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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 9:04 am 
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
31. The mountain known as Pikes Peak, or Tavakiev in the Indigenous Ute language, is a part of what mountain range? Rockies
32. Which letter comes after omicron in the Greek alphabet? Pi (WTG OG)
33. How many years would you have been married if you were celebrating your sapphire anniversary? 45
34. What does the French word "couteau" mean: fork, spoon or knife? knife
35. Which of these people witnessed the first hot air balloon flight: Marie Antoinette, Napoleon Bonaparte, Edith Piaf or Marie Curie? Marie Antoinette (WTG OG)
36. What cartoon character often promised that he would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today? Wimpy
37. How many states does India have? 29
38. On Saturday Night Live, who played the recurring character known as "Samurai Futaba"? John Belushi (WTG Lance)
39. What company's famous plaid pattern is called "novacheck"? Burberry (WTG OG)
40. What state was the setting for the novel "The Bridges of Madison County"? Iowa (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 9:23 am
New set and good luck!
41. According to an ancient prophecy, a great city was to be built on a site where an eagle was seen eating a rattlesnake atop a cactus. This prophecy was fulfilled in 1325. What city is currently located at that spot?
42. What is the name of a hit musical about a group of washed-up Broadway stars who come to help a girl who wants to bring her girlfriend to a dance at her conservative school in small-town Indiana?
43. What goes into a Cuba libre cocktail?
44. The phrase "I have a bridge to sell you" was coined after an infamous conman successfully duped his victims into "buying" which bridge?
45. Made by Hermes, what is a "birkin"?
46. What 1988 Tom Cruise movie ends with the protagonist opening his own bar, called Flanagan's?
47. Economists say the biggest profit center for movie theaters is what product, which they can sell at a whopping 788% markup?
48. What is the first color a baby can see?
49. What is the size of a newborn kangaroo?
50. The names Orville Redenbacher and Otis Sistrunk were combined to create what famous cookie brand?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 9:39 am
41. NO IDEA
42. FOOT LOOSE
43. RUM AND COKE
44. BROOKLYN BRIDGE
45. HANDBAG
46. COCKTAIL
47. POPCORN?
48. RED?
49. THEY ARE EMBRYOS WHEN THEY ARE BORN ABOUT THE SIZE OF ONE INCH
50. NOW I KNOW
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, February 22, 2022 - 7:06 pm
Guesses for new set:
41. Well, I think all of that is on the Mexican flag, so Mexico City
42. dunno
43. rum and lime juice
44. Brooklyn Bridge
45. small purse
46. Cocktail
47. popcorn
48. blue
49. about an inch
50. dunno much about cookies
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 9:18 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
41. According to an ancient prophecy, a great city was to be built on a site where an eagle was seen eating a rattlesnake atop a cactus. This prophecy was fulfilled in 1325. What city is currently located at that spot? Mexico City (WTG Juju)
42. What is the name of a hit musical about a group of washed-up Broadway stars who come to help a girl who wants to bring her girlfriend to a dance at her conservative school in small-town Indiana? The Prom
43. What goes into a Cuba libre cocktail? rum and cola (WTG OG)
44. The phrase "I have a bridge to sell you" was coined after an infamous conman successfully duped his victims into "buying" which bridge? Brooklyn Bridge
45. Made by Hermes, what is a "birkin"? handbag
46. What 1988 Tom Cruise movie ends with the protagonist opening his own bar, called Flanagan's? Cocktail
47. Economists say the biggest profit center for movie theaters is what product, which they can sell at a whopping 788% markup? popcorn
48. What is the first color a baby can see? red (WTG OG)
49. What is the size of a newborn kangaroo? one inch
50. The names Orville Redenbacher and Otis Sistrunk were combined to create what famous cookie brand? Otis Spunkmeyer
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 9:51 am
New set and good luck!
51. Professional baseball’s first commissioner was a federal judge named Kenesaw Mountain Landis. His first action in that role was to permanently ban eight players from the game. All eight came from what team?
