Thursday, November 03, 2005

Today's Letter: W


As a child, I always wondered why it is called double-u instead of double-v.

The 23rd letter and the 43rd POTUS (aka “Dubya”)

Every sports fan and athlete knows why W is superior to L.

The only 3 syllable letter, or multi-syllable letter, for that matter.

The most inquisitive letter: Who? What? Where? When? Why? Which one? With whom?

Generally, radio stations east of the Mississippi River have W as the first call letter.

Title of a 1974 thriller movie starring a British actress named Twiggy, who was also in The Blues Brothers.

Is the name of a fashion magazine and a Canadian television network aimed at women.

Favorite American city: Walla Walla, Washington

Did you know that we use 3x less the syllables saying World Wide Web than its more famous abbreviation?



Quiz

The four most annoying Australian men on the planet (at least for parents of preschoolers): the _________________.

Comedian who reportedly was reading the Bible on his deathbed in an effort to find a loophole: ____ ____ _______________.

Our word sincere comes from the two Latin words, sine, meaning without, and cera, meaning ________.

Hoyt ____________

Sad Tree: ______________ ______________

Rather uptight adolescent hazing maneuver: _____________ (please don’t crack up with laughter at this one)

Which reminds me of one of the cardinal potty-training rules you teach your toddler:

“Don’t foget to __________.”

"Please don't squeeze the Charmin." - Mr. ________________

Inspirational question: Can I get a _________________?

The left side of most maps: ____________

Adam ____________ (Batman)

Rip Van __________________

A ________________ in Time

Johnny Depp as ___________ _____________

Eye Twitch or Flirt? ____________

How do you spell that brown stuff that is frequently offered with your steak?

___________________________________ Sauce

50-65% of an adult human body is composed of _______________.

Prestigious grass-court tennis tournament: ______________________

______: interjection used to to express surprise, admiration, wonder, or pleasure

“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” by ____________

28th President of the United States: _____________ _____________

The preacher in The Princess Bride apparently didn’t like the letter _____ because he always replaced it with W.

Another stupid country dance: __________________ Crawl

In business jargon, the standard hypothetical product: _______________

The colorless color: _______________

Winner of the 1964 Caldecott Medal as the “Most Distinguished Picture Book of the Year”: _____________ the __________ Things Are

His real name was Marion Michael Morrison, but his stage name was John ___________

Harrison Ford among the Amish in __________________.

Famous financial distict: __________ _____________

Vince Lomardi said, “_________________ isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.”

ansWers Will be posted next Week

Yes, I am the father of a preschooler.

1 Comments:

At 4.11.05, Blogger Di said...

It's tough when your last name begins with a "W." You almost always have to sit in the back, and you're almost always last for everything.

Ah, well: They say good things come to those Who Wait! (Capitalized for the "W" effect!)

: )

Fun quiz, too, by the way!

 

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