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Deanofwords
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09-13-2005
| Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 1:30 pm
Been practicing for a comedy club routine , I and others from the seniors club doing tomorrow eve. I talk about me playing Santa Claus at a church lunch Ty for yours and OG's kind words. Glad you are home safe and sound. 1.India? 3.Christopher Plummer 6.Cominch 7.cats 8.Sanford and Son 9.11? 10.ears ,inner ear
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 10:39 am
Good morning and happy Thursday! Answers: 1. Which nation is home to the last population of wild Asiatic lions? India 2. President Jimmy Carter had to issue an apology to the people of Australia because of the raining debris coming from what space station? Skylab 3. What star of “The Sound of Music” and “Star Trek VI” is the only Canadian to win the Triple Crown of Acting, as the recipient of an Oscar, two Tony Awards, and two Emmy Awards? Christopher Plummer 4. The Mariinsky Ballet is the most famous company of St. Petersburg, Russia. What ballet company, whose name translates as “big” or “grand,” is the corresponding flagship troupe of Moscow? Bolshoi (WTG OG) 5. While selling fax machines door-to-door in Florida in 1993, Sara Blakely couldn’t find pantyhose that she could wear with sandals and didn’t roll up her legs. That led her to launch what Oprah-endorsed line of shapewear in 2000? Spanx (WTG OG) 6. Who became the first gymnast to receive a perfect-10 score at the Olympic games? Nadia Comaneci 7. Dogs are the most popular pet in the U.S. on a per-household basis. But when you count the number of individual animals owned, what animal becomes the most popular pet in America? fish 8. “Steptoe and Son” was a popular sitcom of the 1960s and '70s set in a British junkyard. In 1972 it was remade as what American series, starring Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson? Sanford and Son 9. How many countries does the Nile pass through: 4, 9, 11 or 17? 11 10. What part of the body is affected by tinnitus? ear
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 11:03 am
New set and good luck! 11. Of where is The House of Grimaldi the reigning house? 12. The biblical phrase goes, "Do not cast 'what' before swine"? 13. Which Simpsons' character does Nancy Cartwright voice? 14. In 1971, activists set sail in an old fishing boat from Vancouver, Canada – they later went on to form which global NGO? 15. Butterfly larvae are called what? 16. The first of the CSI TV franchises was set in which city? 17. Who did George Reeves play in a 1950's TV series? 18. Traditionally, pool cue chalk is which color? 19. Vitamin K is a group of vitamins that the body needs for blood "what"? 20. "Fun to play with, not to eat" is a longtime slogan for what salty modeling compound that, let's face it, you can totally eat?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 12:23 pm
11. MONACO 12. PEARLS 13. NO IDEA NEVER WATCHED 14. NO IDEA 15. CATERPILLARS 16. NO IDEA NEVER WATCHED 17. SUPERMAN 18. BLUE 19. CLOT 2O. PLAYDOH
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, July 25, 2025 - 9:38 am
Good morning and happy Friday! Answers: 11. Of where is The House of Grimaldi the reigning house? Monaco (WTG OG) 12. The biblical phrase goes, "Do not cast 'what' before swine"? pearls (WTG OG) 13. Which Simpsons' character does Nancy Cartwright voice? Bart 14. In 1971, activists set sail in an old fishing boat from Vancouver, Canada – they later went on to form which global NGO? Greenpeace 15. Butterfly larvae are called what? caterpillars (WTG OG) 16. The first of the CSI TV franchises was set in which city? Las Vegas 17. Who did George Reeves play in a 1950's TV series? Superman (WTG OG) 18. Traditionally, pool cue chalk is which color? blue (WTG OG) 19. Vitamin K is a group of vitamins that the body needs for blood "what"? clotting (WTG OG) 20. "Fun to play with, not to eat" is a longtime slogan for what salty modeling compound that, let's face it, you can totally eat? Play-doh (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
