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Post by bbg95 on May 29, 2024 9:54:53 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. What Russian American writer and philosopher is best known for her two best-selling novels and introducing a philosophical system she called “objectivism”? 2. What Sony product was originally called the “Soundabout” when it was introduced in the U.S. in 1979? 3. What groundbreaking 1959 Lorraine Hansberry play has received three film adaptations, featuring Sidney Poitier, Danny Glover, and Sean Combs in the lead role? 4. Although the term was first used by Snoop Dogg in 1992, what hit Destiny’s Child song title was added to the Oxford English Dictionary with the following definition? “Adjective: (of a woman) sexually attractive.” 5. This month in 1786, “The Marriage of Figaro” made its debut. Who composed that opera? 1. Ayn Rand 2. Walkman would make sense 3. A Raisin in the Sun 4. Bootylicious? 5. Mozart |
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Post by mikegarrison on May 29, 2024 10:26:23 GMT -5
1. Rand
2. Walkman
3. Raisin In The Sun -- there was *just* another question about this. It's not her only play, but it's certainly her only famous play.
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5. Mozart
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Post by nowhereman on May 29, 2024 12:27:43 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. What Russian American writer and philosopher is best known for her two best-selling novels and introducing a philosophical system she called “objectivism”? 2. What Sony product was originally called the “Soundabout” when it was introduced in the U.S. in 1979? 3. What groundbreaking 1959 Lorraine Hansberry play has received three film adaptations, featuring Sidney Poitier, Danny Glover, and Sean Combs in the lead role? 4. Although the term was first used by Snoop Dogg in 1992, what hit Destiny’s Child song title was added to the Oxford English Dictionary with the following definition? “Adjective: (of a woman) sexually attractive.” 5. This month in 1786, “The Marriage of Figaro” made its debut. Who composed that opera? 3. Raisin in the sun 5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - almost said Salzburg instead but I have been to Mozart's hometown....too bad it's better known for the sound of music |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on May 29, 2024 12:54:48 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. What Russian American writer and philosopher is best known for her two best-selling novels and introducing a philosophical system she called “objectivism”? 2. What Sony product was originally called the “Soundabout” when it was introduced in the U.S. in 1979? 3. What groundbreaking 1959 Lorraine Hansberry play has received three film adaptations, featuring Sidney Poitier, Danny Glover, and Sean Combs in the lead role? 4. Although the term was first used by Snoop Dogg in 1992, what hit Destiny’s Child song title was added to the Oxford English Dictionary with the following definition? “Adjective: (of a woman) sexually attractive.” 5. This month in 1786, “The Marriage of Figaro” made its debut. Who composed that opera? 1. Ayn Rand 2. Walkman 3. A Raisin in the Sun? 4. Guessing "Bootylicious," coined by a young Snoop on a song from Dr. Dre's album The Chronic. I may or not have listened to that record many, many times back in the day... 5. |
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Post by cindra on May 29, 2024 14:08:00 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. What Russian American writer and philosopher is best known for her two best-selling novels and introducing a philosophical system she called “objectivism”? 2. What Sony product was originally called the “Soundabout” when it was introduced in the U.S. in 1979? 3. What groundbreaking 1959 Lorraine Hansberry play has received three film adaptations, featuring Sidney Poitier, Danny Glover, and Sean Combs in the lead role? 4. Although the term was first used by Snoop Dogg in 1992, what hit Destiny’s Child song title was added to the Oxford English Dictionary with the following definition? “Adjective: (of a woman) sexually attractive.” 5. This month in 1786, “The Marriage of Figaro” made its debut. Who composed that opera? 1. 2. walkman 3. 4. 5. mozart? |
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Post by mln59 on May 30, 2024 7:36:20 GMT -5
Wednesday's answers:
1. What Russian American writer and philosopher is best known for her two best-selling novels and introducing a philosophical system she called “objectivism”?
Ayn Rand
2. What Sony product was originally called the “Soundabout” when it was introduced in the U.S. in 1979?
The Walkman
3. What groundbreaking 1959 Lorraine Hansberry play has received three film adaptations, featuring Sidney Poitier, Danny Glover, and Sean Combs in the lead role?
“A Raisin in the Sun”
4. Although the term was first used by Snoop Dogg in 1992, what hit Destiny’s Child song title was added to the Oxford English Dictionary with the following definition? “Adjective: (of a woman) sexually attractive.”
“Bootylicious”
5. This month in 1786, “The Marriage of Figaro” made its debut. Who composed that opera?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Post by mln59 on May 30, 2024 7:37:03 GMT -5
Thursday's questions:
Chinese Neighbors: Five questions about countries that border China.
1. The Gobi Desert stretches between China and what neighboring country?
2. Of all the countries that border China, two have national flags that use the same color scheme as the flag of China. Name either of those countries.
