Answers to Friday, December 6, 2024
1. Four musical artists appear on a 2001 recording of “Lady Marmalade” for the “Moulin Rouge!” soundtrack. Name as many of those artists as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, Pink
(Missy Elliott also appears in the outro — go ahead and give yourself a bonus point if you included her in your answer!)
2. What wild cat species' scientific name, Acinonyx, means "immoveable claw," because it is the only cat species whose claws don't fully retract?
Cheetah
3. Barque, cutter, and windjammer are all types of… what?
Boats (or sailing ships)
4. Inducted by Keith Richards in 2004, which musical artist is last among Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees alphabetically?
ZZ Top
5. Today is December 6. Happy 57th birthday to director and producer Judd Apatow. In 2012, he was credited as an executive producer of a TV show depicting a “realistic and nuanced portrayal of the lives of young women in their 20s.” Name that HBO series!
“Girls”
Questions for
Monday, December 9, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living.” That’s the official pledge of what organization, with nearly 6 million members in the United States?
2. If you find yourself in the Black Mesa Research Facility, fending off alien parasites known as headcrabs with a crowbar, you’re probably playing what 1998 video game?
3. Tinea pedis is a fungal skin infection more commonly known as… what?
4. What 1960s NBC sketch show’s name was ultimately derived from a form of direct action used to protest Jim Crow laws?
5. The former Turner Field in Atlanta is located at number 755 on a street named for what Hall of Fame slugger?
2 Halflife
3 Athletes Foot
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
4. Okay, total, probably wrong guess tied to a "Sit-In"
"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"?
5. Hank Aaron
“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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1. 4-H
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
Answers to Monday, December 9, 2024
1. “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, my hands to larger service, and my health to better living.” That’s the official pledge of what organization, with nearly 6 million members in the United States?
4H
(the four “H”s are head, heart, hands, and health)
2. If you find yourself in the Black Mesa Research Facility, fending off alien parasites known as headcrabs with a crowbar, you’re probably playing what 1998 video game?
“Half-Life”
3. Tinea pedis is a fungal skin infection more commonly known as… what?
Athlete’s foot
4. What 1960s NBC sketch show’s name was ultimately derived from a form of direct action used to protest Jim Crow laws?
“(Rowan & Martin's) Laugh-In”
(comes from “sit-ins”)
5. The former Turner Field in Atlanta is located at number 755 on a street named for what Hall of Fame slugger?
Hank Aaron
Questions for
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. The only movie to pair Fred Astaire and Judy Garland is a 1948 musical film named after a parade celebrating what spring holiday?
2. What chain restaurant claimed to operate a culinary institute in Tuscany, but was revealed in 2011 to simply be sending its managers on free Italian vacations?
3. If you find yourself on Phobos or Deimos, you’re on one of the moons of which planet?
4. The first two Asian American state governors, George Ariyoshi and Ben Cayetano, as well as the first two Asian American senators, Hiram Fong and Daniel Inouye, all represented which U.S. state?
5. TV shows such as “Family Matters,” “Full House,” and “Step by Step” were marketed as part of the “TGIF” primetime programming block on what network?
3 Mars
4 Hawaii
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
1. Easter Parade
2. Olive Garden?
Hard work will beat talent, if talent doesn't work hard.
5. ABC
Answers to Tuesday, December 10, 2024
1. The only movie to pair Fred Astaire and Judy Garland is a 1948 musical film named after a parade celebrating what spring holiday?
Easter
2. What chain restaurant claimed to operate a culinary institute in Tuscany, but was revealed in 2011 to simply be sending its managers on free Italian vacations?
Olive Garden
3. If you find yourself on Phobos or Deimos, you’re on one of the moons of which planet?
Mars
4. The first two Asian American state governors, George Ariyoshi and Ben Cayetano, as well as the first two Asian American senators, Hiram Fong and Daniel Inouye, all represented which U.S. state?
Hawai'i
5. TV shows such as “Family Matters,” “Full House,” and “Step by Step” were marketed as part of the “TGIF” primetime programming block on what network?
ABC
Questions for
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. What beer brand was first brewed in 1897, just a few years before the event that gave the beer its name?
2. What former New Jersey governor’s political career was motoring along just fine before hitting a traffic jam known as “Bridgegate” in 2013?
3. The highest navigable lake by altitude sits at 12,500 feet above sea level, and is located between Bolivia and Peru. Name that lake.
4. According to a study by the CDC, some of the highest-grossing movies of the 2010s featured a 72 percent rise in the on-screen use of what product?
5. While writer Maya Angelou is known for her poetry, she is perhaps most famous for her series of autobiographies, which began with what 1969 book?
