Put on your thinking caps! It's question and answer time.

[[Gr...]]

I was coming in to reply to that one, Kat; I wonder why I missed that there was another post to this thread. Anyway, you named a pretty-darned comprehensive list of other brain food, some of which I was going to answer.

 

As for Glenn Gould's mother and who she was related to, I have no idea.

 

The black widow spider can be identified by the type of web it casts; if it's dense and messy amidst branches or under rocks, it's likely a black widow, and if it's a female then it's likely to be much bigger than the male, and, of course, to have the telltale red-colored hourglass shape on her abdomen.

 

Vermeer's "Girl With the Pearl Earring" is the only painting I know of that he painted of a youth; not sure the other. Do tell, P.J.

 

Whew; that was a lot of questions.

 

Here's one:

 

What was the name of the drummer who played with the Beatles before Ringo Starr?

[Guest [Si...]]

Pete Best?

 

 

[[Gr...]]

Yes; Pete Best, Will-S#~

 

Your turn to pose a question...

[Guest [Si...]]

Yes; Pete Best, Will-S#~

 

Your turn to pose a question...

 

The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't see it. What is it?

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Wild salmon, Blueberries and walnuts are considered brain food, what are some other foods in this category?

 

Foods high in anti-oxidants are good for the brain, and body, too;  also because the brain is high in fat, (we are all fatheads), it needs  really good fats, like omega3, (fish oil), coconut oil, olive oil, flax-seed oil... for anti-oxidants, spinach, beets, cruciferous vegs like broccoli, kale, brussels sprouts, even chocolate (the good kind), and coffee (decaf included) are good.

 

Seeds like pumpkin, sunflower and peanuts are high in tryptophan, along with  meats like turkey, beef, chicken, and a lot more.

 

Ok, I'm done preaching now.

 

 

We are all fatheads, that was a good one, Kat.

 

 

 

 

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grace,  Thanks for playing, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

 

Glenn Gould's mother was related to Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.

 

Vermeers 2 paintings with little children were: The Little Street and The View Of Delft. You were right about "Girl With The Pearl Earing"...........I was thinking of the 2 that had very young subjects. 

 

You would have no problem identifying a Black Widow spider. Good job!

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Yes; Pete Best, Will-S#~

 

Your turn to pose a question...

 

The maker doesn't want it; the buyer doesn't use it; and the user doesn't see it. What is it?

 

S#, that would be a coffin.

[Guest [Si...]]

Yes

 

A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

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What is sold by the yard and worn by the foot?

 

 

How much was a Pony Express rider paid per week?

 

 

When do Amish men start to grow a beard?

 

 

Off the top of your head, can you name your two U S senators?

 

 

 

[Guest [Si...]]

Carpet

$25.00

Amish Question- I don't know. ?

Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY)

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY)

- (Differs) People make it differently. 1:3

 

 

 

 

A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

 

[[Ka...]]

 

When do Amish men start to grow a beard?

 

When they get married?

 

 

A child is born in Boston, Massachusetts to parents who were both born in Boston, Massachusetts. The child is not a United States citizen. How is this possible?

 

Is that a trick question, S#? 

 

 

 

 

[Guest [Si...]]

Here's the answer

 

The child was born before 1776

 

 

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You're right, Kat, the Amish men start their beards when they get married.

 

 

What is the ratio of sugar and water for use in Hummingbird feeders?

 

 

mailman-milkman-iceman-fireman-policeman-repairman-men only-congressman-assemblyman-councilman, gentlemen, trash man, foreman, you get the idea!

 

The man in the moon, and even Simple Simon the pieman.  It really used to be a man's world!.....Who, how, why,and when did this all change?

 

 

when a ballet dancer puts her body weight on one leg, while the other leg is extended behind. Similarily, one arm is stretched out in front, while the other arm reaches back. This position is called an---------?

 

What time is it when the clock strikes 13?

[[Gr...]]

