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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 7:03 am 
Ty Granny Trivia. I had run of the newspaper trivia and was using from my created in the past birthday quizzes.
13.Where was the first condo built ? a. Miami b.NYC . C.Seattle d.London UK -NYC -wtg Juju
14.On April 15th, 1955 where was the first MacDonalds opened?-Des Plaines Il -a part wtg Juju
15.Who graced the cover of the first playboy magazine cover in 1953? -yes Marilyn Monroe or Norma Jean -wtg both of you
16.What year was the first Peter Pan movie -a. 1953 b.1956 c.1948 d.1958? -1953 -wtg Juju
17.When did Queen Elizabeth start her reign? -1953 -wtg Juju --OG did you do a typo and mean 1953 not 1963?
18.What is called the Venice of Florida for all its canals ?-Fort Lauderdale -wtg Ms Traveller Juju
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 7:15 am
Safe travels Granny Trivia -thanks Og and Juju for playing -I felt like a substitute teacher . Good luck today
19.What year did the 1st Cooperone Ad girl first started -a. 1958 b.1963 c.1948 d.1953
20.What does LCD stand for in relations to tv and computer screens?
21.How far back do greeting cards go back to when 1st started?
a.1880's b.1850's c.1890's d.1870's ?
22. What country did they start in and it was in the Americas?
23.The 1st baseball game was played in Ingersoll On about 90 minutes from Toronto when? a.1848b.1858 c.1838 d.1828?
24What country invented zippers?
25.Is there any "rulE' after receiving a card like on Valentine's day, you must keep it?
Ended with an easy one
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 8:12 am
Dean, yes it was a typo.
19. 1958?
20. Liquid Crystal Display
21. 1850's
22. England?
23. 1858?
24. Canada
25. No
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 8:46 pm
Also I said 1956 for Peter Pan last night, so no WTG.
Guesses for new set:
19. 1953
20. liquid crystal display
21. 1870's
22. Canada
23. 1858
24 Canada
25. no
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, July 16, 2021 - 8:17 am
I will wait until Dean posts the answers before I post a new set.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, July 16, 2021 - 8:58 am
Welcome back, Mamie. Dean did a wonderful job of filling in for you.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, July 16, 2021 - 12:57 pm
Well, I was going to wait for Dean's answers but I am probably going to be napping soon. (the time difference is getting to me) But thanks again Dean for such a great job!
New set and good luck!
1. Which kind of animal was the famous Bucephalus?
2. Who wrote Anne of Green Gables?
3. Which of these sports has New Zealand won the most Olympic medals in: rowing, sailing, or cycling?
4. How long roughly is a dog gestation?
5. Which retailer released a series of LGBTQIA+ themed couches for Pride Month?
6. The Chinese New Year is usually welcomed in which month?
7. What is the name of the hotel in the John Wick movies?
8. What is the second-most abundant element in the known universe?
9. Julian Assange spent seven years in refuge at which embassy in London?
10. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" is a line from which film?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, July 16, 2021 - 1:09 pm
19.What year did the 1st Cooperone Ad girl first started -a. 1958 b.1963 c.1948 d.1953 -d.1953 -wtg Juju
20.What does LCD stand for in relations to tv and computer screens? -yes Liquid Crystal Display -wtg both of you
21.How far back do greeting cards go back to when 1st started?
a.1880's b.1850's c.1890's d.1870's ? -1850"s -wtg OG
22. What country did they start in and it was in the Americas? -China
23.The 1st baseball game was played in Ingersoll On about 90 minutes from Toronto when? a.1848b.1858 c.1838 d.1828? -1838
24What country invented zippers? -Canada -wtg both of you
Glad to have filled in -had run of Toronto Star trivia questions -welcome back Granny Trivia
25.Is there any "rulE' after receiving a card like on Valentine's day, you must keep it?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, July 16, 2021 - 2:07 pm
1. Horse
2. No idea
3. Cycling?
4. 60 days
5. Ikea?
6. January
7. No idea
8. Helium
9. No idea
10. Dirty Dancing
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, July 16, 2021 - 7:34 pm
Welcome back -your return was good as I was running out of questions using some from birthday quizzes
2.Montgomery -either Lucy or Maude -may parents stayed at a B and B by Anne Of Green Gables house museum and loved it many moons ago
4.3 months
5.Februray
9.Norway or some South American country
10.Dirty Dancing
Getting my 2nd shot tomorrow am at a nearby drug mart
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 9:02 am
Good morning and happy Saturday! Thanks again, Dean. I really appreciated you stepping in. Good luck with shot number two. We had no real side effects.
Answers:
1. Which kind of animal was the famous Bucephalus? horse (WTG OG)
2. Who wrote Anne of Green Gables? Lucy Maud Montgomery (WTG Dean, how cool they saw all that. I love the old Canadian series. I can watch it every time it is on. Avonlea too.)