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07-08-2003
| Friday, July 25, 2025 - 9:56 am
New set and good luck! 21. Corona Extra pale lager originated in which country? 22. What is the common name for the herpes zoster viral disease? 23. Famous TV twins Mary-Kate and Ashley were born with what surname? 24. Fill in the gap in this The Beatles' song "When I find myself in times of trouble, 'who' comes to me"? 25. Tirana is the capital and largest city of which country? 26. Which inventor was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park? 27. In 1961, which actress became the first to win an Oscar for acting in a non-English film? 28. Still a wee fraction of an elephant (to say nothing of a whale), what is the most massive mammal on the North American continent? 29. Colson Whitehead won his first Pulitzer in 2017 for the historical novel, "The WHAT Railroad"? 30. What university presents the annual Pulitzer Prize journalism awards?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Friday, July 25, 2025 - 10:22 am
21. NO IDEA...CANADA? 22. SHINGLES 23. OLSON 24. MOTHER MARY 25. NOW I KNOW 26. EDISON 27. NOW I KNOW 28. BISON 29. NO IDEA 30. NO IDEA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 5:11 am
hi from Pembroke 21.Mexico 22.Shingles? 23.Olson 24.Mother Mary , were they thinking of ? 25.Madagascar 28.buffalo 30.Harvard
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 11:08 am
Good morning and happy Saturday! Answers: 21. Corona Extra pale lager originated in which country? Mexico (WTG Dean) 22. What is the common name for the herpes zoster viral disease? shingles 23. Famous TV twins Mary-Kate and Ashley were born with what surname? Olsen 24. Fill in the gap in this The Beatles' song "When I find myself in times of trouble, 'who' comes to me"? Mother Mary (Dean, it was a nickname I had in high school) 25. Tirana is the capital and largest city of which country? Albania 26. Which inventor was known as the Wizard of Menlo Park? Thomas Edison (WTG OG) 27. In 1961, which actress became the first to win an Oscar for acting in a non-English film? Sophia Loren 28. Still a wee fraction of an elephant (to say nothing of a whale), what is the most massive mammal on the North American continent? bison (WTG OG) 29. Colson Whitehead won his first Pulitzer in 2017 for the historical novel, "The WHAT Railroad"? Underground 30. What university presents the annual Pulitzer Prize journalism awards? Columbia
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 11:23 am
New set and good luck! 31. A female sea lion is known as what? 32. What is the most abundant metal in Earth's core? 33. What is the largest Great Lake? 34. What is a horizontal window above a doorway called? 35. In which 1993 film does the character Dr. Richard Kimble appear? 36. What ubiquitous electronic device was it illegal for ordinary Cubans to own until the ban was lifted in 2008? 37. Who's the only person to win "Dancing With the Stars" AND appear on the cover of Australia Zoo's "Crikey" magazine? 38. Joe Biden was born in what town that's about 100 miles north of Philadelphia? 39. How many leaves do poison ivy and poison oak have on each node? 40. In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, who is the actor that plays Frodo Baggins?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 11:55 am
31. COW 32. IRON 33. SUPERIOR 34. TRAMSON 35. THE FUGITIVE 36. COMPUTER? 37. BINDI IRWIN...LOVE HER 38. NO IDEA 39. 'LEAVES OF THREE LET IT BE' 40. ELIGIA WOODS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, July 26, 2025 - 8:05 pm
33.Lake Superior 35.the Fugitive 36.computer 39.5
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2025 - 11:45 am
