From: jamesm@cpsc.ucalgary.ca (Mark James)
Subject: The First Collective MiniQuiz
Organization: The University of Calgary
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:55:53 GMT

A  Katie Mark and Pete                        5.016
B  Fire Blue                                  4.766
C  The First Easterners                       4.766
D  David A. Mattingly                         4.612
E  Jet Jaguar                                 4.360
F  Brian S. Richards                          4.103
G  The Lunatic Fringe                         3.480
H  Satish Nair                                2.766
I  douglas brod                               2.498
J  Judi Mota                                  2.480
K  New Zoo Revue                              2.462
L  WEINBERG RAINA                             2.107
M  Derek G Bacon                              1.934
N  Sandy Frank and the Fugitive Aliens        1.698
O  Liz Stewart                                1.579
P  Elizabeth Fike                             1.480
Q  David Ewing                                1.462
R  Dave Robinson                              1.388
S  Dimitri Laurence II                        1.378
T  Jeff Wilson                                1.360
U  Grizabella                                 1.212
V  5150                                       1.103
W  The Meltz Inc.                             0.212
X  Robert E. Maas                             0.026
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glad to know that people missed us.  welcome to all the new "faces"
and welcome back to all the familiar ones.  8)  our old quizzes were
all 30 questions long + bonus, but why work so hard?  8)  so the new
series of MiniQuizzes.  each will have as many questions as we can
come up with off the top of our heads in a low-stress situation.  8)
and the next one is coming soon to a terminal near you.
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   must be funny in the rich man's world
1) money money money / abba
(ABCHINR/ABCHINR)  (7/7)
[classic stuff from a classic group.  sadly, a little too old for the
current undergrad student i guess . . .] 

   superman never made any money saving the world from solomon grundy,
   and sometimes i despair the world will never see another man, like him
2) superman's song / crash test dummies
(ABCGHJPS/ABCGHJP)  (8/7)
[great song from a new canadian group.  their next album will feature
a 3 song suite "ode to my lungs" inspired by the lead singer's asthma.
when news of superman's impending death was heard, i kept hoping that
solomon grundy would be involved . . .  8)]

   she's been living in her white bread world as long as anyone with hot
   blood can, and now she's looking for a downtown man, that's what i am 
3) uptown girl - billy joel
(ABCDFGHIJKLMNOPQRUVW/ABCDFGHIJKMNOPQRUVW)  (20/19)
[easily the most recognized song on the quiz, probably because it hit
the top 10 in the last decade, but then maybe i'm getting cynical. 8)] 

   superman, lois lane, saved the world, back again
4) don quixote / nik kershaw
(BD/BD)  (2/2)
[new wave dave (or "David A. Mattingly" as he's calling himself these
days . . . 8) 8) had a lock on first place when he was the only one
who knew this answer, until "Fire Blue" turned in their entry.
obscurity is it's own reward 8)]

   innocence, innocence, innocence lost
   i want the world how much does it cost 
   if you won't get me it i'll run away
5) children say / rock and hyde
(/)  (0/0)
[that is unless you are too obscure.  a great band that went thru 3
name changes (for marketing reasons) but just never took off.  now bob
rock is the biggest producer for metal type bands.  too bad he doesn't
write songs anymore]

   i don't want the world, i just want your half
6) anna ng / tmbg
(ADEKMOQT/ADEKMOQT)  (8/8)
[a great line from a good song.  is it strictly speaking a "lyric" if
the line is spoken on the recording?]

   jeremiah was a bullfrog
7) joy to the world / three dog night
(ABCDEGHIJKMNoPQSTUWx/ABCDEGHIJKLmNPQTUW)  (19/18)
[sometimes it's important to give context to a line.  one or two short
lines in a song might ring a bell, but not give you an address in
memory to find the name and title that goes with the lyric.  but then
again, sometimes you don't 8)]

Bonus Questions:
A) What do the above songs have in common? 
	the word "world" in the lyrics.  (yep, it's that simple)
(ABCdEFGIJns)

B) Which lyric is different, which lyric does not belong?
	#7, the lyric for "joy to the world" doesn't have the word
	"world" in the lyric given.
(ABCDEFJKO)

C) In what issue of which comic did superman die (most recently, you
   know, the one in the black baggie)? 
	the correct answer is "Superman #75".  most people just put
	"#75" which is not the complete answer, but we figured they
	were doing pretty well by then.  everyone, of course, realizes
	that superman will be back.  at the end of "funeral for a
	friend" "adventures of superman" will have just reached #599
	(or is that #499?).  such a nice round number comes next.  you
	_know_ that's when he'll be back.  also "Action" is currently
	around the 689 mark or so.  i predict that lois and clark tie
	the knot in #700.  you heard it here first!!  8)  while i'm
	rambling on i'll go one step further.  they've already
	established that the new superman must shave, in fact, byrne
	has established that he gets 5 o'clock shadow.  so even if
	people can't hear his heartbeat or otherwise probe his
	invulnerable body to see if he's alive, if he is, his beard
	would establish his viability within a day!  8)
(ACDEFGHLmoV)

D) If the earth were the size of a cue ball, which would be smoother?
	the earth.  i remember this question from a childhood puzzle
	book.  so, yes it is a trick question, but it has nothing to
	do with the earth's atmosphere.  8)
(ABCDEFGHIKLMNPQRSTU)
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Mark James
jamesm@cpsc.ucalgary.ca
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