3. Which of these sports has New Zealand won the most Olympic medals in: rowing, sailing, or cycling? rowing
4. How long roughly is a dog gestation? 9 weeks
5. Which retailer released a series of LGBTQIA+ themed couches for Pride Month? IKEA (WTG OG)
6. The Chinese New Year is usually welcomed in which month? February (WTG Dean)
7. What is the name of the hotel in the John Wick movies? Continental
8. What is the second-most abundant element in the known universe? helium (WTG OG)
9. Julian Assange spent seven years in refuge at which embassy in London? Ecuador
10. "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" is a line from which film? Dirty Dancing
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 9:15 am
New set and good luck!
11. Which band had a hit with "I Want To Know What Love Is"?
12. The five highest waterfalls in Europe are all in what country?
13. What is your pollex?
14. Which Batman villain makes his decisions by flipping a coin?
15. Piedmont is a region in which country?
16. What is the song title: The Man Who Shot __________ Valance?
17. A dish served "au gratin" would have what on top of it?
18. Bells are normally made of an alloy of tin and what?
19. What was a blunderbuss?
20. Which actor is sometimes referred to as the "Man of a Thousand Faces"?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 9:30 am
11. No idea
12. Austria?
13. It's none of your business
14. Now I know
15. On the East Coast of the US there is an area called that
16. Liberty
17. Cheese
18. It would depend on the type of bell
19. Musket
20. Lon Chaney. Sr.
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, July 17, 2021 - 3:12 pm
11.Foreigner?
12.Switzerland?
13.when fees calls to do a poll
14.Penguin??
16.Liberty
17.avec formage or topped with cheese
20.Lou Chaney
You are most welcome. Starting tomorrow I will re collect the Trivia column from the paper. Other than being tired which I had to wake up to get the 2nd shot , I am okay.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 7:16 am
Good morning and happy Sunday! Still on Tampa time in my brain.
Answers:
11. Which band had a hit with "I Want To Know What Love Is"? Foreigner (WTG Dean)
12. The five highest waterfalls in Europe are all in what country? Norway
13. What is your pollex? your thumb
14. Which Batman villain makes his decisions by flipping a coin? Two-Face
15. Piedmont is a region in which country? Italy
16. What is the song title: The Man Who Shot __________ Valance? Liberty
17. A dish served "au gratin" would have what on top of it? cheese and bread crumbs
18. Bells are normally made of an alloy of tin and what? copper
19. What was a blunderbuss? a firearm (WTG OG)
20. Which actor is sometimes referred to as the "Man of a Thousand Faces"? Lon Chaney
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 7:28 am
New set and good luck!
21. Where were the 1972 Olympic Games held?
22. In which US state is the Napa Valley in?
23. Most of the island of Borneo belongs to which country?
24. What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea?
25. Which metal was discovered by Hans Christian Oersted in 1825?
26. In which film did Hugh Jackman star as a rival magician of the character played by Christian Bale?
27. What 19th-century American outlaw was nicknamed “the Bandit Queen”?
28. Author Raymond Chandler wrote many beloved detective noir novels, including The Big Sleep (1939) and The Long Goodbye (1953). What is the name of the fictional detective who starred in Chandler’s novels?
29. What "tends to corrupt," according to Lord Acton's famous dictum?
30. How long must the first word in a Scrabble game be?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 9:13 am
21. No idea
22. California
23. Indonesia
24. No idea
25. No Idea
26. The Prestige
27. Belle Starr
28. Philip Marlow
29. Power
30. I didn't know there was that rule. 3?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, July 18, 2021 - 1:23 pm
21 Montreal
22.Californa
24. Samsung as they were clients of mine
29.Power
30. 2 did not know this rule
My nephew and his fiance will be by to get his wedding gift 2 blankets with photos of them on it
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 19, 2021 - 8:58 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
21. Where were the 1972 Olympic Games held? Munich
22. In which US state is the Napa Valley in? California
23. Most of the island of Borneo belongs to which country? Indonesia (WTG OG)
24. What is the name of the biggest technology company in South Korea? Samsung (WTG Dean)
25. Which metal was discovered by Hans Christian Oersted in 1825? aluminum
26. In which film did Hugh Jackman star as a rival magician of the character played by Christian Bale? The Prestige (WTG OG)
27. What 19th-century American outlaw was nicknamed “the Bandit Queen”? Belle Starr (WTG OG)
28. Author Raymond Chandler wrote many beloved detective noir novels, including The Big Sleep (1939) and The Long Goodbye (1953). What is the name of the fictional detective who starred in Chandler’s novels? Philip Marlowe (WTG OG)
29. What "tends to corrupt," according to Lord Acton's famous dictum? power
30. How long must the first word in a Scrabble game be? 2 (WTG Dean, makes sense to at least have 2)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, July 19, 2021 - 9:10 am
New set and good luck!
31. What color is the compartment containing zero on a roulette wheel?
32. In the sitcom Get Smart, what was the name of Max's agent dog?
33. How many children did Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco have?
34. Where were the Brothers Grimm from?
35. What nationality is tennis star Novak Djokovic?
36. The Rock of Gibraltar is comprised largely of what type of rock?
37. Which country grows more bananas than any other?
38. For how many years did The Oprah Winfrey Show run?
39. Which TV game show features a "Showcase Showdown"?
40. Complete the name of the card game: Cards Against what?
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