Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 12 updates in 4 topics

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 15 11:53PM -0600

These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2015-10-05,
and should be interpreted accordingly.
 
On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
Please post all your answers to the newsgroup in a single followup,
based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
the correct answers in about 3 days.
 
All questions were written by members of the Bloor St. Irregulars,
and are used here by permission, but have been reformatted and may
have been retyped and/or edited by me. For further information
see my 2015-08-18 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian
Inquisition (QFTCI*)".
 
 
* Game 3, Round 7 - History - Famous Headlines
 
In the original game the handouts were in black-and-white, and
there were also technical problems, with some of the images shown
in distorted form. I've reconstructed them at:
 
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/3-7/head.jpg
 
and taken the opportunity to rearrange the images in order of the
question numbers.
 
For questions that ask you to name a newspaper, you must give the
full name (the word "the" can be ignored), but if it has varied
since the headline appeared, either the old or new version of
the name is acceptable. So if we showed a "Toronto Daily Star"
headline, you could say "Toronto Star", but "Star" by itself
would not be sufficient.
 
1. Name the ship that has been redacted from this front page.
 
2. Which newspaper published this front page on September 12, 2001?
 
3. Give the *month and year* of this front page from the Times
of India.
 
4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events
referred to on this front page took place.
 
5. What is the name of the newspaper that has been redacted above
this famously erroneous headline?
 
6. What is the name of the publication that has been, ah, cut off
above this famous headline?
 
7. From what year were these front pages?
 
8. From what year was this front page?
 
9. What city has been redacted from this headline?
 
10. Please decode the rot13 for this question only after you have
finished with #1-9. Nabgure qrngu va Zrzcuvf, Graarffrr, jnf
gung bs Ryivf Cerfyrl. Sebz jung *zbagu naq lrne* jnf guvf
sebag cntr?
 
 
* Game 3, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Unusual Etymologies
 
English is a language that likes to borrow words. In addition
to the huge number of borrowings from French, Latin, and Greek,
we also have many words that come from more exotic languages.
In each case, please identify the English word or term from a
brief description of its etymology.
 
1. In Japanese, the word meant "squad leader". In English, it
has come to mean a leader in general, and is often used in
combination with "head".
 
2. In one proposed etymology for this word, it comes from the
Russian for "quickly", which is what Cossack soldiers in
Paris would yell out when the restaurant service was too slow.
In English, it has come to mean a type of casual restaurant.
 
3. Originally from Swedish, this word refers to an appointed
official whose job it is to defend the rights of individuals
against governments and other large organizations. Despite
its sound, the official in question need not be male.
 
4. From a Hindi/Urdu word for loose-fitting trousers, this word
has been borrowed into English with a similar, but slightly
more specific meaning.
 
5. In Central Siberian Yupik, a language related to Inuktitut,
this word meant "bearded seal". By the time the word came into
English, it referred to a type of footwear made (traditionally
at least) from sealskin.
 
6. Brought into English via French, Italian, and Ottoman Turkish,
in the original Arabic, this word just meant "rate". In English,
it has come to mean specific rates of taxes and charges.
 
7. One of only a handful of terms borrowed from Basque into English,
in Basque it originally meant "merry festival". In English
the term refers to a game which originated in the Basque country.
 
8. Originally from the Taino language of the Caribbean, it referred
to a raised wooden structure which could be used for curing meat.
In English, it refers to a particular method of cooking meat,
but also to the device used in that method of cooking, and to
the social event which surrounds the process.
 
9. In the Chinook jargon of the Pacific Northwest, this term
originally meant "food" and was preceded with "hayo" to indicate
a person who had plenty of food" In English this came to be an
irreverent term for someone in a person of authority, and is
often preceded by "high".
 
10. Originally from a Tagalog word meaning "mountain", it was
borrowed into English by American soldiers serving in the
Philippines. In English, the word is usually used in the plural,
and has come to be a general term for the middle of nowhere.
 
