Sunday, March 26, 2023

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

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 26 12:21PM +0200


> 1. Battling mass unrest against his rule, Ukraine's president faced
> demands from the opposition this week for a constitutional
> change that would seriously curtail his powers. Who is he?
 
Yanokovich

> 2. The US Federal Reserve made a historic appointment this week
> when it named a female chair. What is her name?
 
Janet Yellen

> book-burnings in the English cities of Bolton and Bradford,
> and firebombings of 5 British and 2 California bookstores.
> What novel?
 
The Satanic Verses (If I've botched the title, blame it on that I had
to translate it from the Swedish name.)

> profession charged with burning the possessions of anyone caught
> possessing books. What name, which would undoubtedly appear
> ironic to the reader, was used for this profession in the book?
 
Fire fighter

> 7. The night of 1933-05-10 has gone down as one of the most
> ominous mass book-burnings of all time. Upward of 25,000
> volumes were burned. Who was behind these book-burnings?
 
Adolf Hitler

> But anyway, in 2003, which musical group's records were burned
> after they declared that they were "ashamed that the President
> of the United States is from Texas"?
 
Dixie Chicks

> 10. This claim made by John Lennon led to public burnings of
> Beatles records and memorabilia in August 1966. What was
> Lennon's controversial statement?
 
Beatles more popular than Jesus Christ


> * Game 5, Round 3 - Canadiana - Canadian Wood-Frame House Construction
 
Hm, I think I will stop reading right there.
Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Mar 26 12:15PM +0200


> In the original game this one was made somewhat harder because instead
> of "Cream", the question writer wrote the name of Clapton's next group,
> Blind Faith!
 
I would rather say that this made the question easier, since Blind
Faith had four members, so there were more people to guess from!
 
In any case, Ginger Baker is a correct answer no matter the group.
(The other two were Rich Grech and Steve Winwood.)
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