2. House of Cards
Hard work will beat talent, if talent doesn't work hard.
Answers to Wednesday,
September 18, 2024
1. What product was invented in 1953 following 39 failed attempts to create a substance that effectively displaced water?
WD-40
(it stands for “water displacement, 40th attempt”)
2. One of the first Netflix original series went on to become the first online-only show to receive a major Primetime Emmy nomination. Name that 2013 show.
“House of Cards”
3. What New England town is best known for being the site of a battle that kicked off the American Revolution, followed closely by its fruit cultivation?
Concord (Massachusetts)
(that’s where Concord grapes are from)
4. In 2019, the daughter of what Wendy’s founder revealed that before his 2002 death, he apologized for naming the fast-food chain after her?
Dave Thomas
5. What 11-letter word was coined by John Milton in “Paradise Lost” to describe the center of Hell, where all demons live? Today, it describes any raucous situation, and is also a word for a group of parrots.
“Pandemonium”
(it means “all demons”)
Questions for
Theme Thursday, September 19, 2024
“W.E.” the People: All answers this round will be two words or names. The first will begin with “W,” and the second will begin with “E.” Weeee!
Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. Before its monopoly was broken up, AT&T only allowed phones made by a certain manufacturer to operate on its network. Not surprisingly, AT&T also owned this company. Name it!
2. LeBron James revealed his “slam-dunk cellar” in May of 2021 when he appeared on the cover of what magazine?
3. What two words precede the “Forum” that meets every January in Davos, Switzerland?
4. What are the middle and last names of the Transcendentalist writer who published his foundational essay “Nature” in 1936?
5. One of the comic book industry’s most prestigious awards is named after an early comic artist, famous for creating “The Spirit” in the 1940s and popularizing the term “graphic novel” in 1978. Name that comic book artist!
2. Wine Enthusiast
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
1 Bell Telephone
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
4. I think the year is wrong. I suspect it should be 1836 and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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3. World Economic
DOH! Western Electric
I really need to stop doing these before my morning coffee.
Or after your morning whiskey. 🤣 😮 😲 🤣
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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That's not a thing on days I need to work, other than in the form of Baileys added to previously-mentioned coffee during the holiday seasonDOH! Western Electric
I really need to stop doing these before my morning coffee.
Or after your morning whiskey. 🤣 😮 😲 🤣
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
5. Will Eisner