1895 Bike Race, Maquoketa Iowa
08-10-20, 08:23 PM
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as someone who grew up a stone's throw from Maquoketa, I find this quite interesting!
I wonder if the race was held at the county fairgrounds?
Steve, currently in Peoria
quick quiz: how many here know how to pronounce "Maquoketa"?
Since Murray knows about the caves, I'm going to guess he can do it!
I wonder if the race was held at the county fairgrounds?
Steve, currently in Peoria
quick quiz: how many here know how to pronounce "Maquoketa"?
Since Murray knows about the caves, I'm going to guess he can do it!
Tim, from R.I. County, currently in Virginia
08-11-20, 09:38 AM
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I was wondering if you were going to stumble across this thread!
Clearly, it's time to think about starting a new category of questions on Jeopardy... "weird Midwest town name pronunciations"
My observation is that the safe approach is to pronounce any French or Spanish word in the way that a German immigrant would say it.
Steve in Peoria
Clearly, it's time to think about starting a new category of questions on Jeopardy... "weird Midwest town name pronunciations"
My observation is that the safe approach is to pronounce any French or Spanish word in the way that a German immigrant would say it.
Steve in Peoria
