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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 13, 2025 - 11:07 am 
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
1. Wisteria flowers in which season? Spring
2.Complete the hit track by The Who: ___________ Wizard? Pinball
3.According to a trade magazine, you shouldn't really believe anything Rachael Ray ever said about Extra Virgin WHAT? olive oil
4. The "I" in "IBD" stands for what? irritable (Which I have, TM?)
5. Julie Andrews picked up her only Oscar for what movie that was her big-screen debut? Mary Poppins
6. Who played Nuke Laloosh in "Bull Durham"? Tim Robbins (WTG Rieann, and so happy to see you here again!)
7. What is the third letter in the Greek alphabet? Gamma
8. What is the youngest Ivy League university? Cornell (WTG OG)
9. How is fictional character John Clayton better known? Tarzan
10. How long is an eon? 1 billion years
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, October 13, 2025 - 11:27 am
New set and good luck!
11. The BBC children’s show “Furchester Hotel” features a character named Biscuit Monster, which is one clue that it’s a spin-off of what American program?
12. UFC stand for Ultimate Fighting "What"?
13. Who played a teen leading a double life as a pop star in TV show Hannah Montana?
14. Which soft drink originally claimed to include the mood-enhancing drug, lithium?
15. Which vegetable releases syn-propanethial-S-oxide when cut?
16. By what other name is the Silvertip bear better known?
17. Which actor played Chandler Bing on TV's "Friends"?
18. Already one of Hollywood's most bankable stars for years at that point, who joined the MCU as Ant-Man in 2015?
19. SweetFire Chicken and The Original Orange Chicken are signature dishes from what food-court chain?
20. What sinfully-named mammals come in three-toed and two-toed varieties?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Monday, October 13, 2025 - 12:35 pm
11. SESAME STREET
12. CHAMPIONSHIP
13. MILEY CYRUS
14. NOW I KNOW...VERY ODD!
15. ONION
16. GRIZZLY BEAR
17. MATTHEW PERRY
18. NOW I KNOW
19. PANDA EXPRESS
20. SLOTHS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, October 13, 2025 - 6:57 pm
11.Sesame Street
12.championship
13.Miley Cyrus
14.7 up in the 1910's , read this in a beverage trivia quiz awhile back
15.onion
17.Matthew Perry
20.sloths
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Monday, October 13, 2025 - 9:59 pm
Guesses for new set:
11. Sesame Street
12. Championship
13. Miley Cyrus
14. 7-Up
15. onion
16. grizzly
17. Matthew Perry
18. dunno, don't even know what MCU is
19. Sounds like Panda Express, although we have a free-standing one in our town.
20. LOL, sloth, good thing I know my deadly sins
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:00 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
11. The BBC children’s show “Furchester Hotel” features a character named Biscuit Monster, which is one clue that it’s a spin-off of what American program? Sesame Street
12. UFC stand for Ultimate Fighting "What"? Championship
13. Who played a teen leading a double life as a pop star in TV show Hannah Montana? Miley Cyrus
14. Which soft drink originally claimed to include the mood-enhancing drug, lithium? 7-UP
15. Which vegetable releases syn-propanethial-S-oxide when cut? onion
16. By what other name is the Silvertip bear better known? Grizzly
17. Which actor played Chandler Bing on TV's "Friends"? Matthew Perry
18. Already one of Hollywood's most bankable stars for years at that point, who joined the MCU as Ant-Man in 2015? Paul Rudd (Juju, it is the Marvel Cinematic Universe)
19. SweetFire Chicken and The Original Orange Chicken are signature dishes from what food-court chain? Panda Express
20. What sinfully-named mammals come in three-toed and two-toed varieties? sloth
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:08 am
New set and good luck!
21. Which nation currently claims the largest Antarctic territory?
22. Pep Comics was a monthly anthology focused on action and crime until 1941, when stories featuring supervillain Madam Satan were phased out in favor of what new character, described as “America's Typical Teenager”?
23. Commedia dell’arte actors in 16th-century Italy used to hit each other with a small wooden baton, designed to make a loud noise at the slightest touch. This early sound effect prop eventually lent its name to what form of comedy?
24. A distracting or misleading clue is a "what" herring?
25. Does a convex surface curve inwards or outwards?
26. The saying goes, to the victor belong/go the "what"?
27. Who wrote the 1963 novel The Bell Jar, initially published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"?
28. What animal’s fat is rendered into lard?
29. Which type of flour is used to make a traditional French macaron?
30. In what European country is the Dolomite Mountain range?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 12:24 pm
21.Chilie
22.Archie
23.slap stick
24.red
25.outwards
27.Slyvia Path
28.pig
30.Yugoslavia
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 1:43 pm
21. NOW I KNOW
22. NO IDEA
23. SLAPSTICK?
24. RED
25. OUTWARDS
26. SPOILS
27. NO IDEA
28. SWINE
29. NO IDEA
30. ITALY
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 10:18 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. Whoa! Is this a wide-open question! Chile, Argentina, Australia, USA? Will go with USA
