Here are the scores (including scores so far today), and the questions unanswered.
Karmaloupster ... 635
gtho4 .............. 625
Jabberwock ..... 555
PaulE ............. 490
chessart ........... 445
Tangledrose ..... 310
Partsdude ........ 300
billsgyrl ........... 150
ren32 .............. 100
SeanB ............. 80
Sypher ............ 45
STUMPERS
60. Amongst the 1956 Melbourne Olympic rowing ranks, there was
a competitor who could claim a link with royalty. Who was this athlete and what is the royal connection? karmaloupster - 09-14-2000 01:08 AM
61. The term "beat" used by Jack Kerouac, as in "the beat generation", was derived from what word? chessart - 09-14-2000 10:32 AM
62. Soccer - Who scored Manchester Uniteds' 200th goal in the European Cup/Champions League ? PaulE - 09-14-2000 10:36 AM
67. One of the most fashionable Coffee houses in Paris is the Cafe Cois, which is said to be "the place to be seen". The cafe itself is extravagently designed which is no surprise given the architect who designed it. Apart from this cafe whose office had this architect also designed?
karmaloupster - 09-14-2000 08:39 PM
68. At the closing ceremony of the 1956 Olympics, the last song played was a specially worded version of the Aussie folk song, "Waltzing Matilda". This song was sung in the stadium by a crowd of over 100,000 people, who had been given the replacement lyrics so that they could join in. Not only had the lyrics been changed but the order of the song was altered, so that the refrain actually opened the song and was the first line sung by the crowd. What lyric opened this special tune, that is, what was the lyric, that replaced "Waltzing Matilda, Waltzing Matilda"...? karmaloupster - 09-15-2000 01:13 AM
75. The race to hold the Summer Olmypic Games has become a much more prestigious event then any that involve sport. Collectively, the resources required to even be considered as a host are enormous and beyond the means of most Cities worldwide. Not all the Cities that have been chosen as Olympic Games hosts have been required to bid for that honour, however in recent times a complex and thorough tendering process has been required to sift through the Olympic hopefuls. Up to the start of the Sydney Olympics, exactly how many different cities had made or been involved in a bid directly or jointly to hold a Summer Olympics, either past present or future (note well if a bidding process was not undertaken then the city chosen as host does not count as a bidding city for this count)?
karmaloupster - 09-18-2000 08:52 PM
77. On what date, and at which football ground, did Manchester United score their first ever goal in European competition? Who was the scorer of this goal?
gyho4 - 09-19-2000 09:28 AM
78. In the Opening Ceremony at Sydney a few days back, the orchestra were playing as Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron and as it made its way up to the top of the stadium. There was an organ playing but there was no organ in the orchestra pit, it was a tape. Who is the organ-player on that tape, and where is the organ he was playing located?
gyho4 - 09-19-2000 09:28 AM
79. It seems some cities are lucky and others not when it comes to hosting the Summer Olympics. Sydney or "Sidaneee" as it became known Olympically, were granted the Games on only their second attempt. This cannot be said for most of the Cities that have entered this bidding process. Up to the start of the Games of the XXVIIth Olympiad, what city has the unwanted record of being involved in the most bids for the Olympics without holding them or being selected to hold them, and how many times have they returned home without the games? For additional points, what other Olympic related first does this City have a claim to?
karmaloupster - 09-19-2000 11:16 AM
80. Olympically, which city is the odd one out and why:
Tokyo
London
Helsinki
Berlin?
karmaloupster - 09-19-2000 09:06 PM
85. What do these three people have in common?
Alexander Pope
Engelbert Dollfuss
Olga Korbut
Jabberwock - 09-20-2000 11:41 PM
UNANSWERED 20 POINTERS
87. Olympic rowing - Until the tradition was broken, no Olympic eights had ever been won by a crew that had lost its opening race. Which country (they won gold) was the first to break this tradition? gtho4 - 09-21-2000 09:32 AM
88. In the classic cartoon "The Flinstones", we know that Fred worked at the Quarry, and in the later episodes, Barney, his loyal friend and neighbour joined him at Slate Rock and Gravel Company. What three occupations was Barney employed as before he worked at the Quarry?
karmaloupster - 09-21-2000 04:16 PM
89. What is the common link between these 4 films...
The Big Lebowski
Mission Impossible
Boogie Nights
Witness?
karmaloupster - 09-21-2000 04:16 PM
90. What is the common link between these people?
-Humphrey Bogart
-James Cagney
-Rock Hudson
-Oscar Wilde
Jabberwock - 09-21-2000 11:59 PM
SAGEBRUSH QUESTIONS
To help those under 50 points of second place leader, these people will score double for these and it won't count against their daily limit. Although it won't count as your daily, you can answer only one of these bonus questions per day. This offer is good until they get within range or The Blowout / Catch-up Round (last 5 week days of the month/game).
All others may answer, but for 20 points and it will count as your daily.
Name the artist for these songs:
S 7. I don't wanna cry
S10. Rockin' to the rythm of the blues
Good Luck !
[This message has been edited by Sagebrush (edited 09-22-2000).]
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