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Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:23 am**

QoD July 11, 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 Monday, July 14.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

You still have a couple of hours to answer the July 10 questions if you have not done so already.

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Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:30 am**

andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 11, 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 Monday, July 14.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

You still have a couple of hours to answer the July 10 questions if you have not done so already.

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Wabash????

Ilium....Troy

love?????

breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:37 am**

QoD July 11, 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 Monday, July 14.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

I believe the banks of the Mississippi River have now reached Indiana

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

Illinois

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

Interstellar bowel syndrome

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

The right breast stroke, the left breast stroke, and the self stroke... in THAT order

LFHP

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:44 am**

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QoD July 11, 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 Monday, July 14.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

The Ohio probably goes between Indiana and Ohio, but I can't think of any rivers that start with I.

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

Ilium (Troy)

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

Influenza The influence/influenza is probably another crafty trick. Ha!

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke Hey, this question should have been about a week ago!

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:55 am**

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1. THE WABASH
2. TROY (NOT SCHNECTADY OR ALBANY)
3. INFLUENZA?
4. BUTTERFLY, BACKSTROKE, BREASTSTROKE

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:02 am**

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

The Wabash

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

I presume Ilium is the Greek name for Troy.

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

Astrology? (Is a delusion a disease?)

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

Breaststroke, Backstroke and Butterfly.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:22 am**

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?
Oh, geography...total guess that it is the Ohio River?? (I will be kicking myself if it is Mississippi which is my default guess for any river in the US)

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?
Troy

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?
Well it's got to be something old...and I'm guessing it starts with I...Influenza is the only thing I can think of. It doesn't sound related to stars but neither do tuberculosis or the bubonic plague, and they don't start with I. Okay, influenza, final answer.

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)
Ugh, my exboyfriend's brother was a swimmer so I should remember this...breaststroke, butterfly, and backstroke?

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:49 am**

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1. the Wabash
2. nope
3. nope
4. Breastroke, Butterfly, Backstroke

t.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 9:54 am**

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1. Wabash
2. Athens?
3. influenza?
4. backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly?

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:48 am**

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1. Wabash?

2. Troy (Ilion)

3. Influenza

4. Breaststroke (the fun one), backstroke and butterfly

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 11:13 am**

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As Sploofus pointed out this morning, geography is an embarassingly weak subject for me.
1. Wabash
2. Troy
3. Ill-advised smart ass remark to astrologer.
4. Backstroke, Butterfly, Breatstroke

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:44 pm**

andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 11, 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 Monday, July 14.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?
The Wabash? Other than the Ohio it is the only river in Indiana I can think of.

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?
Got me there. Since it deals with Troy I will guess that is the answer.

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?
Influenza

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)
Butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:38 pm**

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

Wabash?

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

I would guess Illium

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

Asthma (at least it has that ast- prefix)

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

Breast, Back, and Butterfly

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:44 pm**

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1. Wabash

2. Troy

3. Influenza? [Tempted to say "asterixis", but that is a symptoms, and not a disease in and of itself]

4. Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 1:47 pm**

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1. (should know this from all the flooding stories) the Illinois River?
2. Troy (Ilium)
3.
4. breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:36 pm**

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1. Wabash
2. Athens
3. Gastroenteritis

4. Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 3:37 pm**

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1. Wabash
2. Troy
3. Influenza
4. Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 4:46 pm**

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

The Wabash?

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

Going way back to High School in my head (OW! NO MORE WEDGIES!)...IIRC, Ilium was the Greek name for Troy.

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

Influenza? It's all I can think of.

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

Backstroke, breast stroke, and butterfly.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:01 pm**

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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 11, 2008

1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?
The Rio Wabash. (Did I mention that I'm learning Spanish?)

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?
Troy, a.k.a. Ilium

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?
Influenza

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)
Butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke. I can't do any of these, but I have an excellent dogpaddle.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:08 pm**

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1 - Wabash

2 - Troy

3 - Took me all day to remember this: I went around racking my brain for diseases that sounded like "astro-" or "stell-" something. Other than "astrocytoma" -- which is named for the star-shaped cells in the tumor, I had nothin'. And I knew it was something really simple, & that I had known it in the past. Hmmmmm....influence of the stars, stars, influ...INFLUENZA!!!! Whew

4 - Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke (not sure what order)

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 10:55 pm**

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1-
2-Ilion?
3-
4-Breastroke, Backstroke, Butterfly

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:37 am**

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?

Wabash

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?

Troy (Ilium)

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars?

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)

Breaststroke, Backstroke, Butterfly

Posted: **Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:33 pm**

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1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois? -- the Ohio? (kind of a reach, but I'm pretty sure it's not the Mississippi and I'm drawing a blank on others)

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state? -- Carthage

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars? -- here I was trying to think of Greek and Latin names for "star" when it just hit me: influenza

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three) -- butterfly, backstroke, and breaststroke

Posted: **Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:37 pm**

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AAARRRGGGHHHH!!! Wrong epic battle. I knew the answer but somehow I had "Aeneid" on the brain.

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Posted: **Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:28 pm**

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andrewjackson wrote: 1. What river forms part of the border between Indiana and Illinois?
Wabash

2. The Iliad got its name from the Greek name for what city-state?
Troy

3. What disease got its name from the belief that it was caused by the influence of the stars? Insomnia

4. What are the three required swimming strokes of the Individual Medley Olympic event? (One leg is Freestyle, I want to know the other three)
Backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly

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