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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 11 11:51PM -0500 These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2016-07-04, 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 Usual Suspects 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 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCI*)". I did not write either of these rounds. * Game 7, Round 2 - Canadiana Geography - Regional, Cultural, Sub-Provincial, Organizational, and Just Plain Unofficial Flags Please see the handout at: http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/7-2/flags.pdf I have decided to post this round in essentially its original form despite the mixture of questions that give the flag number and those that ask for the flag number. This means that by reading ahead you'll have a bit of extra information on some questions, but I think this won't be too damaging. The alternatives would have been to regroup the questions according to which way they go (making some of them harder) or to require a lot of separate rot13's (making it inconvenient). 1. Which flag on the handout is the ensign of the Royal Canadian Air Force? 2. Flag #5 represents a Canadian cultural group. Which one? 3. Flag #7 belongs to which southern Ontario city? 4. Which flag is for the Métis Nation of Canada? 5. Which flag is for the City of Vancouver? 6. Which fraternal organization does flag #21 represent? 7. Flag #16 belongs to which Canadian Crown Corporation? 8. The unofficial flag in picture #9 represents a geographically distinct region of a Canadian province. Name the region *or* the province. 9. Flag #13 represents the francophone community in which province? 10. Which flag belongs to a Canadian religious organization? After completing the round, please decode the rot13: Ba gur frpbaq dhrfgvba, vs lbh tnir n qrfpevcgvba bs gur phygheny tebhc, cyrnfr tb onpx naq fhofgvghgr gurve anzr. So there were 12 decoys. Decode the rot13 if you'd like to see what they represent, and in each case identify the flag number for fun, but for no points. 11. Pnytnel. 12. Pnanqn. 13. Pnanqvna Nezl. 14. Pnanqvna Sbeprf. 15. Senapbcubarf va OP (Senapb-Pbyhzovraf). 16. Senapbcubarf va Bagnevb (Senapb-Bagnevraf). 17. Senapbcubarf va Fnfxngpurjna (Senafnfxbvf). 18. Ybjre Pnanqn "cngevbgf", orsber gur 1837 eroryyvba. 19. Zrgebcbyvgna Gbebagb, orsber 1998. 20. Zv'xznd crbcyr bs Anghndnarx, bgurejvfr xabja nf Rry Tebhaq, AO. 21. Arjsbhaqynaq (habssvpvny synt sbe gur vfynaq be fbzrgvzrf gur cebivapr). 22. Gur EPZC. * Game 7, Round 3 - Literature - "Popular" Religious Writers This round is about authors whose writings on religion (both fiction and non-fiction) have been aimed at, or crossed over to, the general public -- or who have otherwise gotten widespread notice. We've tried to avoid crackpots, inspirational writing, New Age, and, for the most part, Dan Brown. In all cases, name the writer. 1. This author's reputation, at least within the field of theology, would have been made if he'd stopped with his influential 1906 book "The Quest of the Historical Jesus". However, he was also an accomplished organist and music scholar -- and then he gained wider renown when he became a medical doctor, and a missionary in Gabon. In 1952 he won the Nobel Peace Prize. 2. This American Trappist monk, who lived 1915-68, wrote over 70 books, the best-known of which is the spiritual autobiography "The Seven Storey Mountain". A school near Dundas West subway station is partly named after him. 3. Name the former Catholic nun who left the convent and became a writer on spiritual subjects, authoring at least two dozen books on diverse topics, such as biographies of Muhammad and the Buddha, and a history of the idea of God. 4. This Swiss theologian, academic, and priest has butted heads with the Vatican throughout his career, eventually losing his licence to teach Catholic theology but not his priestly vocation. He is the author of "Does God Exist?" and "On Being a Christian". 5. Though he rejected the label of "Catholic novelist", religious themes are present throughout many of this writer's works, such as "The End of the Affair" and "The Power and the Glory". The latter novel, incidentally, resulted in his being "read the Riot Act" by the Church for his portrayal of an alcoholic Mexican priest. Name this British author, who died in 1991. 