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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Feb 16 06:01AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:tJednfNZd-rYJF_LnZ2dnUU7-
 
> and taken the opportunity to rearrange the images in order of the
> question numbers.
 
> 1. Name the ship that has been redacted from this front page.
 
Carpathia
 
> 2. Which newspaper published this front page on September 12, 2001?
 
The New York Times

> 3. Give the *month and year* of this front page from the Times
> of India.
 
December 2009; December 2010
 
> 4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events
> referred to on this front page took place.
 
November 22, 1963

> 5. What is the name of the newspaper that has been redacted above
> this famously erroneous headline?
 
Chicago Tribune
 
> 6. What is the name of the publication that has been, ah, cut off
> above this famous headline?
 
New York Post
 
> 7. From what year were these front pages?
 
1997

> 8. From what year was this front page?
 
1990
 
> 9. What city has been redacted from this headline?
 
Memphis

> finished with #1-9. Nabgure qrngu va Zrzcuvf, Graarffrr, jnf
> gung bs Ryivf Cerfyrl. Sebz jung *zbagu naq lrne* jnf guvf
> sebag cntr?
 
August 1977

 
> 1. In Japanese, the word meant "squad leader". In English, it
> has come to mean a leader in general, and is often used in
> combination with "head".
 
honcho
 
> Russian for "quickly", which is what Cossack soldiers in
> Paris would yell out when the restaurant service was too slow.
> In English, it has come to mean a type of casual restaurant.
 
bistro

> official whose job it is to defend the rights of individuals
> against governments and other large organizations. Despite
> its sound, the official in question need not be male.
 
ombudsman
 
> 4. From a Hindi/Urdu word for loose-fitting trousers, this word
> has been borrowed into English with a similar, but slightly
> more specific meaning.
 
pajamas

> this word meant "bearded seal". By the time the word came into
> English, it referred to a type of footwear made (traditionally
> at least) from sealskin.
 
mukluk
 
> 6. Brought into English via French, Italian, and Ottoman Turkish,
> in the original Arabic, this word just meant "rate". In English,
> it has come to mean specific rates of taxes and charges.
 
tariff

> 7. One of only a handful of terms borrowed from Basque into English,
> in Basque it originally meant "merry festival". In English
> the term refers to a game which originated in the Basque country.
 
jai alai
 
> In English, it refers to a particular method of cooking meat,
> but also to the device used in that method of cooking, and to
> the social event which surrounds the process.
 
barbecue

> a person who had plenty of food" In English this came to be an
> irreverent term for someone in a person of authority, and is
> often preceded by "high".
 
muckamuck
 
> borrowed into English by American soldiers serving in the
> Philippines. In English, the word is usually used in the plural,
> and has come to be a general term for the middle of nowhere.
 
boondocks
 
--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 16 12:47AM -0800

Mark Brader wrote:
> headline, you could say "Toronto Star", but "Star" by itself
> would not be sufficient.
 
> 1. Name the ship that has been redacted from this front page.
 
California
 
 
> 2. Which newspaper published this front page on September 12, 2001?
 
Globe and Mail
 
 
> 3. Give the *month and year* of this front page from the Times
> of India.
 
December 2004
 
 
> 4. Give the *exact date* (month, day, and year) when the events
> referred to on this front page took place.
 
22 Nov 1963
 
 
> 5. What is the name of the newspaper that has been redacted above
> this famously erroneous headline?
 
Chicago Tribune
 
 
> 6. What is the name of the publication that has been, ah, cut off
> above this famous headline?
 
Weekly World News
 
 
> 7. From what year were these front pages?
 
1998
 
 
> 8. From what year was this front page?
 
1993
 
 
> 9. What city has been redacted from this headline?
 
Memphis
 
> finished with #1-9. Nabgure qrngu va Zrzcuvf, Graarffrr, jnf
> gung bs Ryivf Cerfyrl. Sebz jung *zbagu naq lrne* jnf guvf
> sebag cntr?
 
