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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, February 18, 2022 - 9:26 am 
Good morning and happy Friday! Dean, we do have the Farmer's Almanac here. I can never predict the weather anymore. It has been just crazy between being really nice to being really cold. I do know that the trees are already blooming around here.
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91. After its introduction in 1982, Diet Coke quickly replaced what soft drink as the Coca-Cola Company’s most popular diet cola? Tab
92. In 1958, a British artist named Gerald Holtom combined the semaphore signals for “N” and “D”—for “Nuclear Disarmament”—and combined them to create… what? the peace symbol (WTG Juju)
93. What is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell? mitrochondria
94. Who became president of the USA following the death of Abraham Lincoln? Andrew Johnson
95. How long can a golfer search for a ball before declaring it a lost ball? 3 minutes
96. The samba originated in what country? Brazil
97. Snooker was invented in what country? India
98. Who had a hit with "Ventura Highway" in 1972? America
99. How many engines did the "Spruce Goose" have? 8 (WTG OG)
100. Whose most famous novel is "The Carpetbaggers"? Harold Robbins
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, February 18, 2022 - 9:45 am
New set and good luck!
1. While oxygen in the form of gas is colorless, what color is liquid oxygen?
2. In the 1965 movie The Sound of Music, what's the name of the oldest child in the von Trapp family?
3. Of the four hemispheres on Earth, which one has the most people?
4. What was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway?
5. Thinking of animals, what's the largest member of the weasel family?
6. Which country's capital is the city of Ljubljana?
7. In the 2003 movie Elf, which actor played Santa Claus?
8. David Ben Gurion became prime minister of which country in 1948?
9. Which president’s 135 words made for the briefest inauguration speech in American history?
10. In advertising, 1975 saw the birth of the “double-stuff” variant of which Nabisco product?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, February 18, 2022 - 11:02 am
1. NOW I KNOW
2. LIESL
3. NORTHERN
4. RAISIN IN THE SUN
5. WOLVERINE
6. NO IDEA
7. ED ASNER...I MISS HIM
8. ISRAEL
9. NOW I KNOW
10. OREO
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, February 18, 2022 - 2:29 pm
3.Northern
4 .Raisin in the Sun , spent a whole English class in grade 11 discussing the title
5.ground hog
7.Ed Asner
8.Israel
9.Clinton?
10. Oreo cookies
Happy weekend all _ long Family day weekend here
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, February 18, 2022 - 8:12 pm
Guesses for new set:
1. blue
2. Liesel
3. SE
4. Raisin in the sun
5. groundhog
6. Slovenia, home country of our most recent past first lady of the USA.
7. dunno
8. Israel
9. George Washington
10. Orios
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, February 19, 2022 - 8:54 am
Good morning and happy Saturday!
Answers:
1. While oxygen in the form of gas is colorless, what color is liquid oxygen? blue (WTG Juju)
2. In the 1965 movie The Sound of Music, what's the name of the oldest child in the von Trapp family? Liesl
3. Of the four hemispheres on Earth, which one has the most people? Northern
4. What was the first play written by a Black woman to be produced on Broadway? A Raisin in the Sun
5. Thinking of animals, what's the largest member of the weasel family? wolverine (WTG OG)
6. Which country's capital is the city of Ljubljana? Slovenia (WTG Juju)
7. In the 2003 movie Elf, which actor played Santa Claus? Ed Asner
8. David Ben Gurion became prime minister of which country in 1948? Israel
9. Which president’s 135 words made for the briefest inauguration speech in American history? George Washington (WTG Juju)
10. In advertising, 1975 saw the birth of the “double-stuff” variant of which Nabisco product? Oreos
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, February 19, 2022 - 9:13 am
New set and good luck!
11. Which insect contains the chemical substance known as “luciferin”?
12. Einstein left Germany to work at which American university?
13. How many clues did the first newspaper crossword puzzle have: 22, 26, 32 or 36?
14. In movies, which actor played George of the Jungle before starring in The Mummy?
15. Which witch on “Bewitched” was known for her forgetfulness?
16. Which NBA team did Magic Johnson play for?
17. Which name is given to the note in the middle of a piano keyboard?
18. As punishment for not appreciating Apollo's music, King Midas's ears were transformed into the ears of what animal?
19. What country was the modern bicycle invented in?
20. What city named its airport after Galileo Galilei?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, February 19, 2022 - 10:00 am
11. WOULD NEVER HAD GUESSED THAT
12. PRINCETON
13. 32?
14. BRENDEN FRASER
15. AUNT CLARA
16. LAKERS
17. MIDDLE C
18. DONKEY?
19. GERMANY
20. PISA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, February 19, 2022 - 1:16 pm
12.Harvard?
13.26?
14.Brendan Fraser
16.LA Lakers
18.ass
19.France?
