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Dan Tilque
Nov 1, 2016, 10:51:14 PM11/1/16
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Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
sometime in the evening my time.
Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
#10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
attention.
3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
gods of Hinduism.
4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
what elements they're a world of.)
10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any
further questions.
--
Dan Tilque
Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
sometime in the evening my time.
Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
#10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
attention.
3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
gods of Hinduism.
4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
what elements they're a world of.)
10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any
further questions.
--
Dan Tilque
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 1, 2016, 11:46:31 PM11/1/16
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Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
Shiva, Krishna, Rama
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
Minnesota
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Austria, Germany
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Mark Brader
Nov 2, 2016, 1:26:14 AM11/2/16
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Dan Tilque:
Shiva, Vishnu, and Kali for this one.
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Plague, famine, pestilence, and death.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
Good choice of verb forms. Let's see: Voyager I, Voyager II, Pioneer XI,
and New Horizons. And... Pioneer XII?
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Seneca.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
Gold, silver, tin, iron, copper, zinc.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
Ah, an easy one. Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York. And Illinois and Indiana, hiding down there.
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
Earth. (Nods sagely.)
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Okay, was I paying attention before? Was it Germany, Austria, Slovakia,
Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine?
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
There are only 10: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white,
black, brown, gray. (Violet and magenta are shades of purple, indigo
is a shade of blue, gold is a form of yellow, silver is a form of gray.
And I'm not even going to get into turquoise, chartreuse, etc. etc. etc.)
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Cat, dog, rabbit, rat, lion, dragon, pig, snake, ox, and some more.
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
Gimli, Gloin, Balin, Thorin.
--
Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody."
Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval."
m...@vex.net | --Brazil
My text in this article is in the public domain.
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
Oh dear, this quiz is not going to go well for me. I'll try
> gods of Hinduism.
Shiva, Vishnu, and Kali for this one.
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
and New Horizons. And... Pioneer XII?
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
New York. And Illinois and Indiana, hiding down there.
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine?
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
black, brown, gray. (Violet and magenta are shades of purple, indigo
is a shade of blue, gold is a form of yellow, silver is a form of gray.
And I'm not even going to get into turquoise, chartreuse, etc. etc. etc.)
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
--
Mark Brader | "Don't you want to... see my ID? ... I could be anybody."
Toronto | "No you couldn't, sir. This is Information Retrieval."
m...@vex.net | --Brazil
My text in this article is in the public domain.
Mark Brader
Nov 2, 2016, 1:27:43 AM11/2/16
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Mark Brader:
--
Mark Brader "Clearly, neither Mark Brader nor
Toronto Steve Summit read the whole book..."
m...@vex.net -- Greg Black
> Good choice of verb forms.
ObXkcd: 1189. Particularly the mouseover text.
--
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Toronto Steve Summit read the whole book..."
m...@vex.net -- Greg Black
Dan Tilque
Nov 2, 2016, 2:19:10 AM11/2/16
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Mark Brader wrote:
> Dan Tilque:
thinking is along the right track. A basic color is a color that is not
considered a subset of another color. It's more of a linguistics
question than any other subject.
--
Dan Tilque
> Dan Tilque:
>
>> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
>
> There are only 10: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white,
> black, brown, gray. (Violet and magenta are shades of purple, indigo
> is a shade of blue, gold is a form of yellow, silver is a form of gray.
> And I'm not even going to get into turquoise, chartreuse, etc. etc. etc.)
Nope. There are eleven, and you didn't name the eleventh. Although your
>> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
>
> There are only 10: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white,
> black, brown, gray. (Violet and magenta are shades of purple, indigo
> is a shade of blue, gold is a form of yellow, silver is a form of gray.
> And I'm not even going to get into turquoise, chartreuse, etc. etc. etc.)
thinking is along the right track. A basic color is a color that is not
considered a subset of another color. It's more of a linguistics
question than any other subject.
--
Dan Tilque
Peter Smyth
Nov 2, 2016, 8:11:44 AM11/2/16
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Dan Tilque wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for
> each answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And
> I know #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was
> paying attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three
> principal gods of Hinduism.
Vishnu, Ganesh, Siva
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for
> each answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And
> I know #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was
> paying attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three
> principal gods of Hinduism.
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar
> System.
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great
> Lakes.
