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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 9:13 am 
Good morning and happy Saturday!
Answers:
51. Which Hemsworth brother is the youngest? Liam (WTG Dean)
52. Emmanuel Macron is currently a head of state in what two independent nations? France and Andorra
53. What is the dog named Nipper doing in the famous advertising image "His Master's Voice"? listening to the gramophone
54. What movie star gets killed in the first scene of the 1996 horror movie Scream? Drew Barrymore
55. What newsmagazine, whose early correspondents included Rona Barrett, Robin Leach, and Leonard Maltin, recently surpassed Soul Train to become the longest-running syndicated series in American TV history? Entertainment Tonight (WTG Dean)
56. North America's only non-rectangular license plates is from Canada's Northwest Territories, and is shaped like what? polar bear
57. How many time zones does Russia span? 11
58. Which month does Oktoberfest start in Munich? September
59. In 2008, what one word did Google add to its sparse home page in order to conform with California law? privacy
60. What color is the nut of a pistachio? green
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 9:34 am
New set and good luck!
61. Which US American car company uses the slogan 'To accelerate the advent of sustainable transport'?
62. What name was attached to Germany's World War II submarines?
63. What TV show took place in the fictional city of Collinsport, Maine?
64. What US city is home to the International UFO Museum and Research Center?
65. How many milliliters is a teaspoon?
66. What's the most common American street name that comes from the name of a tree?
67. What two pins are left standing in a "Woolworth" split in bowling?
68. What was the term for the exterior folding seat on old cars, named for the rough ride it provided?
69. The Back Room restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts was more commonly known by what famous name?
70. What was the middle name of designer Roy Frowick, which he used as a pseudonym to become America's first ever superstar fashion mogul in the 1960s and 1970s?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 10:36 am
61. No idea
62. Uboat?
63. No idea
64. Roswell
65. No idea
66. Elm?
67. 5 and 10
68. Rumble seat
69. Alice's Restaurant
70. Now I know
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, September 11, 2021 - 7:51 pm
61.Ford?
64.Roswell NM
65.10
66.Elm - we have one near where I live
68.Rumble seat
Have a good weekend all
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 10:21 am
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Answers:
61. Which US American car company uses the slogan 'To accelerate the advent of sustainable transport'? Tesla
62. What name was attached to Germany's World War II submarines? U-boats (WTG OG)
63. What TV show took place in the fictional city of Collinsport, Maine? Dark Shadows
64. What US city is home to the International UFO Museum and Research Center? Roswell
65. How many milliliters is a teaspoon? 5
66. What's the most common American street name that comes from the name of a tree? Oak
67. What two pins are left standing in a "Woolworth" split in bowling? 5 and 10
68. What was the term for the exterior folding seat on old cars, named for the rough ride it provided? rumble seat
69. The Back Room restaurant in Stockbridge, Massachusetts was more commonly known by what famous name? Alice's Restaurant (WTG OG)
70. What was the middle name of designer Roy Frowick, which he used as a pseudonym to become America's first ever superstar fashion mogul in the 1960s and 1970s? Halston
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 10:33 am
New set and good luck!
71. What Russian word for "white" names two different sea creatures, a whale and a sturgeon?
72. How many items are there in a "half-gross"?
73. In 1976, the US government officially changed the color of what from green to blue?
74. What was the occupation of Ben Casey, James Kildare, and Richard Kimble on 1960s TV?
75. What idiom derives from the excess, boiled off fat that a ship’s cook would collect to sell to candlemakers to earn extra money for the crew?
76. Everlast, founded as a swimsuit company, has primarily made equipment for what sport since 1917?
77. What's the third letter of the Greek alphabet, after alpha and beta?
78. What does the U.S. Army call the program usually referred to as "boot camp" in the Navy and Marines?
79. What crop is the tiny town of Hatch, New Mexico most famous for?
80. What designer is also a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame for her Winter Olympics costume work?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 11:41 am
74.Doctor
76.weight lifting ?
Tougher today for the tired brain
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 12:13 pm
71. Beluga are white whales
72. 12?
73. No idea
74. Doctors
75. No idea
76. Boxing
77. Gamma
78. Basic training
79. No idea
80. No idea
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, September 12, 2021 - 10:27 pm
Guesses for new set:
71. beluga
72. 72
73. passports - I am old enough to have my photograph on a green one as a child with my parents AND as a young adult traveling to Australia to visit my grandparents (at my own expense)
74. doctors - those were the days!
75. I am pretty sure I must know this one but don't think it will come to me unless it is something as simple as "skimming the fat."
