"The 33rd Annual Xmas Quiz"

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except that it mustn't!

[Jefferson Buffalo]

A free throw made by New Mexico's basketball team?

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I'm guessing this is going to be a tough one for non-Spanish speakers, which includes me. Clue of sorts on the first one: I only know it because somebody stocked the shelves at the local Safeway backwards once.

the second is kind of misleading and the third is a trick question.

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OK, so No. 8 is left in the unfinished category, since I need to move on if I'm to finish this before finally taking some R&R. (working on the Annual Edition at 23:00 on Xmas night wasn't my idea of a holiday season)

9. According to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what did the gift receiver get from her true love on the beginning of the Forefeast of the Theophany?

[DoubleRBar]

Manteca is butter. I believe Malibu is an American Indian word.

[Daisy]

Going back to Point Lobos, could it be referring to the wind? (howling like a wolf)

[dj]

OK, so No. 8 is left in the unfinished category, since I need to move on if I'm to finish this before finally taking some R&R. (working on the Annual Edition at 23:00 on Xmas night wasn't my idea of a holiday season)

9. According to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," what did the gift receiver get from her true love on the beginning of the Forefeast of the Theophany?

Everything. The Forefeast is on 12th night following the 12th day in which she gets everything mentioned in the last chorus of the carol.

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not according to the official answer.... anybody else have a take?

[Daisy]

Could the forefeast be the week before epiphany? That would put it on the 5th day of Christmas? So gold rings?

[tandfman]

Manteca is butter. I believe Malibu is an American Indian word.

I believe butter in Spanish is mantequilla.

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Could the forefeast be the week before epiphany? That would put it on the 5th day of Christmas? So gold rings?

per the official answer, that's wrong also.

[Daisy]

Going back to Point Lobos, could it be referring to the wind? (howling like a wolf)

I'm assuming this is wrong.

How about the 'howling' of harbor seals? Or otters? Although, I'm not sure that the latter makes that much noise, and seals don't really howl but bark.

[DoubleRBar]

Sea Lions.

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<<8. Manteca means tallow, lard, grease or butter in Spanish. Point Lobos refers to the lobos marinos, seals or sea lions, found on its shores. Malibu means "Malibu" in Spanish, because it's an Indian place name.>>

I'm thinking this is partially wrong and that a lobos marinos is sea lions only, not seals.

[Pego]

I'm thinking this is partially wrong and that a lobos marinos is sea lions only, not seals.

I am aware of several languages that have no different words for seals and sea lions. Don't know if Spanish does.

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Sea lions are called either otarie or lion de mer in French, whereas a seal is phoque

Yes, pronounced about how you think it is, which can create interesting situations for French tourists in English settings. Voila les phoques!

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OK, back to No. 9, which I'm declaring unsolvable.

<<9. Nine ladies dancing (the Forefeast of the Theophany begins on Jan. 2, the ninth day of Christmas).>>

I musta skipped that class in Sunday School.

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10. According to the eighth of Alcoholic [sic] Anonymous' 12 traditions, what should AA forever remain?

[no one]

nonprofessional

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<<10. According to the AA Eighth Tradition, AA should remain always nonprofessional.>>

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11. What was the original name of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"? (a) "First Impressions," (b) "Old Friends," (c) "Family Matters," (d) "Suitors, or A Novel of Suitability," (e) "Benefit of Clergy."

[mcgato]

Just to keep it moving, I'll WAG at b) "Old Friends"

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try again, Rover.

[Conor Dary]

I'll say D. It sounds more like 18th century title than the others.

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well, you're definitely narrowing it down

[DoubleRBar]

First Impressions.

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<<11. Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" was originally called "First Impressions." It was published under its familiar title, anonymously, in 1813.>>

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12. What was the name of Dr. Frankenstein's monster?

[dj]

OK, back to No. 9, which I'm declaring unsolvable.

<<9. Nine ladies dancing (the Forefeast of the Theophany begins on Jan. 2, the ninth day of Christmas).>>

I musta skipped that class in Sunday School.

Given the Forefeast beginning on the Jan. 2, the answer is still wrong.

"On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:

9 Ladies Dancing
8 Maids-a-Milking
7 Swans-a-Swimming
6 Geese-a-Laying
5 Gold Rings
4 Colly Birds
3 French Hens
2 Turtle Doves
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree."

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Will be interesting to see what the compiler says in his crx.

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so, back to...

12. What was the name of Dr. Frankenstein's monster?

[mcgato]

In the movie, he had no name. He was just The Creature in the credits. Not sure about the book.

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<<12. Dr. Frankenstein's monster did not have a name; it likened itself to Adam.>>

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this quiz is 20-deep by the way.

13. What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's real name? (a) Franklin Benjamin Fitzgerald, (b) Forsythe Westcott Hammond Fitzgerald, (c) Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, (d) Gerald Rosenbloom, (e) Scott O'Connor Fitzgerald Jr.

[tandfman]

b makes the most sense, methinks.