Iowa
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the
> Norse names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're
> home to or what elements they're a world of.)
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
Peter Smyth
Dan Blum
Nov 2, 2016, 8:50:25 AM11/2/16
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Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com> wrote:
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
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"I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up."
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Nov 3, 2016, 1:39:05 PM11/3/16
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In article <nvbka7$ocn$1...@dont-email.me>, dti...@frontier.com says...
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
red, white, black, pale
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
Voyager 1, Voyager 2
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneonta, Seneca
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
copper, gold, iron, lead, mercury, silver, tin
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
>
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Moldova
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
black, white, gray, red, blue, green, orange, yellow, pink, purple, brown
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
dragon, snake, monkey, ox, pig, dog, rooster
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
Balin, Thorin, Bombur, Fili, Kili, Gloin
> I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any
> further questions.
--
Replace "usenet" with "marc" in the e-mail address.
>
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
> answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
> #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
> attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
Vishnu, Shiva
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
> answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
> #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
> attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
>
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
> I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any
> further questions.
--
Gareth Owen
Nov 3, 2016, 4:19:17 PM11/3/16
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Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com> writes:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
> answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
> #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
> attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three
> principal gods of Hinduism.
Vishnu, Shiva, Rama
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
> answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
> #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
> attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three
> principal gods of Hinduism.
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the
> Norse names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home
> to or what elements they're a world of.)
The one with the Ice Giants,
The one with all the dark elves [Best Friends episode ever],
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Netherlands, Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
Orange, Indigo, Violet, Chartreuse
Is this an actual thing? I mean, who gets to decide?
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Trump Supporter, Banjo, Eggplant, Neoconservative, Badger
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
Ori, Dori, Nori,
Fili, Kili,
Biffour, Boffour, Bombour,
Balin, Dwalin,
Òin, Glòin
Dan Tilque
Nov 3, 2016, 11:18:57 PM11/3/16
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Gareth Owen wrote:
various languages and a dispute about how universal they are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_term#Basic_color_terms
--
Dan Tilque
> Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com> writes:
>
>> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
>
> Red, Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, Black, White
> Orange, Indigo, Violet, Chartreuse
>
> Is this an actual thing? I mean, who gets to decide?
Yes. There's actually scientific studies on basic color terms for
>
>> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
>
> Red, Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink, Black, White
> Orange, Indigo, Violet, Chartreuse
>
> Is this an actual thing? I mean, who gets to decide?
various languages and a dispute about how universal they are.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_term#Basic_color_terms
--
Dan Tilque
Gareth Owen
Nov 4, 2016, 2:31:12 AM11/4/16
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pretty solid crossover.
Dan Tilque
Nov 6, 2016, 1:24:48 AM11/6/16
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Dan Tilque wrote:
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
> answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
> #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
> attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
Brahmam, Shiva, Vishnu
> Welcome to Rotating Quiz #238.
>
> Usual rules apply. This quiz will run to Saturday, November 5, 2016,
> sometime in the evening my time.
>
> Each of the questions asks for a number of answers. One point for each
> answer requested. And yes, I intend to start with number 3. And I know
> #10 came up in one of Mark's recent quizzes. Let's see who was paying
> attention.
>
>
> 3. Name the three members of the Trimurti. That is, the three principal
> gods of Hinduism.
>
> 4. Name the four horsemen of the Apocalypse.
>
> 5. Name the five spacecraft that have left or will leave the Solar System.
>
> 6. Name the six tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy.
>
> 7. Name the seven metalic elements known in classical antiquity.
>
> 8. Name the eight US states that border on one or more of the Great Lakes.
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota
>
Minnesota
>
> 9. Name the nine worlds of Norse mythology. (If you don't know the Norse
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
(I hope these non-ascii characters come through)
> names, I'll accept descriptions, either what beings they're home to or
> what elements they're a world of.)
Ásgarðr (Asgard) (the Aesir or major gods)
Miðgarðr (Midgard) (humans, accepting Middle-Earth, but not "Earth")
Jötunheimr (giants)
Hel (Helheimr or Náir) (the dead)
Álfheimr (light elves)
Svartálfaheimr (dark elves or dwarves)
Vanaheimr (Vanir or minor gods)
Niflheimr (ice or cold)
Múspellsheimr (fire)
>
> 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
Moldova, Ukraine
>
> 11. Name the eleven basic color words in English.
