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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 3:14 pm 
91.white
93.mouth?
94.celebrating the new year
96.Fergie Jenkins?
98.accordion?
100.Collies -miniature collie as a friend has one
Happy Tuesday all
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 9:21 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
91. Pope Francis ended the longstanding papal tradition of popes wearing shoes of what color? red (WTG OG)
92. What made-up Japanese name was adopted in 1975 for the direct marketing product originally called "Quikut"? Ginsu
93. In the famous World War II-era graffiti, what part of "Kilroy" is comically oversized? nose (WTG OG)
94. Tiny Dixville Notch, New Hampshire is best known for doing what before any other place in the United States? voting
95. What iconic 1980s Ferrari took its name from the red cam covers on its engine? Testarossa
96. Who became the first player ever elected unanimously to the Baseball Hall of Fame? Babe Ruth
97. Father's Little Dividend, starring Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor, is the lesser known 1951 sequel to what hit movie? Father of the Bride (WTG OG)
98. What modern-day musical instrument most closely resembles a concertina? accordion
99. What was first dubbed "the most exciting two minutes in sports" in a 1940 newspaper article? Kentucky Derby (WTG OG)
100. "Sheltie" dogs most closely resemble a miniature version of what other dog breed? collie
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 9:38 am
New set and good luck!
1. In 1976, the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission gave hack license 265216 to what famous New Yorker, who spent a month driving 12-hour cab shifts daily?
2. How much money do you have in U.S. dollars if you have "two bits"?
3. What was investigated by the U.S. Air Force in Project Grudge, Project Sign, and Project Blue Book?
4. Jason Gould is the only child of what legendary woman of stage and screen?
5. The classic novel Little Women is set during what war?
6. What two countries control the closest pieces of land to the North Pole?
7. What kind of Italian cheese can you approximate at home just by adding lemon juice to hot milk?
8. What company's tap-to-pay app is the top mobile payment service in the U.S., with more users than Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay?
9. Despite its sixteen nominations in 2016, Hamilton was unable to break the Tony Award record of what showbiz musical, which won twelve Tonys in 2001?
10. Where would you go to hear stories about tiny, mythical mischief-makers called menehune?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 10:19 am
1. Has to be Robert De Niro
2. Quarter
3. No idea
4. Barbra Streisand
5. Civil War
6. Canada and Denmark
7. No idea
8. No idea
9. I would have guessed A Chorus Line and been wrong
10. No idea
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 10:34 am
1. Robert Deniro
2. 50 cents
3. UFOs
4. Can't remember
5. Civil War
6. Norway and Canada
7. Ricotta
8. Amazon pay?
9. Les Miserables (that or Evita)
10. Don't know
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 8:05 pm
1. DeNiro
2.2 dollars
3.UFOS?
4.Barbra Streisand / Elliott Gould's ex
5.civil war
6.Canada and Norway
8.Att?
9.Wicked?
10.no idea
Have a good rest of week.
M
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, September 15, 2021 - 10:45 pm
Guesses for new set:
2. a quarter, 25 cents
3. UFO's
4. Barbra Streisand
5. WWI
6. Canada and Russia
7. ricotta
10. Hawaii, spent the summer after my first year of college there
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 9:09 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
1. In 1976, the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission gave hack license 265216 to what famous New Yorker, who spent a month driving 12-hour cab shifts daily? Robert DeNiro
2. How much money do you have in U.S. dollars if you have "two bits"? a quarter
3. What was investigated by the U.S. Air Force in Project Grudge, Project Sign, and Project Blue Book? UFOs
4. Jason Gould is the only child of what legendary woman of stage and screen? Barbra Streisand
5. The classic novel Little Women is set during what war? American Civil War
6. What two countries control the closest pieces of land to the North Pole? Canada and Denmark (WTG OG)
7. What kind of Italian cheese can you approximate at home just by adding lemon juice to hot milk? ricotta
8. What company's tap-to-pay app is the top mobile payment service in the U.S., with more users than Apple Pay, Google Pay, or Samsung Pay? Starbucks
9. Despite its sixteen nominations in 2016, Hamilton was unable to break the Tony Award record of what showbiz musical, which won twelve Tonys in 2001? The Producers
10. Where would you go to hear stories about tiny, mythical mischief-makers called menehune? Hawaii (WTG Juju) (My uncle used to tease us mercilessly about them when we would visit)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 9:21 am
New set and good luck!
