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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Monday, October 13, 2025 - 11:07 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    Good morning and happy Monday!    Answers:    1. Wisteria flowers in which season? Spring    2.Complete the hit track by The Who: ___________ Wizard? Pinball    3.According to a trade magazine, you shouldn't really believe anything Rachael Ray ever said about Extra Virgin WHAT? olive oil    4. The "I" in "IBD" stands for what? irritable (Which I have, TM?)    5. Julie Andrews picked up her only Oscar for what movie that was her big-screen debut? Mary Poppins    6. Who played Nuke Laloosh in "Bull Durham"? Tim Robbins (WTG Rieann, and so happy to see you here again!)    7. What is the third letter in the Greek alphabet? Gamma    8. What is the youngest Ivy League university? Cornell (WTG OG)    9. How is fictional character John Clayton better known? Tarzan    10. How long is an eon? 1 billion years 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Monday, October 13, 2025 - 11:27 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    New set and good luck!    11. The BBC children’s show “Furchester Hotel” features a character named Biscuit Monster, which is one clue that it’s a spin-off of what American program?    12. UFC stand for Ultimate Fighting "What"?    13. Who played a teen leading a double life as a pop star in TV show Hannah Montana?    14. Which soft drink originally claimed to include the mood-enhancing drug, lithium?    15. Which vegetable releases syn-propanethial-S-oxide when cut?    16. By what other name is the Silvertip bear better known?    17. Which actor played Chandler Bing on TV's "Friends"?    18. Already one of Hollywood's most bankable stars for years at that point, who joined the MCU as Ant-Man in 2015?    19. SweetFire Chicken and The Original Orange Chicken are signature dishes from what food-court chain?    20. What sinfully-named mammals come in three-toed and two-toed varieties? 
 
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Ophiliasgrandma
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   09-03-2001
 
  |  Monday, October 13, 2025 - 12:35 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    11. SESAME STREET  12. CHAMPIONSHIP  13. MILEY CYRUS  14. NOW I KNOW...VERY ODD!  15. ONION  16. GRIZZLY BEAR  17. MATTHEW PERRY  18. NOW I KNOW  19. PANDA EXPRESS  20. SLOTHS 
 
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Deanofwords
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   09-13-2005
 
  |  Monday, October 13, 2025 - 6:57 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    11.Sesame Street  12.championship  13.Miley Cyrus  14.7 up in the 1910's , read this in a beverage trivia quiz awhile back  15.onion  17.Matthew Perry  20.sloths 
 
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Juju2bigdog
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   10-26-2000
 
  |  Monday, October 13, 2025 - 9:59 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    Guesses for new set:    11. Sesame Street    12. Championship    13. Miley Cyrus    14. 7-Up    15. onion    16. grizzly    17. Matthew Perry    18. dunno, don't even know what MCU is    19. Sounds like Panda Express, although we have a free-standing one in our town.    20. LOL, sloth, good thing I know my deadly sins  .  .            . 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:00 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    Good morning and happy Tuesday!    Answers:      11. The BBC children’s show “Furchester Hotel” features a character named Biscuit Monster, which is one clue that it’s a spin-off of what American program? Sesame Street    12. UFC stand for Ultimate Fighting "What"? Championship    13. Who played a teen leading a double life as a pop star in TV show Hannah Montana? Miley Cyrus    14. Which soft drink originally claimed to include the mood-enhancing drug, lithium? 7-UP    15. Which vegetable releases syn-propanethial-S-oxide when cut? onion    16. By what other name is the Silvertip bear better known? Grizzly    17. Which actor played Chandler Bing on TV's "Friends"? Matthew Perry    18. Already one of Hollywood's most bankable stars for years at that point, who joined the MCU as Ant-Man in 2015? Paul Rudd (Juju, it is the Marvel Cinematic Universe)    19. SweetFire Chicken and The Original Orange Chicken are signature dishes from what food-court chain? Panda Express    20. What sinfully-named mammals come in three-toed and two-toed varieties? sloth 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 11:08 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    New set and good luck!    21. Which nation currently claims the largest Antarctic territory?    22. Pep Comics was a monthly anthology focused on action and crime until 1941, when stories featuring supervillain Madam Satan were phased out in favor of what new character, described as “America's Typical Teenager”?    23. Commedia dell’arte actors in 16th-century Italy used to hit each other with a small wooden baton, designed to make a loud noise at the slightest touch. This early sound effect prop eventually lent its name to what form of comedy?    24. A distracting or misleading clue is a "what" herring?    25. Does a convex surface curve inwards or outwards?    26. The saying goes, to the victor belong/go the "what"?    27. Who wrote the 1963 novel The Bell Jar, initially published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"?    28. What animal’s fat is rendered into lard?    29. Which type of flour is used to make a traditional French macaron?    30. In what European country is the Dolomite Mountain range? 
 
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Deanofwords
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   09-13-2005
 
  |  Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 12:24 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    21.Chilie  22.Archie  23.slap stick  24.red  25.outwards  27.Slyvia Path  28.pig  30.Yugoslavia 
 
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Ophiliasgrandma
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   09-03-2001
 
  |  Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 1:43 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
      21. NOW I KNOW  22. NO IDEA  23. SLAPSTICK?  24. RED  25. OUTWARDS  26. SPOILS  27. NO IDEA  28. SWINE  29. NO IDEA  30. ITALY  } 
 