1 part sugar to 4 parts water, e.g. 1/2 c. sugar to 4 c. water for hummingbirds

 

Curious about when the "man" factor changed; I'd say it wasn't that long ago, the seventies during the most recent woman's movement and perhaps Gloria Steinem and "Ms" magazine were involved, but do tell how, what, where, who and when, please.

 

Arabesque? Not certain.

 

1 p.m.

[Guest [Si...]]

Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?

 

How could you rearrange the letters in the words "new door" to make one word? Note: There is only one correct answer.

 

How many times can you subtract the number 5 from 25?

 

 

[[Gr...]]

The yolk of the egg is yellow, funny man.

 

This one I had to play with for a while: new door, yeah, "one word" ha! Clever!

 

5 times to subtract five from 25, unless I am really missing some key fact here.

 

I also liked your question about the child born in Boston, Sig-Will.

 

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What does "nihili nihili nil" mean, and what 18th-Century German philosopher based much of his philosophy in nihilistic thinking?

 

What do you know of the rock and roll band: The Band, and can you name at least one album or song of theirs or any of the members? They were all exceptional musicians and a wonderful group with some amazing songs, with lyrics within rhythms that told stories from here to kingdom come. Also, can you name the famous singer/songwriter who they toured and performed with in 1974?

[[Ka...]]

Here's the answer

 

The child was born before 1776

 

Ok, I know something about 1776, but am not an American citizen...I am an alien. LOL.(Just kidding).  Yes very good question.

 

Ok, here's my guess:  after you subtract 5 from 25, it is no longer 25..?

 

I think you're right, grace seeker. I remember when the Woman's Liberation movement started or gained momentum... I think in the 60's/70s?

 

Can't resist a question at this time..hope you don't mind, pj:

 

Our brains are gifted with an abundance of sorely needed fat:

 

What is the percentage of fat in the human brain?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1 part sugar to 4 parts water, e.g. 1/2 c. sugar to 4 c. water for hummingbirds

 

Curious about when the "man" factor changed; I'd say it wasn't that long ago, the seventies during the most recent woman's movement and perhaps Gloria Steinem and "Ms" magazine were involved, but do tell how, what, where, who and when, please.

 

Arabesque? Not certain.

 

1 p.m.

 

 

By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE

 

Social turbulence ruled the 1960s. Civil Rights, Women's Rights,

Chicano Rights, Vietnam, Free Love ­ members of almost every group

sought a measure of human rights missing from their lives.

 

Porterville College Professor Susan Regier at noon Wednesday,

addressed an audience of young and old on the topic of women and

their struggle for their rights during the initially conservative 1960s.

 

Her theme was "The World Split Open: The Struggle for Women's

Equality in the '60s."

The world did split, crack by ever-widening crack.

 

Bouffant hair styles, pill box hats, and two piece suits with skirts

coming down to the knees were the order of the day.

 

"I grew up in Bakersfield," Regier said. "We were blissfully ignorant

about women. We had to wear dresses or skirts and blouses to school.

If the principal, most of whom were men, stopped you in the hall and

said get on your knees to see if your skirt touched the floor, you

did it. I hate to admit it, but I didn't think anything of it. I

never thought about it or questioned it."

 

That, she said, was the way things were. In her area young people

didn't think about the Vietnam War until their friends started not

coming back home, or when other friends attempted to make themselves

sick in order not to be drafted.

 

Then, she said, they began to pay attention.

 

Young men burned draft cards in the streets, women, young and old,

burned bras in some sections of the country, but not all.

 

At the end of the 1950s, the beginning of the 1960s, women were

thought of as ornaments with a special place in the home: the kitchen.

 

They were put on pedestals by men, she said, and all they had to do

to stay there was to support their men, i.e., "be a pretty little homemaker."

 

Until the Equal Pay Act of 1963, wide disparities existed between the

pay between the sexes.

 

"The average salary was $4,743," Regier said. "Men made $5,874, and

women made $4,689. In a 1962 Gallup Poll, 96 percent of women said

being a housewife made them happy. It was the way it was."

 

Back then, employers could advertise for help and say, "Women need

not apply," or "White men only," or any other thing that indicated

discrimination, because it was legal, she said.

