OT: General knowledge test #483A

[wire chief]

Mom would have been 97 today, and I can feel her encouraging me to challenge you. Mother must be obeyed!

She also wants you to refrain from research and reprinting questions.

1..Charlie Chaplin's 1st talking comedy?

2..Within 5 years when was the debut of Debussy's La Mer?

3..General Halftrack tries to avoid this inept lieutenant. Who?

4..The Uighers of west China are often in conflict with the ___ Chinese.

5..More than 1/3 of all African elephants are in what country?

6..The popular R. L. Stine kid series?

7..Who led the 1995 million men march on D. C?

8..Two weepy titles from Johnny Ray and one from Roy Orbison?

9..With Hungary's border sealed, Croatia is sending refugees to..?.

10..Explain the happenings in Word of Life Church in New Hartford, N. Y.

11..What is the source of animosity of Doctors w/o Borders toward the U. S?

12..Goat, pig and..? are the trio members in Pearls Before _____.

13..Explain the "freshies" and "salties" nomenclature.

 

[pinotbear]

3. Lt. Fuzz
6. Goosebumps
12. Rat, Pearls Before Swine
13. Comes to us from Australia, referring to freshwater crocodiles and saltwater crocodiles. "Salties" are the largest reptiles alive today.

 

[rbny1]

2. 1910?
9. It's a weird cult. The members beat up two brothers (17 and 19 years old, I believe) who grew up in the cult. One of the brothers died. Based on speculation in the media, the brothers were attacked because they wanted to quit the church. Very sad.
11. U.S. planes bombed a hospital in Afghanastan operated by Doctors without Borders, resulting in many deaths.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

9. I'll go with rbny's "weird cult", but will add they claim not to be a cult and to follow "biblical" teachings. Apparently the brothers were indeed beaten because they wanted to leave - apparently the beating would allow them to recall past sins and repent. Very sad, indeed.
11. Also with rbny, but will add that apparently the higher up folks knew it was a hospital and it wasn't communicated to the pilots by error.

 

[hoopingcrane]

3..Fuzz

4..Han

7..Farrakhan

8..My boy Roy- Crying

9..Slovenia

11..bombed their hospital in Afghanistan

13..Amphibians who live in fresh water and those that live in salt water- crocodiles in Australia

 

[geordi]

3. Lt. Fuzz
7. Louis Farrakhan
8. Johnny did the LIttle Cloud that Cried and Cry; Roy did Crying (over you)
9. Serbia
11. the US bombed one of their field hospitals in Afghanistan; seems to me they probably have a beef
12. Rat (my idol) in Pearls Before Swine

 

[k9fanatic]

5. Zimbabwe
6. Goosebumps
7. Rev. Farrakhan
8. They both have songs titled "Cryin'"
9. Slovenia
10. Nutjobs (including so-called parents) beat two brothers so severely one of them1 died for wanting to leave the church/cult.
11. U.S. forces mistakenly bombed a DWB hospital

 

[johnnyc]

1. The Great Dictator
8. Johnny Ray - 'Cry' and Roy Orbison 'Crying'

 

[ndmb]

11. They're also not happy about the TPP.

 

[VAUConnFan]

5. Zimbabwe
7. Minister Louis Farrakhan
8. Roy Orbison's is Crying. I have no idea who Johnny Ray is.
9. Germany
9. Austria
10. Two members beat their son to death, punishing him for an alleged sin.
11. A drone strike at a medical facility in Afghanistan that killed doctors and patients
12. Swine

 

[crown2]

5. Botswana

 

[wire chief]

1..JC has the send-up of Hitler.

2..Rbny just sneaks in, 1905.

3..Hoop, geordi & pinot well represent our armed forces.

4..Hoop alone offers the Han.

5..Crown knows that 1 Botswana trumps 2 Zimbabwes.

6..Pinoy & K9 are shivering.

7..The VAUC Quartet provide Minister Farrakhan.

9..Hoop & K9 know they'll be trekking through Slovenia.

8..Geordi is most complete, but even he leaves out the cloud's color.

10..A whole bunch of you are up to date on saintly practices.

11..We've got 6 posters who know about the day of infamy.

12..Geordi wishes to merge with a rodent. Pinot just neutrally reports.

13..The Nile crocs would give them a contest. Anyway Pinot and Hoop report from Australia.

You score 100% here.