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A LITTLE TELEPHONE TRIVIA FROM
HARRY PETERZELL'S WEBSITE
CONTEST TIME, TWO HUNDRED BUCKS WORTH
That means $200 U.S. money for the most correct answers. (Not all for you; you get just half. The other hundred will be a check payable to the organization supporting the cause of your
choice.) (That means a real organization, not a fund to buy your new computer.) If you are the winner (There's only one) I'll send you both of the checks provided you include your snail mail address and the name of your cause.)
Apparently the website that picks up contests hasn't found this one. The deadline is lifted. The first person meeting the simple requirements will start the clock. Then I'll wait four calendar
days and award the prize.
You have to answer this question correctly to be in the running: You know what these are.
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They are the star and the pound sign, right? That's what we Yanks call them. In the UK, however, they are known as _____________ and ____________.
Now that you have qualified, what are they called in these four other languages? What about:
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THE ANSWER TO THE CHINESE QUESTION IS TO BE IN THE VERSION OF CHINESE SPOKEN IN HONG KONG. APPROXIMATE THE ANSWER PHONETICALLY IN ENGLISH.
HERE IS A TIE BREAKER QUESTION (NOT THAT WE NEED IT; EITHER THIS CONTEST HAS BEEN IGNORED, OR IT'S JUST TOO DIFICULT FOR MY VIEWERS - IF ANY) WHICH DIALECT OF CHINESE IS THAT - MANDARIN, CANTONESE, WHAT?
NOW, HERE IS A SECOND TIE BREAKER: STAR AND POUND ARE COMMON SLANG USAGE. WHAT ARE THE TWO CORRECT TERMS (IN ENGLISH THIS TIME).
As always, scoring will be done by the Golden Rule: whoever has the gold makes the rules. That means what I say goes.
So, what are your answers?
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