Trios
The following 15 words can be divided into 5 groups of 3 words. The words in each trio will share a similar characteristic. What are the groupings? Why?
astern, bony, con, deal, land, lien, nit, pending, pinion, range, slander, steroid, tile, vary, venue
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Don McLean’s “American Pie” – Annotated Finale
This haunting gem of classic rock has numerous lyrics up for interpretation. Please enjoy the quiz, and enjoy the extra facts that tell a hidden story of “American Pie”. This quiz will have lyrics and questions from the fifth and sixth verses.
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fil-i-gree
noun :: Ornamental, delicate or intricate design.
“Look at the filigrees of frosting on that wedding cake.”
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When is a rock not a rock?
Photo courtesy of Jon Summers.
Found in Bangkok, Thailand.
1904 – Boston pitchers achieve 148 complete games-an AL record, also record for total complete games AL 1,098, NL 1,089
1932 – “Betty and Bob” premieres on radio
1947 – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical “Allegro” premieres at Majestic Theater NYC for 318 performances
1956 – Fazal Mahmood takes 13-114 for match v Aus, Karachi
1968 – Lee Evans of US sets 400 metre record at 43.86
1974 – The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) and its political wing the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP)founded at the Spa Hotel in the village of Lucan near Dublin
1976 – Beijing reports arrest of Mao Zedong’s widow
1978 – US Congress approves Dollar coin honoring women’s suffrage campaigner Susan B. Anthony
1980 – Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope network dedicated
1993 – Browns Najee Mustafaa sets club rec for longest interception (97 yds)
