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I recommend the Pony Express Museum if you're ever in St. Joseph, and the Jesse James home as well.

Well I had a low number of correct answers again, but my defense kept me up in A. Whew!

TOYS

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After receiving a letter from a 6-year-old girl in July 2019, the head of BMC Toys proceeded with plans to update these, which first appeared in 1938












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When you get your first 6 of the season but your win moves you up exactly 0 spots in the standings

7. COMMON LINK Pick one of the following options, then try your hand at the bonus. This actress was in such films as The Dark Angel (1935) and Wuthering Heights (1939) Merle Oberon This sporting implement of vulcanized rubber is usually 1 inch thick, 3 inches in diameter, and weighs 5-6 ounces hock...

6. SINGLETONS FOR ALL? Name any of the 270 current stations on the London Underground. Some station names are similar, so be as specific as possible. Well, it wasn't quite singletons for all, but at least the sheep score was low. SHEEP Picadilly Circus - 3 merica AFRET CMS threearruda Charing Cross...

5. DUCK DUCK GOOSE The answers to this question will follow that pattern –- duck duck goose. Identify one; no letter needed. A duck and a drake were featured in this episode of Schoolhouse Rock Conjunction Junction Strictly speaking, the answer to this question does not fit the pattern duck duck go...

My brain also did the Hardy Boys connection, and then I missed two Kosman coinflips on Selma vs. Montgomery and Albania versus Serbia. <sigh> Congratulations to Peachbox on the strategic defensive win! Thanks! I thought of Albania but figured "no it must be somewhere in the Americas." :? Started of...

3. CANALS AND STRAITS Identify one of the canals or straits depicted here . Each has a letter; include that letter with your answer. The first slide has two options, A and B. Most slides can be enlarged. A. Dardanelles B. Bosporus C. Strait of Hormuz D. Cook Strait E. Torres Strait F. Strait of Mag...

CasketRomance wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 28, 2019 8:41 am

should i not be at 8? 3 on the first 7 on second and got the -2 bonus

Sorry about that; it's all fixed. The bonus column had a 2 instead of a -2.

1. COLORFUL NICKNAMES The following people and characters have nicknames or stage names with colors in them; identify one of those colorful nicknames (no need to include the given name listed here). Joe Louis (boxer) The Brown Bomber Alecia Moore (singer) Pink Edward Teach (pirate) Blackbeard Rusty...

Waiting to hear back from a couple of entrants; deadline extended to noon PT/3 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

MollyQMurphy wrote: ↑

Mon Aug 26, 2019 7:17 am

This was a very enjoyable quiz. I laughed out loud a couple times. Thanks for that!

Thanks! I wish you retroactive good luck on Jeopardy!

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There are no penalties for a wrong guess on a bonus; you can submit a guess for a bonus Q until the quiz deadline.

TD 428 – Short Quiz on Random Trivia The following standard rules apply to this TD: 1. Your goal is to achieve the lowest score for all questions; your score for each question is equal to the total number of players also submitting your answer. 2. You may DROP one question and receive zero points f...

I'll submit a couple of categories to the form, in case we do get a shortened SHC going this year.

triviawayne wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:51 pm

F&$k cancer

Kick its butt!

I second this. I hope your treatment goes well.

Hunting Eichmann by Neal Bascomb is a good account of how he was captured.

Alan Turing will be the face of the new British £50 note.