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Post by mln59 on Apr 26, 2024 9:03:50 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. London is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times. There are four international cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics twice (as of spring of 2024). Name as many of those cities as you can.
2. The U.S. Census occurs decennially, meaning that it takes place every how many years?
3. What California prison played host to two Johnny Cash concerts in the 1960s, a B.B. King concert in 1990 that resulted in a Grammy-winning live album, and a Metallica concert in 2003?
4. What American virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955?
5. Yesterday was April 25. On that day in 2021, Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for “Best Director.” What film earned her that award?
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 26, 2024 9:24:01 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. London is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times. There are four international cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics twice (as of spring of 2024). Name as many of those cities as you can. 2. The U.S. Census occurs decennially, meaning that it takes place every how many years? 3. What California prison played host to two Johnny Cash concerts in the 1960s, a B.B. King concert in 1990 that resulted in a Grammy-winning live album, and a Metallica concert in 2003? 4. What American virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955? 5. Yesterday was April 25. On that day in 2021, Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for “Best Director.” What film earned her that award? 1. Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Athens 2. 10 3. The only prison I know in California besides Alcatraz (which was long closed by 2003) is San Quentin, so I'll guess that 4. Salk
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 26, 2024 9:46:46 GMT -5
1. Paris, Tokyo, Athens? 2. 10 3. Folsom? 4. Jonas Salk 5.
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Post by cindra on Apr 26, 2024 10:11:47 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. London is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times. There are four international cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics twice (as of spring of 2024). Name as many of those cities as you can. 2. The U.S. Census occurs decennially, meaning that it takes place every how many years? 3. What California prison played host to two Johnny Cash concerts in the 1960s, a B.B. King concert in 1990 that resulted in a Grammy-winning live album, and a Metallica concert in 2003? 4. What American virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955? 5. Yesterday was April 25. On that day in 2021, Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for “Best Director.” What film earned her that award? 1. Athens, Tokyo, Sydney?, Rome? 2. every 10 years 3. san quentin 4. jonas salk 5. nomadland
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Post by nowhereman on Apr 26, 2024 12:21:08 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. London is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times. There are four international cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics twice (as of spring of 2024). Name as many of those cities as you can. 2. The U.S. Census occurs decennially, meaning that it takes place every how many years? 3. What California prison played host to two Johnny Cash concerts in the 1960s, a B.B. King concert in 1990 that resulted in a Grammy-winning live album, and a Metallica concert in 2003? 4. What American virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955? 5. Yesterday was April 25. On that day in 2021, Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for “Best Director.” What film earned her that award? 1. Athens, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo 2. Ten 3. Alcatraz 4. Jonas salk
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Apr 26, 2024 12:31:31 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. London is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times. There are four international cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics twice (as of spring of 2024). Name as many of those cities as you can. 2. The U.S. Census occurs decennially, meaning that it takes place every how many years? 3. What California prison played host to two Johnny Cash concerts in the 1960s, a B.B. King concert in 1990 that resulted in a Grammy-winning live album, and a Metallica concert in 2003? 4. What American virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955? 5. Yesterday was April 25. On that day in 2021, Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for “Best Director.” What film earned her that award? 1. Los Angeles, Tokyo, Athens, Paris 2. 10 3. Folsom…wait, that’s where Johnny Cash recorded his legendary song, but he played San Quentin a few times as well, and I remember Metallica playing there (or at least filming there), So I’m going to change my answer to Saint Quentin 4.Salk 5. Nomadland
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Post by mln59 on Apr 29, 2024 8:13:26 GMT -5
Friday's answers:
1. London is the only city to have hosted the Summer Olympics three times. There are four international cities that have hosted the Summer Olympics twice (as of spring of 2024). Name as many of those cities as you can.
Paris, Los Angeles, Athens, Tokyo
2. The U.S. Census occurs decennially, meaning that it takes place every how many years?
10 years
3. What California prison played host to two Johnny Cash concerts in the 1960s, a B.B. King concert in 1990 that resulted in a Grammy-winning live album, and a Metallica concert in 2003?
San Quentin
4. What American virologist developed the first successful polio vaccine in 1955?
Jonas Salk
5. Yesterday was April 25. On that day in 2021, Chloé Zhao became the first Asian woman to win the Academy Award for “Best Director” for directing what film?
“Nomadland”
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Post by mln59 on Apr 29, 2024 8:14:02 GMT -5
Monday's questions:
1. What English writer wrote such novels as “A Room With a View,” “Howards End,” and “Passage to India?”
2. “Ground Control to Major Tom” is the opening line of what song, released by David Bowie in 1969?
