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by Peachbox
Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:29 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 6
Replies: 95
Views: 18386

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 6

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2. psychology
4. malign
6. knot
8. plumb
10. mnemonic

3. Better Business Bureau
6. Yao MIng
9. Minnesota
12. Tim Berners-Lee
15. Pittsburgh Steelers
by Peachbox
Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:22 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 5
Replies: 97
Views: 19115

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 5

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2. Toyko
4. Dreiser
6. Titan and Triton
8. Newfoundland
10. clam

3. Bizet
6. Hansel and Gretel
9. Verdi
12. Eugene Onegin
15. Bellini
by Peachbox
Fri Aug 26, 2016 1:38 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 4
Replies: 97
Views: 17475

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 4

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2. Sodium
4. Tennessee
6. Zinc
8. Molybdenum
10. clam

3. Chicago White Sox
6. 1929
9. Rod Blagojevich
12. clam
15. Marshall Field
by Peachbox
Thu Aug 25, 2016 1:58 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 3
Replies: 98
Views: 18777

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 3

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2. Rome
4. Mexico City
6. Atlanta
8. Berlin
10. Toronto

3. Show Boat
by Peachbox
Tue Aug 23, 2016 4:42 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 2
Replies: 100
Views: 19290

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 2

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2. 13th
4. 1st
6. 6th
8. clam
10. clam

3. sandwiches
6. clam
9. things that are cast
12. clam
15. trains
by Peachbox
Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:12 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 1
Replies: 102
Views: 19678

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 4, Day 1

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2. Green Day
4. White Stripes
6. Black Keys
8. Deep Purple
10. clam

3. simmer
6. grammar
9. scammer
12. Emma
15. Frommer
by Peachbox
Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:03 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

Re: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

Thanks, Magna. I checked your Google entry, and you had Lassen, so that changed the sheep. Several others scores were adjusted as well.
by Peachbox
Mon Aug 22, 2016 4:23 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

Re: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

Thanks for the correction, Rackme32. Question 11 and final standings have been updated. Kudos to you and Magna for selecting our third state capital. :)
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:58 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

With 35 points, our 3rd-place player, colonialrampage, receives a tour and audio guide of architect Julia Morgan's beautiful Hearst Castle. [/size][/b] hearstcastle2.jpg With 30 points, our 2nd-place player, MarkBarrett, receives a trip to Mission San Juan Capistrano and a DVD of Alfred Hitchcock's...
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:46 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

Re: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

FINAL STANDINGS AND VIRTUAL PRIZES All players get a poster of Eadweard Muybridge's "The Science of the Horse's Motions" from an 1878 issue of Scientific American . Muybridge.jpg T= Tie 40. Magna 67 39. coachP 63 38. Sherm 61 35T. ChexMix 58 35T. drdoug41 58 35T. Aunt_Ija 58 34. jev15 57 ...
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:39 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

Re: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

Question 11. California History II For this question, name one qualifying person or place in any of the following categories: A current or former capital of the state of California (4) Sacramento, Benicia, San Jose, Vallejo One of the "Big Four" Central Pacific railroad magnates (last nam...
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

Question 10. California in Song A. L.A. is a great big freeway. Put $100 down and buy a car. In a week maybe two they'll make you a star… B. Well I'm going out west where I belong. Where the days are short and the nights are long. C. The loveliness of Paris seems somehow sadly gay; the glory that w...
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:33 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings

Question 9. Picture Round II-California Landmarks Identify one of the California landmarks depicted in the link. General landmark name is fine unless specified otherwise. For one of the bottom-row pictures, answers of genus or subfamily will be counted together. http://imgur.com/dwfS1VD From left t...
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:29 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 3, Day 6
Replies: 99
Views: 18763

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 3, Day 6

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2. in the nick of time
4. NY Jets
6. clam
8. Nicholas Nickleby
10. clam

3. The Scarlet Letter Carrier
6. Of Mice and Men without Hats
9. How Green Was my Valley of the Dolls
12 clam
15. Middlemarch Madness
by Peachbox
Sat Aug 20, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 3, Day 5
Replies: 101
Views: 19231

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 3, Day 5

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2. Mother Teresa
4. chunnel
6. clam
8. Helmut Kohl
10. clam

3. 2 and a half men
6. 30 Rock
9. Beverly HIlls 90210
12. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
15. clam
by Peachbox
Fri Aug 19, 2016 3:03 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

TD 307 - California - Q7 and Q8 reveal

Question 8. California in Literature No singletons on this one, but a number of drops that helped players move up the standings. The works from which these quotes are excerpted are set at least partially in California. Name the book title corresponding to one of them. Original publication years are...
by Peachbox
Fri Aug 19, 2016 1:49 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

TD 307 - California - Q7 and Q8 reveal

Question 7. California in Film and TV California has been the setting for the film and tv industry. Answer one of the questions below. (Answers provided) This 1971 film with Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort features the San Francisco Conservatory of Flowers and Sutro Bath Ruins. Harold and Maude The first ...
by Peachbox
Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:52 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

Re: TD 307 - California - Q5 and Q6 reveal

Rackme32 wrote
Just out of curiosity, judges, if I had not gotten cute and gone with just "Emperor Norton" as my answer to that question, would that have been a correct answer?
Yes, just Emperor Norton would have been fine. Or even "Norton," since Emperor was in the clue.
by Peachbox
Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:47 pm
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 3, Day 4
Replies: 99
Views: 19282

Re: 2016 Summer Hiatus Challenge - Round 3, Day 4

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2. All My Children
4. allspice
6. allegory
8. All You Need Is Love
10. Allen

2. Bob Dylan
4. Roger Maris
6. Vincent Bugliosi
8. Kevin McHale
10. clam
by Peachbox
Thu Aug 18, 2016 3:00 am
Forum: Game Discussions
Topic: TD 307 - California - Q9, Q10, Q11 and final standings
Replies: 67
Views: 18542

Re: TD 307 - California - Q5 and Q6 reveal

Question 6. California Cities A. This city is known for its bakeries and traditional Danish-style architecture. B. Joe DiMaggio was born in this city in 1914, which is also home to the John Muir National Historic Site. C. Identify the city that hosts a yearly garlic festival. Mmm garlic fries. D. T...