Pub Quiz (A Virtuous Compost) [repost / crosspost]

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Unless specificied (sic) otherwise, assume you're in a British pub
[i.e. warm beer, bad jukebox music and constant tedious speculation about
John Terry's hamstring] and also assume that pedantry is a crime punishable by
mild scorn, or only being allowed to drink Budweiser (the Busch one)

This dates from April 06, 2004

1. What is the national airline of Russia?
2. In Greek mythology, who was so handsome he fell in love with his
own reflection?
3. What is measured with an anemometer?
4. Who wrote the novel Anna Karenina? Bonus: How does she die?
5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?
6. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
7. What is the name of the home of an otter?
8. Who author of detective fiction wrote the play 'The Mousetrap'?
9. What do Tulip, Balloon and Flute have in common?
10. What is the name of the former government immigration minister who
was forced to resign this week?
11. The Flying Scotsman was found a new home this week at the National
Railway Museum. But where is the NRM?
12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
agreement?
13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?
14. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of the BBC board of governors?
15. Amberleigh House won the Grand National on Saturday. Which horse
came second?
16. In what industry did Richard Arkwright, James Hargreaves and
Samuel Compton all made advances in during the 18th century?
17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
of?
18. What is the state capital of Utah?
19. Who or what is a cassowary? Bonus: Which country is it native to?
20. What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?
21. In which newspaper would you find the cartoon strip 'Rupert the
Bear'?
22. Which cricket ground has a Richmond Street end?
23. What spirit is added to fortified red wine to make port?
24. In which English cathedral would you find a tower named Bell
Harry?
25. To which highland clan did the Scottish outlaw Rob Roy belong?
26. Which University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
27. Which of the actors that have played James Bond is the oldest?
28. What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia?
29. Who or what is a zither?
30. Which of the great lakes is solely in the USA?

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i think those are some good qestions but you need to give me some harder
ones next time ok?

 

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matt wrote:
> "Gareth Owen" <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Unless specificied (sic) otherwise, assume you're in a British pub
>>[i.e. warm beer, bad jukebox music and constant tedious speculation about
>>John Terry's hamstring] and also assume that pedantry is a crime
>> punishable by
>>mild scorn, or only being allowed to drink Budweiser (the Busch one)
>>
>>This dates from April 06, 2004
>>
>>1. What is the national airline of Russia?
>
> Aeroflot
>
>>2. In Greek mythology, who was so handsome he fell in love with his
>> own reflection?
>
> Narcissus
>
>>3. What is measured with an anemometer?
>
> wind speed
>
>>4. Who wrote the novel Anna Karenina? Bonus: How does she die?
>
> leo tolstoy - she throws herself in front of a train - according to rumour a
> report of this was Tolstoys first inspiration for novel
>
>>5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?

Gary Cooper - I just read an article commenting on this as a favorite
of the current and previous US presidents.

>>6. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
>
> tenerife
>
>>7. What is the name of the home of an otter?
>
> holt
>
>>8. Who author of detective fiction wrote the play 'The Mousetrap'?
>
> agatha christie?
>
>>9. What do Tulip, Balloon and Flute have in common?
>
> drinking glasses
>
>>10. What is the name of the former government immigration minister who
>> was forced to resign this week?
>>11. The Flying Scotsman was found a new home this week at the National
>> Railway Museum. But where is the NRM?
>
> york
>
>>12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
>> of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
>> agreement?

One hundred years ago? Wouldn't that have been Edward? You probably
want me to remember Edward's number, don't you? VI, but I wouldn't
wager on getting this one right.

>>13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
>> either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?

The Yankees (boo!), IIRC, wasn't that the game played in Japan? Was
the other team Cleveland?

>>14. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of the BBC board of governors?
>
> michael grade
>
>>15. Amberleigh House won the Grand National on Saturday. Which horse
>> came second?
>>16. In what industry did Richard Arkwright, James Hargreaves and
>> Samuel Compton all made advances in during the 18th century?
>
> cloth manufacture
>
>>17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
>> of?
>
> beetroot
>
>>18. What is the state capital of Utah?
>
> salt lake city
>
>>19. Who or what is a cassowary? Bonus: Which country is it native to?
>
> big flightless bird australia
>
>>20. What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?
>
> italian
>
>>21. In which newspaper would you find the cartoon strip 'Rupert the
>> Bear'?
>
> daily express
>
>>22. Which cricket ground has a Richmond Street end?
>>23. What spirit is added to fortified red wine to make port?
>
> brandy eau de vie ?- (if the wine is fortified you have already added
> spirit)
>
>>24. In which English cathedral would you find a tower named Bell
>> Harry?
>
> Canterbury
>
>>25. To which highland clan did the Scottish outlaw Rob Roy belong?
>>26. Which University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
>
> harvard

I will risk scorn, and Budweiser, and point out that there are a
number of universities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is one,
MIT is another, Lesley, I believe, also. There are quite a number,
there are over one hundred in the vicinity of Boston, IIRC.

