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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, September 27, 2021 - 9:00 am 
New set and good luck!
21. What television sitcom, which originally ran from 1951 until 1957, was the most-watched TV show in the United States for four of its six seasons and was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a studio audience?
22. Minnesota is “The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but it is not the state with the most lakes. Which U.S. state has the most lakes?
23. How many tablespoons are in a standard stick of butter?
24. Blue M&Ms were introduced in 1995. They won a contest to replace what color?
25. Who is the current Duke of Cambridge?
26. What is the difference between an oar and a paddle?
27. There are approximately five thousand varieties of potatoes worldwide. Three thousand of those are found in what mountain range?
28. When you eat vegetables rich in beta-carotene, your liver converts it into what vitamin?
29. What 18th-dynasty ruler has provided scientists with the earliest known genetic evidence of malaria?
30. Rhea Perlman first met her future husband Danny DeVito when she saw a play he appeared in. They moved in together two weeks later and got married just barely a year after meeting. What was the first TV show they appeared on together?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, September 27, 2021 - 9:18 am
21.I Love Lucy?
22.Michigan?
23.4 ?
24.green?
25.Prince William?
26.The amount of letters in their word name and oar you lock into the boat -it is not free standing.
28.Vitamin D?
30.Cheers? Are they still married as I thought they were heading for divorce
Have a good week all
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, September 27, 2021 - 9:43 am
21. I Love Lucy
22. Florida
23. 8
24. No idea
25. Prince William
26. Oars are attached to the boat but paddles aren't
27. Andes
28. A
29. No idea
30. Taxi}
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, September 27, 2021 - 10:58 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. The Honeymooners
22. Alaska
23. 8
24. brown
25. Prince William
26. A paddle locks into a rowing position whereas a paddle is freely held.
27. The Andes
28. K
29. dunno
30. Taxi
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 8:21 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
21. What television sitcom, which originally ran from 1951 until 1957, was the most-watched TV show in the United States for four of its six seasons and was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35mm film in front of a studio audience? I Love Lucy
22. Minnesota is “The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but it is not the state with the most lakes. Which U.S. state has the most lakes? Alaska (WTG Juju)
23. How many tablespoons are in a standard stick of butter? 8
24. Blue M&Ms were introduced in 1995. They won a contest to replace what color? tan
25. Who is the current Duke of Cambridge? Prince William
26. What is the difference between an oar and a paddle? Oars are attached to the boat and paddles are not (Juju, I assume you meant to type oars and accidentally typed paddles twice)
27. There are approximately five thousand varieties of potatoes worldwide. Three thousand of those are found in what mountain range? Andes
28. When you eat vegetables rich in beta-carotene, your liver converts it into what vitamin? A (WTG OG)
29. What 18th-dynasty ruler has provided scientists with the earliest known genetic evidence of malaria? King Tut
30. Rhea Perlman first met her future husband Danny DeVito when she saw a play he appeared in. They moved in together two weeks later and got married just barely a year after meeting. What was the first TV show they appeared on together? Taxi (Dean, they are not together but have never gotten divorced)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 8:34 am
New set and good luck!
31. In which state will you find the northernmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the continental U.S.?
32. “Crash,” “splash,” and “sizzle” are all types of what musical instrument?
33. "There’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that’s with a U.S. marshal and the smell of" what, according to the intro of a radio classic later adapted for TV?
34. The United States occupies one territory south of the Equator. What is it?
35. Bette Nesmith Graham invented Liquid Paper in 1955. When she died in 1979, she left half of her multi-million-dollar estate to her son Michael Nesmith, who is better known for playing guitar in what band?
36. What unit of volume is equal to either an 1/8 or a 1/16 ounce, depending on who you ask, but is also used informally to describe any small amount of whiskey?
37. If your letter or package doesn’t have a deliverable address or a return address, it goes to the DLO. What does DLO stand for?
38. There are three Major League Baseball teams named after birds. Which of those three birds is the largest, by average weight?
39. “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” is a famous line from “The Brady Bunch.” What character said it?
40. What type of dog's two breeds originated in the regions of Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, Wales?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 10:52 am
31. No idea
32. Cymbals
33. Gunsmoke?
34. Guam
35. Monkees
36. Shot
37. No idea...probably 'delivery' something
38. Orioles?
39. Jan?
40. Corgies
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 10:23 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday!