6. This British writer, who lived 1874-1936, was first an Anglican and later a Roman Catholic, and was an explicit Christian apologist. In addition to his theological works, he produced an impressive body of fiction, including many stories of a clergyman who was a sometime detective. 7. This Lutheran pastor's writings on the encounter of Christian faith with secularism have been theologically influential, but he is perhaps just as well known for his involvement with the resistance to Nazism and his (at least peripheral) connection to the 1944 plot on Hitler's life. This led to him being hanged in 1945, just three weeks before the downfall of the Third Reich. 8. This American psychologist, philosopher, and seeker of mystical experiences through drug use was the author of the 1902 work "The Varieties of Religious Experience". 9. This Iranian-American scholar became known for his 2013 book "Zealot", which argued that what Jesus was working for was to incite an uprising against Roman authority and the Jewish priesthood. When the author appeared on Fox News, the interviewer evinced incredulity that a Muslim could validly write about Jesus. 10. This American, who died in 1987, followed his bliss and wrote numerous books on myth, including "The Hero with a Thousand Faces", which George Lucas credited with influencing his screenplay for "Star Wars". Dan Brown claims that the character of Robert Langdon (in "The Da Vinci Code" and other books) was based on him. -- Mark Brader | "[Jupiter's] satellites are invisible to the naked eye Toronto | and therefore can have no influence on the Earth msb@vex.net | and therefore would be useless | and therefore do not exist." -- Francesco Sizi My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Sep 12 02:45AM -0500 In article <SK-dnSyCyN31qUvKnZ2dnUU7-d_NnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > with the Vatican throughout his career, eventually losing his > licence to teach Catholic theology but not his priestly vocation. > He is the author of "Does God Exist?" and "On Being a Christian". the German guy > The latter novel, incidentally, resulted in his being "read > the Riot Act" by the Church for his portrayal of an alcoholic > Mexican priest. Name this British author, who died in 1991. Graham Greene > 8. This American psychologist, philosopher, and seeker of mystical > experiences through drug use was the author of the 1902 work > "The Varieties of Religious Experience". William James > screenplay for "Star Wars". Dan Brown claims that the character > of Robert Langdon (in "The Da Vinci Code" and other books) > was based on him. Joseph Campbell -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Sep 11 11:27PM -0700 On Friday, September 9, 2016 at 3:34:55 AM UTC+10, Peter Smyth wrote: > You mean you haven't read "Cockfighting Heritage: The Royal Sport" by > Narciso T. Arong? Shame on you! > https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Cockfighting_Heritage.html?id=pDYzkgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Be warned- I am scouring it for more cockfighting questions! :-) cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Sep 11 11:44PM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2016-05-31 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". Game 6 is over and STEPHEN PERRY wins -- the hard way, and by the narrowest possible margin! Hearty congratulations, unless there was an error affecting this result! I meant to say before, I wrote one of these rounds. Specifically, I wrote the challenge round so that I could ask question E2. > popular TV shows of the past few decades. Many of these sets > happen to be living rooms, where most of the interesting action > seems to take place. This was the easiest round in the original game. > page of the handout: > http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/6-9/sets.pdf > 1. "Will and Grace". O. 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > 2. "How I Met Your Mother". P. 4 for Stephen. > 3. "The Big Bang Theory". E. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Pete, Stephen, and Jason. > 4. "The Brady Bunch". M. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Pete, Stephen, and Jason. > Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with the > above questions. > 5. Picture B. "All in the Family". 4 for Marc, Pete, and Stephen. > 6. Picture C. "Orange is the New Black". 4 for Marc and Stephen. > 7. Picture D. "Coronation Street". 4 for Peter. > 8. Picture F. "Frasier". 