Showing posts with label Bonanza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bonanza. Show all posts

Saturday, July 1, 2023

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JULY 1, 2023

 ðŸ˜ŽFUN FACT
George Lucas approved Mel Brooks’ parodying the original Star Wars trilogy in his film Spaceballs on the condition there would never be any merchandise. While everything from action figures to place mats were shown during the movie as a gag, no one knows what happened to all of the prototypes since then.


HUH?
The misquote is below. All you have to do is give us the correct quote and source. Ready?
♫Where Vinnie meets this guy I’ll be bailing.♫

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you form from the letters in INDEPENDENCE?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the June 24, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question except there are only two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: The Bonanza theme song had lyrics.
Answer: True! While every episode opened with just the instrumental version it was only sang once, by the show’s stars in character at the end of the pilot episode.

FILL IN THE BLANKS
All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?
PERSON: John Romita, Senior; famous Marvel Comics artist who recently passed away. Italicized letters were given.

Saturday, June 24, 2023

THE PUZZLE CORNER: JUNE 24, 2023

 ðŸ˜ŽFUN FACT
Desi Arnaz and his wife are accredited with creating the rerun, airing previous first season episodes of I Love Lucy in 1955 while Lucille Ball recovered from bringing their son Desi Junior into the world.

THE 50/50 CHANCE
Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question except there are only two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?
TRUE or FALSE: The Bonanza theme song had lyrics.

FILL IN THE BLANKS 
All you have to do is what the title says, literally fill in the blanks to acquire the answer. The given letters are all shown, none of those are missing. Ready?
PERSON: _o _ _  Ro_i_ _, _ _ _ior

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the June 17, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

TRIVIA TIME
Who invented the Typewriter?
Christopher Latham Sholes in 1868 under its original name, the Type-writer, making 2023 its 155th anniversary.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
What was the first television show to present a HOME computer?