 

Things have changed, and Betty Friedan, some say, was the catalyst.

 

Friedan is the author of "The Feminine Mystique." She was a housewife

with three children at the time she penned the book.

 

Friedan died Feb. 4, 2006. The woman from Peoria, Ill., ignited the

world with her book.

 

In it's 2006 obituary on Friedan, according to Wikipedia, the New

York Times said the book "... permanently transformed the social

fabric of the United States and countries around the world" and "is

widely regarded as one of the most influential nonfiction books of

the 20th century."

 

In 1966, she became co-founder and the first president of the

National Organization For Women (NOW); in 1971 she helped form the

National Women's Political Caucus, along with feminists Gloria

Steinem, Bella Abzug, Shirley Chisholm, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Myrlie

Evers-Williams). She also advocated abortion rights.

 

Regier began her lecture, the final one in the PC 1960s lecture

series, with a two-person fashion show: Professor Melissa Black wore

a pink suit replete with pill box hat, on the order of the fashion of

Jackie Kennedy; Librarian Lori Barker wore the typical Hippie long

garb and sandals.

 

The two garments demonstrated how far-reaching change became in the

decade of the '60s.

 

Not enough time was available (45 minutes) to cover the entire

women's movement, so Regier touched as many places on the surface as she could.

 

Student Andrew Sandoval, 19, said he knew a little about the women's

struggle of the '60s, but was surprised by some of the things he heard.

 

"I didn't know about the wage thing," he said. "I didn't know women

weren't treated fairly when it came to being paid for the same job a man did."

 

Regier said results of the movement included the "promise of equality

for women, women's studies programs (they didn't exist prior to the

movement), and the opportunity to join professional organizations

previously reserved for men.

 

 

Grace, I copied and pasted the above. It sort of reveals when attitudes  began to change towards  women. Like a lot of events that changed history, It was probably time for it (just to happen).

 

 

 

When a clock strikes 13, it is time to get a new clock!

 

 

[[...]]

Here's the answer

 

The child was born before 1776

 

Ok, I know something about 1776, but am not an American citizen...I am an alien. LOL.(Just kidding).  Yes very good question.

 

Ok, here's my guess:  after you subtract 5 from 25, it is no longer 25..?

 

I think you're right, grace seeker. I remember when the Woman's Liberation movement started or gained momentum... I think in the 60's/70s?

 

Can't resist a question at this time..hope you don't mind, pj:

 

Our brains are gifted with an abundance of sorely needed fat:

 

What is the percentage of fat in the human brain?

 

 

It is about 90%, we are indeed fatheads!

 

Kat , please ask questions, it's stimulating to our fat brains!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In Harper Lee's Pulitzer prize winning novel "To Kill A Mockingbird" what was the name of Calpurnia's eldest son?

 

Can brown-eyed parents have blue-eyed children?

 

 

In the walls of most homes, how far apart are the studs?

 

What are the odds of catching a blue lobster?

[[Ka...]]

Well pj, when I looked up to see how fat our brains were, the first few entries did men tion  90%, and further investigation showed closer to 60-70%, so I'll go with what Paul Nussbaum says:

 

http://www.paulnussbaum.com/gettoknow.html

 

I think I remember reading that brown-eyed parents can have blue-eyed children, or is it the other way around?

 

Sig#..how is my math answer?  I really, really did figure it out on my own.  Do I get a pat on the head?

 

[Guest [Si...]]

Only once, then you are subtracting it from 20.

 

 

[[Ka...]]

 

Ok, here's my guess:  after you subtract 5 from 25, it is no longer 25..?

 

Only once, then you are subtracting it from 20.

 

Yep, that's what I meant. 

 

Kat

 

 

 

 

 

 

[[Mi...]]

Here's one:

 

Out of the 2 million Israelites that participated in the Biblical account of the Exodus, how many actually made it into the "Promised Land"?

[[...]]

I give up, Missy

 

The numbers seem to be all over the place on this one.

 

 

 

 

Anyone know what the odds are of finding a blue lobster?