Answers:
31. In which state will you find the northernmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the continental U.S.? Washington (Seattle)
32. “Crash,” “splash,” and “sizzle” are all types of what musical instrument? cymbals (WTG OG)
33. "There’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers, and that’s with a U.S. marshal and the smell of" what, according to the intro of a radio classic later adapted for TV? Gunsmoke (WTG OG)
34. The United States occupies one territory south of the Equator. What is it? American Samoa
35. Bette Nesmith Graham invented Liquid Paper in 1955. When she died in 1979, she left half of her multi-million-dollar estate to her son Michael Nesmith, who is better known for playing guitar in what band? The Monkees (WTG OG)
36. What unit of volume is equal to either an 1/8 or a 1/16 ounce, depending on who you ask, but is also used informally to describe any small amount of whiskey? dram
37. If your letter or package doesn’t have a deliverable address or a return address, it goes to the DLO. What does DLO stand for? Dead Letter Office
38. There are three Major League Baseball teams named after birds. Which of those three birds is the largest, by average weight? Blue Jay
39. “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” is a famous line from “The Brady Bunch.” What character said it? Jan (WTG OG)
40. What type of dog's two breeds originated in the regions of Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire, Wales? Corgi (WTG OG)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 10:34 am
New set and good luck!
41. Martin Scorsese has been nominated for the “Best Director” Oscar nine times, but only won once. For what movie did he win?
42. Barack Obama has suggested that what actor—who is seven years his junior—should portray him in film because he, quote, "has the ears"?
43. “The Syndics of the Drapers Guild” is the title of the Rembrandt masterpiece that adorns every box of what brand of cigar?
44. What nursery rhyme ends, “And so between them both, they licked the platter clean”?
45. What mountain range is often considered the natural border between Europe and Asia?
46. What five-letter word derives from the Japanese for "picture character"?
47. The word "blog" is a truncation of what two-word term, coined in 1997, which almost no one ever uses anymore?
48. How many items are there in a "brace" of something?
49. The lowest grade of eggs you can purchase in an American grocery store are grade “B.” What is the highest grade?
50. What cured Italian meat is typically served one of two ways: arrotolata, which means “rolled,” or stesa, which means “flat”?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 11:35 am
41. The Departed...it was a great movie
42. Now I know
43. No idea
44. Jack Sprat and his wife
45. Urals
46. No idea
47. Now I know
48. 2 make a brace?
49. AA
50. Pastrami
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 8:16 pm
Guesses for new set:
41. The Departed
42. Gotta be Will Smith; he's the only one I can think of with perfect Barack Obama ears.
43. Dutch Masters
44. Jack Sprat
45. Urals
46. anime
47. web log
48. 2
49. AA is the highest I have ever seen
50. salami
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Wednesday, September 29, 2021 - 8:32 pm
41.Taxi
42.Denzel Washington
49.AA
50.proscutto
Happy hump day
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 9:08 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
41. Martin Scorsese has been nominated for the “Best Director” Oscar nine times, but only won once. For what movie did he win? The Departed
42. Barack Obama has suggested that what actor—who is seven years his junior—should portray him in film because he, quote, "has the ears"? Will Smith (WTG Juju)
43. “The Syndics of the Drapers Guild” is the title of the Rembrandt masterpiece that adorns every box of what brand of cigar? Dutch Masters (WTG Juju)
44. What nursery rhyme ends, “And so between them both, they licked the platter clean”? Jack Sprat
45. What mountain range is often considered the natural border between Europe and Asia? Urals
46. What five-letter word derives from the Japanese for "picture character"? emoji
47. The word "blog" is a truncation of what two-word term, coined in 1997, which almost no one ever uses anymore? web log (WTG Juju)
48. How many items are there in a "brace" of something? 2
49. The lowest grade of eggs you can purchase in an American grocery store are grade “B.” What is the highest grade? AA
50. What cured Italian meat is typically served one of two ways: arrotolata, which means “rolled,” or stesa, which means “flat”? pancetta
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 9:15 am
New set and good luck!
51. In 1981, Carol Bernick was frustrated with the sodium content of commercial spice blends, so she created her own salt-free version. The brand dropped the honorific from its name in 2020. What did Bernick call it?
