STRAITS
RQ 10. Baffin Island? {I just want to say, I don't feel right getting the 10 pts for giving the incorrect answer of Messina, even though that's the answer DoT intended. And I definitely think Corfu should get credit...it's a better fit than Messina is. Thanks for listening.}
SACRED TEXTS
2. the Qu'ran
4. The Book of Mormon? {Really? Reformed Egyptian??}
6. the Septuagint?
8. Vedas {though I've seen it spelled Rg with I think a circle over the R or something}
10. Zoroastrianism? {Ahura Mazda...zoom, zoom}
MUSIC MEN
3. Fantasia
6. John Williams?
9. Pinchas Zuckerman??? {Sounds verrry vaguely familiar}
12. The New York Philharmonic?
15. The CLAM March {assuming it's military-related, but can't come up with a specific org name}
2: This seventh-century religious work is divided into 114 suras, which are classified as either Meccan or Medinan. What is al-Qur'an?
4: Jesus appears in North America shortly after his resurrection in this book originally written in “reformed Egyptian.” What is The Book of Mormon? (I'd make a joke here, but Trey Parker and Matt Stone did it so much better than I could....)
6: Often abbreviated LXX, this Greek translation of the Old Testament was made by Alexandrian rabbis in the third century BCE. What is the Septuagint?
8: From the Sanskrit for “knowledge,” this collection of Hindu texts include the Rig-, Yajur-, Sama- and Atharva. What is the Veda?
10: Written by its founder, the most sacred text in this religion originating in Persia is the Kitab-i-Aqbas. What is Baha'i?
MUSIC MEN
3: Leopold Sotowski and the orchestra are shown in live action shots as they play Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor near the beginning of this Disney movie. What is Fantasia?
6: In his first PBS broadcast as conductor of the Boston Pops, he debuted some of his own compositions written for The Empire Strikes Back. Who is John Williams?
9: This Ukranian-born violinist was the subject of an Academy Award-winning documentary called “From Mao to Mozart” about his trip to China. Who is Stern?
12: This orchestra, directed by Arturo Toscanini for most of its seventeen years of existence, was originally based in Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center. What is the NBC Orchestra?
15: This oldest professional musical organization in the United States was established by an act of Congress in 1798. What is the Marine Band?
Life IS pain, Princess. Anyone telling you differently is selling something.
STRAITS 10: Newfoundland
2: The Koran
4: The Book of Mormon
6:
8: Veda
10: Sufi
3: Fantasia
6: John Williams
9: Perlman
12: The Tonight Show Orchestra
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