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Pete, and Stephen. > 9. Picture J. "Downton Abbey". 4 for Pete and Stephen. > 10. Picture L. "Mad Men". 4 for Dan Blum and Stephen. > the rot13 and identify the picture if you like for fun, but for > no points. > 11. "Grey's Anatomy". N. Joshua, Peter, Marc, and Stephen got this. > 12. "The Waltons". A. Joshua, Marc, Pete, and Stephen got this. > 13. "That '70s Show". G. Joshua, Marc, and Stephen got this. > 14. "The Sopranos". I. 4 for Peter. > 15. "Seinfeld". H. Peter, Marc, and Pete got this. > 16. "Breaking Bad". K. Joshua, Peter, Marc, Pete, and Stephen got this. > A1. "Babe" Zaharias, who lived only from 1914 to 1956, was > a leading athlete in many sports. She was also known by > her maiden name; give the *correct spelling* of that name. Didrikson. 4 for Dan Blum, Peter, and Stephen. 2 for Joshua. > A2. What was Babe's real first name? Mildred. 4 for Peter and Stephen. > * B. Zane (Literature) Zane Grey was also the subject of a question on "Jeopardy!" on 2016-07-11. The weird thing is that on the same episode they also asked about P.T. Barnum, who came up in an audio question we used in Game 8, played the *same day*; and they *also* asked about the Spanish Civil War starting in Morocco, which we asked about in Game 2; and on top of *that*, the winner of that day's game was a guy named Jason George, and one of the pubs where our league plays is named the Jason George! > 1912 saga featuring a Mormon woman named Jane Withersteen. > The title is 5 words and mentions a certain color of plant. > Name that plant or give the full title. ("Riders of the...") Purple Sage. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Marc, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > B2. Zane Grey was born in a small city which, you won't be > surprised, was founded by a relative of his. Name the city > or the state. Zanesville, Ohio. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > * C. Z-Axis (Science) > C1. What is the simple name for the shape represented by the > equation x² + y² + z² = 100? We just need a one-word answer. Sphere. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Marc, Pete, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. 3 for Erland. I scored "ellipsoid" as almost correct. A sphere *is* an ellipsoid, but that's not really as simple a name as "sphere", being derived from the more basic term "ellipse". > C2. Please answer the previous question before decoding the > rot13 for this one. What is the radius of that sphere? 10. (Also generously accepting 10 of any particular unit, e.g. 10 cm). 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Peter, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > D1. Georgy ["Gay-ORG-ee"] Zhukov was born in a village near > Moscow. Eventually he rose to play a leading role in his > country's war against *what enemy*? (Nazi) Germany. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Marc, Pete, Stephen, Jason, and Dan Tilque. > rot13 for this one. We call it a part of World War II, > but the Russians have their own name for their war against > Nazi Germany. In English, what is that name? Great Patriotic War. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Pete, Stephen, Jason, Dan Tilque, and Erland. > * E. Zoo (Geography) > E1. In what US city would you find the National Zoo? Washington. 4 for everyone. > E2. During the Cold War era, in what European city was Zoo > Station the primary terminus for long-distance trains? West Berlin. "West" was not required, but East Berlin was wrong. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, Erland, Peter, Stephen, and Dan Tilque. > * F. Zorro (Entertainment) > F1. What is the real name, or secret identity, of the famous > character generally known as Zorro? Don Diego de la Vega (accepting Diego or Vega). 4 for Joshua and Stephen. > the title "The Mark of Zorro". (Note, that's Mark with > an R.) Name *any one* of the three men who played Zorro > in them. Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in 1920, Tyrone Power in 1940, Frank Langella ["lang-JELL-uh"] in 1974. The 1998 movie with Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas was "The Mask of Zorro", with an S (now you know, Erland), and Guy Williams played Zorro in a TV series (it ran 1957-61), not a movie or TV-movie. Scores, if there are no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> Sci Mis Lit Spo Geo His Ent Cha SIX Stephen Perry 40 36 -- -- -- -- 36 44 156 Dan Blum 36 16 16 24 6 27 16 36 155 Joshua Kreitzer 20 28 16 20 12 20 16 38 142 Dan Tilque 40 8 0 20 12 12 0 32 124 Marc Dashevsky 36 20 8 20 4 4 16 16 116 Peter Smyth 32 8 -- -- 0 20 16 28 104 Pete Gayde 16 16 4 8 20 4 20 16 96 Erland Sommarskog 28 0 0 8 12 12 0 19 79 "Calvin" 35 12 0 12 0 16 -- -- 75 Bruce Bowler 36 0 0 20 -- -- -- -- 56 Jason Kreitzer 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 12 28 Björn Lundin 24 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- 24 -- Mark Brader | ...politicians are forever seeking a "level playing field": Toronto | it lets them talk out of both sides of their mouth. msb@vex.net | --Roland Hutchinson My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| swp <Stephen.W.Perry@gmail.com>: Sep 11 07:55AM -0700 On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 12:14:29 PM UTC-4, swp wrote: > this is rotating quiz #230. > the winner will be the first choice to set rq 231, in a manner of their choosing. and it's going to come down to the tie breakers folks! stay tuned! > please answer based only on your own knowledge; put all of your answers in a single posting, quoting the question before each one. > answer slates must be posted before 9pm edt (philadelphia/toronto time) on saturday, 2016-09-10, which gives aa bit over 6 days from the time of this posting. it's the next day as I score this. september 11th. the memories are still fresh from 15 years ago. > in case of a tie, the first tiebreaker will be who scored on the hardest questions; and the second tiebreaker will be who posted first. > correct answers are worth 1 point each. > have fun! up first, the expected answers. current events 1. on september 4th 2016, who was declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican? mother teresa 2. a magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted the north-central portion of what u.s. state on september 3rd? oklahoma 3. what is the name of the hurricane that made landfall in florida on september 2nd, 2016? hermine [note: am I the only one who kept saying 'hermione' first before correcting myself?] sports 4. college football season has begun in the u.s. what team was declared last season's national champion? alabama 5. name any of the 3 teams with 3 wins in 3 games in the english premier league as of september 4th manchester city, chelsea, manchester united 6. what team has the best record in major league baseball? chicago cubs politics 7. president obama is meeting with leaders from the g-20 major world economies in what eastern chinese city? hangzhou 8. name either the green party candidate or libertarian party candidate for president of the united states jill stein, gary johnson 9. who is the president of mexico? enrique peña nieto actors 10. dan aykroyd was nominated for an oscar in what 1989 film? driving miss daisy 11. born jerome silberman in milwaukee, he starred in such classic films as 'young frankenstein', 'blazing saddles', and 'willy wonka & the chocolate factory' gene wilder 12. the wife of <answer #11>, a comedic genius of the highest caliber gilda radner potpourri 13. nyc's russian tea room serves 31 varieties of this vodka 14. this canal, very near where I was born, officially opened august 15, 1914 panama canal 15. where would you find eyjafjallajökull? iceland name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 total ----------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- Dan T 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 11 Dan B 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 11 Marc D 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 Gareth 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 9 Erland 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 Peter S 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 Calvin 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 7 Mark B 1 1 1 0 0 * 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 7 ----------- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ----- totals 8 3 6 4 5 4 2 6 3 3 7 3 2 5 8 69 Dan answered on the harder questions, so the first tie-breaker rule is in effect. Dan Tilque is the winner! Congratulations Dan!! D! A! N! Dan! Dan! Dan! RQ 231 is yours to do with as you please. * Mark Brader's protest on question #6 is upheld. however, after lengthy discussion, this means that this type of wording regarding major league baseball can no longer