| applet222: ‘The first woman ever to lead a major Native American tribe became Chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1985. What was her name?’ Cindi: ‘Wilma Mankiller.’ skep: ‘Wow. That’s a harsh name.’ driving: ‘Didn't Hall and Oates have a song about her?’ muldoon: ‘Oho here she comes’ Sassy: ‘Drive, that was her cousin "Maneater."’ applet222: ‘The 1964 Civil Rights Act banned discrimination on the basis of sex, race, national origin and ________.’ skep: ‘Fashion sense?’ applet222: ‘In 1956, the London Daily Mirror called this entertainer a "deadly, winking, sniggering, snuggling, chromium- plated, scent-impregnated, luminous, quivering, giggling, fruit-flavored, mincing, ice-covered heap of mother love...Without doubt, he is the biggest sentimental vomit of all time . . . a sugary mountain of jingling claptrap wrapped in such a preposterous clown.”’ donnadimples: ‘Tom Cruise.’ (Answer was Liberace) jd_cajun_idiot_savant : ‘Note to self: applet does not type in caps, hence don't look for caps. Duhhhhhh.’ applet222: ‘I am colored, jd!’ jd_cajun_idiot_savant: ‘Ok, but i try not to let race come into it.’ ~ ~ ~ applet222: ‘The 1974 film “The Towering Inferno” won three Oscars including Best Song. What song won the honor?’ applet222: ‘We May ___________’ applet222: ‘We May Never__________’ skep: ‘Roast marshmallows.’ jd_cajun_idiot_savant: ‘We may never see tomorrow.’ Login: ‘Be rescued.’ Occams_Razor: ‘Smoke again.’ driving: ‘We may be burned to a Crisp, but we are hot tonight.’ Occams_Razor: ‘We may never order well done steak again.’ applet222: ‘Who had a hit with “Return to Me” in 1958?’ driving: ‘The U.S. Post Office.’ applet222: ‘Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger on October 11, 1984, what famous first did Kathryn D. Sullivan achieve for American women?’ Kilroy_of_aus: ‘Menstruated.’ carebear: ‘Gave birth.’ bubba: ‘Big O.’ applet: ‘What song did Paul Anka write in 1960 to explain his feelings for girlfriend Annette Funicello?’ bubba: ‘Why don’t we do it in the road.’ Occams_Razor: ‘Speaking of Animal House, what is written under the bust of the founder of Faber College?’ Occams_Razor: ‘Hint: It would be advantageous in here.’ Occams_Razor: ‘Hint: ________ is good.’ bubba: ‘Nakket coeds?’ bubba: “Chick flicks.” Jazz: “This day in history: On December 9, 1990, who became the first directly elected president in the history of Poland?” skep: “Walesa.” skep: “He was an electrician. That means he was a positively charged Pole.” Jazz: “The word for which move in ballet literally comes from the French word 'bent'?” Shi: “Plie.” Sassy: “Where was I on that Q?” carebear: “You were tutu, Helen.” applet222: “After oxygen, what is the second most abundant element on earth?” blavinson26: "Silicon." Shi: “Silicone?” Occams_Razor: “Yup, Shi--especially in Hollywood.” Jazz: “'Almost exactly', 'elevated subway' and 'only choice' are examples of what sort of figure of speech?” Jazz: “a: Oxymora.” skep: “Ah, so that’s the plural—as in “Congress is full of mora”?” Jazz: “Telluria is the poetic name for a certain planet, inhabited, not surprisingly by Tellurians. Which planet is this?” Jazz: “a: Earth.” maxbearjr: “There are also Walmartians on earth.” Jazz: “From the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes came which chief god, who began his existence as the god of air?” belle: “Amun.” carebear: “I was amun for the right god.” applet222: “What is Italy’s longest river?” carebear: “Po.” Spammy: “Wanted to say Tinky Winky but refrained.” Occams_Razor: “Not on my screen.” applet222: “Minsk is the capital of what European country?” maxbearjr: “Belarus.’ applet222: “Yes max!” maxbearjr: “Now I’m in the pinsk.” carebear: “Let’s not minsk words here.” applet222: “If Orient means ‘The East,’ what is ‘The West’? CityBoy1986: “Occident.” lobsterboy79: “It was discovered by occident, after all. . .” Jazz: “What islands are included in Amnesia?” peachie: “I can’t remember, Jazz.” applet222: "What is the largest city in the world (pop. 10,280,523 million) to have a one-syllable name?" Muldoon: ‘Ho Chi Minh City.” applet222: “In a 1984 interview with ‘Cosmopolitan,’ Jane Fonda revealed she had suffered from a disorder for many years. What disorder was it?” Occams_Razor: “Idiocy?” Spammy: “Big mouth?” applet222: “What is the term for naturally hornless cattle?” Shi: “Cows.” donner: “Polled.” Jazz: “9 out of 10 hornless cattle, when polled, said it sucked to not be horny.” maxbear: “Someone done polled they horns outta they head.” applet222: “Even though this substance is the most abundant substance in the plant kingdom, no mammal produces the enzyme to digest it.” paulh: “McDonald’s” Jeff_justJeff: “Big Macs.” Sassy: “Arby’s burgers.” Jazz: “Geography: A goat and a spotted fever are named for this famed mountain range located in the Western Hemisphere. Name the mountain range.” IX.XII.MMVI: “Andes?” ricky_red_mancunian: “I know where the andes is—they’re at the end of your wristies.” blavinson26: “What carried a message to Garcia pre-Spanish American War?" Spammy: “Mule.” Sassy: “Burro?” Spammy: “Smoke signal.” Spammy: “Juan Valdez?” blavinson26: “Hint: ROW” driving: “Rowan and Martin.” Spammy: “Rowan Atkinson.” Jazz: “Weird Obsessions: Spanish scholar Don Vicente and German vicar Johann Georg Tinius are two extreme examples of covetous obsession. Both reportedly committed murder in order to acquire which of the following?” ricky_red_mancunian: “Play Station.” softwolf: “A lump of cheese.” maxbearjr: “Paul McCartney’s Hofner bass.” IX.XII.MMVI: “A good cigar?” Jazz: “Hint-something I imagine you all have at least 500 of.” Occams_Razor: “Bills.” the_surfer_dude4: “DVDs.” belle: “Bacteria.” skep: “Hairs on my upper lip.” ricky_red_mancunian: “Girlie mags.” Jazz: “Native Americans: You may recall the word 'tatanka' from the film 'Dances with Wolves'. What Native American's name was 'Tatanka Iyotake' in his native language?” softwolf: “Sitting Bull.” kay_zzzz: “Related to that other famous one Alotta Bull.” Jazz: “History: Ships named the Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver are attached to which important event of early American history?” carebear: “Boston tea party.” kay_zzzz: “Sheesh, Americans and their tea parties.” Jazz: “That was the last straw for the Brits, honestly . . . dumping perfectly good tea, and not even at tea time?” Occams_Razor: “If the ships had been carrying coffee, the first Starbucks would have been built in Boston.” carebear: “I’m poaching fish right now.” skep: “What the hell is poaching?” Shi: “She is cooking in water.” carebear: “You drown the fish? Ironic, huh?” Occams_Razor: “Game wardens generally frown on poaching around here.” Jazz: “With a name that literally means 'rock jumper' in Afrikaans, this southern African antelope species is among the most agile in the world. What is its 'K' name?” Jazz: “Hint...Klip + the last name of a sleazy talk show host.” Occams_Razor: “Klipstern.” skep: “Klipwinfrey.” Shi: “Klipobrien.” skep: “Klipjessyraphael.” Muldoon: “Kliplake and klipjones too.” blavinson26: “OK THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER YOUR CIVICS . . .” Lilah: “I never had a Honda.” applet222: “In classical mythology, what hideous female monsters relentlessly pursued evildoers?” Occams_Razor: “Wives.” blavinson26: “Dallas cheerleaders?” |