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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 12:26 pm 
1.Shop lifting
3.3?
4.Austin?
5.Moore
6.shears?
7.end of ww II
8.Celtic?
10.Pele as they said his full name on the news last night -quite the player !!
Happy 2023 all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 7:55 pm
Guesses for new set:
1. shoplifting
2. dunno
3. 3
4. Amarillo
5. Spielberg
6. shears
7. WWI
8. gaelic
9. teeth
10. Pele
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 10:32 am
Good morning and happy new year! Let's keep those brain cells glowing throughout this coming year!
Answers:
1. What word is "five finger discount" slang for? shoplifting
2. What musical based on a 1997 hit film, ditched the Yorkshire accent by shifting the action to Buffalo? The Full Monty
3. How old was Tiger Woods when he played his first regulation golf hole: 1, 3 or 5? 1
4. What Texas city got it's name from the Spanish for "yellow"? Amarillo (WTG Juju)
5. What budding filmmaker earned the rank of Eagle Scout for a slide show exposing politicians in Flint, Michigan? Michael Moore (WTG Dean)
6. What does the hardware trade call scissors longer than six inches? shears
7. What event prompted the first New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square? fireworks ban
8. What language is “Auld Lang Syne”? Scottish (WTG Rieann)
9. What part of the human body experiences different growth rates called anagen, catagen, and telogen? hair (WTG OG)
10. Who is Edson Arantes do Nascimento more widely known as? Pele
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 10:45 am
New set and good luck!
11. What part of New York City was called "broken land" by the Dutch?
12. What color is the flesh of a Brazil nut?
13. What are the three main fossil fuels?
14. What two countries occupy opposite sides of the Juan de Fuca Strait?
15. How many gross are there in a great gross?
16. What is the name of the butler in Downton Abbey?
17. Which Winnie-The-Pooh character does NOT appear in the first book in the series?
18. Which country has produced the most coffee beans for over 150 years?
19. Root beer is made using the root bark of what tree?
20. All cats are born with what color eyes?
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Rieann
Member
08-26-2006
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 11:23 am
11. Brooklyn?
12. White
13. Gas, oil, & coal
14. United States and Canada
15. ?
16. Mr. Carson
17. ?
18. Columbia?
19. ?
20. Blue
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 12:27 pm
11. BROOKLYN
12. WHITISH TO ECRU
13. OIL...GAS...COAL
14. USA AND CANADA
15. 12?
16. MR. CARSON...IMELDA STAUNTON'S HUSBAND
17. ROO?
18. BRAZIL
19. SASIFRASS...IN OLD WEST MOVIES THEY WERE ALWAYS DRINKING SASPERILLA
10. BLUE
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 1:43 pm
11.Brooklyn
12.whiteish
14.Usa and Canada 🍁
18.Brazil
20.Blue
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Sunday, January 01, 2023 - 7:35 pm
Guesses for new set:
11. Brooklyn
12. white
13. coal, petroleum, and natural gas
14. That's right near where I live, USA and Canada
15. 12
16. don't recall, but might if I work on it
17. the answer is probably not Tigger or Eeyore
18. Brazil
19. Sassafras
20. blue?
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 9:31 am
Good morning and happy Monday!
Answers:
11. What part of New York City was called "broken land" by the Dutch? Brooklyn
12. What color is the flesh of a Brazil nut? white
13. What are the three main fossil fuels? coal, oil, natural gas
14. What two countries occupy opposite sides of the Juan de Fuca Strait? USA and Canada
15. How many gross are there in a great gross? 12
16. What is the name of the butler in Downton Abbey? Mr. Carson
17. Which Winnie-The-Pooh character does NOT appear in the first book in the series? Tigger (a half wtg for Juju)
18. Which country has produced the most coffee beans for over 150 years? Brazil
19. Root beer is made using the root bark of what tree? sassafras
20. All cats are born with what color eyes? blue
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 9:43 am
New set and good luck!
21. What do hundreds of men carry over a 253.5 meter obstacle course during an annual event in S0nkajarvi, Finland?
22. What shoe company provided the subject matter for Run DMC's first hit, in 1986?
23. What are thee 789 of in the U.S. , according to the Ghost Research Society?
24. What celestial body is the center of the Jovian system?
25. What kind of musical instrument is the traditional Gaelic instrument the Clarsach?
26. The New Year’s tradition of eating oliebollen, or dense balls of fried dough, is practiced in which country?
27. “Brumation” is the hibernation of what kind of animal?
28. Which child prodigy signed on with Motown at age 11?
29. Apart from Hawaii, which other U.S. state commercially grows coffee?
30. What US state's southern border is marked by the original Mason Dixon Line?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 10:59 am
21. THERE WIVES...UPSIDE DOWN YET
22. AIR JORDANS?
23. HAUNTED HOUSES?
24. JUPITER
25. CELTIC HARP
26. NO IDEA
27. REPTILES
28. LITTLE STEVIE WONDER
29. CALIFORNIA
30. PENNSYLVANIA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 12:17 pm
23.Haunted places
25.harp -heard in a church Carol sing in December
26.Italy???