be protested based on this precedent. I ruled this way because I can foresee a time when a similar question will come up regarding cricket or some other sport I am not familiar with, and I want to be able to protest that based on my ignorance as well. thank you each for playing. swp |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Sep 11 04:56PM -0700 swp wrote: > Dan answered on the harder questions, so the first tie-breaker rule is in effect. Dan Tilque is the winner! Congratulations Dan!! D! A! N! Dan! Dan! Dan! RQ 231 is yours to do with as you please. Thank you. It'll be up either later tonight or tomorrow. (OK, later tonight is tomorrow for many or you. Not sure, but I think I may be the only regular in the Pacific time zone.) -- Dan Tilque |
| GOLQ Mailing List <list@golq.org>: Sep 11 04:19PM -0700 RESULTS & ANSWER KEY for Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #355 (GOLQ355) (Correction) This correction is being issued due to an entry being inadvertently left out of the original issue. Changes were made to the team scoring list, individual song scores and song rating list. My apologies to the Village Idiots for this oversight. *************************************************************************** As this is being written it is raining here in NE Ohio. We need it, having had a hot and dry July and August. Thus was the inspiration for the theme: Wind and Rain. Every entrant ID'd it. Congratulations go out to the five top scoring teams: DEC & Friends, Dale Latimer, Delphi Trivia Club, The EJ'S & Co., and Village Idiots who only (like everyone else) missed T2 I hope everyone had fun with this; thanks to all who entered. Howard Teitelbaum has already posted the September quiz (GOLQ 356) - Mike Weaver _____________________________________________________________________________ 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+. DC DEC & Friends <cochran57&gmail.com> 2 various T01 500+. DL Dale Latimer <bob_homeo&intermail.net> 2 56 T01 500+. DT Delphi Trivia Club <rcwkid99&rochester.rr.com> 5 going grey T01 500+. EJ The EJ'S & Co. <ellisbromberg&gmail.com> 8 30+ T01 500+. VI Village Idiots (Doug, Michael, Andrew, Andy) 4 -- <MrJaded/MFPing/ARE7/Clete6&aol.com> T06 500.. RR Really Rockin' In Boston <rardini&cox.net> 7 60s,70s T06 500.. VH Virve Harkonen <Virve_Harkonen&hotmail.com> 1 35 T06 500.. WM Will McCorry <wmccorry&ca.inter.net> 1 58 09 440.. TT Team Teitelbaum <hat_pat&yahoo.com> 3 54-66 10 360.. NA NAVAIRHEADS <tompillion&skybest.com> 1 69 T11 340.. CO The Coasters <rns&san.rr.com> 5 63-67 T11 340.. VS Vito & The Salutations <Baileyl&colorado.edu> 5 boomers 13 100.. JR Jessica Raine <jraine&bostonconservatory.edu> 1 42 ---+-----+--+-----------------------------------------------------+--+--------- Place ID # on Score Name <E-mail address> team Age(s) ______________________________________________________________________________ The following table gives the individual scoring breakdown: #01-#25 #T1-#T2 . no answer . 0 incorrect answer x 1-19 partial credit - 20 full credit + 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 --+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+-- DC 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 +. DL 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 +. 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 +. 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 .. 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 .. 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 .. TT 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 .. NA 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . . 20 . 20 20 20 . . .. CO 20 20 20 20 . 20 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . . . 20 . 20 20 20 . .. VS 20 20 20 20 . 20 . 20 . 20 20 20 20 20 20 . . . 20 . 20 20 20 20 . .. JR . 20 10 . . 20 . . . . . 10 . 10 . . . . . . . 10 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# TT ______________________________________________________________________________ GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #355 ANSWERS: Answers are in the form: #number) Artist: "Title" (chart year) [peak Pop] {peak R&B} <xxx>...<yyy> 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").) "xxx",...,"yyy" = prior GOLQ(s) in which the song appeared, if any. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The secret way you hold my hand To let me know you understand The wind and rain upon your face The breathless world of your embrace #01) Anka, Paul: "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" (1958/59) [15] {-} <42><205> Who's tripping down The streets of the city Smiling at everybody she sees Who's reaching out to capture a moment #02) Association, The: "Windy" (1967) [1] {-} <93><225><306> I may go out to Alberta Weather's good there in the fall Got some friends that I could Go to working for #03) Bare, Bobby: "Four Strong Winds" (1964) [60] {n/c} <212> Well folks (he said blushing and shuffling his feet) it turns out that this is actually a song that was not eligible due to the "re-use" rule. It was used as a tie-breaker in GOLQ 334 (as by Ian & Sylvia) so it does not meet the 2 year minimum time period criteria. Fortunately, all the entrants knew at least the song title so I treated this as usual for scoring purposes. I am awaiting sentencing for my crime at the hands of the GOLQ executive committee. I hope they will temper justice with mercy, but I hear they can be pretty harsh. Dale Latimer commented: Most commonly associated with Canadian folk icons Ian & Sylvia, who (AFAIK) never charted with it stateside. The Brothers Four bubbled under with it in 1963, while Neil Young took it to #61 in 1979. Saving up your money for a rainy day Giving all your clothes to charity Last night the wife said Oh boy when you're dead #04) Beatles, The: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" (1969) [8] {-} <126><258> Team Teitelbaum: Written by John during their honeymoon. Only he & Paul appear on the recording; John doing lead & rhythm guitar, and Paul bass & drums. Now it will be My favorite memory That vision of you Standing there Oh, there in the mist How you sighed when we kissed #05) Boone, Pat: "With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair" (1959) [21] {-} The only girl I care about has gone away Looking for a brand new start But little does she know that when she left that day Along with her she took my heart #06) Cascades, The: "Rhythm Of The Rain" (1963) [3] {7} <16><88><139> Lead singer John Gummoe was born in Cleveland OH. Since my love has left me I'm so all alone I would bring her back to me But I don't know where she's gone I don't know where she's gone #07) Clark, Dee: "Raindrops" (1961) [2] {3} <22><120> A heart beats softly About to die Wandering alone at night Waiting for the Storm to pass away #08) Critters, The: "Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me" (1967) [39] {-} <204> And we went a little further You wanna hear the rest of it I might as well The wind blew her hair in the street #09) Diddley, Bo: "Say Man" (1959) [20] {3} <103> Although uncredited on the record, this insult fest features Diddley band member Jerome Green. Once on a high and windy hill In the morning mist Two lovers kissed And the world stood still #10) Four Aces featuring Al Alberts: "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" (1955/56) [1] {-} <140><267> In the spring of my life She came to me She brought sunshine Where winter winds had blown #11) Goldsboro, Bobby: "Autumn Of My Life" (1968) [19] {-} <218> Everything that's wonderful Is sure to come your way When you're in love to stay #12) Gore, Lesley: "Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows" (1965) [13] {-} <29><129> Thunder, lightning, wind and rain Love is storming inside my brain #13) Hamilton, Roy: "Don't Let Go" (1958) [13] {2} <4><139><279> Wind and storm Gone's the sun From the stars My dark has come #14) Hyland, Brian: "Tragedy" (1969) [56] {-} Several entrants said they were not aware of this version, but the lyrics pretty much duplicate the Thomas Wayne tune of 10 years earlier. If you have not heard it previously, here is a Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXaq4xkxTd4 Caught up in a summer shower Drying while it soaks the flowers Maybe we`ll be caught for hours Waiting out the sun #15) Lovin' Spoonful, The: "Rain On The Roof" (1966) [10] {-} <36><192> You touch me, I hear the sound of mandolins You kiss me, and with your kiss the world begins You're Spring to me, all things to me You're life itselF #16) Mathis, Johnny: "Wild Is The Wind" (1957/58) [22] {-} <139> Now the days are lonely The song of love is still They say that I'll forget you But I say I never will #17) Mendes, Sergio, & Brasil '66: "Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)" (1966/67) [71] {-} A nod to the Olympic games in Rio. Is it wetter underwater if you're there when it rains Is it shorter to New York, than it is by plane Between myself and I, I wonder who's the dumber Is it hotter down south than it is in the Summer #18) Pullins, Leroy: "I'm A Nut" (1966) [57] {-} There was a time my love was needed My life completed My dreams come true Then came the time my life was haunted My love unwanted All for you #19) Rainwater, Marvin: "Gonna Find Me A Bluebird" (1957) [18] {-} <141><228> The Hawk The Almighty Hawk Mister Wind Takes care of plenty business 'Round winter time #20) Rawls, Lou: "Dead End Street" (1967) [29] {3} <29><201><312> Like the winds that bring high tides You bring sorrow and grief You made me ashamed to face Mary Barely had the strength to tell Skies are not so black Mary took me back Mary has broken your spell #21) Robbins, Marty: "Devil Woman" (1962) [16] {-} <76><303> Every time it rains it rains #22) Skyliners, The: "Pennies From Heaven" (1960) [24] {-} <44><161><327> Sunshine, blue skies Please go away My girl has found another And gone away With her went my future #23) Temptations, The: "I Wish It Would Rain" (1968) [4] {1} <47><216><302> From Central Park To Pasadena's such a long way I feel so out of it Walkin' down Broadway #24) Trade Winds, The: "New York's A Lonely Town" (1965) [32] {-} <9><120><173> I love your love, All the things that lovers do now, baby, I can tell #25) Wind: "Make Believe" (1969) [28] {-} <139> For (by ranking) a reasonably popular song I was surprised that not many entrants recognized it. Dale Latimer commented: Produced by Bo Gentry, co-written by Joey Levine (Ohio Express, Reunion, etc.), lead vocal by Tony Orlando. My sweetheart's name is Sally Brown She used to live in Nassau town In a jealous fight I shot a man Now I have to run away to a far-off land So I roamed and I roamed for a long long time Trying to find peace of mind #T1) Aleong, Aki: "Trade Winds, Trade Winds" (1961) [101] {-} This song strongly reminds of of "Jamaica Farewell" See if you agree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9IPPRA9BIY . Dale Latimer: Much better known as an actor with 60 years of experience in films and TV. The lovely day we met I still remember well Who cared if it was wet 'Cause like the rain we fell An April afternoon #T2) Carson, Mindy: "A Rainy Day Refrain" (1950) [24] {-} I included this song for a couple of reasons. It fit the theme and it happens to be one first songs I can remember hearing on the radio often enough to sing(?) to my mother (poor Mom). At four years old my vocal talents had not yet come to full bloom. What I remember most is the "Da-dim Da-dum" part and probably drove Mom nuts with it. Here is a Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-pxbxQe__w _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 #02) Association, The: "Windy" 20.00 #06) Cascades, The: "Rhythm Of The Rain" 20.00 #23) Temptations, The: "I Wish It Would Rain" 19.23 #03) Bare, Bobby: "Four Strong Winds" 19.23 #12) Gore, Lesley: "Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows" 19.23 #14) Hyland, Brian: "Tragedy" 19.23 #22) Skyliners, The: "Pennies From Heaven" 18.46 #01) Anka, Paul: "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" 18.46 #04) Beatles, The: "The Ballad Of John And Yoko" 18.46 #10) Four Aces featuring Al Alberts: "Love Is A Many-Splendored Thing" 18.46 #13) Hamilton, Roy: "Don't Let Go" 18.46 #15) Hyland, Brian: "Tragedy" 16.92 #07) Clark, Dee: "Raindrops" 16.92 #08) Critters, The: "Don't Let The Rain Fall Down On Me" 16.92 #11) Goldsboro, Bobby: "Autumn Of My Life" 16.92 #19) Rainwater, Marvin: "Gonna Find Me A Bluebird" 16.92 #21) Robbins, Marty: "Devil Woman" 16.92 #24) Trade Winds, The: "New York's A Lonely Town" 15.38 #05) Boone, Pat: "With The Wind And The Rain In Your Hair" 15.38 #20) Rawls, Lou: "Dead End Street" 13.85 #09) Diddley, Bo: "Say Man" 13.85 #16) Mathis, Johnny: "Wild Is The Wind" 13.85 #17) Mendes, Sergio, & Brasil '66: "Constant Rain (Chove Chuva)" 13.85 #25) Wind: "Make Believe" 12.31 #18) Pullins, Leroy: "I'm A Nut" 7.69 #T1) Aleong, Aki: "Trade Winds, Trade Winds" 0.00 #T2) Carson, Mindy: "A Rainy Day Refrain I had guessed that T2 would be tough, but thought that "Say Man" and "Make Believe" would have been more recognized than they were. "I'm A Nut" scored much higher on the country charts, so I thought there would be more recognition carry-over. |
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