European Crossword Puzzle #11
Nov 18th, 2004, 03:05 AM
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Well, I wish that I had 2.3 million.
Actually the question was the final Jeopardy question for the college tournament. And guess what? The category was "Beethoven." I actually didn't know this little piece of trivia about the "Moonlight Sonata." (The question -- you must phrase your answer as a question -- in Jeopardy is "What's the Moonlight Sonata?" And the clue was a brief description as to how it acquired the nickname, with a mention of Rellstab.)
Anyway, I was checking this thread on an internet cafe, so I had a time constraint -- wasn't able to check the clue very closely, hence the miscount and the lack of a letter hint.
I'm not sure if I've seen any shows with the contestant "ken." Supposedly he did eventually lose, around this time. Or maybe he's lost already. Supposedly there're some leaks to the news (as the show is taped).
Actually the question was the final Jeopardy question for the college tournament. And guess what? The category was "Beethoven." I actually didn't know this little piece of trivia about the "Moonlight Sonata." (The question -- you must phrase your answer as a question -- in Jeopardy is "What's the Moonlight Sonata?" And the clue was a brief description as to how it acquired the nickname, with a mention of Rellstab.)
Anyway, I was checking this thread on an internet cafe, so I had a time constraint -- wasn't able to check the clue very closely, hence the miscount and the lack of a letter hint.
I'm not sure if I've seen any shows with the contestant "ken." Supposedly he did eventually lose, around this time. Or maybe he's lost already. Supposedly there're some leaks to the news (as the show is taped).
Nov 18th, 2004, 04:32 AM
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Is the answer Grimsvotn Volcano in Iceland?
I had to search for it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3982273.stm
I had to search for it:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3982273.stm
Nov 18th, 2004, 05:13 AM
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Clue: This artist (8 letters, last = "t"
is famous for a form of art called (4 letters, last = "t". Embedded in the name of the artist is a word that's a type of a meal. The art, however, is not particularly enticing, as the form of art rightly suggests.
is famous for a form of art called (4 letters, last = "t". Embedded in the name of the artist is a word that's a type of a meal. The art, however, is not particularly enticing, as the form of art rightly suggests.
Nov 18th, 2004, 06:22 AM
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Yes it did.
This (nationality: 7) designer was described as the "conscience of (nationality) design". He won numerous awards in his lifetime, including the Lunning Prize & the Compasso d'Oro. There is a prize named after him.
His most famous designs are a glass series called (6) and tableware called (5).
Designer: 3,6 ("r" = 2nd of last name)
Nationality: 7
Glass series: 6 ("r" = 3rd)
Tableware: 5
"r" from Brut
This (nationality: 7) designer was described as the "conscience of (nationality) design". He won numerous awards in his lifetime, including the Lunning Prize & the Compasso d'Oro. There is a prize named after him.
His most famous designs are a glass series called (6) and tableware called (5).
Designer: 3,6 ("r" = 2nd of last name)
Nationality: 7
Glass series: 6 ("r" = 3rd)
Tableware: 5
"r" from Brut
Nov 18th, 2004, 06:28 AM
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Nov 18th, 2004, 07:04 AM
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Clue: The paintings by (artist: 5 letters) predate this movement (10 letters, 3rd letter = "r" by about 400 years, but they're oddly prescient.
A famous one is found in this museum (5 letters). It's called 3, 6, 2, 7, 8.
by about 400 years, but they're oddly prescient.A famous one is found in this museum (5 letters). It's called 3, 6, 2, 7, 8.
Nov 18th, 2004, 07:13 AM
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I'm not sure either, but basically I think it's art nouveau, as applied in Vienna. I'm sort of confused about all these terms -- Jugendstil, art deco, art nouveau, secession, etc. I guess the important thing is a break with tradition -- usually curves rather than straight lines, for example. Taken to the extreme, you've Gaudi's buildings in Barcelona.
My mom and I nicknamed the secession building in Vienna the cabbage building. It has a gold object on the roof, whatever it is. It's the one with the Klimt frieze in the basement.
My mom and I nicknamed the secession building in Vienna the cabbage building. It has a gold object on the roof, whatever it is. It's the one with the Klimt frieze in the basement.
Nov 18th, 2004, 07:18 AM
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You can find an image here:
http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/teach/slide_15fs.htm
Doesn't that look a bit like a cabbage? I guess it's a hollow ball.
http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/teach/slide_15fs.htm
Doesn't that look a bit like a cabbage? I guess it's a hollow ball.
