Questions for Theme Thursday, June 18, 2026
What’s It 2 U?: Each answer will contain two “U”s. For example: The Forester and the Outback are two models manufactured by what Japanese automotive company? Answer: Subaru.
1. What French loanword describes a person employed to drive a private or rented automobile?
2. The biggest college football rivals to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide are the Tigers, from which other Alabama university?
3. What element, atomic number 16, has historically been called “brimstone”?
4. The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate which hangs above the throat is known as what?
5. Which of the Powerpuff Girls has a name that fits this round?
5. Buttercup
Answers to Thursday, June 18, 2026
What’s It 2 U?: Each answer will contain two “U”s. For example: The Forester and the Outback are two models manufactured by what Japanese automotive company? Answer: Subaru.
1. What French loanword describes a person employed to drive a private or rented automobile?
Chauffeur
2. The biggest college football rivals to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide are the Tigers, from which other Alabama university?
Auburn
3. What element, atomic number 16, has historically been called “brimstone”?
Sulfur
4. The fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate which hangs above the throat is known as what?
Uvula
5. Which of the Powerpuff Girls has a name that fits this round?
Buttercup
“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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Questions for Friday, June 19, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: Happy Father's Day weekend! There are seven Best Picture-winning films that contain the letters “P-A” together and in order in their titles. Name as many of those films as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
2. Australia is divided into five mainland states and one non-mainland state, plus a number of territories. Name the one state that is not on the mainland.
3. What animated British duo made their debut in a 1989 short film called “A Grand Day Out”?
4. According to 2025 estimates, Austin, Texas now has a population of over 1 million people. What is the only other U.S. state capital with a population over 1 million?
5. Today is June 19. On this day in 2016, what NBA team defeated the Golden State Warriors in order to obtain their first championship title in the franchise’s history?
“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. Phoenix, AZ
“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. Cleveland Cavaliers
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
3. Wallace And Gromit
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. Tasmania
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1) Platoon? I’m guessing cause I just saw clips of Charlie Shern on YouTube the other day.
1) Platoon? I’m guessing cause I just saw clips of Charlie Shern on YouTube the other day.
there’s an L separating
parasite
are we counting The Godfather part 2
1) Platoon? I’m guessing cause I just saw clips of Charlie Shern on YouTube the other day.
there’s an L separating
parasite
are we counting The Godfather part 2
I presume so, it's in the title.
Patton
“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 Patton, The English Patient, Godfather Part II
I must of read the question wrong… When I read P-a, I thought there was a letter between the p and a.
1 Patton, The English Patient, Godfather Part II
The Apartment.
Just saw something about this film on one of my social feeds and was 80% certain it one a Best Picture. I did cheat wee bit and confirm it indeed did win.
“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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“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. Jacksonville, FL
“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.Jelly Belly
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. Vin Diesel
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1 Hermes (Conrad if you want the last name. Love futurama)
5 Basmati
Answers to Monday, June 22, 2026
1. The accountant for Planet Express in “Futurama” shares a name with what Greek god of trade?
Hermes
2. The Goelitz Confectionery Company was founded in the late 1800s. In 1976, they created a new product whose name paid tribute to blues musician Lead Belly. Soon after, the whole company adopted that name. What is it?
Jelly Belly
3. Inline skater Kacie Fischer set a record in 2012 by taking only 47 days to rollerblade from Solana Beach, California to what coastal city and home of the Gator Bowl?
Jacksonville (Florida)
4. Actor Timothy Olyphant turned down the role of Dom Toretto in a 2001 movie, because he'd played a similar role the year before. What actor got that part?
Vin Diesel (in “The Fast and the Furious”)
5. What variety of rice gets its name from the Hindi word for “fragrant”?
Basmati
“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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Questions for Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. Twelve U.S. presidents haven't had one, including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln. The most recent president without one was Harry Truman. What is it?
2. Fearing the reach of Axis powers in Spain, WWII's Operation Tracer saw the Brits building tunnels and a secret bunker inside what "rock"?
3. Since 2010, scientists in Slovenia have been testing how many punches a human can withstand from a robot, in accordance with the first law proposed by what “I, Robot” author?
4. If something is xanthic, that means it is what color?
5. Move over, Elias Howe: 150 Parisian tailors started a riot outside Barthélemy Thimonnier's workshop after he submitted his 1830 patent for what device?
“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. Isaac Asimov
“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. Middle name
3. Isaac Asimov
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
2. Gibraltar
4. Yellow
5. Sewing Machine
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. Middle name
3. Isaac Asimov
I thought middle name as well but there is a different common denominator.
“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. Colonoscopy
Answers to Tuesday, June 23, 2026
1. Twelve U.S. presidents haven't had one, including George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Abraham Lincoln. The most recent president without one was Harry Truman. What is it?
A college degree
2. Fearing the reach of Axis powers in Spain, WWII's Operation Tracer saw the Brits building tunnels and a secret bunker inside what "rock"?
Gibraltar
3. Since 2010, scientists in Slovenia have been testing how many punches a human can withstand from a robot, in accordance with the first law proposed by what “I, Robot” author?
Isaac Asimov
4. If something is xanthic, that means it is what color?
Yellow
5. Move over, Elias Howe: 150 Parisian tailors started a riot outside Barthélemy Thimonnier's workshop after he submitted his 1830 patent for what device?
Sewing machine
“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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Questions for Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. To celebrate a Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the clock tower that houses Big Ben was officially renamed after whom?
2. There are just two living members of the marine mammal family Monodontidae. One is the beluga whale. What is the other?
3. Willy Loman is the title character of what 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play?
4. A palmetto is a small palm tree. Which U.S. state calls itself “the Palmetto State,” and features one on its state flag?
5. In 1875, the English poet William Ernest Henley wrote a poem while recovering from surgery. Its title — which means “undefeated” in Latin — became the title of a movie in 2009. What is it?
“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. Death of a Salesman
“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. Queen Elizabeth II
4. South Carolina
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
2: Narwhal
5: Invictus
Three
Answers to Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1. To celebrate a Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the clock tower that houses Big Ben was officially renamed after whom?
Queen Elizabeth II
2. There are just two living members of the marine mammal family Monodontidae. One is the beluga whale. What is the other?
Narwhal (“monodon” means “single tooth”)
3. Willy Loman is the title character of what 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning play?
“Death of a Salesman”
4. A palmetto is a small palm tree. Which U.S. state calls itself “the Palmetto State,” and features one on its state flag?
South Carolina
5. In 1875, the English poet William Ernest Henley wrote a poem while recovering from surgery. Its title — which means “undefeated” in Latin — became the title of a movie in 2009. What is it?
“Invictus”
“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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Questions for Theme Thursday, June 25, 2026
This Round Is Not About Music Vocab: Nope, this round isn’t a vocab quiz, but each answer will contain a common music-related word. For example: After Harry Truman’s doctor ordered him a warm vacation, he spent 175 days of his presidency at the “Little White House” in what city? Answer: Key West, because “key” is a musical term.
1. What “Wild Thing” rapper and actor provided the voice of the monitor lizard Goanna in “FernGully: The Last Rainforest,” in which he performed the song “If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody (It Might As Well Be You)”?
2. Marlee Matlin, Emilia Jones, and Troy Kotsur starred in what 2021 film, which was both the first film that premiered at Sundance and the first film that was distributed on a streaming service to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
3. The color of a petroleum-derived viscoelastic polymer, traditionally used to caulk wooden ships, is the origin of what two-word phrase?
4. Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” are two of the most famous examples of what 1950s social and literary subculture, which rejected traditional storytelling and celebrated nonconformity?
5. HIIT is a form of exercise training that alternates between periods of movements that significantly raise the heart rate and less intense activities. “HI” stands for “high intensity.” What does the “IT” stand for?
“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. Beat Literature or Generation
“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. Tone Loc
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. Interval Training
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
2. CODA
3. Pitch Black
Answers to Thursday, June 25, 2026
This Round Is Not About Music Vocab: Nope, this round isn’t a vocab quiz, but each answer will contain a common music-related word.
1. What “Wild Thing” rapper and actor provided the voice of the monitor lizard Goanna in “FernGully: The Last Rainforest,” in which he performed the song “If I'm Gonna Eat Somebody (It Might As Well Be You)”?
Tone Loc
2. Marlee Matlin, Emilia Jones, and Troy Kotsur starred in what 2021 film, which was both the first film that premiered at Sundance and the first film that was distributed on a streaming service to win the Oscar for Best Picture?
“CODA”
3. The color of a petroleum-derived viscoelastic polymer, traditionally used to caulk wooden ships, is the origin of what two-word phrase?
“Pitch black”
4. Jack Kerouac’s “On the Road” and Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl” are two of the most famous examples of what 1950s social and literary subculture, which rejected traditional storytelling and celebrated nonconformity?
Beat movement (Beat generation, beat poetry, etc.)
5. HIIT is a form of exercise training that alternates between periods of movements that significantly raise the heart rate and less intense activities. “HI” stands for “high intensity.” What does the “IT” stand for?
Interval Training
“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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Questions for Friday, June 26, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. Quit While You’re Ahead: There are five countries whose national teams — men’s or women’s — have made five or more appearances at the FIFA World Cup Finals. Name as many of those countries as you can for one point each. Zero points total if you get any incorrect.
2. Ladies love Long Island-born actor and musician James Todd Smith, which is how he got what stage name?
3. What cocktail is made with Scotch whisky and Drambuie, and, according to legend, got its name from the item its creator used to stir it?
4. A “lacuna” is a missing piece or a gap in something. Lacuna Inc. is the fictional company at the heart of what 2004 movie, which won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay?
5. Today is June 26. On this day in 1976, CN Tower opened to the public, setting a since-broken record as the world's tallest free-standing structure. You can find CN tower in what North American city?
“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. Rusty Nail
“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. LL Cool J
5. Chicago
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1. Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Spain?
5. Toronto
Hard work will beat talent, if talent doesn't work hard.
4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
1. Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Spain?
Im pretty sure US women’s team has to be one of them.
Which would make Spain the fifth, as they're the current Women's champion. USA women have only made the final four times.They've only made the final 4 times (winning all 4)1. Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Spain?
Im pretty sure US women’s team has to be one of them.
Spain has only been in one final. USA (USWNT) is the 5th.
Which would make Spain the fifth, as they're the current Women's champion. USA women have only made the final four times.They've only made the final 4 times (winning all 4)1. Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina, Spain?
Im pretty sure US women’s team has to be one of them.
Spain has only been in one final. USA (USWNT) is the 5th.
Not according to wikipedia...
The United States women's national soccer team is the most successful women's national team in the history of the Women's World Cup, having won four titles, earning second-place once and third-place finishes three times.
I admit, my math is a little rusty, but last time I checked, 4 + 1 = 5
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman