Monday, April 14, 2008

Who Used To Own It? West Indies Edition
Round Six Answers
1) Mauritania - France
2) Swaziland - Great Britain
3) Nigeria - Great Britain
4) Niger - France
5) Burkina Faso - France
6) Ivory Coast - France
7) Botswana - Great Britain

Round Six Scoring
The Watergirl 5/7 = 71%
Dr. Hee Haw 4/7 = 57%
The Guy 2/7 = 29%
K. Steeze 1/7 = 14%

I used Ivory Coast instead of the preferred Côte d'Ivoire out of concern that the proper French name might have given away the answer. The Guy reclaimed his title as Who Used To Own It?'s most prolific player, participating in five of a possible six rounds. (5/6 = 83%!)

West Indies Edition
Not all of the countries to be featured as queries are strictly in the "West Indies," but I prefer that somewhat fanciful name to any of the alternatives, among them "Latin America Edition" (which is inaccurate), "Caribbean Edition" (which is inaccurate), "Western Hemisphere Edition" (which is dull), or "The Americas Edition" (also dull). With one very special exception (listed below), dependencies - such as Bermuda and French Guiana - will not be featured, only former colonial possessions that have achieved independence from their suzerains. From the bottom of my heart, thank your for playing, have fun, and good luck!

1) Barbados

2) Suriname

3) Jamaica

4) Haiti

5) Dominican Republic

Tricky
6) Dominica

Extra Special Tricky (Downright Nefarious)
7) Puerto Rico

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
Silly Wizards, "Lover's Heart" from Green Linnet Records: The Twentieth Anniversary Collection (T.L.A.M.)

Commentary: Silly Wizards is a terrible name for a band, but "Lover's Heart" is a beautiful song. Silly Wizards sounds like something Led Zeppelin-obsessed thirteen year-olds would come up with while staring at posters of unicorns prancing on rainbows in space.

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