11. Sriracha sauce is named after a city in what country?
12. The famous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has many origin stories, but a key flashpoint seems to have been a quarrel over what kind of animal?
13. What kind of fish is pickled to make kippers?
14. What bird is the most popular state bird in the U.S., with seven states claiming it?
15. Thirty-one years ago, a composer named Mike Post combined the sounds of a door slamming, a gavel, and five hundred men stomping on a hardwood floor to create a sound effect he dubbed “The Clang.” It became the signature sound of what TV show?
16. Which is denser: Hot water or cold water?
17. The Circum-Pacific belt is a horseshoe-shaped area 25,000 miles long. It’s better known by what nickname?
18. America Ferrera played the lead character on what TV series, which ran from 2006 to 2010 on ABC?
19. What toy was invented in 1962, inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2006, and was forced to redesign in 2011 due to changes in the U.S. Lighting Energy Policy?
20. If you’re gathering melds, eliminating deadwood, and knocking, you’re probably playing what card game?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 10:18 am
11. China?
12. No idea
13. No idea...herring?
14. Eagle?
15. No idea
16. Cold water
17. Ring of fire
18. Ugly Betty
19. No idea
20. Rummy?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, September 16, 2021 - 12:57 pm
11.Korea?
12.Horse?
13.we used to have kipper every Christmas am -I thought it was a type of fish and had an unique taste -not pickled
14.Eagle?
15.The OZ??
16.cold water?
18.Ugly Betty
20.Gin (Gin Rummy)
Happy Thursday all
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, September 17, 2021 - 10:32 am
Good morning and happy Friday!
Answers:
11. Sriracha sauce is named after a city in what country? Thailand
12. The famous feud between the Hatfields and the McCoys has many origin stories, but a key flashpoint seems to have been a quarrel over what kind of animal? pig
13. What kind of fish is pickled to make kippers? herring (WTG OG)
14. What bird is the most popular state bird in the U.S., with seven states claiming it? cardinal
15. Thirty-one years ago, a composer named Mike Post combined the sounds of a door slamming, a gavel, and five hundred men stomping on a hardwood floor to create a sound effect he dubbed “The Clang.” It became the signature sound of what TV show? Law and Order
16. Which is denser: Hot water or cold water? cold water
17. The Circum-Pacific belt is a horseshoe-shaped area 25,000 miles long. It’s better known by what nickname? Ring of Fire (WTG OG)
18. America Ferrera played the lead character on what TV series, which ran from 2006 to 2010 on ABC? Ugly Betty
19. What toy was invented in 1962, inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 2006, and was forced to redesign in 2011 due to changes in the U.S. Lighting Energy Policy? Easy-Bake Oven
20. If you’re gathering melds, eliminating deadwood, and knocking, you’re probably playing what card game? Gin Rummy
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, September 17, 2021 - 10:37 am
New set and good luck!
21. The 216th Crayola color is now known as Laser Lemon. What 10-letter word did Crayola name it when it was introduced in 1972?
22. Although it is also an internal organ, what is technically the largest gland in the human body?
23. What monarch appointed himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England after he split ways with the Catholic Church?
24. What sweet redheaded cartoon character was originally created in 1979 by a greeting card illustrator at American Greetings' Juvenile & Humorous card department?
25. In 1881, cotton gin builder Daniel Haynes started a company to manufacture what in Sealy, Texas?
26. Who's the only person posthumously nominated for two different acting Oscars?
27. What Old West lawman and gambler has been portrayed on film by Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, James Garner, Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, and Jimmy Stewart, among many others?
28. What company got its start in 1969 when a man named Michael Kittredge melted down some crayons in his Massachusetts garage to create an aromatic Christmas gift for his mother?
29. The claddagh ring, which shows a pair of hands holding a heart that is wearing a crown, gets its name from a city in what modern-day country?
