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Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, February 19, 2024 - 5:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
SKIPPING TODAY

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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Good morning and happy Monday!

Answers:

11. How many modern European countries are still classified as "kingdoms"? 7

12. In which decade did nylon stockings make their debut at a World's Fair in New York? 1930s

13. What is the Koh-i-Noor? one of the largest uncut diamonds (WTG Juju)

14. How many players are required to play a game of contract bridge? 4

15. What is the name of GEICO’s friendly green gecko? Martin (WTG Lb)

16. The three Conner children in 'Roseanne' were Darlene, DJ and who? Becky

17. Which city hosted the summer Olympics in 2000? Sydney

18. Who sang 'She's Like The Wind' on the soundtrack to 'Dirty Dancing'? Patrick Swayze (I had his phone number, long story)

19. Which modern wonder is a large statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? Christ the Redeemer

20. The style of cooking called 'jerk' originates on which island? Jamaica


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

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New set and good luck! (Hope all is well, OG)

21. What 2007 comedy starred John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy as a group of middle-aged suburbanites who deal with their midlife crises by forming a motorcycle gang?

22. 'Pete's Submarines' was the original name of WHICH franchise?

23. In terms of population, what is the largest city in the United States?

24. According to legend, what liquid does Cupid use when whetting his arrows?

25. What oil and gas giant developed the fuel additive “Techron” and merged with Texaco in 2001?

26. What stationery item does FaberCastell make in 19 levels of hardness, ranging from 8B to 6H?

27. In Lewis Carroll’s poem, what kind of animal tells his Carpenter friend about “shoes and ships and sealing-wax,” “cabbages and kings”?

28. In 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission raised a kerfuffle when it suggested it might ban what common kitchen appliances?

29. Which U.S. state borders both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean?

30. What common pet was once believed to be a subspecies of the Prussian carp?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Monday, February 19, 2024 - 11:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
21. NO IDEA
22. SUBWAY
23. NYC
24. BLOOD?
25. CHEVRON
26. PENCIL LEAD?
27. THE WALRUS
28. GAS STOVES
29. NY
30. GOLDFISH


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, February 19, 2024 - 7:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Oopsie, brain fart. I actually do know the 2000 summer Olympics were held in Sydney, as my college roommate attended. Her step-daughter is Maureen O'Toole, superstar of the women's water polo the very first year it became an Olympic sport.

Guesses for new set:

21. dunno, and Bigdog already asleep

22. Subway

23. New York City

24. human tears

25. Chevron

26. pencil leads

27. the walrus

28. hahahaha, gas stoves

29. New York

30. goldfish








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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Tuesday!

Answers:

21. What 2007 comedy starred John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy as a group of middle-aged suburbanites who deal with their midlife crises by forming a motorcycle gang? Road Hogs

22. 'Pete's Submarines' was the original name of WHICH franchise? Subway

23. In terms of population, what is the largest city in the United States? New York City

24. According to legend, what liquid does Cupid use when whetting his arrows? blood (WTG OG)

25. What oil and gas giant developed the fuel additive “Techron” and merged with Texaco in 2001? Chevron

26. What stationery item does FaberCastell make in 19 levels of hardness, ranging from 8B to 6H? pencils

27. In Lewis Carroll’s poem, what kind of animal tells his Carpenter friend about “shoes and ships and sealing-wax,” “cabbages and kings”? walrus

28. In 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission raised a kerfuffle when it suggested it might ban what common kitchen appliances? gas stoves

29. Which U.S. state borders both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean? New York

30. What common pet was once believed to be a subspecies of the Prussian carp? goldfish


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 9:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

31. What animal is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having “the greatest number of names, with over 40 in English alone”?

32. How many countries have the color purple in their national flag?

33. If you divided all the Lego bricks on the planet equally between every person alive, how many would each person have: 80, 400, 800 or 1,000?

34. Which famous artist dissected 30 corpses?

35. What shape is New York's Madison Square Garden?

36. What was Raymond's occupation in Everybody Loves Raymond?

37. Neptune is called an ice giant due to its outer two layers consisting of compounds including hydrogen and helium – which other planet also claims this title?

38. German military commander Erwin Rommel was known by what nickname?

39. Sharks improve buoyancy due to a cartilaginous skeleton and with the help of which internal organ?

40. Which pop singer’s memoir is titled The Woman in Me?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 10:01 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
31. NOW I KNOW
32. VERY FEW
33. 1000?
34. DI VINCI
35. ROUND?
36. WRITER
37. NO IDEA
38. DESERT FOX
39. LIVER?
40. BRITTENY SPEARS


Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 3:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
I swear I answered yesterday -oh well
31.gopher
32.3?
33.800?
34.Warhol?
35.Triangle
36.sports writer
37.uranus?
38.heart?


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Guesses for new set:

31. snake

32. 2

33. 1,000

34. Leonardo DaVinci

35. circular - have walked by it on the street

36. writer

37. Uranus

38. The Desert Fox

39. swim bladder

40. Brittney Spears

















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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 9:40 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Wednesday!

