Fex October 23, 2019 Share October 23, 2019 On 10/20/2019 at 1:53 PM, saber5055 said: I've been remiss in not mentioning @Fex's new face lift, which happened a while back. I hardly recognize you any more! Ooh, I'm pleased you noticed! It's a castle in Wales, and I even took the picture myself. Typically, my trivia skills are far greater than my photography skills.... 4 Link to comment
saber5055 October 24, 2019 Author Share October 24, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 7:55 PM, Fex said: Ooh, I'm pleased you noticed! It's a castle in Wales, and I even took the picture myself. Typically, my trivia skills are far greater than my photography skills.... Thanks for clarifying! I had looked closer a while back to see what it was and THOUGHT if was castle turrets (or whatever they are called). Glad to know I was sort of correct. Lucky you having been to Wales. I can only go there vicariously through your avatar, if you don't mind me trespassing. (And your photo skillz are just fine!) 1 Link to comment
Browncoat October 26, 2019 Share October 26, 2019 A sad 2/5 this week, with no asterisks. 1 Link to comment
Trey October 26, 2019 Share October 26, 2019 My week didn't start well but I ended up with 4/5, a pretty good score for me. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 October 26, 2019 Author Share October 26, 2019 WEEK 7 — THREE asterisks *** * 31. U.S. Cities. Named for the ore once mined there, this city at an altitude of 10,152 feet is home to the National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum. * 32. Female Music Superstars. With more than 30 top 10 albums since 1963, this singer-actress ranks no. 1 among the Billboard 200’s Greatest Women Artists of All Time. *33. 1930s Novel Characters. Prior to a murder in a 1934 book, he says he hasn’t been a detective since 1927 & that his wife inherited a lumber mill. * *34. The History of France. This modern regime that lasted 4 years changed the national motto to “travail, famille, patrie”—”work, family, fatherland.” * 35. British History. In 2018 Parliament Square got its first statue of a woman, Millicent Fawcett, a founding member of the London Society for Women’s this. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 October 26, 2019 Author Share October 26, 2019 @opus, I have to say, your avatar cheers me and brightens my day when I see it, so thank you for that. 1 Link to comment
illdoc October 26, 2019 Share October 26, 2019 What a bad week for me! 1/5 0* Overall: 18/35 (2*) 2 Link to comment
opus October 26, 2019 Share October 26, 2019 13 minutes ago, illdoc said: What a bad week for me! 1/5 0* Overall: 18/35 (2*) I always think of 1/5 as a good week ("I got one!!") 4 Link to comment
DXD526 October 26, 2019 Share October 26, 2019 2/5, again. Was in danger of 1/5, but an educated guess on Friday saved me from that fate! 1 Link to comment
lb60 October 26, 2019 Share October 26, 2019 Week 7: 3 for 5, 1*. Looks like someone, me, might be starting a new streak! ;-) 3 Link to comment
saber5055 October 26, 2019 Author Share October 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, lb60 said: Looks like someone, me, might be starting a new streak! Not to put the pressure on, but get three more 3s in a row and you'll have raised the bar and set a new standard in Contest Consistency. 2 1 Link to comment
Fex October 27, 2019 Share October 27, 2019 7 hours ago, illdoc said: What a bad week for me! 1/5 0* Overall: 18/35 (2*) At least you're not alone! 1/5 and 0* for me, too. 2 Link to comment
lb60 October 27, 2019 Share October 27, 2019 2 hours ago, saber5055 said: Not to put the pressure on, but get three more 3s in a row and you'll have raised the bar and set a new standard in Contest Consistency. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. Okay, probably not, but I always say, it's good to have a goal. 2 Link to comment
Minaboo October 27, 2019 Share October 27, 2019 2/5 As for Nick and Nora Charles, I am unofficially giving myself half a point. I “knew” the answer, just couldn’t come up with the names in time. Sometimes it takes a long time to retrieve names from the files in my brain. 1 Link to comment
peeayebee October 27, 2019 Share October 27, 2019 8 hours ago, Minaboo said: As for Nick and Nora Charles, I am unofficially giving myself half a point. I “knew” the answer, just couldn’t come up with the names in time. Sometimes it takes a long time to retrieve names from the files in my brain. Boy, if I could add up all my half-points.... 😄 1 6 Link to comment
