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Post by mln59 on Oct 29, 2024 7:30:08 GMT -5
Monday's answers:
1. What chemical compound, which is prevalent in seawater and formerly used in sedatives, shares its name with a trite or cliché phrase?
Bromide
2. Approximately two-thirds of Puerto Rico’s population live in the metro area of what city?
San Juan
3. Africa’s first elected woman head-of-state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was sworn in as the president of what country in 2006?
Liberia
4. The American Revolution officially ended in 1783 with a treaty between Great Britain and the United States. It was named after the European city in which it was signed. Name that city.
Paris
5. What jazz pianist and prolific composer appears on Washington, D.C.’s commemorative quarter?
Duke Ellington
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Post by mln59 on Oct 29, 2024 7:30:44 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions:
1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event?
2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city?
3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace?
4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know?
5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie?
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Post by cindra on Oct 29, 2024 7:40:16 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event? 2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city? 3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace? 4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know? 5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie? 1. Fifa 2. Chicago 3. Carburetor 4. Lotus? 5. |
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Post by coahc21 on Oct 29, 2024 7:44:58 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event? 2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city? 3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace? 4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know? 5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie? 1. FIFA? 2. 3. Carburetor 4. 5. An Interview with a Vampire |
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Post by daredevil808 on Oct 29, 2024 12:21:04 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event? 2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city? 3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace? 4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know? 5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie?
1. FIFA 5. Interview with the Vampire
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 29, 2024 15:37:20 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event? 2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city? 3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace? 4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know? 5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie? 1. Seems like it has to be FIFA 2. Chicago 3. Carburetor |
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Post by nowhereman on Oct 29, 2024 15:43:35 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event? 2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city? 3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace? 4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know? 5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie? 3. Carburetor |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 29, 2024 16:40:09 GMT -5
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4. lotus
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 29, 2024 18:09:22 GMT -5
Tuesday's questions: 1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event? 2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city? 3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace? 4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know? 5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie? 1. FIFA 2. Chicago 3. Carb 4. Lotus 5. Interview with the Vampire |
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Post by mln59 on Oct 30, 2024 7:37:07 GMT -5
Tuesday's answers:
1. Ricky Martin recorded the song “La Copa de la Vida” in 1998 after what organization requested an anthem for an upcoming event?
FIFA
(it was for the 1998 World Cup)
2. Lori Lightfoot was the first Black woman to be elected mayor of what U.S. city?
Chicago
3. Fuel injection became standard in most automobiles in the 1980s. Prior to that, it was possible to flood your engine by giving it too much gas. What component did fuel injectors replace?
Carburetors
4. During his return from Troy, Odysseus encountered an island whose inhabitants notably consumed what flowering plant, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson fans would know?
Lotuses
(Tennyson has a poem called “The Lotus Eaters”)
5. Christian Slater conducted it. Brad Pitt participated in it. What was it, per the title of a 1994 movie?
“Interview with the Vampire”
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Post by mln59 on Oct 30, 2024 7:37:38 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions:
1. Author A.A. Milne’s son was a respected bookseller in his own right, but he probably got more recognition due to having what famous first and middle name?
2. The October Revolution occurred in 1917 in what country?
3. In the 1920s, a New Jersey juice manufacturer discovered a way to make a drinkable chocolate beverage that wouldn’t spoil on shelves the way chocolate milk does. What did he call it?
4. What 1987 movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick, has a title referencing the copper covering on a bullet?
5. Pioneer Day is a day celebrating Brigham Young, who, according to tradition, uttered the phrase, “This is the right place” in 1847 in which U.S. state?
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 30, 2024 8:35:54 GMT -5
1. Christopher Robin
2. Russia
3. YooHoo
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Utah, I assume.
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Post by cindra on Oct 30, 2024 9:18:50 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. Author A.A. Milne’s son was a respected bookseller in his own right, but he probably got more recognition due to having what famous first and middle name? 2. The October Revolution occurred in 1917 in what country? 3. In the 1920s, a New Jersey juice manufacturer discovered a way to make a drinkable chocolate beverage that wouldn’t spoil on shelves the way chocolate milk does. What did he call it? 4. What 1987 movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick, has a title referencing the copper covering on a bullet? 5. Pioneer Day is a day celebrating Brigham Young, who, according to tradition, uttered the phrase, “This is the right place” in 1847 in which U.S. state? 1. Christopher Robin 2. Russia 3. Nesquik? 4. Full metal jacket 5. Utah |
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Post by coahc21 on Oct 30, 2024 9:35:05 GMT -5
Wednesday's questions: 1. Author A.A. Milne’s son was a respected bookseller in his own right, but he probably got more recognition due to having what famous first and middle name? 2. The October Revolution occurred in 1917 in what country? 3. In the 1920s, a New Jersey juice manufacturer discovered a way to make a drinkable chocolate beverage that wouldn’t spoil on shelves the way chocolate milk does. What did he call it? 4. What 1987 movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick, has a title referencing the copper covering on a bullet? 5. Pioneer Day is a day celebrating Brigham Young, who, according to tradition, uttered the phrase, “This is the right place” in 1847 in which U.S. state? 1. Christopher Robin 2. Russia 3. Yoohoo 4. Full Metal Jacket 5. Utah |
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Post by gopherhim on Oct 30, 2024 10:25:04 GMT -5
1. Christopher Robin I assume
2. Russia
3. Sounds like Yoohoo
4. Full Metal Jacket
5. Utah
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