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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, September 12, 2025 - 10:15 am 
New set and good luck!
1. What type of wool can come from a rabbit?
2. Which type of candy reacts with coke, creating a geyser-like effect?
3. What creature is Warner Bros character Speedy Gonzales?
4. In 1977, a baker named Debbi opened her first cookie shop in Palo Alto, California. Today, her namesake store features around 250 locations worldwide, largely in malls and airports. What name is Debbi better known by?
5. What former “The Electric Company” actor earned his first Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Street Smart,” 17 years before his first Oscar win for “Million Dollar Baby”?
6. Along with a patch of sensory cells known as Jacobson’s organ, lizards and snakes use which part of their bodies to smell?
7. Thought to bring good luck, which item is traditionally found inside a New Orleans king cake?
8. Since 1066, there have been eight British kings with what name, the most recent of which gave up the throne to marry an American?
9. How long is a lane in a bowling alley, measured from the foul line to the head pin?
10. Which town do Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty live in?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Friday, September 12, 2025 - 12:12 pm
1. ANGORA
2. MINTS
3. MOUSE
4. LITTLE DEBBIES
5. MORGAN FREEMAN
6. TONGUES
7. I KNOW NOW
8. EDWARD
9. NO IDEA
10. BEDROCK
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, September 12, 2025 - 6:21 pm
4.Little Debbies cake ,never seen them
6 tongues
8.Edward
9.20 metres last time I bowled 3 months ago
10.Bedrock
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, September 12, 2025 - 6:22 pm
Granny Trivia have a yabba dabba do weekend
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Friday, September 12, 2025 - 9:07 pm
Guesses for new set:
1. Angora - both my mother and my grandmother in Australia were bigtime knitters, so my mother, sister and I had many angora sweaters growing up, using in different colors of a matching style.
2. Well, I think there have been at least two iterations of this fad in my lifetime, and the first one was something like Hot Rocks, but the most recent was Mentos
3. mouse
4. Little Debbie
5. Morgan Freeman
6. tongue
7. It is a small baby doll, called the baby (I worked in Houston for 8 years, which is not all that far from New Orleans, and people would sometimes bring king cakes into the office in celebration of Jan. 5, All Kings Day)
8. Edward
9. 50'?
10. Bedrock
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 11:26 am
Good morning and happy Saturday!
Answers:
1. What type of wool can come from a rabbit? angora
2. Which type of candy reacts with coke, creating a geyser-like effect? Mentos (WTG Juju)
3. What creature is Warner Bros character Speedy Gonzales? mouse
4. In 1977, a baker named Debbi opened her first cookie shop in Palo Alto, California. Today, her namesake store features around 250 locations worldwide, largely in malls and airports. What name is Debbi better known by? Mrs. Fields
5. What former “The Electric Company” actor earned his first Oscar nomination for the 1987 film “Street Smart,” 17 years before his first Oscar win for “Million Dollar Baby”? Morgan Freeman
6. Along with a patch of sensory cells known as Jacobson’s organ, lizards and snakes use which part of their bodies to smell? tongues
7. Thought to bring good luck, which item is traditionally found inside a New Orleans king cake? plastic baby (WTG Juju)
8. Since 1066, there have been eight British kings with what name, the most recent of which gave up the throne to marry an American? Edward
9. How long is a lane in a bowling alley, measured from the foul line to the head pin? 60 feet
10. Which town do Fred, Wilma, Barney, and Betty live in? Bedrock
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 11:46 am
New set and good luck!
11. Charlie Sheen was sacked from which sitcom in 2011?
11. Baked Alaska has meringue on the outside , what does the meringue cover?
13. About how often does Halley's Comet appear?
14. The highest point on Spanish soil is a volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife, part of which island group?
15. What was the housekeeper's name in the TV series "The Brady Bunch"?
16. What world leader was assassinated in Cairo on October 6, 1981?
17. Africa's Victoria Falls are on which river?
18. What did Thomas Blood try to steal in London in 1671?
19. What name is given to a main downward-growing root of a plant?
20. The Schuyler sisters are portrayed in what historical musical?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 12:06 pm
11. TWO AND A HALF MEN
12. ICE CREAM
13. A LITTLE OVER 70 YEARS
14. CANARY ISLANDS
15. ALICE
16. ANWAR SADAT
17. ZAMBEZI
18. CROWN JEWELS
19. TAPROOT
20. NOW I KNOW
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 5:47 pm
11.Two and Half Men
12.ice cream
13.85 years
14.Canary Islands
15.Alice
16.Sadat , like my great Uncle in 1951 who was working for the Canadian Consulate
18.crown jewels
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Saturday, September 13, 2025 - 9:00 pm
Guesses for new set:
