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Post by Fight On! on Aug 15, 2024 8:46:27 GMT -5
1 - Kumquat? 3 - Quito? 5 - Mozambique
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 15, 2024 10:38:34 GMT -5
1. 2. Quantum Leap 3. Quito? 4. 5.
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Post by nowhereman on Aug 15, 2024 11:31:52 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: “Q”uestions: It’s a quintessential quiz of quirky “Q”-words for you to quibble over. All of your answers will contain the letter “Q.” 1. What fruit gets its name from the Cantonese for “golden orange”? 2. Fans of Sam, Al, and Ziggy might know that what two-word term is also known in scientific circles as “atomic electron transition”? 3. In what city can you visit a large monument called “La Mitad del Mundo,” or “The Center of the World”? 4. Ishmael is the narrator of “Moby-Dick,” and therefore the first character we meet in the book. Who is the second? 5. There is only one country with a “Q” in its name that is located entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. What country is it? 1. Kumquats 3. Quito 4. Quueg - should know this since I read it... 5. Mozambique
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Post by coahc21 on Aug 15, 2024 12:47:17 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: “Q”uestions: It’s a quintessential quiz of quirky “Q”-words for you to quibble over. All of your answers will contain the letter “Q.” 1. What fruit gets its name from the Cantonese for “golden orange”? 2. Fans of Sam, Al, and Ziggy might know that what two-word term is also known in scientific circles as “atomic electron transition”? 3. In what city can you visit a large monument called “La Mitad del Mundo,” or “The Center of the World”? 4. Ishmael is the narrator of “Moby-Dick,” and therefore the first character we meet in the book. Who is the second? 5. There is only one country with a “Q” in its name that is located entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. What country is it? 1. Kumquat 2. Quantum Leap 3. Qito 4. 5. Mozambique
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Post by gopherhim on Aug 15, 2024 12:53:19 GMT -5
1. Kumquat 2. Quantum Leap 3. Quito, Ecuador, I presume 4. 5. Mozambique
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Post by cindra on Aug 15, 2024 18:20:17 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. The Cockpit-in-Court was a theater built in London in the 16th century. The baize wall treatments in its backstage area are one possible origin of what two-word show business term? 2. “im at BLANK n my butts 2 big 2 fit in da seats on ride. ahhhhhh (dats me yellin)” was penned by Shaq in 2009. Fill in the blank with the name of the theme park he Tweeted from, which celebrates its annual Boysenberry Festival every spring. 3. “Early life,” “Private and political life,” and “Manhattan Project” are three section titles from the Wikipedia page of what physicist and subject of a 2023 film? 4. What herbaceous perennial vegetable was brought to America by European settlers, who called it “pie plant”? 5. Once it has lost all of its radioactivity, uranium becomes what metal element, with an atomic number of 82? 1. 2. 3. Oppenheimer 4. 5. Tin?
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Post by cindra on Aug 15, 2024 18:21:19 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. According to the unimpeachable Mr. Owl, how many licks does it take to reach the center of a Tootsie Roll pop? 2. Only six of the seven dwarfs in the 1937 Disney film “Snow White” had speaking roles. Which dwarf didn’t get any lines? 3. There are three NFL teams with canine mascots. Name one of those teams. 4. The world’s largest chain of convenience stores routinely gives away more than 10 million dollars worth of its signature product on one day in the middle of July. Name that store. 5. From what language do we get the word “sauna”? 1. 99? 2. Sleepy 3. Browns 4. 7 11 5. Finnish
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Post by cindra on Aug 15, 2024 18:25:19 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: “Q”uestions: It’s a quintessential quiz of quirky “Q”-words for you to quibble over. All of your answers will contain the letter “Q.” 1. What fruit gets its name from the Cantonese for “golden orange”? 2. Fans of Sam, Al, and Ziggy might know that what two-word term is also known in scientific circles as “atomic electron transition”? 3. In what city can you visit a large monument called “La Mitad del Mundo,” or “The Center of the World”? 4. Ishmael is the narrator of “Moby-Dick,” and therefore the first character we meet in the book. Who is the second? 5. There is only one country with a “Q” in its name that is located entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. What country is it? 1. Kumquat 2. Quantum leap 3. Quito 4. Queequeg 5. Mozambique
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Post by mln59 on Aug 16, 2024 7:51:56 GMT -5
Thursday's answers:
1. What fruit gets its name from the Cantonese for “golden orange”?
Kumquat
2. Fans of Sam, Al, and Ziggy might know that what two-word term is also known in scientific circles as “atomic electron transition”?