>>27. Which of the actors that have played James Bond is the oldest?
>
> connery (if david niven is dead - which i think he is)
>
>>28. What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia?
>
> victoria falls
>
>>29. Who or what is a zither?
>
> stringed musical instrument
>
>>30. Which of the great lakes is solely in the USA?
>
> michigan
>
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>>Come and see the violence inherent in the SysAdmin! Help! I'm being
>> reniced!

My condolences on your renicence.

--Jeff

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So turn on your headlights
and sound your horn,
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"Gareth Owen" <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Unless specificied (sic) otherwise, assume you're in a British pub
> [i.e. warm beer, bad jukebox music and constant tedious speculation about
> John Terry's hamstring] and also assume that pedantry is a crime
punishable by
> mild scorn, or only being allowed to drink Budweiser (the Busch one)
>
> This dates from April 06, 2004
>
> 1. What is the national airline of Russia?

Aeroflot

> 2. In Greek mythology, who was so handsome he fell in love with his
> own reflection?

Narcissus

> 3. What is measured with an anemometer?

air pressure

> 4. Who wrote the novel Anna Karenina? Bonus: How does she die?

Tolstoy

> 5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?

Gary Cooper

> 6. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?

Gran Canaria

> 7. What is the name of the home of an otter?
> 8. Who author of detective fiction wrote the play 'The Mousetrap'?

Agatha Christie

> 9. What do Tulip, Balloon and Flute have in common?
> 10. What is the name of the former government immigration minister who
> was forced to resign this week?
> 11. The Flying Scotsman was found a new home this week at the National
> Railway Museum. But where is the NRM?
> 12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
> of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
> agreement?
> 13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
> either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?

(this question might have been interesting back in April, but now?!)

> 14. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of the BBC board of governors?
> 15. Amberleigh House won the Grand National on Saturday. Which horse
> came second?
> 16. In what industry did Richard Arkwright, James Hargreaves and
> Samuel Compton all made advances in during the 18th century?
> 17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
> of?

potatoes and beets

> 18. What is the state capital of Utah?

Salt Lake City

> 19. Who or what is a cassowary? Bonus: Which country is it native to?

a flightless bird

> 20. What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?

Italian

> 21. In which newspaper would you find the cartoon strip 'Rupert the
> Bear'?
> 22. Which cricket ground has a Richmond Street end?
> 23. What spirit is added to fortified red wine to make port?

brandy

> 24. In which English cathedral would you find a tower named Bell
> Harry?
> 25. To which highland clan did the Scottish outlaw Rob Roy belong?
> 26. Which University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Radcliffe, and Harvard are all
located there.

> 27. Which of the actors that have played James Bond is the oldest?
> 28. What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia?
> 29. Who or what is a zither?

a stringed instrument

> 30. Which of the great lakes is solely in the USA?

Lake Michigan

 

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"matt" <k@mn.co> writes:

> > 2. In Greek mythology, who was so handsome he fell in love with his
> > own reflection?
>
> Narcissus

Rumours that the answer "Stewart Houten"
was accepted have been greatly exaggerated.

> > 19. Who or what is a cassowary? Bonus: Which country is it native to?
> big flightless bird australia

New Guinea, as well.

> > 20. What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?
> italian

This would've been acceptable, although Italy was not really an established
nation in the 15th century, being a conglomeration of city states.

ObTrivia : From which city state is Columbus usually believed to have

> > 22. Which cricket ground has a Richmond Street end?

Correction. This is actually the "Richmond End"

> > 23. What spirit is added to fortified red wine to make port?
> brandy eau de vie ?- (if the wine is fortified you have already added
> spirit)

As far as I can tell, this question doesn't have a sensible answer.

All the rest were correct.

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> "Gareth Owen" <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:r5ihdtl13pq.fsf@gill.maths.keele.ac.uk...
>> 5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?

