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QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:13 am
by andrewjackson
QoD July 9, 2008

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Thursday, July 10.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.


1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?


You still have a couple of hours to answer the July 8 questions if you have not done so already.

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Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:41 am
by Here's Fanny!
Spoiler
QoD July 9, 2008

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Thursday, July 10.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.


1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

Ganges

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

Gauguin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

Neptune

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?

Go

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:49 am
by tlynn78
Spoiler
1. Ganges
2. Gaugin
3. nope
4. Go
t.

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:59 am
by wintergreen48
I made a change to spoilerize this.

Spoiler
1. Probably Ganges or Indus. Go with Ganges, final answer

2. Gaugin?

3. Where is Uranus?

4. Go?

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:13 am
by mcd1400de
Spoiler
andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 9, 2008

1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?
The Ganges

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?
Gaugin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)
Uranus
(heh, heh... he said "Uranus", heh, heh)

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?
Go

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:25 am
by NellyLunatic1980
Spoiler
1. Ganges?
2. Paul Gauguin?
3. Jupiter?
4. Go

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:32 am
by gsabc
Spoiler
1. Ganges
2. Gaughin (sp?)
3. Jupiter?
4. Go

Today's episode is brought to you by the letter "G".

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:07 am
by MarleysGh0st
Spoiler
1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

The Ganges?


2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

Paul Gauguin (sp?)

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

Ace's favorite, Uranus!

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?

Go

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:12 am
by Rexer25
Spoiler
1. Gambia
2. Gaugan (sp)
3. Just in Ace's memory, I want to say Uranus, but I really think the right answer is Neptune.
4. Go

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:07 pm
by TheConfessor
Spoiler
andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 9, 2008

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Thursday, July 10.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.


1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?
Ganges

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?
Gaugin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)
Neptune

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?
Go

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:31 pm
by jsuchard
Spoiler
1. [Either Indus or Ganges. I will go with...] Ganges
2. Gaugin [I see your theme this time!]
3. Uranus? [Either that or Neptune]
4. Go

G[ee] whiz!

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:41 pm
by jarnon
Spoiler
1. Ganges
2. Gaugin
3. Uranus
4. go
I checked Wikipedia, and
Spoiler
I always confuse Uranus and Neptune. I made a similar error last month.

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:17 pm
by kroxquo
OK, I think I've finally figured out the theme of these puzzles.
Spoiler

1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

Ganges

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

Gaugin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

Taking a guess - Uranus

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?

Go

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:42 pm
by KillerTomato
Spoiler
1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

The Ganges River

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

Paul Gaugin?

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

Can't be Saturn, then. Uranus?

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?

Sounds like Go.
Had to fix my bolding.

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:07 pm
by JBillyGirl
Spoiler
1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers? -- the Ganges?

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903? -- Gauguin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star) -- Neptune? (I think Uranus was the Herschel guy or someone like that)

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game? -- go

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:21 pm
by LookingForHumorPoints
QoD July 9, 2008

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Thursday, July 10.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.


1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

Joan Rivers

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

David Crosby

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

Planet of the Apes

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?

Candy Land


LFHP

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:37 pm
by tanstaafl2
andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 9, 2008

2 points per correct answer, 10 points if you get all four correct. Answer with a Spoiler tag in one post in this thread before noon CDT on Thursday, July 10.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

Spoiler
1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?
Lessee, today is G so I'm gonna guess Ganges.

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?
Paul Gauguin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)
Hmm, probably one of two. I will guess Uranus.

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?
Go?

Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:54 pm
by etaoin22
Spoiler

1 - Ganges

2 - Gauguin

3 - Uranus

4 - Go.
[/spoiler]

Re: QoD July 9, 2008

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:04 am
by AnnieCamaro
Spoiler
andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 9, 2008

1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?
The Ganges

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?
Mr. Paul Gaughin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)
Neptune

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?
Go
I'm back. They found me out at the Bed and Biscuit. That is, maybe they found me out. Nobody yelled at me or anything, but after I posted last week, they started locking the door of the office that had the computer I used, and sometimes I thought a couple of the vet techs were looking at me funny, but maybe they just liked looking at me. It's hard to tell.

Anyway, my mom finally came to get us, so I have my laptop back. I'm going to go see if I can still play yesterday's questions.

/:P\

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:01 am
by DadofTwins
Spoiler

1. Ganges
2. Go-gan (however you spell it)
3. Neptune
4. Go

Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:31 pm
by mrkelley23
I'm posting at 1:30 CDT on Thursday, so feel free to make these JFF:
Spoiler

1. Ganges
2. Gauguin
3. Venus
4. Go?

Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:03 pm
by andrewjackson
ANSWERS

QoD July 9, 2008


1. What river is formed by the confluence of the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers?

Ganges

2. What artist was a sailor, stockbroker, and laborer on the Panama Canal before dying in the Marquesas Islands in 1903?

Paul Gauguin

3. John Gottfried Galle was the first person to observe, and recognize, which planet? (Galileo actually saw it first but thought it was a star)

Neptune. Herschel was the guy that found Uranus.

4. Seki, gote, senti, sabaki, and atari are all terms used in what board game?

Go

POINTS

5 people got them all. Hurray for y'all!

Fanny - 10
Confessor - 10
JBG - 10
AnnieC - 10
DadofTwins - 10
tlynn - 6
wintergreen - 6
mcd - 6
Nelly - 6
gsbac - 6
Marley - 6
Rexer - 6
jsuchard - 6
jarnon - 6
kroxquo - 6
KT - 6
tanstaafl - 6
etaoin - 6
mrk - 6
LFHP - 2

Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:58 am
by MarleysGh0st
andrewjackson wrote:Herschel was the guy that found Uranus.
D'oh!

I was too quick to give a shout-out to Ace. :oops: