Three short questions this week….. If I’m still at this next week, the Points System will be converted to Chess pieces….. 1. The first GPS satellite was launched in 1978 for use by the U.S. Military….. How many satellites currently make up the system?….. Worth Four (4) Red Checkers…… 2. What was the last major […]

What are the origins/background of Friday the 13th?….. The more the detail – The more the Checkers…… I’m going to have to do some digging myself for this one, but, I do know what book I’m going to look in, so-o-o, the answer’s not set in stone yet….. (For a few Checkers, I might be […]

For anyone out there not yet confused by my Point System, here are the Current Standings in alphabetical order, which should convince all parties concerned that MR doesn’t have a clue as to what’s going on!….. (Bear with me, I almost had this post completed earlier and a lightning strike knocked-out the power just long […]

First of all – Happy 4th of July – Now let’s see how much you know about Independence….. Here’s five questions valued from one (1) Ace to Five (5) Aces…… 1 Ace : Who was this John Hancock dude anyway?…… 2 Aces: Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?…… 3 Aces: Independence […]

Since it’s apparent that J.J. didn’t get a musical quiz up this week, and my first quiz has basically run it’s course, I’ll throw this musically based quiz in…… This has nothing to do with J.J.’s quiz’s or Anon’s quiz’s or the points and/or prizes they offer…… This one falls under MR’s domain and “I […]

Since Anon has “brokenfingeritis”, He’s stupidly given me permission to to De-Evolve our Communities intelligence while he recovers….. Ya get Nada points added to his quiz totals, but, I’ll come up with something entirely worth not having for the overall winner who obtains the most +’s or -‘s for the next six weeks or so […]

” Like sweet bells jangled out of tune and harsh.” This could be a hard one. Two points for who wrote it, two points from which work, and three points for what the quote means.

What is a macaroni ?

On my way to the Great Northwest, I ran across this at one of the newsstands in the Salt Lake City airport…… Tommy Chong has written a book of his life and times, including how he was targeted by our lovely government that resulted in him serving time…… The name of the book is “I […]

The place where a crime was committed……….

What was disagreement between the Little-endians and the Big-endians that led to the war between the Lilliputians and the Blefuscudians?

For you English buffs…..What is the diminutive of corn?

What is the name of the bridge which connects the palace of the Dodge with the state prisons of Venice. “Over this bridge the state prisoners were conveyed from the judgement hall to the place of execution.” If you watch Rick Steves on PBS you should know this one.

What were the three treasures of the giant in Jack And The Bean Stalk?

Another way of saying “He is soft as a noodle” would be “He is ____ _____ “