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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, January 10, 2024 - 8:12 pm 
Guesses for new set:
21. 50
22. 32, no idea
23. eyeglasses
24. cats
25. hand
26. dunno
27. tap dancing
28. Europe
29. Anthony and Cleopatra
30. I think it was John Goodman
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 9:42 am
Good morning and happy Thursday!
Answers:
21. At roughly which age do humans begin shrinking in height slowly: 30, 40, 50 or 60? 30 (WTG OG)
22. How many hippos are on the board in Hungry, Hungry Hippos? 4
23. In Lord of the Flies, which personal item belonging to Piggy is broken? his glasses
24. Have cats or dogs been domesticated longer or is it about the same? dogs
25. Following a duel with a cousin, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe—the last major astronomer to work without the aid of a telescope—had a metal prosthetic "what" attached? nose
26. Croquembouche traditionally served as a wedding cake literally means "what" in mouth? crunch (WTG Dean)
27. Which dance sport will be included for the first time in the official program of the 2024 Summer Olympics? breaking
28. The Atlas Mountains span the northern region of which continent? Africa (WTG OG)
29. Which of William Shakespeare's plays has had the most adaptations as a feature film? Hamlet (WTG OG)
30. Which actor portrayed Fred Flintstone in the 1994 movie adaptation? John Goodman (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 10:00 am
New set and good luck!
31. What school — named after a governor of the East India Company’s Fort St. George — was founded in 1701 to train Connecticut students in theology and sacred languages?
32. “Z: The Beginning of Everything” is an Amazon television series based on a 2013 novel titled “Z.” They both tell the true story of what Jazz Age figure?
33. What is the white sauce in lasagne alla bolognese?
34. In August 2023, the Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska laid claim to the largest ever attendance at a women's sporting event at just over 93,000. What sport was being played?
35. A stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice is the basic recipe for what?
36. Netflix made its sports debut in November 2023 with the introduction of the Netflix Cup, involving what sport?
37. Which film won the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 81st Golden Globe Awards?
38. Which sauce gives traditional Chex Mix its signature flavor?
39. According to a 1990s study, listening to the music of which composer made students temporarily smarter?
40. Who owns Venmo?
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 12:58 pm
33.Parmasen
34.soccer
35.hollandaise
36.soccer
37. Ophemier
38.Worcestershire
39.Mozart
40 Mr Venmo
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 2:37 pm
31. YALE?
32. NO IDEA
33. NO IDEA
34. VOLLYBALL
35. MAYO
36. GOLF
37. OPENHEIMER
38. SOY SAUCE
39. MOZART
40. NOW I KNOW}
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Thursday, January 11, 2024 - 7:48 pm
Guesses for new set:
31. Yale
32. Benny Goodman
33. dunno
34. Hahahahaha!!!! We know this one, as we have Nebraska friends who we constantly tease about the importance of womens' volleyball.
35. mayonnaise
36. tennis
37. Oppenheimer
38. Worcestershire
39. Beethoven
40. Ebay
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 12, 2024 - 10:05 am
Good morning and happy Friday!
Answers:
31. What school — named after a governor of the East India Company’s Fort St. George — was founded in 1701 to train Connecticut students in theology and sacred languages? Yale
32. “Z: The Beginning of Everything” is an Amazon television series based on a 2013 novel titled “Z.” They both tell the true story of what Jazz Age figure? Zelda Fitzgerald
33. What is the white sauce in lasagne alla bolognese? bechamel
34. In August 2023, the Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska laid claim to the largest ever attendance at a women's sporting event at just over 93,000. What sport was being played? volleyball
35. A stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and either vinegar or lemon juice is the basic recipe for what? mayo
36. Netflix made its sports debut in November 2023 with the introduction of the Netflix Cup, involving what sport? golf (WTG OG)
37. Which film won the award for Best Motion Picture – Drama at the 81st Golden Globe Awards? Oppenheimer
38. Which sauce gives traditional Chex Mix its signature flavor? Worcestershire
39. According to a 1990s study, listening to the music of which composer made students temporarily smarter? Mozart
40. Who owns Venmo? PayPal
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Friday, January 12, 2024 - 10:22 am
New set and good luck!
41. In the theatrical world, it is supposedly unlucky to say “Macbeth” while inside a theater. What are you supposed to call that play instead?
42. Ravens are seen as bad luck in some cultures. In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven,” what is the name of the narrator’s lost love?
43. What is the rarest M&M color?
44. In little red riding hood, who does the wolf dress up as?
45. What country has the most natural lakes?
46. Taking place over the course of a whole day (rather than just the morning), which 1986 movie stars Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, and Judd Nelson as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal?
47. Seasoned boneless pork dipped in a tangy BBQ sauce, topped with slivered onions and dill pickles, all served on a toasted homestyle bun is how McDonald's describes what limited-availability menu item?
48. Known mainly for spreading a specific type of food, what Massachusetts-born 19th-century man was also fond of spreading religion throughout the country on his journeys?