Gary Cooper?

[...]

>> 12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
>> of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
>> agreement?

Vicky.

>> 13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
>> either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?

Yankees/Devil Rays, IIRC.


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Somebody claiming to be Gareth Owen <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote
in news:r5ihdtl13pq.fsf@gill.maths.keele.ac.uk:

> 1. What is the national airline of Russia?

1. Aeroflot

> 2. In Greek mythology, who was so handsome he fell in love with his
> own reflection?

2. Narcissus

> 3. What is measured with an anemometer?

3. Wind speed

> 4. Who wrote the novel Anna Karenina? Bonus: How does she die?

4. Lev Tolstoy; Karenina throws herself under a train

> 5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?

5. Gary Cooper (although the movie was several years earlier)

> 6. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?

6. Gran Canaria?

> 7. What is the name of the home of an otter?
> 8. Who author of detective fiction wrote the play 'The Mousetrap'?

8. Dame Agatha Christie

> 9. What do Tulip, Balloon and Flute have in common?
> 10. What is the name of the former government immigration minister who
> was forced to resign this week?
> 11. The Flying Scotsman was found a new home this week at the National
> Railway Museum. But where is the NRM?
> 12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
> of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
> agreement?

12. 1904 would be Edward VII, I think.

> 13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
> either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?
> 14. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of the BBC board of governors?
> 15. Amberleigh House won the Grand National on Saturday. Which horse
> came second?
> 16. In what industry did Richard Arkwright, James Hargreaves and
> Samuel Compton all made advances in during the 18th century?
> 17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
> of?

17. Beets

> 18. What is the state capital of Utah?

18. Salt Lake City

> 19. Who or what is a cassowary? Bonus: Which country is it native to?

19. An Australian Bird

> 20. What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?

20. Italian

> 21. In which newspaper would you find the cartoon strip 'Rupert the
> Bear'?
> 22. Which cricket ground has a Richmond Street end?
> 23. What spirit is added to fortified red wine to make port?
> 24. In which English cathedral would you find a tower named Bell
> Harry?
> 25. To which highland clan did the Scottish outlaw Rob Roy belong?
> 26. Which University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?

26. Harvard University. Cambridge is also home to Massachusetts Institute
of Technology

> 27. Which of the actors that have played James Bond is the oldest?

27. Roger Moore

> 28. What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia?

28. Victoria Falls

> 29. Who or what is a zither?

29. The musical instrument on which the theme music for "The Third Man"
was played. 🙂

> 30. Which of the great lakes is solely in the USA?

30. Lake Michigan

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Somebody claiming to be Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> wrote in
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>>>13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
>>> either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?
>
> The Yankees (boo!), IIRC, wasn't that the game played in Japan? Was
> the other team Cleveland?

I think he's talking about the English "Major" League.

The opening game of the (US) MLB season was indeed played in Japan, and
was between the Yankees (boo! is right) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays
(Tampa Bay is a body of water, not a city; Tampa is the name of the city)

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Keith Willoughby wrote:

>>> 12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
>>> of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
>>> agreement?
>
> Vicky.

So. I managed to do 2004 - 100 and get the 19th century. Stupid boy.

Edward VII.

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Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> writes:

> I will risk scorn, and Budweiser, and point out that there are a
> number of universities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is one,
> MIT is another, Lesley, I believe, also.

I know the first two were each accepted as correct.
Lesley, I've never heard of.

> There are quite a number, there are over one hundred in the vicinity of
> Boston, IIRC.

ObTrivia : Identify
"I wouldn't worry about it though, it's not a big college town."
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Gareth Owen wrote:
> Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> writes:
>
>
>>I will risk scorn, and Budweiser, and point out that there are a
>>number of universities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is one,
>>MIT is another, Lesley, I believe, also.
>
> I know the first two were each accepted as correct.
> Lesley, I've never heard of.

http://www.lesley.edu/

Lesley University · 29 Everett Street · Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
02138 · (800) 999-1959 / TTY: (617) 349-8544

http://www.cambridgecollege.edu/

Cambridge College - 1000 Massachusetts Avenue - Cambridge, MA 02138 -
Tel: (800) 877-4723

Apparently those are all in Cambridge. They are the only ones listed
by the Cambridge Fire Department (they list Radcliffe, which is now a
part of Harvard).

http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~CFD/

--Jeff

>>There are quite a number, there are over one hundred in the vicinity of
>>Boston, IIRC.
>
> ObTrivia : Identify
> "I wouldn't worry about it though, it's not a big college town."


