Subject: 100 Nouns (13) - COMPLETE
Posted by: trident
Date: Dec 23 19
Welcome to a special set of 100 Nouns brought to you by FatherSteve. Since the Christmas season is upon us, we have a series of nouns that are related to Christmas (or other seasonal holidays). There is plenty of material to work with, and remember that not every question has to be directly related to Christmas. If you find a way to ask a question about space or biology using some of these terms, then by all means go for it! Here are the rules as a quick reminder:
I will give two lists, each with 50 items. The first list will contain generic nouns that might be pretty easy to work into a question in many different ways. These would be words like clock, strawberry, or heart. The second list has much more specific words that are likely going to have to be directly about that topic (unless you can find an inventive way to make them about something else). This list would include things like Mount Kilimanjaro, Ulysses S. Grant, and barometric pressure. Some of the entries on this second list will be something you might need to research a little!
Authors must choose a word from each list, one generic and one specific, and write one question about each. Once you claim a word from a list, it is no longer available for other players to claim it. All nouns eventually have to be claimed before the series can end. Once you have written your two questions and submitted them to the queue, you are free to choose two more. It might be good manners not to keep choosing too many in a row too quickly, allowing others a chance at the list. Submitting and claiming words will mostly be on the honor system. You must submit the two questions to the queue before claiming any more. I will occasionally be checking the queue to make sure authors are actually submitting questions with their chosen nouns.
After some discussion with my fellow editors, we have established some more thorough rules to make the game run smoother. Please read them below:
1. Players may not have any remaining word pairs outstanding from the previous round if they want to claim any words this round. Word pairs from the previous round should be submitted to the queue before claiming any here.
2. In order to give everyone a fair shake at the word pairs, we are only allowing individual players to claim four word pairs per round. If many words have been sitting around unclaimed for a while (think 3-4 weeks), then we will open the round back up to everyone.
3. There will be no switching of words or word pairs of any kind. If you have decided to claim a word pair, please stick with it and submit it to the queue. If you absolutely cannot complete your word pair, it will be put back onto the word list and you may not complete any more word pairs for that round.
Happy single questioning!
List A (generic nouns):
bayberry candles
brigadeiros
bûche de Noël
candy cane
carol
chestnuts
Christmas crackers
coal
cranberry
crèche
drummer boy
elves
excelsis
fruitcake
garland
gingerbread
Glühwein
holly
icicles
incarnation
Jesse Tree
jingle bells
Joyeux Noel
Krumkake
Kwanzaa
menorah
mince pie
mistletoe
North Pole
partridge
plum pudding
poinsettia
popcorn string
qualtagh
Red Ryder BB gun
reindeer
Secret Santa
shepherds
sleigh
solstice
stockings
struffoli
sugarplums
Tannenbaum
tinsel
ugly sweater
wassail
wreath
yuletide
yule log
List B (specific nouns):
"Adeste Fideles"
"Away in a Manger"
George Bailey
Blitzen
Boxing Day
Cindy-Lou
City of David
"Die Hard"
"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen"
fa-la-la-la-la la-la-la-la
Father Christmas
Festivus
Frank Cross
Frosty the Snowman
"The Gift of the Magi"
Good King Wenceslaus
Vince Guaraldi
the Herdman kids
Hogmanay
the Huron Carol
Immanuel
Jack Frost
Kolaczki
Krampus
Kris Kringle
Brenda Lee
"The Little Match Girl"
"Little Piccola"
Maccabees
Jacob Marley
Mele kalikimaka
Clement Clarke Moore
"Muppet Christmas Carol"
"The Nutcracker"
"The Polar Express" (2004)
Las Posadas
Prancer
"A Prayer for Owen Meany"
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Sinck Tuck
Sinterklaas
"Six White Boomers"
Star in the East
Te Harinui
34th Street
Tom and Jerry cocktail
turrón de Navidad
Whoville
"Winter Wonderland"
Zwarte Piet
Posted by: trident
Date: Dec 23 19
Welcome to a special set of 100 Nouns brought to you by FatherSteve. Since the Christmas season is upon us, we have a series of nouns that are related to Christmas (or other seasonal holidays). There is plenty of material to work with, and remember that not every question has to be directly related to Christmas. If you find a way to ask a question about space or biology using some of these terms, then by all means go for it! Here are the rules as a quick reminder:
I will give two lists, each with 50 items. The first list will contain generic nouns that might be pretty easy to work into a question in many different ways. These would be words like clock, strawberry, or heart. The second list has much more specific words that are likely going to have to be directly about that topic (unless you can find an inventive way to make them about something else). This list would include things like Mount Kilimanjaro, Ulysses S. Grant, and barometric pressure. Some of the entries on this second list will be something you might need to research a little!