30. Which of JFK’s nieces went on to become First Lady of California?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, September 17, 2021 - 11:38 am
23.King Henry VIII
24.Annie?
28.Yankee Candle company
30.Maria Screviner married to Arnold S
Have a good weekend all
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, September 17, 2021 - 12:09 pm
21. Coward yellow
22. Liver
23. Henry VII
24. No idea
25. No idea
26. I know now
27. Wyatt Earp
28. Yankee Candle
29. Ireland
30. Maria Shriver}}
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, September 17, 2021 - 9:44 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. No idea, neon yellow
22. liver
23. Henry VIII
24. dunno, that's after my cartoon time by decades and decades
25. Well, I have probably been through Sealy, TX, and nothing comes to mind, except Sealy mattresses, but I guess that is as good a guess as any.
26. I think this is recent, and maybe the guy in the Batman movie. Or ... Oh, the marvelously talented young black guy that nobody knew was performing while terminally ill. He has a bit of an unusual first name, but his last name was Boseman, or something like that.
27. Wyatt Earp
28. Yankee Candle
29. Ireland
30. Maria Shriver
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 18, 2021 - 9:32 am
Good morning and happy Saturday!
Answers:
21. The 216th Crayola color is now known as Laser Lemon. What 10-letter word did Crayola name it when it was introduced in 1972? Chartreuse
22. Although it is also an internal organ, what is technically the largest gland in the human body? liver
23. What monarch appointed himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England after he split ways with the Catholic Church? Henry VIII
24. What sweet redheaded cartoon character was originally created in 1979 by a greeting card illustrator at American Greetings' Juvenile & Humorous card department? Strawberry Shortcake
25. In 1881, cotton gin builder Daniel Haynes started a company to manufacture what in Sealy, Texas? mattresses (WTG Juju)
26. Who's the only person posthumously nominated for two different acting Oscars? James Dean
27. What Old West lawman and gambler has been portrayed on film by Henry Fonda, Burt Lancaster, James Garner, Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, and Jimmy Stewart, among many others? Wyatt Earp
28. What company got its start in 1969 when a man named Michael Kittredge melted down some crayons in his Massachusetts garage to create an aromatic Christmas gift for his mother? Yankee Candle Co.
29. The claddagh ring, which shows a pair of hands holding a heart that is wearing a crown, gets its name from a city in what modern-day country? Ireland
30. Which of JFK’s nieces went on to become First Lady of California? Maria Shriver
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, September 18, 2021 - 9:42 am
New set and good luck!
31. If you sing a song of sixpence, how many blackbirds will you need for your pie?
32. The most abundant element in the Earth's crust is oxygen, at 46%. Which element, which compounds with oxygen to create quartz, is the second-most abundant element?
33. His first name was William. He was the mayor of Buffalo, NY; the director of the Northern Pacific Railway; the founder of American Express; and the co-founder of a company that still bears his name to this day. There’s also a city of 120,000 people named after him. What was his last name?
34. Cröonchy Stars were a short-lived Post breakfast cereal from the late-‘80s and early-‘90s that were, ostensibly, prepared by what Muppet?
35. What airline is headquartered out of Love Field in Dallas?
36. How many Vienna sausages traditionally come in each can?
37. If you glance at a 12-hour digital clock at random, there is a 50-percent chance, exactly, that the time will contain which digit?
38. Which Olympic event was changed forever in 1968 by something called the “Fosbury Flop”?
39. Who was the best-selling author of the 1990s, with more than 60 million copies of his books sold during that decade?
40. If your Italian sausage or cheese is labeled “affumicata,” that means it’s been… what?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, September 18, 2021 - 10:24 am
31. 24 birds
32. Silicon
33. Cody
34. The Chef...we used to call him Bork de Bork
35. No idea
36. Yuck...no idea
37. 1...one
38. High jump
39. John Grisham
40. No idea
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, September 18, 2021 - 1:14 pm
31.24 birdies
35.Southwest Airlines
36.12?
37.1
39.Steven King?
40.smoked?
Have a great weekend all
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