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calvin

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Jan 29, 2014, 6:57:04 PM1/29/14
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Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?

1 The Eternal City (Europe)
2 Beantown (Americas)
3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
4 The City of Lights (Europe)
5 The Windy City (Americas)
6 The Stampede City (Americas)
7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
9 The Big Easy (Americas)
10 The City of Churches (Australasia)


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cheers,
calvin

Mark Brader

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Jan 29, 2014, 7:32:28 PM1/29/14
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"Calvin":
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome.

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston.

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Sydney?

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris.

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago.

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calgary.

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit.

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Cologne?

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans.

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Adelaide?
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Marc Dashevsky

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Jan 29, 2014, 7:46:02 PM1/29/14
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In article <op.xag3henq2wood3@homepc>, 334...@gmail.com says...
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> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris (I think you mean "Light," not "Lights.")

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
Calgary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Moscow

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Christchurch (can't hurt to guess)




swp

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Jan 29, 2014, 8:13:22 PM1/29/14
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On Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:57:04 PM UTC-5, Calvin wrote:
> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

rome, italy

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

boston, massachusetts

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

aukland, new zealand

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

paris, france

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

chicago, illinois

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

calgary, alberta

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

detroit, michigan

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

oxford, england

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

new orleans, louisiana

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

adelaide, south australia (also christchurch, new zealand)


swp, who doesn't want to be guilty of giving half answers again

Dan Tilque

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Jan 29, 2014, 10:45:34 PM1/29/14
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calvin wrote:
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> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Sydney

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calgary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Istambul ?

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Christchurch


--
Dan Tilque

Helix, if everything goes according to plan, the plan has been
compromised. -- Sam Starfall in "Freefall"

Mark Brader

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Jan 29, 2014, 10:54:34 PM1/29/14
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Stephen Perry:
> oxford, england

Now that you mention it... damn!
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Toronto that works fine on your computer but crashes
m...@vex.net on your customer's machine." -- Dan Pop

Jeffrey Turner

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Jan 29, 2014, 11:56:04 PM1/29/14
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On 1/29/2014 6:57 PM, calvin wrote:
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> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)
Rome
> 2 Beantown (Americas)
Boston (I prefer "The Hub")
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)
Sydney
> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)
Paris
> 5 The Windy City (Americas)
Chicago ("The City of the Big Shoulders")
> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
Calgary
> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)
Detroit
> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)
Vienna
> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)
N'awlins
> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)
Christchurch

--Jeff

Erland Sommarskog

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Jan 30, 2014, 3:00:19 AM1/30/14
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calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Chicago

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Sydney

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Buenos Aires

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Barcelona

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

Los Angeles




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Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esq...@sommarskog.se

Pete

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Jan 30, 2014, 9:32:39 AM1/30/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote in news:op.xag3henq2wood3@homepc:

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> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Auckland

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calgary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Barcelona

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Melbourne

>
>

Pete

Gareth Owen

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Jan 30, 2014, 12:10:32 PM1/30/14
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calvin <334...@gmail.com> writes:

> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Sydney?

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

There's a live album called "Live From The City Of Lights", but I can't
even remember who its by, let alone where it was recorded?

Madrid??

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Rio?

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Oxford

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Dunedin?

Bruce Bowler

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Jan 31, 2014, 9:18:41 AM1/31/14
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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:57:04 +1000, calvin wrote:

> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Sydney

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calgary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Barcelona

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Melbourne

Rob Parker

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Feb 1, 2014, 11:36:06 PM2/1/14
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> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)
> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Auckland

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris (?)

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calgary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Oxford

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Adelaide


Rob

calvin

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Feb 3, 2014, 4:30:56 PM2/3/14
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On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:57:04 +1000, calvin <334...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Which cities are commonly referred to by the following nicknames?
>
> 1 The Eternal City (Europe)

Rome

> 2 Beantown (Americas)

Boston

> 3 The City of Sails (Australasia)

Auckland

> 4 The City of Lights (Europe)

Paris
As Marc noted, it's actually "light"

> 5 The Windy City (Americas)

Chicago

> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)

Calvary

> 7 The Motor City / Motown (Americas)

Detroit

> 8 City of Dreaming Spires (Europe)

Oxford

> 9 The Big Easy (Americas)

New Orleans

> 10 The City of Churches (Australasia)

Adelaide or Christchurch. It is sadly less appropriate in the latter case
following the recent earthquakes.


Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 TOTAL TB Quiz 340
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 75 Stephen Perry
1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 67 Rob Parker
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 8 66 Pete Gayde
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Mark Brader
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Dan Tilque
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Marc Dashevsky
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 69 Jeffrey Turner
1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7 63 Bruce Bowler
1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 6 49 Gareth Owen
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 29 Erland S
- - - - - - - - - - --- ----------
10 8 3 9 9 8 10 3 9 6 75 75%

Well done Perry.

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cheers,
calvin

Erland Sommarskog

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Feb 3, 2014, 5:30:19 PM2/3/14
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calvin (334...@gmail.com) writes:
>> 6 The Stampede City (Americas)
>
> Calvary


Ah, the Cavalary!

swp

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Feb 3, 2014, 9:05:50 PM2/3/14
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please, call me Stephen.

swp

Jeffrey Turner

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Feb 4, 2014, 1:10:34 AM2/4/14
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Calgary

http://www.calgarystampede.com/


calvin

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Feb 5, 2014, 1:32:24 AM2/5/14
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As you wish.

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cheers,
calvin
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