Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Digest for rec.games.trivia@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 2 topics

Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 17 02:29AM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:tpKdnVllG6i1Ky3CnZ2dnUU7-
 
> 1. The traditional Indian dress for the lower part of the body,
> consisting of a piece of unstitched cloth draped over the hips
> and legs.
 
Dhoti
 
 
> 2. A high-quality fabric, usually silk and wool, often dyed black
> and used for mourning.
 
Pashmina
 
 
> 3. A form of Indonesian tie-dying.
 
Ikat
 
> 4. A woman's small triangular shawl for the neck and shoulders.
 
Crepe de chine
 
> 5. Fabric with a pattern woven into it.
 
Kurta
 
> 6. A delicate lace.
 
Pelisse
 
> 7. The coat of a newborn lamb, or cloth made to resemble the same.
 
Vicuna
 
> 8. A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
 
Zucchetto
 
> 9. A high laced boot.
 
Buskin
 
> 10. A Chinese dress with a slit skirt and mandarin collar.
 
Cheongsam
 
> He became a Tory MP and held cabinet posts including Minister
> of National Revenue.
 
> 2. She was born in Israel in 1965. This cellist """has""" won five
Juno
> Awards for best classical album or instrumentalist.
 
Sol Gabetta
 
 
> 10. Born in Trinidad in 1941, she opened a Vancouver family medical
> practice. She became a Liberal MP in 1993 and served 1996-2002
> as Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Status of Women.
 
Pete Gayde
Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Nov 17 02:23AM

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> wrote in
 
> Have fun!
 
> 1. Murray Head has recorded a couple of solo albums, but he possibly
> most known for playing the role of which biblical person?
 
Pontius Pilate
 
 
> 4. Toronto Titans, LA Current and London Roar are all teams in which
> sport? (Hint: this is a sport where having teams is kind of new
> thing.)
 
Rowing
 
> composition in that group might be "Teen Town". After leaving the
> group, he had his own big bad. Sadly, he died in a bar brawl, only
> 35 years old. Who am I talking about?
 
Jaco Pastorius
 
 
> 7. In Sweden, Gerd is a woman's name. But in Africa, Gerd is a bone
> of contention between two countries. Name any of them.
 
DR Congo
 
 
> 8. We learnt in a recently reposted quiz from Mark that the first
> non-leap year to have Olympic Games was 1900. Which was next
> non-leap year when Olympic Games were held?
 
1902
 
> worldpopulation.de? You will get one point if any of these are
> correct, regardless if you give an incorrect answer to the other
> question. There is no bonus if you get both right.
 
Pete Gayde
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