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Post by cindra on Jul 2, 2024 12:33:42 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. What catchphrase of Ed McMahon’s was uttered with a creepy cadence by Jack Nicholson in a 1980 film? 2. “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “Platoon” all take place during what international conflict? 3. Former Hollywood stunt performer David Leitch directed Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling in what 2024 action comedy, loosely based on a 1980s TV series? 4. For the first official NBA game in 1946, the New York Knicks traveled northwest to take on the Huskies, a team that folded at the end of the season. Name their city, which wouldn’t get another NBA team until 1995. 5. In the 12th century, the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples came together under the name Haudenosaunee, or "people of the longhouse." To colonialists, they were known as the "Five Nations" or the "BLANK Confederacy." Fill in that blank. 1. heres johnny 2. vietnam war 3. fall guy 4. 5. iroquois
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Post by nowhereman on Jul 2, 2024 12:39:00 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. What catchphrase of Ed McMahon’s was uttered with a creepy cadence by Jack Nicholson in a 1980 film? 2. “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “Platoon” all take place during what international conflict? 3. Former Hollywood stunt performer David Leitch directed Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling in what 2024 action comedy, loosely based on a 1980s TV series? 4. For the first official NBA game in 1946, the New York Knicks traveled northwest to take on the Huskies, a team that folded at the end of the season. Name their city, which wouldn’t get another NBA team until 1995. 5. In the 12th century, the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples came together under the name Haudenosaunee, or "people of the longhouse." To colonialists, they were known as the "Five Nations" or the "BLANK Confederacy." Fill in that blank. 2. Vietnam
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jul 2, 2024 12:50:25 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. What catchphrase of Ed McMahon’s was uttered with a creepy cadence by Jack Nicholson in a 1980 film? 2. “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “Platoon” all take place during what international conflict? 3. Former Hollywood stunt performer David Leitch directed Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling in what 2024 action comedy, loosely based on a 1980s TV series? 4. For the first official NBA game in 1946, the New York Knicks traveled northwest to take on the Huskies, a team that folded at the end of the season. Name their city, which wouldn’t get another NBA team until 1995. 5. In the 12th century, the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples came together under the name Haudenosaunee, or "people of the longhouse." To colonialists, they were known as the "Five Nations" or the "BLANK Confederacy." Fill in that blank. 1. Here’s Johnny! 2. Vietnam War 3. The Fall Guy 4. Toronto Raptors came in the league in 1995, so that has to be the answer, I reckon. 5. Iriquois
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Post by mln59 on Jul 3, 2024 7:30:11 GMT -5
Tuesday's answers:
1. What catchphrase of Ed McMahon’s was uttered with a creepy cadence by Jack Nicholson in a 1980 film?
“Here’s Johnny!”
(“The Shining”)
2. “Apocalypse Now,” “The Deer Hunter,” and “Platoon” all take place during what international conflict?
Vietnam War
3. Former Hollywood stunt performer David Leitch directed Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling in what 2024 action comedy, loosely based on a 1980s TV series?
“The Fall Guy”
4. For the first official NBA game in 1946, the New York Knicks traveled northwest to take on the Huskies, a team that folded at the end of the season. Name their city, which wouldn’t get another NBA team until 1995.
Toronto
5. In the 12th century, the Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca peoples came together under the name Haudenosaunee, or "people of the longhouse." To colonialists, they were known as the "Five Nations" or the "BLANK Confederacy." Fill in that blank.
Iroquois
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Post by mln59 on Jul 3, 2024 7:31:22 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions:
OK, Boomer: There’s no newsletter tomorrow for the Fourth of July, so we’re bringing you Theme Thursday a day early with five questions about fireworks around the world.
1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization?
2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event?
3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character?
4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that?
5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday?
