GET A LOAD OF THIS
Monday Quiz - A love Letter. Week 3.
It's another love letter my wonderful partner, who has chosen this theme.
Her moxie attitude shone in the selection this time.
When asked for a word or a phrase - she semi-quoted Captain Raymond Holt and said "WHY DON'T YOU GET A LOAD OF THIS, PUNK?!"
Okay dear! I will! And so will all of your! Get a load of this quiz, punks.
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FUNNIEST ANSWER OF THE WEEK!
This one comes from Kitana of Australia with an excellent submission from Thursday’s “Alex”s Misses Round:
Q: In James Gunn's 2025 film "Superman", which actor played the title character?
A: I DON’T KNOW… BUT HE”S VERY PRETTY
Excellent! If you want your wit rewarded - answer with jokes to the questions on Wikiquiz! I review them all!
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MONDAY QUIZ - THEME: GET A LOAD OF THIS!
In the Hebrew Bible, the mystical objects Urim and Thummim are sometimes described as what game-piece, which - according to Einstein - God definitely didn't play with.
Which Disney character is most commonly associated with the number 53, Lindsay Lohan, and the colours red, white, and blue?
Who is this aptly named DC Hero, who would be excellent on Jeopardy!? A mark of this word is combined with an exclamation mark to make an interrobang.
In my opinion, a shockingly terrible riddle with an embarassingly forced and cringy solution, the password to Irene Adler's phone in a BBC sitcom was "SHER". This is because it completed the ham-fisted phrase on the screen: I AM SHER ______. Which word fills in the blank, which can describe hair, a wrestling move, and a door.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the ______ of Nations is the title of a book by Adam Smith in 1776, which introduced the concept of the "invisible hand". Which six letter word fills the blank, This concept was explored much more thoroughly by later economist Thorstein Veblen. It shouldn't be confused with "income", which is a flow variable - while this word is defined as net assets minus net liabilities.
Which word follows nucleo in biochemistry to describe guanine, adenine, uracil, thymine and cytocine - but in chemistry is just the opposite of acid?
According to Lana Del Ray, what is "for you, for you, it's all for you, everything I do, I tell you all the time, Heaven is a place on earth with you Tell me all the things you wanna do...."? It's one of the worlds largest passtimes, with over 40% of the world regularly participating.
Quarter, main, gun, forecastle, and poop are types of what thing on a pirate ship? In both Blackjack and in a gunfight - you may want to "hit this".
Ibsen has a pistol in Hedda Gabler, Hitchcock has a bomb under the table, and Tolkien has a sword (Anduril) that is reforged rather than introduced randomly in chapter eleven. What possessive dramatic maxim is named for a Russian playwright and short story writer known for his cherry orchard?
What appliance owes one early successful commercial version to Josephine Cochrane, who allegedly originally wanted protection for china first and foremost - and then a sub--goal was the liberation of women from tedious labour?
Time for the answers! I hope you enjoyed!
ANSWERS:
In the Hebrew Bible, the mystical objects Urim and Thummim are sometimes described as what game-piece, which - according to Einstein - God definitely didn’t play with.
DICE.Which Disney character is most commonly associated with the number 53 - and the colours red, white, and blue?
HERBIE (Who is FULLY LOADED!)Who is this aptly named DC Hero, who would be excellent on Jeopardy!? A mark of this word is combined with an exclamation mark to make an interrobang.
The QUESTIONIn my opinion, a shockingly terrible riddle with an embarassingly forced and cringy solution, the password to Irene Adler’s phone in a BBC sitcom was “SHER”. This is because it completed the ham-fisted phrase on the screen: I AM SHER ______. Which word fills in the blank, which can describe hair, a wrestling move, and a door.
I am Sher LOCKED. Ugh. This is from Moffat’s Sherlock series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman. Don’t get me wrong, I lapped it up uncritically on the first watch like everyone else. But rewatches have become unbearable.An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the ______ of Nations is the title of a book by Adam Smith in 1776, which introduced the concept of the “invisible hand”. Which six letter word fills the blank, This concept was explored much more thoroughly by later economist Thorstein Veblen. It shouldn’t be confused with “income”, which is a flow variable - while this word is defined as net assets minus net liabilities.
WEALTH.Which word follows nucleo in biochemistry to describe guanine, adenine, uracil, thymine and cytocine - but in chemistry is just the opposite of acid?
BASE / BASES. Which can be Loaded in Baseball.According to Lana Del Ray, what is “for you, for you, it’s all for you, everything I do, I tell you all the time, Heaven is a place on earth with you Tell me all the things you wanna do....”? It’s one of the worlds largest passtimes, with over 40% of the world regularly participating.
VIDEOGAMESQuarter, main, gun, forecastle, and poop are types of what thing on a pirate ship? In both Blackjack and in a gunfight - you may want to “hit this”.
DECKIbsen has a pistol in Hedda Gabler, Hitchcock has a bomb under the table, and Tolkien has a sword (Anduril) that is reforged rather than introduced randomly in chapter eleven. What possessive dramatic maxim is named for a Russian playwright and short story writer known for his cherry orchard?
CHEKHOV’S GUNWhat appliance owes one early successful commercial version to Josephine Cochrane, who allegedly originally wanted protection for china first and foremost - and then a sub--goal was the liberation of women from tedious labour?
The DISHWASHER
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