"The 33rd Annual Xmas Quiz"

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<<(c) The Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion is a small society of evangelical churches, founded in England in 1783 by Selina, Countess of Huntingdon. Today it has 21 congregations in England.>>

(that, of course, is not trivia, to my way of thinking: it's an incredibly obscure bit of knowledge, and there's a huge difference)

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7. Who lived in Ayot St Lawrence? Hint and more questions: He won a Nobel Prize. What other unexpected honor did he win? The work he won that prize for inspired another cultural landmark. What was it?

[mcgato]

Wild guess of James Joyce. No ideas of other clues, since Joyce may not be correct.

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Joyce is not correct

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I know it was GB Shaw, just not the other answers. I didn't listen that closely on the tour in high school

[cullman]

Shaw won an Oscar for Pygmalion.

[mump boy]

Pygmalion inspired My Fair Lady

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<<7. George Bernard Shaw lived in Ayot St Lawrence, in England. (The lack of a period after the "St" is correct, by the way.) Shaw received not only the Nobel Prize for literature but also an Oscar, for writing the screenplay of his play "Pygmalion," upon which "My Fair Lady" was based.>>

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8. California place names: What does "manteca" mean in Spanish? To what does Point Lobos refer? What does Malibu mean in Spanish?

[kuha]

8. California place names: What does "manteca" mean in Spanish? To what does Point Lobos refer? What does Malibu mean in Spanish?

Point Lobos, on the CA coast near Carmel, must refer to wolves.

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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