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Juju2bigdog
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   10-26-2000
 
  |  Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - 10:18 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    Guesses for new set:      21. Whoa!  Is this a wide-open question!  Chile, Argentina, Australia, USA?  Will go with USA    22. I have no idea,  but it almost has to be Archie.    23. using only clues in the question with no idea of the answer, must be slapstick    24. red, whew, thanks for the easy one, Mamie    25. definitely outward    26. spoils    27. Sylvia Plath    28. pig    29. I definitely do not know this one, but based on the consistency of a macaron, I will go with rice    30. 50-50 question (Italy/France), but based on the spelling, will go with Italy                        .                  .          . 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 11:54 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    Good morning and happy Wednesday!    Answers:    21. Which nation currently claims the largest Antarctic territory? Australia    22. Pep Comics was a monthly anthology focused on action and crime until 1941, when stories featuring supervillain Madam Satan were phased out in favor of what new character, described as “America's Typical Teenager”? Archie    23. Commedia dell’arte actors in 16th-century Italy used to hit each other with a small wooden baton, designed to make a loud noise at the slightest touch. This early sound effect prop eventually lent its name to what form of comedy? slapstick    24. A distracting or misleading clue is a "what" herring? red    25. Does a convex surface curve inwards or outwards? outwards    26. The saying goes, to the victor belong/go the "what"? spoils    27. Who wrote the 1963 novel The Bell Jar, initially published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas"? Sylvia Plath    28. What animal’s fat is rendered into lard? pig    29. Which type of flour is used to make a traditional French macaron? almond    30. In what European country is the Dolomite Mountain range? Italy 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:19 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    New set and good luck!    31. These days, most fishing bait is sold in plastic or Styrofoam containers, but an idiomatic phrase meaning “a complicated matter not worth getting into” comes from the 1950s, when bait was sold in what vessel?    32. A shamrock has how many leaves?    33. What bird has the largest beak relative to its body size?    34. What insect protects peonies from damaging insects?    35. How many daily tides do coastal cities experience?    36. "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like..." is a partial slogan for what sliced bread brand named after a woman?    37. What is the only government building the British monarch is forbidden to enter?    38. Who wrote the play "The Odd Couple"?    39. What kind of animal is a seahorse?    40. What is the word for a group of flies? 
 
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Ophiliasgrandma
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   09-03-2001
 
  |  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 2:24 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    31. NO IDEA  32. FOUR  33. NO IDEA  34. ANTS  35. FOUR  36. SARA LEE  37. HOUSE OF COMMONS  38. NEIL SIMON  39. FISH  40. SWARM 
 
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Deanofwords
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   09-13-2005
 
  |  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 7:28 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    32.4  33.pelican  35.4  36.Sara Lee  37.House of Commons   38.Neil Simon  39.fish,  40.swarm 
  
 
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Juju2bigdog
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   10-26-2000
 
  |  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 9:50 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    Guesses for new set:    31. how about can, for can of worms?    32. 3    33. toucan    34. ants    35. I suppose the answer is going to be 4, but I have spent about 25 winters AT the coast in South Padre Island, TX, and I check the tide charts daily, and sometimes there are 2 highs and 2 low tides, but other days there is only one of each, making it two.  Will go with 4.    36. SaraLee, and I actually have a Canadian friend named Saralee    37. dunno    38. Neil Simon, I think    39. fish    40. swarm                          .                      .                    . 
 
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Juju2bigdog
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   10-26-2000
 
  |  Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 9:54 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    Ha!!  Just as I was closing the thread I noticed Mamie did a cute thing on us today and had TWO "can" answers today - the fish bait one and then the toucan (pronounced two-can)  The woman is just diabolical.  She must stay up nights figuring out ways to be cute. 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:07 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    Good morning and happy Thursday! Well shoot, Juju! I have tossed around an idea of having them all have a tie in and see if you guys notice but you notice when it's just two!     Answers:    31. These days, most fishing bait is sold in plastic or Styrofoam containers, but an idiomatic phrase meaning “a complicated matter not worth getting into” comes from the 1950s, when bait was sold in what vessel? can (WTG Juju)    32. A shamrock has how many leaves? 3 (WTG Juju)    33. What bird has the largest beak relative to its body size? toucan (WTG Juju)    34. What insect protects peonies from damaging insects? ants    35. How many daily tides do coastal cities experience? 4    36. "Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like..." is a partial slogan for what sliced bread brand named after a woman? Sara Lee    37. What is the only government building the British monarch is forbidden to enter? House of Commons    38. Who wrote the play "The Odd Couple"? Neil Simon    39. What kind of animal is a seahorse? fish    40. What is the word for a group of flies? swarm 
 
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Mamie316
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   07-08-2003
 
  |  Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 11:19 am    
 
 
 
 
 
    New set and good luck!    41. There are 38 million members of AARP in the United States. “AARP” stands for the American Association of… what?    42. Is the field goal crossbar in football taller than a basketball hoop, shorter, or the same height?    43. The Koh-i-Noor is one of the largest cut "what" in the world?    44. A cob is the male of which species?    45. "Syncope" is the medical term for what?    46. According to Shakira's hit song, which part of her body doesn't lie?    47. In dominoes, how many tiles does each player start with?    48. "Making your way in the world today, takes everything you've got" is a line from the theme song from what tv show?    49. What name is given to a hat with a flat horizontal top that is worn at graduation ceremonies?    50. Who Were Chang And Eng Bunker? 
  
 
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Ophiliasgrandma
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   09-03-2001
 
  |  Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 12:33 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    41. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS  42. THE SAME  43. DIAMOND  44. SWAN  45. NOT ENOUGH BLOOD TO THE BRAIN I FAINTED ONCE  46. LIPS?  47. NO IDEA...8?  48. CHEERS  49. MORTARBOARD  50. CONJOINED TWINS  } 
 
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Deanofwords
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   09-13-2005
 
  |  Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 4:04 pm    
 
 
 
 
 
    41 Retired Persons   We have CRAP here  42.Taller  43.diamond  44.swan  46lips , 2nd choice hips  47.8  48.Cheers  49.mortarboard 
 
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