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Subject: RA QUIZ PART III From: GUEST,greg stephens Date: 22 Jun 02 - 03:59 PM Starting new thread, hope someone will stick them together. Only question 14 left to do, plus an explanation of why 29 is Halifax. Jeri is currently ahead on points but Liland and Snuffy are in with a chance. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: GUEST Date: 22 Jun 02 - 04:11 PM What does RA stand for? |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Haruo Date: 22 Jun 02 - 04:25 PM Our educated guess is it means "Round the Americas", by analogy to RB which was "Round Britain" ("Round" in the sense of "Around", not "Circular or spherical or approximate"). It's a circuit of both American continents starting and ending at New York. BTW, Greg, I'm not claiming Halifax. I thought it might be the answer (mainly on its location) and because my efforts to come up with an appropriate song led me via Montego Bay to Barrett's Privateers. But what it has to do with bisuity liqueur is surely Miss Bailey. Another song quite entirely. Liland |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Haruo Date: 22 Jun 02 - 04:27 PM Sorry, forgot the clickie: Liland |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: GUEST Date: 22 Jun 02 - 04:27 PM Thank you Liland |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Haruo Date: 22 Jun 02 - 04:36 PM 14 anything to do with Clementine? Liland |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: GUEST,greg stephens Date: 22 Jun 02 - 07:04 PM nothing to do with the song Clementine...except for the desirable metal and the date which should lead you rapidly to the answer...think about who's famous for friendly animals. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jeri Date: 22 Jun 02 - 08:30 PM Greg, I'd just like to tell you that you're driving me EFFING NUTS!!! Texas? No. I don't know who's famous for friendly animals. AND I've been through every blasted song in the DT with "forty nine" or "49" in it. What sort of animals? Are they famous in the US as well as the UK? DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!!!! |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Haruo Date: 23 Jun 02 - 01:20 AM I've been tied up for 7 hours at the Fremont Fair (my job is to guard the church parking lot and make sure no sinners try to park in it, or at least not so many of them that we saints can't find a space), and while I didn't think Clementine was it I'm glad the metal and the date are right. Jeri, Texas is not geographically sound. We're looking for someplace/somesong between LA and Astoria, n'est-ce pas? In addition to the Kingdom Kluze. Vegetable coiffure? Liland |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: GUEST,greg stephens Date: 23 Jun 02 - 03:10 AM well i don't know what other hints to give....maybe i should just say the friendly animals are associated with the person the place is named after, not the place itself. and the musical allusion refers to the pretty vegetable coiffure |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Hrothgar Date: 23 Jun 02 - 05:50 AM Sacramento? |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 23 Jun 02 - 06:37 AM Not Sacramento: there's is plenty of gold so I've been told on the banks of Sacramento, but it's not the answer to this clue. There's three things have to fit in, not justt the desirable mineral connection. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jeri Date: 23 Jun 02 - 08:44 AM Well, (DUH!!!) the place is San Francisco. (DUH) Still looking for the song, though. (duh, duh, DUH!!!!) |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jeri Date: 23 Jun 02 - 09:24 AM Thought it was Flora, the Lily of the West, but there's no mention of San Francisco or the vegetable matter being related to hair, and if it IS this, I'm going to kick you TWICE. Hog-Eye Man has gold (hair) and vegetables (peas) but the woman in question isn't wearing the peas in her hair. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 23 Jun 02 - 09:51 AM Yes it is San Francisco. Well done. Took your time though. But please explain the friendly animals. And the "pretty vegetable coiffure", which is the musical connection. I've already expained that's its not vegeatble as in pototatoes and peas, its vegetable as in vegetable kingdom/animal kingdom. So, whats the prettist kind of vegetable matter? |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 23 Jun 02 - 09:58 AM When you're in San Francisco, be sure to wear a flower in your hair. Or perhaps a strand of brocolli? :-) Jerry |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 23 Jun 02 - 10:06 AM Thank you, Jerry. At least there's one person around who can remember what went on in the 60's! And the friendly animals?..a God-fearing boy like you will know that. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jeri Date: 23 Jun 02 - 10:15 AM Duh. Duh, duh, duh, etc...duh. Good one, Jerry! |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jeri Date: 23 Jun 02 - 10:17 AM San Fransico named after St Francis of Assisi. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 23 Jun 02 - 02:33 PM Well that's all the answers. Well done everyone. I'll just do a bit of calculation to see who wins the every lavish PRIZE, and return with info plus a full list of answers shortly. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 23 Jun 02 - 02:51 PM A final comment, now that it looks like Jeri is the winner... Of course I remember the sixties... I went to Woodstock. The only other Catter I remember seeing there was Kendall, wearing a tie-dyed shirt and some love beads. I'm not sure, but I think he was wearing a flower in his hair and listening to Donovan....:-)
