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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9:32 am 
Thanks OG for playing
75.What country was 1st to introduce paper money? -yes China -wtg OG
76.Name a country -one of 4 that consumes the most coffee annually ? -Scanadvian countries
76.When were jelly belly first introduced? -1976
77.What is the only number that has the same amount of letters as its name?like one has three letters so that is wrong. -yes FOUR -wtg OG
78.Japan cremates is it over 90% or just over 80% or just under 70% of its dead ? yes 93% -so wtg OG
79.Are dill and carrots in the same family? -yes -wtg OG
80.The tallest man was just under 9 feet tall or just over 8 feet tall?
-8 ft 11.1 inches tall weighed 490 lbs and died at age 22 -so another wtg OG
Granny Trivia will be back later
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, June 13, 2022 - 10:03 am
Good morning and happy Monday! I'm baaaccckkk! Thank you Dean, you did a bang up job and I am sure they will miss you. You are a true blue friend. Okay, my people, I am doing good and ready to tax your brains (and mine).
New set and good luck!
1. Which is more remote in Australia: the outback or the bush?
2. What 13th-century explorer’s biography was subtitled “From Venice to Xanadu”?
3. What two-word phrase for a particular group of celebrities from the ’50s and ‘60s was first coined by Lauren Bacall to describe her husband and his friends after a night of carousing?
4. Which Peanuts character was a star athlete, and once hit five home runs in a single game?
5. What bird comes in such species as Charming, Buff-Bellied, and Bumblebee?
6. What style of textile knotting originated with 13th century Arab weavers, but is better known in America as the most common way to make a friendship bracelet?
7. Otitis externa, an infection of the outer ear canal, is more commonly known as… what?
8. Which flavor of LifeSavers put out visible sparks if you bite them in the dark?
9. What product—developed in 1946 and named after its founder—patented a “burping seal” to keep its contents from leaking?
10. What appeared twice in Winnie the Pooh’s name when he first appeared in children’s books in 1926, but were dropped from his name when he was acquired by Disney?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, June 13, 2022 - 4:00 pm
You are most welcome. I had just 10 questions left so you getting well enough to come back is great news. May answer them later . Tomorrow a busy get to meet a great nephew I never met a great niece I again never met , both 1 year and a few months plus a soon to be 4 year old great niece her sister.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9:05 pm
Welcome back, Mamie!!!
Guesses for new set:
1. the outback - you go through the bush to get to the outback, says half-Australian Juju
2. Marco Polo
3. the Rat Pack
4. Peppermint Patty - she is one heck of an athlete
5. hummingbird
6. macramé
7. swimmer's ear
8. Pep-o-mint
9. Tupperwear
10. bear
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 6:56 am
1. OUTBACK
2. MARCO POLO
3. RAT PACK
4. NOW I KNOW
5. HUMMINGBIRD
6. KNITTING
7. SWIMMERS EAR
8. CHERRY?
9. GOOD OLD TUPPERWARE
10. BEAR}
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 8:54 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
1. Which is more remote in Australia: the outback or the bush? the outback
2. What 13th-century explorer’s biography was subtitled “From Venice to Xanadu”? Marco Polo
3. What two-word phrase for a particular group of celebrities from the ’50s and ‘60s was first coined by Lauren Bacall to describe her husband and his friends after a night of carousing? Rat Pack
4. Which Peanuts character was a star athlete, and once hit five home runs in a single game? Peppermint Patty (WTG Juju)
5. What bird comes in such species as Charming, Buff-Bellied, and Bumblebee? hummingbird
6. What style of textile knotting originated with 13th century Arab weavers, but is better known in America as the most common way to make a friendship bracelet? macrame (WTG Juju)
7. Otitis externa, an infection of the outer ear canal, is more commonly known as… what? Swimmer's Ear
8. Which flavor of LifeSavers put out visible sparks if you bite them in the dark? wint-o-green
9. What product—developed in 1946 and named after its founder—patented a “burping seal” to keep its contents from leaking? Tupperware
10. What appeared twice in Winnie the Pooh’s name when he first appeared in children’s books in 1926, but were dropped from his name when he was acquired by Disney? hyphens
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 9:09 am
New set and good luck!
11. What 1936 propaganda film was originally titled “Tell Your Children,” and has been reclaimed by advocates of marijuana legalization?
12. Which was called “polka” first: the music or the dot?
13. What is the largest country (by area) that borders only one other country?
14. Which three African countries have four-letter names?
15. Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone is one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to what 1986 film?
16. What juice is mixed with tomato juice to create a Caesar, Canada's answer to a Bloody Mary?
17. In England, Stinking Bishop is a type of what?
18. What 1968 horror film is set in the fictional Bramford apartment building in New York City?
19. What herb, native to the Mediterranean region, is sometimes called wild marjoram?
20. How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 9:11 am
WELCOME BACK. MAMIE, YOU'VE BEEN MISSED BUT DEAN WAS A VERY GOOD SUBSTITUTE.
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 8:00 pm
Ty Og
12.dance
13.Canada
16.Clamato juice
17.cactus
18.In the Dark or something with Audrey Hepburn
19.basil?
20.not one more then there is
Welcome back
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 14, 2022 - 9:19 pm
Guesses for new set:
11. I was going to pass on this one, but something is trying to come through. I'll see what I can come up with. Bigdog asleep. I bet he would know it. Nope, it's not gonna come.
12. dot
13. Canada
14. Zimbabwe, Zanzibar (not sure this one is still a country; it may have been renamed) and Zambia
15. dunno
16. clam juice, although Bigdog cheats and just buys Clamato
17. flowering plant
18. Halloween
19. How about St. John's wort?
20. dunno, but feel like I should
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 4:34 am
LATER
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 7:07 am
11. REEFER MADNESS FUNNIEST THING YOU EVER SAW
12. MUSIC
13. NO IDEA
14. MALI, CHAD, TOGO
15. NO IDEA
16. NO IDEA
17. BUG
18. NOW I KNOW
19. OREGANO?
20. NOW I KNOW...I'D LIKE TO RETURN MINE AND GET A NEW SET]
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 8:19 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
11. What 1936 propaganda film was originally titled “Tell Your Children,” and has been reclaimed by advocates of marijuana legalization? Reefer Madness (WTG OG)
12. Which was called “polka” first: the music or the dot? music (WTG OG)
13. What is the largest country (by area) that borders only one other country? Canada
14. Which three African countries have four-letter names? Chad, Mali, Togo (WTG OG)
15. Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone is one of the hit singles from the soundtrack to what 1986 film? Top Gun
16. What juice is mixed with tomato juice to create a Caesar, Canada's answer to a Bloody Mary? clam
17. In England, Stinking Bishop is a type of what? cheese
18. What 1968 horror film is set in the fictional Bramford apartment building in New York City? Rosemary's Baby
19. What herb, native to the Mediterranean region, is sometimes called wild marjoram? oregano (WTG OG)
20. How many vertebrae are there in the human spinal column? 33
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 8:35 am
New set and good luck!
21. In “The Music Man,” Harold Hill visits a Midwestern state that is so stubborn its residents claim they could “stand touching noses for a week at a time and never see eye-to-eye.” Which state is that?
22. Who played James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service?
23. Where in the world can you find the Neon Boneyard, a three-acre plot full of old and disused neon signs
24. Which creature is nicknamed the "Unicorn of the Sea"?
25. What part of the cow does chuck meat come from?
26. What is considered the sister language of English?
27. How many days of the year have no professional sports games playing?
28. Which United States state is the closest point to Africa?
29. What's Sleeping Beauty's real name?
30. Which building has the most nudity painting on its walls?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 10:36 am
21. INDIANA...I CAN STILL SEE OPIE SINGING GARY, INDIANA
22. GEORGE LAZENBY
23. LAS VEGAS?
24. NORWHAL WHALE
25. PART OF THE NECK
26. COMPLICATED ANSWER
27. NONE PROBABLY
28. MAINE
29. BRAIR ROSE
30. NO IDEA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 1:41 pm
21.Indiana
22.George Lazenby -the only time he played 007
26.Celtic
27.none as they play on Christmas too -which is wrong too
28.New Hampshire
30.the Louvre ?
Just back from walking almost 10 miles today or 23,142 steps
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 10:10 pm
Reefer Madness was indeed the name of the movie I was trying to thing of. And, boy did I misread 14. Last night it clearly asked which three African countries started with the letter Z. LOL!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, June 15, 2022 - 10:16 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. Indiana
22. Roger Moore, no idea and Bigdog asleep
23. Las Vegas
24. narwhal
25. shoulder
26. German
27. ZERO, or so it would seem
28. Florida
29. dunno
30. The Vatican
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 8:32 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
21. In “The Music Man,” Harold Hill visits a Midwestern state that is so stubborn its residents claim they could “stand touching noses for a week at a time and never see eye-to-eye.” Which state is that? Iowa
22. Who played James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service? George Lazenby
23. Where in the world can you find the Neon Boneyard, a three-acre plot full of old and disused neon signs Las Vegas
24. Which creature is nicknamed the "Unicorn of the Sea"? narwhal
25. What part of the cow does chuck meat come from? shoulder (WTG Juju)
26. What is considered the sister language of English? German (WTG Juju)
27. How many days of the year have no professional sports games playing? 2
28. Which United States state is the closest point to Africa? Maine (WTG OG)
29. What's Sleeping Beauty's real name? Aurora
30. Which building has the most nudity painting on its walls? Sistine Chapel
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 8:42 am
New set and good luck!
31. Major League Baseball ranked a 1992 Penny Marshall film as the second-best baseball movie of all time. It’s getting a reboot as a TV series later this summer. What is it?
32. When a battery forms that white crusty bit, that means it’s leaking potassium hydroxide, and is probably dead. Potassium hydroxide is non-acidic and therefore lends what eight-letter adjective to most household batteries?
33. Simon’s first name is Paul. What is Garfunkel’s first name?
34. What ancient empire was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar?
35. Which American city is considered the home of grunge music?
36. According to Nancy Sinatra's hit song, her boots were made for what?
37. Which chemical element has the shortest name?
38. What was Weird Al Yankovic's parody of Madonna's Like A Virgin called?
39. Which Canadian province is most densely populated?
40. What does the CE button on a calculator do?
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