April 1977
 
 
> 1. In Japanese, the word meant "squad leader". In English, it
> has come to mean a leader in general, and is often used in
> combination with "head".
 
honcho
 
> Russian for "quickly", which is what Cossack soldiers in
> Paris would yell out when the restaurant service was too slow.
> In English, it has come to mean a type of casual restaurant.
 
bistro
 
> official whose job it is to defend the rights of individuals
> against governments and other large organizations. Despite
> its sound, the official in question need not be male.
 
ombudsman
 
 
> 4. From a Hindi/Urdu word for loose-fitting trousers, this word
> has been borrowed into English with a similar, but slightly
> more specific meaning.
 
pajamas
 
> this word meant "bearded seal". By the time the word came into
> English, it referred to a type of footwear made (traditionally
> at least) from sealskin.
 
mukluks
 
 
> 6. Brought into English via French, Italian, and Ottoman Turkish,
> in the original Arabic, this word just meant "rate". In English,
> it has come to mean specific rates of taxes and charges.
 
tariff
 
 
> 7. One of only a handful of terms borrowed from Basque into English,
> in Basque it originally meant "merry festival". In English
> the term refers to a game which originated in the Basque country.
 
jai alai
 
> In English, it refers to a particular method of cooking meat,
> but also to the device used in that method of cooking, and to
> the social event which surrounds the process.
 
barbeque
 
> a person who had plenty of food" In English this came to be an
> irreverent term for someone in a person of authority, and is
> often preceded by "high".
 
muck-a-muck
 
> borrowed into English by American soldiers serving in the
> Philippines. In English, the word is usually used in the plural,
> and has come to be a general term for the middle of nowhere.
 
boondocks
 
 
--
Dan Tilque
"Björn Lundin" <b.f.lundin@gmail.com>: Feb 15 06:35PM +0100

On 2016-02-13 04:26, Mark Brader wrote:
 
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
 
New Zealand ?
 
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
 
England
 
(I would answer UK, but I guess the parts all have separate teams, as in
football)
 
 
 
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
8
 
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
 
Alive
 
> Nhfgenyvn, Arj Mrnynaq, naq Fbhgu Nsevpn. Juvpu sbhegu pbhagel
> wbvarq gur pbzcrgvgvba va 2012? Guvf pbhagel unf arire jba
> gur Ehtol Jbeyq Phc, ohg vg unf jba gur fbppre Jbeyq Phc gjvpr.
 
Argentina?
 
> pbzcrgvgvba. Fvk Abegurea Urzvfcurer angvbaf pbzcrgr va gur
> Fvk Angvbaf pbzcrgvgvba. Sbhe bs gur pbhagevrf ner Ratynaq,
> Fpbgynaq, Jnyrf, naq Verynaq. Anzr rvgure bs gur bgure gjb.
 
Northern Ireland ?
 
 
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
 
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
 
The Great Pyramid of Giza
 
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
 
Chrysler Building; Empire state building
 
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
 
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
 
S:t Peters Cathedral
 
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
 
United Arab Emirates
 
--
--
Björn
Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Feb 15 02:20PM -0600

In article <R4Gdnb_OKav3PyPLnZ2dnUU7-XednZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says...
 
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
New Zealand (the next question reveals the only two other choices)
 
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
Ireland
 
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
12
 
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
Eton
 
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
Alive
 
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
Invictus (not a bad film)
 
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
Argentina
 
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
Canada
 
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
 
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
Great Pyramid at Giza
 
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
Eiffel Tower

> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
Chrysler Building
 
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
 
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
Saint Peter's Basilica
 
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
Taipei 101 (thanks for the great hint)
 
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
Saudi Arabia
 
 
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msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Feb 15 11:37PM -0600

Mark Brader:
 
> The Rugby World Cup is currently taking place. Here are 10
> questions all about the great sport of rugby union and about the
> Rugby World Cup.
 
This was the easiest round in the original game.
 
> 1. Which Southern Hemisphere country with a population of just over
> 4 million won the very first Rugby World Cup in 1987 and also
> won the most recent Rugby World Cup in 2011?
 
