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Post by mln59 on May 6, 2024 8:19:09 GMT -5
Friday's answers:
1. In the song “My Favorite Things,” five types of animals are mentioned. Name as many of those animals as you can.
Kittens, Dogs, Bees, Ponies, Geese
2. What 10-letter word, frequently seen in U.S. history textbooks, comes from the Latin for “before the war”?
Antebellum
3. William Poole, aka “Bill the Butcher,” was a 19th-century bare-knuckle boxer who was the inspiration for Daniel Day-Lewis’ character in “Gangs of New York.” What was the name of the gang that he led?
Bowery Boys
4. Johnny Cash was hit with a copyright lawsuit after it was revealed that the melody and many of the lyrics of one of his most popular songs were pulled from a 1953 song called “Crescent City Blues” by Gordon Jenkins. Name the Johnny Cash song.
“Folsom Prison Blues”
5. Today is May 3. On this day in 1937, author Margaret Mitchell won a Pulitzer Prize for what novel, which was made into an Academy Award-winning motion picture two years later?
“Gone With the Wind”
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Post by mln59 on May 6, 2024 8:19:48 GMT -5
Monday's questions:
1. A 1980 NBC miniseries and a 2024 FX miniseries are both based on what epic novel by James Clavell?
2. What body of water separates Europe and Africa between the countries of Spain and Morocco, and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
3. What Japanese company with a palindromic name invented instant ramen in 1958, and remains one of the world's leading producers of instant noodles?
4. The shortest of the three Triple Crown thoroughbred races is run on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Name that race.
5. If you go to a McDonald’s in Mexico and order a “Cajita Feliz,” what did you order?
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Post by coahc21 on May 6, 2024 8:29:04 GMT -5
1. Shogun 2. Strait of Gibraltor 3. 4. The Preakness 5. Happy Meal
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Post by mikegarrison on May 6, 2024 11:20:52 GMT -5
1. Shogun 2. Strait of Gibraltar 3. Nissin (I ate so many "Cup O' Noodles" when I was in the Boy Scouts....) 4. The only two legs of the Triple Crown I can think of are the Derby and the Preakness, and I suspect it's actually the third one I can't remember. But I guess I'll say the Preakness. 5. Happy Meal?
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Post by nowhereman on May 6, 2024 11:54:30 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. A 1980 NBC miniseries and a 2024 FX miniseries are both based on what epic novel by James Clavell? 2. What body of water separates Europe and Africa between the countries of Spain and Morocco, and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean? 3. What Japanese company with a palindromic name invented instant ramen in 1958, and remains one of the world's leading producers of instant noodles? 4. The shortest of the three Triple Crown thoroughbred races is run on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Name that race. 5. If you go to a McDonald’s in Mexico and order a “Cajita Feliz,” what did you order? 1. Strait of Gibraltar 3. Nissin 4. Preakness stakes Appreciate the gimmes when I can get em.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on May 6, 2024 12:12:39 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. A 1980 NBC miniseries and a 2024 FX miniseries are both based on what epic novel by James Clavell? 2. What body of water separates Europe and Africa between the countries of Spain and Morocco, and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean? 3. What Japanese company with a palindromic name invented instant ramen in 1958, and remains one of the world's leading producers of instant noodles? 4. The shortest of the three Triple Crown thoroughbred races is run on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Name that race. 5. If you go to a McDonald’s in Mexico and order a “Cajita Feliz,” what did you order? 1. Shogun 2. Strait of Gibraltar 3. Nissin 4. Preakness 5. Happy Meal
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Post by cindra on May 6, 2024 19:43:29 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. A 1980 NBC miniseries and a 2024 FX miniseries are both based on what epic novel by James Clavell? 2. What body of water separates Europe and Africa between the countries of Spain and Morocco, and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean? 3. What Japanese company with a palindromic name invented instant ramen in 1958, and remains one of the world's leading producers of instant noodles? 4. The shortest of the three Triple Crown thoroughbred races is run on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Name that race. 5. If you go to a McDonald’s in Mexico and order a “Cajita Feliz,” what did you order? 1. shogun? 2. straits of gibraltar 3. 4. preakness 5. happy meal
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Post by bbg95 on May 6, 2024 23:09:17 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. A 1980 NBC miniseries and a 2024 FX miniseries are both based on what epic novel by James Clavell? 2. What body of water separates Europe and Africa between the countries of Spain and Morocco, and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean? 3. What Japanese company with a palindromic name invented instant ramen in 1958, and remains one of the world's leading producers of instant noodles? 4. The shortest of the three Triple Crown thoroughbred races is run on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Name that race. 5. If you go to a McDonald’s in Mexico and order a “Cajita Feliz,” what did you order? 1. Shogun 2. Strait of Gibraltar 3. Nissin 4. Preakness Stakes 5. Happy Meal
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Post by bbg95 on May 6, 2024 23:10:34 GMT -5
4. The only two legs of the Triple Crown I can think of are the Derby and the Preakness, and I suspect it's actually the third one I can't remember. But I guess I'll say the Preakness. Worked out for you that you don't remember the Belmont Stakes. It's the longest of the three races.
