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Last Tuesday, the residents of Lubbock, Texas encountered a "haboob" (pronounced “huh-boob” [Arabic: هَبوب‎ habūb "blasting/drafting"]).
    According NOAA National Weather Service, "...derived from the Arabic word haab, which means wind or blow, haboobs are very strong dust and sand storms that move through hot and dry regions."
      So for tonight's Net, we ask: How much do you know about Lubbock and its haboob?
    Please give us your best answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each question.

      ++ "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Questions -- #08: What's the Hubbub, Bubb?" ++
Question #1: What is the nickname for the City of Lubbock, TX?
        A. "The Peoples' Republic of Jed Clampett", or
        B. "Lubbock It, or Leave It", or
        C. "Hub City".
            Lubbock is located in West Texas. Our great city is surrounded by five major Texas highways giving the appearance of a hub on a wagon wheel, hence the nickname “Hub City.”

Question #2: One of Lubbock's popular historic and cultural venues is the Buddy Holly Center?
A. True, or
B. False.

The Buddy Holly Center, a historical site, has dual missions; preserving, collecting and promoting the legacy of Buddy Holly and the music of Lubbock and West Texas, as well as providing exhibits on Contemporary Visual Arts and Music, for the purpose of educating and entertaining the public. The vision of the Buddy Holly Center is to discover art through music by celebrating legacy, culture and community.

Question #3: Lubbock is considered the hub of the Texas High Plains area which is the largest contiguous producing region in the world of a certain crop. What is the name of this crop -- which is also derived from an Arab word -- just like "haboob"?
        A. Artichoke, or
        B. Cotton, or
        C. Cow.
            cotton - qutn -- Some words are borrowed directly from Arabic; but most of these words have taken the scenic route, through Spanish, Italian, and/or French; or through Turkish, Persian, or Urdu; or through Hebrew or Latin. This produces a good deal of phonological deformation; as does the dialect variation within Arabic.

Common English words derived from Arabic:
(from: English Words from Arabic)

admiral - ami:r-al-bahr 'ruler of the seas' (and other similar expressions) - amara command
adobe - al-toba 'the brick'
albacore - al-bukr 'the young camel'
alcohol - al-koh''l 'the kohl'
alcove - al-qobbah 'vault' - qubba vault
alfalfa - alfas,fas,ah 'fodder'
algebra - al-jebr 'reintegration' - jabara reunite
alkali - al-qaliy 'calx' - qalay fry, roast
amber - `anbar 'ambergris'
Arab - `arab
arsenal - dar as,s,ina`ah 'house of making', i.e. 'factory' - s,ana`a make
artichoke - al-kharshu:f
assassin - h'ashsha:shi:n 'hashish eaters', from the Isma`ili sectarians
azure - al-lazward 'lapis lazuli' - from Persian
Betelgeuse - bi:t al-jauza:' 'shoulder of the Giant'
borax - bu:raq - from Persian
carafe - gharra:f - gharafa 'dip'
check - sha:h 'king' - from Persian
checkmate - sha:h ma:t 'the king is dead'
coffee - qahwah
cork - qu:rq
cotton - qutn
gazelle - ghaza:l
genie - jinni: 'spirit'
gerbil - yarbu:`
giraffe - zara:fa
harem - h'aram 'prohibited, set apart' - h'arama prohibit
hashish - h'ashi:sh 'dried herbs, hemp'
hazard - yásara 'play at dice'
jar - jarrah 'large earthen vase'
jasmine - ya:smi:n - from Persian
julep - jula:b 'rose water' - from Persian
lilac - li:la:k - from Persian
lemon - laymu:n - from Persian
lime - li:mah 'citrus fruit'
loofah - lu:fah a plant whose pods were used as sponges
lute - al-`u:d
macramé - miqramah 'striped cloth'
magazine - makha:zin 'storehouses' - khazana store
monsoon - mausim 'season' - wasama mark
mummy - mu:miya: 'embalmed body' - mu:m '(embalming) wax'
safari - safari:y 'journey' - safara travel
saffron - za`fara:n
Sahara - çah'ra: 'desert'
sequin - sikkah 'die for coinmaking'
spinach - isfa:na:kh
syrup - shara:b 'beverage' - shariba drink
tambourine - a small tambour, from tanbu:r - from Persian
tariff - ta`ri:f 'notification' - `arafa notify
tarragon - tarkhu:n - possibly from Greek
zero - s,ifr 'empty'

[SOURCEs: Please see below]
(1) Lubbock, TX
(2) Buddy Holly Center
(3) The proclamation recognizes Texas as the largest cotton producer in the United States
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++ QUOTE(s) OF THE DAY ++
        -- Jody James (Lubbock NWS office) commenting on the word "haboob":
       "It is a word of Arabic origin. We have a lot of words like that, like algebra.., so whether we know it or not, we have a lot of Arabic words in our lexicon."
            Photos:
                Massive Haboob Barrels Through Western Texas
                NWS Lubbock Link for March 11th, 2014 - Wall of Dirt I
                NWS Lubbock Link for March 18th, 2014 - Wall of Dirt II