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Post by cindra on Jul 11, 2024 8:19:28 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Recapitalized: Five questions about U.S. states that have changed their capital city. 1. New Orleans has twice been the capital of Louisiana, though neither of those times is right now. What is the capital these days? 2. Tennessee has had four different capitals, but its largest city has never been the capital. What city is that? 3. Richmond is its capital now, but Virginia had two other capitals prior to statehood. Name one of them. 4. The first state capital of Iowa is today the state’s fifth-largest city, and home to its largest public university. What city is that? 5. New Hampshire’s first state capital was Exeter. What’s the capital now? 1. Baton rouge 2. Memphis 3. Charlottesville and maybe Arlington? 4. Iowa city? 5. Concord
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Post by gopherhim on Jul 11, 2024 8:39:43 GMT -5
1. Baton Rouge 2. Nashville is the capital so Memphis? 3. Roanoke? Lynchburg? 4. Iowa City 5. Concord
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jul 11, 2024 11:26:51 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Recapitalized: Five questions about U.S. states that have changed their capital city. 1. New Orleans has twice been the capital of Louisiana, though neither of those times is right now. What is the capital these days? 2. Tennessee has had four different capitals, but its largest city has never been the capital. What city is that? 3. Richmond is its capital now, but Virginia had two other capitals prior to statehood. Name one of them. 4. The first state capital of Iowa is today the state’s fifth-largest city, and home to its largest public university. What city is that? 5. New Hampshire’s first state capital was Exeter. What’s the capital now? 1. Baton Rouge 2. Memphis is larger than Nashville? I'm not sure about that. 3. Williamsburg? 4. Iowa City, I guess? U of Iowa is bigger than Iowa State? 5. Concord
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 11, 2024 13:08:05 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Recapitalized: Five questions about U.S. states that have changed their capital city. 1. New Orleans has twice been the capital of Louisiana, though neither of those times is right now. What is the capital these days? 2. Tennessee has had four different capitals, but its largest city has never been the capital. What city is that? 3. Richmond is its capital now, but Virginia had two other capitals prior to statehood. Name one of them. 4. The first state capital of Iowa is today the state’s fifth-largest city, and home to its largest public university. What city is that? 5. New Hampshire’s first state capital was Exeter. What’s the capital now? 1. Baton Rouge 2. Memphis? 4. Iowa City? 5. Concord
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Post by coahc21 on Jul 11, 2024 13:50:27 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Recapitalized: Five questions about U.S. states that have changed their capital city. 1. New Orleans has twice been the capital of Louisiana, though neither of those times is right now. What is the capital these days? 2. Tennessee has had four different capitals, but its largest city has never been the capital. What city is that? 3. Richmond is its capital now, but Virginia had two other capitals prior to statehood. Name one of them. 4. The first state capital of Iowa is today the state’s fifth-largest city, and home to its largest public university. What city is that? 5. New Hampshire’s first state capital was Exeter. What’s the capital now? 1. Baton Rouge 2. Memphis 3. Jamestown 4. Iowa City 5. Concord
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Post by nowhereman on Jul 11, 2024 14:06:01 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Recapitalized: Five questions about U.S. states that have changed their capital city. 1. New Orleans has twice been the capital of Louisiana, though neither of those times is right now. What is the capital these days? 2. Tennessee has had four different capitals, but its largest city has never been the capital. What city is that? 3. Richmond is its capital now, but Virginia had two other capitals prior to statehood. Name one of them. 4. The first state capital of Iowa is today the state’s fifth-largest city, and home to its largest public university. What city is that? 5. New Hampshire’s first state capital was Exeter. What’s the capital now? 1. Baton rouge 2. Memphis 3. Virginia Beach 4. Iowa city 5. Concord
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Post by mln59 on Jul 12, 2024 8:05:38 GMT -5
Thursday's answers:
1. New Orleans has twice been the capital of Louisiana, though neither of those times is right now. What is the capital these days?
Baton Rouge
2. Tennessee has had four different capitals, but its largest city has never been the capital. What city is that?
Memphis
(Correction Corner: While Memphis is the answer we were looking for, it’s actually the second-largest city in Tennessee — Nashville is the largest and, well, that’s been the capital of Tennessee for quite a while now. Trivia Mafia regrets the error.)
3. Richmond is its capital now, but Virginia had two other capitals prior to statehood. Name one of them.
Jamestown, Williamsburg
4. The first state capital of Iowa is today the state’s fifth-largest city, and home to its largest public university. What city is that?
Iowa City
5. New Hampshire’s first state capital was Exeter. What’s the capital now?
Concord
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Post by mln59 on Jul 12, 2024 8:06:43 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. The Five Pillars of Islam form the foundation of Muslim life. Name as many of the five pillars as you can.
2. What legendary Hollywood actor made his final on-screen feature film performance in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” at age 79?
3. Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Anna Howard Shaw could all be described using what 11-letter term that appears in the title of a 1972 David Bowie song?