28.Stevie Wonder I believe
29.California?
30.Massachutes
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Monday, January 02, 2023 - 7:07 pm
Guesses for new set:
21. a boat
22. Nike
23. haunted houses
24. Jupiter
25. harp
26. Sweden
27. bear
28. Little Stevei Wonder
29. California
30. Pennsylvania, says Bigdog
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 9:19 am
Good morning and happy Tuesday!
Answers:
21. What do hundreds of men carry over a 253.5 meter obstacle course during an annual event in S0nkajarvi, Finland? their wives (WTG OG)
22. What shoe company provided the subject matter for Run DMC's first hit, in 1986? Adidas
23. What are thee 789 of in the U.S. , according to the Ghost Research Society? haunted houses
24. What celestial body is the center of the Jovian system? Jupiter
25. What kind of musical instrument is the traditional Gaelic instrument the Clarsach? harp
26. The New Year’s tradition of eating oliebollen, or dense balls of fried dough, is practiced in which country? the Netherlands
27. “Brumation” is the hibernation of what kind of animal? reptiles (WTG OG)
28. Which child prodigy signed on with Motown at age 11? Stevie Wonder
29. Apart from Hawaii, which other U.S. state commercially grows coffee? California
30. What US state's southern border is marked by the original Mason Dixon Line? Pennsylvania
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 9:28 am
New set and good luck!
31. If you had a question in the late '90s, what internet person did you ask?
32. What mammal's most common species is the bottlenose?
33. "Cirque du Soleil" hails from what country?
34. What TV series, which debuted in 1965, was set in the year 1997?
35. Who was Anne of Green Gables' best friend?
36. What sea does the Danube empty into?
37. What was the first U.S. city to establish a police force?
38. What's the only consonant sound that can end a word in Japanese?
39. Who was the creator of "Star Trek"?
40. Where do fallen Norse warriors go?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 9:50 am
31. NO IDEA
32. DOLPHIN
33. CANADA
34. LOST IN SPACE
35. NO IDEA
36. BLACK SEA
37. BOSTON
38. N...I CAN THINK OF 'SHOGUN'
39. GENE RODDENBERRY
40. VALHALLA?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 11:50 am
31.Google?
33.Canada -Quebec -saw them once -they are coming back in the spring
34.Lost in Space?
35.cant recall his name
37.Boston as one of the oldest cities in the USA
39.Roddenberry I believe
Happy Tuesday all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, January 03, 2023 - 7:23 pm
Guesses for new set:
31. Jeeves, but he was a bit of a flash in the pan and never destined to become Siri or Alexa
32. porpoise
33. France
34. dunno
35. Can't come up with it - let's go with William
36. Black Sea.
37. Philadelphia
38. n
39. Gene Roddenberry
40. Valhalla
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 10:08 am
Good morning and happy Wednesday! We are battening down the hatches here in California. Supposed to be a big storm hitting today and tomorrow.
Answers:
31. If you had a question in the late '90s, what internet person did you ask? Jeeves (WTG Juju)
32. What mammal's most common species is the bottlenose? dolphin (WTG OG)
33. "Cirque du Soleil" hails from what country? Canada (WTG Dean)
34. What TV series, which debuted in 1965, was set in the year 1997? Lost in Space
35. Who was Anne of Green Gables' best friend? Diana Barry
36. What sea does the Danube empty into? Black Sea
37. What was the first U.S. city to establish a police force? Boston
38. What's the only consonant sound that can end a word in Japanese? N
39. Who was the creator of "Star Trek"? Gene Roddenberry
40. Where do fallen Norse warriors go? Valhalla
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, January 04, 2023 - 10:18 am
New set and good luck!
41. What Philistine warrior was posthumously beheaded with his own sword in the Old Testament, after which his head was delivered to King Saul?
42. Which is the second-smallest state in the U.S., by area?
43. The world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome was built nearly 2,000 years ago in Rome, where it still stands today. What is it called?
44. One of the most-visited modern art galleries in the world sits on the banks of the Thames in a former London power station. What is the name of that museum?
45. The majority of the movie “Cast Away” focuses on Tom Hanks and a volleyball on a deserted island. What company does Tom Hanks’ character work for in the film?
46. What beer brand claims to take its name from winning the award for “America’s Best Beer” at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, even though there is little evidence that such an award ever existed?
47. Trader Vic’s was one of the first American restaurants to serve what appetizer assortment—which is usually associated with Chinese restaurants, but gets its name from the Hawaiian word for “shell,” which came to be used to mean “hors d'oeuvres”?
48. What was the name of Frodo’s loyal best friend in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings?
49. Which state is home to the Mall of America?
50. Sheryl Crow, Emilio Estevez, Steve Irwin, Jon Bon Jovi, Bob Odenkirk, and Axl Rose were all born in what year?
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