Here are the answers to YellowBelly A to Z week 5. Next week's quiz will not be quite so tough. See you then! 1. Chad. Chad’s population is about 15.5 million – about one million more than Ontario. 2. Four thousand and thirty one (4,031). Cat Stevens, Cecil B. DeMille, Trent Reznor, Kim Jong-Un. Cat Mille Trent et Un. = 4,031. Yah, it’s a stretch. Fun though! 3. Jenner (Bruce at the time of his 1976 Olympic decathlon victory, now Caitlyn) 4. Six-letter first and last names. Answers are Nicole Kidman, Minnie Driver, Nicole Richie, Alyssa Milano, Meghan Markle, Rachel Hunter 5. Verge (Lynn). 6. Eight. The numbers one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, nine and ten are hidden in order in these sentences. Only eight is missing. 7. Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Keepin’ it local. 8. ...
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YellowBelly A to Z Trivia WEEK #5. Hi Brainiacs. Remember the basic principles: teams work best who collaborate using some tech. Googling is OK (which is why the questions are hard). If answer is a person, use surname unless otherwise stated. If answer is a number, spell it out (92 = Ninety-two). 26 answers, 26 letters of the alphabet. Please submit your answers to YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com by 8:30pm on April 28th. 1. Have a look at the following sentences and look for country names buried within (there are several ). Which buried country name has a population (2018 est.) closest to that of Ontario? Mmm. This mocha drink has an aroma like chocolate. My man-cub ate hibachi lemon chicken. I ordered a turkey sandwich to go. A glutton gains a few pounds to weigh an average of 284. 2. There's something interesting going on in the names of these people. Give us your answer, spelled out in English. 3. While having ne...
Answers to YellowBelly A to Z week 4. See y'all next week. 1. Xanthan Gum. And now we are all out of Xes, except Xylophone. Next week’s X answer will prolly be Xylophone. 2. Nicklaus (Jack). In the 1970s (and the 60s, and some of the 80s) Nicklaus was an absolute beast. 3. Khan. Can’t accept Khaaaannnnnn!!! (that’s 12 movies…just kidding, we’ll take it.) A half point to Kahn (we had to be sticky on this – you had the letters!); hard “no” to Ankh and Hank; negative one to Nakh. The movies, clockwise, are Her, Knocked Up, (The) Adventures of Faustus Bidgood, and Notting Hill. 4. Musgravetown. There are 8 NL towns listed here, and Musgravetown has the smallest population based on the 2011 census. Burin/Gambo; Bonavista/Placentia; Musgravetown/Stephenville; Bishops Falls/Harbour Grace. 5. Ukulele. 6. Zaire (the former. Long ...
YellowBelly Trivia WEEK #4 is on. the. go. Format is pretty much the same as the last three weeks - we encourage collab through Zoom, Skype, Google Docs, fax, or phone. No face-touching. Though you don't NEED to, Googling, Bing-ing, and use of Almanacs is acceptable. Please submit your answers to YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com by 8:30pm on April 21st. 1. This was developed commercially only in the last 60 years. This substance is used in the cosmetic, oil, and food industries...it is produced using sucrose but is not a sweetener. Instead, it is used to add viscosity: a product's thickness or "syrupiness". 2. In one decade, he (surname) played in all 40 major golf championships, and finished in the top 10 in 35 of them. 3. Above is a collage of close up faces from movie posters. Take the first letter of each film (disregarding starting articles like A and The ) and scramble these four first letters to make a well-known sci-fi character. 4...
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And here are the answers to YellowBelly A to Z Trivia Week 3. 1. Hill O’ Chips. It really is the best street name in the country. Anyone know its origin? 2. Colemans is an anagram of “No Camels”. Which is awesome because they do not sell camels. 3. OXIDIZE Homer had this word in his rack, but instead, played “DO”. 4. KWYJIBO. According to Bart, “a big, dumb, balding North American ape with no chin…” 5. Dalton (Rick). This was the character who Leonardo di Caprio played in Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood. We were not looking for di Caprio as the answer – di Caprio plays an actor who stars in these movies in the movie. Meta. 6. Bed. Thompson TWINs, KING and Lionheart, QUEEN, SINGLE Ladies and A Sky FULL of Stars are all bed sizes. 7. MMMCXXXVIII. The songs are 100 Years, Land of 1000 Dances, 38 ...
It's time for YellowBelly Trivia WEEK #3! We have tried some new ideas this week, including music. Please submit your answers to YellowBellyTrivia@gmail.com by 8:30pm on April 14th. Anagram Time 1. If you lived in St John’s and were big into anagrams, what would be the best street to open a CHILLI SHOP ? 2. Staying with local anagrams: in front of which local company would you expect to find the above sign? 3 and 4. In an episode of The Simpsons , the family is playing Scrabble . Homer had a word in his rack but says "how can anyone make a word out of these lousy letters?" 3. What word did he have in his rack? 4. What 'word' did Bart end up playing? 5. Surname of the actor who appears in the films Nebraska Jim and Tanner . TWO MUSIC TRACKS: They are on Soundcloud, and they may play automatically in succession. 6. https://soundcloud.com/yellowbelly-trivia/common-bond-1 Listen to this clip. It contains 5 songs. Ea...
Here are the answers from the YellowBelly A to Z Tuesday Quiz #TWOOOOO. Catch you again on April 14th. 1. Trudeau (Garry). The creator of Doonesbury. These pics are the surnames of Canadian Prime Ministers, starting with (Wendel) Clark, and then skip one. Joe Clark. (Tina) John Turner. (Kim) Campbell Soup. (Chris) Paul Martin. (Garry) Justin Trudeau 2. Voight (John). His rich daughter is Angelina Jolie, and he may have owned a LeBaron as referenced in Seinfeld. 3. Monocle. Mr. Peanut, Col. Mustard, Count von Count, The Penguin and Fritz Lang each wear one 4. Zinc. 5. Ian (Hanomansing). NATIONAL Figure? Ian Handsome-man-thing’s surname is represented by Han, Oman and Sing. 6. Argentina. 7. Blue Lagoon (The). 8. Wheaton (Wil). Wheeeeaaatonnnnn!!! 9. Edwards (Eddie The Eagle). Subsequent t...