2 Chris Christie
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
3. Lake Titicaca
5. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1. Dos Equis
4. Gotta be tobacco or marijuana
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.
4. Gotta be tobacco or marijuana
4) just plain old tobacco! Which is shocking considering how much smoking took place in old films. I guess it must have really dropped on screen, but then rose again.
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
I know it was a big policy with MPAA with ratings and such (yeah, I know) and part of why "Thank You For Smoking" was so brilliant.4. Gotta be tobacco or marijuana
4) just plain old tobacco! Which is shocking considering how much smoking took place in old films. I guess it must have really dropped on screen, but then rose again.
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.
Answers to Wednesday, December 11, 2024
1. What beer brand was first brewed in 1897, just a few years before the event that gave the beer its name?
Dos Equis
(it means “two Xs” in Spanish; XX = 20 in Roman numerals, to commemorate the turning of the 20th century)
2. What former New Jersey governor’s political career was motoring along just fine before hitting a traffic jam known as “Bridgegate” in 2013?
Chris Christie
3. The highest navigable lake by altitude sits at 12,500 feet above sea level, and is located between Bolivia and Peru. Name that lake.
Lake Titicaca
4. According to a study by the CDC, some of the highest-grossing movies of the 2010s featured a 72 percent rise in the on-screen use of what product?
Tobacco/cigarettes
5. While writer Maya Angelou is known for her poetry, she is perhaps most famous for her series of autobiographies, which began with what 1969 book?
“I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”
Questions for
Theme Thursday, December 12, 2024
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This week’s AVCX round was written by Krystian Imgrund, and edited by Aimee Lucido.
Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. A glam metal classic, what Poison song was purportedly written after the lead singer learned about his girlfriend’s infidelity?
2. “‘Here, monsieur,’ said the cardinal to the young man. ‘I have taken from you one BLANK to give you another. The name is wanting in this commission; you can write it yourself.’” What two-word idiom (which can refer both to the object referenced as well as to the freedom it confers) has been redacted from this “The Three Musketeers” quote?
3. What UNESCO world heritage site, originally completed as a cathedral by Justinian I, did not acquire its four iconic minarets until it became a mosque in 1453?
4. What old-fashioned euphemism from the LGBT community, meant to amicably imply one’s sexual orientation, is thought to be a nod to “The Wizard of Oz,” and not, as the U.S. Navy erroneously believed in the 1980s, an actual person organizing gay servicemen at a Chicago naval base?
5. What principle, first recorded in 1604 by Anglican theologians, captures a certain neighborly sentiment that recurs in world religions and faith systems throughout history? This term could also be punnily applied to the 1986–1988 Primetime Emmy awards, where each of the leads of a certain sitcom won acting awards for the characters referenced in the answers to questions 1–4 above.
1: Every Rose has its Thorn
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
4) a friend of Dorothy.
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
Didn't figure this out til the second answer was posted, but, reading question 5, this has to be a reference to the Golden Girls, so, I'm assuming:
3: Hagia Sophia
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Then 2 has to be Blanche for CARTE BLANCHE. The pronunciation was tricky lol.Didn't figure this out til the second answer was posted, but, reading question 5, this has to be a reference to the Golden Girls, so, I'm assuming:
3: Hagia Sophia
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
5. The Golden Rule / The Golden Girls
Answers to Thursday, December 12, 2024
Today's Theme Thursday comes courtesy of our friends at AVCX. We're huge fans of their crosswords, cryptics, and trivia, which they deliver via email six times weekly to their lucky subscribers. "Morning Rounds" readers can subscribe this month and receive two months free! Just go to AVXwords.com to sign up.
This week’s AVCX round was written by Krystian Imgrund, and edited by Aimee Lucido.
1. A glam metal classic, what Poison song was purportedly written after the lead singer learned about his girlfriend’s infidelity?
“Every Rose Has Its Thorn”
2. “‘Here, monsieur,’ said the cardinal to the young man. ‘I have taken from you one BLANK to give you another. The name is wanting in this commission; you can write it yourself.’” What two-word idiom (which can refer both to the object referenced as well as to the freedom it confers) has been redacted from this “The Three Musketeers” quote?
“Carte Blanche”
3. What UNESCO world heritage site, originally completed as a cathedral by Justinian I, did not acquire its four iconic minarets until it became a mosque in 1453?
Hagia Sophia
4. What old-fashioned euphemism from the LGBT community, meant to amicably imply one’s sexual orientation, is thought to be a nod to “The Wizard of Oz,” and not, as the U.S. Navy erroneously believed in the 1980s, an actual person organizing gay servicemen at a Chicago naval base?
