TRIVIA QUESTIONS THAT YOU'VE MISSED MORE THAN ONCE...EGADS!!

spotes · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:27 pm **Posts:** 1558

Gypsy wrote:

I’ve missed that stupid “tuxedo” question twice. (To be clear(er), “tuxedo” is the wrong answer.)

And then recently I missed the question in Learned League where the answer WAS “tuxedo.”

Then I gave up and read about the history of tuxedoes.

GYPSY

I thought the get rate on that would be much higher than it was.
But, then again, I think that a lot on there. ..

Gypsy · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2018 10:34 am

spotes wrote:

I thought the get rate on that would be much higher than it was.
But, then again, I think that a lot on there. ..

I'd never heard of Tuxedo Park. Nor did I know that "tuxedo" comes from Native American. I guess I can see it now.

I put "fedora," which you eagle-eyed readers may note came from France, not New York.

But at least it was from about the same time, and Pierre Lorillard IV is a French name.

So it wasn't my worst wrong answer. By far. (Unfortunately.)

GYPSY

GONE D · **Joined:** Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:33 am **Posts:** 710

Gogetem wrote:

In which state is Magazine Mountain located? This may not be the exact wording, but it's similar. I keep picking Massachusetts instead of Arkansas. I must have a mental block against Arkansas.

pengwn wrote:

One could say you have . . . issues about this question

Quote:

tiefly wrote:

...or he subscribes to the wrong answer

spotes wrote:

Luckily, their pun usage is only periodical.

The statute of limitations may have expired, but I never *saw* this coming.

A couple hours before sunset, on a dry day, I decided to assay Magazine Mtn in my jogging shoes. I made it about 300 yards before the sunlight tilted in such a direction that every thirty feet or so I could visually perceive what I had already felt. There were, with nearly mathematical precision, spiderwebs flung across the path. The webs were easily a yard across, and spun by girls the size and color of chili beans. I immediately gave up the game, but the welts left on me didn't disappear for a month.

I would recommend hunkering down in Excelsior Springs. Spectacular vistas of the Black River, the Ozark park system, and some fine spelunking as well. Just don't go jogging near sunset.

sakictgif · **Joined:** Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:53 pm **Posts:** 170

Merkin wrote:

sakictgif wrote:

John Steinbeck wrote the novella for Hitchcock's 'Lifeboat' - not Agatha Christie :cry:

P.S. Big thread bump :shock:

Question rerun last night. Thanks for the tip.

No Problem. Glad to help

Please excuse Beachy bumping you down to a silver medal on this past Wednesdays' Six...

Lady luck and great answers from WPM, Badger, and MEEE were just enough :mrgreen:

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