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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, November 15, 2024 - 9:35 am 
Having some internet issues this morning. Will try to get on again later today.
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, November 15, 2024 - 1:24 pm
Ok
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Friday, November 15, 2024 - 8:51 pm
Good luck, Mamie.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 10:10 am
Good morning and happy Saturday! Everything is up and running. Comcast came out yesterday so we should be good. We'd better be!
Answers:
41. Which monument did barrister Cecil Chubb, its last private owner, buy in 1915 for £6,600 as a gift for his wife? Stonehenge (WTG Juju)
42. As other writing tools made noises that could be picked up by his mic, which game show host preferred a Crayola crayon to mark out selected clues? Alex Trebeck (WTG Juju)
43. A delicacy at sushi restaurants, toro is fatty meat taken from the belly of which fish? tuna
44. In baseball, pop-ups can sometimes induce an automatic out under the infield WHAT rule? fly
45. The Aleutian and Mariana are famous examples of what geographic feature? trench
46. To get steel, add a smidge of carbon to what sturdy metal? iron
47. Jacqueline du Pré and Pablo Casals were masters of what classical instrument? cello (WTG OG)
48. Which name is given to the art of ornamental tree-shaping? topiary (WTG OG)
49. Terry Gene Bollea is better known as what wrestler? Hulk Hogan
50. What is a baby turkey called? poult
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 10:27 am
New set and good luck!
51. Blooming with purple florets if not harvested, which vegetable is botanically a flower bud?
52. Playwright Jonathan Larson tragically died the morning of the first Off-Broadway performance of which acclaimed musical?
53. In the song "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", how many times is Santa checking his list?
54. Life on Earth and Planet Earth were among countless BBC documentaries narrated by who?
55. Hand sanitizers kill germs through a combo of the ethyl, isopropyl, and propyl kinds of WHAT?
56. Alexandros of Antioch is probably best known for what Louvre artwork?
57. One of your lungs is smaller – is it the left or right?
58. Glass, soba, udon and Singapore are all types of what?
59. When it comes to the two-wheeled variety, what does "BMX" stand for?
60. Prince famously sings about partying tonight like it's what?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 10:39 am
51. ARTICHOKE
52. RENT?
53. TWICE
54. DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
55. ALCOHOL
56. VENUS DE MILO
57. RIGHT
58. NO IDEA
59. BICYCLES
60. 1999
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 5:11 pm
51.artichoke
52.Rent
53.twice
54.Attenborough
55.alcohol use it carefully and not near a flame or candle
57.right
58.noodles
59.bicycles etc
60.1999
Happy weekend all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 8:32 pm
Guesses for new set:
51. artichoke, something I never knew until i moved to the west coast where they are grown and sometimes used as flowers in floral arrangements.
52. Rent
53. twice
54. Edward R. Murrow
55. Alcohol
56. dunno
57. left, no idea
58. noodles
59. bicycle
60. 1999
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, November 17, 2024 - 10:07 am
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Answers:
51. Blooming with purple florets if not harvested, which vegetable is botanically a flower bud? artichoke
52. Playwright Jonathan Larson tragically died the morning of the first Off-Broadway performance of which acclaimed musical? Rent
53. In the song "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town", how many times is Santa checking his list? twice
54. Life on Earth and Planet Earth were among countless BBC documentaries narrated by who? David Attenborough
55. Hand sanitizers kill germs through a combo of the ethyl, isopropyl, and propyl kinds of WHAT? alcohol
56. Alexandros of Antioch is probably best known for what Louvre artwork? Venus de Milp (WTG OG)
57. One of your lungs is smaller – is it the left or right? left (WTG Juju)
58. Glass, soba, udon and Singapore are all types of what? noodle
59. When it comes to the two-wheeled variety, what does "BMX" stand for? bicycle motor cross
60. Prince famously sings about partying tonight like it's what? 1999
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, November 17, 2024 - 10:17 am
New set and good luck!
61. Which nation has won a record nine Miss Universe pageants?
62. Which ancient city is built into rock between the Red Sea and Dead Sea?
63. The Mars rover Curiosity found organic molecules containing which element, considered the building block of life?
64. Working alongside “Calico Jack” in the early 18th century, Anne Bonny was a rare female what?
65. Staged footage in the 1958 Disney nature film White Wilderness led to the common misconception that which rodent commits mass suicide?
