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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Sept 12, 2024 13:01:40 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Good Dogs: Every answer in this round will also be the name of a famous dog in pop culture. 1. The Grammy-winning group the Melody Makers consisted of siblings Ziggy, Sharon, Cedella, and Stephen. They're members of what legendary musical family? 2. In 2007, the American Dialect Society officially recognized what heavenly new verb, meaning "to demote or devalue someone or something"? 3. What game became widely popular in the U.S. in the 1930s, after a toy merchandiser "borrowed" an idea from a carnival game played with dried beans, a rubber stamp, and cardboard sheets? 4. One current NHL team is named after an article of clothing. What color is that outerwear? 5. In 2018, Weezer hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart with their viral cover of a song by what ’80s prog rock band? 1. Marley 2. 3. Bingo 4. Blue 5. Toto - who are not a prog band, but whatever.
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 12, 2024 13:23:40 GMT -5
I don't know a single answer today.
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 12, 2024 14:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 12, 2024 14:43:40 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Good Dogs: Every answer in this round will also be the name of a famous dog in pop culture. 1. The Grammy-winning group the Melody Makers consisted of siblings Ziggy, Sharon, Cedella, and Stephen. They're members of what legendary musical family? 2. In 2007, the American Dialect Society officially recognized what heavenly new verb, meaning "to demote or devalue someone or something"? 3. What game became widely popular in the U.S. in the 1930s, after a toy merchandiser "borrowed" an idea from a carnival game played with dried beans, a rubber stamp, and cardboard sheets? 4. One current NHL team is named after an article of clothing. What color is that outerwear? 5. In 2018, Weezer hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart with their viral cover of a song by what ’80s prog rock band? 4. Blue - the Columbus blue jackets
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Post by mln59 on Sept 13, 2024 8:37:14 GMT -5
Thursday's answers:
1. The Grammy-winning group the Melody Makers consisted of siblings Ziggy, Sharon, Cedella, and Stephen. They're members of what legendary musical family?
Marley
(“Marley and Me”)
2. In 2007, the American Dialect Society officially recognized what heavenly new verb, meaning "to demote or devalue someone or something"?
“Pluto”
(from the Mickey Mouse-verse)
3. What game became widely popular in the U.S. in the 1930s, after a toy merchandiser "borrowed" an idea from a carnival game played with dried beans, a rubber stamp, and cardboard sheets?
Bingo
(from the children's song)
4. One current NHL team is named after an article of clothing. What color is that outerwear?
Blue
(“Blue's Clues”; the team is the Columbus Blue Jackets)
5. In 2018, Weezer hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart with their viral cover of a song by what ’80s prog rock band?
Toto
(“The Wizard of Oz”; the song was “Africa”)
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Post by mln59 on Sept 13, 2024 8:37:56 GMT -5
Friday's questions
1. According to both Domino’s and the industry magazine Pizza Today, there are five days of the year that see the greatest number of pizza orders. Identify as many of those days as you can.
2. The energy conversion process known as photosynthesis takes place in which organelle, found only in plant cells?
3. In “Peanuts,” what German musician and composer of “Für Elise” is the hero of the character Schroeder?
4. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan, features the bell of what freighter, which sank in 1975?
5. Today is September 13. On this day in 1885, writer and philosopher Alain Locke was born. He is remembered as the “dean” or “father” of what cultural and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s and ’30s in Upper Manhattan?
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 13, 2024 11:59:32 GMT -5
1. Superbowl? 2. chlorophyll does the conversion, but I don't think it is an organelle 3. Beethoven 4. Edmund Fitzgerald (as in the song by Gordon Lightfoot) 5. Harlem Renaissance?
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Post by coahc21 on Sept 13, 2024 13:11:34 GMT -5
Friday's questions 1. According to both Domino’s and the industry magazine Pizza Today, there are five days of the year that see the greatest number of pizza orders. Identify as many of those days as you can. 2. The energy conversion process known as photosynthesis takes place in which organelle, found only in plant cells? 3. In “Peanuts,” what German musician and composer of “Für Elise” is the hero of the character Schroeder? 4. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan, features the bell of what freighter, which sank in 1975? 5. Today is September 13. On this day in 1885, writer and philosopher Alain Locke was born. He is remembered as the “dean” or “father” of what cultural and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s and ’30s in Upper Manhattan? 1. Super Bowl Sunday, Fridays during lent?, New Year's Day 2. chloroplasts 3. 4. 5. Harlem Renaissance
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Post by gopherhim on Sept 13, 2024 13:32:35 GMT -5
1. Valentine’s Day, Halloween?, Super Bowl?, ??, ?? 2. Chloroplast 3. Beethoven 4. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 5.
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 13, 2024 15:06:59 GMT -5
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Post by nowhereman on Sept 13, 2024 15:08:17 GMT -5
Friday's questions 1. According to both Domino’s and the industry magazine Pizza Today, there are five days of the year that see the greatest number of pizza orders. Identify as many of those days as you can. 2. The energy conversion process known as photosynthesis takes place in which organelle, found only in plant cells? 3. In “Peanuts,” what German musician and composer of “Für Elise” is the hero of the character Schroeder? 4. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan, features the bell of what freighter, which sank in 1975? 5. Today is September 13. On this day in 1885, writer and philosopher Alain Locke was born. He is remembered as the “dean” or “father” of what cultural and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s and ’30s in Upper Manhattan? 1. Super bowl Sunday, new years day,
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 13, 2024 15:09:01 GMT -5
1. Valentine’s Day, Halloween?, Super Bowl?, ??, ?? 2. Chloroplast 3. Beethoven 4. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 5. Wait ... you are saying people celebrate Valentine's Day by ordering from Dominos?
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Sept 13, 2024 16:15:08 GMT -5
Friday's questions 1. According to both Domino’s and the industry magazine Pizza Today, there are five days of the year that see the greatest number of pizza orders. Identify as many of those days as you can. 2. The energy conversion process known as photosynthesis takes place in which organelle, found only in plant cells? 3. In “Peanuts,” what German musician and composer of “Für Elise” is the hero of the character Schroeder? 4. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Paradise, Michigan, features the bell of what freighter, which sank in 1975? 5. Today is September 13. On this day in 1885, writer and philosopher Alain Locke was born. He is remembered as the “dean” or “father” of what cultural and artistic movement that took place in the 1920s and ’30s in Upper Manhattan? 1. Super Bowl, New Years Eve, Halloween (gotta order pizza early on Halloween in our neighborhood)...night before Thanksgiving? 2. 3. Beethoven 4. Edmund Fitzgerald 5. The Harlem Renaissance, I think?
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Post by gopherhim on Sept 13, 2024 16:19:47 GMT -5
1. Valentine’s Day, Halloween?, Super Bowl?, ??, ?? 2. Chloroplast 3. Beethoven 4. SS Edmund Fitzgerald 5. Wait ... you are saying people celebrate Valentine's Day by ordering from Dominos? I meant to add question marks for that one too. No idea. Thought maybe a lot of single people would order pizza. Shrug.
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Post by mikegarrison on Sept 13, 2024 16:31:36 GMT -5
I looked it up, and mostly lists show the same 5 days: 1. Halloween -- mostly agreed as the biggest delivered pizza night of the year 2-5. Night before Thanksgiving. Superbowl. New Year's Eve. New Year's Day
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