76. boxing
77. gamma
78. basic training
79. Chile peppers
80. Dunno, but let's go with Donna Karan, since I think it is going to be a modern Olympics question
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 10:08 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
71. What Russian word for "white" names two different sea creatures, a whale and a sturgeon? beluga
72. How many items are there in a "half-gross"? 72 (WTG Juju)
73. In 1976, the US government officially changed the color of what from green to blue? passports (WTG Juju)
74. What was the occupation of Ben Casey, James Kildare, and Richard Kimble on 1960s TV? doctor
75. What idiom derives from the excess, boiled off fat that a ship’s cook would collect to sell to candlemakers to earn extra money for the crew? slush fund
76. Everlast, founded as a swimsuit company, has primarily made equipment for what sport since 1917? boxing
77. What's the third letter of the Greek alphabet, after alpha and beta? gamma
78. What does the U.S. Army call the program usually referred to as "boot camp" in the Navy and Marines? basic training
79. What crop is the tiny town of Hatch, New Mexico most famous for? green chile peppers (WTG Juju)
80. What designer is also a member of the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame for her Winter Olympics costume work? Vera Wang
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 10:21 am
New set and good luck!
81. What is the name of the company famous for making Scotch transparent sticky tape?
82. The River Tiber is the third longest river in which European country?
83. Which nuts are the most radioactive natural food?
84. Who was "The Merchant of Venice" in Shakespeare's play?
85. The verified longest-lived domestic cat was called Creme Puff. What age did she live to: 28, 32, 38, or 42?
86. What word was misspelled by Stephen King in a 1983 book title?
87. "Everybody's hero married everybody's sweetheart," the press cooed when what two movie stars wed in 1920?
88. In what country were the doughnuts called malasadas invented?
89. Which organ of the body is affected by impetigo?
90. A traditional design for a sewing pincushion, dating back to the Victorian era, resembles a strawberry attached to what larger fruit?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 12:01 pm
81.3m
82.Austria
85.38?
87.Fairbanks Jr married the one who lived in Toronto where Sick Children hospital is now . Her name not coming to me
89.skin?
Have a good week all
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 12:18 pm
81. 3M
82. Italy
83. Now I know
84. Shylock
85. 38
86. Cemetery
87. Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford
88. Sounds sort of Spanish
89. Skin
90. I have seen those...tomato}
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Lancecrossfire
Animoderator
07-13-2000
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 9:53 pm
81. 3m
83. cashew?
85. 32?
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 10:12 pm
Dang, and I actually knew Vera Wang for yesterday's set, but forgot. Oh well.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, September 13, 2021 - 10:25 pm
Guesses for new set:
81. 3M
82. It goes through Rome, and we crossed over it many times. Italy
83. Brazil nuts - Friend of mine told me the other day that humans should not eat more than two of these nuts at a time.
84. Horatio
85. 32
86. cemetery was spelled as sematary for the book Pet Sematary.
87. Jenny Lind and Erroll Flynn
88. no idea, but Spain because it is a Spanish word. The literal translation is badly roasted or badly cooked
89. skin-
90. Well, I actually have one of those, so I just went and looked at it, and it looks most like a tomato. I have about 8 needle stuck into it at the moment.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 9:33 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
81. What is the name of the company famous for making Scotch transparent sticky tape? 3M
82. The River Tiber is the third longest river in which European country? Italy
83. Which nuts are the most radioactive natural food? Brazil (WTG Juju)
84. Who was "The Merchant of Venice" in Shakespeare's play? Antonio
85. The verified longest-lived domestic cat was called Creme Puff. What age did she live to: 28, 32, 38, or 42? 38
86. What word was misspelled by Stephen King in a 1983 book title? Sematary
87. "Everybody's hero married everybody's sweetheart," the press cooed when what two movie stars wed in 1920? Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford (WTG OG, It was a joke that I had with my dad that he was so old that Mary Pickford was his first girlfriend)
88. In what country were the doughnuts called malasadas invented? Portugal (And coming from this Portuguese gal who's mom grew up in Hawaii, have one next time you are in Hawaii. You will not be disappointed.)
89. Which organ of the body is affected by impetigo? skin
90. A traditional design for a sewing pincushion, dating back to the Victorian era, resembles a strawberry attached to what larger fruit? tomato
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 9:44 am
New set and good luck!
91. Pope Francis ended the longstanding papal tradition of popes wearing shoes of what color?
92. What made-up Japanese name was adopted in 1975 for the direct marketing product originally called "Quikut"?
93. In the famous World War II-era graffiti, what part of "Kilroy" is comically oversized?
94. Tiny Dixville Notch, New Hampshire is best known for doing what before any other place in the United States?
95. What iconic 1980s Ferrari took its name from the red cam covers on its engine?
96. Who became the first player ever elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame?
97. Father's Little Dividend, starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor, is the lesser known 1951 sequel to what hit movie?
98. What modern-day musical instrument most closely resembles a concertina?
99. What was first dubbed "the most exciting two minutes in sports" in a 1940 newspaper article?
100. "Sheltie" dogs most closely resemble a miniature version of what other dog breed?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 10:06 am
91. Red
92. No idea
93. Nose
94. No idea
95. No idea
96. Never heard of him
97. Father Of The Bride
98. Accordion
99. Horse Racing...maybe The Kentucky Derby
100. Collie...I had a Sheltie, Charo, for years. She looked just like Lassie
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 10:25 am
I just could not recall Pickford's name though remembered she was from here.
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