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THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Mi-Amigo — Wed, 08 May 2019 20:35:31 GMT

Welcome to the THURSDAY QUIZ for 9 MAY 2019

The subject for this week`s Thursday Quiz is MUSIC - not The Beatles!.

There are three questions:

Q1. What musical instrument did Emperor Nero play while Rome burned in 64AD?

Q2. Which language is the Spanish National Anthem sung in?

Q3. Where were bagpipes invented?

RULES:

No googling, wiki, social media, website seaches for the answers.

Please answer all three questions in the same post as - Q1 = [answer]; Q2 = [answer]; Q3 = [answer].

If you do not know the answer to any question, please say Q? = [don`t know]

Everyone is welcome to enter.

This Thursday Quiz is opens at 10pm tonight [Wed] when you may submit your first set of answers and this Thursday Quiz will remain open until 12 noon on Friday 10 May 2019

You may submit two separate posts, each with a set of answers, during the time of this Thursday Quiz,

but you cannot submit your second post until at least one other member has posted their first set of answers.

You may submit one post with one, two, or three answers as given by another member but must credit the member - e.g. "I agree with.... answer to Q2 is ..... "

The results and answers will be given after 1pm on Friday 10 May 2019.

Incorrect answers will receive the * klaxon * . Correct answers will be awarded

A correct interesting fact could earn a credit. Amusing replies to any question are welcomed

Good luck

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

MI5 — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:11:35 GMT

Q1 - Nero "fiddled" whilst Rome burned (Violin) is the popular saying although it is believed he may have actually played a Lyre as Violin's didn't exist then. That is, if he actually played any instrument at all at that time. The saying is legend and myth!
Q2 - none as there are no words to it.

The National anthems of San Marino, Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina also don't have lyrics.
Q3 - As with many things we still have around us today, Egypt.

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Glory1 — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:00:09 GMT

Q1. A stringed instrument of some description, though not a fiddle.

Q2. The Spanish National Anthem has no lyrics, so no language.

Q3. Somewhere in the Middle East, possibly Egypt and brought to Scotland by Roman legionnaires.

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Cleoriff — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:00:13 GMT

Q1 = No evidence that Nero played any instrument while Rome was burning. The fiddle didn't exist in ancient Rome at the time

Q2 = The Spanish National Anthem (Marcha Real) has NO official lyrics

Q3 = Bagpipes invented in Egypt.

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

pgn — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:59:57 GMT

Q1. The wind-up gramophone, how else would he get to play "when I'm 64AD"...?

Q2. Esperanto

Q3. In the room at the foot of Sir Walter Raleigh's garden:

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

jonsie — Wed, 08 May 2019 22:24:28 GMT

I agree with t'others except

1. Contra to popular belief, he was in fact playing the five finger flute

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 May 2019 12:19:24 GMT

RESULTS for THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019:

@MI5- Q1 correct + credit [for "if he played instrument"]; Q2 correct ; Q3 * klaxon *

@Glory1Q1 * klaxon * but credit [for knowing not fiddle, but, allegedly string instrument]; Q2 correct ; Q3 * klaxon* but credit [for knowing brought to Scotland by Romans]

@CleoriffQ1 correct + credit [for knowing not a fiddle, as it had not been invented at that time]; Q2 correct + credit [for knowing Spanish National Anthem is Marcha Real]; Q3 * klaxon*

@jonsieQ1 [agreeing with others] correct ; Q2 [agreeing with others] correct Q3 [agreeing with others] * klaxon* plus for giving a laugh with additional answer Q1 "five finger flute" special award

@pgnQ1 * klaxon *; Q2 * klaxon *; Q3 * klaxon *; but for giving a laugh with answers, special awards - Q1 ; Q3

The winner of this week`s Thursday Quiz is @Cleoriff with + credit; + credit.

A1 Nero did not play a fiddle [not invented until 11th centry]; no evidence he played cithara [4-7string instrument]. Tacitus wrote Nero sang while Rome burned.

A2 There are no words to the Spanish National Anthem, known as Marcha Real.

A3 Bagpipes did not originate in Egypt. According to a History magazine website, Egyptians in 400BC reported "pipes of Thebes", with pipes of dog skin played with chanters of bone.

The International Bagpipe Conference website reports that Dr Vivien Williams informed the conference in 2016 that bagpipes originated in India 3000 years ago, spread to Europe, and arrived in Britain with the Roman invasion in 43AD, but there is no evidence of bagpipes in Scotland until 15th century.

Next week`s Thrsday Quiz [16 May] will be three random questions.

One will be a question about a picture; one will be a history question; one will be about an invention.

Everyone has a chance. All members are welcome to take part, so whether you have taken part in the Thursday Quiz before, a long-time member of the Community but have never joined in; or you are a new member, please come and have a go.

The questions will be posted on a separate thread on Wed 15 May at about 10pm, when the Quiz will open and stay open until Friday at 12 noon, to give everyone a chance to post their answers.

Look forward to seeing everyone soon.

Any questions in the meantime, please ask on here and I`ll reply.

Thank you everyone who took part this week.

