Lest we forget - a new series of GC quizzes

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:29

Warning: one can only foresee the future if one knows the history. Or: know the mentality of your enemy/future "friends".



Quiz-01. Question: who said it and which organization was he referring to?



"Until this small Turkish community that forms part of the Turkish race which has been the terrible enemy of Hellenism is expelled, the duty to the heroes of ............ cannot be considered as terminated."

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:37

Makarios, first President of Cyprus and he was refering to EOKA

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:38

TheSaints - that would certainly be my 'guess'



J

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:45

Well done, TheSaints! (5 points on your list; 3 for The-Wicks (being second to respond. No complaining email please!).



Answer: Makarios, "the man of god" (who met his maker long since, who of course is a GC also), speaking in his native village Panayia (September 4, 1962). Just two years after he 'solemnly' signed the (Zürich and) London treaty.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:46

Hans, I was going to say that but my pc is running slow. Can I have 2 points )

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:48

Bill - come on now! Workman and tools???



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TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:49

Does that mean I get to post wuestion N0 2 Hans?

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:50

oops question.........

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:51

Come on Jean, back me up!

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:52

Quiz-02 who said the following, who was it said to and what year?



Your Beatitude, here is my project. To attack the Turkish Cypriots on the island, and eliminate them to the last one

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 18:56

TheSaints - shot in the dark here and incomplete, but was it George Grivas? - spelling???

elko2



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:06

He was addressing Makarios and the person uttering it, well it could be Grivas or Papadopoulos, the late president, in reference to his Akritas Plan.

ismet

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:06

The Wicks, nice try but try again.

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:08

Answer;



In an interview with the Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci, Makarios said how Ioannides (a Greek officer in the Greek contingent on Cyprus) and Nikos Sampson, a bloody EOKA terrorist leader responsible from the "execution squads" of EOKA, came to him one day in 1964 and told:



"Your Beatitude, here is my project. To attack the Turkish Cypriots on the island, and eliminate them to the last one

deecyprus4


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:10

Makarios the well known terrorist..who it would appear had a penchant for young boys according to one poster on the greek cyp..yuk..forum...



Now why doesn't that surprise me...a paedophile man of god...and he is hero worshipped.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:11

Makarios. Oh no, too late again !

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:13

TheSaints - thanks for that. Paul said "Oh Yes, Sampson - forgot about him. If it wasn't Grivas it had to be Sampson" Easy with hindsight, eh?



Still, original answer not too far wide of the mark if the esteemed Mr Elko thought it might have been him too.



J

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:15

Hello!! Who's the quizmaster here...?! Last warning, TheSaints.

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:17

oops sorry Dutch but I do have some more!!!

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:19

Bill, you're ready now? Bill!!!

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:19

Hans, can I have 2 points please. I get the answers right - but slightly too late

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:21

I'm ready now.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:22

Bill - sorry - you CANNOT HAVE 2 POINTS. We only have your word for this, you know.







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No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:23

It's not fair. Hans, there are 2 of TheWicks and 2 of TheSaints. I'm all on my own.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:25

Don't cry, Bill. If nobody objects, you have your two points (someone must be # last, eh?).



Quiz # 2: Who said the following: "...one day the Turkish Cypriots will erect in Atatürk Square on the Turkish side of Nicosia a statue to Archbishop Makarios as the architect of partition..."?



Everybody wait, please, till Bill is ready again.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:25

Bill - now, now. No-one likes a bad loser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



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No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:26

Hang on I'm having trouble posting...

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:26

Bill, objections of TheSaints and The-Wicks overruled. TWO (2) points for Bill it is.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:28

Bill, I feel sorry for you. Shall I mail you the questions and answers in advance?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:28

Ok. What was the question again.

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:28

Oh come on Ref. We was robbed



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DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:28

Omg, Bill... Re msg 25.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:29

I know who said that Jean, Alex Ferguson )

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:30

Minus 2 points for Bill.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:32

Hand, was it Denktash?

