Whoops! Everybody (save one) is having a bit of a dilemma on Qu 5 in Round 28. So, I'll offer this:

www.nielsenmedia.com/ratings/cable_programs.html

Several of you really seem to like "Desperate Housewives" - and it ain't right .

hoping everybody is good for May...let me know any problems

Round 26 is now closed! Also could somebody possibly share with Gatsby and Ozzz in May?

1. A instrument in the string quarter of a orchestra
For ten points:
Double Bass,
For five points:
Cello (4) , Viola (3), Harp (2), Violin (2),

2. One of the twelve gifts in “The twelve days of Christmas” which is a animal.
For ten points:
Turtle doves, Goose,
For five points:
Swans (3), Colley (Calling) Birds (4) , French Hens (2) , Partridge (2)

3. One of the first ten chapters in the Old Testament
For ten points:
Leviticus, Joshua, Ruth, Judges
For five points:
Genesis (4), Numbers, (2) Exodus (2),
Not mentioned
Deuteronomy
Samuel I
Samuel II
Not allowed
Matthew (in the New Testament)

4. A special anniversary (for example pearl = 30 years)
For ten points:
Tin, China (20) Paper (1) Crystal (15) Ruby (40) Emerald (55) Sapphire (45) Diamond (70) Silver,
For five points:
Coral (35) (2) Golden, (50) (2),
Not mentioned
Ruby (40) and more!

5. A word used in the phonetic alphabet (for example – A for Alpha) to the letter M
For ten points:
Foxtrot, Bravo
For five points:
Mike (2), Echo (4) Lima (2), Juliet (2),
Not mentioned
Charlie
Delta
Golf
Hotel
India
Not allowed
Boy

13 competitors
COMPETITORS
Brackleman – 40
Cinnamon – 35
ElfTwinkle – 35
Gatsby- 35
Julia – 35
Ren – 35
Santana – 35
BbSean – 30
Littlewoman – 30
Mugaboo – 30
Shrivats – 30
Ozzzz – 25
SRSTrekker – 15

Well done Brackleman

I mostly think me and ozzz can handle it. But a Gemini in the mix would be great, too .

Here is Round 29, for your viewing/Googling pleasure:

1. Name one of country singer Loretta Lynn's siblings.

2. "Gone With The Wind" won an Oscar for Best Picture (1939). Name another film it was up against in that category that year (there are 9).

3. A female character (not actress) in the newly released "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy".

4. A monthly bill that needs paid.

5. (Now don't yell at me on this one ) Tell me one of the top 10 Nude Beaches in the USA. And I've never been to any of 'em.

Have fun. Any problems, just ask. There shouldn't be too many glitches on those.

Round 23 is now closed, with results making their way up shortly.

Round 23 Results

12 people participated this round

1. A Multiword U.S. State Capital

10: Baton Rouge, Little Rock, Oklahoma City
5: Carson City, Des Moines, Santa Fe, Saint. Paul (2 apiece)
Not accepted: South Dakota

Also acceptable: Jefferson City, Salt Lake City

2. A Musical Instrument in a Wind Quintet

10: Bassoon, French Horn
5: Clarinet (2), Flute (4), Oboe (4)

Although a French Horn is technically a brass instrument and not a woodwind, it blends surprisingly well with the other instruments in the grouping.

3. A Prime Minister who stuck around at least as long as Tony Blair

10: Henry John Temple (Viscount Palmerston), Henry Pelham, Robert Walpole
5: Robert Banks Jenkinson (Earl of Liverpool) (3), Lord North (2), Margaret Thatcher (2)
Not Accepted: Queen Victoria (Never Prime Minister), Harold Wilson (Blair passed Wilson's combined time in office this February to become Labour's longest serving Prime Minister)

Blair has called an election for May 5, and is widely expected to retain his office and a majority in Parliament.

4. A Nation's Flag with 5 or more stars

10: Australia, Brazil, China, Samoa
5: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Solomon Islands, United States, Venezuela (2 each)
Also acceptible: Quite a few others, including Honduras, Myanmar, and Singapore.

