I will be one day late posting Round 8 as I spent most of today sorting out some computer problems and I haven't come up with a full 5 questions yet. I will post my questions some time tomorrow afternoon (Australian time)

ROUND 8 questions

1) An episode from series 1 of the British TV show "The Vicar of Dibley"

2) One of the Bells (or set of bells) mentioned in the nursery rhyme "Oranges and Lemons"

(There are two versions of "Oranges and Lemons", the less common version names more bells than the other version. I will accept bells from either version)

3) Tug of War was an event at the Olympic Games from 1900-1920. In 1908 the gold medal was won by a British team from the City of London Police. Name a member from that team.

4) A species of lizard that can be found in Tasmania

5) In 'honour' of death of our cat, Walker -

Name something you might do with a dead cat

(no condolences please. Walker was actually my mother-in-law's cat that we inherited when she died last year. He was old, cranky and did not like us much)

If anyone needs a link to question 3, let me know though I checked and it can be found with a simple Google search.

Round 7 is closed...results in maybe two hours!

1. Tell me a actor or actress who started in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") (be helpful if you said who they played too!)
For ten points:
Julie Walters (Mrs Weasley), Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia), Harry Melling (Dudley Dursley), Maggie Smith (Professor McGonagall), Sean Biggerstaff (Oliver Wood), Warwick Davis, who played Professor Flitwick Derek Deadman (played Tom the innkeeper)
For five points:
Mr. Ollivander (played by John Hurt) (2), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley)) (2), Alan Rickman (Professor Snape) (2), , Richard Haris (Dumbledore) (2) ,
Not mentioned:
Robbie Coltrane .... Rubeus Hagrid
Daniel Radcliffe .... Harry Potter
Richard Griffiths .... Uncle Vernon
Ian Hart .... Professor Quirrell
Chris Rankin .... Percy Weasley
James Phelps .... Fred Weasley
Oliver Phelps .... George Weasley
Bonnie Wright . Ginny Weasley
Emma Watson .... Hermione Granger
Matthew Lewis .... Neville Longbottom
Tom Felton .... Draco Malfoy
John Cleese .... Nearly Headless Nick

2. A American State beginning with the letter M
For ten points:
Mississippi,
For five points:
Maine, (3) Minisota (5), Montana (2), Michigan (2), Maryland (2),
Not mentioned:
Massachusetts
Misouri

3. Tell me a song that features in “Guys and Dolls”
For ten points:
“The Crapshooters Dance”, “Take back your Mink”, "Oldest Established", “ “Fugue for Tinhorns”, “Luck Be a Lady Tonight”,
For five points:
“If I was a Bell”, (3), “Sue Me” (3), I’ll know”(2), “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat”, (2)
Not mentioned:
There are more but can't think of any!

4. A month of the year
For ten points:
June, March, November, December
For five points:
October (2), February (3), April (2), August (2), May (2),
Not mentioned:
January
July
September

5. A day of the week
For ten points:
Nobody!
For five points:
Tuesday (5), Monday (3) Thursday (4), Sunday (3) ,
Not mentioned:
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday

SCORES
Elf – 40
Exit – 40
Gemini – 35
Kevinatilusa – 35
Littlewoman – 35
Kuu – 30
Mugaboo – 30
Ozzz - 30
Polaris – 30
Ren – 30
SRSTrekker - 30
Cinnam0n – 25
Gatsby – 25
Santana – 25
Leo – 25
Well done Exit and Elf!

What was my score from that round, Jane? I'm sure I played. Looks like I should have got 30, I think...

I did get your results...I shall update results tomorrow

Round 6 is now closed --- results to be posted as soon as possible.

Jane, I dont know if anyone else did this, but I read question one as someone who "Started" not starred , and therefore picked Rupert Grint and not Ginnie Weasley as I originally planned to do.

Round 5 Results - 13 players
Many sorries for the delay.

1. A Commonwealth or territory of the United States.
As usual I came unstuck on this one with the originality of some of the answers.

