Prof. Scarlet Leslie-Lewis

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After finally acquiring his own Mahjong set, my dad taught my whole family how to play. Mahjong is a tile game that is similar to the card game Rummy. Four players are required, so our family of six meant that we always had enough for a game. A complete game goes through all four winds (East, South, West, North), which is a minimum of 16 games. If someone wins (or no one wins) the round where they are the starting player, another game is added. We often had a Mahjong game going for weeks and would play a game or two each day. Mahjong is nearly always played during Chinese New Year celebrations, whether we are at home or someone else's place. I later learned that several of my friends also play Mahjong, though some of them play the 13-tile variation that is popular in Hong Kong. I still prefer that 16-tile version that my dad originally taught me!

In 1895, volleyball, originally called mintonette, was invented by William G. Morgan, the physical director of the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Morgan was in search of an alternate activity to basketball with less contact. What better way to achieve that than by putting a net between the two teams? The net from tennis was raised above the ground and above the heads of the average person. To reduce the amount of equipment needed, hands were used instead of rackets. A basketball was originally used, but it was too large and too heavy. Eventually, a smaller and lighter ball was specifically designed for volleyball in 1900. Volleyball became international in 1947 when the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was established. 14 nations met to discuss how volleyball would be played internationally, ultimately leading to volleyball making its Olympic debut in 1964.

I posted twice in What Am I? and thrice in Duck, Duck, Goose :D

Duck

Ciceron Harkiss 1 - I may be an old rubber tyre. 2 - I may be a bent coat-hanger. 3 - I may be a rusty oil can.

Lumos 1 - I am native to Africa. 2 - I may be orange, pink, lime green, or yellow. 3 - My song causes insanity.

Goose

Duck

I've posted 2 times in Would you Rather and 3 times in Word Chain.

Fabric

Telekinesis seems more useful. Would you rather face Aragog or Nagini?