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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 15, 2021 - 8:47 am 
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
1. There are two bones in your forearm. Which of them is longer? ulna (WTG OG)
2. What small Italian pasta gets its name from the Italian for “barley,” but is also called “risoni,” because it resembles grains of rice? orzo
3. How many time zones are there in France? 12
4. Which country produces and consumes the most fruit globally? China
5. What is the largest wild cat to be found in Mexico? jaguar (WTG OG)
6. What famous candy brand supplies dessert menu items for Pizza Hut restaurants, including cookies, brownies, and dunkers? Hershey's (WTG Dean)
7. In The Walton’s, what was grandpa's first name? Zeb
8. What sense are puppies born without? hearing
9. Which river ended up flowing backwards after three earthquakes in the 1800s? Mississippi (WTG OG)
10. Who played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson’s song ‘Beat It’? Eddie Van Halen
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 15, 2021 - 9:06 am
New set and good luck!
11. 'Green Lights' is the number-one New York Times best-seller autobiography by what Academy Award winning actor?
12. People from which country brought domestic cats to the US?
13. Julian Fellowes created which TV series?
14. Mary, Queen of Scots, was among the first female players of which sport?
15. What was the tallest structure in the world in 1925?
16. Which bird attended the goddess Athena?
17. In which South American country do women commonly wear bowler hats?
18. Who voiced the character Foxy Fox in the film "Fantastic Mr. Fox"?
19. The Italian lakeside town of Campione d'Italia is separated from the rest of Italy by mountains and occupies an enclave inside what other country?
20. What actor, born in 1907, played Shakespearean title characters on film four times, receiving Best Actor Oscar nominations each time?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, November 15, 2021 - 10:46 am
11. Now I know
12. Pilgrims
13. Downton Abby
14. Tennis?
15. I did not know that
16. Owl
17. Bolivia
18. No idea
19. No idea
20. Laurence Olivier
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, November 15, 2021 - 1:40 pm
11.Eddie Albert?
12.England?
14.golf?
15.Chrysler building?
20.Olivier?
How is hubby?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 9:32 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday! He is doing okay, Dean. He still has pain and I think he just tries to overdo it too much But he is getting better every day.
Answers:
11. 'Green Lights' is the number-one New York Times best-seller autobiography by what Academy Award winning actor? Matthew McConaughey (It is a very interesting book. He is an odd duck)
12. People from which country brought domestic cats to the US? England
13. Julian Fellowes created which TV series? Downton Abbey (WTG OG)
14. Mary, Queen of Scots, was among the first female players of which sport? golf (WTG Dean)
15. What was the tallest structure in the world in 1925? Eiffel Towel
16. Which bird attended the goddess Athena? owl (WTG OG)
17. In which South American country do women commonly wear bowler hats? Bolivia (WTG OG)
18. Who voiced the character Foxy Fox in the film "Fantastic Mr. Fox"? George Clooney
19. The Italian lakeside town of Campione d'Italia is separated from the rest of Italy by mountains and occupies an enclave inside what other country? Switzerland
20. What actor, born in 1907, played Shakespearean title characters on film four times, receiving Best Actor Oscar nominations each time? Laurence Olivier
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 9:50 am
New set and good luck!
21. What was the final planet on the space probe Cassini's journey?
22. Which flower is associated with the Virgin Mary?
23. Which type of engine played a major role in the Industrial Revolution?
24. Taylor Swift's recently re-released song "All Too Well" is rumored to be about which one of her ex-boyfriends?
25. What is the capital of American Samoa?
26. The land within the Arctic Circle is divided among how many countries?
27. Americans and Italians call them Zucchini, but what do the British and the French call them?
28. What percentage of coffee drinkers prefer their coffee black: 30, 40, 50 or 60?
29. How many sequels are there to the original Jaws?
30. William Shatner played a cop in which 80s police-action series?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 10:04 am
21. Saturn?
22. Rose
23. Steam
24. No idea
25. Now I know
26. No idea...5?
27. No idea
28. 40?
29. 2?
30. TJ Hooker
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 11:54 am
21.Venus
22 Rose
23. Steam
24. Jake Gynehal
26.6?
27 Squash
28.50?
29.3?
30.TJ Hooker
Glad he is doing a bit better though in pain.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-07-2005
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 12:38 pm
<OG you're up in One lie and one truth>
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, November 16, 2021 - 1:25 pm
Thanks, Scoot.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 9:31 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
21. What was the final planet on the space probe Cassini's journey? Saturn (WTG OG)
22. Which flower is associated with the Virgin Mary? lily
23. Which type of engine played a major role in the Industrial Revolution? steam
24. Taylor Swift's recently re-released song "All Too Well" is rumored to be about which one of her ex-boyfriends? Jake Gyllenhaal (WTG Dean)
25. What is the capital of American Samoa? Pago Pago
26. The land within the Arctic Circle is divided among how many countries? 8
27. Americans and Italians call them Zucchini, but what do the British and the French call them? courgettes
28. What percentage of coffee drinkers prefer their coffee black: 30, 40, 50 or 60? 40 (WTG OG)
29. How many sequels are there to the original Jaws? 3 (WTG Dean)
30. William Shatner played a cop in which 80s police-action series? TJ Hooker
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 10:00 am
New set and good luck!
