Holy toledo. You know what country that term comes from.
Confound and amaze others with your knowledge of Winona Ryder.
Who needs a diploma? You know Winona Ryder's birth name.
posted by upfreak at 3:30 PM
Answers to life's burning questions. Like, do beavers eat fish?
Nothing says "I'm an intellectual giant" quite like knowing Winona Ryder's birth name.
College degree? Pfff. You know that Jimmy Carter kissed the Queen Mother on the lips.
No trophy or framed certificate. Just the satisfaction that comes from
Paris. The answer to 120 different questions. And every one of them an embarrassment to the French.
Anyone can tell you who Jimmy Carter is. Few people know he kissed the Queen Mother on the lips.
Jimmy Carter. The 39th president. From Georgia. Kissed the Queen Mother on the lips.
Is there really anything as exciting as knowing what country the term Holy Toledo comes from?
Let those other people memorize the Gettysburg Address. You've memorized the most landed-on
Monopoly property.
posted by upfreak at 9:36 PM
What happens when you know the birth name of Winona Ryder? The world is your oyster, that's what.
Nothing says "I'm an intellectual god" quite like knowing the birth name of Winona Ryder.
An advantage of getting older? You forget the answers and can continue to enjoy the game.
The word coined to describe a male bimbo? Himbo. If you didn't know that you're one.
Even if you don't know the answer, it's nice to know someone cares which organ houses your amygdala and thalamus.
Maybe if you act like you know the answer, it will come to you.
What southeastern state boasts the cities of Frog Jump, Only, and Sweet Lips? Oh, I know. Someplace I'll never, ever go by my own free will.
More amazing than the tennis star forced to do sit-ups in her crib? You know who it is.
The tennis star forced to do sit-ups in her crib? Less shocking than the fact you know who it is.
Play to humiliate. Even if the answer is how many herbs and sprices comprised Colonel Sanders' original secret recipe. And you thought those herbs and spices were just delicious.
Who cares how to play the stock market. You know the name of Howdy Doody's sister.
Everyone knows Jimmy Carter and the Queen Mother. Not everyone knows they kissed on the lips. And thank heaven for that.
Somewhere on a blue ball circling a yellow one a man is uttering the words, "Melissa Etheridge." Life truly is beautiful.
A blue planet is circling a sun. And while the cold cosmos sits silent, a man in Dubuque is uttering the words, "Melissa Etheridge."
In the Milky Way, on a blue planet orbiting a yellow sun, a man in Dubuque is trying to think of the words, "Melissa Etheridge." Truly, life is beautiful.
posted by upfreak at 1:09 AM
Funny Questions
What is the birth name of Winona Ryder?
(Players must have a wide knowledge base to successfully answer questions in all categories.)
What U.S. president committed an unpardonable sin by kissing the Queen Mother on the lips? ANSWER: Jimmy Carter.
What was the first organ successfully transplanted from a cadaver to a live person? ANSWER: a kidney.
What word was coined to describe a male "bimbo"? ANSWER: "himbo".
What continent has the fewest flowering plants? ANSWER: Antarctica.
What 1975 blockbuster sees Roy Schneider utter: "We need a bigger boat"? ANSWER: Jaws.
What human organ houses your amygdala and thalamus? ANSWER: the brain.
What southeastern state boasts the cities of Frog Jump, Only, and Sweet Lips? The answer: Tennessee.
What rock star did Lou Diamond Phillips' wife leave him for? The answer: Melissa Etheridge.
What romance novelist's four husbands have included three who served prison terms? The answer: Danielle Steele.
"What is Kramer's first name?"
"what are women contestants called on the game show Studs?"
What 15-year-old rock icon-to-be was grounded for the whole summer after sneaking out to see her first concert, to see David Bowie?
Answer:Madonna
Genus vs. "Genius."
One of the advantages of getting older is that you forget the questions and can continue to enjoy the game.
What street sport sees cuts and scrapes from falls called "munchies"?
What tennis star was forced to do sit-ups in her crib?
What became the third nation in the Western Hemisphere to hit a population of 100 million?
What was the last Dune novel to be written by Frank Herbert?
Did you know that Margaret Thatcher's lips reminded Francois Mitterand of Marilyn Monroe's?
What country was Leon Trotsky living in when he was assassinated?
Which of the Beatles was an only child?
Who has the most appearances on the cover of Sports Illustrated?
How many herbs and spices comprised Colonel Sanders' original secret recipe?
posted by upfreak at 1:16 PM
