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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Aug 03 04:45PM -0700 Gareth has had an unfortunate occurance in his life (the nature of which is unknown to me), but it's bad enough that he can't contribute the next Rotating Quiz. So it's left to me as runner-up to produce the next RQ. Here it is: For this quiz, your job is to list as many names of real cities, towns, villages, municipalities, etc. that have two or more words in their name and the last of them are one of these: River, Creek, Brook, Falls, Rapids, or some other word that refers to a flowing stream. However, words about landforms that a stream might carve out (e.g. valley, canyon, ravine, gulch, etc.) are not allowed as that last word. Words about other forms of water (ocean, lake, glacier, etc.) are also out. It's possible that there may be more than one city with the same valid answer, in which case you get points for naming either or both. However, in those cases you must give their state/province/country or otherwise disambiguate them. For example, if the requirement was for cities with "City" in their name, you could just say "Oklahoma City" for that one, since there are no others, but for "Kansas City", you have to give the state. In fact, you'd want to list both "Kansas City, MO" and "Kansas City, KS" to get maximum points. So if you know the state/province, always give it in case there's some other place you haven't heard of with the same name. Only English words referring to streams are allowed. That means that Trois-Rivières is right out. Also note the requirement for the place to be real; fictional places like Bedford Falls are also right out. The name must be the current name of an existing city, town, etc. Previous names or names of places no longer in existence are not allowed. Scoring: You get one point for each valid answer you list. You get a two-point bonus for any valid answer the no one else in the quiz gives. The quiz will go for 5 days until sometime in the evening on 8 Aug 2017 my time (which is later than everyone else here). The usual rules about not using references, not reading others' answers, etc. apply. Suggestion: For best results, don't just generate a list and quickly send it off. Put it aside for a while and do something else. Additional answers will likely occur to you. As an exercise, I did this for names with "Falls" in them. I ended up with about a dozen, half of which came some time after my initial list. -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Aug 04 12:55AM -0500 Dan Tilque: > answer, in which case you get points for naming either or both. However, > in those cases you must give their state/province/country or otherwise > disambiguate them... So it's acceptable to give a bare city name only if you, Dan, know of exactly one place by that name? -- Mark Brader, Toronto | "It's been proven. Places stay clean until somebody msb@vex.net | drops the first piece of litter." -- TTC poster |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Aug 03 01:47PM > * Game 9, Round 4 - Entertainment - Musicians and their Cities > 4. Jay Z. Bronx, New York > as a first language even by children. They're also the location > of John Millington Synge's great play "Riders to the Sea". > What are the islands called? Scilly Islands > in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities > to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the > islands. Frisian Islands > of novels by Ann Cleeves features a police detective inspector > named Jimmy Perez. The title of the series is the same as that > of this less-than-tropical island group. Name it. Orkneys; Shetlands > 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, > Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and > yacht club. Name the island. Catalina Island > 5. The late Canadian author Austin Clarke was born on this Caribbean > island in 1934. Before moving to Toronto at the age of 21, he > grew up in its St. James region. What is the name of the island? Barbados > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Comoros; Seychelles > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faeroe Islands > James's novella "Daisy Miller", and served as a model for the > castle in Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid". What is > the name of the island? Otranto -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Marc Dashevsky <usenet@MarcDashevsky.com>: Aug 03 09:19AM -0500 In article <rZOdnSnz59nFWh_EnZ2dnUU7-dvNnZ2d@giganews.com>, msb@vex.net says... > 3. Kendrick Lamar. > 4. Jay Z. > 5. Muddy Waters. Chicago > 6. The Grateful Dead. San Francisco > 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. > 8. The Guess Who. Winnipeg > 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, > Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and > yacht club. Name the island. Catalina > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Comoros > France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on > this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest > of Mauritius. Reunion > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faroe -- Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address. |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Aug 03 06:00PM -0700 On Thursday, August 3, 2017 at 4:49:02 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 9, Round 4 - Entertainment - Musicians and their Cities Pass > in the North Sea feature a language that has great affinities > to English, especially the Old and Middle varieties. Name the > islands. Fresians > of novels by Ann Cleeves features a police detective inspector > named Jimmy Perez. The title of the series is the same as that > of this less-than-tropical island group. Name it. Orkneys, Shetlands > 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, > Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and > yacht club. Name the island. Hong Kong, Taiwan > 5. The late Canadian author Austin Clarke was born on this Caribbean > island in 1934. Before moving to Toronto at the age of 21, he > grew up in its St. James region. What is the name of the island? Barbados, Trinidad > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Mauritius? > France's top players, Dimitri Payet, was born and raised on > this island in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar and southwest > of Mauritius. Reunion > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faroes > James's novella "Daisy Miller", and served as a model for the > castle in Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid". What is > the name of the island? No idea. cheers, calvin |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 04 02:19AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:rZOdnSnz59nFWh_EnZ2dnUU7- > Green Bay, WI > Answers do not repeat. > 1. Jack White. Boston > 2. R.E.M. Seattle > 3. Kendrick Lamar. Bronx, New York > 4. Jay Z. Bronx, New York > 5. Muddy Waters. Chicago > 6. The Grateful Dead. San Francisco > 7. k.d. lang -- give either where she was born or where she grew up. Brooklyn, New York > 8. The Guess Who. Winnipeg > of novels by Ann Cleeves features a police detective inspector > named Jimmy Perez. The title of the series is the same as that > of this less-than-tropical island group. Name it. Grantchester > 4. In the movie "Chinatown", Jack Nicholson's private eye, > Jake Gittes, arrives on this island in front of its casino and > yacht club. Name the island. Santa Catalina > sovereign nation, the islands are the world's largest producer > of ylang-ylang, a perfume extracted from the flowers of the > cananga tree and an essential oil in aromatherapy. Comoros > 9. A self-governing region within the Kingdom of Denmark, these > islands are north of Scotland and located halfway between > Iceland and Norway. What are they called? Faroe > James's novella "Daisy Miller", and served as a model for the > castle in Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid". What is > the name of the island? Pete Gayde |
| "Chris F.A. Johnson" <cfajohnson@cfaj.ca>: Aug 03 07:25PM -0400 On 2017-08-01, Calvin wrote: > 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] is considered the founder of which form of visual art? Surrealism > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? New Zealand > 3 Which Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied to a tree and shot with arrows? > 4 The Dread Pirate Roberts was a character in which 1973 novel and its 1987 film adaption? The Princess Bride > 5 Valderrama golf course is located in which European country Spain > 6 Which former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991 after the Rose Revolution? Belarux > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Germany > 8 Which Shakespeare play opens with the line ???If music be the food of love, play on??????? Twelfth Night > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, soldiers should praise the Lord, and pass the what? Ammunition > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic -- Chris F.A. Johnson |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Aug 04 02:02AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Though mainly a writer, Frenchman Andre Breton [1896-1966] is > considered the founder of which form of visual art? > 2 Which country has the most sheep with around 200 million? Argentina > 3 Which > Christian saint and martyr is commonly depicted tied to a tree and > shot with arrows? St Augustine > which 1973 novel and its 1987 film adaption? > 5 Valderrama golf > course is located in which European country? Spain > 6 Which former Soviet > republic gained independence in 1991 after the Rose Revolution? Ukraine > 7 Namibia was once a colony of which colonial power? Germany > 8 Which > Shakespeare play opens with the line "If music be the food of love, > play on…"? Merchant of Venice > 9 According to a 1942 WW2 song by Frank Loesser, > soldiers should praise the Lord, and pass the what? Ammunition > 10 The Azores islands are located in which ocean? Atlantic > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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