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Well, on New England States, after twelve questions I had 12,000 points (and on a solo game.) Then they had to ask a question about the lottery. (No, I did not play today!) I bombed question #14 as well (I don't even recall what that was) before nailing the last question. Still a very good game.

Congrats to West Park in Ohio for their perfect game and near-prefect team performance.

-- RWM

The Rhode Island Counties one was question #15, which I nailed for 1000. Washington County is also known as "South County" to Ocean Staters.

There is no Lincoln County in Rhode Island. The counties are Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington.

It is question #14 that I don't recall.

-- RWM

Richard, good game. I was 24th based on the rankings tonight. Was #14 "Which NE state entered the union last?" Not sure, if I heard part of it, Id know it... I got sabotaged by BWWs (am in Florida) boxes costing me a few hundred points and a nearly complete miss (got 200 points instead of 1000) on the Capitals question even though I knew it which would have put me at 14K. Only question that I truly missed was the square area.

Here are the 15 questions. Badly paraphrased and completely out of order...
Tallest building in New England?
Mystic is known for what?
which state has a cape jetting into Atlantic Ocean?
What stadium is in Foxborough, MA?
Which feature is not in New Hampshire?
Which state is named after Roger Williams?
Which state was last to enter Union?
Which state had first lottery?
Which city listed was not the capital? **** BWW Box
what is longest Mountain range running through New England?
Total square area of New England?
Name the military site in Vermont?
What type of tree is Maine known for?
What is the name of the county in Rhode Island?
First Year that the term New England was used (was this #14 - it was towards the end)

tchoiniere wrote:

That was the one. I really thought that I read about that term being used prior to 1620; I must have been mistaken.

The question three above that was not "name the military site", it was to name the 306' obelisk that is VT's tallest structure. Other than that, you nailed it.

-- RWM

zog741 wrote:

tchoiniere wrote:

1620 was when the English settled there. Prior to that, precognition would be required.
I think the obelisk site (the game's only Vermont question) asked in what town is Vermont's highest structure, an obelisk commemorating a battle.

Other specifications:

2) Which was a big industry in Mystic during the 1800s? (Hey Buzztime, there's a lot more in Connecticut than Mystic!)
4) The not-in-NH answer was the Ben & Jerry's factory
13) The state tree of Maine is the:

Author:	pengwn [ Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:21 pm ]
Post subject:	December 2011 Topix
December 1 - Toronto December 3 - Movie Star Nicknames December 8 - Architecture December 10 - On and Off Broadway December 15 - Bible Stories December 17 - Child Actors December 22 - New England States December 24 - Family Films December 29 - 2011 Sports December 31 - 2011 TV

Author:	zog741 [ Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
Some good choices here. I feel I have a considerable edge on one of these Topix. Indifferent toward 12/15.

Author:	zog741 [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:40 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
Well, on New England States, after twelve questions I had 12,000 points (and on a solo game.) Then they had to ask a question about the lottery. (No, I did not play today!) I bombed question #14 as well (I don't even recall what that was) before nailing the last question. Still a very good game. Congrats to West Park in Ohio for their perfect game and near-prefect team performance. -- RWM

Author:	IDJIT5500 [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
zog741 wrote: Well, on New England States, after twelve questions I had 12,000 points (and on a solo game.) Then they had to ask a question about the lottery. (No, I did not play today!) I bombed question #14 as well (I don't even recall what that was) before nailing the last question. Still a very good game. Congrats to West Park in Ohio for their perfect game and near-prefect team performance. -- RWM thanks for noticing, zog. i got there after the last question and before the rankings and the guys asked me if i knew anything about rhode island counties. i would have been clueless as well. wonk showed up even later and said he knew about lincoln county in rhode island. but he's always showing up late and telling us he knew the answer the rest of us didn't have.

Author:	zog741 [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:14 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
The Rhode Island Counties one was question #15, which I nailed for 1000. Washington County is also known as "South County" to Ocean Staters. There is no Lincoln County in Rhode Island. The counties are Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington. It is question #14 that I don't recall. -- RWM

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Author:	tchoiniere [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:49 pm ]
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zog741 wrote: The Rhode Island Counties one was question #15, which I nailed for 1000. Washington County is also known as "South County" to Ocean Staters. There is no Lincoln County in Rhode Island. The counties are Bristol, Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington. It is question #14 that I don't recall. -- RWM Richard, good game. I was 24th based on the rankings tonight. Was #14 "Which NE state entered the union last?" Not sure, if I heard part of it, Id know it... I got sabotaged by BWWs (am in Florida) boxes costing me a few hundred points and a nearly complete miss (got 200 points instead of 1000) on the Capitals question even though I knew it which would have put me at 14K. Only question that I truly missed was the square area.

