saber5055 December 21, 2019 Author Share December 21, 2019 WEEK 15 • Dec. 16 — NO asterisk 66. TV Theme Music. A short piece for 2 guitars called “Strange No. 3” was the first part of the theme music for this drama series that debuted in 1959. 67. Milestones In U.S. History. Congress declared September 6, 2008 Louisa Swain Day because Louisa did this in Wyoming on that date in 1870. 68. Plants & Trees. One of Britain’s few native evergreen trees, it’s prized for bringing color to winter, & its foliage is often hung in homes. 69. Science & Innovation. In her 20+ years working for this company, Audrey Sherman of Saint Paul has been granted more than 130 patents. 70. Classic Fiction. A 1902 work says of a riverboat journey, “We penetrated deeper and deeper into” this, the work’s title. 1 Link to comment
Minaboo December 21, 2019 Share December 21, 2019 5/5 !!! Never thought I’d see the day! 1 2 Link to comment
Sharpie66 December 21, 2019 Share December 21, 2019 4/5. Had no idea TZ had guitars in its theme! And I even watch the show, so I had no excuse. (Dressed as a chef one Halloween carrying the cookbook “To Serve Man.” No one got the reference, sad to say.) 1 2 Link to comment
suebee12 December 21, 2019 Share December 21, 2019 Proud to say I had 4/5 this week. I wish I had read me some Conrad! Heck, haven't even seen the movie...don't do many war movies! 1 Link to comment
Driad December 21, 2019 Share December 21, 2019 5/5. Never read "Heart of Darkness" either, but knowing about it is enough. 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 December 21, 2019 Share December 21, 2019 (edited) Week 15: 4/5 YTD: 38/75, 6* Edited December 21, 2019 by zoey1996 1 Link to comment
PBnJay December 21, 2019 Share December 21, 2019 5/5. What an amazing early Christmas present. Thank you Santa. 8 Link to comment
saber5055 December 22, 2019 Author Share December 22, 2019 (edited) On 12/21/2019 at 2:35 AM, Sharpie66 said: (Dressed as a chef one Halloween carrying the cookbook “To Serve Man.” No one got the reference, sad to say.) Edited December 22, 2019 by saber5055 1 3 Link to comment
lb60 December 22, 2019 Share December 22, 2019 Week 15: 2 for 5. Praying for a Christmas miracle next week. 1 Link to comment
Good Queen Jane December 23, 2019 Share December 23, 2019 3/5 and surprised I did that well. 1 Link to comment
illdoc December 27, 2019 Share December 27, 2019 Ho-Ho-No!!!! Week 16: 0/5 Overall: 36/80 (3 *) 1 Link to comment
Browncoat December 28, 2019 Share December 28, 2019 4/5. Was Tuesday an asterisk? If so, then one asterisk. 2 Link to comment
suebee12 December 28, 2019 Share December 28, 2019 Pretty good week! 4/5 and one *. @Browncoat, yes Tuesday was an *, no one got St. Augustine! 2 Link to comment
j5cochran December 28, 2019 Share December 28, 2019 Week 16: four for five, with one asterisk! I could not have come up with Roald Dahl if you gave the rest of the week. 1 Link to comment
Clanstarling December 28, 2019 Share December 28, 2019 Crap week - 1/5 - but at least the one I got was on Christmas. 3 Link to comment
saber5055 December 28, 2019 Author Share December 28, 2019 WEEK 16 • Dec. 23 — ONE asterisk *71. British Authors. In 2016 the OED celebrated his 100th birthday by adding words connected to his writings, including scrumdiddlyumptious.* 72. Historic American Cities. Damage from Hurricane Matthew in this city in 2016 revealed a plot of colonist graves from perhaps as long as 430 years ago. *73. Organizations. Founded by students at W&M in 1776, its members include 17 U.S. Presidents, 41 Supreme Court Justices & more than 140 Nobel laureates.74. 19th Century History. Wanting more French influence in the area he called Latin America, Napoleon III installed an emperor in this country.75. Art Firsts. The first French museum to buy this type of painting was the Musee des Beaux-Arts in Lyon, in 1901. 1 Link to comment
GrannySmith December 28, 2019 Share December 28, 2019 (edited) 2/5, 1* Edited January 4, 2020 by GrannySmith * 1 Link to comment
DXD526 December 29, 2019 Share December 29, 2019 Quote Crap week - 1/5 - but at least the one I got was on Christmas. Ditto. 1/5. Crap week. 1 Link to comment
PBnJay December 30, 2019 Share December 30, 2019 2/5. And three lumps of coal in my stocking. I blame it on being naughty this year. 1 Link to comment
Fex December 30, 2019 Share December 30, 2019 2/5 Felt like a hard week, I think because I had no idea three days in a row (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) 1 Link to comment
GrannySmith January 4, 2020 Share January 4, 2020 (edited) 4/5! Edited January 4, 2020 by GrannySmith Never mind. 1 Link to comment
zoey1996 January 4, 2020 Share January 4, 2020 (edited) Week 17: 4/5, 0* YTD: 44/85, 6* Edited January 4, 2020 by zoey1996 1 Link to comment
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