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Gareth Owen wrote:

> Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> writes:
>
>> There are quite a number, there are over one hundred in the vicinity of
>> Boston, IIRC.
>
> ObTrivia : Identify
> "I wouldn't worry about it though, it's not a big college town."

"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."

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to condemn Chile and all Chileans to utmost deprivation and poverty."
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Jeffrey Turner <jturner@localnet.com> writes:

> http://www.lesley.edu/
> http://www.cambridgecollege.edu/

Cool. I am now slightly less ignorant than I was this morning.
Still a long way to go, though. 🙁
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Gareth Owen <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message news:<r5ihdtl13pq.fsf@gill.maths.keele.ac.uk>...
>
> Unless specificied (sic) otherwise, assume you're in a British pub
> [i.e. warm beer, bad jukebox music and constant tedious speculation about
> John Terry's hamstring] and also assume that pedantry is a crime punishable by
> mild scorn, or only being allowed to drink Budweiser (the Busch one)
>
> This dates from April 06, 2004
>
> 1. What is the national airline of Russia?
> 2. In Greek mythology, who was so handsome he fell in love with his
> own reflection?

Narcissus


> 3. What is measured with an anemometer?

Wind Speed.


> 4. Who wrote the novel Anna Karenina?

Tolstoy?

> Bonus: How does she die?

> 5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?

Gary Cooper

Followup: Who sang the movie's theme song?


> 6. Which is the largest of the Canary Islands?
> 7. What is the name of the home of an otter?
> 8. Who author of detective fiction wrote the play 'The Mousetrap'?

Agatha Christie.

> 9. What do Tulip, Balloon and Flute have in common?
> 10. What is the name of the former government immigration minister who
> was forced to resign this week?
> 11. The Flying Scotsman was found a new home this week at the National
> Railway Museum. But where is the NRM?
> 12. The Queen has been to France this week to commemorate the centenary
> of the Entente Cordiale. But which English monarch signed the
> agreement?
> 13. The Major League baseball season got underway on Sunday. Name
> either of the two teams that played in Sunday's game?
> 14. Who is the newly appointed Chairman of the BBC board of governors?
> 15. Amberleigh House won the Grand National on Saturday. Which horse
> came second?
> 16. In what industry did Richard Arkwright, James Hargreaves and
> Samuel Compton all made advances in during the 18th century?
> 17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
> of?

Throwup. >🙂


> 18. What is the state capital of Utah?

Salt Lake City


> 19. Who or what is a cassowary? Bonus: Which country is it native to?
> 20. What nationality was the explorer Christopher Columbus?

I think he was Italian.


> 21. In which newspaper would you find the cartoon strip 'Rupert the
> Bear'?
> 22. Which cricket ground has a Richmond Street end?
> 23. What spirit is added to fortified red wine to make port?
> 24. In which English cathedral would you find a tower named Bell
> Harry?
> 25. To which highland clan did the Scottish outlaw Rob Roy belong?
> 26. Which University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?

M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)


> 27. Which of the actors that have played James Bond is the oldest?

Sean Connery?

> 28. What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia?
> 29. Who or what is a zither?

A musical instrument that has primarily been used to create
weird sound effects for horror movies. Was also used in
the Beach Boys' song "Good Vibrations."


> 30. Which of the great lakes is solely in the USA?

Lake Michigan.


Now I can look and see which ones other people got. 🙂

 

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"Ted S." <fedya@bestweb.spam> wrote in message news:<Xns95035E3215FB98jUwe9053kODf78sfkj0@ID-121946.user.dfncis.de>...
> Somebody claiming to be Gareth Owen <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote
> in news:r5ihdtl13pq.fsf@gill.maths.keele.ac.uk:
>
> > 29. Who or what is a zither?
>
> 29. The musical instrument on which the theme music for "The Third Man"
> was played. 🙂

Darn! I was thinking it was that weird sounding instrument
used in some horror movies and in the Beach Boys' song
"Good Vibrations," but now that I see your answer, I realize
you are right.

 

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"Glenn C. Rhoads" <gcrhoads@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > 26. Which University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
>
> M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Those of us who went there think you've got the right idea

> > 29. Who or what is a zither?
>
> A musical instrument that has primarily been used to create
> weird sound effects for horror movies. Was also used in
> the Beach Boys' song "Good Vibrations."

