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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, July 29, 2022 - 10:24 am 
Guesses for new set:
41. Orinoco
42. Moby Dick
43. Ghost ship
44. Bigdog knows it but can’t come up with it, says it is a comedy, but probably not ConnecticutYankee in King Arthur’s court. Starring some actor who was in White Christmas with Bing Crosby.
45. Spain
46. Vacuum cleaner
47. Kenya
48. Loretta Lynn
49. Glaciers, will see some today
50. Wasps
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, July 29, 2022 - 10:56 am
41. SALTWATER
42. MOBY DICK
43. TRAIN
44. AN AMERICAN YANKEE IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT...THE BREW THAT IN TRUE...LOVE THAT MOVIE
45. SPAIN
46. VACUUM CLEANER
47. TANZANEIA
48. LORETTA LYNN...I TOO AM A COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER FROM WEST VIRGINIA...MY DAD DIED IN A MINE CAVE-IN.
49. GLACIERS
50. VESPS OF COURSE
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, July 29, 2022 - 4:02 pm
41.Saltwater
43.train?
45.Spain
46.vacuum cleaner
47.Tanzania?
48.Loretta Lynn
49.fjords
50.vespers
Have a good long weekend all
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 - 9:09 am
Good morning and happy Saturday! We don't have a long weekend here, Dean. Of course now that Kelly is retired too, they are all long weekends.
Answers:
41. What is the largest and most aggressive type of crocodile: American, Freshwater, Orinoco or Saltwater? Saltwater
42. Queequeg is a character in which classic novel? Moby-Dick
43. The Flying Scotsman is a famous what? train
44. "The pellet with the poison's in the vessel with the pestle; the chalice from the palace has the brew that is true!" is a line from which 1955 movie? The Court Jester (And yes it it with Danny Kaye, Juju)
45. The Basques are native people of France and which other neighboring country? Spain
46. James Dyson revolutionized what product in the 1980s and 1990s? vacuum cleaners
47. Serengeti National Park is mainly in which country? Tanzania
48. The best selling 1976 autobiography of which leading country vocalist and songwriter during the 1960s and 1970s, "Coal Miner's Daughter", was made into a film starring Sissy Spacek (who won an Academy Award for Best Actress) and Tommy Lee Jones in 1980? Loretta Lynn
49. What created fjords? glaciers (I love the way Bear Grylls pronounces it)
50. What lives in a vespiary? wasps (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 - 9:27 am
New set and good luck!
51. Which letters would be added to an invitation if the host required you to bring drinks?
52. What is polenta made from?
53. Who is the main character in Les Misérables?
54. Which Egyptian god had the head of a jackal?
55. Who played Detective Scott Turner in Turner and Hooch?
56. Who appeared in her first film for 15 years, "Monster In Law", in 2005?
57. Florida produces 74 percent of which citrus fruit grown in the USA, 95% of which is processed, mostly as the official state beverage?
58. What country has the most natural lakes?
59. What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook?
60. Who was the fourth president of the United States?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 - 10:03 am
51. BYOB
52. CORNMEAL
53. JEAN VALJEAN
54. ANUBIS...I HAVE A TINY STATUE OF HIM HERE ON MY DESK
55. TOM HANKS
56. JANE FONDA
57. ORANGES
58. CANADA
59. NAPLES
60. JAMES ADAMS
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, July 30, 2022 - 1:57 pm
I knew you did not have a long weekend. Not every province has it , most do . So every 5 years we chose this weekend to have a family reunion. However 2020 and 2021 it was cancelled because of covid and still a concern so I am not up in Pembroke On about an hour north of Ottawa ; but at home in Toronto .
51.BYOB
52.corn meal
53.Jean Valjean
55.Tom Hanks
56.Jane Fonda played the MIL
57.oj or orange juice
58.Canada
59.Naples?
I got my brother in law when he retired , a card that said think of it like a weekend plus 5 days regarding retirement.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 31, 2022 - 9:03 am
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Answers:
51. Which letters would be added to an invitation if the host required you to bring drinks? BYOB
52. What is polenta made from? corn
53. Who is the main character in Les Misérables? Jean Valjean
54. Which Egyptian god had the head of a jackal?Anubis (WTG OG)
55. Who played Detective Scott Turner in Turner and Hooch? Tom Hanks
56. Who appeared in her first film for 15 years, "Monster In Law", in 2005? Jane Fonda
57. Florida produces 74 percent of which citrus fruit grown in the USA, 95% of which is processed, mostly as the official state beverage? oranges
58. What country has the most natural lakes? Canada
59. What present-day Italian city does Mt. Vesuvius overlook? Naples (WTG OG)
60. Who was the fourth president of the United States? James Madison
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, July 31, 2022 - 9:15 am
New set and good luck!
61. What does the second P in PPE stand for?
62. A hostler, or ostler, would take care of what?
63. In which country is the city of Damascus?
64. How many nouns are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet"?
65. Which 1949 film tracks events in the life and death of an assassinated politician closely resembling Louisiana governor, Huey Long nicknamed "the Kingfish"?
66. Why did the Roslin Institute in Scotland become known world-wide in 1996?
67. Who played the title role in the 1970s TV series "McCloud", about a cowboy policeman working in New York?
68. A hit for the Marvelettes, the Beatles and the Carpenters was "Please Mr … who?
69. When you see a banana for sale, where is it likely (if not in the country you are in) to have been grown: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji or Peru?
