Maggie Keavney from PHI has already been to six countries as a Navy brat.
+1: Mom (who was prev. a contestant on "The New $25K PYRAMID" in '83)
1. Adapting the Twelve Step program from Alcoholics Anonymous, OLGA is a recovery group for those addicted to what?
A: Old lady gossip
B: Ostentatious lawn gnomes
C: Oligarchial governments
D: On-line gambling
On-line gambling- $
2. According to the website Diner Lingo, if you want to order eggs & bacon, you can just ask for what?
A: Caw & roar
B: Moo & howl
C: Cluck & grunt
D: Bark & meow
Cluck & grunt- $
3. According to its official rules, uttering "unintelligible or nonsense sounds" will get you DQed from what annual event?
A: World Series of Poker
B: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
C: Scripps National Spelling Bee
D: Pillsbury Bake-Off
AtA
A: 1/3
B: 7%
C: 57%
D: 3%
Scripps National Spelling Bee- $
4. We're mistaken when we use phrases like "Ye Olde" today because the archaic English letter that looks like our modern Y was actually pronounced how?
A: Ph as in phone
B: Th as in there
C: Sh as in shoe
D: Ch as in chew
Th as in there- $
5. As a thank you to Britain for its support during WWII, what country has donated London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree since 1947?
A: Spain
B: China
C: Norway
D: Egypt
Norway- $5K
6. Though officially named Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon, the 37th President's First Lady went by another name, thanks to being born just hrs. before what holiday?
A: Valentine's Day
B: Easter Sunday
C: Independence Day
D: St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day- $
7. Research suggests a woman may be more likely to have a girl if she suffers from hyperemesis gravidarum, which is considered a severe form of what?
A: Spider veins
B: Early lactation
C: Morning sickness
D: Braxton Hicks contractions
Morning sickness- $
8. Though Jay-Z boasted in a song that he invented it, what Hip-Hop slang term's a shortened version of a word used by Shakespeare?
A: Swag
B: Henny
C: Chillin'
D: Shorty
50:50- SWAG & SHORTY
Swag- $
9. In Jul. '85, ABC NEWS anchor Peter Jennings actually interrupted "General Hospital" to announce the end of what infamous failure?
A: Joan Rivers' late-night talk show
B: New Coke
C: The DeLorean Motor Company
D: Elizabeth Taylor's 6th marriage
LAST LL
FA:BAILOUT (A:New Coke)
QotD: Caution should be used when asking to dine "al fresco" in Italy, where the phrase's slang for a what?
A: Prison
B: Hospital
C: Gymnasium
D: Nursing home
Thousandaire: Katie Wiggins
Though it might cost you a lot of it if you buy it at Whole Foods, which food is NOT one of dailywritingtips.com's "50 Slang Terms for Money"?
A: Cabbage
B: Cheddar
C: Quinoa
D: Bread
FA:Quinoa- THOUSANDAIRE
EP. RATING: 7
+1: Mom (who was prev. a contestant on "The New $25K PYRAMID" in '83)
1. Adapting the Twelve Step program from Alcoholics Anonymous, OLGA is a recovery group for those addicted to what?
A: Old lady gossip
B: Ostentatious lawn gnomes
C: Oligarchial governments
D: On-line gambling
On-line gambling- $
2. According to the website Diner Lingo, if you want to order eggs & bacon, you can just ask for what?
A: Caw & roar
B: Moo & howl
C: Cluck & grunt
D: Bark & meow
Cluck & grunt- $
3. According to its official rules, uttering "unintelligible or nonsense sounds" will get you DQed from what annual event?
A: World Series of Poker
B: Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
C: Scripps National Spelling Bee
D: Pillsbury Bake-Off
AtA
A: 1/3
B: 7%
C: 57%
D: 3%
Scripps National Spelling Bee- $
4. We're mistaken when we use phrases like "Ye Olde" today because the archaic English letter that looks like our modern Y was actually pronounced how?
A: Ph as in phone
B: Th as in there
C: Sh as in shoe
D: Ch as in chew
Th as in there- $
5. As a thank you to Britain for its support during WWII, what country has donated London's Trafalgar Square Christmas tree since 1947?
A: Spain
B: China
C: Norway
D: Egypt
Norway- $5K
6. Though officially named Thelma Catherine Ryan Nixon, the 37th President's First Lady went by another name, thanks to being born just hrs. before what holiday?
A: Valentine's Day
B: Easter Sunday
C: Independence Day
D: St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day- $
7. Research suggests a woman may be more likely to have a girl if she suffers from hyperemesis gravidarum, which is considered a severe form of what?
A: Spider veins
B: Early lactation
C: Morning sickness
D: Braxton Hicks contractions
Morning sickness- $
8. Though Jay-Z boasted in a song that he invented it, what Hip-Hop slang term's a shortened version of a word used by Shakespeare?
A: Swag
B: Henny
C: Chillin'
D: Shorty
50:50- SWAG & SHORTY
Swag- $
9. In Jul. '85, ABC NEWS anchor Peter Jennings actually interrupted "General Hospital" to announce the end of what infamous failure?
A: Joan Rivers' late-night talk show
B: New Coke
C: The DeLorean Motor Company
D: Elizabeth Taylor's 6th marriage
LAST LL
FA:BAILOUT (A:New Coke)
QotD: Caution should be used when asking to dine "al fresco" in Italy, where the phrase's slang for a what?
A: Prison
B: Hospital
C: Gymnasium
D: Nursing home
Thousandaire: Katie Wiggins
Though it might cost you a lot of it if you buy it at Whole Foods, which food is NOT one of dailywritingtips.com's "50 Slang Terms for Money"?
A: Cabbage
B: Cheddar
C: Quinoa
D: Bread
FA:Quinoa- THOUSANDAIRE
EP. RATING: 7