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Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:53 pm
by TheCalvinator24
Here it is:

Steve Chu Nobel — Lasers
Smallest Great Lake — Ontario
9 tsp — 3 tbsp
Benjamin Button — Cate Blanchett
War of 1812 — Madison (embarrassed I had to look this up)
Mozart — Jupiter
Zamenhoff — Esperanto
Divine Comedy — Purgatorio
Second Largest Island — New Guinea
"Place of Freedom" — Liberia
Scarpetta — Cornwell
First Black woman on US Stamp — Tubman
"White ants" — Termites
1620 Ship — Mayflower (also embarrassed I had to check)
Sasha Fierce — Beyonce
Murders in the Rue Morgue — Poe
Rebuilt to defend Sui Dynasty —Great Wall of China
Ice Cream Flavor — Rocky Road
Nicholas II — Romanov
Word derived from Knight's who sold their service — freelance
Scottish Chef — Ramsay
Out of Africa author — Dinesen
Frenchman early photos — Daguerre
Midwestern state abbreviation/preposition: INdiana
Crossword clue--"PRIVILEGE"
Half ____ Alaska — Baked
One Comercial tune — Single Jingle
Word for timely or giving an actor lines — Prompt
Four Seasons Composer — Vivaldi
Cleveland Cavalier — LeBron James
Topsy & Simon Legree — Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sharks sang in Spanish — West Side Story
Bush at War — Woodward
Swiss Alp — Matterhorn
Arabian Nights — Scheherazade (Hope for leniency on spelling, and if so add one to my guessed correct)
1900's toy — Teddy Bears
Shakespeare — a summer's day
Element — Californium
Arm bone — Humerus
John the Baptist river — Jordan
Archimedes — Lever
Chair with a sword — Damocles
Oregon Trail — Wyoming
House of Reps — 435
Retail Store — Target
Moon Seas — Mare
Dickens — Miss Havisham
Parthenon sculptures — Elgin Marbles
Hindu God — Vishnu
Bonnie Prince — Charlie

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:54 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
Word derived from Knight's who sold their service — Mercenary (?)

Freelance

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:56 pm
by christie1111
Bonnie Prince Charles?

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:57 pm
by TheCalvinator24
christie1111 wrote:Bonnie Prince Charles?
Charlie, but they may count Charles

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:58 pm
by TheCalvinator24
Others from other threads or my memory:

Word for timely or giving an actor lines — Prompt
Four Seasons Composer — Vivaldi
Cleveland Cavalier — LeBron James
Topsy & Simon Legree — Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sharks sang in Spanish — West Side Story
Bush at War — Woodward
Swiss Alp — Matterhorn (which I thought of right as the timer hit 0)

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:58 pm
by MarleysGh0st
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Word derived from Knight's who sold their service — Mercenary (?)

Freelance
D'oh!

And I'm really, really ashamed that I name blanked on the Mayflower! :oops:

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:59 pm
by DaveSenior72
Here are the ones I checked:

Steve Chu Nobel — Lasers Got it--WAG from context
Smallest Great Lake — Ontario Yep
9 tsp — 3 tbsp Yep
Benjamin Button — Cate Blanchett Cerebral Flatulence
War of 1812 — Madison (embarrassed I had to look this up) Yep
Mozart — Jupiter WAG
Zamenhoff — Esperanto SWAG from DLAB experience
Divine Comedy — Purgatorio WAG
Second Largest Island — New Guinea Missed it
"Place of Freedom" — Liberia (?) Got it if it's right
Scarpetta — Cornwell Nailed...I have the book by the bed :mrgreen:
First Black woman on US Stamp — Tubman WAG right
"White ants" — Termites Yep
1620 Ship — Mayflower (also embarrassed I had to check) Yep
Sasha Fierce — Beyonce Yep
Murders in the Rue Morgue — Poe Yep
Rebuilt to defend Sui Dynasty —Great Wall of China Yep
Ice Cream Flavor — Rocky Road Yep
Nicholas II — Romanov Yep
Word derived from Knight's who sold their service — Mercenary (?) drew blank
Scottish Chef — Ramsay Got it if they give me the spelling
Out of Africa author — Dinesen got it

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:00 pm
by TheCalvinator24
Half ____ Alaska — Baked
One Comercial tune — Single Jingle




That's 32 out of 50 we've reconstructed

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:01 pm
by TheCalvinator24
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:Word derived from Knight's who sold their service — Mercenary (?)

Freelance
*facepalm

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:02 pm
by DaveSenior72
Crossword clue--"PRIVILEGE"

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:02 pm
by MarleysGh0st
TheCalvinator24 wrote: That's 33 out of 50 we've reconstructed
Midwestern state abbreviation/preposition: INdiana

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:02 pm
by christie1111
I got single jingle but have no idea if I got that typed in

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:03 pm
by DaveSenior72
MarleysGh0st wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote: That's 33 out of 50 we've reconstructed
Midwestern state abbreviation/preposition: INdiana
OH MY $^#%$#$@%$#&**($%^!*&^#(*$^@*&$#^

DIRTY WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total blank...on my HOME STATE!! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:03 pm
by TheCalvinator24
We're up to 34. I posted Mozart twice.

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:04 pm
by MarleysGh0st
DaveSenior72 wrote:
MarleysGh0st wrote:
TheCalvinator24 wrote: That's 33 out of 50 we've reconstructed
Midwestern state abbreviation/preposition: INdiana
OH MY $^#%$#$@%$#&**($%^!*&^#(*$^@*&$#^

DIRTY WORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Total blank...on my HOME STATE!! :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
Ummmm...

Forget I mentioned that? :mrgreen:

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:04 pm
by TheCalvinator24
Frenchman early photos — Daguerre (i hope they accept Daguerro)

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:05 pm
by DaveSenior72
TheCalvinator24 wrote:Frenchman early photos — Daguerre (i hope they accept Daguerro)
Confirm that...and they might...hope so

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:06 pm
by MarleysGh0st
The very first one: Krishna & Rama avatars of: Vishnu? (Not Shiva, as I WAGed.)

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:08 pm
by goongas
J! board I think has all the questions now. I froze on Indiana.

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:08 pm
by TheCalvinator24
Arabian Nights — Scheherazade (Hope for leniency on spelling, and if so add one to my guessed correct)
1900's toy — Teddy Bears
Shakespeare — a summer's day
Element — Californium
Arm bone — Humerus

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:08 pm
by DaveSenior72
BiF the whole list...

Steve Chu Nobel — Lasers
Smallest Great Lake — Ontario
9 tsp — 3 tbsp
Benjamin Button — Cate Blanchett
War of 1812 — Madison (embarrassed I had to look this up)
Mozart — Jupiter
Zamenhoff — Esperanto
Divine Comedy — Purgatorio
Second Largest Island — New Guinea
"Place of Freedom" — Liberia (?)
Scarpetta — Cornwell
First Black woman on US Stamp — Tubman
"White ants" — Termites
1620 Ship — Mayflower (also embarrassed I had to check)
Sasha Fierce — Beyonce
Murders in the Rue Morgue — Poe
Rebuilt to defend Sui Dynasty —Great Wall of China
Ice Cream Flavor — Rocky Road
Nicholas II — Romanov
Word derived from Knight's who sold their service — freelance
Scottish Chef — Ramsay
Out of Africa author — Dinesen
Frenchman early photos — Daguerre
Midwestern state abbreviation/preposition: INdiana
Crossword clue--"PRIVILEGE"
Half ____ Alaska — Baked
One Comercial tune — Single Jingle
Word for timely or giving an actor lines — Prompt
Four Seasons Composer — Vivaldi
Cleveland Cavalier — LeBron James
Topsy & Simon Legree — Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sharks sang in Spanish — West Side Story
Bush at War — Woodward
Swiss Alp — Matterhorn
Arabian Nights — Scheherazade (Hope for leniency on spelling, and if so add one to my guessed correct)
1900's toy — Teddy Bears
Shakespeare — a summer's day
Element — Californium
Arm bone — Humerus

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:09 pm
by TheCalvinator24
goongas wrote:J! board I think has all the questions now. I froze on Indiana.
Nope. Just a placeholder still

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:11 pm
by TheCalvinator24

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:14 pm
by TheCalvinator24
John the Baptist river — Jordan
Archimedes — Lever
Chair with a sword — Damocles
Oregon Trail — Wyoming
House of Reps — 435
Retail Store — Target


Sculptures that once adorned the Parthenon are known as these, after a British lord — ???

In “Great Expectations,” this aged lady still wears her wedding dress — Drew a blank. Kept imagining the South Park episode

Re: Tuesday J! Test

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:14 pm
by MarleysGh0st
TheCalvinator24 wrote:
goongas wrote:J! board I think has all the questions now. I froze on Indiana.
Nope. Just a placeholder still
Look at the end of the thread. We forgot about:

Target
Californium
Scheherezade
a summer's day
Teddy Bears
Moon's Seas = Mare
Lever