1. Goodyear Tire & Rubber
3. Paul Revere
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
5: Bay of Bengal
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
4. Knives Out
Answers to Tuesday, February 27, 2024
1. In 1898, a man named Frank Seiberling founded a company that he named after the inventor of vulcanized rubber. What company is that?
Goodyear
2. What 1983 teen movie — which helped launch the careers of several successful Hollywood actors, including Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, and Matt Dillon — was based on a 1967 novel set in Tulsa, Oklahoma?
“The Outsiders”
3. According to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, what patriot said, “One if by land, and two if by sea”?
Paul Revere
4. In 2001, Radiohead released a single from their new album, “Amnesiac.” One fan named Rian Johnson thought the song's title would be a good title for a murder mystery and, 18 years later, he made that movie. Name it!
“Knives Out”
5. Hudson Bay is the second-largest bay in the world. Which bay, centrally located in South and Southeast Asia, is larger?
Bay of Bengal
Questions for
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. After existing for decades, a hole shaped like what in a sidewalk in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago became a tourist attraction and viral phenomenon on social media earlier this year?
2. “The End of the Affair,” “The Quiet American,” and “The Power and the Glory” are just a few of the books by what colorfully and alliteratively named English novelist?
3. Video game developer Kazuhisa Hashimoto was most famous for developing a cheat code that people of a certain age know by heart: up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start. What video game company did he work for?
4. A network that formerly operated under the names the Nashville Network and Spike TV is now owned by what mass media conglomerate?
5. “Pickles to Pittsburgh” and “Planet of the Pies” are sequels to what 1978 children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett, which also spawned two movies and a TV series?
1) The Rat hole!
2) Graham Greene
Note: Due to inflation dirty deeds will no longer be done dirt cheap.
4. Paramount?
3. Nintendo
Answers to Wednesday, February 28, 2024
1. After existing for decades, a hole shaped like what in a sidewalk in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago became a tourist attraction and viral phenomenon on social media earlier this year?
Rat
2. “The End of the Affair,” “The Quiet American,” and “The Power and the Glory” are just a few of the books by what colorfully and alliteratively named English novelist?
Graham Greene
3. Video game developer Kazuhisa Hashimoto was most famous for developing a cheat code that people of a certain age know by heart: up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A-start. What video game company did he work for?
Konami
(it’s called the “Konami code”)
4. A network that formerly operated under the names the Nashville Network and Spike TV is now owned by what mass media conglomerate?
Paramount
5. “Pickles to Pittsburgh” and “Planet of the Pies” are sequels to what 1978 children’s book by Judi and Ron Barrett, which also spawned two movies and a TV series?
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs”
Questions for
Theme Thursday, February 29, 2024
Oregon Stories: Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union 165 years ago this month. Here are five questions about some Oregon originals!
Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. Blue Ribbon Sports was founded in Oregon in 1964. What is that company called today?
2. Oregon’s state flag is the only one to feature a different design on each side, with its state seal on the front and what animal on the back?
3. A monolithic formation called “Haystack Rock,” near Astoria, Oregon, prominently features in what 1985 movie, produced by Steven Spielberg?
4. Oregon has just one national park. It is home to the deepest lake in the United States. Name that park-slash-lake.
5. The Oregon Trail ended in Oregon City. It began in the town of Independence, which is also the hometown of Harry Truman. In which state is Independence located?
1 Nike
2 Beaver
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
4. Crater Lake
5. Missouri
3. Goonies?
Yes! My grandparents lived in Oregon and on the few trips we made out there as a kid my parents always took us to Astoria and to walk the beach where Haystack rock is.
My first thought was Twilight! Then I told myself, wait Spielberg didn’t do that 😂3. Goonies?
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Word of warning to newbies and uninformed: the dissing of Goonies gets you a short ban on this site, courtesy of the Fat Planet.
That being said, I do love that silly movie, and Kerri Green (Andie) was a total babe.
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 Thursday, February 29, 2024
Oregon Stories: Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union 165 years ago this month. Here are five questions about some Oregon originals!
1. Blue Ribbon Sports was founded in Oregon in 1964. What is that company called today?
Nike
2. Oregon’s state flag is the only one to feature a different design on each side, with its state seal on the front and what animal on the back?
Beaver
3. A monolithic formation called “Haystack Rock,” near Astoria, Oregon, prominently features in what 1985 movie, produced by Steven Spielberg?
“The Goonies”
4. Oregon has just one national park. It is home to the deepest lake in the United States. Name that park-slash-lake.
Crater Lake
5. The Oregon Trail ended in Oregon City. It began in the town of Independence, which is also the hometown of Harry Truman. In which state is Independence located?
Missouri
Questions for
Friday, March 1, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in Monday’s email.
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are seven trillion-dollar companies in the world (as measured by market capitalization). Six of them are U.S. companies, with Microsoft coming in at No. 1. Name as many of the other five as you can for one point each. Zero points if you get any wrong.
2. The fastest land mammal is the cheetah. By most accounts, the fastest fish is the black marlin, though some say it’s the sailfish. What's the fastest bird?
3. The smallest country on mainland Africa (by area) is also one of the few countries in the world whose official English-language name begins with "The." Name that country.
4. Katy Perry made history as the first woman artist to chart five No. 1 singles from a single album on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. What 2010 album was that?
5. Today is March 1. Happy 41st birthday to Lupita Nyong’o! She won the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress” for her film debut, a 2013 biopic directed by Steve McQueen. Name that film!
2. Peregrine falcon
3. The Gambia
'29, '40, '74, '76, '79, '02, & '03
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4) Teenage Dream
5) 12 Years a Slave
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1: Amazon, Google (Alphabet), Nvidia
EDIT: Adding Apple, not sure how I forgot them.
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Answers to Friday, March 1, 2024
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are seven trillion-dollar companies in the world (as measured by market capitalization). Six of them are U.S. companies, with Microsoft coming in at No. 1. Name as many of the other five as you can for one point each. Zero points if you get any wrong.
Apple, NVIDIA, Amazon, Alphabet (Google), Meta (Facebook)
2. The fastest land mammal is the cheetah. By most accounts, the fastest fish is the black marlin, though some say it’s the sailfish. What's the fastest bird?
Peregrine falcon
(reaches over 200 mph when diving to catch prey)
3. The smallest country on mainland Africa (by area) is also one of the few countries in the world whose official English-language name begins with "The." Name that country.
The Gambia
4. Katy Perry made history as the first woman artist to chart five No. 1 singles from a single album on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. What 2010 album was that?
“Teenage Dream”
5. Today is March 1. Happy 41st birthday to Lupita Nyong’o! She won the Academy Award for “Best Supporting Actress” for her film debut, a 2013 biopic directed by Steve McQueen. Name that film!
“12 Years a Slave”
Questions for
Monday, March 4, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. Last Wednesday was the premiere of the 46th season of what reality TV show, typically set in Fiji?
2. Which U.S. state's commemorative quarter features a space shuttle on its reverse side?
3. What acting family — who inspired a Broadway play called “The Royal Family,” and whose patriarch was named Lionel — is the most-represented family on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
4. What Swiss city hosted the first diplomatic talks between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985?
5. Daniel Lawrence Whitney is a comedian who has starred in all three “Cars” movies. By what name do most people know him?
3 must be Barrymore (sp?)
5. Larry the Cable Guy
1. Survivor
2. Florida?
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
4. Geneva
Answers to Monday, March 4, 2024
1. Last Wednesday was the premiere of the 46th season of what reality TV show, typically set in Fiji?
“Survivor”
(Stay tuned for “Survivor” trivia coming in April!)
2. Which U.S. state's commemorative quarter features a space shuttle on its reverse side?
Florida
3. What acting family — who inspired a Broadway play called “The Royal Family,” and whose patriarch was named Lionel — is the most-represented family on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
The Barrymores
4. What Swiss city hosted the first diplomatic talks between Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev in 1985?
Geneva
5. Daniel Lawrence Whitney is a comedian who has starred in all three “Cars” movies. By what name do most people know him?
“Larry the Cable Guy”
Questions for
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. John Tyler enjoyed the shortest tenure as vice president in U.S. history. This is because he ascended to the presidency after the death of the shortest-serving president. Name that president.
2. There are two countries in the world whose names use just three different letters. Name them for one point each.
3. What Nebraska-based alt-rock band has played a massive concert on March 11 every other year since 2000?
4. In 1868, the emperor of Japan regained control of the country from the military dictators who had ruled for nearly 700 years. What were those military dictators called?
5. What is the only U.S. state capital with a population over 1 million?
5. Phoenix
“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. Shogun
1. William Henry Harrison
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
2: Fiji, Togo
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
3. 311!
Answers to Tuesday, March 5, 2024
1. John Tyler enjoyed the shortest tenure as vice president in U.S. history. This is because he ascended to the presidency after the death of the shortest-serving president. Name that president.
William Henry Harrison
2. There are two countries in the world whose names use just three different letters. Name them for one point each.
Fiji, Togo
3. What Nebraska-based alt-rock band has played a massive concert on March 11 every other year since 2000?
311
(In honor of the date being 3/11)
4. In 1868, the emperor of Japan regained control of the country from the military dictators who had ruled for nearly 700 years. What were those military dictators called?
Shogun
5. What is the only U.S. state capital with a population over 1 million?
Phoenix, Arizona
Questions for
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Five questions to wake up your noodle. Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. Earlier this month, what four-letter alternative publication, initially about “sex, drugs, and rock and roll,” announced layoffs as it would be ceasing to produce online content?
2. Certain varieties of the vegetable known in the U.K. as “aubergine” are smaller and white, which explains why most people in the U.S. call it… what?
3. In 2004, Randy Johnson became the oldest pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game. For which team did he pitch?
4. In 1991, Martha Stewart saw a movie that starred her boyfriend at the time. She was so disturbed by the Oscar-winning movie that she dumped him. What Welsh actor was she dating?
5. Two countries make up the large peninsula known as Jutland. Name one of those countries.
3. Diamondbacks
2. Eggplant
5 Denmark, Germany
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
4. Anthony Hopkins
1. Vice
Answers to Wednesday, March 6, 2024
1. Earlier this month, what four-letter alternative publication, initially about “sex, drugs, and rock and roll,” announced layoffs as it would be ceasing to produce online content?
Vice
2. Certain varieties of the vegetable known in the U.K. as “aubergine” are smaller and white, which explains why most people in the U.S. call it… what?
Eggplant
3. In 2004, Randy Johnson became the oldest pitcher in Major League history to throw a perfect game. For which team did he pitch?
Arizona Diamondbacks
4. In 1991, Martha Stewart saw a movie that starred her boyfriend at the time. She was so disturbed by the Oscar-winning movie that she dumped him. What Welsh actor was she dating?
Anthony Hopkins
(“The Silence of the Lambs”)
5. Two countries make up the large peninsula known as Jutland. Name one of those countries.
Denmark, Germany
Questions for
Theme Thursday, March 7, 2024
Last Name First Names: Every answer will be a famous person or character with a first name that is also commonly used as a last name, like “Nelson Mandela” or “Jackson Pollock.”
Answers in tomorrow’s email.
1. Who, prior to embarking on a career in cable news, spent his teens working as a Ralph Lauren model and an intern at the CIA?
2. Extravagantly celebrating your 22nd birthday became a popular tradition beginning in 2012, thanks to the hit song “22” by what then-22-year-old artist?
3. What character was portrayed on NBC by actor and dancer Alfonso Ribeiro from 1990 to 1996, and is currently portrayed on Peacock by actor and singer Olly Sholotan?
4. Whose earliest film roles were in the 1993 movies “Joey Breaker” and “Coneheads,” although her reputation as the “Queen of the Indies” didn’t begin until her appearance in “Dazed and Confused” later that year?
5. What famed Southern writer was the inspiration for the character Dill Harris, the neighbor boy who helps Scout and Jem try to lure Boo Radley out of his house, in “To Kill a Mockingbird”?
1. Anderson Cooper
3. Carlton Banks (Fresh Prince)
2. Taylor Swift
2. Taylor Swift?
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
5. Harper Lee