QoD - August 11, 2008

[MarleysGh0st]

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 EDT on Tuesday, August 12.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.



1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?



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[jarnon]

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1. Flanders
2. Asimov
3. Austria, Turkey
4. French

[NellyLunatic1980]

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1. Flanders
2. Ray Bradbury?
3. Italy and Russia?
4. Dutch?

[wintergreen48]

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1. Flanders

2. Isaac Asimov

3. Turkey and Austria

4. Froggish, aka French

[LookingForHumorPoints]

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 EDT on Tuesday, August 12.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.



1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Oz

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Al Gore

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Djibouti and Belize

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

Elven


LFHP

[Here's Fanny!]

Spoiler

1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Flanders Thanks for the hint, I'm much better at poetry than geometry. Ha!


2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Isaac Asimov


3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Austria and Hungary


4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

So it's a 50/50 shot? French

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Flanders

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Austria, Hungary

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

Flemish

[andrewjackson]

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1. Flanders

2. Isaac Asimov

3. Austria and Hungary.

4. French

[megaaddict]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Flanders?

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Isaac Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Italy and Japan

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

French?

[Catfish]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Flanders

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Isaac Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Austria, Hungary

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

French

[ulysses5019]

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Flanders

Asimov

Austria and Hungary

French

[Rexer25]

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1. Flanders
2. Isaac Asimov
3. Austria, Hungary
4. French

[frogman042]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?
Waterloo?

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.
Isaac Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.
Turkey and Hungary (is there a food theme in my response)?

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?
Flemish?

---Jay (Even if Germany was banned from the VII Olympiad - it still has a international dialing code - if you know the code you know the number of days to air time)

[SportsFan68]

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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 EDT on Tuesday, August 12.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.



1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Must be Flanders.

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Mazel tov! Must be Asimov!

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

I'll guess Austria and Hungary.

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

I'll guess French.


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[plasticene]

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1. Flanders (That was going to be my guess even without the poppies clue. I don't think I know any other possible Belgian provinces. Walloonia?)
2. Isaac Asimov?
3. No clue.
4. French. Ironic since the letter W is so rare in French.

[jsuchard]

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1. Flanders
2. Asimov
3. Austria, Hungary ?
4. French

[tlynn78]

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1. Flanders
2. Asimov
3. Austria and Hungary
4. French

t.

[kroxquo]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Stupid Flanders - wait, that's Ned not this one.

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Isaac Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Austria? Hungary?

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

Dutch

[VAdame]

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1 - Flanders

2 - Isaac Asimov

3 - Serbia, Austria?

4 - French

[elwoodblues]

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2. Isaac Asimov
3. Austria, Russia
4. English

[Hambone]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

Flanders?

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

Austria-Hungary and Serbia?

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

Dutch

[mrkelley23]

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1. Cheney's favorite, Flanders.
2. Isaac Asimov
3. Austria and Hungary
4. French

[tanstaafl2]

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 EDT on Tuesday, August 12.

No outside sources allowed. Just take your best guess.

Spoiler

1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?
Flanders

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.
Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.
Would guess Austria and Hungary would be two of them. Of course before the war they would have only been one of them...

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?
French

[AnnieCamaro]

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1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?
Flanders

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.
Isaac Asimov

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.
Austria?

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?
The Walloons speak Walloon, which is sort of like French, and I guess the Nonwalloons speak French, which is sort of like Walloon, so everybody sort of understands each other.

Edited to add the spoiler thingies.

[Bob78164]

1. Antwerp is the capital of what Belgian province, in the fields of which "the poppies blow, between the crosses, row on row"?

2. This Russian-born American, who wrote or edited more than 500 books of science fiction and popular science, celebrated his birthday on January 2, 1920.

3. Germany was banned from the Games of the VII Olympiad, for its responsibility in starting World War I. Name two of the other four nations that were also banned from these games.

4. Belgium is officially bi-lingual. The Walloons live in the region that primarily speaks which language?

Spoiler

1. Flanders
2. Asimov (a/k/a "As a shade of purple-gray")
3. Austria-Hungary and Italy
4. Flemish

--Bob