52. If a right-handed golfer has a slice, does the ball curve to the left or the right?
53. What kind of rice gets its name from the Hindi word for “fragrant”?
54. There are two jumps in professional figure skating that are initiated while the skater is skating forward: the waltz jump, and what much more common move?
55. “Marvin Gardens” is the only property on the Monopoly board that isn’t named for an area in Atlantic City. What color is it on the board?
56. What is the largest city in the U.S. by population with a hyphen in its name?
57. The Schmidt Pain Index and the Starr Pain Scale both measure, on a 1-to-4 scale, the discomfort caused by... what?
58. Who was the first one-term President of the United States?
59. What is the only chess piece that can never move to a different colored square on the board?
60. Loosely based on “Faust,” what Broadway musical tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil to help the Washington Senators beat their hated rivals and win the World Series?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 11:12 am
51. Mrs. Dash
52. Left
53. Jasmine
54. Toe loop?
55. No idea
56. No idea
57. No idea
58. John Adams...I'm stunned I'm correct
59. No idea
60. Damn Yankees
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, September 30, 2021 - 3:12 pm
51. Mrs Dash , just bought in August
52.left
53.Jasmine
55.purple if I recall correctly
58.Johnson
59.bishop
60.Dam Yankees
Have a good rest of the week
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, October 01, 2021 - 10:10 am
Good morning and happy Friday!
Answers:
51. In 1981, Carol Bernick was frustrated with the sodium content of commercial spice blends, so she created her own salt-free version. The brand dropped the honorific from its name in 2020. What did Bernick call it? Mrs. Dash (which is now just Dash, I had no idea)
52. If a right-handed golfer has a slice, does the ball curve to the left or the right? right
53. What kind of rice gets its name from the Hindi word for “fragrant”? basmati
54. There are two jumps in professional figure skating that are initiated while the skater is skating forward: the waltz jump, and what much more common move? axel
55. “Marvin Gardens” is the only property on the Monopoly board that isn’t named for an area in Atlantic City. What color is it on the board? yellow
56. What is the largest city in the U.S. by population with a hyphen in its name? Winston-Salem
57. The Schmidt Pain Index and the Starr Pain Scale both measure, on a 1-to-4 scale, the discomfort caused by... what? insect bites or stings
58. Who was the first one-term President of the United States? John Adams (WTG OG)
59. What is the only chess piece that can never move to a different colored square on the board? bishop (WTG Dean)
60. Loosely based on “Faust,” what Broadway musical tells the story of a man who sells his soul to the devil to help the Washington Senators beat their hated rivals and win the World Series? Damn Yankees
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, October 01, 2021 - 10:22 am
New set and good luck!
61. In the game Blackjack, the dealer normally has to hit until they have how many points?
62. What restaurant chain takes its name from the Japanese for "safflower," for the flower that its founder's father, Yunosuke Aoki, found in the rubble of Tokyo in 1945?
63. In dinnerware, fine porcelain is often called “china,” because that’s where the process was invented. But it was English potters in the 1700s who began adding the ash of what material to their china to make it stronger?
64. J. M. W. Turner was known as the Painter of Light, until what American painter self-described with that term and trademarked it?
65. What lubricant was invented in 1872 and named after the German word for “water” combined with the Greek word for “olive oil”?
66. At age 86, what poet read his poem "The Gift Outright" at JFK's inauguration in 1961?
67. Singer Carly Simon’s father Richard was/is a well-known name in what industry?
68. Which two title characters of TV's Friends have names that are also types of animals?
69. The quote-unquote “strongest girl in the world” lives in Villa Villekulla with her monkey, Mr. Nilsson, and her horse, who is sometimes called Little Old Man. What’s her name?
70. What product was being advertised in the 1972 commercial that popularized the phrase, “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, October 01, 2021 - 11:03 am
61. 17
62. Beni Hana
63. Bones...thus bone china...I hope
64. Thomas Kinkade
65. Now I know
66. Robert Frost
67. No idea
68. Joey...Phoebe is a bird
69. No idea
70. Alka Seltzer
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, October 01, 2021 - 3:51 pm
61.18?
62.Bennihana - we have one here and ate there on a work eveny
63.bones - bone china
65.vaseline?
67.publishing Simon and Shuster
68.Joey and ?
Have a good weekend all
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