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Post by daredevil808 on Oct 30, 2024 12:32:36 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?
2. Russia 3. YooHoo 4. Full Metal Jacket
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Post by nowhereman on Oct 30, 2024 12:57:18 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? 2. Russia 4. Full metal jacket 5. Utah |
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 30, 2024 23:32:00 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. Yoo-Hoo 4. Full Metal Jacket 5. Utah, though I'm not sure the clue is entirely accurate--it's more about the pioneers reaching the Salt Lake Valley than Young himself |
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Post by mln59 on Oct 31, 2024 7:37:12 GMT -5
Wednesday's answers:
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?
Christopher Robin
(A.A. Milne wrote “Winnie the Pooh”)
2. The October Revolution occurred in 1917 in what country?
Russia
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?
Yoo-Hoo
4. What 1987 movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick, has a title referencing the copper covering on a bullet?
“Full Metal Jacket”
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?
Utah
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Post by mln59 on Oct 31, 2024 7:39:01 GMT -5
Thursday's questions:
Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round.
1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman?
2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969?
3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name?
4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier?
5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title?
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Post by vbprisoner on Oct 31, 2024 7:54:15 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round. 1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman? 2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969? 3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name? 4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier? 5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title? 1. St. Lucia? 2. St Petersburgh 3. St. Vincent 4. Saint Laurent? 5. St. Elsewhere |
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Post by cindra on Oct 31, 2024 8:08:15 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round. 1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman? 2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969? 3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name? 4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier? 5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. St elsewhere |
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Post by coahc21 on Oct 31, 2024 8:28:31 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round. 1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman? 2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969? 3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name? 4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier? 5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title? 1. Saint Lucia 2. St. Augustine, FL? 3. 4. Yves Saint Laurant (spelling?) 5. |
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Post by geddyleeridesagain on Oct 31, 2024 9:30:04 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round. 1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman? 2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969? 3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name? 4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier? 5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title? 1. Saint Lucia? 2. St. Pete? 3. St. Vincent. Really like her stuff. 4. Yves Saint Laurent 5. St. Elsewhere |
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Post by mikegarrison on Oct 31, 2024 10:31:09 GMT -5
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5. St. Elsewhere
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Post by daredevil808 on Oct 31, 2024 13:07:27 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round. 1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman? 2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969? 3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name? 4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier? 5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title?
5. St. Elsewhere
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Post by bbg95 on Oct 31, 2024 23:58:41 GMT -5
Thursday's questions: Oops, All Saints: Friday, November 1 is All Saints Day. Today is an all-saints round. 1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman? 2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969? 3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name? 4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier? 5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title? 1. Saint Lucia 3. St. Petersburg? |
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Post by mln59 on Nov 1, 2024 8:07:03 GMT -5
Thursday's answers:
1. Several countries are named after real people from history. Which of them is the only sovereign country in the world named after a woman?
St. Lucia
2. What city, aptly nicknamed "Sunshine City," currently holds the Guinness Record for most consecutive days of sunshine, which it set between 1967 and 1969?
St. Petersburg (Florida)
3. Guitarist Annie Clark took her stage name from the Manhattan hospital where poet Dylan Thomas died in 1953. What is her stage name?
St. Vincent
4. What fashion designer was named the "top-earning dead celebrity" of 2009 by Forbes, thanks to an estate sale following his death a year earlier?
Yves Saint Laurent
5. A 1982 Emmy-winning hospital drama and a 2006 Grammy-winning Gnarls Barkley album share the same title. What is that title?
“St. Elsewhere”
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Post by mln59 on Nov 1, 2024 8:07:43 GMT -5
Friday's questions:
1. There are seven members of the Five-Timers Club — people who have hosted “Saturday Night Live” five or more times — who are women. Name as many of those Five-Timer women as you can.
2. South Africa completely surrounds one tiny, landlocked country. What is it called?
3. B.P. Richfield, Earl Sneed Sinclair, and Monica DeVertebrae were just a few of the puppeteered characters on what early ’90s sitcom?
4. In 1970, officials in Florence, Oregon, were tasked with removing eight tons of something from a beach. They decided the best method would be to blow it up with dynamite, resulting in a now-infamous live newscast. What did they blow up?
5. Today is November 1. On this day in 1981, what pair of Caribbean islands achieved independence from the United Kingdom, with Vere Bird serving as their first prime minister?
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Post by coahc21 on Nov 1, 2024 10:02:11 GMT -5
Friday's questions: 1. There are seven members of the Five-Timers Club — people who have hosted “Saturday Night Live” five or more times — who are women. Name as many of those Five-Timer women as you can. 2. South Africa completely surrounds one tiny, landlocked country. What is it called? 3. B.P. Richfield, Earl Sneed Sinclair, and Monica DeVertebrae were just a few of the puppeteered characters on what early ’90s sitcom? 4. In 1970, officials in Florence, Oregon, were tasked with removing eight tons of something from a beach. They decided the best method would be to blow it up with dynamite, resulting in a now-infamous live newscast. What did they blow up? 5. Today is November 1. On this day in 1981, what pair of Caribbean islands achieved independence from the United Kingdom, with Vere Bird serving as their first prime minister? 1. Candace Bergen, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, 2. Lesotho 3. 4. Beached whale? 5. Trinidad and Tobago? |
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