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Post by mln59 on Aug 6, 2024 7:33:59 GMT -5
Monday's answers:
1. Actor Cate Blanchett is a master of the American accent, which is why many of her own fans don’t know that she’s actually from what country?
Australia
2. A metal sculpture by Gerald P. Sawyer on Milwaukee's Riverwalk honors Henry Winkler's iconic character from the TV show "Happy Days." That statue is known by what rhyming name?
Bronze Fonz
3. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story published in 1924 about a big-game hunter who hunts humans for sport. In 1981, author and outdoorsman Charles Gaines, along with several friends, invented a game that was inspired by this story. What game did they invent?
Paintball
4. The demographic cohort of people born between 2010 and 2024, succeeding Generation Z, is named after which Greek letter?
Alpha
5. A pale root vegetable known as a “swede” in the U.K. is primarily called what name in the U.S.?
Rutabaga
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Post by mln59 on Aug 6, 2024 7:35:12 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions:
1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America?
2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink?
3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River?
4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba?
5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name?
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 6, 2024 8:20:15 GMT -5
1. Mexico? 2. limoncello 3. Missouri? 4. Bloom County, or maybe the sequel 5. lapis lazuli
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Post by coahc21 on Aug 6, 2024 8:25:51 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America? 2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink? 3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River? 4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba? 5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name? 1. 2. Lemoncello 3. Illinois 4. 5. lapis lazulli
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 6, 2024 9:21:29 GMT -5
Monday's answers: 1. Actor Cate Blanchett is a master of the American accent, which is why many of her own fans don’t know that she’s actually from what country? 2. A metal sculpture by Gerald P. Sawyer on Milwaukee's Riverwalk honors Henry Winkler's iconic character from the TV show "Happy Days." That statue is known by what rhyming name? 3. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story published in 1924 about a big-game hunter who hunts humans for sport. In 1981, author and outdoorsman Charles Gaines, along with several friends, invented a game that was inspired by this story. What game did they invent? 4. The demographic cohort of people born between 2010 and 2024, succeeding Generation Z, is named after which Greek letter? 5. A pale root vegetable known as a “swede” in the U.K. is primarily called what name in the U.S.? 1. Australia 2. The Bronze Fonz 3. I looked this up--that's pretty interesting 4. Alpha
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 6, 2024 9:34:57 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America? 2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink? 3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River? 4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba? 5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name? 3. Illinois 5. Lapis lazuli
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Post by gopherhim on Aug 6, 2024 12:02:03 GMT -5
1. Costa Rica? 2. Limoncello 3. Illinois 4. 5. Lapis lazuli
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Post by cindra on Aug 6, 2024 16:10:18 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America? 2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink? 3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River? 4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba? 5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name? 1. 2. limoncello 3. illinois 4. 5. lapis lazuli
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 6, 2024 16:46:49 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America? 2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink? 3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River? 4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba? 5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name? 1. Panama 2. Limoncello 3. Illinois 4. Has to be Bloom County 5. Lapis Lazuli?
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Post by mln59 on Aug 7, 2024 7:17:44 GMT -5
Tuesday's answers:
1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America?
Panama
2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink?
Limoncello
3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River?
Illinois
4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba?
“Bloom County”
5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name?
Lapis lazuli
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Post by mln59 on Aug 7, 2024 7:18:17 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions:
1. The formal version of the singular “you” in Spanish is “usted.” What is the formal version of “you” in French?
2. “Cygnet” is a name for the young version of what bird?
3. “Find your magic” and “Spray more, get more” were campaign slogans for what “outdoorsy” brand of deodorant?
4. “Kramer vs. Kramer” won “Best Picture” at the 1979 Academy Awards, beating out what epic war film from Francis Ford Coppola, set during the Vietnam War?
5. What popular pastry, originating in the 1850s from Chef Sanzian at the Parker House Hotel, is referred to as a pie, but is in fact a cake?
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Post by coahc21 on Aug 7, 2024 7:55:31 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. The formal version of the singular “you” in Spanish is “usted.” What is the formal version of “you” in French? 2. “Cygnet” is a name for the young version of what bird? 3. “Find your magic” and “Spray more, get more” were campaign slogans for what “outdoorsy” brand of deodorant? 4. “Kramer vs. Kramer” won “Best Picture” at the 1979 Academy Awards, beating out what epic war film from Francis Ford Coppola, set during the Vietnam War? 5. What popular pastry, originating in the 1850s from Chef Sanzian at the Parker House Hotel, is referred to as a pie, but is in fact a cake? 1. 2. swan 3. Axe 4. Apocolypse Now 5. Whoopie pie
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 7, 2024 14:53:03 GMT -5
1. 2. swan 3. 4. Apocalypse Now 5.
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Post by cindra on Aug 7, 2024 17:25:41 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. The formal version of the singular “you” in Spanish is “usted.” What is the formal version of “you” in French? 2. “Cygnet” is a name for the young version of what bird? 3. “Find your magic” and “Spray more, get more” were campaign slogans for what “outdoorsy” brand of deodorant? 4. “Kramer vs. Kramer” won “Best Picture” at the 1979 Academy Awards, beating out what epic war film from Francis Ford Coppola, set during the Vietnam War? 5. What popular pastry, originating in the 1850s from Chef Sanzian at the Parker House Hotel, is referred to as a pie, but is in fact a cake? 1. Vous 2. Swan 3. 4. Apocalypse now 5. Boston cream pie
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Post by nowhereman on Aug 7, 2024 17:42:39 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Volcán Barú is the highest point of which country in Central America? 2. Soaking lemon zest in alcohol and adding sugar will give you what refreshing Italian dessert drink? 3. Tammy Duckworth is the only Asian American senator ever to represent a state east of the Rocky Mountains. She represents which state, the most populous on the Mississippi River? 4. What comic strip introduced the band Deathtöngue, featuring a rabbit named Hodge Podge on drums, a cat named Bill as “lead tongue,” and a penguin on rhythm tuba? 5. The original source of the pigment known as ultramarine is from a deep blue rock that has what alliterative name? 1. Costa Rica
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