“Quantum leap”
3. In what city can you visit a large monument called “La Mitad del Mundo,” or “The Center of the World”?
Quito (Ecuador)
4. Ishmael is the narrator of “Moby-Dick,” and therefore the first character we meet in the book. Who is the second?
Queequeg
5. There is only one country with a “Q” in its name that is located entirely within the Southern Hemisphere. What country is it?
Mozambique
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Post by mln59 on Aug 16, 2024 7:52:38 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ 1969 book “On Death and Dying” posited five stages of grief in terminally ill patients. Name as many of those stages as you can.
2. Terry Jones was the co-director of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and the sole director of the group’s next two feature films. Name either of those movies.
3. If your Italian sausage or cheese is labeled “affumicata,” that means it’s been… what?
4. Oscar-winning screenwriter Brook Maurio has written such films as “Juno,” “Jennifer’s Body,” and “Young Adult” under what pen name?
5. Today is August 16. On this day in 2018, we said goodbye to what singer, who was known as the Queen of Soul?
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 16, 2024 9:04:17 GMT -5
1. denial, anger, sadness, acceptance? Something like that. I think maybe there was some bargaining stage, too. 2. Life of Brian 3. smoked, I presume 4. 5. Aretha Franklin was known as Queen Of Soul.
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Post by coahc21 on Aug 16, 2024 10:00:43 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ 1969 book “On Death and Dying” posited five stages of grief in terminally ill patients. Name as many of those stages as you can. 2. Terry Jones was the co-director of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and the sole director of the group’s next two feature films. Name either of those movies. 3. If your Italian sausage or cheese is labeled “affumicata,” that means it’s been… what? 4. Oscar-winning screenwriter Brook Maurio has written such films as “Juno,” “Jennifer’s Body,” and “Young Adult” under what pen name? 5. Today is August 16. On this day in 2018, we said goodbye to what singer, who was known as the Queen of Soul? 1. Anger, Guilt, Acceptance ?? 2. Life of Brian, Meaning of Life 3. 4. 5. Aretha Franklin?
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 16, 2024 10:19:23 GMT -5
So I looked up the answer to #4, and I was like, "Oh, of course!". ...No. I had never heard of her pen name or her real name.
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Aug 16, 2024 10:38:25 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ 1969 book “On Death and Dying” posited five stages of grief in terminally ill patients. Name as many of those stages as you can. 2. Terry Jones was the co-director of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and the sole director of the group’s next two feature films. Name either of those movies. 3. If your Italian sausage or cheese is labeled “affumicata,” that means it’s been… what? 4. Oscar-winning screenwriter Brook Maurio has written such films as “Juno,” “Jennifer’s Body,” and “Young Adult” under what pen name? 5. Today is August 16. On this day in 2018, we said goodbye to what singer, who was known as the Queen of Soul? 1. Denial, anger,….acceptance 2. Life of Brian 3. Smoked? 4. Cody Diablo 5. Aretha
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Post by bbg95 on Aug 16, 2024 14:47:30 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ 1969 book “On Death and Dying” posited five stages of grief in terminally ill patients. Name as many of those stages as you can. 2. Terry Jones was the co-director of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” and the sole director of the group’s next two feature films. Name either of those movies. 3. If your Italian sausage or cheese is labeled “affumicata,” that means it’s been… what? 4. Oscar-winning screenwriter Brook Maurio has written such films as “Juno,” “Jennifer’s Body,” and “Young Adult” under what pen name? 5. Today is August 16. On this day in 2018, we said goodbye to what singer, who was known as the Queen of Soul? 1. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance 5. Aretha Franklin
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