Friend of Dorothy
5. What principle, first recorded in 1604 by Anglican theologians, captures a certain neighborly sentiment that recurs in world religions and faith systems throughout history? This term could also be punnily applied to the 1986–1988 Primetime Emmy awards, where each of the leads of a certain sitcom won acting awards for the characters referenced in the answers to questions 1-4 above.
The Golden Rule
(The main characters in “The Golden Girls” are Rose, Blanche, Sophia, and Dorothy)
Questions for
Friday, December 13, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in Monday’s email.
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: When Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team renamed themselves after the “Guardians of Traffic” statues that adorn the Hope Memorial Bridge, they became the fifth current MLB team to be named after creatures that have (or are typically depicted with) wings. Name as many of those other four MLB teams as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
2. George H.W. Bush gave three of the planes he flew in WWII the same seven-letter name. What was that name?
3. One of the national symbols of Kurdistan is what game bird, which makes its nests on the ground and not in fruit trees, despite what you may have been given?
4. What is the largest library in the world, when measured by shelf space and number of books held?
5. Today is December 13. In parts of Scandinavia, today is a holiday in which young girls wear white and don lighted wreaths on their heads to celebrate what woman saint who shares a name with a Caribbean island?
5. St. Lucia
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1. Cardinals, Orioles, Blue Jays, Rays
4. Library Of Congress - Which may be the most spectaculuar building in DC.
“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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“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. Partridge?
2 Barbara
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
1. Angels?
Answers to Friday, December 13, 2024
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: When Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team renamed themselves after the “Guardians of Traffic” statues that adorn the Hope Memorial Bridge, they became the fifth current MLB team to be named after creatures that have (or are typically depicted with) wings. Name as many of those other four MLB teams as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
Baltimore Orioles, Los Angeles Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays
2. George H.W. Bush gave three of the planes he flew in WWII the same seven-letter name. What was that name?
Barbara
3. One of the national symbols of Kurdistan is what game bird, which makes its nests on the ground and not in fruit trees, despite what you may have been given?
Partridge
4. What is the largest library in the world, when measured by shelf space and number of books held?
Library of Congress
5. Today is December 13. In parts of Scandinavia, today is a holiday in which young girls wear white and don lighted wreaths on their heads to celebrate what woman saint who shares a name with a Caribbean island?
St. Lucia (or St. Lucy)
Questions for
Monday, December 16, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. During what decade did a human being last walk on the moon?
2. Actor Sara Ramírez is best known for playing one of the longest-running LGBTQ+ characters in U.S. television history. They played Dr. Callie Torres for 11 seasons on what series?
3. If you’re a “Parrothead,” you’re a big fan of what musician?
4. What type of hair product derives its French name from the fact that it used to be made from mashed apples?
5. John Tyler was called “His Accidency” after he became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency following a presidential death. Which president did he succeed?
3. Jimmy Buffet
“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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2. Grey's Anatomy
3. The late Jimmy Buffett
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1. 70's
5. Harrison
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
The term “Parrothead” was coined by Eagles bassist Timothy B. Schmit, he was with The Coral Reefer Band in the 1980s. During shows he noticed the the same people would attend multiple shows dressed in wacky attire, much like the Deadheads, so started calling them Parrotheads.
“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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4. I think it’s mousse
4) Pomade
Pomme is apple in French.
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
1. During what decade did a human being last walk on the moon?
1970s
(Apollo 17 in 1972)
2. Actor Sara Ramírez is best known for playing one of the longest-running LGBTQ+ characters in U.S. television history. They played Dr. Callie Torres for 11 seasons on what series?
”Grey's Anatomy”
3. If you’re a “Parrothead,” you’re a big fan of what musician?
Jimmy Buffett
4. What type of hair product derives its French name from the fact that it used to be made from mashed apples?
Pomade
(“pomme” is French for “apple”)
5. John Tyler was called “His Accidency” after he became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency following a presidential death. Which president did he succeed?
William Henry Harrison
Questions for
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. Susan Ross, played by Heidi Swedberg, dies from ingesting a toxic adhesive in the Season 7 finale of what beloved ’90s sitcom?
2. Saturated fats are saturated with what chemical element?
3. What vessel, which shares a name with an NBA team, fell out of favor once the Suez Canal was opened in 1869?
4. In the name of the DREAM Act, “DREAM” is an acronym. What does the “M” stand for?
5. What guitarist was born Ellas Bates in 1928, and later used his childhood nickname — which was slang for “absolutely nothing” — as his stage name?
1. Seinfeld
3. Clippers ??
“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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2: Hydrogen
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?