52. Which 1980s game show hosted by Bert Convy involved celebrities drawing pictures?
53. In which year did the following events happen – Osama Bin Laden was killed and Kate Middleton married Prince William?
54. Where was photography invented: Germany, Russia, Japan or France?
55. What can be measured in "Newtons"?
56. In traditional Scottish dress, what is a tonnag?
57. What was a cheap sensational comic or book in 19th century Britain called?
58. In mathematics, an 'obelus' is better known as what?
59. In the Hilton of which city did John Lennon and Yoko Ono spend a week in bed?
60. What group of people did Edward I expel from England in 1290?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 10:00 am
51. RED SOX?
52. WIN, LOOSE OR DRAW
53. NO IDEA
54. FRANCE
55. FIGS
56. NO IDEA
57. PENNY DREADFULS
58. NO IDEA
59. NOW I KNOW
60. JEWS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 10:44 am
51.Yankees?
52.Win Lose or Draw
53.2014?
54.germany?
59.They were in Montreal and Toronto ;but neither we're at a Hilton -King Eddie in Toronto and Queen Elizabeth in Montreal -so I do not know
Got busy yesterday and forgot to come back in again -grr -Happy Wednesday all
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 11:18 am
51. Professional baseball’s first commissioner was a federal judge named Kenesaw Mountain Landis. His first action in that role was to permanently ban eight players from the game. All eight came from what team? CHICAGO WHITE SOX don't even get me started with the people who get this wrong.  i named my son after Shoeless joe JACKson, and made my students take on this as a case when teaching high school law long ago...among other things.
52. Which 1980s game show hosted by Bert Convy involved celebrities drawing pictures? Win, Lose, or Draw
53. In which year did the following events happen – Osama Bin Laden was killed and Kate Middleton married Prince William? 2011
54. Where was photography invented: Germany, Russia, Japan or France? France
55. What can be measured in "Newtons"? force
56. In traditional Scottish dress, what is a tonnag?
57. What was a cheap sensational comic or book in 19th century Britain called?
58. In mathematics, an 'obelus' is better known as what? division sign
59. In the Hilton of which city did John Lennon and Yoko Ono spend a week in bed?
60. What group of people did Edward I expel from England in 1290? Jews
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 8:26 pm
Well sheesh, LB, I wasn't going to play tonight anyway, but way to blow us all out of the water. I love that you got to have a son and also love his name. It is perfect.
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Legalboxer
Member
11-17-2003
| Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 2:31 am
Funny Juju.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 10:37 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
51. Professional baseball’s first commissioner was a federal judge named Kenesaw Mountain Landis. His first action in that role was to permanently ban eight players from the game. All eight came from what team? Chicago White Sox (WTG Lb)
52. Which 1980s game show hosted by Bert Convy involved celebrities drawing pictures? Win, Lose or Draw
53. In which year did the following events happen – Osama Bin Laden was killed and Kate Middleton married Prince William? 2011 (WTG Lb)
54. Where was photography invented: Germany, Russia, Japan or France? France
55. What can be measured in "Newtons"? force (WTG Lb)
56. In traditional Scottish dress, what is a tonnag? a shawl
57. What was a cheap sensational comic or book in 19th century Britain called? Penny Dreadful (WTG OG)
58. In mathematics, an 'obelus' is better known as what? division sign (WTG Lb)
59. In the Hilton of which city did John Lennon and Yoko Ono spend a week in bed? Amsterdam
60. What group of people did Edward I expel from England in 1290? Jews
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 10:52 am
New set and good luck!
61. Steffi Graf holds the world record for most weeks ranked number one on the women’s singles tennis charts, with 377 weeks. Who tops the men’s charts, with 360?
62. In 2013, Rusty became a worldwide social media sensation when he escaped from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. What kind of animal was Rusty?
