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3) Ty Cobb (which is also a great song by Soundgarden... if you like fast pickin')

9) Nestle's Quick? I have no idea how to put an accent over the "E." I am not all that experienced with computers and junk.

Duke, thanks for the tip.

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    1) hamish

    2) hamish

    3) Muck308

    4) Aontan

    5) hamish

    7) coolotter88

    8) hamish

    9) Muck308 (though it's "Quik". No c.)

    10) masochist

    As for the last one:

    The looot... The warrant...


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    Oh come on, no one remembers Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

    You people lack culture.

    Question Set #62:

    1) What classic children's book features a pig by the name of Wilbur?

    2) Who said "Okay, I have a hangover. Who knows what that means?" and in what movie?

    3) Who holds the all time major league (baseball) record for the most RBI in a single season, and what is the record?

    4) How many currently living mammal species are there that lay eggs?

    5) What/where is the world's tallest obelisk?

    6) What snack food has a mascot by the name of Chester?

    7) What MMORPG was originally developed by the US military as a combat simulator to train soldiers?

    8) What TV family lives at 42 Evergreen Terrace?

    9) What does GDP stand for

    10) What US city has a law on the books making it illegal to purchase ice cream after 6 PM without a doctor's note?


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    1) Charlotte's Web?

    5) Washington Monument?

    6) Cheetos?

    7) Wolfenstein?

    8) I don't know... but the Simpsons live at 742 Evergreen Terrace. '74 A's rule!

    9) Gross Domestic Product?

    10) Probably the same one that won't let you transport ice cream cones in your pocket...

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    1) Muck308

    2) coolotter88

    5) Muck308

    6) Muck308

    7) skyliner22

    8) Muck308 (my bad there)

    9) Muck308

    10) Fairlane500

    3) Hack Wilson is who it was, but how many?

    4) more than two


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    Hack Wilson's record is 190 RBI (and that's without steroids!).

    The number of egg-laying mammals is three: the duckbilled platypus, the short-nosed echidna, and the long-nosed echidna (echidnas are more commonly known as "anteaters").

    Question Set #63:

    1) What product used to use the slogan "get your own box"?

    2) What was the first professional baseball team to put numbers on their uniforms?

    3) Of all currently spoken languages, which has the most irregular verbs?

    4) What was the original Roman mile defined as?

    5) How many music tracks were there in Simcity 4 originally (pre Rush Hour/Deluxe Edition)?

    6) What two languages is the word "television" derived from?

    7) In what month were the first Simtropolis Member of the Month medals awarded?

    8) What does GFCI stand for?

    9) Who are Mark McGrath, Stan Frasier, Rodney Shepherd, Murphy Karges, and Craig Bullock?

    10) Who said "If you don't read the paper, you are uninformed. If you do read the paper, you are misinformed?"


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    5) 17?

    9) Sugar Ray?

    EDIT: 2) The damn Yankees? (Dad was from Brooklyn)33.gif

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    8)ground fault circuit interrupter aka. residual current device


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    the new kingdom of SIERRASTARE | La SIERRASTARINTA Del Zonta Newe

    UPDATED: December 28 2011 | UPDÀTÉ: 28 de Decémbre 2011

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    Originally posted by: Interchange

    Also, your subtitle is spelled wrong...it's "ridiculous".quote>

    I've been aware of that for a while. Haven't bothered fixing it yet. This thread predates Firefox having its built in spell checker which would have caught that.

    Anyways:

    1) skyliner22 (it's spelled "Cheez-Its", though)

    4) JanYpe

    6) JanYpe

    8) Shingure

    9) Muck308

    10) Fairlane500

    2) obvious answer would be...

    3) It's a Romance language.

    5) More than 17

    7) Check the omnibus...


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    3) French


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    the new kingdom of SIERRASTARE | La SIERRASTARINTA Del Zonta Newe

    UPDATED: December 28 2011 | UPDÀTÉ: 28 de Decémbre 2011

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    2) It's gotta be the New York Yankees.

    5) 24?

    7) January 2005

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    Originally posted by: ky72x 2) It's gotta be the New York Yankees.

    5) 24?

    7) January 2005

    quote>

    Yes on all those.

    #3, however, would be Italian. The qualifier of "currently spoken" is important since Latin has even more. 31.gif

    Question Set #64:

    1) What band released a song called "Channel Z"?

    2) Who performed the last successful drop kick in the NFL?

    3) What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?

    4) What TV show is hosted by Joel McHale?

    5) What does MUTCD stand for?

    6) What is the name of the reservoir created by Hoover Dam?

    7) What major African city exists due to it being halfway along a major railroad line?

    8) Who designed the famous London Underground map?

    9) On what day did Sporeum launch?

    10) Where is the headquarters of the Bic company?


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    1) The B-52's

    2) Doug Flutie

    4) The Soup

    5) Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

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    3) The a meteorite is a meteor that has made a landing and has survived it's landing on the Earth's surface. A meteor is a meteroid that is falling from space. It appears as a "shooting star"due to gravitational and atmoshperic pressures.

    8) Harry Beck!


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    1) ky72x

    2) ky72x

    3) Shingure

    4) ky72x

    5) ky72x

    6) skyliner22

    7) Muck308

    8) Shingure

    10) skyliner22

    As for #9, well... look at the join dates of the admins.


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    July 15, 2006.

    Question Set #65:

    1) What is the difference between lava and magma?

    2) What does AASHTO stand for?

    3) Who, in 1999, encouraged everyone to "put a smile on your face"?

    4) Who authored the Persepolis graphic novels?

    5) What is a baluster?

    6) Who said "...that. Is a man's. Head." and in what movie?

    7) What do AM and FM (the radio bands) stand for?

    8) What software company makes the Freddi Fish game series?

    9) What is the key defining component of vinegar?

    10) What website sells shirts bearing sayings such as "Your Retarded" and "Without me it's just aweso"?


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    1) Lava has been erupted.

    2) American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials

    7) Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation

    9) Acetic acid

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