10/28/09 Celtic Trivia Question?

In line with the parquet floor question from yesterday.

Name the company that constructed the floor (in 1946) from scapes of lumber due to the shortage of lumber after WWII?

Couple of bonus questions.

What kind of lumber was used?
And what was the aproximate cost to build it then?


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Home Depot, or Sears not too sure

Pete

No sorry and it wasn't Lowe's either.

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beat,

I think it was someone from Texas, but can't think of his name.

Pete

Actually Pete the business that built the floor was located in (surprise) Boston. The lumber was from Tennesee and was the same type of lumber the Army used to build barracks for WWII thus the shortage and only the short scrap pieces were available for the floor and is why the parquet pattern was used.

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this is a tough one, beat

Pete

It is meant to be tough!! I'd actually like to stump everyone but with things like google and the internet it borders on impossible to do that.

Tomorrows will be a bit easier, I promise.

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ok, got it, The Backbay Parkay Floor & Lumber Company

Pete

the last two words are actually right.

____ ______ Lumber Company

And if you can figure out the spaces there are 4 and 6 letters in the blank spots.

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ok, here is a guess, The Boston Lumber Company? based on your hint, it is the obvious choice

Pete

Not counting the word the

With it, it would be

The ____ Boston Lumber Company

4 letters in the blank.

Any idea as to the type of wood or the cost?

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beat,

No idea on the missing portion of the name, but, if the wood came from TN, there is a good chance it is hickory (although, some opposing teams probably thought it was bamboo due to the dead spots)

Not hickory

As for the company

It was the East Boston Lumber Company

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oak

Pete

Close enough for the wood, my sourse says it was "red" oak.
What ever Red Oak is...........and I don't think it had to do with Aurebach.

Now can you come up with the original price of the floor. Within say $1500 dollars?
I've got 2 sourses with the same figure so it must be close.

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beat,

Based on lumber prices, labor costs back then, I would say $7,500

Too low

Must have been good oak, $15,500

OH goodness I feel like Bob Barker

rather than continue the suffering

The cost was $11,000

Tomorrow will be easier I promise

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That was a tough one, how about something like Larry Bird's number?

Just to throw a number question out there...what numbers (there are 2) other than 23 did Jordan wear for the Bulls?

I believe it was number 45

Pete

45 is correct. But ther is one game in which he wore another number as his jersey came up missing.

If you have a Sam Vincent Hoops Basketball card from the following season it shows Jordan in the background wearing the other number (red Jersey) as it was an Orlando home game. I've got a few of those cards and they are worth a little (not that much)

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=310173971424

if that doesnt work try this and scroll down to the card

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1990-91-HOOPS-%23223A-SAM-VINCENT-ERR-WITH-MICHAEL-JORDAN_W0QQitemZ310173971424QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20091011?IMSfp=TL091011139001r11111

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Look likes number 12, I had never heard this before

Pete

Apparently his jersey was stolen befoer that particular game.

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