3. On May 29, 1919, a scientist named Sir Arthur Eddington traveled to an island off the coast of Gabon to conduct a test that helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity. What occurred that day that made this island the perfect spot for his experiment?
4. What Swedish car company, which went belly-up in 2011, featured a griffin on its logo?
5. What palindrome, which can also refer to a small child or a potato side dish, was used by sailors as a slang term for their rum ration?
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Post by coahc21 on Apr 29, 2024 10:25:01 GMT -5
1. Forster 2. Space Oddity 3. Eclipse? 4. Saab 5. Tot
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Post by mikegarrison on Apr 29, 2024 11:20:35 GMT -5
1. I once knew this, but I can't remember. Forster? Something like that. 2. Space Oddity 3. total eclipse 4. SAAB 5. tot
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Post by nowhereman on Apr 29, 2024 12:14:36 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. What English writer wrote such novels as “A Room With a View,” “Howards End,” and “Passage to India?” 2. “Ground Control to Major Tom” is the opening line of what song, released by David Bowie in 1969? 3. On May 29, 1919, a scientist named Sir Arthur Eddington traveled to an island off the coast of Gabon to conduct a test that helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity. What occurred that day that made this island the perfect spot for his experiment? 4. What Swedish car company, which went belly-up in 2011, featured a griffin on its logo? 5. What palindrome, which can also refer to a small child or a potato side dish, was used by sailors as a slang term for their rum ration? 2. Space oddity - hell of a tune.
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Post by cindra on Apr 29, 2024 12:42:19 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. What English writer wrote such novels as “A Room With a View,” “Howards End,” and “Passage to India?” 2. “Ground Control to Major Tom” is the opening line of what song, released by David Bowie in 1969? 3. On May 29, 1919, a scientist named Sir Arthur Eddington traveled to an island off the coast of Gabon to conduct a test that helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity. What occurred that day that made this island the perfect spot for his experiment? 4. What Swedish car company, which went belly-up in 2011, featured a griffin on its logo? 5. What palindrome, which can also refer to a small child or a potato side dish, was used by sailors as a slang term for their rum ration? 1. 2. space oddity 3. eclipse? 4. saab 5. tot
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Post by mln59 on Apr 30, 2024 7:18:27 GMT -5
Monday's answers:
1. What English writer wrote such novels as “A Room With a View,” “Howards End,” and “Passage to India”?
E.M. Forster
2. “Ground Control to Major Tom” is the opening line of what song, released by David Bowie in 1969?
“Space Oddity”
3. On May 29, 1919, a scientist named Sir Arthur Eddington traveled to an island off the coast of Gabon to conduct a test that helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity. What occurred that day that made this island the perfect spot for his experiment?
A solar eclipse
4. What Swedish car company, which went belly-up in 2011, featured a griffin on its logo?
Saab
5. What palindrome, which can also refer to a small child or a potato side dish, was used by sailors as a slang term for their rum ration?
Tot
(it was called “a daily tot”)
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Post by mln59 on Apr 30, 2024 7:19:14 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions:
1. In 2001, the J.M. Smucker Company acquired what fitting brand from Procter & Gamble?
2. “'Thank You, Goodnight” is a docuseries about what New Jersey-based musical artist who entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018?
3. “If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.” That comes from “A Moveable Feast,” a memoir of living in the city by what American author?
4. What dirty-sounding word has been, according to Best Buy, the best-selling Apple accessory every year since 2017?
5. British twins Izzy and Annie Woods attend their cousin's alma mater and unravel a cheating scandal, all while wearing lots of pink and carrying matching chihuahuas in a direct-to-video sequel of what film?
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Post by bbg95 on Apr 30, 2024 8:18:35 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. What English writer wrote such novels as “A Room With a View,” “Howards End,” and “Passage to India?” 2. “Ground Control to Major Tom” is the opening line of what song, released by David Bowie in 1969? 3. On May 29, 1919, a scientist named Sir Arthur Eddington traveled to an island off the coast of Gabon to conduct a test that helped prove Einstein’s theory of relativity. What occurred that day that made this island the perfect spot for his experiment? 4. What Swedish car company, which went belly-up in 2011, featured a griffin on its logo? 5. What palindrome, which can also refer to a small child or a potato side dish, was used by sailors as a slang term for their rum ration? 3. Solar eclipse?
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