Do I get an assist for Jeri? The other Jerry |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Noreen Date: 23 Jun 02 - 07:17 PM Well done, you lot! (Snuffy & I have been busy singing at Alcester & Arden Festival-wonderful!- this weekend, otherwised we'd have slaughtered you.... *grin*) |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Haruo Date: 23 Jun 02 - 07:22 PM I may be a bit more competition now that I have an idea how the things work, if one is held when we're not doing Street Fair or some other excuse to avoid the monitor. Thanks, greg and all and congrats Jeri, Liland |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jeri Date: 23 Jun 02 - 08:11 PM I'm usually at work when you start these, Greg, so many questions are already answered by the time I see it. Nice to have a chance at one! Jerry I'd be perfectly happy to concede half a point for the song. I'm suspicious about you having been at Woodstock based on the fact you remember being there. Kendall probably had a crew cut back then, as I believe it's possible he had hair at that time! |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Jerry Rasmussen Date: 23 Jun 02 - 10:18 PM Jeri: I still have my tickets to prove it. I remember seeing Geraldo Rivera (no relation,) holding two Woodstock tickets (which are apparently worth a lot of money now) and accidently ripping them. It was more exciting than watching the live coverage of the opening of Al Capone's vaults. I went with a friend of mine, and by the time we got to the fenced in area, we just had to be careful not to trip over the fence as we walked over it. We left after the wild thunderstorm, when the performers had to temporarily get off stage. I could only stay that day because my wife(now ex-wife) was nearing her delivery date for the birth of our oldest son. I wasn't at the second Woodstock... Neither was Kendall from what I know. I think he was at Lobsterstock that weekend.:-) Jerry with a y. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 24 Jun 02 - 03:01 AM PRIZE ANNOUNCEMENT: if Snuffy and jeri would PM me their addresses their prizes will arrive in due course. Jeri answered most questions, but only after help with hints .Snuffy answered most unaided questions. So I wont be picky about trying to come up with an actual score: I'll just declare it a draw. WEll done everyone and thank you for participating. |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: Noreen Date: 24 Jun 02 - 05:08 AM (I'm enjoying my prize from the RB quiz right now- thank you, greg, it's lovely! Noreen) |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 25 Jun 02 - 12:56 PM Better wrap this quiz up, before starting the next one. here are all the answers and explanations. 1: NEW YORK.Song"Engine 33" by Larry(Inobu) Otway, via Engine 143 aka George Alley's FFV akaWreck onthe C&O Road, Carter Family et al. "I'd rather die for the engine I love one hundred and forty three 2: CHESAPEAKE BAY. Song (aka Queen of the Chesapeake Bay" contains moon, spoon, tune rhymes). 3: BALTIMORE. Song "The Flying Cloud" ( "the pride of Baltimore") 4: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA (starting point of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land", allusion to Moses as played by Charlton heston) 5: TAMPA. Slide guitaristTampa Red was blues partner of Georgia Tom, who got religion, became Thomas A Dorsey and wrote "Take my hand, precious Lord) 6: BAY OF MEXICO (Round the Bay of Mexico, Way hay Santianna) 7: VENEZUELA. (Song If she loved others I couldnt say But I think she'll do to pass away To pass away the time in Venezuela) 8: GIRL FROM IPANEMA. (Hit for Stan Getz, Astrid Gilberto, each day as she walks to the sea,she looks straight ahead not at me 9: CAPE HORN(Song Paddy Lay Back, "Bound for Valparaiso round the Horn") 10: VALPARAISO (ditto) (continued) |
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Subject: RE: RA QUIZ PART III From: greg stephens Date: 25 Jun 02 - 01:19 PM 11: CALLAO (Song "Doodle let me go" Wish I was back in Madam Gashay's Down in Callao Hoorah me yellow girls Doodle let me go) 12: TIJUANA (Taxi and Brass) 13: LOS ANGELES (Final destination of "Promised Land") 14: SAN FRANCISCO (Gold Rush, tamed animals, "Be sure to wear a flower in your hair") 15: ASTORIA (mouth of Columbia river, Woody Guthrie song "Grand Coulee Dam" Comes roaring down the canyon to meet that salty tide) 16: PUGET SOUND (Song: Acres of Clams "The country they call Puget Sound") 17: NORTH WEST PASSAGE (Song Lord Franklin. The Eskimos in their skin canoes Were the only ones who could ever get through) 18:FROBISHER BAY (James Gordon's song (Frozen in) Frobisher Bay). 19: QUEBEC. Song "Bold General Wolfe" starts "One Monday morning as we set sail. "No great matter" was Wolfe's somewhat callous remark referring to possible Highland Scottish casualties. I hope Malcolm Douglas will inform us he never said it) 20: HALIFAX (Song Unfortunate Miss Bailey A captain bold in Halifax ......... He took to drinking ratafia and thought upon Miss Bailey . (Ratafia is a wine and a biscuit/cookie) 21: NEW YORK (so nice they named it twice) |
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