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:32

Come on, you British smart *ss*s... Can't find this answer via Google, eh? I'm very disappointed in The-S and The-W. Bill, try again?

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:34

I'm only on an iPod at the moment and it's very difficult to post ..

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:34

Hint (Quiz # 2): He was a Conservative.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:37

Obviously we need an intellectual now. Ismet, you're still with us?



Hint # 2 (Quiz # 2): The first name of this Conservative was Walter.

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:38

No, Bill, wrong again, it was not Sir Walter Churchill.

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:40

DC Brit or American??, Smith or Lippman??

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:41

Monckton. 10 points please Hans

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:44

Don't give up, Bill. I'll start a quiz just for you. First question: the name of the Dutch Chelsea manager is Guus Hiddink. What is his name?



Back to the serious business. Conservative, Brit, Walter, surname starts with E.

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:46

Walter Hiddink! Or Walter Elliot

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:46

Don't they, under Gordon B, teach history anymore..? (Well, did "they" ever..?).

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:46

Walter Elliot.............

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:48

Hans. Be patient with us, we're Brits. They didn't teach me history at school, there was no history before I was born. )

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 19:57

Don't worry, Bill, many important events in history at first sight look a disaster.



Again: TheSaints! 5 points. Well done. So you vote Conservative, eh? One more for my database.



Anyone out there knows the score?

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:00

Yep 10 to me, the wicks 2 oh Bill had 2 but lost 2

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:01

Hans, we're definitely winning, TheSaints are in second place and unfortunately Bill is bringing up the rear!!





J

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:04

Bill! You're cheating! You answered "Walter Hiddink" and AS A MODERATOR you added "Walter Elliott" when TheSaints gave the right answer. Shame on you. Izzet, Bill seemed to be the last reliable Moderator, but, alas...

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:06

RE msg 50 > Hans, we're definitely winning, TheSaints are in second place and unfortunately Bill is bringing up the rear!! <



=> You're in the Northern Cyprus real estate business, The-Wicks?

TheSaints



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:08

Wicks,



I reckon with your numerical skills you are the accountant in my advokats office!!!!!

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:11

OK. TheSaints +10, The-Wicks +2 and Bill -10 (for cheating and being the weakest link). This is final, because quiztime is over for today. Enjoy your evening and have a nice BBQ (on pre-74 land) tomorrow. Bye!

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:13

I see what you're up to here, TheSaints - with your Dutch slant on spelling (message 53) it is my belief that you are currying favour with our Dutch Quizmaster!



I feel disqualification is called for!



Hans - I'm sure I don't know what you mean! However, I do know of a nice apartment for sale at a knock-down price (pardon the play on words). Everything straight and above-board, no mortgage on land, etc. etc. etc.



J

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:17

RE msg 55, The-Wickeds: Just a small snagging list also? St. Hilarion?

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:23

Hans - good effort, but no. Salamis.



J

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:28

RE msg 57, The-Wickeds > Salamis. <





=> You're a fine specimen in your trade. Selling Salamis - it's on Roman land!

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:32

Hans - a minor detail - I'm an Estate Agent and, as such, I believe the site is ripe for development!!



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elko2



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:43

Thanks people, I enjoyed this very much, good humour all round

ismet

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 20:49

ismet - yes indeed. Most enjoyable banter. It's nice to see this, particularly under the circumstances of the last couple of days



Kind regards.



J

No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 21:00

OK. I'm back Hans. I demand a recount. I'm sure someone was fiddling. )

DutchCrusader



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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 21:04

RE msg 62: Yeah, I'm sure you're right, No1Fiddler...

The-Wicks


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 21:08

Bill - I see Hans has "got the measure" of you, my friend



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No1Doyen


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Message Posted:
02/05/2009 21:11

I'm off. . )

Lilli



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Message Posted:
03/05/2009 00:39

great game and well refereed well done you all say it to late to pay but i did get the answer honest to god xxxx