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[QotD] June 5, 2009: Old Yeller

James Callan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:00:39 +0000

TODAY’S QUESTION

What 2007 movie had its world premiere in a small town in Vermont, rather than Massachusetts, Missouri, Illinois, or any of 9 other states?

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That question, again: What website takes its name from a Mandarin word that means both “a gourd that holds precious things” and “interactive recording”?

Hulu.com is an online container for precious, precious video recordings, which is why they used the Chinese word that suggests both meanings. Their aesthetic, however, is distinctly un-gourd-like.

[QotD] June 4, 2009: Holodeck?

James Callan — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:00:11 +0000

TODAY’S QUESTION

What website takes its name from a Mandarin word that means both “a gourd that holds precious things” and “interactive recording”?

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The question: Which of their albums did Queen name after movies featuring the Marx Brothers?

There are two: A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races. Queen did not, however, cover “All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm” on either album.

?otd, Jan. 12, 2009: It’s toasted

James Callan — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:18 +0000

TODAY’S QUESTION:

The Food for Life baking company sells two kinds of bread made from recipes that include the ingredients listed in two different bible verses. What two books of the bible do those verses come from?

FRIDAY’S ANSWER:

As Erik-erik-bo-berik knew, Shirley, Lincoln, Arnold, Tony, Billy, Marsha, and Nick are the names subjected to “The Name Game” in the version performed by Shirley Ellis (and cowritten with Lincoln Chase).