saber5055 October 27, 2019 Author Share October 27, 2019 (edited) On 10/27/2019 at 2:07 AM, Minaboo said: As for Nick and Nora Charles, I am unofficially giving myself half a point. On 10/27/2019 at 10:13 AM, peeayebee said: Boy, if I could add up all my half-points Go ahead and give yourself a full point for all those half points. I did for Mao and I won't even put here how I mangled the spelling of the rest of his name, and I did again for "right to vote" even though the answer was suffrage. Of course, my weekly totals look like computers conversing in binary so I'm not exactly a threat to anyone. Edited November 2, 2019 by saber5055 2 Link to comment
Driad October 27, 2019 Share October 27, 2019 If "Who was the husband in the Thin Man series?" counts, 5/5, 3*. Otherwise 4/5. 2*. Was this week 7 or week 8? 1 Link to comment
saber5055 October 27, 2019 Author Share October 27, 2019 19 minutes ago, Driad said: If "Who was the husband in the Thin Man series?" counts, 5/5, 3*. Otherwise 4/5. 2*. @Driad my friend, I asked the Contest Commander and was told it counts. Your score is 5+3*. Anyone else, feel free to update your one-half points to a full one and I'll fix on the tally sheet. That was week 7. Tomorrow starts week 8. Ugh. Time is flying even if I'm not. 1 Link to comment
Minaboo October 30, 2019 Share October 30, 2019 On 10/27/2019 at 3:40 PM, saber5055 said: On 10/27/2019 at 3:17 PM, Driad said: If "Who was the husband in the Thin Man series?" counts, 5/5, 3*. Otherwise 4/5. 2*. @Driad my friend, I asked the Contest Commander and was told it counts. Your score is 5+3*. Anyone else, feel free to update your one-half points to a full one and I'll fix on the tally sheet Yay! My updated score is now 3/5, 1* 2 Link to comment
saber5055 October 30, 2019 Author Share October 30, 2019 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Minaboo said: Yay! My updated score is now 3/5, 1* Good For You, @Minaboo! (TM Trebek) Heh, it rhymes. Change so noted. Still missing @helpmerhonda, @j5cochran, @Sharpie66 and @suebee12. Check in when you can, the contest line is always open. Edited October 30, 2019 by saber5055 Link to comment
suebee12 October 30, 2019 Share October 30, 2019 3/5 and 1* Sorry @saber5055, I forgot to hit enter....oops!! 1 Link to comment
helpmerhonda October 30, 2019 Share October 30, 2019 Shit! Sorry! I mean, 1 of 5, so it doesn't really matter anyway. 1 Link to comment
j5cochran November 1, 2019 Share November 1, 2019 Week seven: 3 of 5 with one asterisk. 1 Link to comment
saber5055 November 1, 2019 Author Share November 1, 2019 On 10/30/2019 at 4:25 PM, helpmerhonda said: I mean, 1 of 5, so it doesn't really matter anyway. Yes, it absolutely DOES matter. Prizes will be awarded this season a bit differently than the last, so everyone, including you, are in contention. Keep up the good fight! Link to comment
Browncoat November 2, 2019 Share November 2, 2019 Another sad week with 2/5 and no asterisks. Link to comment
saber5055 November 2, 2019 Author Share November 2, 2019 WEEK 8 — ONE asterisk * 36. 19th Century America. Before its official opening on May 24, 1883 Emily Roebling became the first person to cross it in a carriage. 37. 1950s Cinema. Objects of attention in this suspenseful film include a digging dog, a scantily clad dancer & a possible murderer. 38. World Capitals. In 1865 this city named for an early 19th century British hero became a British colonial capital. Wellington, 39. Novelists. In a 1952 novel, he wrote, “But there were dry years too, & they put a terror on the valley. The water came in a thirty-year cycle.” * 40. Religion. This denomination takes its name from the day, as told in the New Testament, when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles.* 1 Link to comment
suebee12 November 2, 2019 Share November 2, 2019 4/5 no * I was doing so well 'til Friday... 1 Link to comment
biakbiak November 2, 2019 Share November 2, 2019 (edited) 3/5 my dual nemeses of British History and the Bible came to play this week! Edited November 2, 2019 by biakbiak 2 Link to comment
Clanstarling November 2, 2019 Share November 2, 2019 4/5, no * Good week for me. Damn my lack of religious knowledge (or rather, my stalled brain - which stuck until Alex revealed the answer) 1 Link to comment
saber5055 November 2, 2019 Author Share November 2, 2019 2 hours ago, Clanstarling said: Damn my lack of religious knowledge (or rather, my stalled brain - which stuck until Alex revealed the answer) New Jeopardy category: "Those Darned Pentecostals" 5 1 Link to comment
illdoc November 2, 2019 Share November 2, 2019 Week 8: 2/5 (0*) Overall: 20/40 (2*). So much for "want to do better this season". 1 Link to comment
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