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19/09/2025

Good morning. It's Friday. Yippee!! 🥳🥳 Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. It is estimated that there are how many spiders on Earth at any given time?
A - 25 million
B - 25 billion
C - 25 trillion
D - 25 quadrillion

Yesterday's answer is A. "Young at Heart" starts with a violin solo. I wish you a wonderful weekend!

18/09/2025

18/09/2025

Good morning. Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. The UK Number One single "Young at Heart" by the Glaswegian band The Bluebells features a distinctive solo at the beginning by which instrument?
A - Violin
B - Harmonica
C - Bagpipes
D - Harpsichord

Yesterday's answer is C. Maude was at the top row of seats in the stadium when a tee-shirt hit her knocking her over the edge. This was done because the voice actor left the show over a pay dispute. I hope you have a dispute free day.

17/09/2025

Good morning. Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. How did Ned Flanders' first wife Maude (in "The Simpsons") die?
A - Hit by cannon fire at a Memorial Day celebration
B - Hit by a violin bow during a performance of Pachelbel's Canon in D
C - Hit by a tee shirt cannon Springfield Speedway
D - Hit by a falling statue in a church celebrating the canonization of St. Katharine Drexel

Yesterday's answer is A - "Cleopatra" the longest at 248 mins. Then, "Gone with the Wind" (238 mins), "Ben Hur" (212 mins), and "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" (201 mins). I hope you have a great Wednesday.

16/09/2025

Good morning. Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. Of these award winning movies, which has the longest running time?
A - "Cleopatra" 1963
B - "Gone with the Wind" 1939
C - "Ben-Hur" 1959
D - "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" 2003

Yesterday's answer is B. 30% of passengers are found to lose their sense of taste (gustation) during flights (though it might be an excuse to cover the awful meals). Have a wonderful day.

16/09/2025

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15/09/2025

Good Monday Morning. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. A study by Lufthansa Airlines found that 30% of people lose which sense during a flight?
A - Audition
B - Gustation
C - Somatosensation
D - Vision

Friday's answer is C. Shinjuku Station in Tokyo is the most busy in the world. I hope your week ahead is not too busy.

12/09/2025

Good morning. It's Friday. Yippee!! 🥳🎉 Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. Of these train stations, which is the busiest?
A - Sealdah Station - Kolkata, India
B - Shanghai Hongqiao - Shanghai, China
C - Shinjuku Station - Tokyo, Japan
D - London Waterloo - London, United Kingdom

yesterday's answer is B. The Wii came out in 2006, a year after the Xbox. Well after the Game Boy that came out in 1998 and well before the PS4 that was in 2013. I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead!

11/09/2025

Good morning. Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. Which of these game consoles was first released in 2006?
A - Xbox 360
B - Nintendo Wii
C - Gameboy Colour
D - PlayStation 4

Yesterday's answer is B. Jay Gatsby is a bootlegger. I hope you have an amazing Thursday.

10/09/2025

Good morning. Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. In F Scott Fitzgerald's novel "The Great Gatsby", what is the true profession of Jay Gatsby?
A - Assassin
B - Bootlegger
C - Money launderer
D - Smuggler

Yesterday's answer is D. Hedy Lamarr helped design technology during WW2 that helped keep the enemy from jamming torpedo guidance systems. This led to the development of Bluetooth, GPS and WiFi. I hope you have a wicked Wednesday.

09/09/2025

Good morning. Today's Breakfast BrainBuster. Which Hollywood actress pioneered the technology we would later use for WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS?
A - Audrey Hepburn
B - Marilyn Monroe
C - Gretta Garbo
D - Hedy Lamarr

Yesterday's answer is C. Tina's Nutbush City is in Tennessee. I hope you have a terrific Tuesday.