4. The “20 Year Curse” supposedly fated every U.S. president elected in a year divisible by 20 to die in office. The curse held true from 1840 until what president beat it?
5. Today is July 12. On this day in 1975, the second-smallest country in Africa by area gained its independence from Portugal. Name that country, located less than 200 miles off the coast of Gabon.
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Post by bbg95 on Jul 12, 2024 9:55:53 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. The Five Pillars of Islam form the foundation of Muslim life. Name as many of the five pillars as you can. 2. What legendary Hollywood actor made his final on-screen feature film performance in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” at age 79? 3. Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Anna Howard Shaw could all be described using what 11-letter term that appears in the title of a 1972 David Bowie song? 4. The “20 Year Curse” supposedly fated every U.S. president elected in a year divisible by 20 to die in office. The curse held true from 1840 until what president beat it? 5. Today is July 12. On this day in 1975, the second-smallest country in Africa by area gained its independence from Portugal. Name that country, located less than 200 miles off the coast of Gabon. 1. Prayer, alms, pilgrimage, fasting, faith--I took a class on Islam when I was in college 4. Hmm, I never thought about this, but I think the answer is Ronald Reagan
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Jul 12, 2024 10:27:26 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. The Five Pillars of Islam form the foundation of Muslim life. Name as many of the five pillars as you can. 2. What legendary Hollywood actor made his final on-screen feature film performance in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” at age 79? 3. Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Anna Howard Shaw could all be described using what 11-letter term that appears in the title of a 1972 David Bowie song? 4. The “20 Year Curse” supposedly fated every U.S. president elected in a year divisible by 20 to die in office. The curse held true from 1840 until what president beat it? 5. Today is July 12. On this day in 1975, the second-smallest country in Africa by area gained its independence from Portugal. Name that country, located less than 200 miles off the coast of Gabon. 1. Faith, alms, pilgrimage… 2. 3. Suffragette City? 4. I guess it wiuld have to be Reagan (1980). 5. Cape Verde
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Post by mikegarrison on Jul 12, 2024 12:34:04 GMT -5
1. the Hadj, daily prayer 2. 3. suffragette? 4. Reagan 5.
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Post by nowhereman on Jul 12, 2024 13:10:20 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. The Five Pillars of Islam form the foundation of Muslim life. Name as many of the five pillars as you can. 2. What legendary Hollywood actor made his final on-screen feature film performance in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” at age 79? 3. Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Anna Howard Shaw could all be described using what 11-letter term that appears in the title of a 1972 David Bowie song? 4. The “20 Year Curse” supposedly fated every U.S. president elected in a year divisible by 20 to die in office. The curse held true from 1840 until what president beat it? 5. Today is July 12. On this day in 1975, the second-smallest country in Africa by area gained its independence from Portugal. Name that country, located less than 200 miles off the coast of Gabon. 4. Warren harding 5. Sao tome and Principe
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Post by gopherhim on Jul 12, 2024 15:27:23 GMT -5
1. prayer, fasting during Ramadan, pilgrimage to Mecca 2. Vincent Price! Look up the short stop motion film “Vincent” if you’re a Burton fan. Narrated by Vincent Price. What an iconic voice. 3. Suffragette 4. 5.
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Post by guest2 on Jul 12, 2024 20:04:19 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. The Five Pillars of Islam form the foundation of Muslim life. Name as many of the five pillars as you can. 2. What legendary Hollywood actor made his final on-screen feature film performance in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” at age 79? 3. Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Anna Howard Shaw could all be described using what 11-letter term that appears in the title of a 1972 David Bowie song? 4. The “20 Year Curse” supposedly fated every U.S. president elected in a year divisible by 20 to die in office. The curse held true from 1840 until what president beat it? 5. Today is July 12. On this day in 1975, the second-smallest country in Africa by area gained its independence from Portugal. Name that country, located less than 200 miles off the coast of Gabon. 1. Haj, prayer, zakat, acknowledging Allah, fasting 2. Bela Lugosi 3. Suffragette 4. Reagan
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Post by cindra on Jul 14, 2024 13:56:49 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. The Five Pillars of Islam form the foundation of Muslim life. Name as many of the five pillars as you can. 2. What legendary Hollywood actor made his final on-screen feature film performance in Tim Burton’s “Edward Scissorhands” at age 79? 3. Lucy Stone, Ida B. Wells, Emmeline Pankhurst, and Anna Howard Shaw could all be described using what 11-letter term that appears in the title of a 1972 David Bowie song? 4. The “20 Year Curse” supposedly fated every U.S. president elected in a year divisible by 20 to die in office. The curse held true from 1840 until what president beat it? 5. Today is July 12. On this day in 1975, the second-smallest country in Africa by area gained its independence from Portugal. Name that country, located less than 200 miles off the coast of Gabon. 1. Shahada, charity, prayer, hajj, ? 2. 3. 4. 5. Sao tome and principe
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