Thursday’s s quiz

While I’m still blogging lighter, you are welcome to pose the questions with no need to follow the formula I used.

Anyone who stumps us all will win a virtual bunch of  roses.

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6 Responses to Thursday’s s quiz

  1. J Bloggs's avatar J Bloggs says:
    10/12/2015 at 1:09 pm

    1) What do Alphonse Allias Funeral March for the Obsequies of a Deaf Man , Erwin Schulhoff’s In futurum and John Cage’s 4’33” all have in common?

    2) Which Simon and Garfunkel song was the first to hit #1 on the billboard charts?

    3) Who said “Nothing strengthens authority as much as silence”

    4) Who was the only actor to have a speaking role in Mel Brooks’ Silent Movie ?

    5) Have you ever taken a vow of silence or otherwise intentionally gone for a period of time without speaking?

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  2. Andrei's avatar Andrei says:
    10/12/2015 at 1:26 pm

    (1) They are all silent “In futurum” on sheet music as rest note is written as rest notes

    (2) I was going to say “Homeward bound” but given the theme it must be “Sounds of Silence”

    (3) –

    (4) –

    (5) Check out Hesychasm

    Was this quiz inspired by todays “quote of the day” J Bloggs?

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  3. Andrei's avatar Andrei says:
    10/12/2015 at 1:49 pm

    (1) What is an “oud “?

    (2) What is “Hasapiko“?

    (3) What is “Lezginka“?

    (4) What are “Character Shoes” and who would wear them?

    (5) What is a “Pas de deux” ?

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  4. J Bloggs's avatar J Bloggs says:
    10/12/2015 at 2:34 pm

    1) An Oud is a musical instrument, somewhat similar to the lute
    2)
    3)
    4) Character shoes are worn by Ballet dancers instead of the standard ballet slippers, usually as part of a specific costume for specific (often national) dances
    5) A Pas de Deux is a dance for two dancers, normally seen in Ballet

    (guess who has daughters in ballet classes….)

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  5. Teletext's avatar Teletext says:
    10/12/2015 at 2:54 pm

    Andrei
    1. It is a middle eastern stringed instrument, similar in shape to a lute

    2. It is a Greek dance but I’m not sure that it originated from there. Also, somewhere in the depths of my memory bank I think it is also known as the “butchers dance” but I could be wrong with that thought.

    3. This is a little easier, it is a dance from the Caucasus region

    4. They are a shoe which can be a tap dancing shoe amongst other things. They are worn by theatre actors when auditioning for a new role.

    5. It is a ballet duet dance.

    J Bloggs

    1. Silence

    2. Sounds of Silence

    3. The one and only designer of many futuristic things, Leonardo Da Vinci

    4. I have seen this a few times and the only word spoken was “Non” by the most unlikeliest of people, the famous French mime, Marcel Marceau

    5. Only when I’m asleep but even then I’m told I often make noises but as I can’t hear them I don’t believe I do.

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  6. Teletext's avatar Teletext says:
    10/12/2015 at 3:16 pm

    A golf quiz

    1. During the late 60’s, 70’s and 80’s NZ had a thriving Golf tour and a number of the worlds top players came to ply their trade.
    Which is the closest number of players who have competed in NZ over the years who have won at least 1 Major Championship
    a) 25 b) 50 c) 75 d) 100

    2. Who was the only golfer since Ben Hogan to win two US Open’s back to back?

    3. Who was the last golfer to win the Open Championship (British Open) 3 times in a row?

    4. Only 3 players have won the Masters back to back. Who are they?

    5. Between 1950 and 1953 Ben Hogan won 6 Majors. How many did he play in over these 4 years?

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