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Iskenderun, Turkey (aka Alexandretta), founded by Alexander The Great.
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When I kill her, I'll have her
Die white girls, die white girls |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct. 5 more Points to you.
Scoreboard:
1 - 15 Points Vuzman
2 - 14 Points Laluu
3 - 5 Points OKJones
3 - 5 Points Boddin
Question:
What is the name of this painting, and where is it (the painting, that is) located?
Clue 1 (-1 Point): The artist is considered to be one of the best painters in Northern Europe in the 15th century.
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'
Jogvanth attached the following image:
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Edited by Jogvanth on 08-08-2009 09:47 |
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| Norlander | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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The Madonna with Canon van der Paele, 1436
by Jan van Eyck.
It's located in the Groeningemuseum in Bruges
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The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct. You get 4 Points for that.
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Scoreboard:
1 - 15 Points Vuzman
2 - 14 Points Laluu
3 - 5 Points OKJones
3 - 5 Points Boddin
4- 4 Points Norlander
Question: What world famous volcano has a name in its regions native language, believed to originate from the word "crab"?
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Vuzman | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Krakatoa
From Sanskrit karka or karkata or karkataka, meaning "lobster" or "crab". (Rakata also means "crab" in the older Javan language.) This is considered the most likely origin.
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When I kill her, I'll have her
Die white girls, die white girls |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct.
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Scoreboard:
1 - 20 Points Vuzman
2 - 14 Points Laluu
3 - 5 Points OKJones
3 - 5 Points Boddin
4- 4 Points Norlander
Question: Who is this a painting of?
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'
Jogvanth attached the following image:
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Edited by Jogvanth on 09-08-2009 19:27 |
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| Norlander | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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(Torellion posting at Norlander's place)
Dante
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The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
- John Kenneth Galbraith |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct. (This was apparently WAY to easy  )
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Scoreboard:
1 - 20 Points Vuzman
2 - 14 Points Laluu
3 - 5 Points OKJones
3 - 5 Points Boddin
3 - 5 Points Torellion
4 - 4 Points Norlander
NOTE: Double score question.
Question: What does this statue commemorate and where is it located?
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing'
Jogvanth attached the following image:
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Edited by Jogvanth on 09-08-2009 22:09 |
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| Norlander | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Millennium of Russia
The Millennium of Russia is a famous bronze monument in the Novgorod Kremlin. It was erected in 1862 to celebrate the millennium of Rurik's arrival to Novgorod, an event traditionally taken as a starting point of Russian history.
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The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
- John Kenneth Galbraith |
Edited by Norlander on 10-08-2009 00:32 |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct.
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Scoreboard:
1 - 20 Points Vuzman
2 - 14 Points Laluu
2 - 14 Points Norlander
3 - 5 Points OKJones
3 - 5 Points Boddin
3 - 5 Points Torellion
Question: The juice from what tree, is bottled and then sold in a.o. Denmark and Sweden, as a refreshing beverage, not unlike beer or tonic?
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
Edited by Jogvanth on 10-08-2009 16:28 |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Clue 1: The species of this tree, are generally small to medium-size and grow mostly in temperate regions.
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Norlander | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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birch-wine or birch-juice
Link
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The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.
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Edited by Norlander on 11-08-2009 09:50 |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct. That's 4 more Points to you.
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Scoreboard:
1 - 20 Points Vuzman
2 - 18 Points Norlander
3 - 14 Points Laluu
4 - 5 Points OKJones
4 - 5 Points Boddin
4 - 5 Points Torellion
Question: What "global" war, has by some been deemed to be the "real first World War", because of its battles across the world?
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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| Boddin | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Seven Years' War
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| Jogvanth | RE: Competition-Quiz |
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Correct
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No decision is so fine as to not bind us to its consequences.
No consequence is so unexpected as to absolve us of our decisions.
Not even death.
-R. Scott Bakker. 'The Prince of Nothing' |
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