This week on Sound Kitchen, we answer your questions about the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. We've got surprise guests with great news, a Listener's Corner with Paul Myers, delicious desserts from Erwan Roma on Music from Erwan, and of course, new quizzes and bonus questions![再生]Click the button. Enjoy!
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This week's quiz: On March 9th, I asked a question about the article “Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony to be scaled back to provide 326,000 tickets.'' Earlier in the week, French Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin announced the exact number of tickets for the opening ceremony at 326,000, a significant reduction from the original 600,000. The reduction in size is due to security concerns.
Remember that this is the first time that the Olympic opening ceremony will be held outdoors instead of in a sports arena. And on the water, at that!
You can refer to our article and answer the following questions: How many boats will sail during the ceremony? How many of those boats will have athletes participating?
The answer isTo quote our article: “A total of 180 boats will travel approximately 6 kilometers down the Seine, 94 of which will carry athletes.”
In addition to the quiz questions, there was also a bonus question suggested by Alan Holder from the Isle of Wight, England. Give an example of steps you would take to avoid bad luck. ”
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The winners are: RFI Listeners Club member Radhakrishna Pillai from Kerala, India. Radhakrishna is also the winner of this week’s bonus question – congratulations, Radhakrishna!
This week's list of lucky winners also includes RFI Listeners Club member Shadman Hosen Ayon from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh. Mr. Sagor Mia, also from Kishoreganj, and president of the “Let's do the right thing'' and “Let's tell the truth'' radio listeners clubs, and Mr. Hans Verner Lorike from Hedefsene, Denmark.
Last but not least is Rafique Kondakar, a loyal RFI English listener from Naogaon, Bangladesh.
Congratulations on winning!
Here's the music we heard on this week's show: “Chopin's Charleston Dream” was written by Alfred Guattari and performed by the composer and Gottlieb Wallisch. “Flight of the Bumblebee'' by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. From “The Cakewalk” Kids corner “Populi de Bolero” by composer Claude Debussy and songs by Gina Leon.
Do you have any music requests?Please send to thesoundkitchen@rfi.fr
This week's issue…You must listen to the show to participate. After listening to the show, read again Melissa Shemam's article, “Sudan conference to meet in Paris to resolve 'forgotten' crisis.” This will help you find the answer.
You have until May 13th to take part in this week's quiz. The winner will be announced on his May 18th podcast. When applying, please be sure to send your address along with your answer. Please also let him know your RFI Listeners Club membership number if you have one.
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