3. What landlocked country — with a majority Buddhist population of around 700,000 — is led by an individual referred to as the “Dragon King”?
4. “The Bear Trap” is a Western nickname for a war that some say led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. What country fought against the Soviets in that war?
5. The world's largest landlocked country borders China to the northwest. Name that country.
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Post by coahc21 on May 30, 2024 7:54:24 GMT -5
1. Mongolia
2. Vietnam
3. Bhutan
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5. Kazakhstan
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Post by cindra on May 30, 2024 9:10:05 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Chinese Neighbors: Five questions about countries that border China. 1. The Gobi Desert stretches between China and what neighboring country? 2. Of all the countries that border China, two have national flags that use the same color scheme as the flag of China. Name either of those countries. 3. What landlocked country — with a majority Buddhist population of around 700,000 — is led by an individual referred to as the “Dragon King”? 4. “The Bear Trap” is a Western nickname for a war that some say led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. What country fought against the Soviets in that war? 5. The world's largest landlocked country borders China to the northwest. Name that country. 1. mongolia 2. vietnam and kyrgyzstan 3. bhutan 4. 5. kazakhstan |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on May 30, 2024 9:46:57 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Chinese Neighbors: Five questions about countries that border China. 1. The Gobi Desert stretches between China and what neighboring country? 2. Of all the countries that border China, two have national flags that use the same color scheme as the flag of China. Name either of those countries. 3. What landlocked country — with a majority Buddhist population of around 700,000 — is led by an individual referred to as the “Dragon King”? 4. “The Bear Trap” is a Western nickname for a war that some say led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. What country fought against the Soviets in that war? 5. The world's largest landlocked country borders China to the northwest. Name that country. 1. Mongolia 2. Vietnam and… 3. Bhutan 4. Afghanistan 5. Kazakstan, I think? |
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Post by mikegarrison on May 30, 2024 11:28:37 GMT -5
1. Pakistan?
2. Vietnam?
3. Nepal?
4. Afghanistan
5. Mongolia?
(Judging by the answers of other people, my guesses were not very good today.)
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Post by nowhereman on May 30, 2024 11:50:30 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Chinese Neighbors: Five questions about countries that border China. 1. The Gobi Desert stretches between China and what neighboring country? 2. Of all the countries that border China, two have national flags that use the same color scheme as the flag of China. Name either of those countries. 3. What landlocked country — with a majority Buddhist population of around 700,000 — is led by an individual referred to as the “Dragon King”? 4. “The Bear Trap” is a Western nickname for a war that some say led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. What country fought against the Soviets in that war? 5. The world's largest landlocked country borders China to the northwest. Name that country. 1. Mongolia 2. Vietnam and Kyrgyzstan 3. Bhutan 4. Afghanistan 5. Kazakhstan |
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Post by bbg95 on May 30, 2024 14:00:02 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Chinese Neighbors: Five questions about countries that border China. 1. The Gobi Desert stretches between China and what neighboring country? 2. Of all the countries that border China, two have national flags that use the same color scheme as the flag of China. Name either of those countries. 3. What landlocked country — with a majority Buddhist population of around 700,000 — is led by an individual referred to as the “Dragon King”? 4. “The Bear Trap” is a Western nickname for a war that some say led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. What country fought against the Soviets in that war? 5. The world's largest landlocked country borders China to the northwest. Name that country. 1. Mongolia 2. Vietnam 4. Afghanistan |
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Post by mln59 on May 31, 2024 8:11:28 GMT -5
Thursday's answers:
1. The Gobi Desert stretches between China and what neighboring country?
Mongolia
2. Of all the countries that border China, two have national flags that use the same color scheme as the flag of China. Name either of those countries.
Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan
(Red and yellow)
3. What landlocked country — with a majority Buddhist population of around 700,000 — is led by an individual referred to as the “Dragon King”?
Bhutan
4. “The Bear Trap” is a Western nickname for a war that some say led to the downfall of the Soviet Union. What country fought against the Soviets in that war?
Afghanistan
5. The world's largest landlocked country borders China to the northwest. Name that country.
Kazakhstan
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Post by mln59 on May 31, 2024 8:12:18 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. The 2006 film “Little Miss Sunshine” stars an ensemble cast consisting of six actors, all of whom play members of a dysfunctional family taking the youngest to compete in a beauty pageant. Name as many of those actors as you can.
2. What 1984 Nintendo game featured an unnamed character that has since been dubbed “Laughing Dog”?
3. According to one of the world’s largest registries of pedigreed cats, what is the seven-letter term for a person who is a connoisseur of all things cat-related?
4. Paris is set to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, at which point it will become the second city to host the Olympics three times. What city was the first to have that honor?
5. Yesterday was May 30. On that day in 1909, jazz musician and bandleader Benny Goodman was born. He had what rhyming nickname?
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