49. What magic duo performed at the Mirage casino in Las Vagas from 1990 - 2003?
50. In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, January 12, 2024 - 10:52 am
41. NO IDEA
42. LENORE
43. BROWN
44. GRANDMOTHER
45. CANADA
46. THE BREAKFAST CLUB
47. NO IDEA
48. NO IDEA
49. DONNY AND MARIE
50. MID-1980'S
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Friday, January 12, 2024 - 6:40 pm
41.Shakespeare Ghosts
43.black
44.Grandmother
45.Canada of course
46.Breakfast club
47.McRib
48.Roy and Sigfield
50.1990
Happy weekend all
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Friday, January 12, 2024 - 7:36 pm
Guesses for new set:
41. dunno
42. Lenore
43. brown
44. grandma
45. Canada
46. Breakfast Club
47. McRib
48. Johnny Appleseed
49. Siegfried and Roy
50. 1989
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 9:41 am
Good morning and happy Saturday!
Answers:
41. In the theatrical world, it is supposedly unlucky to say “Macbeth” while inside a theater. What are you supposed to call that play instead? The Scottish Play
42. Ravens are seen as bad luck in some cultures. In Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven,” what is the name of the narrator’s lost love? Lenore
43. What is the rarest M&M color? brown
44. In little red riding hood, who does the wolf dress up as? grandmother
45. What country has the most natural lakes? Canada
46. Taking place over the course of a whole day (rather than just the morning), which 1986 movie stars Anthony Michael Hall, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, and Judd Nelson as a brain, an athlete, a basket case, a princess, and a criminal? The Breakfast Club
47. Seasoned boneless pork dipped in a tangy BBQ sauce, topped with slivered onions and dill pickles, all served on a toasted homestyle bun is how McDonald's describes what limited-availability menu item? McRib
48. Known mainly for spreading a specific type of food, what Massachusetts-born 19th-century man was also fond of spreading religion throughout the country on his journeys? Johnny Appleseed (WTG Juju)
49. What magic duo performed at the Mirage casino in Las Vagas from 1990 - 2003? Siegfried and Roy
50. In what year were the first Air Jordan sneakers released? 1984
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 9:58 am
New set and good luck!
51. Where does a sylvan creature live?
52. In Norse mythology, who is the father of Thor?
53. The phrase "carpe diem" was famously used in which film?
54. The carambola is more commonly known as what fruit?
55. Which butterfly famously mass migrates from northeastern North America to southwestern Mexico each winter?
56. What is the long-standing nickname for IBM?
57. The common name for eye condition myopia is what?
58. Which country just surpassed Japan as the world's biggest car exporter?
59. Which bone in the human body could be true, false, or floating?
60. Who said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes"?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 10:43 am
51. IN THE FOREST
52. ODIN...MY NEIGHBOR'S NAME
53. DEAD POETS SOCIETY
54. NO IDEA
55. MONARCHS
56. BIG BLUE
57. NEARSIGHTEDNESS
58. CHINA?
59. I DID NOT KNOW THAT
60. NO IDEA
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 5:07 pm
55.Monarchs
56.Blue Machines
58.Korea?
Tougher today
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Saturday, January 13, 2024 - 8:09 pm
Guesses for new set:
51. in the forest
52. Odin
53. Dead Poet's Society
54. star fruit
55. Monarch
56. Big blue
57. near sightedness
58. south Korea
59. patella
60. Andy Warhol.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 9:33 am
Good morning and happy Sunday!
Answers:
51. Where does a sylvan creature live? in the forest
52. In Norse mythology, who is the father of Thor? Odin
53. The phrase "carpe diem" was famously used in which film? Dead Poets Society
54. The carambola is more commonly known as what fruit? starfruit (WTG Juju)
55. Which butterfly famously mass migrates from northeastern North America to southwestern Mexico each winter? monarch (My son and his family are going down the coast to Pacific Grove to see them today)
56. What is the long-standing nickname for IBM? Big Blue
57. The common name for eye condition myopia is what? near sightedness
58. Which country just surpassed Japan as the world's biggest car exporter? China (WTG OG)
59. Which bone in the human body could be true, false, or floating? rib
60. Who said, "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes"? Andy Warhol (WTG Juju)
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 9:50 am
New set and good luck!
61. Who ended his final 60 Minutes segment by saying "if you do see me in a restaurant, please, just let me eat my dinner"?
62. Who in 1993 became the first African-American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature?
63. Which tennis player was stabbed in Hamburg in 1993?
64. First approved in 1998, under what name was the drug Sildenafil normally sold?
65. Which organ in the human body destroys old blood cells?
66. At what age can you legally buy alcohol in a British pub?
67. Which type of triangle has no sides of equal length?
68. The Matterhorn is on the border of Switzerland and ?
69. Which country's astronauts are called “taikonauts”?
70. Xena: Warrior Princess was primarily filmed in which country?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 10:14 am
61. HAVE FORGOTTEN
62. MAYA ANGELOU
63. MONICA SELES
64. VIAGRA
65. SPLEEN
66. 18
67. NO IDEA
68. ITALY
69. INDIA?
70. NEW ZEALAND
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Deanofwords
Member
09-13-2005
| Sunday, January 14, 2024 - 11:25 am
61.Rooney
62.Angelou
66.18
67.Icossles
68.Austria
70.New Zealand
Happy Sunday all
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