Happy weekend all -very windy today
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, February 19, 2022 - 6:04 pm
Gueses for new set:
11, firefly
12. Princeton
13. 36
14. Brendan Fraser
15. Esmeralda
16. Los Angeles Lakers
17. middle C
18. donkey
19. France
20. Rome - I have flown in and out of there
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 4:48 am
IT WAS IN THE PIZA' CATHEDRAL THAT GALILEO
DISCOVERED SOMETHING ABOUT THE EARTH'S ROTATION.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 9:51 am
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Answers:
11. Which insect contains the chemical substance known as “luciferin”? firefly (WTG Juju)
12. Einstein left Germany to work at which American university? Princeton
13. How many clues did the first newspaper crossword puzzle have: 22, 26, 32 or 36? 32 (WTG OG)
14. In movies, which actor played George of the Jungle before starring in The Mummy? Brendan Fraser
15. Which witch on “Bewitched” was known for her forgetfulness? Aunt Clara (WTG OG)
16. Which NBA team did Magic Johnson play for? Lakers
17. Which name is given to the note in the middle of a piano keyboard? Middle C
18. As punishment for not appreciating Apollo's music, King Midas's ears were transformed into the ears of what animal? donkey
19. What country was the modern bicycle invented in? Germany (WTG OG)
20. What city named its airport after Galileo Galilei? Pisa (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 10:38 am
New set and good luck!
21. Which street divides New York City’s East Side and West Side?
22. Which country in the British Isles is said to have the highest density of sheep in the world?
23. What was the first name of Clark, of the Lewis & Clark expedition?
24. In the 1999 James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, who is being groomed to replace the character “Q”?
25. What vitamin is most readily manufactured in our bodies?
26. What is the world’s most visited mountain?
27. What is located at latitude 90 degrees south and longitude 0 degrees east?
28. What title did actress Priyanka Chopra win in 2000?
29. Which British group recorded the song "The House of the Rising Sun" in 1964?
30. What is the common name for "graphospasm"?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 11:03 am
21. 5TH AVENUE
22. WALES?
23. WILLIAM
24. NO IDEA
25. D?
26. MT. FUJI
27. ANTARCTICA
28. MISS WORLD
29. ANIMALS
30. I HAD THAT HAPPEN TO ME YESTERDAY...HONEST!
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 2:22 pm
21.Fifth avenue
22.Ireland
25.D?
26.Killmajoro
27.Antartica
28.miss India
29.The Animals
Have a great week all -it is Family day tomorrow -a holiday
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, February 21, 2022 - 9:29 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
21. Which street divides New York City’s East Side and West Side? Fifth Avenue
22. Which country in the British Isles is said to have the highest density of sheep in the world? Wales (WTG OG)
23. What was the first name of Clark, of the Lewis & Clark expedition? William (WTG OG)
24. In the 1999 James Bond movie The World Is Not Enough, who is being groomed to replace the character “Q”? R
25. What vitamin is most readily manufactured in our bodies? D
26. What is the world’s most visited mountain? Mt. Fuji (WTG OG)
27. What is located at latitude 90 degrees south and longitude 0 degrees east? Antarctica
28. What title did actress Priyanka Chopra win in 2000? Miss World (WTG OG)
29. Which British group recorded the song "The House of the Rising Sun" in 1964? The Animals
30. What is the common name for "graphospasm"? Writer's Cramp
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, February 21, 2022 - 9:45 am
New set and good luck!
31. The mountain known as Pikes Peak, or Tavakiev in the Indigenous Ute language, is a part of what mountain range?
32. Which letter comes after omicron in the Greek alphabet?
33. How many years would you have been married if you were celebrating your sapphire anniversary?
34. What does the French word "couteau" mean: fork, spoon or knife?
35. Which of these people witnessed the first hot air balloon flight: Marie Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte, Edith Piaf or Marie Curie?
36. What cartoon character often promised that he would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today?
37. How many states does India have?
38. On Saturday Night Live, who played the recurring character known as "Samurai Futaba"?
39. What company's famous plaid pattern is called "novacheck"?
40. What state was the setting for the novel "The Bridges of Madison County"?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, February 21, 2022 - 10:20 am
31.Rockies??
33.15?
34.knife est couteau en Anglais (knife is couteau in English)
35.Marie Curie?
36.Whimpy??
37.18?
40.Wisconsin??
Happy Sunday all
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, February 21, 2022 - 11:18 am
31. ROCKY MOUNTAINS
32. PI
33. NO IDEA
34. KNIFE?
35. MARIE ANTOINETTE
36. WIMPY
37. NO IDEA
38. HAVE NEVER SEEN SNL
39. BURBERRY
40. IOWA...I'VE BEEN ACROSS A FEW OF THOSE BRIDGES}
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, February 21, 2022 - 6:24 pm
31. rockies
36. wimpy
37. 10?
38. john belushi
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