Quiz: Malays, reels and jigs.

To the best of my knowldege, there is only one place in the world where one would find traditional Malay dances performed to the accompaniment of Scottish reels and jigs. Where is that place?

Sorry, no prizes beyond my admiration and that of other trivia buffs.

…ummm, in your imagination? :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: You got me, but I will hazard a guess…in Malasia?

Actually wrong with both guesses, Joseph, but thanks for playing.

Come on folks, guessing is allowed. I would imagine that this is the sort of thing you either know or you don’t. But it would be very impressive if someone guessed right.

Argentina.

Slan,
D.

Crawford, Texas

Nope. Not even warm. Which I guess is a clue of sorts. :wink:

Hi Wombat

Can I throw my hat in the ring with Singapore.

David

Scotland!

Greenland (one of my first guesses, even before Crawford Texas, was Iceland, but I can’t believe it would be right)

Hey, did you know that “Malays, reels and jigs” goes perfectly to the tune of Cher’s song, 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves."

Still no cigar, but one of the laddies was getting warm. :slight_smile:

nova scotia?

:laughing: Now John, you’re getting VERY cold.

No, it was BigDavy who was getting warm … as you do in Singapore.

Okay Wombat I’ll bite again. Twice

Given the Ghurka / Scottish connection I’ll try Nepal.

And for the dancing connection Bali.

David

Bali is my guess also.

Will O’Ban

It’s probably Wollongong. :confused:

BTW, I’ve been reading through the 1950’s National Geographics and there’s an article I read, Oct., 1953, about the healthy Hunzas, an isolated tribe living in the Himalayas, where the mountains reach eastward to Tibet and stretch west to Afghnistan. When the article was written, Pakistan controlled the Hunza’s foreign relations, defense, and communications, although Hunza controlled it’s own internal affairs.

The author relates many interesting facts about the Hunzas, and was one of the first western journalists to visit the tribe and documented many of the rumors, like their health, diet, longevity, and life style. The following is a paragraph from the article, page 517, and describes their interesting music, instruments, and dance.

“The next day was devoted to dancing. In the morning old men performed cerimonial figures, tripping lightly to the tune of pipe and drum. One red bearded gentleman, who told us he was 98, did a number which resembled a sailor’s hornpipe.”

Still warm. Another hint. The connection was less well known and of much less national importance than that with Nepal. The place is also very obscure and remote.

:laughing: My back garden to be exact.

Still no cigar. Another hint. It’s a small group of islands with a total polulation of about 2,000.

Hey Wombat, one of our band members had some freinds over last weekend, visiting from Australia. I told them I had some friend over there, and one of the places I mentioned was Wollongong. They said, “oh we live just an hour or so away from there.” So asked them if they knew about the U. They said they knew a few down people there, but no JB.

You still having trouble with elephants in your back garden? :laughing: