Ack. I missed the second place finish. 
Answers to Friday, June 26, 2026
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.
Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, United States of America
2. Ladies love Long Island-born actor and musician James Todd Smith, which is how he got what stage name?
LL Cool J (“Ladies Love Cool James”)
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?
Rusty nail
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?
“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”
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?
Toronto
“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 Monday, June 29, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner administered what is often considered the world’s first vaccine. It was an inoculation against what disease?
2. 1492 Pictures was the film production company founded by what American filmmaker?
3. What band successfully sued Apple Computers in 1978 for trademark infringement?
4. What seven-letter word, often seen in stiff environments like medical schools, derives from the Latin word for “to fall”?
5. What two animated title characters, who received a revival in 2022, were hailed as “thunderously stupid and excruciatingly ugly” in a 1993 Rolling Stone profile?
“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. The Beatles
“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. Smallpox
4. Cadaver
5. Beavis and Butthead?
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
2. Chris Columbus
Answers to Monday, June 29, 2026
1. In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner administered what is often considered the world’s first vaccine. It was an inoculation against what disease?
Smallpox
2. 1492 Pictures was the film production company founded by what American filmmaker?
Chris Columbus (he renamed it to 26th Street Pictures a few years ago)
3. What band successfully sued Apple Computers in 1978 for trademark infringement?
The Beatles (their record company was called Apple)
4. What seven-letter word, often seen in stiff environments like medical schools, derives from the Latin word for “to fall”?
“Cadaver”
5. What two animated title characters, who received a revival in 2022, were hailed as “thunderously stupid and excruciatingly ugly” in a 1993 Rolling Stone profile?
Beavis and Butt-Head
“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 30, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. What steam-powered musical instrument is named after the Greek muse of epic poetry?
2. Of the four largest countries by area, which contains the least farmland?
3. Peppy Hare encourages the player of “Star Fox 64” with what four-word phrase, which became a meme added underneath images of something that’s flipped over?
4. What five-letter word, which describes the front room in an old house or the fancy lobby of a public building, comes from the French for “hearth”?
5. The title character in “The Emperor's New Groove” has a name that was inspired by the capital of the Inca Empire. Name that 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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1. Calliope
4. Foyer?
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
2. Canada
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. Cuzco
2. Canada
It’s not that Canada is the answer. It’s the amount of farm acreage they have. I would’ve thought it was more. Especially living on the Montana/Alberta border and seeing Alberta’s farmland.-
3. Do a barrel roll
2. Canada
It’s not that Canada is the answer. It’s the amount of farm acreage they have. I would’ve thought it was more. Especially living on the Montana/Alberta border and seeing Alberta’s farmland.-
Canada is the answer. They weren't looking for x amount of acreage. Canada just has a TON of "frozen tundra" in relation to farmable land.
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 never said Canada was the wrong answer. It’s the amount of farmland aka acreage that surprised me. I wouldn’t consider frozen tundra farmland either. Though depending on the season and the condition of the soil someone can grew something that had a shorter growing season.
Answers to Tuesday, June 30, 2026
1. What steam-powered musical instrument is named after the Greek muse of epic poetry?
Calliope
2. Of the four largest countries by area, which contains the least farmland?
Canada
3. Peppy Hare encourages the player of “Star Fox 64” with what four-word phrase, which became a meme added underneath images of something that’s flipped over?
“Do a barrel roll”
4. What five-letter word, which describes the front room in an old house or the fancy lobby of a public building, comes from the French for “hearth”?
Foyer
5. The title character in “The Emperor's New Groove” has a name that was inspired by the capital of the Inca Empire. Name that city.
Cusco (the character’s name is spelled “Kuzco”)
“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, July 1, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.
1. Toni Morrison, Chadwick Boseman, and Kamala Harris all graduated from what university in Washington, D.C.?
2. There are 36 columns in the Lincoln Memorial. What do they represent?
3. The world’s smallest bird, the bee hummingbird, is native only to what Caribbean island nation?
4. The graves of Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde are among the most-visited graves in the most-visited cemetery in the world. It’s located in what city?
5. First released in 1998, what first-person shooter game involves a physicist trying to escape a research facility full of aliens — not the measuring of radioactive isotope decay?
“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. Howard University
“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. Half-Life
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. The number of states during his presidency.
5. Half-life
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
4. Paris
Answers to Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1. Toni Morrison, Chadwick Boseman, and Kamala Harris all graduated from what university in Washington, D.C.?
Howard University
2. There are 36 columns in the Lincoln Memorial. What do they represent?
States in the Union (at the time of his death)
3. The world’s smallest bird, the bee hummingbird, is native only to what Caribbean island nation?
Cuba
4. The graves of Jim Morrison and Oscar Wilde are among the most-visited graves in the most-visited cemetery in the world. It’s located in what city?
Paris (Père Lachaise Cemetery)
5. First released in 1998, what first-person shooter game involves a physicist trying to escape a research facility full of aliens — not the measuring of radioactive isotope decay?
“Half-Life”
“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, July 2, 2026
A Day at the Beach: All answers this round will sound like something you'd find at or near the beach.
1. Blondie, the Talking Heads, and Devo are all considered a part of what musical genre, which was promoted in the late ’70s by record producers who thought it sounded better than “punk”?
2. The only non-aquatic resident of Bikini Bottom on “SpongeBob SquarePants” is a squirrel in a diving helmet. What is her first name?
3. In 2010, Martin Scorsese directed what was, at the time, the most expensive TV pilot episode ever produced. It cost $18 million, and was the first episode of what HBO show?
4. What common household item is celebrated every May 25 by fans of “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”?
5. In 2022, Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack ended their joint TV show where they worked as what type of real-estate-related professionals?
“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. New Wave
IIRC Blondie was originally hardcore punk if I recall correctly
“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. Sandy
3. Boardwalk Empire
2 Sandy (Cheeks is her last name)
5 they’re house flippers. Unsure if there’s a specific other name for it
4. Towel
Questions for Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Five questions to wake up your noodle.2. Of the four largest countries by area, which contains the least farmland?
Here's a % breakdown each state roughly. Minnesota is around 50% (26 million acres), so probably in the top 15.
“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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5. Lisa Simpson
“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. Buzz Lightyear
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
3. Dishwasher.
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 Fish
1) Carter, Bush (Sr) and Trump
1. Hoover, Ford, Carter, GHW Bush
“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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1. Screen Actors Guild
“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. Screen Actors Guild
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
4. Fabulous
5. Strongbow
2. Pretzel
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.
3. Angela Merkel
“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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5. New Jersey Devils
“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. Korea
4. Red Sea
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
1. Judas
3. Mace