saber5055 March 30, 2019 Author Share March 30, 2019 WEEK 29 — TWO asterisks 139. Foreign Transportation. Operating for only one week a year, a train line to this city moves over half a million people a day. *140. 19th Century Americans. Though he became a Cabinet secretary & Chief Justice, once he wanted to change his name because of its “awkward, fishy” sound. * 141. World War II. In 1943 millions of matchbooks were distributed in the Philippines with this 3-word quote to boost morale. 142. Famous Phrase Origins. One theory says a phrase for euphoria comes from Plate No. 9 in an 1896 meteorological “Atlas” of these. *143. Children's Books. This 1883 classic ends with the words “A well-behaved little boy!” Link to comment
j5cochran March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 Week 29: 4 out of 5, with one asterisk. Curse your wooden heart, Pinocchio! 2 Link to comment
lb60 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 Week 29: 1 for 5. Yikes!! Hoping that last place prize is a good one. 1 1 Link to comment
biakbiak March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 (edited) 5/5 with 2*. jesus I can’t type! Edited March 30, 2019 by biakbiak 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 Week 29 - 4/5, 1* Season to date - 70/143, 10* Better week for me, at long last! 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 3/5 no asterisks - I was as stumped as the contestants. 1 Link to comment
helpmerhonda March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 4 out of 5, 2 asterisks Wednesday can go straight to hell. 3 1 Link to comment
illdoc March 30, 2019 Share March 30, 2019 Woo hoo!! Week 29: 5/5, 2 * Overall: 91/143, 11 * (finally hit double digits!) 2 Link to comment
j5cochran April 6, 2019 Share April 6, 2019 Week 30: two of five. I need to get my brain back in gear! 1 Link to comment
peeayebee April 6, 2019 Share April 6, 2019 I think I got 3/5, but I'll have to review the FJ clues. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 April 6, 2019 Author Share April 6, 2019 Wow, I beat @j5cochran! I ROCK! Ha ha. J/K. (Not really.) 1 Link to comment
saber5055 April 6, 2019 Author Share April 6, 2019 WEEK 30 — NO asterisk 144. Fictional Characters. In a 1947 collection he solved 12 mysteries, including “The Cretan Bull” & “The Girdle of Hyppolita.” 145. Music Legends. These 2 “monarchs” of popular culture both passed away on August 16, one in 2018, the other 41 years earlier. 146. International Airports. From the name of the world capital it serves, DEL is the 3-letter code for the Asian airport named for her. 147. U.S. Bodies Of Water. The Jordan, Bear & Weber rivers deposit over a million tons of minerals into it annually, much of that chloride & sodium. 148. European Capitals. Remove 2 letters from within the 6-letter name of this capital & you get the name of a capital from a neighboring country. Link to comment
zoey1996 April 6, 2019 Share April 6, 2019 Week 30 - 2/5 Season to date - 72/148, 10* 1 Link to comment
DXD526 April 6, 2019 Share April 6, 2019 1/5, sigh, as well... 1 1/2 if it counts that on Tuesday, I thought of Elvis immediately (but couldn't come up with Aretha, I'm embarrassed to say). 1 Link to comment
GrannySmith April 7, 2019 Share April 7, 2019 2/5. How much longer do I have to torture myself? 1 Link to comment
illdoc April 7, 2019 Share April 7, 2019 15 hours ago, GrannySmith said: How much longer do I have to torture myself? I think there's 15 weeks to go. Link to comment
saber5055 April 12, 2019 Author Share April 12, 2019 @Browncoat, your score for last week is the only one I'm missing. If I truly did miss it, please repost. And thank you! Link to comment
Browncoat April 12, 2019 Share April 12, 2019 I swear I posted! But when I just opened this text box, it was here! Apparently I wrote it out, but didn't hit submit, I guess. 3/5 for last week. I'll try to actually post this week's after the show tonight. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 April 12, 2019 Author Share April 12, 2019 Thanks @Browncoat. That completes last week. I've missed posts in the past but it was easier for me to ask you again for your score than for me to back track and search. Yeah, I'm lazy like that. I figured you might be on another world excursion so didn't want to nag. Until today! 1 Link to comment
illdoc April 12, 2019 Share April 12, 2019 Week 31: 5/5 Overall: 98/153 (11 *). The questions must be getting easier or I'm getting smarter! I had only two 5/5 weeks in the first 21 weeks, then nothing, but now I've had 5/5 in two of the last 3 weeks!!! 3 Link to comment
Browncoat April 13, 2019 Share April 13, 2019 Okay, let's see if my post takes this time -- 3/5 for this week. I think you must be getting smarter, @illdoc! 2 Link to comment
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