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Post by mln59 on May 7, 2024 5:41:58 GMT -5
Monday's answers:
1. A 1980 NBC miniseries and a 2024 FX miniseries are both based on what epic novel by James Clavell?
“Shōgun”
2. What body of water separates Europe and Africa between the countries of Spain and Morocco, and connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean?
Strait of Gibraltar
3. What Japanese company with a palindromic name invented instant ramen in 1958, and remains one of the world's leading producers of instant noodles?
Nissin
4. The shortest of the three Triple Crown thoroughbred races is run on Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Name that race.
Preakness Stakes
5. If you go to a McDonald’s in Mexico and order a “Cajita Feliz,” what did you order?
Happy Meal
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Post by mln59 on May 7, 2024 5:42:40 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions:
1. What product, trademarked by Hasbro, gets its name from a combination of the French and German words for “yes”?
2. What is the only NBA team whose mascot is based on an animal with webbed feet?
3. The many breeds of “gun dogs” are divided into three groups: flushing dogs, pointing dogs like setters and pointers, and what third group?
4. Which South American country — formerly known as “Dutch Guiana” — is the sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is an official language?
5. What projectile, which you might encounter when playing lawn games, gets its name from the fact that it moves back and forth, and supposedly resembles a farm animal?
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Post by coahc21 on May 7, 2024 8:16:34 GMT -5
1. Ouija board 2. Pelicans 3. Retrievers 4. Suriname 5. Shuttlecock?
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Post by cindra on May 7, 2024 9:09:12 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. What product, trademarked by Hasbro, gets its name from a combination of the French and German words for “yes”? 2. What is the only NBA team whose mascot is based on an animal with webbed feet? 3. The many breeds of “gun dogs” are divided into three groups: flushing dogs, pointing dogs like setters and pointers, and what third group? 4. Which South American country — formerly known as “Dutch Guiana” — is the sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is an official language? 5. What projectile, which you might encounter when playing lawn games, gets its name from the fact that it moves back and forth, and supposedly resembles a farm animal? 1. Ouija board 2. Pelicans 3. Retrievers 4. Suriname 5.
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Post by bbg95 on May 7, 2024 9:30:28 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. What product, trademarked by Hasbro, gets its name from a combination of the French and German words for “yes”? 2. What is the only NBA team whose mascot is based on an animal with webbed feet? 3. The many breeds of “gun dogs” are divided into three groups: flushing dogs, pointing dogs like setters and pointers, and what third group? 4. Which South American country — formerly known as “Dutch Guiana” — is the sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is an official language? 5. What projectile, which you might encounter when playing lawn games, gets its name from the fact that it moves back and forth, and supposedly resembles a farm animal? 1. Ouija board? 2. Pelicans 3. Retrievers 4. Suriname 5. Shuttlecock would make sense based on the clue
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Post by mikegarrison on May 7, 2024 11:54:04 GMT -5
1. 2. Isn't there a Pelicans in the NBA? I don't follow the sport, but I thought I recalled that. 3. retrievers 4. Suriname 5. shuttlecock? If that is the answer, badminton fans would be just as upset as volleyball fans to have their sport called a "lawn game"
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