OT: General knowledge test #256B

[wire chief]

You'll do even better on part 2.

14..This nation has announced a new capital city, Naypyitaw.

15..Louis Prang in 1875 uses his color printing skill to manufacture the 1st American..?

16..The most common New Year's Resolution?

17..The city in which Rosa Parks is arrested?

18..O_________ S_________ L________ Dating, like carbon dating.

19..Chemical for fruit flies & mosquitos, _____hi__.

20..One dollar = 18, 31, 47, 70 or 92 Russian rubles?

21..The most common element in the universe?

22..GMC has offered to buy back what model as a fire hazard?

23..Link 4 Non-Blondes to Marvin Gaye.

24..The EPA began in 1970 under whom?

25..This shrewed Euro dictator kept his nation out of WW2 and sold tungsten to both sides.

Admit it; this is more titillating than thinking about the challenge of Seton Hall.

 

[vtcwbuff]

14. Myanmar
16. Lose weight
17. Mongomery
21. Helium?
22. Volt
25. Franco?

 

[crownfox2]

19. Pyranthium

 

[ed4ourgirls]

20. 31
21. Hydrogen
25 Franco

 

[DishNSwish]

23 What's Up vs. What's Going On

 

[rbny1]

24. Nixon

 

[NCorBust]

NCorBust
14. Yeapitypaw
16. Lose weight
17. Montgomery, Alabama
20. 47 (As you say just guess!)
21. Hydrogen
22. Volt (GM drop the V names; remember the Vega?!)
25. Franco

Upink
23. Tammi Terrell, Mary Wells, Anna Gordy, and Janis Hunter

 

[FairView]

15..Greeting Card
16..Lose weight
17..Montgomery, hence the Montgomery Bus Boycott
21..Hydrogen
22..Volt
24..Nixon
25..Franco

 

[wire chief]

25..Lots of Francos...but no.

24..All the world knows Nixon was prez in 1970. Oy Vey, I'm gonna ask you that? The head of the EPA, if you please.

23..Creative, UPink; if you're telling us that you know that all 4 were his back-up singers or his concubines, then I can only
genuflect to your knowledge, and that NCor was right all along about your singularity.

And Dish, in the 4Non-blondes actual song, can you mention how they actually ask the question?

19..Google crown fox's response. Kinda funny...scary too, if you will.

18..Optically Stimulated L________ Dating

14..And NCor do you yet realize that you were dyslexic (or something) in answering.

 

[VAUConnFan]

15. Billboard
16. Lose Weight
17. Birmingham, AL
20. 31
21. Nitrogen
23. I am going to assume you are asking for four female singers with whom he recorded duets. If so, right now, I am only coming up with three; Kim Weston, Tammi Terrell, and Diana Ross. for a fourth name, I will toss in the fact that he was once married to Berry Gordy's sister, Anna.
24. President Nixon
25. Franco

 

[VAUConnFan]

24. Ralph Nader
18. Optically Stimulated Laser

 

[DishNSwish]

And Dish, in the 4Non-blondes actual song, can you mention how they actually ask the question?

Ah, yes, 4 Non-Blondes does ask it as What's Going On as well as Marvin! Well done

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

25 - Enver Hoxa (I know, its spelled wrong), Albania

 

[NCorBust]

14..And NCor do you yet realize that you were dyslexic (or something) in answering.

.
In fact I am somewhat dyslexic. It took Upink to realize this and encourage me to get tested.
.

 

[NCorBust]

Nonbeliever!

 

[meyers7]

15. Christmas card??? (seeing as it's close to Christmas and sending out cards might be on your mind)
16. Lose weight or quit smoking
17. I want to say Birmingham, but could be Montgomery. Wasn't Mobile.
20. today's exchange rate?
21. I believe it's nitrogen
23. Marvin wasn't either?
24. Nixon was president then
25. Gonna guess Spain, so Franco

 

[wire chief]

And now for (drum roll, please) part B.

14..VTC has Myanmar (Burma).

15..Ah that Meyers...walks around in my head, he does. Yes to Christmas Cards.

16..Some form of get in better shape, selected by Fair & others.

17..VTC & three with Montgomery.

18..Luminescence

19..Again I say, see crown. Malthion also fits.

20..Ed4 & VAUC with 31.

21..Ed4 starts 3 with hydrogen

22..The hybrid Volt, offers NCor & Fair.

23..Some confusion from some of you who did not realize "4 Non-Blondes" is an actual singing group.
Dish has the link--What's Goin' On?

24..William Ruckelhaus

25..Salazar of Portugal

I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places...