5: A "Just So" Story

10: How the Camel got his Hump, How the First Letter Was Written, How the Leopard got its Spots, The Butterfly that Stamped
5: How the Whale got his Throat, The Beginning of the Armadilloes, The Crab that Played with the Sea, The Elephant's Child (2 each)

The stories can be found online at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/2781 .

Results:

45: Santana2002
35: Mugaboo
30: Cinnam0n, ElfTwinkle, gatsby722, Julia103, LeoDaVinci, littlewoman2, ozzz2002, Shrivats
25: ren33
20: Kuu

Congrats to Santana2002 and thanks to everybody that participated!

Round 27 is closed. Answers up within 2 hours

ROUND 27 ANSWERS - 14 people played

1) A close relative, living or dead, of Lord Richard Attenborough

Worth 10 points
Sam Holland (grandson), Sheila Attenborough (nee Sims) (wife)

Worth 5 points
Sir David Attenborough (brother) (3), Charlotte Attenborough/Sinclair (daughter) (3), John Attenborough (brother) (2), Lucy Holland (granddaughter) (2), Alice Holland (granddaughter)(2)

not mentioned - Jane Holland (daughter), Michael Attenborough (son), Thomas Attenborough (grandson - son of Michael), William Attenborough (grandson - son of Michael)

Extra trivia

Jane Holland is missing, presumed dead and 14 year old Lucy Holland died as a result of the Asian tsunami while on holiday in Thailand. Alice Holland was injured but Sam Holland and his father escaped injury.Jane's mother-in-law, also called Jane Holland is also missing, presumed dead.

Michael Attenborough children are from his second marriage. His first marriage to actress Jane Seymour ended in divorce


2) A species of skunk

Worth 10 points
Striped skunk, Amazonian skunk, Andes skunk, Eastern ho-nosed skunk,

Worth 5 points
Eastern spotted skunk (3), Hoooded skunk (6)

I received one entry "Spotted skunk" but there are four different species of spotted skunk and I needed a specific species.


3) Something you might do with, or do to, or have done to your nose

Worth 10 points
Stick it into other people's business, wash it out with saline solution, Eskimo style greeting, pull hairs out of, drainage of nasal passages, rhinoplastry, have polyps remove, apply liquid makeup to

Worth 5 points
Blow it (2), pierce it (2), pick it (2)

4) A state of the USA that is named after a person (this does NOT include a tribe of people)

Worth 10 points
New York (after the Duke of York), Georgia (after King George 11), Virginia (after Elizabeth 1 - the Virgin Queen)

Worth 5 points
Washington (2)(after George Wasington), Pennsylvania (3)(after William Penn), Delaware (3)(after Lord De La Warr), Louisiana (3)(after Louis XIV of France)

Not mentioned the Carolinas (after King Charles I), West Virginia, Maryland (after the wife of Charles I)

5) Any actor who appeared in 6 episodes or more of "Get Smart"

Worth 10 points
Barbara Feldon, Bernie Kopell, Milton Selzer, David Ketchum

Worth 5 points
Don Adams (3), King Moody (3), Edward Platt (3)

I also received an answer of Don Smart but it was Don Adams who played Max Smart

SCORES

40 points - LeoDaVinci, littlewoman2, ren33

35 points - Shrivats, BbSean, bracklaman, SRSTrekker
30 points - cinnamOn, gatsby722, ozzz2002, Mugaboo
25 points - Exit10, Santana2002, ElfTwinkle

Trivia Round 30

1. Name a US Presidential candidate from the year 1980 to the present who
was the loser in the general election. (Let's keep it to candidates who received at least 1% of the popular vote)
2. Name a color of ball in a 6-player croquet game.
3. Name a country that begins with V, W, Y, or Z.
4. Name a chief justice of the US Supreme Court.
5. Name a variety of an Oreo cookie.

Good Luck!

Round 28 is wrapping up. Results in a few...