Answers:

31. What animal is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having “the greatest number of names, with over 40 in English alone”? mountain lion

32. How many countries have the color purple in their national flag? 4

33. If you divided all the Lego bricks on the planet equally between every person alive, how many would each person have: 80, 400, 800 or 1,000? 80

34. Which famous artist dissected 30 corpses? da Vinci

35. What shape is New York's Madison Square Garden? round

36. What was Raymond's occupation in Everybody Loves Raymond? sports writer (WTG Dean for getting the exact kind of writer)

37. Neptune is called an ice giant due to its outer two layers consisting of compounds including hydrogen and helium – which other planet also claims this title? Uranus (WTG Juju)

38. German military commander Erwin Rommel was known by what nickname? Desert Fox

39. Sharks improve buoyancy due to a cartilaginous skeleton and with the help of which internal organ? liver (WTG OG)

40. Which pop singer’s memoir is titled The Woman in Me? Britney Spears


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 10:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

41. What Alaskan archipelago straddles the 180th meridian, and therefore contains both the westernmost and the easternmost points in the United States?

42. In the 1940s, the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren was asked by her daughter to come up with a story to entertain her while she was home sick from school. The story she came up with involves the adventures of what 9-year-old girl?

43. How many people are pictured in Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper?

44. Which country has the most dams?

45. How many daughters did TV's John Walton have?

46. What writer famously wrote that “all that glisters is not gold”?

47. What type of geographical feature is a cataract?

48. Patty Hearst was kidnapped on February 4, in what year?

49. How is sticky toffee pudding cooked?

50. In which continent were chocolate eggs first made for Easter?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 10:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
41. ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
42. PIPPI LONGSTOCKINGS
43. 13
44. CHINA
45. 4 DAUGHTERS?
46. SHAKESPEARE
47. RIVER RAPIDS
48. 1974...JUST AFTER MY BABY WAS BORN
49. IN A DOUBLE-BOILER
50. AUSTRIA


Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Wednesday, February 21, 2024 - 3:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
42.Pipi Longstockings
43.when I saw it in Milan , 13
44.four?
46.Shakespeare
48.75?
49.in a pan with water in another pan or double boiler
50.Switzerland?



Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 10:07 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Thursday!

Answers:

41. What Alaskan archipelago straddles the 180th meridian, and therefore contains both the westernmost and the easternmost points in the United States? Aleutian Islands (WTG OG)

42. In the 1940s, the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren was asked by her daughter to come up with a story to entertain her while she was home sick from school. The story she came up with involves the adventures of what 9-year-old girl? Pippi Longstocking

43. How many people are pictured in Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper? 13

44. Which country has the most dams? China (WTG OG)

45. How many daughters did TV's John Walton have? 3

46. What writer famously wrote that “all that glisters is not gold”? Shakespeare

47. What type of geographical feature is a cataract? waterfall

48. Patty Hearst was kidnapped on February 4, in what year? 1974 (WTG OG)

49. How is sticky toffee pudding cooked? steamed

50. In which continent were chocolate eggs first made for Easter? Europe


Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 10:20 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
New set and good luck!

51. Dublin is the largest city on the island of Ireland. What is the second-largest city on that island?

52. Where did Phileas Fogg begin and end his journey around the world?

53. The Binet test measures what?

54. Who is considered the patron saint of children?

55. In Ray Charles' song, who did he suggest "hit the road"?

56. The sousaphone is considered a marching band equivalent of what other brass instrument?

57. Of the Bible's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which rode the red horse?

58. If I'm baking and I "docked" the pastry dough, what did I do?

59. Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel by what actress?

60. What was the nickname of the prop shark in “Jaws”?


Ophiliasgrandma
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09-04-2001

Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 10:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ophiliasgrandma a private message Print Post    
51. BELFAST
52. LONDON?
53. IQ
54. NO IDEA
55. JACK
56. TUBA
57. NO IDEA
58. NOW I KNOW
59. CARRIE FISHER
6O. BRUCE


Deanofwords
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09-13-2005

Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Deanofwords a private message Print Post    
51.Belfast

52.Paris?
55.Jack
56.saxaphone
58.kneaded
59.Carrie Fisher


Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Thursday, February 22, 2024 - 8:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Guesses for new set:

51. Cork, have been there.

52. London, have been there

53. IQ

54. St, Luke

55. Jack

56. tuba

57. death

58. punched it down to rise again

59. Carrie Fisher

60. Bruce




















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Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Friday, February 23, 2024 - 9:38 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Good morning and happy Friday!

Answers:

51. Dublin is the largest city on the island of Ireland. What is the second-largest city on that island? Belfast

52. Where did Phileas Fogg begin and end his journey around the world? London

53. The Binet test measures what? intelligence

54. Who is considered the patron saint of children? St. Nicholas

55. In Ray Charles' song, who did he suggest "hit the road"? Jack

56. The sousaphone is considered a marching band equivalent of what other brass instrument? tuba

57. Of the Bible's Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which rode the red horse? war

58. If I'm baking and I "docked" the pastry dough, what did I do? pricking holes in it

59. Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel by what actress? Carrie Fisher

60. What was the nickname of the prop shark in “Jaws”? Bruce