11. Two and a half men
11. ice cream
13. every 17 years
14. The Canary Islands, have been there and gone past the field where the airplane crashed.
15. Alice
16. Anwar Sadat
17. Zambezi, have not been there.
18. the crown jewels
19. tap root
20. Hamilton, no idea
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 11:44 am
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Answers:
11. Charlie Sheen was sacked from which sitcom in 2011? Two and a Half Men
11. Baked Alaska has meringue on the outside , what does the meringue cover? ice cream
13. About how often does Halley's Comet appear? every 76 years (I am giving you a WTG OG)
14. The highest point on Spanish soil is a volcanic peak on the island of Tenerife, part of which island group? Canary
15. What was the housekeeper's name in the TV series "The Brady Bunch"? Alice
16. What world leader was assassinated in Cairo on October 6, 1981? Anwar Sadat (Your uncle was assassinated, Dean?_
17. Africa's Victoria Falls are on which river? Zambezi
18. What did Thomas Blood try to steal in London in 1671? Crown Jewels
19. What name is given to a main downward-growing root of a plant? taproot
20. The Schuyler sisters are portrayed in what historical musical? Hamilton (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 12:10 pm
New set and good luck!
21. The malleus and vestibular nerves are parts of which organ in the body?
22. In what decade did Hawaii become a state?
23. In which decade was the first electric guitar made?
24. For Halloween 2025, what major chocolate bar brand is offering a variety with "Ghoulish Green Nougat"?
25. What German tennis player won all four Grand Slams in 1988, making her the first to achieve what is known as the Golden Slam?
26. Along with the Water Works, what's the other utility space on a standard Monopoly board?
27. Sean Astin isn't the only celebrity in his family. Who is Sean's mother?
28. The oldest known leather example of this common object was found, preserved under a pile of sheep dung in a pit in a cave in Armenia in 2008. What was this 5,500-year-old object?
29. Which Latin expression means "by that very fact"?
30. Who won the 1975 Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for playing the role of Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 12:30 pm
21. EAR
22. 50'S
23. LONGER AGO THAN I WOULD HAVE GUESSED
24. NO IDEA
25. STEFFI GRAF
26. ELECTRIC COMPANY
27. PATTY DUKE
28. SHOE
29. IPSO FACTO
30. JACK NICHOLSON
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 2:01 pm
Yes my Great Aunt's husband -so my Dad's Mom sister's husband working for the Canadian Consulate was there during riots and got killed. My cousin has more details about her grandfather .
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 2:04 pm
21.sounds earie -ears
22.50's
23.40's
25.Graf
27.Patty Duke (Astin)
28.shoe or sandal
29.Jack Nicholson
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Sunday, September 14, 2025 - 10:11 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. ear, if it is considered an organ
22. 1950's Sheesh, I was puzzling over this one, as I read it to ask the year, finally realized it was asking for the decade.
23. 1920's
24. Well, 3 Musketeers, Snickers, and Milky Way all have nougat, but Snickers is the most popular, and 3 Musketeers is all nougat center, so it would be easiest to adulterate? Where was I? Snickers, no idea, but I am in the right family of candy bars, so 0.001 WTG??
25. Stefi Graf
26. Electric company
27. Patty Duke
28. shoe
29. ipso facto
30. Jack Nicholson
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, September 15, 2025 - 10:14 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
21. The malleus and vestibular nerves are parts of which organ in the body? ear
22. In what decade did Hawaii become a state? 1950s (which leads me to wonder since my mom was born in Hawaii before it was a state, does that make me a birthright citizen?)
23. In which decade was the first electric guitar made? 1930s
24. For Halloween 2025, what major chocolate bar brand is offering a variety with "Ghoulish Green Nougat"? Snickers (You get the full WTG Juju!)
25. What German tennis player won all four Grand Slams in 1988, making her the first to achieve what is known as the Golden Slam? Steffi Graf
26. Along with the Water Works, what's the other utility space on a standard Monopoly board? Electric Company
27. Sean Astin isn't the only celebrity in his family. Who is Sean's mother? Patty Duke
28. The oldest known leather example of this common object was found, preserved under a pile of sheep dung in a pit in a cave in Armenia in 2008. What was this 5,500-year-old object? shoe
29. Which Latin expression means "by that very fact"? Ipso Facto
30. Who won the 1975 Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for playing the role of Randle Patrick McMurphy in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest? Jack Nicholson
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, September 15, 2025 - 10:26 am
New set and good luck!
31. A volleyball can be touched up to how many times before it must cross the net?
32. In the Bible, what animals does Daniel come up against for refusing to obey a royal decree against praying to God?
33. For how many films has Steven Spielberg won an Oscar for Best Director?
34. How many wings does a flea have?
35. Which word in this sentence is a preposition: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog?
36. How many floors does the Eiffel Tower have?
37. Which continent covers all four hemispheres of the Earth?
38. What are female mountain goats referred to as?
39. What did the Karate Kid use to catch a fly?
40. The popular British candy known as Maltesers is most similar to what brand of chocolate candy produced by Hershey, whose name is in red print on its packaging?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Monday, September 15, 2025 - 10:39 am
31. THREE TIMES
32. LION
33. TWICE
34. NONE
35. OVER
36. NOW I KNOW
37. AFRICA
38. NANNIES
39. HIS HAND
40. NO IDEA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, September 15, 2025 - 4:59 pm
31.3 times
32.lion
33.three
34.4
36.2222
37.Africa
38.nannies
40.3 muskateers
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