QFTCICR Game 1 Rounds 7-8: Pirates, Indian words
Mark Brader
and should be interpreted accordingly.
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* Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
about pirates.
1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
sailors?
3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
(retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
sports item)?
4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
was published in what year, within 3 years?
5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
"El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
Jamaica in 1674?
7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
By what name was he commonly known?
8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
"Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
novels. Name either author.
9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
* Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
the word as it is typically used in English.
1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
used to describe a type of fabric.
2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
4. A roofed open porch.
5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
or treacly mixture just before a bath).
6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
7. A type of bracelet.
8. A house in the Bengali style.
9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
"crocodile".
10. Urdu for "dust color".
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Joshua Kreitzer
Privateers operated under commission from a government, while pirates
were just outlaws.
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
New Orleans
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
Oakland Raiders
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1873; 1880
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
Morgan
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
John Cleland
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Chile; Ecuador
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
cannabis; ganja
> 4. A roofed open porch.
verandah
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
shampoo
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
bungalow
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
khaki
--
Joshua Kreitzer
grom...@hotmail.com
Marc Dashevsky
> * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
>
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
>
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
>
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
>
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1884
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
>
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
>
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
Fielding
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Spain
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
>
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
>
> 1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
> used to describe a type of fabric.
>
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
dinghy
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
ganja
> 4. A roofed open porch.
lanai
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
shampoo
> 6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
shawl
> 7. A type of bracelet.
>
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
bungalow
> 9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
> Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
> "crocodile".
>
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
khaki
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Peter Smyth
"Mark Brader" <m...@vex.net> wrote in message
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> * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
>
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
>
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
Privateers were authorised by a government
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
>
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1854, 1861
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
Francis Drake
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
Captain Kidd
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
>
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Argentina, Chile
>
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
>
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
>
> 1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
> used to describe a type of fabric.
>
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
Coracle
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
>
> 4. A roofed open porch.
veranda
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
>
> 6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
>
> 7. A type of bracelet.
Bangle
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
>
> 9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
> Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
> "crocodile".
>
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
Beige
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
> * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
Privateers had a license (a letter of marque) from a government entitling
them to act like pirates.
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
New Orleans
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
Pittsburgh Pirates; Oakland Raiders
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1892
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
Sir Francis Drake
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
Henry Morgan
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Costa Rica; Chile
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
coracle?
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
jute?
> 4. A roofed open porch.
veranda
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
shampoo
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
bungalow
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
khaki
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
swp
> * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
>
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
r!
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
privateers were sponsored by a government, pirates were not
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
new orleans?
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
tampa bay buccaneers
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1883
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
sir walter drake
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
henry morgan?
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
blackbeard; bluebeard
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
erica jong
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
captain hook
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
chile
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
>
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
>
> 1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
> used to describe a type of fabric.
chiffon
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
dinghy
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
ganja
> 4. A roofed open porch.
lanai
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
shampoo
> 6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
kerchief; bandanna
> 7. A type of bracelet.
bangles (also a musical group)
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
bungalow
> 9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
> Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
> "crocodile".
mugger
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
khaki
swp
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> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2009-09-21,
> and should be interpreted accordingly.
>
> On each question you may give up to two answers, but if you give
> both a right answer and a wrong answer, there is a small penalty.
> Please post all your answers in a single followup to the newsgroup,
> based only on your own knowledge. (In your answer posting, quote
> the questions and place your answer below each one.) I will reveal
> the correct answers in about 3 days. For further information see
> my November 25 companion posting on "Cellar Rats Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
>
> All questions were written by members of the Cellar Rats team and
> are used here by permission, but have been retyped and may have
> been edited by me.
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
>
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
>
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
>
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
New Orleans
>
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
Oakland Raiders; Tampa Bay Buccaneers
>
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1850
>
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
>
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
Kingston
>
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard; Bluebeard
>
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
>
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook
>
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Chile
>
>
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
>
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
>
> 1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
> used to describe a type of fabric.
Chino
>
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
>
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
Lasso
>
> 4. A roofed open porch.
Veranda
>
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
>
> 6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
Turban
>
> 7. A type of bracelet.
>
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
>
> 9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
> Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
> "crocodile".
>
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
Khaki
>
Pete
Rob Parker
>
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
>
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
Privateers had a commission (from either to monarch or te government) and
would not be prosecuted - at least by their own country!
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
New Orleans; Kingston
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
Ice hockey (?)
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1883; 1895
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
Francis Drake (?)
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
>
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
Erica Jong
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Chile; Peru
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
>
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
>
> 1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
> used to describe a type of fabric.
chintz
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
dinghy
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
jute; hashish
> 4. A roofed open porch.
verandah
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
shampoo
> 6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
shawl; bandanna
> 7. A type of bracelet.
>
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
bungalow
> 9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
> Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
> "crocodile".
>
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
ochre
Rob
Mark Brader
> These questions were written to be asked in Toronto on 2009-09-21,
> see my November 25 companion posting on "Cellar Rats Questions from
> the Canadian Inquisition (QFTCICR)".
