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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 11, 2024 - 9:23 am 
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
1. Though it can’t go far and lacks stability because of its plumage, what bird can still fly? peacock
2. "Susceptor sleeve" is the technical name for the doodad that's used to crisp up what Nestlé product? Hot Pocket
3. Many a viewer has been awakened by the Act 1 climax of "The Phantom of the Opera," wherein what big heavy thing crashes to the stage? chandelier
4. American corn whiskey is named for what Kentucky county and/or New Orleans street? Bourbon
5. Unless you've already had the "B" type, you can't get the "D" type of what sickness? hepatitis
6. What can you figure out about the weather by counting cricket chirps? temperature
7. Typically, what does the "AC" button on a calculator mean? all clear
8. When Bryan Adams sang that "Those were the best days of my life", what year was he referring to? 69 (WTG Dean)
9. What color is hippo milk? pink
10. Which character dies in the film Bambi? Bambi's mother (Right, Juju?! My son left the theater asking me if Bambi would see his mother again. Heartbreak)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 11, 2024 - 9:38 am
New set and good luck!
11. Actor Paul Fusco is best known for voicing and puppeteering what 1980s sitcom title character?
12. During the Vietnam War, American soldiers would use which toy as a makeshift antenna for mobile radios?
13. Greeted by Canadian customs agents when he finished, in 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first to directly cross which landmark on a tightrope?
14. During the hora dance at a Jewish wedding, the bride and groom are typically what?
15. Dying two years before Ghostbusters (1984) premiered, which hard-partying Saturday Night Live cast member inspired the design of Slimer?
16. Now closed, the Yankee Siege Trebuchet once launched what seasonal gourd more than 2,000 feet?
17. QR – as in QR barcodes – stands for quick ...what?
18. What does the "G" in GM food stand for?
19. Johanna Spyri's novel Heidi was set in what country?
20. What is the name of a bird's second stomach?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, November 11, 2024 - 12:20 pm
12.walkie talkies
13.Niagara Falls -probably Horseshoe falls
14.break china?
15.Bill Murray
16.pumpkin?
17.quick read
19.Switzerland
I once said to a friend who was just finished a venison dinner -how was Bambi ? She replied not funny!!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Monday, November 11, 2024 - 1:26 pm
11. NOW I KNOW
12. NOW I KNOW
13. NIAGARA FALLS
14. LIFTED ON CHAIRS
15. JOHN BELUSHI
16. PUMPKIN
17. NOW I KNOW
18. NOW I KNOW
19. SWITZERLAND
20. GIZZARD}
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Monday, November 11, 2024 - 10:23 pm
Guesses for new set:
11. Only sitcom I can think of with a puppet leading character is ALF.
12. dunno, but maybe Slinky, or maybe I do actually know because I am old enough to have been an adult during the Vietnam War
13. Niagara Falls
14. blindfolded, no idea
15. John Belushi
16. pumpkin
17. response, no idea
18. genetic or genetically (modified)
19. Austria, but I am probably confusing it with The Sound of Music, which sort of wiped out my Heidi memories
20. gizzard
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 9:14 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
11. Actor Paul Fusco is best known for voicing and puppeteering what 1980s sitcom title character? Alf (WTG Juju)
12. During the Vietnam War, American soldiers would use which toy as a makeshift antenna for mobile radios? Slinky (WTG Juju)
13. Greeted by Canadian customs agents when he finished, in 2012 Nik Wallenda became the first to directly cross which landmark on a tightrope? Niagara Falls
14. During the hora dance at a Jewish wedding, the bride and groom are typically what? lifted on a chair (WTG OG)
15. Dying two years before Ghostbusters (1984) premiered, which hard-partying Saturday Night Live cast member inspired the design of Slimer? John Belushi
16. Now closed, the Yankee Siege Trebuchet once launched what seasonal gourd more than 2,000 feet? pumpkin
17. QR – as in QR barcodes – stands for quick ...what? response (WTG Juju)
18. What does the "G" in GM food stand for? genetically (WTG Juju)
19. Johanna Spyri's novel Heidi was set in what country? Switzerland
20. What is the name of a bird's second stomach? gizzard
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 9:26 am
New set and good luck!
21. Which longtime television host began wearing his signature suspenders after losing weight following quintuple bypass surgery in 1987?
22. Which classic work of literature tells the story of migrant ranch hands George and Lennie?
23. The breaking of supposedly unbreakable windows marred the 2019 unveiling event of which automaker’s Cybertruck?
24. Both Kim Carnes and Hall & Oates had No. 1 Billboard hits in 1981 with songs whose titles mention what body part?
25. What is the collective noun for a group of elephants?
26. If you count territories, the southernmost point in the U.S. is in what territory?
27. You might hear the ocean, or maybe just a yummy sea snail, inside the spiral shells of what creatures?
28. What French company hypes its all-inclusive resorts with the tagline: "Where Happiness Means the World?"
29. How old was actress and politician Evita (Eva Peron) when she died in 1952: 30, 33, 35 or 43?
30. Which country was split into zones by the Yalta Agreement?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 10:15 am
21. LARRY KING
22. OF MICE AND MEN
23. NO IDEA
24. EYES
25. HERD
26. SAMOA?
27. CONCH SHELL
28. CLUB MED?
29. 33?
