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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, June 16, 2025 - 3:45 pm 
82.8
83.Alaska
84.Ward
85.right
86.raspberry
87.left foot
89.South America
90.Taylor
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 9:31 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
81. What dice game takes its name from the Hindi word for “25”? Parcheesi
82. Traditionally, a square dance involves how many people: 4, 6, 8 or 10? 8
83. Which US state claims the highest point above sea-level? Alaska
84. The ship found mysteriously drifting in the Bermuda Triangle with nobody on board was the Mary what? Celeste (WTG OG, that would be weird, Dean!)
85. Does the majority of the world drive on the right or left hand side of the road? right (WTG Dean)
86. What is crossed with a blackberry and a loganberry to make a boysenberry? raspbery
87. When driving a car with manual transmission, which foot is generally used for the clutch pedal? left
88. Which Japanese island is Tokyo on? Honshu (WTG OG)
89. On what continent did the potato plant originate? South America
90. What is the last name of Andy's character on "The Andy Griffith Show"? Taylor
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 9:39 am
New set and good luck!
91. Most marsupials are vegetarians. What animal native to Australia is the world’s largest extant carnivorous marsupial?
92. What seven-letter term comes from an old Venetian word for “contest,” and today refers to any series of boat races?
93. The smallest blood vessels in the human body have what name, from the Latin for “resembling hair”?
94. What Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale was also published under the title “Little Tiny,” and was adapted into a Don Bluth animated film in 1994?
95. The term “Iron Curtain” led to several analogous “curtains” that symbolized political divisions between countries. A little-known instance was the “Tartan Curtain,” which separated England from what country?
96. Which Beatles song had the working title Scrambled Eggs?
97. What's Up Doc was a film starring Ryan O'Neal and who?
98. Five hundred sheets of paper is known as a what?
99. Crew, bobby and no-show are all types of what?
100. Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1991 film Goodfellas?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 10:06 am
91. TASMANIAN DEVIL
92. REGATTA
93. CAPILLARIES
94. THUMBELINA
95. SCOTLAND
96. NO IDEA
97. BARBRA STREISAND
98. REAM
99. SOCKS
100. JOE PESCI
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 2:43 pm
To have a ship named after you, would be great
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 2:47 pm
91.kangaroo
92.regetta
93.capillaries
95.Scotland
97.Barbara Streisand
98.ream
99.socks
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 9:16 pm
I must have forgotten to hit the final Post button last night.
Guesses for new set:
91. The only one I can think of that is carnivorous is the Tasmanian Devil
92. regatta
93. capillaries
94. Thumbelina
95. Scotland - the ancestors on my mother's lineage have their own tartan
96. Oh, we had this one on the recent cruise, and our Australian 50-ish partners knew it. I tried singing it, and managed to fit scrambled eggs into the tune. I think it was Yesterday, but it might have been Norwegian Wood.
97. Dunno, Bigdog asleep
98. ream
99. socks
100. dunno, Bigdog asleep
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 10:38 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
91. Most marsupials are vegetarians. What animal native to Australia is the world’s largest extant carnivorous marsupial? Tasmanian devil
92. What seven-letter term comes from an old Venetian word for “contest,” and today refers to any series of boat races? regatta
93. The smallest blood vessels in the human body have what name, from the Latin for “resembling hair”? capillaries
94. What Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale was also published under the title “Little Tiny,” and was adapted into a Don Bluth animated film in 1994? Thumbelina
95. The term “Iron Curtain” led to several analogous “curtains” that symbolized political divisions between countries. A little-known instance was the “Tartan Curtain,” which separated England from what country? Scotland (We recently found out our great grandmother's family had changed their name to Mack from Macgregor so we have deep Scottish roots. My sister and her family are going there next week and is going to find our tartan. )
96. Which Beatles song had the working title Scrambled Eggs? Yesterday (WTG Juju)
97. What's Up Doc was a film starring Ryan O'Neal and who? Barbra Streisand
98. Five hundred sheets of paper is known as a what? ream
99. Crew, bobby and no-show are all types of what? socks
100. Who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1991 film Goodfellas? Joe Pesci (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 10:55 am
New set and good luck!
1. What do you add to a martini to make it “dirty”?
2. “Selenology” is defined as the scientific study of the… what?
3. Which country did the Romans call Hibernia?
4. Finish this Richard Nixon Watergate scandal quote: "I am not a ... " what?
5. In construction, HVAC is typically an initialism for heating, "what" and air conditioning?
6. According to the saying, what "broke the camel's back"?
7. Which soft drink company was endorsed by Ray Charles' song, You’ve Got the Right One Baby!?
8. In Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea, what kind of big game fish did the angler hook?
9. Vlad Dracul and his son Vlad the Impaler both came from the kingdom of Wallachia, in what present-day nation?
10. Magpie, Muscovy and Orpington are all breeds of which fowl?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 12:23 pm
1. SOIL
2. NO IDEA
3. IRELAND
4. THIEF
5. HOUSE
6. STRAW
7. NO IDEA
8. MARLIN
9. ROMANIA
10. DUCKS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 4:33 pm
1.Olives
3.Russia
4.thief
5.vechile
6.straw
7.7 up
8.marlin
9.Poland
10.duckies
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 9:15 pm
Our families probably fought each other, Mamie. Peace and love in the new country.
1. dunno
2. the sun, no idea obviously and almost broke my brain running root words
3. Ireland
4. crook
5. ventilation
6. straw
7. probably Coca Cola, as they had the most money back in the cola wars days
8. swordfish. dunno
9. Austria
10. well, a muscovy is definitely a duck
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 10:10 am
Good morning and happy Thursday! Off to get my Covid booster today, while we still can!
Answers:
1. What do you add to a martini to make it “dirty”? olive juice (WTG Dean, I will give you that. This is my drink of choice, the dirtier the better)
2. “Selenology” is defined as the scientific study of the… what? moon
3. Which country did the Romans call Hibernia? Ireland
4. Finish this Richard Nixon Watergate scandal quote: "I am not a ... " what? crook (WTG Juju)
5. In construction, HVAC is typically an initialism for heating, "what" and air conditioning? Ventilation (WTG Juju)
6. According to the saying, what "broke the camel's back"? the straw
7. Which soft drink company was endorsed by Ray Charles' song, You’ve Got the Right One Baby!? Pepsi
8. In Ernest Hemingway's masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea, what kind of big game fish did the angler hook? marlin
9. Vlad Dracul and his son Vlad the Impaler both came from the kingdom of Wallachia, in what present-day nation? Romania (WTG OG)
10. Magpie, Muscovy and Orpington are all breeds of which fowl? duck
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 10:24 am
New set and good luck!
11. In the metric system, the prefix “hecto-” or “hecta-” denotes what number?
12. What chain store — a fixture at shopping malls all over the country — gets its name from a piece of luggage traditionally kept by soldiers on the floor near their beds?
13. What is kids' nursery rhyme character Wee Willie Winkie wearing as he runs through the town?
14. Formed in 1987 and known for songs such as Boulevard of Broken Dreams and American Idiot are the band "What" Day?
15. Which French artist's garden is a major tourist attraction in Giverny, France, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually?
16. Which New York location is referred to as the Crossroads of the World?
17. What term describes the dealer's side of a casino table?
18. How many films made up Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings series?
19. In 1960's "The Apartment," Jack Lemmon said "Wait'll you see me serve the meatballs" after using a tennis racquet to strain what pasta?
20. In the U.S., it's usually the green pump; in the U.K. it's usually the other way round. What's that stuff that isn't gas (or petrol)?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 10:36 am
11. NO IDEA
12. FOOT LOCKER
13. NIGHTGOWN
14. NO IDEA
15. MONET
16. TIMES SQUARE
17. NO DEA
18. THREE FILMS
19. SPAGHETTI
20. NOW I KNOW
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 4:00 pm
11.100 I think
12.foot locker
13.pjs
14.green day
15.Monet
16.Times Square?
17.dealers side
18.4
19.spagetti
20.air
Hmm a martini lover
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Thursday, June 19, 2025 - 10:22 pm
Guesses for new set:
11. 6, but that is not correct, but always make a guess just in case, no idea
12. Foot Locker, maybe, but I thought they went out of business years ago?
13. some kind of night gown?
14. Nightmare
15. Monet
16. Times Square
17. maybe the pen? If that is right, no idea how I know it
18. 5, again, no idea
19. spaghetti
20. diesel, and we made a HUGE mistake with that on our last night in the UK with a rental car, when we were both coming down with colds and didn't have many brain cells left between the two of us, and we had been SEVERELY warned and lectured about it. Supporting the local economy, I suppose.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 20, 2025 - 10:36 am
Good morning and happy Friday!
Answers:
11. In the metric system, the prefix “hecto-” or “hecta-” denotes what number? 100 (WTG Dean)
12. What chain store — a fixture at shopping malls all over the country — gets its name from a piece of luggage traditionally kept by soldiers on the floor near their beds? Foot Locker
13. What is kids' nursery rhyme character Wee Willie Winkie wearing as he runs through the town? his nightgown
14. Formed in 1987 and known for songs such as Boulevard of Broken Dreams and American Idiot are the band "What" Day? Green (WTG Dean)
15. Which French artist's garden is a major tourist attraction in Giverny, France, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually? Monet
16. Which New York location is referred to as the Crossroads of the World? Times Square
17. What term describes the dealer's side of a casino table? the pit
18. How many films made up Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings series? 3 (WTG OG)
19. In 1960's "The Apartment," Jack Lemmon said "Wait'll you see me serve the meatballs" after using a tennis racquet to strain what pasta? spaghetti
20. In the U.S., it's usually the green pump; in the U.K. it's usually the other way round. What's that stuff that isn't gas (or petrol)? diesel (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, June 20, 2025 - 10:50 am
New set and good luck!
21. Which strait connects the Arctic to the Pacific?
22. According to Forbes, who was the highest paid actor of 2024, thanks to paychecks from “Red One” and “Moana 2”?
23. In a 1997 movie, Jim Carrey starred as an attorney who couldn't what for 24 hours?
24. Wasabi is also known as Japanese what?
25. In the Old Testament's Book of Exodus, what is the first plague of Egypt?
26. The Barbary Coast was the name of a region in the north west of which continent?
27. Insect bodies have how many major divisions?
28. How many laps must a driver survive to win an Indianapolis 500?
29. How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
30. How many crew members died when the space shuttle Challenger exploded in 1986?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Friday, June 20, 2025 - 12:21 pm
21. BERING
22. NO IDEA
23. LIE
24. HORSERADISH
25. NILE INTO BLOOD
26. AFRICA
27. THREE PARTS
28. 200 LAPS
29. NO IDEA
30. SEVEN PEOPLE
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