#142

It’s Golden, Trailblazers, I Before E Whenever It Wants To Be, Anatomy, and Best Pictures.

It’s Golden

For those enjoying the golden plains or golden beaches this weekend.

1

What actor makes a cameo appearance as Austin Powers in the 2002 film Goldmember?

2

Streets Gaytime ice cream was first released in 1959, but the famous Golden version did not arrive until what decade?

3

During the show’s seven-year run, actresses from The Golden Girls consumed over 100 servings of what dessert?

4

Which king in Greek mythology is remembered for his ability to turn everything he touched into gold?

5

What is considered more precious than speech in the saying, “Speech is silver, but ______ is golden”?

It’s Golden

Trailblazers

Can you name these famous women based on their successes?

6

Youngest-ever cricketer to represent Australia at international and Test level, and the first person to have played for Australia in both cricket and football (soccer) World Cups.

7

An American aviation pioneer, she was the first female to make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Her international fame paved the way for other women in commercial flight.

8

American poet and activist known for works that address Black identity, feminism and marginalisation. She gained international fame when she read her poem “The Hill We Climb” at the 2021 inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden.

9

English mathematician and writer who wrote the first algorithm intended to be carried out by a general-purpose computer. As a result, she is often regarded as the world’s first computer programmer.

10

Founding editor of the highly popular Australian women's magazine Cleo and the first woman to serve as Editor-in-Chief of a major metropolitan newspaper.

Trailblazers

I Before E Whenever It Wants To Be

Given the definition, can you name the words that don’t follow the rule “I is before E except after C”?

11

Adequate for the purpose; enough to meet a particular need or requirement.

12

A person who is responsible for providing assistance, guidance, and information to guests or residents in a building or hotel.

13

A set of animals or plants, members of which have similar characteristics to each other and which can breed with each other.

14

Free time or time when one is not working or occupied with business, duties, or other obligations.

15

Made in imitation of something genuine or valuable with the intention to deceive or defraud.

I Before E Whenever It Wants To Be

Anatomy

It's what’s inside that counts.

16

An adult will typically have a total of how many teeth?

17

Where is the smallest bone located in the human body?

18

In radiology, what does the letter R stand for in the acronym MRI?

19

Which part of the human respiratory system is commonly referred to as the windpipe?

20

In The Wizard of Oz, which character is seeking a brain?

Anatomy

Best Pictures

Can you name the Oscar Best Picture winning films by their cast?

21

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renée Zellweger, Richard Gere

22

Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris, Janelle Monáe

23

Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Rita Moreno

24

Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman

25

Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson

Best Pictures

Last Week's Scores

Top Scores

  • 20 Le & Lu
  • 23 KN Cini
  • 24 RCRC Brains Trust
  • 22 Anna and Liam
  • 22 O'Malley Gang
  • 20 Pork & Pickles
  • 21 The Meadovans
  • 21 Blip

Random Scores

  • 18 Quiz in my Pants
  • 16 Alice and the Bandits
  • 14 PH and LJ
  • 16 Maron
  • 11 Dee Parker
  • 17 Mmm olives
  • 14 Sam + Kelly
  • 14 CJMamoormack
15 points was last week's average score.

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