70. The Hollywood sign, a landmark for Mount Lee in Los Angeles, California, originally said what when it was erected in 1923?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, July 31, 2022 - 9:30 am
61. NO IDEA
62. HORSES AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT SEMI-TRUCKS
63. SYRIA
64. 4 NOUNS
65. ALL THE KING'S MEN
66. CLONED A PIG
67. DENNIS WEAVER...MR. DILLON, MR. DILLON
68. POSTMAN
69. ECUADOR
70. HOLLYWOODLAND
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, July 31, 2022 - 1:51 pm
61.Protection
62.horses?
63.Syria
64.4
67.Dennis Weaver
68.Postman
69.Costa Rica -at least here
70.I think Hollywoodland
we had a good TVCH zoom call today
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, August 01, 2022 - 7:55 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
61. What does the second P in PPE stand for? Protective (WTG Dean, I will give it to you)
62. A hostler, or ostler, would take care of what? horses
63. In which country is the city of Damascus? Syria
64. How many nouns are in the following sentence: "Roger told his dog not to jump on the furniture with muddy feet"? 4
65. Which 1949 film tracks events in the life and death of an assassinated politician closely resembling Louisiana governor, Huey Long nicknamed "the Kingfish"? All the King's Men (WTG OG)
66. Why did the Roslin Institute in Scotland become known world-wide in 1996? the cloned sheep Dolly
67. Who played the title role in the 1970s TV series "McCloud", about a cowboy policeman working in New York? Dennis Weaver
68. A hit for the Marvelettes, the Beatles and the Carpenters was "Please Mr … who? Postman
69. When you see a banana for sale, where is it likely (if not in the country you are in) to have been grown: Costa Rica, Ecuador, Fiji or Peru? Ecuador (WTG OG)
70. The Hollywood sign, a landmark for Mount Lee in Los Angeles, California, originally said what when it was erected in 1923? Hollywoodland
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, August 01, 2022 - 8:16 am
New set and good luck!
71. Theobroma oil is an edible vegetable fat popular in the pharmaceutical and toiletry industries because its melting point is just below skin temperature. It is more commonly known by what delicious-sounding name?
72, Which 1960's group did Bill Medley belong to?
73. André René Roussimoff is better known as who?
74. Murophobia is the fear of what?
75. Who was the first actor to be featured on the cover of Time magazine?
76. How many sides are there on a trapezium?
77. Which is the only number to have the same spelling in both English and French?
78. What menu item, offered by Wendy’s (alone among burger chains) since 1983, comes in five versions now that “Italian” and “Mexican” have been discontinued?
79. Which animal has the most tastebuds - dogs or cats?
80. In August 1905, what killed hundreds of people in New Orleans?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, August 01, 2022 - 8:30 am
71. COCOA BUTTER
72. RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
73. NOW I KNOW
74. NO IDEA
75. NOW I KNOW
76. 4 SIDES
77. NO IDEA
78. HAMBURGER?
79. DOGS
80. I DID NOT KNOW THAT
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, August 01, 2022 - 3:17 pm
72. Righteous Brothers
75. Burt Lancaster?
76.3
77.six
78.salads?
79.dogs?
80.Spanish flu
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, August 01, 2022 - 10:33 pm
No time to play tonight, but I do know 80. for sure, having lived in Houston for 8 years.
80. hurricane
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, August 02, 2022 - 9:30 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
71. Theobroma oil is an edible vegetable fat popular in the pharmaceutical and toiletry industries because its melting point is just below skin temperature. It is more commonly known by what delicious-sounding name? cocoa butter (WTG OG)
72, Which 1960's group did Bill Medley belong to? Righteous Brothers
73. André René Roussimoff is better known as who? Andre the Giant
74. Murophobia is the fear of what? mice
75. Who was the first actor to be featured on the cover of Time magazine? Charlie Chaplin
76. How many sides are there on a trapezium? 4 (WTG OG)
77. Which is the only number to have the same spelling in both English and French? six (WTG Dean)
78. What menu item, offered by Wendy’s (alone among burger chains) since 1983, comes in five versions now that “Italian” and “Mexican” have been discontinued? baked potato
79. Which animal has the most tastebuds - dogs or cats? dogs
80. In August 1905, what killed hundreds of people in New Orleans? yellow fever (Sorry Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, August 02, 2022 - 9:46 am
New set and good luck!
81. In the course of completing his famous 12 labors, Hercules kills a giant crab. What was that crab’s name?
82. What slang term for rumor or gossip derives from an old sailing term for a cask with a hole drilled in it… essentially an early version of a water cooler?
83. What court is presided over by Judge Marilyn Milian, in a seat previously held by Jerry Sheindlin, Ed Koch, and Joseph Wapner?
84. What 2000 movie did Cameron Crowe base on his own experiences as a teenage reporter for “Rolling Stone” magazine?
85. Which of these is the name of a part of a sewing machine: Stitch mouse, Feed dog, Guide Cow, or Whisper Cat?
86. Which car manufacturer made De Sotos and Plymouths?
87. What is a sobriquet?
88. What Procter & Gamble brand is the world’s best-selling laundry detergent?
89. What Country Music Hall of Fame member spent the 1990s em“broiled” in lawsuits with a rival roasted chicken chain called Cluckers?
90. Boston baker Samuel German is best remembered as the namesake of a chocolate-coconut-pecan type of what?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, August 02, 2022 - 10:06 am
81. NO IDEA
82. NOW I KNOW
83. PEOPLE'S COURT
84. NO IDEA
85. I'VE SEWN ALL MY LIFE AND HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THAT
86. CHRYSLER
87. NICKNAME
88. TIDE
89. JIMMY DEAN...I KNOW HE HAWKED SAUSAGES
90. GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, August 02, 2022 - 2:55 pm
83.Peoples Court
85.Stitch mouse -total guess as I do not sew
86.Chrysler
88.TIDE
89.Kenny Rogers?
90.donut?
Hope all are well
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