4. Platinum
5. JR Smith? (total guess)
2 - Beatles songs ??
(Lovely Rita just came up in a playlist I'm listening to then Michelle & Eleanor jumped out at me)
Names in songs performed/recorded by the Beatles should be the correctly written answer to be technical since they didn't write Anna (Go To Him) or Clarabella, and irrc Clarabella was never recorded but played live at the BBC.
Mr. Kite would have probably been too obvious. Or Maxwell, Penny, Lucy, Madonna, Rocky and Prudence. To limit it to songs they wrote they might have instead gone with Robert and Sadie.
Yes I realize the Beatles snob in me is coming out. ?
5. Birdman? I don't know his real name.
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.
2 - Beatles songs ??
(Lovely Rita just came up in a playlist I'm listening to then Michelle & Eleanor jumped out at me)
Names in songs performed/recorded by the Beatles should be the correctly written answer to be technical since they didn't write Anna (Go To Him) or Clarabella, and irrc Clarabella was never recorded but played live at the BBC.
Mr. Kite would have probably been too obvious. Or Maxwell, Penny, Lucy, Madonna, Rocky and Prudence. To limit it to songs they wrote they might have instead gone with Robert and Sadie.
Yes I realize the Beatles snob in me is coming out. ?
The names in the question were all female. so Maxwell or Rocky or Robert wouldn't fit in.
2 - Beatles songs ??
(Lovely Rita just came up in a playlist I'm listening to then Michelle & Eleanor jumped out at me)
Names in songs performed/recorded by the Beatles should be the correctly written answer to be technical since they didn't write Anna (Go To Him) or Clarabella, and irrc Clarabella was never recorded but played live at the BBC.
Mr. Kite would have probably been too obvious. Or Maxwell, Penny, Lucy, Madonna, Rocky and Prudence. To limit it to songs they wrote they might have instead gone with Robert and Sadie.
Yes I realize the Beatles snob in me is coming out. ?
The names in the question were all female. so Maxwell or Rocky or Robert wouldn't fit inw.
Well nyah!!
2 - Beatles songs ??
(Lovely Rita just came up in a playlist I'm listening to then Michelle & Eleanor jumped out at me)
Names in songs performed/recorded by the Beatles should be the correctly written answer to be technical since they didn't write Anna (Go To Him) or Clarabella, and irrc Clarabella was never recorded but played live at the BBC.
Mr. Kite would have probably been too obvious. Or Maxwell, Penny, Lucy, Madonna, Rocky and Prudence. To limit it to songs they wrote they might have instead gone with Robert and Sadie.
Yes I realize the Beatles snob in me is coming out. ?
The names in the question were all female. so Maxwell or Rocky or Robert wouldn't fit inw.
Well nyah!!
Julia comes to mind as a better clue than Anna.
Answers to Friday, September 9, 2022
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are five African countries that border the Mediterranean Sea. Name as many of them as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.
Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
2. What do the names Anna, Bill, Clarabella, Eleanor, Martha, Michelle, Pam, and Rita all have in common?
They appear in the titles of Beatles songs
3. News flash: What nine-letter word is the opposite of menarche?
Menopause
4. What element—atomic number 78—gets its name from the Spanish for “little silver”?
Platinum
(derives from “platina”)
5. Today is September 9. Happy 37th birthday to the former shooting guard who was called the most heavily tattooed player in the NBA in 2012 by the New York Times. The league forced him to cover up a Supreme tattoo while playing due to their advertising regulations. Name that player!
J.R. Smith
Questions for Monday, September 12, 2022
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email. Answers to Friday’s questions below.
1. There is only one state with a two-word name whose capital also has a two-word name. Which state is that?
2. What mammal is a member of the genus Odobenus, which is Greek for “one who walks with his teeth”?
3. What company—which is today owned by Nestlé—was originally headquartered in a St. Louis building called “Checkerboard Square,” and uses a three-by-three checkerboard as its logo?
4. What term is applied to a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its divisors, excluding the number itself?
5. Anna Leonowens was a British activist and teacher whose memoirs, “The English Governess at the Siamese Court,” were published in 1870. They were adapted into a novel in 1944, and then adapted again in 1951 into what Broadway musical?
1- New Mexico
3 - Purina
“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. Perfect Number
5. "The King and I"
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
5. The King and I
2. Walrus
Answers to Monday, September 12, 2022
1. There is only one state with a two-word name whose capital also has a two-word name. Which state is that?
New Mexico (Santa Fe)
2. What mammal is a member of the genus Odobenus, which is Greek for “one who walks with his teeth”?
Walrus
3. What company—which is today owned by Nestlé—was originally headquartered in a St. Louis building called “Checkerboard Square,” and uses a three-by-three checkerboard as its logo?
Purina
4. What term is applied to a positive integer that is equal to the sum of its divisors, excluding the number itself?
perfect
(e.g., 6=1+2+3, and 2x3=6, 1x6=6)
5. Anna Leonowens was a British activist and teacher whose memoirs, “The English Governess at the Siamese Court,” were published in 1870. They were adapted into a novel in 1944, and then adapted again in 1951 into what Broadway musical?
“The King and I”
Questions for Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. During the 2020 election, Joe Biden liked to tell a story about facing down a razor-wielding gang leader in 1962. What nickname did he claim this person had?
2. Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, and Hemlock Lake are three of the 11 lakes in Upstate New York that are collectively known by what anatomical name?
3. One of the biggest toy trends of the 1980s was a doll that came with a name harvested from actual 1930s Georgia birth records. Name that doll!
4. What is the more common name for the surgical procedure known as “rhinoplasty”?
5. What six-letter word appears in the title of a 2000 Will Smith movie, a 2004 Will Ferrell movie, and a 2007 Will Smith movie?
2. Finger Lakes
3. Cabbage Patch Doll?
4. Nose job
1. Corn Pop
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
5 Legend
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
3. Cabbage Patch Doll?
We all know you had one... 😉
Keep your stick on the ice...
Answers to Tuesday, September 13, 2022
1. During the 2020 election, Joe Biden liked to tell a story about facing down a razor-wielding gang leader in 1962. What nickname did he claim this person had?
Cornpop
2. Seneca Lake, Cayuga Lake, and Hemlock Lake are three of the 11 lakes in Upstate New York that are collectively known by what anatomical name?
The Finger Lakes
3. One of the biggest toy trends of the 1980s was a doll that came with a name harvested from actual 1930s Georgia birth records. Name that doll!
Cabbage Patch Kids
4. What is the more common name for the surgical procedure known as “rhinoplasty”?
Nose job
5. What six-letter word appears in the title of a 2000 Will Smith movie, a 2004 Will Ferrell movie, and a 2007 Will Smith movie?
“Legend”
(“The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “I Am Legend”)
Questions for Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. In 1987, what song became the first Spanish-language song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, 29 years after the release of the most famous version?
2. What river bisects South Dakota into two pretty even halves?
3. In the 1950s, a man named Lawrence Herbert got a job at a commercial printing company, and decided to use his chemistry background to standardize a method of printing with color inks. By 1962, his work was so popular that he bought the company and renamed it. What did he name it?
4. The name of what Korean dish, consisting of thin slices of beef or pork marinated and grilled, translates to “fire meat”?
5. What author, who died in 2013, wrote the novels and short stories that were later turned into the films “3:10 to Yuma,” “Jackie Brown,” “Out of Sight,” and “Get Shorty,” as well as the TV series “Justified”?
2. Missouri
5. Elmore Leonard
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1 - La Bamba
“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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5. Elmore Leonard
Love his books but have only read a handful & need to read the others. Most were good reads.
Ya'll probably don't care but care Jackie Brown is based on Leonard's novel Rum Punch, in case you want to give it a try.
Pam Grier was so good in Jackie Brown...
“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. Bulgogi
3. Pantone
Answers to Wednesday, September 14, 2022
1. In 1987, what song became the first Spanish-language song to hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts, 29 years after the release of the most famous version?
“La Bamba”
2. What river bisects South Dakota into two pretty even halves?
The Missouri River
3. In the 1950s, a man named Lawrence Herbert got a job at a commercial printing company, and decided to use his chemistry background to standardize a method of printing with color inks. By 1962, his work was so popular that he bought the company and renamed it. What did he name it?
Pantone
4. The name of what Korean dish, consisting of thin slices of beef or pork marinated and grilled, translates to “fire meat”?
Bulgogi
5. What author, who died in 2013, wrote the novels and short stories that were later turned into the films “3:10 to Yuma,” “Jackie Brown,” “Out of Sight,” and “Get Shorty,” as well as the TV series “Justified”?
Elmore Leonard
Questions for
Theme Thursday, September 15, 2022
In The Zone: Get into various zones with these questions!
Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. “To Serve Man,” “Eye of the Beholder,” and “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” are among the most famous episodes of what anthology show?
2. What song was the lead single off the best-selling soundtrack of 1986?
3. What two-word term describes low-oxygen areas of the world's oceans, and is also the title of a 1979 Stephen King novel?
4. What term was coined on the show “Friends” when Joey described Ross—who was in love with Rachel but hadn’t told her—as the “mayor” of this place?
5. The title of this round is also the title of one of the best-selling albums of 2003. Who released that album?
2 - (Highway To The) Danger Zone (Top Gun) ??
“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 - The Twilight Zone
“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. "The Twilight Zone"
3. Dead Zone
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
4. Friend Zone
5. It's Britney, bitch.
4. Friend Zone
5. It's Britney, bitch.
Ha! Love the intro on that song.