63. Monopoly fans might know that what railroad—which was once the largest corporation in the world—is headquartered in Philadelphia but named for a city located 58 miles northwest of Philly?
64. Before he became famous for “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda co-wrote a musical adaptation of a 2000 film starring Kirsten Dunst. What was the name of that musical/movie?
65. The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648 and formed the template for pretty much all international treaties that came later. In what modern-day country is Westphalia located?
66. When is the next Leap Year?
67. Demi Lovato made their debut as a child actor on what children's show?
68. The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest, but which is the second largest?
69. Brioche is a bread from which country's cuisine?
70. Which meat was part of the first meal eaten on the Moon?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 11:24 am
61. DJOKOVIC
62. RED PANDA
63. READING?
64. NO IDEA
65. GERMANY?
66. 2024
67. NO IDEA
68. CONGO
69. SOUNDS FRENCH
70. KANGAROO...TWAS A BIG JUMP TO THE MOON
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 3:07 pm
61.Feder?
63.Reading
65.Austria
66.2024
67.Saved by the Bell?
69.France , egg bread
70.chicken?
Happy Thursday
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, February 25, 2022 - 9:58 am
Good morning and happy Friday!
Answers:
61. Steffi Graf holds the world record for most weeks ranked number one on the women’s singles tennis charts, with 377 weeks. Who tops the men’s charts, with 360? Novak Djokovic (WTG OG)
62. In 2013, Rusty became a worldwide social media sensation when he escaped from the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. What kind of animal was Rusty? red panda (WTG OG)
63. Monopoly fans might know that what railroad—which was once the largest corporation in the world—is headquartered in Philadelphia but named for a city located 58 miles northwest of Philly? Reading
64. Before he became famous for “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda co-wrote a musical adaptation of a 2000 film starring Kirsten Dunst. What was the name of that musical/movie? Bring It On
65. The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years’ War in 1648 and formed the template for pretty much all international treaties that came later. In what modern-day country is Westphalia located? Germany (WTG OG)
66. When is the next Leap Year? 2024
67. Demi Lovato made their debut as a child actor on what children's show? Barney and Friends
68. The Amazon is the world's largest tropical rainforest, but which is the second largest? Congo (WTG OG)
69. Brioche is a bread from which country's cuisine? France
70. Which meat was part of the first meal eaten on the Moon? bacon
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, February 25, 2022 - 10:20 am
New set and good luck!
71. The Ring of the Fisherman, also known as the Pescatorio, is part of the official uniform for what position?
72. “Ringu” was a very scary Japanese movie that was remade into an American horror movie (still scary) called “The Ring.” What British Australian actress starred in the American remake?
73. According to the rhyme, the pease porridge had been in the pot for how long?
74. Cunningham's Law states the best way to get the right answer on the Internet is to what?
75. In The Lion King, Scar was Simba's what?
76. "She'll promise you more than the Garden of Eden" is a lyric from which of Billy Joel's songs?
77. Roughly how long does it take for a monarch egg to transform into a butterfly?
78. According to a proverb that misquotes Henry IV, "heavy is the head that wears" what?
79. What is the national dish of Ireland?
80. What other planet experienced snowfall?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, February 25, 2022 - 10:49 am
71. THE POPE
72. KATE BLANCHET?
73. 9 DAYS
74. GOOGLE IT
75. UNCLE
76. SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN
77. MONTH?
78. THE CROWN
79. STEW
80. MARS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, February 25, 2022 - 12:18 pm
72.Blanchett?
74.should ask big as his last name is Cunningham -google it?
75.Uncle?
77.30 days?
79.corned beef and cabbage?
80.Saturn?
Happy snowy Friday all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, February 25, 2022 - 7:10 pm
Guesses for new set:
71. The Pope of the Catholic Church
72. dunno
73. 9 days
74. Google it
75. father, no idea, never seen it
76. Always a Woman
77. one month
78. the crown
79. Shepherd's Pie
80. Mars
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