| "Rob Parker" <robpparker@NOSPAM.optusnet.com.au.FOR.ME>: May 08 05:49PM +1000 > 1. From the Latin for "by things," this is the usual English term for > representing a word or phrase using pictures which represent sounds. aaaarghhh - it won't come out! > of the absurd and existentialism, as expressed in works such as The > Plague and The Stranger. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature > in 1957. Albert Camus > common in large stars that become supernovas; it has no exothermic > fusion reactions, so once it's produced via fusion (or via an unstable > fusion product decaying into it) it just builds up at a star's core. iron > for his advertisements (often printed in comic books) selling his > "dynamic tension" system; some ads showed small men getting sand > kicked in their faces by bullies. Charles Atlas > genus, but most got split out, including the "poison" species. Note > that I am looking for the common name for these plants, not the > technical genus name. coriander > 8. This somewhat antiquated English word has two unrelated > meanings. It can mean "hoarfrost" or it can be an alternate spelling > of a word which applies to poetry in a couple of ways. rime > Emanuel Lasker. > 10. This is the common Japanese word (and these days, a common English > word) for seaweed used to wrap sushi. nori Rob |
| The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: May 07 11:44PM -0500 #07 is identified correctly in this version of the answers. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #339 (GOLQ339) Hail to the Chief(s); the chief GOLQ quiz participants that is. Congrat- ulations are due to EVERYONE with most participants getting all the regular songs correct or only having minor point losses. The intended thread of course was presidential, either in the generic sense or an associated surname reference in the title or the artist. I conceived the thread while watching TV news with all the current blah-blah about who will run for the office and all the reasons why they shouldn't. As it turned out though, it was not an original thought. Rich Ardini came up with the theme in GOLQ 203 (also an audio quiz) back in December of 2003. Fortun- ately for me, the rules do not prohibit theme re-treads. I tried to include a reference to our current Commander-In-Chief, but the closest I could come was "Bama Lama, Bama Loo" by Little Richard. Of course it would not be accurate and might have been considered a tad disrespectful. I also had tried to include all seven Ohio born presidents, but I couldn't do much with McKinley, Taft and Harding. In the answers section I have included the presidential reference in cases where it may not be obvious. GOLQ 340 will be issued soon. Regards to all - Mike Weaver <golq339@golq.org> _____________________________________________________________________________ After each score below are two characters representing the two tie-breakers: + indicates a tie-breaker answered correctly. - indicates partial credit. x indicates a totally incorrect guess. . indicates no guess. (For anti-spamming purposes, all occurrences of "@" in e-mail addresses have been replaced with "&".) Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- T01 500++ CO The Coasters (Rick & Kathy Schubert, Magic Marc, 5 62,66,63, Bigfoot Mae, Regina Litman) <rns&san.rr.com> -,62 T01 500++ DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 5 48+ T01 500++ EJ The EJ'S & Co.: Ellis, Jean, Kevin, Mitch, Vinnie, 5 40+ Denise + Norm <brombere&matc.edu> T01 500++ HT Howard Teitelbaum <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 1 56 T01 500++ JW James White <jjwhite17&gmail.com> 1 66 T01 500++ RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 50s,60s T01 500++ VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 -- <MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com> T01 500++ WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ns.sympatico.ca> 1 57 09 500-+ BP BPOZ <Briancad&netspace.net> 2 Boomers T10 500.. BS Barry Silk <oldies.fan&verizon.net> 1 60+ T10 500.. VH Virve Harkonen <virve_harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 34 T12 499++ DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 3 Various T12 499++ VS Vito & the Salutations <baileyl&colorado.edu> 7 boomers 14 498++ FS Four State Trivia Guys <no email reported> - -- 15 438++ NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 68 ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ______________________________________________________________________________ The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown. For songs 01-25, a '.' is used to indicate that no guess was made for a question, whereas a zero indicates that a