Round 28

10 players this Round! Thanks, all, for joining in !

Name A Roller Coaster At Cedar Point In Ohio

For 10 points:
Top Thrill Dragster, Millenium Force, The Blue Streak, The Wildcat, Iron Dragon, Disaster Transport.

For 5 points:
Cedar Creek Mine Ride(2)

Two I couldn't accept. "MaxAir" is not really a coaster but it is a ride in the park. Something about spinning around and becoming gravity-free. Yuk. Doesn't sound like much fun to me ! I couldn't find "Camp Bus" listed anywhere.

Cedar Point is a grand time! If you can stand the smell of dead fish so nearby, that is. Lake Erie is not at all the "happiest" lake in the States.

More info? Check here:

www.cedarpoint.com

An Ingredient Of Moussaka

These all worked as there are many variations.

For 10 points:
Eggs, Parsley, Lamb, Garlic, Olive Oil.

For 5 points:
Eggplant/Aubergine(3) & Onions(2)

It's actually, originally, an Arabian dish. Mostly considered Greek now.

A Song Performed By Karen Carpenter

For 10 points:
Happy, Still Crazy After All These Years (that was a revelation!), At The End Of A Song, All Because Of You, Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Crafts, Sing A Song, Make Believe It's Your First Time, Top Of The World.

For 5 points:
Yesterday Once More(2)

One of the most pure and flattering voices I've ever listened to! Many others would be right as she sang a lot.

Something You Might Give Mom On 'Mother's Day'

Looks like Mom is getting a lot of flowers this year!

For 10 points:
Chocolates, A potted plant, Violets, A Yankee candle (whatever that is ), A Greeting card, Lilies Of The Valley [my favorite answer], A meal at a restaurant, A rose.

For 5 points:
A picture frame?(2) - one of which even records voices!

A Nielsen Top 10 Show For Week Yada-Yada (Cable Networks)

I am sorry about that link everyone! The site got updated, to my surprise. Luckily the list only changed once so I gave credit to both weeks.

For 10 points:
NFL Draft.

For 5 points:
Law & Order, Sponge Bob Squarepants, Fairly Odd Parents(all 3 each).

Everybody stayed away from the WWE one.

The Scores:

littlewoman2, ren33 & Santana2002 - all 45 points!

Julia103, Kuu & ozzz2002 - all 40 points!

cinnamOn & Mugaboo - both 35 points!

Shrivats - 30 points!

bracklaman - 25 points!

Excellent job to all and congratulations to our three top scorers. It's Ladies night !

Edited to correct scores. Even though they mostly end up the same.

Excuse me, I know I am new, but :
Aubergine IS Eggplant (click here)

True. The only reason I allowed both answers is because they were worded differently. Kinda like a potted plant is also a violet, etc. *Gats ducks* .

OK It was just that it was my ' be kind to Americans day and call it Eggplant instead of the more English English Aubergine!' I meant well!

I love feedback!, ren. Really I do !

That's not feedback dear, thats arguing!

Tut children! I have back up the old bag here, there is no difference between an eggplant and an aubergine, they are identical in every way. A bit like crisps (UK) and chips (US)

Let's argue then! Put on your mitts and leather tights. We'll have a fashionable round of it! . Can't imagine a better go than that! (And, hey!, didn't you win the Round? ).

Yes I did but eggplant = aubergine (exactly the same thing) would give me top marks

Anyway, SUE says it is the same thing...

Sue!, *Gatsby whines*, ren is picking on me. I think she even stole my bicycle. The bully!

I hope she falls off then!

Then my ' leather tights' will protect me won't they?? Nah.

Talking of different terms for the same item, in the UK we say Polyfilla which I understand is spackle in the US - I was reminded of this when looking at your signature line Ren, I guess for you it should be 'basecoat'.

You see folks? See how she always has to lower the tone, lack respect and sabotage perfectly friendly threads. I shall complain...

Yes dear, complain to the Head Moderator, I would if I was you!

OK Gats back me up in reporting this insubordination and I will return your bicycle...