OT: General knowledge test #270A

[wire chief]

Is anyone but me still dining on turkey soup from Christmas?

No repeating questions and no research please.

1..This nation once imported North American raccoons and now has an official policy to kill
every one.

2.."We're changing our name, but not our _____es."

3..Author offers a portrait of Irish in the capital a century ago.

4..Pope Alexander Sixtus--family name? ethnicity?

5..The corpoation that sells Pringles?

6..Explain the new coinage "Linsanity".

7..Asia has 57% of the world's population; Africa?

8..The auto mfg. that makes Veloster.

9..The theme of the '67 25th Amendment?

10..A century ago this fellow gave "Birth...( of a Nation", i. e.).

11..This colony in 1690 was the 1st to issue paper money--to war with Quebec.

12..Which was not a Song of the Year"? Volare, From a Distance, Sailing,
Little Green Apples, Michelle, or Sounds of Silence.

13..What is the sport of Missy Franklin?

Stay on your toes.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

4. Borgias? (Borgia) - Spanish

 

[huskyblooz]

5. wise
6. the Jeremy Lin phenomenon
7. 54%
12. Michelle

 

[NCorBust]

5. Proctor and Gamble
6. New York Knicks new point guard Jeremy Lin – Freed from the bench has been scoring 20+ pts/game and leading the team to victories. At least until Antony and Stoudemire come back and selfishly screw up the team chemistry.
8. Hyundai
10. D W Griffith
13. Swimming

 

[VAUConnFan]

6. the New York Knicks guard who has been lighting it up recently; Sleeps on a couch, came from no where.
7. 10%
9. Presidential succession
10. D.W. Griffith
11. New York
12. Michelle

 

[wire chief]

1.. Eastern world, about the size of Montana.

2..Remember when Esso became Exxon?

3..Well, the book is THE DUBLINERS. Author?

11..No to NY, but it does border it.

12..In the year of the imposter, Hello Dolly was the winner.

 

[pinotbear]

3. Joyce

 

[NCorBust]

2..Remember when Esso became Exxon?

Stripes - refers to "Put a Tiger in Your Tank" What made you think of this? Wow! It goes back aways!

 

[wire chief]

Goodness, game time will soon be upon us, so this is I, scurrying to finish.

1..A Japanese cartoon concerning a raccoon became very popular in Japan, and so many families had baby racoons
imported. You know what happens when exotic pets grow beyond cuteness. The woods are full of them, and ancient wooden
temples are being destroyed. This I learned from a PBS special.

2..The reason I could think of this, NCor, is I have a peculiar mind. "Stripes"--see NCor for details.

3..Pinot offers Dr. Joyce Brothers. No, he just says "Joyce" (being a bear of few words), but I guess he means James Joyce.

4..Ed4 is quick off the mark with the Borgias of Spain.

5..Like NCor says, Proctor & Gamble.

6..Husky, VAU & NCor referring to Jeremy Lin--see the latter 2 posters for details.

7..VAUC is very, very close--8%.

8..NCor has Hundai.

9..VAUC has presidential succession.

10..NCor & VAUC with director D.W. Griffith making the 1916 film.

11..Mass.

12..Sounds of Silence (Why aren't you mugs guessing? Well 2 of you came up with Michelle, for which I award a raspberry)

13..The 16 year old swims...and swims well. NCor is not all wet here.