Monday, January 25, 2021

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Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jan 24 03:12PM

msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:3PudnRga47hb85f9nZ2dnUU7-
> of some well-known pop and rock bands.
 
> 1. This group, formed in 1969, took its name from a book by
> W.H. Davies, "Autobiography of a _____".
 
Supertramp

> 2. This British pop duo took its name from the type of retail
> establishment where some of their friends worked.
 
Pet Shop Boys

> 4. This British heavy metal band took its name from the title of
> a Bob Dylan ballad. It's also a mild curse.
 
Judas Priest

> 5. This Scottish group is said to have chosen their name when
> their manager stuck a pin in a map of Michigan.
 
Bay City Rollers
 
> 7. This US pop group took its name from a colorful Australian
> expression for a very cold night in the outback.
 
Three Dog Night

> 8. This Australian pop group took its name from a road sign,
> punning that their work is "middle of the road".
 
Men at Work
 
> 9. This group's name is a deliberate misspelling of the name of
> a high-school teacher that some of the band members disliked.
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd

> obscenity; but even this softer form this wasn't enough for
> their record company, who insisted that they add two more words,
> producing a name that alludes to a well-known aphorism.
 
The Mothers of Invention

> ** Game 7, Round 10 - Canadiana Challenge Round
 
> * B. Quebec Institutions
 
> B1. In Quebec, "la SAQ" ["sack"] sells what sort of products?
 
alcoholic beverages
 
> B2. In Quebec, "le CEGEP" or "le cégep" ["SAY-zhep"] is what
> type of institution? Be sufficiently specific.
 
equivalent to a U.S. junior college/community college
 
 
> D1. Within 3, in what year did the Supreme Court of Canada
> unanimously decide that the term "person" in a law did not
> include women?
 
1920
 
> D2. Within 3, what was the first year that women had the right
> to vote in all 9 provinces?
 
1920

--
Joshua Kreitzer
gromit82@hotmail.com
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