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Glory1 — Fri, 10 May 2019 19:41:33 GMT

Congratulations @Cleoriff on winning the Thursday Quiz particularly for knowing the name of the Spanish national anthem. I knew it had no words but no idea what it was called

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

pgn — Fri, 10 May 2019 20:09:03 GMT

Thanks, @Mi-Amigo - 2 😅s are good enough for me. 🤣

The five-finger flute was a good answer too, @jonsie 👌

Well done to those who got the correct answers and the top-scorers @Cleoriff @ 👍

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Cleoriff — Fri, 10 May 2019 21:32:33 GMT

@Glory1 As I had an apartment in Spain for nearly 40 years, it would have been pretty poor had I not known the name of the National Anthem

@pgn Thanks....though your answers made me laugh

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 May 2019 21:39:47 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@Glory1 As I had an apartment in Spain for nearly 40 years, it would have been pretty poor had I not known the name of the National Anthem

@pgn Thanks....though your answers made me laugh

Still deserved the credit @Cleoriff

and @pgn did make me laugh with his answers

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Glory1 — Fri, 10 May 2019 22:12:26 GMT

True about the reason how you know the name of the Spanish national anthem. However, how man other British residents in Spain do. I'd bet not many.

I also imagine, having spent considerable time there, you'd have picked up the odd Spanish word here and there. Again, how many British people who move there can be bothered to learn any Spanish words. Most, a lot like many of my fellow Americans, think if you speak louder they'll understand. They don't seem to get that Spanish people, or any other Europeans aren't deaf, just may not speak English

It's only in the Netherlands and Scandinavia where most speak English, together with their native tongue.

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Glory1 — Fri, 10 May 2019 22:17:57 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
@Glory1 As I had an apartment in Spain for nearly 40 years, it would have been pretty poor had I not known the name of the National Anthem

@pgn Thanks....though your answers made me laugh
Still deserved the credit @Cleoriff
and @pgn did make me laugh with his answers

And @pgn made me laugh too, his answers were so typically him and my apologies @pgn I should have mentioned that in my post congratulating @Cleoriff. You and @jonsie both have fantastic senses of humour. And always cheer me up.

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

jonsie — Fri, 10 May 2019 22:55:03 GMT

@Glory1 wrote:
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
@Glory1 As I had an apartment in Spain for nearly 40 years, it would have been pretty poor had I not known the name of the National Anthem

@pgn Thanks....though your answers made me laugh
Still deserved the credit @Cleoriff
and @pgn did make me laugh with his answers
And @pgn made me laugh too, his answers were so typically him and my apologies @pgn I should have mentioned that in my post congratulating @Cleoriff. You and @jonsie both have fantastic senses of humour. And always cheer me up.

I think we both have the same sense of humour...but you certainly need one around these parts

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Mi-Amigo — Fri, 10 May 2019 22:59:32 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
@Glory1 wrote:
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
@Glory1 As I had an apartment in Spain for nearly 40 years, it would have been pretty poor had I not known the name of the National Anthem

@pgn Thanks....though your answers made me laugh
Still deserved the credit @Cleoriff
and @pgn did make me laugh with his answers
And @pgn made me laugh too, his answers were so typically him and my apologies @pgn I should have mentioned that in my post congratulating @Cleoriff. You and @jonsie both have fantastic senses of humour. And always cheer me up.
I think we both have the same sense of humour...but you certainly need one around these parts

My sense of humour has been called weird dunno why

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

jonsie — Fri, 10 May 2019 23:05:37 GMT

@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
@Glory1 wrote:
@Mi-Amigo wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
@Glory1 As I had an apartment in Spain for nearly 40 years, it would have been pretty poor had I not known the name of the National Anthem

@pgn Thanks....though your answers made me laugh
Still deserved the credit @Cleoriff
and @pgn did make me laugh with his answers
And @pgn made me laugh too, his answers were so typically him and my apologies @pgn I should have mentioned that in my post congratulating @Cleoriff. You and @jonsie both have fantastic senses of humour. And always cheer me up.
I think we both have the same sense of humour...but you certainly need one around these parts
My sense of humour has been called weird dunno why

It is....but you can't answer your own quiz

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

jonsie — Fri, 10 May 2019 23:06:45 GMT

Although I have the market cornered in funny walks

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Cleoriff — Fri, 10 May 2019 23:09:03 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
Although I have the market cornered in funny walks

Listen @jonsie, I expect when you had two legs and a skinful of Sang Som you had a pretty funny walk then

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

jonsie — Fri, 10 May 2019 23:15:28 GMT

@Cleoriff wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
Although I have the market cornered in funny walks
Listen @jonsie, I expect when you had two legs and a skinful of Sang Som you had a pretty funny walk then

It was normally my impression of the Moon Walk, way before MJ

Re: THURSDAY QUIZ 9 May 2019

Glory1 — Sat, 11 May 2019 00:01:25 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
@Cleoriff wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
Although I have the market cornered in funny walks
Listen @jonsie, I expect when you had two legs and a skinful of Sang Som you had a pretty funny walk then
It was normally my impression of the Moon Walk, way before MJ

Now that had me screaming with laughter. Pillow in mouth so as not to disturb my neighbours