22. I have no idea, but it almost has to be Archie.
23. using only clues in the question with no idea of the answer, must be slapstick
24. red, whew, thanks for the easy one, Mamie
25. definitely outward
26. spoils
27. Sylvia Plath
28. pig
29. I definitely do not know this one, but based on the consistency of a macaron, I will go with rice
30. 50-50 question (Italy/France), but based on the spelling, will go with Italy
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 11:54 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
21. Which nation currently claims the largest Antarctic territory? Australia
22. Pep Comics was a monthly anthology focused on action and crime until 1941, when stories featuring supervillain Madam Satan were phased out in favor of what new character, described as “America's Typical Teenager”? Archie
23. Commedia dell’arte actors in 16th-century Italy used to hit each other with a small wooden baton, designed to make a loud noise at the slightest touch. This early sound effect prop eventually lent its name to what form of comedy? slapstick
24. A distracting or misleading clue is a "what" herring? red
25. Does a convex surface curve inwards or outwards? outwards
26. The saying goes, to the victor belong/go the "what"? spoils
27. Who wrote the 1963 novel The Bell Jar, initially published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"? Sylvia Plath
28. What animal’s fat is rendered into lard? pig
29. Which type of flour is used to make a traditional French macaron? almond
30. In what European country is the Dolomite Mountain range? Italy
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:19 pm
New set and good luck!
31. These days, most fishing bait is sold in plastic or Styrofoam containers, but an idiomatic phrase meaning “a complicated matter not worth getting into” comes from the 1950s, when bait was sold in what vessel?
32. A shamrock has how many leaves?
33. What bird has the largest beak relative to its body size?
34. What insect protects peonies from damaging insects?
35. How many daily tides do coastal cities experience?
36. "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like..." is a partial slogan for what sliced bread brand named after a woman?
37. What is the only government building the British monarch is forbidden to enter?
38. Who wrote the play "The Odd Couple"?
39. What kind of animal is a seahorse?
40. What is the word for a group of flies?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 2:24 pm
31. NO IDEA
32. FOUR
33. NO IDEA
34. ANTS
35. FOUR
36. SARA LEE
37. HOUSE OF COMMONS
38. NEIL SIMON
39. FISH
40. SWARM
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 7:28 pm
32.4
33.pelican
35.4
36.Sara Lee
37.House of Commons
38.Neil Simon
39.fish,
40.swarm
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 9:50 pm
Guesses for new set:
31. how about can, for can of worms?
32. 3
33. toucan
34. ants
35. I suppose the answer is going to be 4, but I have spent about 25 winters AT the coast in South Padre Island, TX, and I check the tide charts daily, and sometimes there are 2 highs and 2 low tides, but other days there is only one of each, making it two. Will go with 4.
36. SaraLee, and I actually have a Canadian friend named Saralee
37. dunno
38. Neil Simon, I think
39. fish
40. swarm
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 9:54 pm
Ha!! Just as I was closing the thread I noticed Mamie did a cute thing on us today and had TWO "can" answers today - the fish bait one and then the toucan (pronounced two-can) The woman is just diabolical. She must stay up nights figuring out ways to be cute.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:07 am
Good morning and happy Thursday! Well shoot, Juju! I have tossed around an idea of having them all have a tie in and see if you guys notice but you notice when it's just two!
Answers:
31. These days, most fishing bait is sold in plastic or Styrofoam containers, but an idiomatic phrase meaning “a complicated matter not worth getting into” comes from the 1950s, when bait was sold in what vessel? can (WTG Juju)
32. A shamrock has how many leaves? 3 (WTG Juju)
33. What bird has the largest beak relative to its body size? toucan (WTG Juju)
34. What insect protects peonies from damaging insects? ants
35. How many daily tides do coastal cities experience? 4
36. "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like..." is a partial slogan for what sliced bread brand named after a woman? Sara Lee
37. What is the only government building the British monarch is forbidden to enter? House of Commons
38. Who wrote the play "The Odd Couple"? Neil Simon
39. What kind of animal is a seahorse? fish
40. What is the word for a group of flies? swarm
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:19 am
New set and good luck!
41. There are 38 million members of AARP in the United States. “AARP” stands for the American Association of… what?
42. Is the field goal crossbar in football taller than a basketball hoop, shorter, or the same height?
43. The Koh-i-Noor is one of the largest cut "what" in the world?
44. A cob is the male of which species?
45. "Syncope" is the medical term for what?
46. According to Shakira's hit song, which part of her body doesn't lie?
47. In dominoes, how many tiles does each player start with?
48. "Making your way in the world today, takes everything you've got" is a line from the theme song from what tv show?
49. What name is given to a hat with a flat horizontal top that is worn at graduation ceremonies?
50. Who Were Chang And Eng Bunker?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 12:33 pm
41. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS
42. THE SAME
43. DIAMOND
44. SWAN
45. NOT ENOUGH BLOOD TO THE BRAIN I FAINTED ONCE
46. LIPS?
47. NO IDEA...8?
48. CHEERS
49. MORTARBOARD
50. CONJOINED TWINS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 4:04 pm
41 Retired Persons
We have CRAP here
42.Taller
43.diamond
44.swan
46lips , 2nd choice hips
47.8
48.Cheers
49.mortarboard
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