completely incorrect response was submitted. For tie-breakers (songs T1 & T2), a "+" indicates full credit, a "-" indicates partial credit, an "x" indicates an incorrect guess, and a "." indicates no guess. Song# TT ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- CO 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ DT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ EJ 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ HT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ JW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ JW 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ RR 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ VI 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ WM 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ BP 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 -+ BS 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 -- VH 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. DC 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ VS 20 20 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ FS 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 ++ NA 20 20 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 . . 20 20 20 20 20 ++ --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- ID 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 12 Song# ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #339 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} where: "peak Pop" = Peak position achieved on the weekly Billboard Pop chart. "peak R&B" = Peak position on the weekly Billboard Rhythm & Blues chart. (Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart between 11/30/63 and 1/23/65, so recordings in that interval show peak R&B of {n/c} ("no chart"). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-01.mp3 #01) Adams, Johnny: "I Can't Be All Bad" (1969) [89] {45} Reference: John and John Quincy Adams, one of two father-son presidential duos. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-02.mp3 #02) Brothers Four, The: "Frogg" (1961) [32] {-} Per Delphi Trivia Club: This is from a reference of the London Company of Stationers' Register of 1580 to "A Moste Strange Weddinge of the Frogge and the Mouse." http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-03.mp3 #03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1" Minus one point if you forgot to reference "part 1" in this one or in #4. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-04.mp3 #04) Bryant, Ray, Combo: "The Madison Time - Part I" (1960) [30] {5} Reference: James Madison and Grover Cleveland. Grover Cleveland is actually two presidents (#22 and #24) because he served two non-contiguous terms. His name also gave me a chance to slip in an oblique NE Ohio reference; and no, I don't have any idea how to do the "Cleveland Box" dance move. (Or any other step). This was an intended "two-fer" (presidential name in lyrics and title), but as Howard Teitelbaum pointed out there could be several ways to interpret "two-ferness", e.g. multiple presidents with the same name. Fortunately I wrote that there were "at least" two, so the door was wide open. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-05.mp3 #05) Cannon, Freddy: "The Dedication Song" (1966) [41] {-} Reference: Presidents Jefferson, Lincoln, Roosevelt (either one!) and Grant. Grant was the first of 3 successive presidents born in Ohio (Grant -> Hayes -> Garfield). They are all covered in this quiz. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-06.mp3 #06) Carter, Mel: "Band Of Gold" (1966) [32] [-] Reference: President Jimmy Carter. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-07.mp3 #07) Dean, Jimmy: "P.T. 109" (1962) [8] {-} Reference: JFK http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-08.mp3 #08) Donegan, Lonnie, and His Skiffle Group: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On The Bedpost Over Night)" (1961) [5] {-} http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-09.mp3 #09) Ellis, Shirley: "The Name Game" (1964/65) [3] {4} Reference: President Abraham Lincoln. The song was written by Shirley's manager, Lincoln Chase. He apparently found a clever way to insert his name into the tune. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-10.mp3 #10) Every Father's Teenage Son: "A Letter To Dad" (1967) [93] {-} Reference: Honest Abe again. This was the response to "An Open Letter To My Teenage Son" by Victor Lundberg. Based on Billboard performance, Mr. Lundberg apparently held the more popular point of view evidenced by the song reaching #10. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-11.mp3 #11) Grant, Janie: "Romeo" (1961) [75] {-} Reference: Ulysses Grant http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-12.mp3 #12) Harpers Bizarre: "Battle Of New Orleans" (1968) [95] [-} Reference: Old Hickory = Andrew Jackson. Its just my opinion, but I think this is one of the worst mismatches of artist style and song content EVER. Pat Boone and "Tutti-Frutti" runs a close second. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-13.mp3 #13) Harrison, Noel: "A Young Girl" (1965/66) [51] {-} Reference: Presidents William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison. As best I can remember this is the only grandson/grandfather presidential pairing. The Bush family seems to have a number of members with political ambitions so.... http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-14.mp3 #14) Hayes, Bill: "Wringle, Wrangle" (1957) [33] {-} Reference: Rutherford B. Hayes http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-15.mp3 #15) Jefferson: "The Colour Of My Love" (1969) [68] {-} Reference: Thomas Jefferson http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-16.mp3 #16) Johnson, Betty: "1492" (1957) [1957) [70] [-} Reference: Presidents Lyndon and Andrew Johnson http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-17.mp3 #17) Little Jo Ann: "My Daddy Is President" (1962) [67] {-} I did not recognize this as a "two-fer" when I created the quiz; JFK in the lyrics and "President" in the title. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-18.mp3 #18) Monroe, Vaughn: "Don't Go To Strangers" (1956) [38] Reference: James Monroe http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-19.mp3 #19) Paul, Les, and Mary Ford: "Magic Melody" (1955) [96] {-} Reference: Gerald Ford. This was supposed to be the "toughie" of the quiz, but most responders ID'd it. Not only is the song 60 years old, but it is a Whitburn bottom feeder as well. The artist/presidential surname is not immediately obvious AND I did not give you much to go on in the clip. I would not have recalled this one if I was the one taking the quiz. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-20.mp3 #20) Pierce, Webb: "(Doin' The) Lovers leap" (1960) [93] {-} Reference: Franklin Pierce. Pierce succeeded Millard Fillmore as president, probably two of our least remembered chief executives. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-21.mp3 #21) Royal Guardsmen, The: "Snoopy For President" (1968) [85] {-} http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-22.mp3 #22) Starcher, Buddy: "History Repeats Itself" (1966) [39] {-} http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-23.mp3 #23) Taylor, Johnnie: "I Could Never Be President" (1969) [48] {10} Reference: Zachory Taylor. This was another intended two-fer with the artist sharing a presidential surname and "president" in the title. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-24.mp3 #24) White, Tony Joe: "Polk Salad Annie" (1969) [8] {-} Reference: James K. Polk. I have also seen the plant in question referred to as "poke salad". Thank goodness Tony Joe chose this spelling. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-25.mp3 #25) Wilson, Jackie: "Years From Now" (1961) [37] {25} Reference: Woodrow Wilson ------------ Tie-Breakers ------------ http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-T1.mp3 #T1) Ames Brothers, The: "Washington Square" (1963) [129] {-} Reference: George of course. This is one of those "Hey, I didn't know there was words to that" songs. I think I like this vocal version better than the instrumental. http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-T2.mp3 #T2) Cash, Johnny: "Mister Garfield" [1965] [-] {-} <#15 country> Reference: James A. Garfield. President Garfield lived (literally) just down the road from me and is my intended NE Ohio reference for the quiz. I wondered how much of a historical hint the use of "Charley Guiteau" would be in the lyrics I selected; apparently it helped a lot. Charles Guiteau and Leon Czolgosz are each responsible for murdering two Ohio born presidents; Czolgosz shot William McKinley. Guiteau thought that Garfield should appoint him to an ambassador position and when Garfield ignored him, Guiteau decided to assassinate him. ============================================================================ The following table ranks the songs from most recognized to least recognized. The first column indicates the average number of points scored on that song (total points divided by number of entrants). For comparison purposes, tie-breakers are scored here on the usual 20-point scale. Avg. Song ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20.00 #01) Adams, Johnny: "I Can't Be All Bad" 20.00 #02) Brothers Four, The: "Frogg" 20.00 #05) Freddy: "The Dedication Song" 20.00 #06) Carter, Mel: "Band Of Gold" 20.00 #07) Dean, Jimmy: "P.T. 109" 20.00 #08} Donegan, Lonnie, and His Skiffle Group: "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose 20.00 #09) Ellis, Shirley: "The Name Game" 20.00 #10) Every Father's Teenage Son: "A Letter To Dad" 20.00 #11) Grant, Janie: "Romeo" 20.00 #12) Harpers Bizarre: "Battle Of New Orleans" 20.00 #13) Harrison, Noel: "A Young Girl" 20.00 #14) Hayes, Bill: "Wringle, Wrangle" 20.00 #16) Johnson, Betty: "1492" 20.00 #17) Little Jo Ann: "My Daddy Is President" 20.00 #18) Monroe, Vaughn: "Don't Go To Strangers" 20.00 #21) Royal Guardsmen, The: "Snoopy For President" 20.00 #22) Starcher, Buddy: "History Repeats Itself" 20.00 #23) Taylor, Johnnie: "I Could Never Be President" 20.00 #24) White, Tony Joe: "Polk Salad Annie" 20.00 #25) Wilson, Jackie: "Years From Now" 19.89 #04) Bryant, Ray, Combo: "The Madison Time - Part I" 19.78 #03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1 18.89 #15) Jefferson: "The Colour Of My Love" 18.89 #19) Paul, Les, and Mary Ford: "Magic Melody" 18.89 #20) Pierce, Webb: "(Doin' The) Lovers leap" 18.33 #T2) Cash, Johnny: "Mister Garfield" 17.78 #T1) Ames Brothers, The: "Washington Square" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Ken Whiton <kenwhiton@surfglobal.net>: May 08 03:19AM -0400 *-* On Thu, 7 May 2015, at 23:44:15 -0500, *-* In Article <MPG.2fb5fb18972315bf9896f3@news.eternal-september.org>, *-* The GOLQ Institute wrote *-* About CORRECTION(S) to RESULTS and ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 339 (GOLQ339) > #07 is identified correctly in this version of the answers. [ ... ] > http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-03.mp3 > #03) Brown, James, and The Famous Flames: "America Is My Home - Pt. 1" Year? Chart peaks? [ ... ] > http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ339/GOLQ339-18.mp3 > #18) Monroe, Vaughn: "Don't Go To Strangers" (1956) [38] R&B chart peak? Ken Whiton -- FIDO: 1:132/152 InterNet: kenwhiton@surfglobal.net.INVAL (remove the obvious to reply) |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: May 08 03:51AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:z_KdncoABrded9XInZ2dnUU7- > if you can recognize these plays from the Soulpepper archives. > For #1-3, name *either* the play or the playwright. > 1. Vladimir and Estragon hang about. Chekhov > 2. In this American play, Blanche Dubois says, "I have always > depended on the kindness of strangers." A Streetcar Named Desire > 3. This 1938 American play tells the story of the fictional American > small town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through > the everyday lives of its citizens. Our Town > glamorous, much younger second wife, to the rural estate that > supports their urban lifestyle. It is one of three plays by > Chekhov to have been performed at Soulpepper. Name it. The Cherry Orchard; Uncle Vanya > fully conversant with the play about the Danish prince. > It centers around two of the minor characters in that play. > What is it called? Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead > 10. This play, which has also been adapted as a TV miniseries and > an opera, uses AIDS as a metaphor for an investigation of life > in the 1980's. Rent > A. Angry Literature > A1. What 1956 play spawned the phrase "angry young men" as a > descriptor of an entire generation? Catcher in the Rye > B. Gluttony, or Competitive Eating > B1. Name the specific venue where the annual Nathan's Hot Dog > Eating Contest is held. Coney Island > B2. Which Travel TV reality show, hosted by Adam Richman, > celebrates competitive eating? Man vs Food > C1. What place did the police raid in the early morning hours > of 1969-06-28 in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of > Manhattan? Stonewall > "Baywatch" lifeguard, known for her skimpy red bathing suit. > But in a 2003 campaign for a cause dear to her heart, she > posed naked, saying, "I'd rather go naked than" -- do what? Wear fur > E1. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of $19,300,000 > and endorsements of $53,000,000, which 4-time MVP was the > highest-paid player in the NBA in 2014? LeBron James > E2. According to Forbes Magazine, with a salary of nearly > $52,000,000 and endorsements of $28,000,000, who was the > highest-paid soccer player in the world in 2014? Messi; Cristiano Ronaldo > F1. Sloths are known for their slow-moving arboreal habits. > What Australian animal occupies the same ecological/ > behavioral niche? Platypus; Wombat > F2. Sloth fur hosts two species of symbiotic cyanobacteria. > What effect does this have on the fur? Pete |
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