10 Points: St Croix (US Virgin Is), Guam, Northern Marianas, Virginia (is not a state), Pennsylvania (is not a state), Unalaska Is (part of the Aleutian Is), American Samoa, Kingman Reef (a 3' high reef administered by Washington DC department of Fisheries and Wildlife) check out http://www.janeresture.com/kingman_reef/, Jarvis Is (also administered by Fisheries and Wildlife), Washington DC, Yap (part of Micronesia),

5 Points: Midway Is (2)

Others not mentioned: Puerto Rico, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and lots of other islands.

2. Currency of a country starting with U – (please name the country and if appropriate, the time period when the currency is/was used). The country must start with U, not the currency.

10 Points: Uganda (shilling), United States (dollar)
5 Points: Ukraine (hryvnia) (2), United Arab Emirates (dirham) (5), Uruguay (peso) (4)

3. A country that has a permanent seat on the United Nations General Assembly.

10 Points: Russian Federation, United Kingdom, United States
5 Points: France (6), China (2)

Not allowed: Both of these countries are not permanent members - UAE, Turkey

4. A typical utility bill.

10 Points: heating oil, council rates, sewer bill, telephone account
5 Points: gas bill (4), electricity bill (3), cable (2)

5. A proper or common noun associated with the word 'Ulysses'. Lots here even though some relate to the same thing. I have allowed as much as I can.

10 Points: James Joyce (book), 'Fox' (Ulysses S Grant's horse), Odysseus (Greek name equivalent), General (Ulysses), Achilles (Ulysses found him in a market place), a movie, Argos (myth Ulysses dog)
5 Points: 'Ulysses Club' motorcycle club in NSW for old codgers to 'grow old disgracefully' (2), Grant (Ulysses) (2), Town in Kansas (2)

Scores

45 Cinnam0n
40 Ozzz, Mugaboo
35 Gemini, Gats, ren, Santana, Leo, Flynn, Kevin
30 Polaris, LittleWoman
25 Elftwinkle

Congrats to Cinnam0n and thanks all for playing.

Hiya Guys This is my first shot at hosting a round so I'm hoping everything goes off smoothly. I'm not sure if you guys prefer "Google/Research" questions or "Off-the-top-of-your-head" questions so I'll incorporate both, as many of you already do. Good luck and have fun.


ROUND 10 QUESTIONS

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1.) Tell me somewhere other than your bed that you have fallen asleep.

2.) Tell me something you threw in the garbage/trash today.

3.) Tell me a country you would like to visit if you could only visit one country for the rest of your life.

4.) Tell me a main character, living or dead, from the hit ABC show "LOST".

5.) And finally, the 1st anniversary of the Trivia Rounds is coming up in a week and a half. These rounds were the brain child of Kuu who posted the first TRIAL round of questions on June 21st, 2004. Tell me a player who participated in that first ever round.

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(Alrighty, I'm not anticipating any problems with these {although that's possibly a rookie mistake right there}, however, if by chance you do need clarification or a push in the right direction, as always you can PM me here in the forums or e-mail me or if you happen to have AOL, you can instant message me if I'm online but not in the forums, whatever's most convenient for you. )

This round will close sometime Sunday.

Sorry Ren..the "Started" and "Starred" were a mistake by me...as long I the people starred in the film, I accepted them! Sent you a PM Flynn.

A belated Round 9, and I hope you will tolerate the self-indulgence of these questions.

1. My initials are G. P., and as many of you know, I enjoy Scrabble. Please tell me a 3- or 4-letter word that contains both initials, in order. ie, GAP is ok but PEG is not.

2. I have followed St Kilda in the Australian Football League for many years- goodness knows why, as they have only won ONE premiership, and that was way back in 1966. The club has produced a few champions, however, who have won the Brownlow Medal (Best and Fairest player). Name one.

3. My first name has 4 letters and my surname has 9 letters. Can you find a famous person whose name fits the same pattern?

