| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Apr 07 12:42PM +0200 > Are you sure this is from a Toronto pub quiz? That seems like a reasonable > question for a Stockholm quiz (and I am quite sure not everyone would > get it right.) And you can count me in on that one. > Halmstad. What a complete brainfart! Lagan runs through Laholm which is south of Halmstad. The river that runs through Halmstad is Nissan. And I should know this! (Halmstad is the administrative centre of Hallands län and could count as a "non-national capital". It's very difficult to claim something similar about Laholm.) > Or is there a (more significant) river with the same name elsewhere? I had to look it up. And indeed there is. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Apr 07 02:10PM > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous > 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for > "bearded ones"? Mozambique > 2. What is the two-word French cooking term for a bundle of herbs > tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.? bouquet garni > 3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man > in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game? Monopoly > 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander > Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous > novel? Robinson Crusoe > 5. Which music style shares its name with a nymph in Greek > mythology? calypso > 6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means > "the fragrant one"? curry > 8. Pleasant times are sometimes referted to as *what* days, from > the Greek word for "kingfisher"? halcyon > 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"? Colorado > 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in > 1778? Sandwich Islands > C2. Which politician said, "I am trying to put Quebec in its > place -- and the place of Quebec is in Canada"? First and > last name required. Pierre Trudeau > * D. Subatomic Particles > D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what > subatomic particle do beta rays consist of? electrons > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with > the previous question. Nycun enlf pbafvfg bs ahpyrv bs > gur ngbzf bs *juvpu ryrzrag*? hydrogen; helium > E1. What term is used to describe a musical work similar to an > opera, only it must have a religious narrative and there > are no costumes or scenery? oratorio > E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from > an opera. typicall humorous > * F. Banned by the BBC > F1. Which Beatles song did the BBC ban because it was perceived > as having a drug-related theme? Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 02:31PM -0500 Erland Sommarskog: > (Halmstad is the administrative centre of Hallands län and could count as > a "non-national capital"...) In any case "län" is usually translated into English as "county", and the administrative center of a county is usually called the "county seat" in North America or "county town" in England, but not the "capital". But in a country where "counties" are the first level of subdivision of the whole country, I do concede that there'd be a case for accepting it, if it was otherwise correct. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "Able was I ere I saw Panama." My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Apr 08 03:16AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-aGdnV5IYPUfGzTBnZ2dnUU7- > ** Game 6, Round 9 - Miscellaneous > 1. Which country's name stems from the Portuguese words for > "bearded ones"? Mozambique > tied together and used to flavor soups, etc.? > 3. "Rich Uncle Pennybags" -- a round-faced, mustachioed old man > in a top hat -- serves as the mascot for what board game? Monopoly > 4. The real-life trials and tribulations of isolation of Alexander > Selkirk were at least partly the inspiration for which famous > novel? The Count of Monte Cristo > 5. Which music style shares its name with a nymph in Greek > mythology? Baroque > 6. The name for which indispensable part of Indian cuisine means > "the fragrant one"? Curry > 7. Which synonym for luxury and elegance is also the name of a > Swiss hotel tycoon? Tiffany > 8. Pleasant times are sometimes referted to as *what* days, from > the Greek word for "kingfisher"? Halcyon > 9. Which western US state's name translates as "ruddy" or "red"? Idaho > 10. What tasty name did Captain Cook give to the Hawaiian Is. in > 1778? Spice Islands > cricket World Cup. From 2005 to 2014 he served as Chancellor > of Bradford University in England. And today he is Prime > Minister of Pakistan. Who? Khan > * B. Rivers > B1. Which major city lies at the mouth of the Yarra River? St Petersburg > B2. Which non-national capital city does the river Lagan run > through? Barcelona > * C. Canada/Quebec Quotations > C1. In 1967 what famous person said from the Montreal city hall, > "Vive le Québec libre" -- or "Long live free Quebec"? DeGaulle > * D. Subatomic Particles > D1. When we refer to alpha, beta, and gamma rays -- what > subatomic particle do beta rays consist of? Quarks > D2. Please decode the rot13 only after you have finished with > the previous question. Nycun enlf pbafvfg bs ahpyrv bs > gur ngbzf bs *juvpu ryrzrag*? Carbon; Oxygen > E1. What term is used to describe a musical work similar to an > opera, only it must have a religious narrative and there > are no costumes or scenery? Oratorio > E2. Name any of the ways that an operetta is different from > an opera. Generally shorter in length > * F. Banned by the BBC > F1. Which Beatles song did the BBC ban because it was perceived > as having a drug-related theme? Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds > was a hit in 1969 in many countries. The BBC banned the > lyrics as they were considered too explicit, instead playing > only an instrumental version. Name the song. Pete Gayde |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 07 02:38PM -0500 Mark Brader: >>> to be held hostage until Israeli commandos successfully rescued >>> almost all of them -- at the airport at *what city*? >> Entebbe, Uganda. 4 for Dan Blum, Dan Tilque, Joshua, and Pete. Erland Sommarskog: > but it's appears to be part of greater Kampala, and I find it difficult > to believe that the airport is there mainly for the benefit of Entebbe > itself. I knew that Entebbe was a separate city but didn't know the actual name of the airport there, and for some reason I decided that instead of looking it up -- in fact it's Entebbe International -- that I'd just change the wording to ask for the city, as I had done in one or two other questions. But I also didn't realize that it was a separate city *near Kampala* and that Entebbe International is the main airport for Kampala. So, 4 for Erland also. Scores, if there are *now* no errors: GAME 6 ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST TOPICS-> Geo His Spo Lit Sci Ent FOUR Joshua Kreitzer 38 36 36 36 8 40 150 Dan Blum 36 28 34 31 8 36 137 Dan Tilque 40 24 36 28 8 4 128 "Calvin" 32 20 35 25 6 16 112 Erland Sommarskog 36 32 28 0 8 0 104 Pete Gayde -- -- 20 26 15 32 93 Bruce Bowler -- -- 24 35 -- -- 59 -- Mark Brader There are people on that train! Toronto Sure, they're Canadians, but they're still people! msb@vex.net -- Paul Gross, "Due South" My text in this article is in the public domain. |
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