- Calvin's Quiz #455 - 2 Updates
- Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz 356 (GOLQ356) - 1 Update
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Sep 02 05:31PM Calvin wrote: > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of > Rouen cathedral? Manet > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? Wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the > first atheist state? Albania > 4 In various games/sports (and particularly golf), which term allows > a player a second chance to perform an action, usually after the > first went badly wrong? Mulligan > 5 Which British cyclist (b. 1976) has won 6 Olympic and 11 World > Championship gold medals? Sir Chris Hoy > 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and 1956, with > Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title roles? North by Northwest > 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? Flags > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, > France in 1924? Winter Olympics > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based in which country? Nigeria > 10 Which so-called "Royal Sport" was banned in England in 1849? Peter Smyth |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Sep 03 03:15AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 What impressionist famously painted several different views of > Rouen cathedral? Monet > 2 Clogs are chiefly made from what raw material? Wood > 3 Which European country banned religion in 1967 and so became the > first atheist state? East Germany > 4 In various games/sports (and particularly > golf), which term allows a player a second chance to perform an > action, usually after the first went badly wrong? Mulligan > 6 Which film did Alfred Hitchcock make twice, in 1934 and > 1956, with Leslie Banks and James Stewart in the respective title > roles? The Man Who Knew Too Much > 7 A vexillologist is an expert in what? > 8 Which sporting event was held for the first time in Chamonix, > France in 1924? Winter Olympics > 9 The Islamist militia group Boko Haram is based > in which country? Nigeria > England in 1849? > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| The GOLQ Institute <list@golq.org>: Sep 02 08:23AM -0700 GOLDEN OLDIES LYRICS QUIZ #356 (GOLQ356) Welcome to the September edition of the quiz. There are two mini-themes, each of which encompasses roughly a half-dozen songs. One is fairly obvious, the other less so. -- Howard Teitelbaum ============================================================================ Blindly searching for lyrics on the Internet is not in the spirit of the GOLQs, and we disapprove of this practice. Entries are due by 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on Friday, September 30, 2016. E-mail early, because you can't be sure of how long it will take for your message to reach GOLQ World Headquarters. DO NOT POST your answers to any newsgroups, discussion forums, etc. E-mail your entry to <golq356@golq.org>. By using this address, you will be able to determine whether your entry has been received by viewing the GOLQ entry log at http://golq.org/cgi-bin/golqentry.cgi. Use this address only for GOLQ356-related mail. 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There you will find: - the GOLQ rules http://golq.org/rules.html - instructions for subscribing to the GOLQ mailing list - the current quiz http://golq.org/current.html - an archive of past quizzes and results http://golq.org/archive.html ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz #356 Recordings #01-25 were from 1955 through 1969 Due 5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) on Friday, September 30, 2016. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- And every now and then I spend my time at rhyme and verse And curse those faults in me #01) Our vacation time has come to an end Now I gotta get back to my studies again And make good grades so I can pass #02) You couldn't call him handsome But he's loaded with style Always wears a t-shirt And a great big smile #03) One day, little girl The sadness will leave your face As soon as you've won Your fight to get justice done #04) And these few precious days I'll spend with you These precious days I'll spend with you #05) Yeah, double beatin' Keep repeatin' #06) The fellas all tell me You're not very pretty They tell me to go out With Jane or Betty #07) I'll be alone each and every night While you're away, don't forget to write #08) Someone to hold Someone to love Someone to cherish From heaven above #09) The many ways you speak of love, I've heard before But it sounds so good every time Please say the part I love just once more Darling, I'm so glad you're mine #10) I don't need sunny skies for things I have to do 'Cause I stay home the whole day long and think of you #11) Cloudy waters cast no reflection Images of beauty lie there stagnant Vibrations bounce in no direction But lie there shattered into fragments #12) Before you ask some girl for her hand, now Keep your freedom for as long as you can, now #13) I saw you standing there I saw your big brown eyes And loved your raven hair #14) From my laboratory in the castle east To the master bedroom where the vampires feast The ghouls all came from their humble abodes To get a jolt from my electrodes #15) One of these early mornings, yeah Gonna be wipin' your weepin' eyes #16) Although it's always crowded You still can find some room For broken-hearted lovers To cry there in the gloom #17) Gone are the clouds That darkened your sky Gone are the tears I used to cry #18) I walked on over, and I asked her to dance Thinkin' maybe later on, we'll make romance #19) All my life, I've been shortchanged Without your love, baby, it's a crying shame And now I know what the fellas are talking about When they say that they been turned out #20) She was wearin' ginchy garments And her sweater fit her tight Her imported shoedebakers Meant some leopard lost a fight #21) The birds are singing and the children are playing There's plenty of work and the bosses are paying Not a sad word should a young heart be saying But fun is a bore and with money I'm poor #22) He flirted every step of the way I could hear every word he'd say My resistance was getting low And my feelings started to show My heart started pumpin', blood pressure jumpin' #23) To every word of love I heard you whisper The raindrops seemed to play a sweet refrain #24) Baby, I know we got troubles 'Cause these ain't easy times Seems this whole world's gone crazy #25) ------------ Tie-Breakers ------------ I want it (I want it) when the lights are low I want it (I want it) just before you go I want it (I want it) because I love you so #T1) Floatin' in the river With a saturated liver And I wish I could forgive her But I do believe she meant it When she told me to forget it And I bet she will regret it #T2) ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please fill in the following information (append at the end of each line): Name(s) = E-mail address = Age(s) [will be published if provided] = Number of people (including you) who contributed to your answers = ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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