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Post by nowhereman on Jun 24, 2024 10:44:18 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. Netflix adapted the first book in Liu Cixin’s “Remembrance of Earth's Past” trilogy into a 2024 series made, in part, by “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. What is the name of that sci-fi series? 2. Street artist Shepard Fairey is known today for his 2008 Barack Obama "Hope" poster, but he first came to prominence in the late '80s and early '90s for a widespread sticker campaign featuring images of what Frenchman? 3. Fans at Arrowhead Stadium set a world record for “Loudest Crowd Roar at a Sports Stadium” in 2014. Which NFL team were they supporting? 4. A large wheeled gun that fired rounds roughly three inches in diameter is largely credited with winning the Battle of Verdun during World War I. These guns are famously remembered by what name that is shared by a cocktail? 5. Gerald Ford’s vice president had a pretty familiar surname, if you watched a 2000s sitcom starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. What was Ford’s VP’s surname? 3. Kansas City Chiefs
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jun 24, 2024 10:54:59 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. Netflix adapted the first book in Liu Cixin’s “Remembrance of Earth's Past” trilogy into a 2024 series made, in part, by “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. What is the name of that sci-fi series? 2. Street artist Shepard Fairey is known today for his 2008 Barack Obama "Hope" poster, but he first came to prominence in the late '80s and early '90s for a widespread sticker campaign featuring images of what Frenchman? 3. Fans at Arrowhead Stadium set a world record for “Loudest Crowd Roar at a Sports Stadium” in 2014. Which NFL team were they supporting? 4. A large wheeled gun that fired rounds roughly three inches in diameter is largely credited with winning the Battle of Verdun during World War I. These guns are famously remembered by what name that is shared by a cocktail? 5. Gerald Ford’s vice president had a pretty familiar surname, if you watched a 2000s sitcom starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. What was Ford’s VP’s surname? 1. Three Body Problem 2. Andre the Giant 3. Chiefs 4. 5.. Rockefeller
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 24, 2024 12:33:23 GMT -5
Monday's questions: 1. Netflix adapted the first book in Liu Cixin’s “Remembrance of Earth's Past” trilogy into a 2024 series made, in part, by “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. What is the name of that sci-fi series? 2. Street artist Shepard Fairey is known today for his 2008 Barack Obama "Hope" poster, but he first came to prominence in the late '80s and early '90s for a widespread sticker campaign featuring images of what Frenchman? 3. Fans at Arrowhead Stadium set a world record for “Loudest Crowd Roar at a Sports Stadium” in 2014. Which NFL team were they supporting? 4. A large wheeled gun that fired rounds roughly three inches in diameter is largely credited with winning the Battle of Verdun during World War I. These guns are famously remembered by what name that is shared by a cocktail? 5. Gerald Ford’s vice president had a pretty familiar surname, if you watched a 2000s sitcom starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. What was Ford’s VP’s surname? 3. Kansas City Chiefs 5. Rockefeller
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Post by mln59 on Jun 25, 2024 7:23:39 GMT -5
Monday's answers:
1. Netflix adapted the first book in Liu Cixin’s “Remembrance of Earth's Past” trilogy into a 2024 series made, in part, by “Game of Thrones” showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. What is the name of that sci-fi series?
“Three Body Problem”
2. Street artist Shepard Fairey is known today for his 2008 Barack Obama "Hope" poster, but he first came to prominence in the late '80s and early '90s for a widespread sticker campaign featuring images of what Frenchman?
André the Giant
3. Fans at Arrowhead Stadium set a world record for “Loudest Crowd Roar at a Sports Stadium” in 2014. Which NFL team were they supporting?
Kansas City Chiefs
4. A large wheeled gun that fired rounds roughly three inches in diameter is largely credited with winning the Battle of Verdun during World War I. These guns are famously remembered by what name that is shared by a cocktail?
French 75
(75mm = about 3 inches)
5. Gerald Ford’s vice president had a pretty familiar surname, if you watched a 2000s sitcom starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. What was Ford’s VP’s surname?
Rockefeller
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Post by mln59 on Jun 25, 2024 7:24:20 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions:
1. “PTX” is an abbreviation for what acapella musical group, named after a musical scale containing five notes per octave?
2. Alain Robert is a free-climber known as “the Human Spider.” In 2011, he traveled to Dubai to climb to the top of the world’s tallest building. Name that building.
3. Two of the first ever inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James Brown and Ray Charles, make appearances in what 1980 comedy as a reverend and musical instruments dealer, respectively?
4. In 1953, a Lockheed Constellation called "Columbine II" became the first vehicle to use what three-word call sign that Nike would introduce to a mainstream audience almost three decades later?
5. Billiards pro Jeanette Lee, Russian agent Natasha Romanova, and at least nine convicted murderers dating back to 1884 all share the same nickname. What is it?