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Post by cindra on Jul 3, 2024 9:14:10 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: OK, Boomer: There’s no newsletter tomorrow for the Fourth of July, so we’re bringing you Theme Thursday a day early with five questions about fireworks around the world. 1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization? 2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event? 3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character? 4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that? 5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday? 1. China 2. Kentucky Derby 3. Peter Pan 4. Budapest 5. Guy Fawkes
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jul 3, 2024 10:04:10 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: OK, Boomer: There’s no newsletter tomorrow for the Fourth of July, so we’re bringing you Theme Thursday a day early with five questions about fireworks around the world. 1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization? 2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event? 3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character? 4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that? 5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday? 1. China 2. Kentucky Derby, I guess 3. Tinker Bell 4. Budapest 5. Guy Fawkes
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Post by nowhereman on Jul 3, 2024 12:12:40 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: OK, Boomer: There’s no newsletter tomorrow for the Fourth of July, so we’re bringing you Theme Thursday a day early with five questions about fireworks around the world. 1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization? 2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event? 3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character? 4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that? 5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday? 2. Kentucky derby - as Alex trebek used to say you can get the answer from the clue
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 3, 2024 14:24:56 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: OK, Boomer: There’s no newsletter tomorrow for the Fourth of July, so we’re bringing you Theme Thursday a day early with five questions about fireworks around the world. 1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization? 2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event? 3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character? 4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that? 5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday? 1. China, I presume 2. Kentucky Derby? 3. Tinker Bell? 4. Budapest 5. Guy Fawkes
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 3, 2024 17:17:56 GMT -5
1. China 2. Kentucky Derby? 3. Tinker Bell? Either that or Peter Pan, I suppose. But I'll guess Tinker Bell. 4. Budapest 5. Guy Fawkes
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Post by coahc21 on Jul 4, 2024 8:04:44 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: OK, Boomer: There’s no newsletter tomorrow for the Fourth of July, so we’re bringing you Theme Thursday a day early with five questions about fireworks around the world. 1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization? 2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event? 3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character? 4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that? 5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday? 1. Chinese 2. Kentucky Derby 3. Tinker Bell 4. Budapest 5. Guy Fawkes
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Post by mln59 on Jul 5, 2024 7:57:31 GMT -5
Wednesday's answers:
1. The earliest known firecrackers were rolled sheets of paper containing gunpowder and a fuse. Gunpowder is known as one of the “Four Great Inventions” of what ancient civilization?
China
(The other inventions are papermaking, printing, and the compass)
2. One of the United States' largest annual fireworks displays draws around 650,000 visitors to Louisville in late April as a lead-up to what event?
Kentucky Derby
3. A highlight of the nightly fireworks display at Disney World is a 750-foot flight from Cinderella Castle to Tomorrowland by what J.M. Barrie character?
Tinker Bell
4. The video for the Katy Perry song “Firework” was filmed in the capital of Hungary. What city is that?
Budapest
5. People in the U.K. shoot off fireworks on November 5 to celebrate the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. What would-be assassin is the namesake of this holiday?
Guy Fawkes
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Post by mln59 on Jul 5, 2024 7:59:16 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. There are five types of ships you must sink to win a game of Battleship. Name as many of those ships as you can.
2. “Symbology” is a made-up academic discipline studied by Robert Langdon in “The Da Vinci Code.” Who wrote that book?
3. In a 2012 CBS series, Lucy Liu began appearing in a role that has, for the most part, been depicted as a man since the character’s 1887 debut. What is that character's surname?
4. An “event horizon” is known in astrophysics as the boundary of what mysterious cosmic object that shares a name with a 1995 graphic novel by Charles Burns?
5. Today is July 5. On this day in 2009, what tennis player won a record-setting 15th Grand Slam singles title as he defeated Andy Roddick at the Wimbledon Championships?
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Post by coahc21 on Jul 5, 2024 8:02:44 GMT -5
1. Submarine, Carrier 2. Dan Brown 3. Holmes 4. Black hole 5. Federer
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Post by nowhereman on Jul 5, 2024 10:49:58 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. There are five types of ships you must sink to win a game of Battleship. Name as many of those ships as you can. 2. “Symbology” is a made-up academic discipline studied by Robert Langdon in “The Da Vinci Code.” Who wrote that book? 3. In a 2012 CBS series, Lucy Liu began appearing in a role that has, for the most part, been depicted as a man since the character’s 1887 debut. What is that character's surname? 4. An “event horizon” is known in astrophysics as the boundary of what mysterious cosmic object that shares a name with a 1995 graphic novel by Charles Burns? 5. Today is July 5. On this day in 2009, what tennis player won a record-setting 15th Grand Slam singles title as he defeated Andy Roddick at the Wimbledon Championships? 1. Battleship, destroyer, cruiser, submarine and aircraft carrier 3. Watson 5. Roger federer
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