Author:	zog741 [ Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:59 pm ]
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tchoiniere wrote: Richard, good game. I was 24th based on the rankings tonight. Was #14 "Which NE state entered the union last?" Not sure, if I heard part of it, Id know it... I got sabotaged by BWWs (am in Florida) boxes costing me a few hundred points and a nearly complete miss (got 200 points instead of 1000) on the Capitals question even though I knew it which would have put me at 14K. Only question that I truly missed was the square area. Tim, Long time, no hear from. I think the question of the New England state that last entered the Union was one of the first 5 of the game. The square miles question was scary but I got that for 1000 as well. (That question was the total square miles of all six New England states, and that was Question #11.) Another scary one for me that I still got for 1000 was the name of the Patriots stadium (and you of all people know that's definitely the type of question I'd miss.) -- RWM

Author:	tchoiniere [ Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:38 am ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
Here are the 15 questions. Badly paraphrased and completely out of order... Tallest building in New England? Mystic is known for what? which state has a cape jetting into Atlantic Ocean? What stadium is in Foxborough, MA? Which feature is not in New Hampshire? Which state is named after Roger Williams? Which state was last to enter Union? Which state had first lottery? Which city listed was not the capital? **** BWW Box what is longest Mountain range running through New England? Total square area of New England? Name the military site in Vermont? What type of tree is Maine known for? What is the name of the county in Rhode Island? First Year that the term New England was used (was this #14 - it was towards the end)

Author:	zog741 [ Fri Dec 23, 2011 1:20 am ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
tchoiniere wrote: Here are the 15 questions. Badly paraphrased and completely out of order... Tallest building in New England? Mystic is known for what? which state has a cape jetting into Atlantic Ocean? What stadium is in Foxborough, MA? Which feature is not in New Hampshire? Which state is named after Roger Williams? Which state was last to enter Union? Which state had first lottery? Which city listed was not the capital? **** BWW Box what is longest Mountain range running through New England? Total square area of New England? Name the military site in Vermont? What type of tree is Maine known for? What is the name of the county in Rhode Island? First Year that the term New England was used (was this #14 - it was towards the end) That was the one. I really thought that I read about that term being used prior to 1620; I must have been mistaken. The question three above that was not "name the military site", it was to name the 306' obelisk that is VT's tallest structure. Other than that, you nailed it. -- RWM

Author:	kaufman [ Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:15 am ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
zog741 wrote: tchoiniere wrote: Here are the 15 questions. Badly paraphrased and completely out of order... Tallest building in New England? Mystic is known for what? which state has a cape jetting into Atlantic Ocean? What stadium is in Foxborough, MA? Which feature is not in New Hampshire? Which state is named after Roger Williams? Which state was last to enter Union? Which state had first lottery? Which city listed was not the capital? **** BWW Box what is longest Mountain range running through New England? Total square area of New England? Name the military site in Vermont? What type of tree is Maine known for? What is the name of the county in Rhode Island? First Year that the term New England was used (was this #14 - it was towards the end) That was the one. I really thought that I read about that term being used prior to 1620; I must have been mistaken. The question three above that was not "name the military site", it was to name the 306' obelisk that is VT's tallest structure. Other than that, you nailed it. -- RWM 1620 was when the English settled there. Prior to that, precognition would be required. I think the obelisk site (the game's only Vermont question) asked in what town is Vermont's highest structure, an obelisk commemorating a battle. Other specifications: 2) Which was a big industry in Mystic during the 1800s? (Hey Buzztime, there's a lot more in Connecticut than Mystic!) 4) The not-in-NH answer was the Ben & Jerry's factory 13) The state tree of Maine is the:

Author:	tchoiniere [ Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:46 am ]
Post subject:	Re: December 2011 Topix
kaufman wrote: zog741 wrote: tchoiniere wrote: Here are the 15 questions. Badly paraphrased and completely out of order... Tallest building in New England? Mystic is known for what? which state has a cape jetting into Atlantic Ocean? What stadium is in Foxborough, MA? Which feature is not in New Hampshire? Which state is named after Roger Williams? Which state was last to enter Union? Which state had first lottery? Which city listed was not the capital? **** BWW Box what is longest Mountain range running through New England? Total square area of New England? Name the military site in Vermont? What type of tree is Maine known for? What is the name of the county in Rhode Island? First Year that the term New England was used (was this #14 - it was towards the end) That was the one. I really thought that I read about that term being used prior to 1620; I must have been mistaken. The question three above that was not "name the military site", it was to name the 306' obelisk that is VT's tallest structure. Other than that, you nailed it. -- RWM 1620 was when the English settled there. Prior to that, precognition would be required. I think the obelisk site (the game's only Vermont question) asked in what town is Vermont's highest structure, an obelisk commemorating a battle. Other specifications: 2) Which was a big industry in Mystic during the 1800s? (Hey Buzztime, there's a lot more in Connecticut than Mystic!) 4) The not-in-NH answer was the Ben & Jerry's factory 13) The state tree of Maine is the: As I said, they were badly paraphrased. Was hoping for a few more Connecticut questions but still really liked the game.

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