66. What is used to flavor goulash?
67. The river Kwai (Khwae) is in which country?
68. Which 60s TV series was adapted into a film starring Matt LeBlanc?
69. Which term describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of a ship in distress?
70. Which Pacific nation was once dubbed "The Friendly Islands"?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Sunday, November 17, 2024 - 10:32 am
61. USA
62. PETRA
63. CARBON
64. PIRATE
65. LEMMINGS
66. PAPRIKA
67. THAILAND
68. NO IDEA
69. JETSAM
7O. NOW I KNOW
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Sunday, November 17, 2024 - 8:32 pm
Guesses for new set:
61. Brazil
62. Petra, have been there.
63. carbon
64. pirate
65. lemmings
66. paprika, have been to Hungary, where the local markets sell endless varieties of paprika
67. Thailand, have not been to the bridge site
68. Friends is all I can think of
69. flotsam and jetsam
70. Tonga, have been there. They still have a king. When we visited, China was investing very heavily in infrastructure, like roads. If there was a good road anywhere, China built it.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 18, 2024 - 9:43 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
61. Which nation has won a record nine Miss Universe pageants? USA (WTG OG)
62. Which ancient city is built into rock between the Red Sea and Dead Sea? Petra
63. The Mars rover Curiosity found organic molecules containing which element, considered the building block of life? carbon
64. Working alongside “Calico Jack” in the early 18th century, Anne Bonny was a rare female what? pirate
65. Staged footage in the 1958 Disney nature film White Wilderness led to the common misconception that which rodent commits mass suicide? lemming
66. What is used to flavor goulash? paprika
67. The river Kwai (Khwae) is in which country? Thailand
68. Which 60s TV series was adapted into a film starring Matt LeBlanc? Lost in Space
69. Which term describes debris that was deliberately thrown overboard by a crew of a ship in distress? jetsam
70. Which Pacific nation was once dubbed "The Friendly Islands"? Tonga (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, November 18, 2024 - 9:54 am
New set and good luck!
71. Which magazine did John F Kennedy Jr found?
72. Reaching the age of maturity a bit ahead of the boys, Jewish girls in Orthodox communities commonly become a bat mitzvah at which age?
73. Mel Blanc’s headstone reads “That’s All Folks!,” borrowing a phrase commonly said by which cartoon character he voiced?
74. What nutrient is required by the body in order to build up muscles?
75. Which is heavier a baseball or a softball?
76. How many states border the Gulf of Mexico?
77. Where is the world's longest fence?
78. What is the world's longest highway?
79. An insect's legs and wings attach to its body in which of its three major sections?
80. Though he never did an episode on himself, what snooty-voiced host of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" was worth about $15 million?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Monday, November 18, 2024 - 10:24 am
71. GEORGE
72. TWELVE
73. PORKY PIG
74. PROTEIN
75. SOFTBALL
76. 5 STATES
77. RABBIT FENCE IN AUSTRALIA
78. PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY
79. SECOND
80. ROBIN LEASH
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, November 18, 2024 - 1:04 pm
71.George
72.12 for girls and 13 for boys
73.Porky Pig
75.softball
76.4
77.Australia -read about it once
78.In Canada
80.Robin Leach -was once by a pool in Anguilla when I was in St Marteen wherre he filmed part of a show
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Monday, November 18, 2024 - 1:39 pm
I REMEMBER ONCE WATCHING A MOVIE CALLED 'THE RABBIT PROOF FENCE'.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Monday, November 18, 2024 - 7:07 pm
Guesses for new set:
71. George
72. 12
73. Porky Pig
74. potassium
75. softball
76. 5
77. Australia
78. Pan-American Highway
79. thorax, thanks for the softball, Mamie
80. Robin Leach
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 10:56 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
71. Which magazine did John F Kennedy Jr found? George
72. Reaching the age of maturity a bit ahead of the boys, Jewish girls in Orthodox communities commonly become a bat mitzvah at which age? 12
73. Mel Blanc’s headstone reads “That’s All Folks!,” borrowing a phrase commonly said by which cartoon character he voiced? Porky Pig
74. What nutrient is required by the body in order to build up muscles? protein (WTG OG)
75. Which is heavier a baseball or a softball? softball
76. How many states border the Gulf of Mexico? 5
77. Where is the world's longest fence? Australia
78. What is the world's longest highway? Pan-American highway
79. An insect's legs and wings attach to its body in which of its three major sections? thorax (WTG Juju)
80. Though he never did an episode on himself, what snooty-voiced host of "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" was worth about $15 million? Robin Leach
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 11:08 am
New set and good luck!
81. What is the predominant metal in Earth’s core?
82. Wanting a product that could be used to build an online shopping empire, Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com selling only what?
83. Carthage was an ancient city in the location now known as what?
84. Which French city is known for its 24-hour motor race?
85. Which language in Europe has the most native speakers?
86. According to The Bible, the animals of the air and sea were created on which day?
87. Boxer Rubin Carter is also known as the what?
88. How many Emirates make up the UAE?
89. Who might receive a "push present"?
90. In which 1988 film did Tom Cruise and Brian Brown play bartenders?
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