New Zealand. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
 
Sorry, I should've rot13'd the next question, which completely gave
away this one. Some people still managed to miss it, though.
 
> Hemisphere country to have won. This country won in 2003 and
> is hosting the current World Cup. This country also won the
> 1966 World Cup in soccer.
 
England. The UK is wrong; rugby is one of the sports where the
countries forming it compete separately. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, and Björn.
 
> 3. How many players are there on the field for each team in a game
> of rugby union? Hint: the number is *not* prime.
 
15. 4 for Joe, Peter, Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
 
> Ellis Trophy, named after William Webb Ellis, who according to
> legend first picked up a football and ran with it while he was
> a student at which English public school?
 
Rugby! 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, and Pete.
 
> 5. Which team at the 2015 Rugby World Cup, captained by Paul
> O'Connell, is representing two different countries?
 
Ireland. The team represents the island of Ireland, including
Northern Ireland (part of the UK) as well as the republic of Ireland.
4 for Joshua, Joe, Peter, Calvin, and Pete.
 
> 6. Which country's rugby team is known as the Cherry Blossoms
> (or the Brave Blossoms) and beat South Africa two weeks ago in
> what some called the greatest Rugby World Cup upset of all time?
 
Japan. 4 for Dan Blum, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin,
and Pete.
 
> Only 16 people of the 45 on board survived the crash, but the
> survivors had to eat the dead after rations ran out. What is
> the one-word title of the 1993 movie based on these events?
 
"Alive". ("Survive!" was the less well known 1976 version.)
4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Jason, Björn, and Marc. 3 for Calvin.
 
> 8. What is the one-word title of the 2009 movie starring Matt Damon
> as the captain of the 1995 World Cup winning South African team,
> Francois Pienaar?
 
"Invictus". 4 for Joshua, Jason, Peter, Calvin, Pete, and Marc.
3 for Joe.
 
> Please decode the rot13 for the least two questions only after
> you have finished with #9-10.
 
Er, would you believe... oh well, never mind.
 
> Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Which fourth country
> joined the competition in 2012? This country has never won
> the Rugby World Cup, but it has won the soccer World Cup twice.
 
Argentina. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
 
> competition. Six Northern Hemisphere nations compete in the
> Six Nations competition. Four of the countries are England,
> Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Name either of the other two.
 
France, Italy. 4 for Joshua, Joe, Peter (the hard way), Erland,
Dan Tilque, Calvin, and Pete.
 
 
> * Game 3, Round 6 - Geography - Tallest Structures
 
And this was the hardest round in the original game.
 
> 1. Name the structure that held the record for the tallest structure
> in the world for 3,871 years.
 
Great Pyramid (of Cheops, or Khufu, at Giza, Egypt). 4 for Dan Blum,
Joshua, Joe, Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
 
> the record for the tallest structure in the world, but only for
> 5 years. Even today, though, it is still the tallest structure
> in the city where it is located.
 
Washington Monument. (In Washington.) 4 for Dan Blum and Dan Tilque.
 
The Eiffel Tower (in Paris) was a popular guess; it was actually the
*next* record-holder. It was built for an 1890 exposition (World's
Fair), was about 77% higher than the Washington Monument at almost
exactly 300 meters, and was constructed in under 1/16 of the time.
 
> 3. Name the London building that, at just over 1,000 feet tall,
> is currently the tallest building in Western Europe.
 
The Shard (of Glass), or the London Bridge Tower. 4 for Joe, Peter,
and Pete. 3 for Calvin.
 
> 1930 and held the record for the tallest structure in the world
> for only for a year before another one, less than a mile away,
> took the record. Name the 1930 structure.
 
Chrysler Building. 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter, Dan Tilque,
Calvin, Pete, and Marc. 3 for Björn.
 
During its construction the fact that it was going to take the
record was kept secret! A rival structure, the Bank of Manhattan
Trust Building (now called the Trump Building), was completed a
little earlier and had been designed to be slightly taller than
the announced height for the Chrysler Building. But permission
was secretly obtained to increase the Chrysler Building's height
by adding a spire, which was constructed *inside the building*
and installed after the other tower was completed.
 
