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Old 11-17-2004   #1 (permalink)
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Question H-m-m-m-m? 3

H-m-m-m-m? 3

1. What does the Bronx Zoo sign that reads; “The only creature that has ever killed off entire species of other animals” hang under?

2. What’s the eagle on Mexico’s flag perched on?

3. What classic TV sitcom featured the episodes Wally’s Weekend Job, Ward’s Golf Clubs and Three Boys and a Burro?

4. What did Greek orator Demosthenes put in his mouth to improve his speech?

5. What kind of wood are hot tubs generally made of?

6. What succeeded New York City’s Woolworth Building as the world’s tallest?

7. Which of Joanie’s friends was always getting her in trouble on the TV show Happy Days?

8. What’s was the ironic English language translation of the name of Pravda, the former Soviet Union’s largest newspaper.

9. What was the first privately-owned satellite?

10. What’s the smallest city with a National Football League franchise?

11. What was Johnny Paycheck’s anthem for the working class?

12. What large sea bird is trained to fetch fish for its master in the Orient?

13. What World War I poem was penned at Ypres in 20 minutes?

14. What country’s capital is Addis Ababa?

15. What completes Thomas Haliburton’s line for Sam Slick: “Jack of all trades and....”?

16. Whose mysteries first appeared in the British magazine The Strand?

17. What fish comes in varieties called chinook, king and Restigouche?

18. What West Coast city is the U.S.’s second-most-densely populated?

19. What U.S. President repealed Prohibition?

20. Who wrote, directed and starred in the movie Broadway Danny Rose?

21. What river rolls the entire length of Tennessee’s western border?

22. What’s the secret identity of Kathy Kain?

23. What’s the first possible property purchase in standard Monopoly?

24. What strip of water connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean?

25. What does a car travelling 50 miles per hour use half its fuel to overcome?
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Old 11-19-2004   #2 (permalink)
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1. a mirror


2. a cactus

3. Leave It To Beaver

4. Rocks

5. Cedar


6. Empire State Building

7. Jenny Piccolo

8. Truth

9. Dunno
10. Green Bay

11. Take This Job and Shove It

12. Dunno


13. In Flanders Field

14. Dunno

15. Master of None


16. Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)

17. Dunno


18. San Francisco

19. FDR

20. Woody Allen

21. Dunno

22. Batwoman


23. Baltic Ave


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25. Wind resistance

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The official answers;

H-m-m-m-m? 3

1. What does the Bronx Zoo sign that reads; “The only creature that has ever killed off entire species of other animals” hang under? A mirror

2. What’s the eagle on Mexico’s flag perched on? A cactus

3. What classic TV sitcom featured the episodes Wally’s Weekend Job, Ward’s Golf Clubs and Three Boys and a Burro? Leave It To Beaver

4. What did Greek orator Demosthenes put in his mouth to improve his speech? Pebbles

5. What kind of wood are hot tubs generally made of? Cedar

6. What succeeded New York City’s Woolworth Building as the world’s tallest? The Empire State Building

7. Which of Joanie’s friends was always getting her in trouble on the TV show Happy Days? Jenny Piccalo

8. What’s was the ironic English language translation of the name of Pravda, the former Soviet Union’s largest newspaper. Truth

9. What was the first privately-owned satellite? Telstar

10. What’s the smallest city with a National Football League franchise? Green Bay

11. What was Johnny Paycheck’s anthem for the working class? Take This Job and Shove It

12. What large sea bird is trained to fetch fish for its master in the Orient? The cormorant

13. What World War I poem was penned at Ypres in 20 minutes? In Flanders Fields

14. What country’s capital is Addis Ababa? Ethiopia’s

15. What completes Thomas Haliburton’s line for Sam Slick: “Jack of all trades and....”?Master of none

16. Whose mysteries first appeared in the British magazine The Strand? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s

17. What fish comes in varieties called chinook, king and Restigouche? Salmon

18. What West Coast city is the U.S.’s second-most-densely populated? San Francisco

19. What U.S. President repealed Prohibition? Franklin D. Roosevelt
(ED: Ya' gotta love that guy!)

20. Who wrote, directed and starred in the movie Broadway Danny Rose? Woody Allen

21. What river rolls the entire length of Tennessee’s western border? The Mississippi

22. What’s the secret identity of Kathy Kain? Batwoman

23. What’s the first possible property purchase in standard Monopoly? Baltic Avenue

24. What strip of water connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean? The Golden Gate

25. What does a car travelling 50 miles per hour use half its fuel to overcome? Wind Resistance
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Many of these are just guesses...

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H-m-m-m-m? 3

1. What does the Bronx Zoo sign that reads; “The only creature that has ever killed off entire species of other animals” hang under?
photo of human being

2. What’s the eagle on Mexico’s flag perched on?


3. What classic TV sitcom featured the episodes Wally’s Weekend Job, Ward’s Golf Clubs and Three Boys and a Burro?
Leave It To Beaver

4. What did Greek orator Demosthenes put in his mouth to improve his speech?
Honey

5. What kind of wood are hot tubs generally made of?
Teak

6. What succeeded New York City’s Woolworth Building as the world’s tallest?


7. Which of Joanie’s friends was always getting her in trouble on the TV show Happy Days?

8. What’s was the ironic English language translation of the name of Pravda, the former Soviet Union’s largest newspaper.
Freedom
9. What was the first privately-owned satellite?


10. What’s the smallest city with a National Football League franchise?

11. What was Johnny Paycheck’s anthem for the working class?

12. What large sea bird is trained to fetch fish for its master in the Orient?

13. What World War I poem was penned at Ypres in 20 minutes?

14. What country’s capital is Addis Ababa?
Saudi Arabia
15. What completes Thomas Haliburton’s line for Sam Slick: “Jack of all trades and....”?
master of none

16. Whose mysteries first appeared in the British magazine The Strand?
Agatha Christie

17. What fish comes in varieties called chinook, king and Restigouche?
salmon


18. What West Coast city is the U.S.’s second-most-densely populated?
San Francisco

19. What U.S. President repealed Prohibition?
Roosevelt

20. Who wrote, directed and starred in the movie Broadway Danny Rose?

21. What river rolls the entire length of Tennessee’s western border?
Mississippi

22. What’s the secret identity of Kathy Kain?

23. What’s the first possible property purchase in standard Monopoly?
Orient Place

24. What strip of water connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean?

25. What does a car travelling 50 miles per hour use half its fuel to overcome?
wind drag
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