Insomniac-Net Questions --
Friday[02], Jan 09, 2015
Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Qs -- #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars"
Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us tonight.
We hope you'll discover something interesting during the time we spend together on the Insomniac Net for the next 90+ minutes.
-- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
(NOTE: Roster has been updated & resorted (monthly) -- please check YOUR position for any changes)
++ "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Qs -- #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars" ++
One of the recurring themes that we will visit this year is: "Starts, Fixes & Stops" -- about a specific topic, an event, or several historical events that occurred on a specific day's date.
For tonight's topic, we are asking you 3 TRUE or FALSE questions about Datsun Cars -- which first appeared in the USA on this date -- January 9th -- at the 1958 Los Angeles Car Show.
Please
give us your best answers for each of the following 3 TRUE or FALSE questions,
by using the (reuseable) answers
of "A"=TRUE or
"B"=FALSE.
So, how much do you know about... some of the "Starts, Fixes & Stops" about Datsun Cars?
Question #1: For our START question: In 1914, the DAT-Car ("DAT-GO" in Japanese) was manufactured for driving on Tokyo streets. The name, "DAT" -- from the first initials of the company's three investors -- means (in Japanese) “Lightning fast” -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.
Question #2: For our FIX question: In 1931, based on the DAT-Car, a new lightweight and economical, yet durable, car was locally engineered and mass produced. It was named “DAT-son” or “the son of DAT”. This name was later changed to “Datsun” -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.
Question #3: For our STOP question: Before relaunching Datsun cars in 2013 for sale in Russia, India and other foreign markets, Nissan had actually stopped using the Datsun brand-name in the 1980s -- True or False?
A. True, or
B. False.
[SOURCE: TBA -- LW's Super-Secret Treasure Trove of Trivia]
=================
++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++ -- from an early Nissan USA marketing slogan: "Go Datsun and you go American!"[SOURCE: TBA]
++ And Did You Know...? (with a Radio Wave to Big Al) ++
Other events that occurred on January 9th (from HistoryOrb.com):
1768 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London.
1793 - 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Philadelphia, piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard1811 - 1st Women's Golf Tournament held1857 - 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif
1880 - Jan 5-10 -- The BIG SNOW -- 6' (1.8 metres) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days
1894
- New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first
battery-operated telephone switchboard in Lexington, Massachusetts.
1903 - Baseball's National & American Leagues make peace
1947 - Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the black dahlia, is last seen alive.
1951 - Life After Tomorrow, 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres
1956 - Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers
1960 - Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins
1968 - Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on Moon
1972 - Billionaire Howard Hughes says Clifford Irving's bio is a fake
1972 - Retired passenger liner Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbour
1976 - CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
1979 - Bobby Orr's #4 jersey is retired by the Boston Bruins
1982 - 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; 1st since 1855
1986 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak must give up its instant camera business.
1998 - Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned
2001 - Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, for organizing and playing digital music and videos.
2007 - Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.
More events listed on the KF7TBA+K7LWA's Friday Insomniac-Net BLOG:
2015[02]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Jan 09, 2015_"Mixed Bag #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars"
Please include you name, Callsign, and those correct answers.
Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
Next
Week: TBA
Also, check out: List of ALL 2014 Friday's Insomniac-Net Question Sets (52)
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KF7FCQ Joy
K7LWA LW
KF7TBA Shelley
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KG6JJM June
KF6QBW Jim
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KI6JIP Bud
KE6UHG Dan & Wink
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KD4JMV Harry
K7ZH Bob Miller
KB7EM Howard
N7WNS Will
K7VAG Alannah
K7KFG Kurt
W6SAX Bryan
KJ6SJD Yana
K6PMS Phil
KC8TJV Marilyn
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AF6VZ Albert
VA7CJB Jonathan
VA7CJB2 CanadianCrew
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W7NLV2 Joyce
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KD6LOG Cheryl
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[[ Re-READ? ]]
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JN2UNC Toshiaki (Toshi)
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||| -- EAST, CEN, MTN Coasts
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N5SRB Sammy
K5TEL Tim
Melvin_N Melvin
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KG5COF Paul
AF5UY Mike
W5RHS Kelly
KG5BRE Mickey
K0GUR Mike
KB4TWG Bob
KB3ICC Jason
KD0OEC Doug
KC0RYZ James
[[ NODE DROP ]]
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WA7ABU Dan
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W7DWE Don
KG7EBI Mike
K7VFO Jeremy
KE7UOR Bart
KG6ZOA Anna
KG7CSS Richard
W7KEF Dylan
KG7BYC Art
KE7QXR Russel
||| -- WA Territory
KF7PCL John
KD7JMZ John
K7PIA Philip
KG7JGJ Jeremy
KF7TOV Darin
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- Points West+Up
KF7QZO Bill
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KK6EDW2 Kate
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KE6RAX Peter
KY7J Ken
W6HTW Hank
KJ6NIM Judy
KK6HYY Paul
KI6INW John
N6PET Pet
KK6QIY Steve
KG6WXC Eric
KK6MWX John
KK4RYG Arenza
KI6PST Michael
KK6JTB Steven
KK6JSN Matt
K1KMO Kevin
KI7S Mike
KG7LHT Scott
AK6U Tom
N6UOB Byron
N9AFT Fred
NW7SF Sherman
KL3ZJ Silas
KK6PTX Reggie
KE7OQE Jeff
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- PENDING
KF7WGK Dennis
KF5GXZ Ramey
KG7NFC Alex
AF7MK Scott
KC9ZHV Loren
KD6ORL Charles
AE7VY Ed
KE7BTX Philip
KG6KMK Mark
KD8OZS Scott
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- NEW Last Week
KK5KE Larry
NT7B Jeff
||| -- EMAIL/Late
KB2LEN Len
KL7ES Paul
VA7RJE Rob
KR6CV Stan
KG7FHE Steve
VE4WKB Bill
KE7FTV Lori
AE7AN Al
KL7WM Daniel
KL7WM2 Dianna
Jon_P Jon
W6CGD Jim
KF7UTR Brad
KK6KBI Margie
K6PET Tom
KA7HBB Mike
KH6GKK Paul
KG7NQO Kelly
KF7ROS Jeremy
KA6BHD Will
VK5ZEA Michael
[[ ANSWERS & QUOTE ]]
Posted 2015-01-09 20:30PT
Tonight's Topic: "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Qs -- #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars"
Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us tonight.
We hope you'll discover something interesting during the time we spend together on the Insomniac Net for the next 90+ minutes.
-- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
(NOTE: Roster has been updated & resorted (monthly) -- please check YOUR position for any changes)
++ "Mixed Bag of 3 Trivia Qs -- #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars" ++
For tonight's topic, we are asking you 3 TRUE or FALSE questions about Datsun Cars -- which first appeared in the USA on this date -- January 9th -- at the 1958 Los Angeles Car Show.
 |
| 1958 -- Australia & 1958 Los Angeles Car Show (USA) |
So, how much do you know about... some of the "Starts, Fixes & Stops" about Datsun Cars?
Question #1: For our START question: In 1914, the DAT-Car ("DAT-GO" in Japanese) was manufactured for driving on Tokyo streets. The name, "DAT" -- from the first initials of the company's three investors -- means (in Japanese) “Lightning fast” -- True or False?
 |
| 1914 -- DAT-Car ("DAT-GO" in Japanese) |
B. False.
Question #2: For our FIX question: In 1931, based on the DAT-Car, a new lightweight and economical, yet durable, car was locally engineered and mass produced. It was named “DAT-son” or “the son of DAT”. This name was later changed to “Datsun” -- True or False?
 |
| 1931 -- the Datsun |
B. False.
Question #3: For our STOP question: Before relaunching Datsun cars in 2013 for sale in Russia, India and other foreign markets, Nissan had actually stopped using the Datsun brand-name in the 1980s -- True or False?
B. False.
[SOURCE: TBA -- LW's Super-Secret Treasure Trove of Trivia]
=================
++ QUOTES OF THE DAY ++ -- from an early Nissan USA marketing slogan: "Go Datsun and you go American!"[SOURCE: TBA]
++ And Did You Know...? (with a Radio Wave to Big Al) ++
Other events that occurred on January 9th (from HistoryOrb.com):
1768 - Philip Astley stages the first modern circus in London.
1793 - 1st hot-air balloon flight in the US lifts off in Philadelphia, piloted by Jean Pierre Blanchard1811 - 1st Women's Golf Tournament held1857 - 7.9 earthquake shakes Fort Tejon Calif
1880 - Jan 5-10 -- The BIG SNOW -- 6' (1.8 metres) of snow falls in Seattle in 5 days
1903 - Baseball's National & American Leagues make peace
1947 - Elizabeth "Betty" Short, the black dahlia, is last seen alive.
1951 - Life After Tomorrow, 1st film to receive an "X" rating, premieres
1956 - Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column 1st appears in newspapers
1960 - Building of Aswan dam in Egypt, begins
1968 - Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on Moon
1972 - Billionaire Howard Hughes says Clifford Irving's bio is a fake
1972 - Retired passenger liner Queen Elizabeth destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbour
1976 - CW McCall CB song "Convoy" hit #1 on the country music charts
1979 - Bobby Orr's #4 jersey is retired by the Boston Bruins
1982 - 5.9 earthquake in New England & Canada; 1st since 1855
1986 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak must give up its instant camera business.
1998 - Decapitated head of Danish Little Mermaid is returned
2001 - Apple announced iTunes at the Macworld Expo in San Francisco, for organizing and playing digital music and videos.
2007 - Apple Inc CEO, Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.
More events listed on the KF7TBA+K7LWA's Friday Insomniac-Net BLOG:
2015[02]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Jan 09, 2015_"Mixed Bag #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars"
Please include you name, Callsign, and those correct answers.
Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
| NOTE:
Be sure to check out additional
info
about
our Qs & As "Mixed Bag #15-01: Starts, Fixes & Stops -- Datsun Cars" on KF7TBA+K7LWA's Friday Insomniac-Net BLOG (http://k7lwa-ins.blogspot.com/) |
Also, check out: List of ALL 2014 Friday's Insomniac-Net Question Sets (52)
================
Tonight's CALL LIST
================
INS2015[02]-01-09
(NOTE: Roster has been updated & resorted (monthly) -- please check YOUR position for any changes)
NEW to List
Pending (else TTFN) -- also those with (*)
Need 2nd Check-In to get on List
||| -- Net Controllers & WhizKids (regular Check-Ins)
K6TAV Tom
KE6LGE Big Al
KJ6HFE Lynn
KG6PH Chuck
N5ZUA Steve
K4GET Ronald
K4GET Fiona
||| -- Alternate Net Controllers
N6MGW Herb
KE6UYX Nick
K6LBL Linda
AF6EQ Russell
WX7JEM Josh
KF7TCP Shi
KF7TCP2 Christina
K6CBR Bryan
N6WI Uncle Terry
K6IXQ Scott
K6KYA Steve
KE7ULC Ron
KF7FCQ Joy
K7LWA LW
KF7TBA Shelley
KF6HBU Roger
KG6JJM June
KF6QBW Jim
KF6WZU Tricia
K6JSI Shorty
KL2TE Charlotte
KL3KC Andrew
KL7BM Bruce
N6QCU Wayne
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- Long Time Friends
KI6MAH Paige
W4ROA Chuck
VE6PWT Bob "Hello, hello, a answerin' we'll go...."
KI6JIP Bud
KE6UHG Dan & Wink
K4LES Les
KD4JMV Harry
K7ZH Bob Miller
KB7EM Howard
N7WNS Will
K7VAG Alannah
K7KFG Kurt
W6SAX Bryan
KJ6SJD Yana
K6PMS Phil
KC8TJV Marilyn
W5EWS Pancho
AF6VZ Albert
VA7CJB Jonathan
VA7CJB2 CanadianCrew
W7NLV Don
W7NLV2 Joyce
KO6GS Darrell
KD6LOG Cheryl
[[ NODE DROP ]]
[[ Re-READ? ]]
||| -- OVER THERE
DU9/G8IRC David & Rose
JN2UNC Toshiaki (Toshi)
JS1LQI Masa
JF1UCX Robbie
||| -- EAST, CEN, MTN Coasts
KD5PNT Andrew
AC2NW Mike
VA3KVI Kevin
K5SWT Steven
KD5JVU Thomas
N5SRB Sammy
K5TEL Tim
Melvin_N Melvin
Ava_N Ava
KG5COF Paul
AF5UY Mike
W5RHS Kelly
KG5BRE Mickey
K0GUR Mike
KB4TWG Bob
KB3ICC Jason
KD0OEC Doug
KC0RYZ James
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- Beav & Duck Lands
W7MTL Craig
WA7ABU Dan
W7FIF Mary
W7DWE Don
KG7EBI Mike
K7VFO Jeremy
KE7UOR Bart
KG6ZOA Anna
KG7CSS Richard
W7KEF Dylan
KG7BYC Art
KE7QXR Russel
||| -- WA Territory
KF7PCL John
KD7JMZ John
K7PIA Philip
KG7JGJ Jeremy
KF7TOV Darin
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- Points West+Up
KF7QZO Bill
KK6EDW Brian
KK6EDW2 Kate
W6TCD Ben
W6TL Tony
AA6TT Mike
KI6GVY Anthony
KJ6YAO Jack
KK6HVR Joanie
KK6KOH Mark
KK6HWN Paul
KK6IMI Ruben
W9KKN Bill
KK6LNV Marco
KK6QMS Clifford
KJ6OJL Don
KD6PDN Bruce
K6LMR Lou
K6LMR2 Sandra
W6LPK Dan
KE6DNM Russ
KG7NLV Steve
K7CAE Chuck
KE6RAX Peter
KY7J Ken
W6HTW Hank
KJ6NIM Judy
KK6HYY Paul
KI6INW John
N6PET Pet
KK6QIY Steve
KG6WXC Eric
KK6MWX John
KK4RYG Arenza
KI6PST Michael
KK6JTB Steven
KK6JSN Matt
K1KMO Kevin
KI7S Mike
KG7LHT Scott
AK6U Tom
N6UOB Byron
N9AFT Fred
NW7SF Sherman
KL3ZJ Silas
KK6PTX Reggie
KE7OQE Jeff
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- PENDING
KF7WGK Dennis
KF5GXZ Ramey
KG7NFC Alex
AF7MK Scott
KC9ZHV Loren
KD6ORL Charles
AE7VY Ed
KE7BTX Philip
KG6KMK Mark
KD8OZS Scott
[[ NODE DROP ]]
||| -- NEW Last Week
KK5KE Larry
NT7B Jeff
||| -- EMAIL/Late
KB2LEN Len
KL7ES Paul
VA7RJE Rob
KR6CV Stan
KG7FHE Steve
VE4WKB Bill
KE7FTV Lori
AE7AN Al
KL7WM Daniel
KL7WM2 Dianna
Jon_P Jon
W6CGD Jim
KF7UTR Brad
KK6KBI Margie
K6PET Tom
KA7HBB Mike
KH6GKK Paul
KG7NQO Kelly
KF7ROS Jeremy
KA6BHD Will
VK5ZEA Michael
[[ ANSWERS & QUOTE ]]
Posted 2015-01-09 20:30PT
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