Good morning and happy Sunday! Answers: 31. A female sea lion is known as what? cow 32. What is the most abundant metal in Earth's core? iron (WTG OG) 33. What is the largest Great Lake? Lake Superior 34. What is a horizontal window above a doorway called? transom (WTG OG) 35. In which 1993 film does the character Dr. Richard Kimble appear? The Fugitive 36. What ubiquitous electronic device was it illegal for ordinary Cubans to own until the ban was lifted in 2008? mobile phone 37. Who's the only person to win "Dancing With the Stars" AND appear on the cover of Australia Zoo's "Crikey" magazine? Bindi Irwin (WTG OG) 38. Joe Biden was born in what town that's about 100 miles north of Philadelphia? Scranton 39. How many leaves do poison ivy and poison oak have on each node? 3 (WTG OG) 40. In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, who is the actor that plays Frodo Baggins? Elijah Wood (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 27, 2025 - 12:03 pm
New set and good luck! 41. What is the word for a male eagle? 42. What juice do folk remedies recommend for eliminating skunk stench? 43. Carambola is otherwise known as WHATfruit? 44. Re-released more than a decade after its first run, what apocalyptic jam became Prince's last Top 40 hit in ... uh, the waning days of 1998? 45. Steven Sondheim and Bruce Springsteen have EGOTs, except for which component? 46. First clinically tested in 1928, the iron lung was invented at what university? 47. What is the name of toothpaste that goes on a toothbrush? 48. Which planet in our solar system has the longest day? 49. What is the only US state that borders just one other state? 50. How is athlete Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Sunday, July 27, 2025 - 12:33 pm
41. TERCIL...I THINK THERE WAS A CAR CALLED TERCIL 42. TOMATO 43. PASSION FRUIT? 44. NO IDEA 45. HARVARD? 47. NO IDEA 48. VENUS 49. MAINE 50. PELE
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, July 27, 2025 - 6:40 pm
42.tomato juice 48.Mars 49.Maine
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 28, 2025 - 10:04 am
Good morning and happy Monday! Answers: 41. What is the word for a male eagle? tiercel or just male eagle (WTG OG) 42. What juice do folk remedies recommend for eliminating skunk stench? tomato 43. Carambola is otherwise known as WHATfruit? star 44. Re-released more than a decade after its first run, what apocalyptic jam became Prince's last Top 40 hit in ... uh, the waning days of 1998? 1999 45. Steven Sondheim and Bruce Springsteen have EGOTs, except for which component? Emmys 46. First clinically tested in 1928, the iron lung was invented at what university? Harvard (WTG OG) 47. What is the name of toothpaste that goes on a toothbrush? nurdle 48. Which planet in our solar system has the longest day? Venus (WTG OG) 49. What is the only US state that borders just one other state? Maine 50. How is athlete Edson Arantes do Nascimento better known? Pele (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 28, 2025 - 10:18 am
New set and good luck! 51. In the term “20/20 Vision,” what unit of measurement do the “20s” refer to? 52. Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Philip Fry, Bullwinkle Moose, Rocky Squirrel, and Elmer Fudd all share the same middle initial. What is it? 53. Which tech company is nicknamed "Big Blue"? 54. Daffodils is a lyric poem by William Wordsworth also known as I Wandered Lonely as a "What"? 55. What was the surname of the featured family on the TV show Married ... with Children? 56. Until around the time of the Middle Ages, which popular vegetable was typically colored purple? 57. Asian green staple vegetable bok choy is native to which country? 58. Finish this lyric: "Papa was a rollin' stone, Wherever he laid his hat was his home, And when he died, All he left us was ..." what? 59. Is a macchiato made with milk? 60. What is the world's most populous Spanish speaking country?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-03-2001
| Monday, July 28, 2025 - 10:40 am
51. HOW FAR YOU SEE CLEARLY? 52. I SEEM TO REMEMBER BULLWINKLE T. MOOSE 53. IBM 54. NO IDEA 55. NEVER WATCHED 56. NO IDEA 57. CHINA? 58. NO IDEA 59. YES 60. MEXICO
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, July 28, 2025 - 12:22 pm
51.How far you can see clearly 52.T? _I think that was Elmer Fudd's initial 54.IBM? 55.Bundys? 56.potato? 57.China? 58.his hat? 59.yes 60.Mexico A bit easier today
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