From: dtilque@frontier.com   
      
   On 3/17/23 00:22, Mark Brader wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 4, Round 7 - Literature - Nursery Rhymes   
   >   
   > For most Western children their earliest exposure to literature is   
   > through nursery rhymes, which are also sometimes called Mother Goose   
   > rhymes.  Here are some of the old standbys.  We will read the first   
   > few lines and you will supply the next line.  Warning: *Be exact!*   
   > Variations will be allowed only in a few specific minor words.   
   >   
   > 1. Georgie Porgie, puddin' and pie,   
   >     Kissed the girls and made them cry,   
   >     When the boys came out to play...   
   >   
   > 2. Hark! Hark! The dogs do bark,   
   >     The beggars are coming to town.   
   >     Some in rags,   
   >     And some in tags...   
   >   
   > 3. Jack Sprat could eat no fat,   
   >     His wife could eat no lean,   
   >     And so betwixt the two of them...   
   >   
   > 4. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.   
   >     Merry, merry king of the bush is he.   
   >     Laugh, Kookaburra,   
   >     Laugh, Kookaburra...   
   >   
   > 5. Ladybug!  Ladybug!   
   >     Fly away home.   
   >     Your house is on fire...   
   >   
   > 6. Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep   
   >     And can't tell where to find them.   
   >     Leave them alone,   
   >     And they'll come home...   
      
   dragging their tails behind them   
      
   >   
   > 7. Mary, Mary, quite contrary,   
   >     How does your garden grow?   
   >     With silver bells and cockleshells... >   
   > 8. Old King Cole was a merry old soul,   
   >     And a merry old soul was he.   
   >     He called for his pipe,   
   >     And he called for his bowl...   
   >   
   > 9. Simple Simon met a pieman,   
   >     Going to the fair.   
   >     Said Simple Simon to the pieman...   
   >   
   > 10. Three blind mice.  Three blind mice.   
   >     See how they run.  See how they run.   
   >     They all ran after the farmer's wife...   
      
   who cut off their tails with a carving knife   
      
   >   
   >   
   > * Game 4, Round 8 - Geography - Geographical Dogs   
   >   
   > Many purebred dog breeds have names that connect them to their   
   > country or region of origin.  The numbered photos   
   >   
   >      http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/4-8/geogs.jpg   
   >   
   > are of 12 such breeds.  In each case, give the name of the breed,   
   > including the geographical descriptor (which may be the whole name   
   > or just part of it).   
   >   
   > Again, I've sorted the round into numerical order for convenience   
   > in this medium.  There were 2 decoys; answer them if you like for   
   > fun, but for no points.   
   >   
   > 1. Name it.   
   > 2. Name it.   
      
   Alaskan husky   
      
   > 3. Name it.   
      
   Pekingese   
      
   > 4. Name it.   
   > 5. Name it.   
      
   Newfoundland   
      
   > 6. Name it.   
      
   Labrador retriever   
      
   > 7. (decoy)   
   > 8. (decoy)   
   > 9. Name it.   
      
   Chihuahua   
      
   > 10. Name it.   
      
   English bulldog   
      
   > 11. Name it.   
   > 12. Name it.   
   >   
      
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   Dan Tilque   
      
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