'29, '40, '74, '76, '79, '02, & '03
GPL's Resident Cabin Enthusiast & Cadets Hockey Fan
4. Friend Zone
Answers to Thursday, September 15, 2022
1. “To Serve Man,” “Eye of the Beholder,” and “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” are among the most famous episodes of what anthology show?
“The Twilight Zone”
2. What song was the lead single off the best-selling soundtrack of 1986?
“Danger Zone”
(from “Top Gun”)
3. What two-word term describes low-oxygen areas of the world's oceans, and is also the title of a 1979 Stephen King novel?
Dead Zone
4. What term was coined on the show “Friends” when Joey described Ross—who was in love with Rachel but hadn’t told her—as the “mayor” of this place?
“Friend Zone”
(Do you want to enter the “Friends” Zone? Come to “Friends” trivia all this month!)
5. The title of this round is also the title of one of the best-selling albums of 2003. Who released that album?
Britney Spears
Questions for Friday, September 16, 2022
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in Monday’s email.
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: You may not have heard of rock singer and composer Jesse Frederick, but you’ve probably heard his music. His four most famous songs are titled “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now,” “As Days Go By,” “Everywhere You Look,” and “Second Time Around.” Name as many of the TV shows that used those songs as theme songs as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.
2. What children's book begins, "In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines"?
3. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located on the shores of which Great Lake?
4. What word—which in English refers to a friend—means “godfather” in Spanish?
5. Today is September 16. On this day in 1959, you could have watched a live television demonstration of the model 914, the first of what type of technology? Hint: its name means “dry writing.”
2 - Madeline
3 - Erie
“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. Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, Full House, Step By Step.
4. Compadre
5. Photo copier (or maybe a printer?)
5. Photo copier (or maybe a printer?)
I saw the first part of the question, and I thought "Porsche!" (I really like that model, btw), but then saw the second part of the question, so I obviously would have been wrong. 
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.
5. Photo copier (or maybe a printer?)
Has to be the Xerox 914
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
I saw the first part of the question, and I thought "Porsche!" (I really like that model, btw), but then saw the second part of the question, so I obviously would have been wrong.
Have you seen this before? It's been around for a while and a really fun read.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/advice/a-few-things-to-know-before-you-steal-my-914/
“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 is pretty funny. Saw a 914 (seemed to run really smooth) at a car show in Copper Harbor (MI, Houghton road trip) a couple years ago. I ID'd it RIGHT away, on its approach to the main drag parade and SteveMN said, "You sure?"
I'd know that car anywhere.
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.
I'll always know the 356 because of Top Gun.
To this day the coolest car I've ever seen in person is a 917 in Gulf livery that raced at Le Mans. It is silly, but I got goosebumps.
I'll always know the 356 because of Top Gun.
To this day the coolest car I've ever seen in person is a 917 in Gulf livery that raced at Le Mans. It is silly, but I got goosebumps.
I don't even know WHY I like the 914. I just do. I get it.
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.
I'll always know the 356 because of Top Gun.
To this day the coolest car I've ever seen in person is a 917 in Gulf livery that raced at Le Mans. It is silly, but I got goosebumps.
Wasn't the 356 Eddie Murphy's car in 48 Hours, too?
“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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The 959 is still a think of beauty, though. Basically a jacked up 911, but still...
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.
I saw the first part of the question, and I thought "Porsche!" (I really like that model, btw), but then saw the second part of the question, so I obviously would have been wrong.
Have you seen this before? It's been around for a while and a really fun read.
https://www.hagerty.com/media/advice/a-few-things-to-know-before-you-steal-my-914/
I had a gf in h.s. that had a red 914 and it was perfectly adequate in all the right ways. There was a front and back "boot", the top was removable, it was nimble but I'd be surprised if it had more than 110 hp even her 2.0 with a flat four and fuel injection. You didn't have it for status as it was pretty much a VW with a Porsche badge, but it was fun to drive around the lakes on a warm summer night and that's all we needed.
Answers to Friday, September 16, 2022
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: You may not have heard of rock singer and composer Jesse Frederick, but you’ve probably heard his music. His four most famous songs are titled “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now,” “As Days Go By,” “Everywhere You Look,” and “Second Time Around.” Name as many of the TV shows that used those songs as theme songs as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any wrong.
“Perfect Strangers,” “Family Matters,” “Full House,” “Step By Step”
2. What children's book begins, "In an old house in Paris that was covered in vines lived 12 little girls in two straight lines"?
“Madeline”
3. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located on the shores of which Great Lake?
Lake Erie
4. What word—which in English refers to a friend—means “godfather” in Spanish?
Compadre
5. Today is September 16. On this day in 1959, you could have watched a live television demonstration of the model 914, the first of what type of technology? Hint: its name means “dry writing.”
Xerography/Xerox/photocopier