That would be a theremin.

 

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Somebody claiming to be gcrhoads@yahoo.com (Glenn C. Rhoads) wrote in
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> Darn! I was thinking it was that weird sounding instrument
> used in some horror movies and in the Beach Boys' song
> "Good Vibrations," but now that I see your answer, I realize
> you are right.

That instrument is called the theremin. I believe there was a documentary
film by that name (about the instrument and its inventor, a Soviet
engineer named Teremin who died in his mid-90s), but I'm not online as I
write this so I can't check IMDb.

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>> 5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?
>
> Gary Cooper
>
> Followup: Who sang the movie's theme song?

Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling....

Tex Ritter?

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> Somebody claiming to be gcrhoads@yahoo.com (Glenn C. Rhoads) wrote in
> news:3396efc6.0406101210.2d2fce9c@posting.google.com:
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>>> 5. Who played the Sheriff in the 1959 cowboy classic High Noon?
>>
>> Gary Cooper
>>
>> Followup: Who sang the movie's theme song?
>
> Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling....
>
> Tex Ritter?

Yes. Tex Ritter was the father of John Ritter, best known for
his roles in the TV series "Three's Company" and "Nine Simple
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"Ted S." <fedya@bestweb.spam> writes:

> That instrument is called the theremin.

ObTrivia : Which UK top ten hit of 2002 featured a theremin solo?
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"Steve Grant" <ACE1242@concentric.net> writes:
> > > 29. Who or what is a zither?
> >
> > A musical instrument that has primarily been used to create
> > weird sound effects for horror movies. Was also used in
> > the Beach Boys' song "Good Vibrations."
>
> That would be a theremin.

I thought the beach boys simply used a signal generator - a
closed RC loop. It certainly sounds like a signal generator,
and doesn't sound much like a Theremin (at least as played
by Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, for example on The Song Remains
The Same (and yes, I've heard other Theremin music, but the
Zep more than all others put together)).

IIRC, At a similar time, the Beatles made their own signal
generator, and for the R they used a strip of cloth soaked
in a salty solution, "played" with a blunt metal stylus.

Phil
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Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> writes:

> I thought the beach boys simply used a signal generator - a
> closed RC loop. It certainly sounds like a signal generator,
> and doesn't sound much like a Theremin

Its one of Paul Tanner's homebrew instruments (an "electro theremin"). A
signal generator, modified with pitch changed via a ribbon controller or a
keyboard.

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=SHXe6.8470%244j2.1598122%40typhoon.austin.rr.com
http://www.electrotheremin.com/ptanner.html
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On 09 Jun 2004 10:27:13 +0100, Gareth Owen
<usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>7. What is the name of the home of an otter?
Den.

>9. What do Tulip, Balloon and Flute have in common?

Shapes of glasses.

>11. The Flying Scotsman was found a new home this week at the National
> Railway Museum. But where is the NRM?

York.

>17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
> of?

Cabbage.

>18. What is the state capital of Utah?

That's the Mormon lot. Salt Lake City.

>27. Which of the actors that have played James Bond is the oldest?
David Niven.

>28. What is the biggest tourist attraction in Zambia?

Victoria Falls.

Thought I would try some I haven't seen answered yet.

Jim

 

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On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:47:21 +1000, Jim <spam@ihug.com.au> wrote:

>On 09 Jun 2004 10:27:13 +0100, Gareth Owen
><usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>

>>17. Borsch is a soup that comes from Russia and Poland. What is made
>> of?
>
>Cabbage.
>

>Jim

I would've said beets. But I guess it actually contains both.

George

 

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Gareth Owen <usenet@gwowen.freeserve.co.uk> writes:

> Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> writes:
>
> > I thought the beach boys simply used a signal generator - a
> > closed RC loop. It certainly sounds like a signal generator,
> > and doesn't sound much like a Theremin
>
> Its one of Paul Tanner's homebrew instruments (an "electro theremin").

That uses a closed RC loop, where the player varies R by modifying
the circuit, as I'd guessed.

The whole point of the theremin in my opinion is that you make no
contact with it. It's played by varying L instead.

Putting 'theremin' in the name is a great disservice to the Russian
inventor of the real thing, IMHO.

Rant, rant, electric piano, rant, rant...

Phil
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2nd and 3rd bug found after 10 more minutes: gethost.c
Both non-exploitable. (The 2nd/3rd ones might be, depending on the CRTL)