> * Game 1, Round 7 - History - Pirates
> In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, here are questions
> about pirates.
> 1. What was the legal difference between pirates and privateers?
Privateers had authorization from their country or another backer.
4 for Joshua, Marc, Peter, Dan, Stephen, and Rob.
> 2. The Lafitte brothers were very successful pirates and
> privateers in the early 1800s. They agreed to defend what
> city in return for pardons for themselves and all their
> sailors?
New Orleans. 4 for Joshua, Dan, Stephen, and Pete. 3 for Rob.
> 3. Each pirate designed his own form of the Jolly Roger flag.
> Calico Jack's flag is perhaps the best known of these, with
> crossed cutlasses topped with a grinning skull. This flag
> forms the basis for which professional sports team logo
> (retaining the skull and crossed cutlasses, but adding a
> sports item)?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (The Oakland Raiders logo has no skull; the
Pittsburgh Pirates logo has no cutlasses.) 4 for Peter and Stephen.
2 for Pete.
> 4. "Treasure Island", featuring the pirate Long John Silver,
> was published in what year, within 3 years?
1881 (accepting 1878-84). 4 for Marc and Stephen. 3 for Rob.
2 for Joshua.
> 5. What Elizabethan pirate/privateer was known to the Spanish as
> "El Draco", meaning "The Dragon"?
Sir Francis Drake. 4 for Peter, Dan, and Rob.
> 6. Which pirate/privateer was named Lieutenant-Governor of
> Jamaica in 1674?
Sir Henry Morgan. 4 for Joshua, Dan, and Stephen.
> 7. Edward Teach was a pirate known for his cruel punishments.
> By what name was he commonly known?
Blackbeard. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Peter, Dan, and Rob. 3 for Stephen
and Pete.
> 8. "Fanny, Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny
> Hackabout-Jones" was published in 1980. It is a retelling of
> "Fanny Hill", with many more adventures for Fanny, including
> a stretch as a pirate. The original is considered the
> first erotic novel in English history, published in 1748.
> The author of the 1980 version is also known for her erotic
> novels. Name either author.
John Cleland, Erica Jong. 4 for Joshua, Stephen, and Rob.
> 9. Who is the pirate leader in "Peter Pan"?
Captain Hook. 4 for everyone -- Joshua, Marc, Peter, Dan, Stephen,
Pete, and Rob.
> 10. Alexander Selkirk was a buccaneer who was marooned on Juan
> Fernandez Island. His story is reputed to be the basis
> for "Robinson Crusoe". In 1935 this island was made into a
> national park in his honor. Which country governs the Juan
> Fernandez Island archipelago, now renamed Robinson Crusoe
> Island, Alejandro Selkirk Island, and Santa Clara Island?
Chile. 4 for Stephen and Pete. 3 for Joshua and Rob. 2 for Peter
and Dan.
> * Game 1, Round 8 - Miscellaneous - Indian Words in English
> Some words of South Asian origin have become quite commonplace in
> English usage. We give a description of the word, and you give
> the word as it is typically used in English.
> 1. From the Sanskrit "chitras", meaning clear or bright, now
> used to describe a type of fabric.
Chintz. 4 for Rob.
> 2. Taken directly from a Hindi word for "tiny boat".
Dinghy. 4 for Marc, Stephen, and Rob.
> 3. Taken from the Sanskrit word for "hemp".
Ganja or bhang. (From different Sanskrit words.) 4 for Marc
and Stephen. 2 for Joshua.
> 4. A roofed open porch.
Verandah. 4 for Joshua, Peter, Dan, Pete, and Rob.
> 5. A form of the word "champna", meaning "to smear, knead the
> muscles, massage" (the scalp massage with some kind of oily
> or treacly mixture just before a bath).
Shampoo. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, Stephen, and Rob.
> 6. A type of scarf, around the head or neck.
Bandana. 2 for Stephen and Rob.
> 7. A type of bracelet.
Bangle. 4 for Peter and Stephen.
> 8. A house in the Bengali style.
Bungalow. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, Stephen, and Rob.
> 9. Victorian ladies carried handbags made of crocodile skin.
> Thieves who stole these became known by the Hindi word for
> "crocodile".
Mugger. 4 for Stephen.
> 10. Urdu for "dust color".
Khaki. 4 for Joshua, Marc, Dan, Stephen, and Pete.
Scores, if there are no errors:
ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 BEST
TOPICS-> Lit Sci Ent Spo His Mis FOUR
Stephen Perry 4 33 27 9 35 30 125
Joshua Kreitzer 4 20 36 0 29 18 103
Dan Blum 0 23 32 0 26 16 97
Marc Dashevsky 0 20 20 0 16 20 76
Peter Smyth 0 22 18 0 22 8 70
Rob Parker -- -- 10 0 29 22 61
Pete Gayde 0 7 27 6 17 8 59
"bootboy" -- -- 18 3 -- -- 21
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