but highly poisonous plant “nerium” is commonly known as what? 37. Meant to resemble velvet, what napped fabric is used both in clothing and in upholstery? 38. The beluga species of what creature is the largest freshwater fish in the world? 39. “And the mome rath outgrabe” are the final words of what nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll? 40. Who originally sang Joe Cocker’s hit “With a Little Help From My Friends”?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, April 04, 2023 - 10:46 am
31. CARDIGAN 32. GREENLAND 33. NO IDEA 34. NOW I KNOW 35. NO IDEA 36. NOW I KNOW 37. VELOUR 38. STURGEON 39. JABBERWACKY 40. THE BEATLES
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, April 04, 2023 - 4:56 pm
31.Greenland 34.volleyball 35.microwave 40.the Beatles
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, April 04, 2023 - 9:30 pm
Guesses for new set: 31. cardigan 32. Greenland 33. Was going to say no idea, but how about somebody with the last name Pulitzer? 34. Daytona 500 car races 35. Dunno 36. oleander, there is a lot of that planted in Florida, and sometimes tourists will cut branches off an oleander tree and roast hot dogs with them and die. 37. velour 38. salmon 39. The Jabberwocky ("'Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gymbal in the wabe", or something like that) 40. Beatles . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 05, 2023 - 9:22 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday! Answers: 31. What knitted garment—modeled after the wool waistcoat worn by British officers—is named after a British Army major general who led the Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War? Cardigan 32. One of the most massive waterfalls on Earth is actually underwater in a strait between Iceland and which location? Greenland 33. Whose likeness is featured on a Pulitzer Prize? Ben Franklin 34. “Varsity Spirit” organizes the annual national collegiate championships for what sport in Daytona Beach? cheerleading 35. Microsoft got its name by combining the word “software” and what? microcomputer 36. Often planted along highways, the ornamental but highly poisonous plant “nerium” is commonly known as what? oleander (WTG Juju, OMG!) 37. Meant to resemble velvet, what napped fabric is used both in clothing and in upholstery? velour 38. The beluga species of what creature is the largest freshwater fish in the world? sturgeon (WTG OG) 39. “And the mome rath outgrabe” are the final words of what nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll? Jabborwocky 40. Who originally sang Joe Cocker’s hit “With a Little Help From My Friends”? Beatles
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, April 05, 2023 - 9:38 am
New set and good luck! 41. The first professional indoor baseball game was played in 1965. In which U.S. state did that game take place? 42. “SCOBY” is an acronym that means “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.” When you combine a SCOBY with black or green tea, you’ve made what beverage? 43. The Commodores were a funk and soul band whose lead singer left the group in 1982 to pursue a solo career. He co-wrote “We Are the World.” Who is he? 44. Which cookie brand promises 1,000 chips in each bag? 45. All of the tea dumped into the harbor during the Boston Tea Harbor had been grown where? 46. Popular in Mexico, what dessert is, at its most basic, a disc of custard glazed with caramel? 47. The official U.S. Navy peacoat features black plastic buttons etched with images of what? 48. The year of their 1964 debut album, which still-active British rock band recorded a Rice Krispies jingle? 49. What year did Marty McFly go back into in the movie "Back to the Future"? 50. Who played Matlock in the murder mystery series of the same name?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, April 05, 2023 - 10:33 am
41. NOW I KNOW 42. CHAI? 43. LIONEL RICHIE 44. CHIPS AHOY 45. CHINA 46. FLAN 47. ANCHORS 48. ROLLING STONES 49. 1956? 50. ANDY GRIFFITH
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, April 05, 2023 - 10:29 pm
Guesses for new set: 41. Minnesota seems likely 42. kombucha 43. Lionel Ritchie 44. Chips Ahoy 45. China 46. flan 47. anchor 48. Rolling Stones 49. 1955 50. Andy Griffith . . .
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, April 06, 2023 - 9:32 am
Good morning and happy Thursday! Answers: 41. The first professional indoor baseball game was played in 1965. In which U.S. state did that game take place? Texas (at the Astrodome) 42. “SCOBY” is an acronym that means “symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast.” When you combine a SCOBY with black or green tea, you’ve made what beverage? kombucha (WTG Juju) 43. The Commodores were a funk and soul band whose lead singer left the group in 1982 to pursue a solo career. He co-wrote “We Are the World.” Who is he? Lionel Richie 44. Which cookie brand promises 1,000 chips in each bag? Chips Ahoy 45. All of the tea dumped into the harbor during the Boston Tea Harbor had been grown where? China 46. Popular in Mexico, what dessert is, at its most basic, a disc of custard glazed with caramel? flan 47. The official U.S. Navy peacoat features black plastic buttons etched with images of what? anchor 48. The year of their 1964 debut album, which still-active British rock band recorded a Rice Krispies jingle? Rolling Stones 49. What year did Marty McFly go back into in the movie "Back to the Future"? 1955 (WTG Juju) 50. Who played Matlock in the murder mystery series of the same name? Andy Griffith
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