4. I love the 'Blues Brothers' movie, and I want to see if you can name me one of the dances mentioned in Ray Charles' great rendition of 'Shake Your Tailfeather'.

5. Snooker is another favourite pastime, as is having a bit of a gamble. This question will combine both...

The easy bit- Name one of the coloured balls and its point value. (NOT the white cue ball)

The hard bit- Bonus points will be awarded to the same value as the ball named, but ONLY if you select a unique answer...

Good luck to all, and I will be closing off sometime on Monday.

Round 8 is closed. Answers and scores will be up within a couple of hours.

ANSWERS TO ROUND 8 - 11 people played

Question 1 - Vicar of Dibley episode

Some site gives a shorten version of certain episodes. I have used the longer version in these answers.

Worth 10 points
The Window and the Weather

Worth 5 points
Community Spirit (3), Election (4), Service for the Animals (3)

Not mentioned "Arrival" and "Song of Praise"

Question 2 - Bells in "Oranges and Lemons

Worth 10 points
Shoreditch, St Margarets, St John, Great Bell of Bow, Stepney, Whitechapel

Worth 5 points
Old Bailey (3), Aldgate (2)

The alternative version (London version) can be seen here

Question 3 - Member of the 1908 Tug of War team

Worth 10 points
Frederick Goodfellow, H. Duke, Frederick Merriman, Edwin A. Mills

Worth 5 points
Albert Ireton (2), William Hirons (2), Edward Barrett (3)

Question 4 - Tasmanian lizard

Worth 10 points
Tussock Skink, Blotched Blue-tongue, Mountain Dragon, Pedra Branca Skink, Northern Snow Skink, Bougainville's Skink

Worth 5 points
Spotted Skink (2), Glossy Grass Skink (2)

I had one answer of "Legless or Flap-footed Lizard" which I had to disallow. This family of lizard is listed on one Tasmanian site but when you read the imformation it says that it is one of the five families of lizards that are found in AUstralia but that they do not ocur in Tasmania.

The Pedra Branca skink is extremely interesting as they only occur on one small island (2.5 hectares in size) 28 miles off the mainland coast. This isalnd has been seperate from the Tasmanian mainland for at least 11,000 years. The lizards' population flutuates between 250-600 individuals and has probably never been much greater than that.

Question 5 - Uses for a dead cat

Some of the ideas are very strange but the more unusual ones have appeared in the book "101 Uses for a Dead Cat" so I have accepted all of them.

Worth 10 points
Swing him around by the tail to find out once and for all if there really is enough room to swing a cat, a beer tap, Walking stick stand, Move it from the road to the grass verge at the side, Have it cremated, Bury it, Back Scratcher, Sweep your chimneys

Worth 5 points
Stuff it (3)

We were boring - we just buried Walker out the back with my husband saying a few words of 'praise' over him.

SCORES

45 points - ElfTwinkle

40 points - Ren33, Marley, Santana2002
35 points - kevinatilusa, ozzz2002, Cinnam0n, Mugaboo
30 points - gemini19, polaris101, gatsby722

Here are Sunday's questions. The theme this time is 'brown', more or less.

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ROUND 12

Please name:

1 A famous John Brown, and his claim to fame
2 An ingredient in an Apple Brown Betty
3 A poem by Robert Browning
4 A winner of the Brownlow Medal (see ozzz's round for explanation) between 1995 and 2004, inclusive
5 A recipient of the Victoria Cross with the surname Brown (or Browne)

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Round will close on Tuesday evening, fairly late.

Round 11

Please give:

1. An "Oz" book by L. Frank Baum
2. A God or Goddess who resided on Mount Olympus in Greek mythology
3. One of the Sullivan Brothers who went down with the U.S.S. Juneau in 1942.
4. A Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
5. A country which is crossed by the Arctic Circle

This round will close sometime late Monday night or on Tuesday. Good luck and good fun to all!