>
> 12. Name the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
dog, pig
>
> 13. Name the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit.
Nori, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur
>
> I don't know of any good groups of 14, so you guys are spared any
> further questions.
>
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 T
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Dan Blum 3 4 4 3 7 8 6 6 11 10 8 70
Gareth Owen 2 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 9 2 13 54
Mark Brader 2 3 4 1 6 8 0 9 10 7 3 53
Marc Dashevski 2 0 2 3 7 8 0 6 11 7 6 52
Erland 1 0 0 0 7 8 0 10 9 6 0 41
And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
your own country's mythology is atrocious.
OK, Dan, RQ #239 is yours to do with as you please.
--
Dan Tilque
Mark Brader
Nov 6, 2016, 4:34:47 AM11/6/16
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Dan Tilque:
Arrgh! That's one of the two countries where I've *seen* the Danube.
--
Mark Brader "Hacking for 8 years gives a guy a memory.
Toronto If you was with a woman -- I'd've noticed."
m...@vex.net PHANTOM LADY
> > 10. Name the ten countries that the Danube flows through.
>
> ...Hungary...
>
Arrgh! That's one of the two countries where I've *seen* the Danube.
--
Mark Brader "Hacking for 8 years gives a guy a memory.
Toronto If you was with a woman -- I'd've noticed."
m...@vex.net PHANTOM LADY
Dan Blum
Nov 6, 2016, 10:22:44 AM11/6/16
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Dan Tilque <dti...@frontier.com> wrote:
> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
> OK, Dan, RQ #239 is yours to do with as you please.
Thanks! I will be mostly away from the Internet for several days starting
> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
> OK, Dan, RQ #239 is yours to do with as you please.
Thursday so I will try to get something up before then.
Erland Sommarskog
Nov 6, 2016, 1:18:34 PM11/6/16
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Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
Yeah, they stopped teaching that in the schools over here a couple of
> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
centuries ago, when some guy called Ansgar started to hang around. Don't know
why...
Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
At least I was the only one to know all the contries on the Danube.
Gareth Owen
Nov 6, 2016, 2:47:09 PM11/6/16
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Erland Sommarskog <esq...@sommarskog.se> writes:
> Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
>> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
>> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
>> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
>
> Yeah, they stopped teaching that in the schools over here a couple of
> centuries ago, when some guy called Ansgar started to hang around. Don't know
> why...
>
> Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
> not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
My knowledge was based entirely on the two Thor movies and this 1980s
> Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
>> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
>> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
>> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
>
> Yeah, they stopped teaching that in the schools over here a couple of
> centuries ago, when some guy called Ansgar started to hang around. Don't know
> why...
>
> Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
> not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
video game: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valhalla_(video_game)
Dan Tilque
Nov 6, 2016, 3:12:40 PM11/6/16
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Erland Sommarskog wrote:
>
> Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
> not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
I don't think it was any kind of unifying theme from the days when most
>
> Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
> not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
Norse believed it in but rather from later scholarship. Some of these
worlds were only mentioned two or three times in the old texts that
survived.
>
> At least I was the only one to know all the contries on the Danube.
--
Dan Tilque
Björn Lundin
Nov 9, 2016, 8:18:20 AM11/9/16
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On 2016-11-06 19:18, Erland Sommarskog wrote:
> Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
>> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
>> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
>> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
>
> Yeah, they stopped teaching that in the schools over here a couple of
> centuries ago, when some guy called Ansgar started to hang around. Don't know
> why...
>
> Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
> not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
>
I've only heard of the nine worlds in Hollywood movies - like Thor
> Dan Tilque (dti...@frontier.com) writes:
>> And the winner is Dan Blum, by quite a margin. Kodos to Gareth for
>> knowing all the dwarves in the Hobbit. And Erland, your knowledge of
>> your own country's mythology is atrocious.
>
> Yeah, they stopped teaching that in the schools over here a couple of
> centuries ago, when some guy called Ansgar started to hang around. Don't know
> why...
>
> Obviously, I do know of some of the tales from the old mythology, but I am
> not sure that I have ever heard of the concept of the "nine worlds".
>
Just as Erland says - they don't teach that much in school about
mythologies anymore
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