Authors must choose a word from each list, one generic and one specific, and write one question about each. Once you claim a word from a list, it is no longer available for other players to claim it. All nouns eventually have to be claimed before the series can end. Once you have written your two questions and submitted them to the queue, you are free to choose two more. It might be good manners not to keep choosing too many in a row too quickly, allowing others a chance at the list. Submitting and claiming words will mostly be on the honor system. You must submit the two questions to the queue before claiming any more. I will occasionally be checking the queue to make sure authors are actually submitting questions with their chosen nouns.
After some discussion with my fellow editors, we have established some more thorough rules to make the game run smoother. Please read them below:
1. Players may not have any remaining word pairs outstanding from the previous round if they want to claim any words this round. Word pairs from the previous round should be submitted to the queue before claiming any here.
2. In order to give everyone a fair shake at the word pairs, we are only allowing individual players to claim four word pairs per round. If many words have been sitting around unclaimed for a while (think 3-4 weeks), then we will open the round back up to everyone.
3. There will be no switching of words or word pairs of any kind. If you have decided to claim a word pair, please stick with it and submit it to the queue. If you absolutely cannot complete your word pair, it will be put back onto the word list and you may not complete any more word pairs for that round.
Happy single questioning!
List A (generic nouns):
List B (specific nouns):
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Joepetz 
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I'll take stockings and Jacob Marley Reply #81. Jan 27 20, 8:23 AM |
| Joepetz
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I submitted stockings to World and Jacob Marley to Literature. Reply #82. Jan 27 20, 9:52 AM |
Catreona
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There was a problem with George Bailey. That question has been resubmitted. Reply #83. Jan 30 20, 12:13 PM |
trident
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Not sure if anybody was holding back because they already wrote four questions, but if you are, I think this is a good time to finish up this round. You are free to take as many entries as you'd like! Reply #84. Feb 13 20, 12:50 AM |
LadyNym
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OK then! I'll take "qualtagh" and "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" Reply #85. Feb 13 20, 1:04 PM |
Godwit
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I'll get on the stick... Kwanzaa is in religion Reply #86. Feb 13 20, 1:56 PM |
kyleisalive
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Garland finally queued in Movies; Festivus is in General. Reply #87. Feb 13 20, 3:54 PM |
FatherSteve
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Excellent decision, trident. Best we conclude these wintry nouns before Ash Wednesday which fast approaches (unforgivable pun intended). I have written "holly" and "fa-la-la-la-lah." There are five questions already stopping up my queue but, as soon as there is a crack in that dam, I'll upload these and pick two more. Reply #88. Feb 13 20, 4:43 PM |
| kyleisalive
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My queues are empty of single questions. ;) Reply #89. Feb 13 20, 6:57 PM |
| FatherSteve
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According to the "Top Question Posters" page, only Billkozy and I have 5 questions in the queue. All the others listed there have three or less. Anyway, when two slots open up, I'll lob my two off this list up there. Reply #90. Feb 13 20, 10:05 PM |
malik24
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To help clear up, mince pie and Cindy Lou please. Reply #91. Feb 14 20, 8:12 AM |
| FatherSteve
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Thanks to our speedy editors, "holly" is uploaded to Literature and "fa-la-la-la-la" is uploaded to Music. Reply #92. Feb 14 20, 12:34 PM |
| LadyNym
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"Qualtagh" went to World and "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" to Music. For my next pair, I'll gladly take "yule log" and "Las Posadas"! Reply #93. Feb 14 20, 5:05 PM |
| FatherSteve
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May I next have Sinck Tuck and Secret Santa, please. Reply #94. Feb 15 20, 3:07 PM |
| FatherSteve
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Sinck Tuck uploaded to World and Secret Santa uploaded to World, as well. Reply #95. Feb 15 20, 4:03 PM |
| malik24
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Mince pie went to Hobbies, and Cindy Lou to Entertainment. Reply #96. Feb 16 20, 12:44 PM |
| Catreona
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Hey, Father Steve, I sent Holly to Literature ages ago. :( It's up and running. Reply #97. Feb 16 20, 9:17 PM |
| FatherSteve
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Catreona, you are absolutely right and I was absolutely wrong to write another question about holly ... altho it can't hurt. Your post was Reply #61. Jan 21 20, 9:53 PM. I missed it. I shudda not. Reply #98. Feb 17 20, 1:30 AM |
| Godwit
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Speaking of double Holly, Huron Carol is in music. Reply #99. Feb 17 20, 9:12 PM |
| Godwit
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If I may, Popcorn string and the dangerous Zwarte Piet Reply #100. Feb 17 20, 9:14 PM |
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