Again, one popular guess was actually the next record-holder.
The Empire State Building took the record a year later and held it
for over 40 years.
 
> name the structure that is the tallest *tower* in the world
> and the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
 
The Tokyo Skytree.
 
> 6. Name the building 136 m high that is the tallest structure in
> the world's smallest country (by area).
 
St. Peter's Basilica. (Vatican City.) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua,
Peter, Erland, Dan Tilque, Calvin, Pete, Björn, and Marc.
 
> 7. Name the tallest structure in Taiwan. Hint: it sounds like an
> introductory college course about highly-strung personalities.
 
Taipei 101. ("Type A", get it?) 4 for Dan Blum, Joshua, Peter,
Erland, Pete, and Marc.
 
> 8. What name is given to the proposed 80-story condominium building
> that would be built on the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge
> and would be the tallest building in Canada?
 
The One. Also accepting the street address "1 Bloor (St.) W."
 
> tallest building in Barcelona (not counting power plant
> chimneys and communication towers). What is it? Its name is
> almost identical in Catalan and Spanish; give either version.
 
Basílica i Temple Expiatorio de la Sagrada Família or
Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia.
The last two words were sufficient in any case. 4 for Erland.
 
> in April 2013. It is called the Kingdom Tower and it will have
> a height of 1,008 m when completed in 2018. In which country
> will you find this building?
 
Saudi Arabia. (It's in Jeddah.) 4 for Joshua, Peter, Erland,
Calvin, and Marc. 2 for Pete.
 
 
Scores, if there are no errors:
 
GAME 3 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 TOTALS
TOPICS-> Sci Lit Spo Geo
Joshua Kreitzer 32 36 32 20 120
Dan Blum 38 36 24 20 118
Dan Tilque 36 32 28 16 112
"Calvin" 23 28 39 19 109
Pete Gayde 20 24 36 22 102
Marc Dashevsky 32 28 16 20 96
Peter Smyth 20 12 36 24 92
"Joe" 8 28 31 8 75
Erland Sommarskog 26 4 24 20 74
Bruce Bowler 32 20 -- -- 52
Björn Lundin 12 4 16 11 43
Jason Kreitzer 4 28 8 0 40
 
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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Feb 16 08:22AM

>> and the second-tallest structure of any kind in Asia: it is a
>> neofuturistic broadcast, restaurant, and observation tower.
 
> The Tokyo Skytree.

Funny. I was thinking of entering the only tower I could think of, but
I dismissed it, because in no way that tower cannot qualify as
neofuturistic. The tower is simply called Tokyo Tower, that is, it is
in the same city.
 
As for why it does not qualify as neofuturistic, well you would understand
it when you see it. The design is a copy of a certain tower in Paris.
 
(I did not know of the Tokyo Skytree. But I see on Wikipedia that it was
completed in 2010, the year after my visit to Japan.)
 
 
--
Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se
"Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Feb 15 08:50PM

Calvin wrote:
 
 
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
82
> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan
> Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
Great Wall of China
> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's
> allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
Salt
> was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New
> York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3
> names required!
Dominique Strauss Khan
> dish of Korea?
 
> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer
> Lee Cooper?
Jeans
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the
> shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the
> sweets inside?
Pinyata
> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which
> European country?
Belgium
> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
New Orleans
> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
Green
 
Peter Smyth
Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Feb 15 11:19PM

Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in
 
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard
> dartboard?
 
82
 
> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling,
> Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
 
Great Wall of China
 
> 3 The word
> 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the
> purchase of which commodity?
 
Salt
 
> 5 There
> are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish
> or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
 
Kimchi
 
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often
> in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal
> the sweets inside?
 
Pinata
 
> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football
> (soccer) club in which European country?
 