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Post by cindra on Jun 25, 2024 8:23:41 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. “PTX” is an abbreviation for what acapella musical group, named after a musical scale containing five notes per octave? 2. Alain Robert is a free-climber known as “the Human Spider.” In 2011, he traveled to Dubai to climb to the top of the world’s tallest building. Name that building. 3. Two of the first ever inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James Brown and Ray Charles, make appearances in what 1980 comedy as a reverend and musical instruments dealer, respectively? 4. In 1953, a Lockheed Constellation called "Columbine II" became the first vehicle to use what three-word call sign that Nike would introduce to a mainstream audience almost three decades later? 5. Billiards pro Jeanette Lee, Russian agent Natasha Romanova, and at least nine convicted murderers dating back to 1884 all share the same nickname. What is it? 1. Pentatonix 2. Burj khalifa 3. Blues brothers? 4. 5. Black widow
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Post by coahc21 on Jun 25, 2024 9:28:52 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. “PTX” is an abbreviation for what acapella musical group, named after a musical scale containing five notes per octave? 2. Alain Robert is a free-climber known as “the Human Spider.” In 2011, he traveled to Dubai to climb to the top of the world’s tallest building. Name that building. 3. Two of the first ever inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James Brown and Ray Charles, make appearances in what 1980 comedy as a reverend and musical instruments dealer, respectively? 4. In 1953, a Lockheed Constellation called "Columbine II" became the first vehicle to use what three-word call sign that Nike would introduce to a mainstream audience almost three decades later? 5. Billiards pro Jeanette Lee, Russian agent Natasha Romanova, and at least nine convicted murderers dating back to 1884 all share the same nickname. What is it? 1. pentatonix 2. burj kahlifa 3. blues brothers 4. air force one 5. black widow
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 25, 2024 9:48:02 GMT -5
1. Pentatonix 2. Burj Khalifa (I knew the building, but needed to look up the spelling) 3. Blues Brothers 4. Air Force One. I have been on board the Columbine III. It is located at the National Museum of the USAF. 5. Black Widow
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Post by mln59 on Jun 26, 2024 7:26:33 GMT -5
Tuesday's answers:
1. “PTX” is an abbreviation for what acapella musical group, named after a musical scale containing five notes per octave?
Pentatonix
2. Alain Robert is a free-climber known as “the Human Spider.” In 2011, he traveled to Dubai to climb to the top of the world’s tallest building. Name that building.
Burj Khalifa
3. Two of the first ever inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James Brown and Ray Charles, make appearances in what 1980 comedy as a reverend and musical instruments dealer, respectively?
“Blues Brothers”
4. In 1953, a Lockheed Constellation called "Columbine II" became the first vehicle to use what three-word call sign that Nike would introduce to a mainstream audience almost three decades later?
Air Force One
5. Billiards pro Jeanette Lee, Russian agent Natasha Romanova, and at least nine convicted murderers dating back to 1884 all share the same nickname. What is it?
“Black Widow”
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Post by mln59 on Jun 26, 2024 7:27:09 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions:
1.The “Queen of Disco” whose biggest hit was 1978’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” shares a name with Tweety Bird’s nemesis. What is that shared name?
2. The Burma Railway was a key thoroughfare for Japanese forces in WWII. Its construction and partial destruction inspired what 1950s Oscar-winning movie?
3. The author of “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” once said, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” What was his name?
4. Abdullah II appears on the 50-dinar banknote of a country where he has been king since 1999. Name that country.
5. The village of Supai is a settlement within the contiguous United States where mail is delivered exclusively by mule, because it is located inside what geologic formation?
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Post by coahc21 on Jun 26, 2024 7:47:39 GMT -5
1. Sylvester 2. Bridge on the River Kwai 3. Douglas Adams 4. 5. Grand Canyon
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Post by mikegarrison on Jun 26, 2024 10:38:51 GMT -5
1. Sylvester, is the name of the cat, so I suppose it is the answer to the question. 2. Bridge On The River Kwai 3. Douglas Adams 4. Saudi Arabia? 5.
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 26, 2024 12:44:52 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. “PTX” is an abbreviation for what acapella musical group, named after a musical scale containing five notes per octave? 2. Alain Robert is a free-climber known as “the Human Spider.” In 2011, he traveled to Dubai to climb to the top of the world’s tallest building. Name that building. 3. Two of the first ever inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James Brown and Ray Charles, make appearances in what 1980 comedy as a reverend and musical instruments dealer, respectively? 4. In 1953, a Lockheed Constellation called "Columbine II" became the first vehicle to use what three-word call sign that Nike would introduce to a mainstream audience almost three decades later? 5. Billiards pro Jeanette Lee, Russian agent Natasha Romanova, and at least nine convicted murderers dating back to 1884 all share the same nickname. What is it? 1. Pentatonix 5. Black Widow
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Post by bbg95 on Jun 26, 2024 12:49:13 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1.The “Queen of Disco” whose biggest hit was 1978’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” shares a name with Tweety Bird’s nemesis. What is that shared name? 2. The Burma Railway was a key thoroughfare for Japanese forces in WWII. Its construction and partial destruction inspired what 1950s Oscar-winning movie? 3. The author of “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” once said, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” What was his name? 4. Abdullah II appears on the 50-dinar banknote of a country where he has been king since 1999. Name that country. 5. The village of Supai is a settlement within the contiguous United States where mail is delivered exclusively by mule, because it is located inside what geologic formation? 1. Sylvester? I've never heard of the singer, but that is Tweety Bird's nemesis 2. The Bridge on the River Kwai?
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Post by nowhereman on Jun 26, 2024 13:11:23 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1.The “Queen of Disco” whose biggest hit was 1978’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” shares a name with Tweety Bird’s nemesis. What is that shared name? 2. The Burma Railway was a key thoroughfare for Japanese forces in WWII. Its construction and partial destruction inspired what 1950s Oscar-winning movie? 3. The author of “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy” once said, “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” What was his name? 4. Abdullah II appears on the 50-dinar banknote of a country where he has been king since 1999. Name that country. 5. The village of Supai is a settlement within the contiguous United States where mail is delivered exclusively by mule, because it is located inside what geologic formation? 2. The bridge on the river kwai 3. Douglas Adams 4. Saudi Arabia
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