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Can you name the terms and names that have the initials A.B., B.C., C.D., etc.?
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A.B.
Area between Mars and Jupiter
B.C.
Large woodwind instrument
C.D.
December 25th
D.E.
34th US president
E.F.
Bangles song or fire by the JFK's tomb
F.G.
Iron pyrite, to the layperson
G.H.
Lead Beatles guitarist
H.I.
Playwright of 'A Doll's House'
I.J.
Character portrayed by Harrison Ford
J.K.
'It's a joke!'
K.L.
Yellow-green, bitter fruit used in pies
L.M.
Chinese stir-fried noodles
M.N.
3½, 7¾, etc.
N.O.
Seedless red-yellow citrus
O.P.
Leader of the Autobots in 'Transformers'
P.Q.
Surprise test
Q.R.
Musical break for 1 beat in 4/4 time
R.S.
It's between Saudi Arabia and Sudan
S.T.
TV show featuring Captain Kirk and Uhura
T.U.
Long johns and other warm garments
U.V.
The old name for Burkina Faso
V.W.
Southeastern Asian conflict, 1954-1975
W.X.
Microsoft operating system
X.Y.
Liang Emperor of China (552-555)
Y.Z.
NIN album or the alternate reality game based on it
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A.B. to Y.Z. Quiz
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Created Dec 7, 2011 in
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happygi1more77
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Dec 7th, 2011 at 19:14 GMT
5 points
I feel so stupid. For T.E. I tried tight underwear. I should've gotten thermal. This is an outstanding quiz.
treblat
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Dec 7th, 2011 at 20:20 GMT
3 points
Pretty sure the Vietnam War had more than one battle! Change the word to conflict.
tobley
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Dec 8th, 2011 at 00:37 GMT
7 points
Nice variety of clues. I look forward to the sequel Z.Y. to B.A.
BanjoZebra
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Dec 8th, 2011 at 01:37 GMT
3 points
@tobley: Excellent idea! I'm at it.
ostroffj
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Dec 8th, 2011 at 13:37 GMT
2 points
I spent a while trying different spellings of "kaffir lime" before I thought of the more obvious one. Still, I think it fits.
iskandar
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Dec 18th, 2011 at 13:14 GMT
2 points
I think a better clue for X.Y., rather than the rather unknown Liang prince Xiao Yu, would be "Chinese historical figure who contended with Liu Bang for control of China in the late Qin Dynasty," referring to the very famous Xiang Yu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiang_Yu). But overall, good quiz.
JM001
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Feb 17th, 2012 at 23:17 GMT
2 points
I thought Henry IV was a bit odd - his surname (Plantagenet) didn't start with I, that's just one way of writing "the fourth."
ChicagoGuy88
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Jun 2nd, 2012 at 17:31 GMT
4 points
How about initials for Z.A.?
Game published: Aug 8th, 2012 at 18:00 GMT
grover173
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 18:24 GMT
9 points
Man. I was like "I'm kicking a** in this quiz!" right up to the last two, which completely stumped me. Oops. :)
Mimbleton
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 18:47 GMT
7 points
HENRIK!!!
UltimateChamp13
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 19:21 GMT
35 points
Large woodwind is apparently not big clarinet.
razorz
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 19:46 GMT
7 points
The eternal flame is by John F. Kennedy's gravesite, not the Tomb of the Unknown.
OnOnUofK
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 20:01 GMT
4 points
32 people knew Xiao Yi *and* Year Zero? Yeah, right.
gipnov23
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 20:02 GMT
13 points
Only on Sporcle would someone get Upper Volta and not Indiana Jones!
EvanWill
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 20:32 GMT
0 points
@razorz: This is correct, but there is also an eternal flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Bulgaria.
howzi
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 20:43 GMT
6 points
For C.D., did the answer come to anyone in the form of a cockney child yelling up into a window "Today sir? Why it's Christmas Day"? No... just me?
chriswbennett
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Aug 8th, 2012 at 23:12 GMT
12 points
Turns out it's not an orange found on a warship but rather an orange with a belly button. Who knew?
ensiform
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Aug 9th, 2012 at 00:11 GMT
1 point
@ Ultimate champ: No, but that would be a sweet bonus answer. @ OnOnUofUK: Don't show your own ignorance by casting doubts on what others know. Sure, there's definitely cheating on Sporcle, but I lucked into Xiao Yi (I've taken Chinese history courses) and simply guessed Year Zero as a probable answer for YZ.
Ubbiebubbie
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Aug 9th, 2012 at 00:28 GMT
4 points
Quarter rests are only one beat in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 etc.
CycoMiko138
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Aug 9th, 2012 at 00:47 GMT
5 points
@ensiform Strangely enough, I got both answers the opposite way. I happen to own the Year Zero album, but I somehow managed to guess Xiao Yi by randomly typing Chinese names. Talk about a complete fluke!
jobean82
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Aug 9th, 2012 at 09:25 GMT
5 points
Xin Yang? Xen Yang? Xiao Yen? Xuan Yi? Damn it.
FormerBronxnite
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Aug 9th, 2012 at 15:44 GMT
5 points
What about Z.A. to complete the cycle of 26 questions??? :-(
VoiceofKane2
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Aug 9th, 2012 at 17:17 GMT
1 point
@jobean82 I totally know what you mean. I tried probably every combination with Xiang, then moved onto Xiao and tried basically everything except Yi. Goddamnit.
marisbest
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Aug 10th, 2012 at 03:16 GMT
1 point
according to wikipedia there was a Emperor Wu of China in the Liang dynasty with the personal name Xiao Yan...
koopa08
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Aug 12th, 2012 at 19:44 GMT
1 point
Technically, it's the Vietnam conflict, as war was never declared. Fun quiz.
etes97
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Sep 16th, 2012 at 04:20 GMT
2 points
I spent forever trying to figure out why NAVAL orange wouldn't work. Then I realized it was supposed to be NAVEL.....ooops.
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