30. GERMANY
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 1:59 pm
21.Larry King
22.of Mice and Men
24 eyes
26.Samoa
27.conch shell
28.Club med
29.35
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 - 8:14 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. Larry King
22. Of Mice and Men
23. Tesla - we saw one of those in a supermarket in our town this summer, and it was godawful ugly.
24. eyes, I think
25. herd
26. Guam
27. conch
28. Probably Club Med
29. 33
30. Germany
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 9:58 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
21. Which longtime television host began wearing his signature suspenders after losing weight following quintuple bypass surgery in 1987? Larry King
22. Which classic work of literature tells the story of migrant ranch hands George and Lennie? Of Mice and Men
23. The breaking of supposedly unbreakable windows marred the 2019 unveiling event of which automaker’s Cybertruck? Tesla (WTG Juju, I have seen a few on the road here in the bay area and they are ugly and clunky. )
24. Both Kim Carnes and Hall & Oates had No. 1 Billboard hits in 1981 with songs whose titles mention what body part? eyes
25. What is the collective noun for a group of elephants? herd
26. If you count territories, the southernmost point in the U.S. is in what territory? Sanoa
27. You might hear the ocean, or maybe just a yummy sea snail, inside the spiral shells of what creatures? conch
28. What French company hypes its all-inclusive resorts with the tagline: "Where Happiness Means the World?" Club Med
29. How old was actress and politician Evita (Eva Peron) when she died in 1952: 30, 33, 35 or 43? 33
30. Which country was split into zones by the Yalta Agreement? Germany
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 10:10 am
New set and good luck!
31. Used to help with echolocation, the round mass of fat called a “melon” is found on the forehead of which sea creature?
32. What is the capital of Venezuela?
33. Which Beatles song's second verse begins with the word "suddenly"?
34. Who abseiled from the Paris 2024 Olympics stadium roof during the closing ceremony?
35. Emeralds are a gem variety of which mineral?
36. How old can supermarket apples be?
37. Which type of restaurant popularized the use of conveyor belts?
38. How often are brain cells replaced?
39. The penny-farthing was a popular type of what?
40. Who played Uncle Buck in the movie "Uncle Buck"?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 10:30 am
31. BELUGA WHALE
32. CARACAS
33. YESTERDAY
34. NO IDEA
35. NW I KNOW
36. ABOUT A YEAR
37. SUSHI
38. SOME EVERY DAY?
39. COIN
40. JOHN CANDY
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 5:13 pm
32 Caracas
34.Tom Cruise a preview for LA Olympics
36.6 months
37.Japense
38.24 hours
39.carriage
40.John Candy
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, November 13, 2024 - 8:30 pm
Oopsie, forgot about Samoa. I have actually been to Samoa.
Guesses for new set:
31. dolphins
32. Caracas
33. Yesterday
34. Tom Cruise - how surreal is that?
35. quartz
36. a year
37.sushi
38. daily
39. coin
40. John Candy
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 9:42 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
31. Used to help with echolocation, the round mass of fat called a “melon” is found on the forehead of which sea creature? beluga whale (WTG OG)
32. What is the capital of Venezuela? Caracas
33. Which Beatles song's second verse begins with the word "suddenly"? Yesterday
34. Who abseiled from the Paris 2024 Olympics stadium roof during the closing ceremony? Tom Cruise
35. Emeralds are a gem variety of which mineral? beryl
36. How old can supermarket apples be? 1 year
37. Which type of restaurant popularized the use of conveyor belts? sushi
38. How often are brain cells replaced? daily
39. The penny-farthing was a popular type of what? bicycle
40. Who played Uncle Buck in the movie "Uncle Buck"? John Candy
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 9:53 am
New set and good luck!
41. Which monument did barrister Cecil Chubb, its last private owner, buy in 1915 for £6,600 as a gift for his wife?
42. As other writing tools made noises that could be picked up by his mic, which game show host preferred a Crayola crayon to mark out selected clues?
43. A delicacy at sushi restaurants, toro is fatty meat taken from the belly of which fish?
44. In baseball, pop-ups can sometimes induce an automatic out under the infield WHAT rule?
45. The Aleutian and Mariana are famous examples of what geographic feature?
46. To get steel, add a smidge of carbon to what sturdy metal?
47. Jacqueline du Pré and Pablo Casals were masters of what classical instrument?
48. Which name is given to the art of ornamental tree-shaping?
49. Terry Gene Bollea is better known as what wrestler?
50. What is a baby turkey called?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 10:27 am
41. INTERESTING
42. NO IDEA...WHEEL OF FORTUNE?
43. NO IDEA
44. NO IDEA
45. SUBDUCTION ZONES
46. IRON
47. CELLO
48. TOPIARY
49. NOW I KNOW
50. POULT
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 12:29 pm
42. Pat Sajack
43.salmon
49.Hulk Hogan
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Thursday, November 14, 2024 - 8:12 pm
Tough set today.
Guesses for new set:
41. Stonehenge
42. Alex Trebek
43. puffer fish
44. I think it might be infield foul, although I know very little about American sports
45. archipelagos
46. iron
47. violin
48. bonsai
49. Hulk Hogan
50. poult
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