Belgium
 
> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
 
New Orleans
 
> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
 
> cheers,
> calvin
 
Pete
Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Feb 15 04:48PM -0800

Calvin wrote:
> 1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
 
82
 
> 2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
 
railway between Adelaide and Darwin
 
> 3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
 
salt
 
> 4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
> 5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
 
kimchi
 
> 6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?
 
blue jeans
 
> 7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?
 
pinata (popular in the US too)
 
> 8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?
 
Austria
 
> 9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
 
New Orleans
 
> 10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
 
yellow ?
 
--
Dan Tilque
ArenEss <areness1@yahoo.com>: Feb 15 07:23PM -0600

On Sun, 14 Feb 2016 19:01:32 -0800 (PST), Calvin <334152@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
 
>1 How many separate scoring areas are there on a standard dartboard?
82?
>2 Which construction includes the sections Badaling, Juyongguan Pass, Simatai and Arrow Nock, among others?
Great Wall of China?
>3 The word 'salary' originally referred to a Roman soldier's allowance for the purchase of which commodity?
Salt?
>4 Nicknamed 'DSK', which French International Monetary Fund official was indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a hotel maid in New York in 2011? The criminal charges were subsequently dropped. All 3 names required!
>5 There are countless variations, but it is generally based on cabbage, radish or cucumber. Which fermented dish is the national dish of Korea?
Kimchi?
>6 What is the signature item of the English clothing manufacturer Lee Cooper?
Footwear, shoes (mens)?
>7 Popular in Mexico, what is the bright container (often in the shape of a donkey) that children smash with sticks to reveal the sweets inside?
Pinata
>8 RSC Anderlecht is a top division football (soccer) club in which European country?
>9 Which American city is colloquially known as 'The Big Easy'?
New Orleans?
>10 Giallo is the Italian word for which colour?
Yellow
 
>cheers,
>calvin
 
Aren Ess
The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Feb 15 01:35PM -0600

GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #349 (GOLQ349)
 
Welcome to the February edition of the quiz, a.k.a. "Howard's Hybrid."
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Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #349
Recordings #01-25 were from 1956 through 1968
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I'd give you all that I own
You got me standing in line
Out in the cold
Pay me some mind
#01)
 
And the ground I am walking
The air that I breathe
Are shared at those moments with you
#02)
 
Treasure these few words 'til we're together
Keep all my love forever
#03)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-04.mp3
#04)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-05.mp3
#05)
 
You set that music thumpin'
To you it's easy
When you go one-two-three
#06)
 
So lucky to be
The one you run to see
In the evening when the show is through
#07)
 
I too have lost my love today
All of my dreams have flown away
#08)
 
I can't take this loneliness you've given me, yeah
I can't go on givin' my life away
#09)
 
It's a crazy feeling
And I know it's got me reeling
I'm so glad that you're revealing your love for me
#10)
 
And I feel like crying (you know he feels like crying)
Because I have no one to love
#11)
 
Every time I open my mouth
She steps in, tryin' to put me out
How could she stoop so low?
#12)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-13.mp3
#13)
 
I can't remember when
I've ever felt a kiss
That made me feel like this
Let's do it over again
#14)
 
I love to feel your lips pressed so close to mine
Your tender kiss sends chills up and down my spine
#15)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-16.mp3
#16)
 
Many's the time I've been two-timed
Many's the time I've been stung
Many a honey took all of my money
But that was when I was much younger
#17)
 
There's a certain little girl that's on my mind
Great Gosh a-mighty, she looks so fine
She's the best girl that I've ever had
But sometime she sure makes me feel so bad
#18)
 
I need you every day
I'd cry, I'd die if I couldn't have my way
So please don't leave me
Oh please believe me
#19)
 
I need ya, oh how I need ya
Why you do me like you do?
After I've been true to you
So deep in love with you
#20)
 
Oh, society's goal
Is to be part of the whole
It may sound good to you
Not to me
#21)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-22.mp3
#22)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-23.mp3
#23)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-24.mp3
#24)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-25.mp3
#25)
 
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If you live in fables
Then you know what I mean
For that is a world where things aren't what they seem
#T1)
 
http://golq.org/Clips/GOLQ349/GOLQ349-T2.mp3
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