Trivia Rounds - June: Round 6/June 6th RESULTS: 10 players participated


QUESTION 1

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Name of a movie released BEFORE 2005/this year starring actor Rick Moranis (Note: movies released in 2005 or later, movies made for TV, and movies that Rick Moranis was either uncredited or just provided the voice for a character will NOT be accepted)

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10 points: Big Bully, Head Office, Club Paradise, Little Giants

5 points: Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (3), Spaceballs (2)

Not Mentioned: There were lots more to chose from --- This site gives a list (Note: this list includes the responses which I specified would not be accepted as well)



QUESTION 2

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Name of a book written by Kristin Butcher

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10 points: The Runaways, The Hemingway Tradition, The Trouble with Liberty

5 points: The Gramma War (2), Cairo Kelly and the Mann (2), Zee's Way (3)

Not Mentioned: The Tomorrow Tunnel, Summer of Suspense



QUESTION 3

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Title of a song on the album, Avalanche (released in 2003) by The Matthew Good Band

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10 points: Avalanche, House of Smoke & Mirrors, Lullaby for The New World Order, Near Fantastica, Song for The Girl, Weapon

5 points: Pledge of Allegiance (2), While We Were Hunting Rabbits (2)

Not mentioned: 21st Century Living, Bright End of Nowhere, Double Life, In a World Called Catastrophe, Long Way Down


QUESTION 4

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A Major League Baseball team that pitcher Ferguson Jenkins played for between 1965 and 1983

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10 points: Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox

5 points: Texas Rangers (4), Chicago Cubs (4)

Not Mentioned: All 4 teams he played for were mentionned

Note: Ferguson Jenkins made his major-league debut in 1965 with the Philadelphia Phillies at the age of 21. He was trasded to the Chicago Cubs early in the 1966 season, and became known as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball. He moved on to the Texas Rangers for the 1974 & 1975 seasons, then on to the Boston Red Sox in 1976 & 1977, back to Texas from 1978-1981, then closed out his 19-year career pitching once again for the Chicago Cubs for the 1982 and 1983 seasons.
A three-time All-Star, he won the National League Cy Young Award in 1971. He led the league in wins twice, least walks/9 innings five times, complete games four times, and home runs allowed seven times. He won 20 or more games in six straight seasons from 1967 to 1972. Fergie Jenkins is the only Major League pitcher to ever record more than 3,000 strikeouts with less than 1,000 walks. (He recorded 284 wins, and pitched 4,500 innings recording 3,192 strikeouts, and giving up only 997 walks --- He is one of only six major-league pitchers to win more than 100 games in both the American and National leagues.)
Ferguson Jenkins was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 1987, and in 1991 became the first Canadian ever elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Ferguson Jenkins, in his youth, was an all round athlete ---besides his baseball accomplishments, he played hockey at the highest Canadian amateur level and could easily have pursued a career in the National Hockey League, and he played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters.

QUESTION 5

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Inukshuk meaning "in the image of man", are magnificent lifelike figures of stone which were erected by the Inuit people and are unique to the Canadian Arctic. They endure as eternal symbols of leadership, encouraging the importance of friendship and reminding us of our dependence upon one another --- give me the name of a place in Canada that has an Inukshuk roadside attraction (There are at least 5 --- and a 6th one that I will accept has a spelling variation of Inukshuk)

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10 points:Newmarket, Ontario (Inuksuit --- This is the one with the spelling variation that I noted I would accept); Toronto, Ontario (Toronto World Youth Day 2002 Inukshuk)

5 points: Hay River, Northwest Territories (2); Marmora, Ontario (2); Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Territory (4)

Not Mentioned: Vancouver, British Columbia

Note: One person gave Above Williams Lake (Overlooking Rankin Inlet, Nunavut) as their answer --- this answer was included with the tally for Rankin Inlet

These are the 6 places that I am aware of --- There may be others as well.


