THE GREAT TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS FINAL EXAMINATION
- Explain the role of the pear tree in partridge ecology.
- What is the meaning of the word "turtle" as used to modify "dove"?
- Provide three recipes from classic French cuisine (Escoffier, Brillat-Savarin, Julia Child) utilizing imported poultry
or poultry products.
- Some sing the line "four calling birds"; others sing it "four colley birds." Which is correct? Defend your answer.
- Give the correct weight for five rings of 24K gold in the following measures:
- troy
- U.S. standard
- metric
- Ghanaian
- Thai
- Give the formula for converting the proteins found in the eggs of geese to the chemical element gold (Au). (Turn in all
calculations with your blue book.)
- Describe, with drawings, the anatomy and mechanics of a swan's swimming capability.
- Name the eight dairy capitols of the U.S., and their 2007 Miss Dairy Industry contenders.
- Compose a close harmony motet for nine wind instruments.
- Compare and contrast the styles of ten contemporary jazz and/or rock drummers. Be brief.
- Choreograph a ballet for eleven female performers, to be set to your answer to Q. 9.
- Cite the times of gold medalists in the high hurdles for the last twelve Olympic Games.
Fewer than 3 correct answers: Nothing but lumps of coal in your stocking. (Actually, considering today's fuel prices,
that's not such a bad deal.)
4-8 correct answers: Ipods and GameBoys for all!
9-12 correct answers: You got it! The 10-speed roadbike...er...the black and white pony?...OK, OK, the red Mercedes!
Deck us all with Boston Charlie (Walla Walla Wash. and Kalamazoo) at 234 River Road, 633-2978, jocam@midcoast.com. This column appears in several local papers, and at
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