QoD July 29, 2008
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QoD July 29, 2008
QoD July 29, 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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
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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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
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QoD July 29, 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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
The Eastern Argentina Retention Pond
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Dickeyland
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
The armpit
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Evil Squirrel
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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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
The Eastern Argentina Retention Pond
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Dickeyland
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
The armpit
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Evil Squirrel
LFHP
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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QoD July 29, 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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
PACIFIC OCEAN
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
ITHACA
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
UKELELE
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
UNICORN Boy, I bet they're really feared on the gridiron. Ha! Unless there's a bad ass mythical U creature I can't think of at the moment.
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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
PACIFIC OCEAN
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
ITHACA
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
UKELELE
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
UNICORN Boy, I bet they're really feared on the gridiron. Ha! Unless there's a bad ass mythical U creature I can't think of at the moment.
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
The La Plata River?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Ithaca! (or Ithaka, if you prefer the Greek spelling)
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukelele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorn?
The La Plata River?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Ithaca! (or Ithaka, if you prefer the Greek spelling)

3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukelele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorn?
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1 Ithica
2 South Atantic
3 Ukelele
4 A long time ago when the earth was still green,
There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen
They'd run around free while the earth was being born
The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
There was green alligators and long-necked geese
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
That's all I remember from my days in Molly Maguires Irish Pub on Rideau Street in Ottawa. A classic from the Canadian/Irish group the Irish Rovers
2 South Atantic
3 Ukelele
4 A long time ago when the earth was still green,
There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen
They'd run around free while the earth was being born
The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
There was green alligators and long-necked geese
Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees,
Some cats and rats and elephants but sure as you're born
The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
That's all I remember from my days in Molly Maguires Irish Pub on Rideau Street in Ottawa. A classic from the Canadian/Irish group the Irish Rovers
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
The Pacific Ocean?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Southern California?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorn
The Pacific Ocean?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Southern California?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorn
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. the Uruguai River?
2. Troy?
3. ukulele
4. unicorn?
2. Troy?
3. ukulele
4. unicorn?
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
No idea although based on the way the clue is worded I'll have to guess something like the Uruguay River? Uruguay Canal?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
If I remember correctly it's Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
No idea...and it starts with u?? The very popular u-drum?
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Again...u??? Since I just watched The Last Unicorn I'll guess unicorn, although I'm sure it's more manly than that.
No idea although based on the way the clue is worded I'll have to guess something like the Uruguay River? Uruguay Canal?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
If I remember correctly it's Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
No idea...and it starts with u?? The very popular u-drum?
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Again...u??? Since I just watched The Last Unicorn I'll guess unicorn, although I'm sure it's more manly than that.
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 29, 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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
Pacific Ocean
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Greece.
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukelele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorn
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 29, 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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
Uruguay River? I know there is one, just not sure if it makes up the western border. Was there ever a "Western Uruguay"?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Sparta?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Don't know but the obvious answer would seem to be Unicorn.
Uruguay River? I know there is one, just not sure if it makes up the western border. Was there ever a "Western Uruguay"?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Sparta?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Don't know but the obvious answer would seem to be Unicorn.
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. Rio de la Plata
2. Ithaca
3. ukelele
4. unicorn? My granny even lives there!
2. Ithaca
3. ukelele
4. unicorn? My granny even lives there!
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 29, 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 Wednesday, July 30.
No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 29, 2008
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
Uruguay River
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele (I used to spell this word wrong, but I finally learned. That's what Yale can do for you!)
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorns. Go, Unicorns!
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
Lake Titicaca? (any excuse to say Titicaca is welcomed)
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorns? If so it's also the nickname of my daughter's high school - the North Carolina School of Science and Math - except for the swim team. They're the narwahls.
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water? -- This may be the end of my recent lucky streak; I'll have to WAG Lake Titicaca as the Amazon is to the north and I think it is to the south and west of Rio de la Plata
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom? -- Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”? -- given the theme, I'll go with ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas? -- again given the theme, I'll say the unicorn even though it sounds like it'd be kind of a girly mascot for a football team
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom? -- Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”? -- given the theme, I'll go with ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas? -- again given the theme, I'll say the unicorn even though it sounds like it'd be kind of a girly mascot for a football team
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
Lake Titicaca? I doubt it, but I just wanted to say "Titicaca".
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorns?
Lake Titicaca? I doubt it, but I just wanted to say "Titicaca".
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Ithaca
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
Unicorns?
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. Rio de la Plata
2. Ithaca
3. ukulele
4. unicorn
2. Ithaca
3. ukulele
4. unicorn
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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andrewjackson wrote:QoD July 29, 2008
1. The official name of Uruguay is the Eastern Republic of Uruguay named for its location east of what body of water?
Well, it's the river between Uruguay and Argentina... isn't it simply the Uruguay River?
2. Ulysses (aka Odysseus) was ruler of what kingdom?
Argh. I'm going to kick myself, I'm sure.... Corinth?
3. What musical instrument’s name can be translated as “jumping flea”?
Ukulele
4. What mythical creature is the nickname of the sports teams at New Braunfels High School in Texas?
the Unicorn
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3. ukulele
4. unicorn?
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3. ukulele
4. unicorn?
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Re: QoD July 29, 2008
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1. Rio de la Plata
2. Ithaca
3. Ukulele
4. Unicorns
2. Ithaca
3. Ukulele
4. Unicorns
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