Results

gatsby722: 40 points
kevinatilusa: 40 points
santana2002: 40 points

LeodaVinci: 35 points
gemini19: 35 points

cinnam0n: 30 points
Mugaboo: 30 points
ozzz2002: 30points
Polaris101: 30 points
ren33: 30 points





Congratulations to gatsby, kevinatilusa, and santana who each collect a point for this round.


Thanks for playing everyone!

Last call for Round 10. This round will close in a few hours.

Round 10 is closed... Results up after dinner (or in another few hours )

Phewww, sorry for the delay folks, wrapping my head around this UBB code stuff was a pain in the butt. Anywho, I think I've got it down now, so here ya go... I believe everything is correct, but I'd double check your scores if I were you, just in case. My math skills are subpar at best.


ROUND 10 RESULTS

14 players had a go at this round

Question 1: Tell me somewhere other than your bed that you have fallen asleep.

Answers scoring 10 points: Boat deck, airplane seat, belly of a firing tank, staff room during a meeting(), in a tent, chiropractor's adjustment table, at the movies, bathroom, on the beach, street car.

Answers scoring 5 points:On the bus[2], back seat of a car[2]


Question 2: Tell me something you threw in the garbage/trash today.

Answers scoring 10 points: All answers -> A used bandaid, stale pizza, a broken kids scooter, a hershey kiss wrapper, a soup tin/can, eggshells, a toothbrush, an envelope, an elderly clove of garlic, half a grapefruit skin, an empty yogurt container, coffee grounds, a rotton tomato, empty distilled water bottles


Question 3: Tell me a country you would like to visit if you could only visit one country for the rest of your life.

Answers scoring 10 points: Iceland, Russia, Trindad & Tobago, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Great Britain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, New Zealand.

Answers scoring 5 points: America[2], Brazil[2]


Question 4: Tell me a main character, living or dead, from the hit ABC show "LOST".

Answers scoring 10 points: Kate, Michael, Shannon

Answers scoring 5 points: Jin Soo-Kwon[2], Sun[2], Charlie[2], Walt(er)[2], Sawyer[3]

Not mentioned: Sayid, Claire, Boone, John Locke, Hurley and Jack.


Question 5: And finally, the 1st anniversary of the Trivia Rounds is coming up in a week and a half. These rounds were the brain child of Kuu who posted the first TRIAL round of questions on June 21st, 2004. Tell me a player who participated in that first ever round.

Answers scoring 10 points: SusanV, ASA, Santana2002, SpanishLiz, Leau78, Izzi, ElfTwinkle, 12791kr, Ozzz2002, Treble99

Answers scoring 5 points: Copago[2], Julia103[2]

Not mentioned: theoryman14, helen295


Scores for this round: Well, that was certainly a good round seeing as 14 of you played and half of you won!

45=Cinnam0n
45=Exit10
45=Kuu
45=LeoDavinci
45=Mugaboo
45=Santana2002
45=SpanishLiz

40=ElfTwinkle
40=Gatsby722
40=Littlewoman2
40=Ozzz2002
40=Polaris101
40=Ren33

30=JaneMarple


A great big pat on the back to our 7 winners this round Cinnam0n, Exit10, Kuu, LeoDavinci, Mugaboo, Santana2002, and SpanishLiz! And thanks everyone for playing, I had a blast reading your answers

ROUND 13 - MONDAY

No particular theme this week - the questions are on subjects which just popped into my head.

1) Name me one of the 'Miranda' rights.

2) AXE and AXIS are two different words which share the same plural - AXES. Name me another pair of words with this property.

3) Give me the name of a place in Finland which is also a palindrome.

4) The collective term "Crown Jewels" denotes the regalia and vestments worn by the sovereign of the United Kingdom during the coronation ceremony and at various other state functions. The term refers to the following objects: the crowns, sceptres, orbs, swords, rings, spurs, colobium sindonis, dalmatic, armill, and the royal robe or pall, as well as several other objects connected with the ceremony itself. Name me one of the crowns which make up part of this regalia

5) The crypt of Christ Church Cathedral, (Dublin, Ireland) (also known as THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY ) dating from the years after 1171-2, is one of the largest medieval crypts in either Britain or Ireland. It is unusual in stretching under the nave as well as the choir of the upper church. 175ft/63,4m long, it is a forest of heavy rough-stone pillars which carry the entire weight of the cathedral and central tower. The crypt contains many historic artefacts which have survived here simply because they were in no one's way! Name me one of these artefacts

Happy Googling to one and all. This round will remain open for most of the rest of this week.

*Edited: to fix spelling on Q2 ACE should have read AXE

Round 9 Results

Twelve players had a go....


1. Three- or 4-letter GP words-

For 10 points- Gymp, Gamp, Glop, Gaup
For 5 points- Grip (2), Gyp (2), Gulp (2), Gasp (2)

2. I have followed St Kilda in the Australian Football League for many years- goodness knows why, as they have only won ONE premiership, and that was way back in 1966. The club has produced a few champions, however, who have won the Brownlow Medal (Best and Fairest player). Name one.

For 10 points- Brian Gleeson (won in 1957)

For 5 points- Neil Roberts (won 1958)(3), Tony Lockett (1987)(2), Ian Stewart(1965 and '66)(2), Ross Smith (1967)(2), Colin Watson (1925)(2).

The only one not mentioned was Robert Harvey who won in 1997 AND 1998.



3. My first name has 4 letters and my surname has 9 letters. Can you find a famous person whose name fits the same pattern?

For 10 points- Fred Zinnemann (Movie director), Joan Plowright (Actress and a Dame), Jane Mansfield (Actress), John Dillinger (Bank robber), Brad Hennessey (MLB Pitcher), Jean Guebriant (Marshall of France 1602-43), John Steinbeck (Author), Dave Letterman (TV variety show host), Anne Parillaud (Actress), John Feinstein (US sports journalist).

For 5 points- Paul Henderson (NHL/Canadian Hockey star) (2), and I think I can reveal that the unfortunate duo are both Canadians...

4. I love the 'Blues Brothers' movie, and I want to see if you can name me one of the dances mentioned in Ray Charles' great rendition of 'Shake Your Tailfeather'.

For 10 points- Mashed potato, Bird, Watusi, Boogaloo, Fly, Duck, Phoney Maroney

For 5 points- Twist (3), Monkey (2)

Not mentioned- Shingaling, Swim

5. Snooker is another favourite pastime, as is having a bit of a gamble. This question will combine both...

The easy bit- Name one of the coloured balls and its point value. (NOT the white cue ball)

The hard bit- Bonus points will be awarded to the same value as the ball named, but ONLY if you select a unique answer...

For 10 points- Yellow, worth 2

For 5 points- Green, 3 (3), Brown, 4 (4), Pink, 6 (2), Black, 7, (2)

Not mentioned- Blue, 5

It was quite fun watching people's minds at work with one, but the cautious overcame the brave in this instance, and actually won the whole round!

POINTS

42 points- Ren32

40 points- Littlewoman, Gatsby, Santana

35 points- Exit10, Cinnam0n, Mugaboo

30 points- ElfTwinkle, Kuu, SpanishLiz, LeoDaVinci, Blinkybill.

Onya, Ren- have a winner's point, mate!

Edged out by a snooker ball. There really is no justice, if you ask me .

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH
My first win Yayayayay!!!!!

Welcome to another round of: The Tuesday questions!

So without further ado, I give you:
Round XIV - Tuesday June 14th, 2005.

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The Questions:

1. Name a sister city of New York City, NY, USA...
2. Game 2 of the NBA finals was just played, with the Spurs beating the Pistons 97-76. Name a player who scored for the Spurs...
3. Name a country whose flag contains only the colours red, white, and green...
4. I love iced tea, especially when its hot outside. Name a liquid ingredient of a regular Long Island Iced Tea...
5. Some countries change their names for many reasons. Name an independent island nation's former name (and mention the nation's current name too)...

Good luck and have a great week!

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