31. "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you" is a lyric from which Beatles song?
32. In which city does the Tour de France end?
33. The Christmas movie "Holiday Inn" was set in which US State?
34. Eating what type of fruit is more effective than drinking a cup of coffee to gain energy?
35. Who is the heroine of Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money and its sequels?
36. What year was the Paris Agreement signed?
37. What does George Jetson's flying car transform into after he gets to work?
38. Who was the first First Lady of the United States to wear pants in public?
39. What was Floyd Lawson's occupation on The Andy Griffith Show?
40. What Atlantic island territory's team always wears its traditional red shorts in the Olympic opening ceremonies—even for winter games?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, November 17, 2021 - 7:05 pm
31.Hard Days Night ?? -I think I am wrong
32.Lyon??
33.Vermont?
35.Stephanie Plum -read most of them and was at a Q &A with her
36.2001?
38.Ford?
40.Iceland?
Have a great night all
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 5:00 am
GIVE ME A LITTLE WHILE
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 8:29 am
31. All My Loving
32. Gay Paree
33. Vermont?
34. No idea
35. Read them all...Stephanie Plum
36. 1945?
37. Don't remember
38. Eleanor Roosevelt
39. Barber
40. Bermuda Shorts}}
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 8:50 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
31. "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you" is a lyric from which Beatles song? All My Lovin' (WTG OG)
32. In which city does the Tour de France end? Paris (WTG OG)
33. The Christmas movie "Holiday Inn" was set in which US State? Connecticut
34. Eating what type of fruit is more effective than drinking a cup of coffee to gain energy? apple
35. Who is the heroine of Janet Evanovich’s One for the Money and its sequels? Stephanie Plum
36. What year was the Paris Agreement signed? 2015
37. What does George Jetson's flying car transform into after he gets to work? briefcase
38. Who was the first First Lady of the United States to wear pants in public? Eleanor Roosevelt (WTG OG)
39. What was Floyd Lawson's occupation on The Andy Griffith Show? barber (WTG OG)
40. What Atlantic island territory's team always wears its traditional red shorts in the Olympic opening ceremonies—even for winter games? Bermuda (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 9:09 am
New set and good luck!
41. What classic toy—which has lately been adopted by some extreme sports practitioners—was patented in Germany in 1920 by inventors Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall?
42. The Gobi Desert is in what two countries?
43. "Celadon" is a shade of which color?
44. What did the "tricoteuses" do while watching executions during the French Revolution?
45. Portia is a character in which Shakespeare play?
46. What's the street address of the brownstone apartment building on TV's Sesame Street?
47. What religious movement was founded in 1650 by a man named George Fox who told his followers to, quote, “tremble at the word of the Lord”?
48. Playing Tara King, Linda Thorson replaced Diana Rigg on which TV show in 1968?
49. How many different murder weapons are there in a game of Clue?
50. The Josh Groban song "Believe" was written for which 2004 Christmas movie?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 12:06 pm
41. Funny
42. China and Mongolia
43. Green...thanks Antique Roadshow
44. Dance?
45. No idea
46. No idea
47. Quakers
48. The Avengers
49. Six
50. Now I know
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 12:07 pm
41.YOYO?
43.Blue?
45.Macbeth?
48.Avengers
49.8?
Happy Thursday all
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 19, 2021 - 11:24 am
Good morning and happy Friday! Just finished shopping for Thanksgiving. It will just be the two of us again. We thought about driving down to my sister's but that would be too long, about 3 and 1/2 hours in the car for Kelly while he is still recovering. My son is going to his in-laws so hopefully we will see them at one point during the holiday.
Answers:
41. What classic toy—which has lately been adopted by some extreme sports practitioners—was patented in Germany in 1920 by inventors Max Pohlig and Ernst Gottschall? pogo stick
42. The Gobi Desert is in what two countries? China and Mongolia (WTG OG)
43. "Celadon" is a shade of which color? green (WTG OG)
44. What did the "tricoteuses" do while watching executions during the French Revolution? knit
45. Portia is a character in which Shakespeare play? Othello
46. What's the street address of the brownstone apartment building on TV's Sesame Street? 123 Sesame Street
47. What religious movement was founded in 1650 by a man named George Fox who told his followers to, quote, “tremble at the word of the Lord”? Quakers (WTG OG)
48. Playing Tara King, Linda Thorson replaced Diana Rigg on which TV show in 1968? The Avengers
49. How many different murder weapons are there in a game of Clue? 6 (WTG OG)
50. The Josh Groban song "Believe" was written for which 2004 Christmas movie? The Polar Express (Makes me cry every time and not just because I love his voice)
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