OT: General knowledge test #287A

[wire chief]

Our guest questioner is zorro, who provides 2 ideas.

Remember, there is no research allowed, and you should provide answers only, please.

1..The religious police of Saudia Arabia, M_______.

2.."I never knew the charm of spring, never met it face to face."

3..It's looking like you locals may soon take a toke. Explain.

4..The world's #1 chess player, Mr. Anand, hails from..?

5..Where is Mario heard with "Guadeamus Igitur"?

6..Elisha Nelson _______.

7..Vertical forms thrusting 10 stories high are the attraction in Halong Bay, _______.

8.."Oh wad some power the giftie gie us,..?

9..Film from 1988--______, a Man and His Dream.

10..The Mississippi is North America's 3rd longest. The 1st 2?

11..In what uniform comes The Babe's 1st HR?

12..Before being arrested, they sing of Houston, Dallas, New Orleans & NYC.

13..Cristoforo made how many new world trips?

 

[geordi]

1. Mecca (or Medina)
2. April in Paris
7. Sounds like Vietnam
8. "to see ourselves as others see us - Bonnie Robert Burns
11. *ng Red Sox
13. three, I think

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. Muhadeen
3. Medical marijuana research?
9. Tucker
10. Missouri and Columbia
10. Missouri and Rio Grande
10. Missouri and Yukon
11. Boston Red Sox( the Babe was a darn good pitcher)
13. Three

 

[vtcwbuff]

1. Madmen
3. Legalized "medical" marijuana
10. Missouri and WAG Churchill
11. Sox

 

[k9fanatic]

3. Medical marijuana legalized
6. (Eli) Manning
7. Vietnam
11. Red Sox?
13. 3

 

[Zorro]

3, Medical MaryJane?

4..India

8 To see oursels as outhers see us (To a Louse. Bobby Burns)

9.. DeLorean, mebbe?

10..Missouri, Colorado?

11. DamYankees

 

[mr006]

12. Grateful Dead (Truckin')

13. I thought I remembered four, but not my strong point...

 

[ed4ourgirls]

5. The Student Prince. (movie and record)

 

[wire chief]

10..When all else fails, turn to Canada, way, way up in Canada.

 

[vtcwbuff]

10..When all else fails, turn to Canada, way, way up in Canada.

My Churchill entry (guess) was way up north! After reading this I peeked. I wasn't even close.

 

[VAUConnFan]

4. Egypt

 

[pinotbear]

10. Yellowknife?

 

[wire chief]

We shall close shop

1..There seem to be varied spelling, including mutaheen and the one VAUC provides.

2..April in Paris, our geordi, back from a short hiatus to acquaint himself with pop music.

3..As soon as the Ct. Guv signs it, med mary jane is in the air. Zorro, K9, & VTC.

4..Zorro says India, and he can't be wrong.

5..Ed4 recognizes the Mario Lanza did the soundtrack for The Student Prince.

6..K9 gives us the short form of the SB QB, Eli Manning.

7..K9 again, with geordi, passes on Vietnam to us.

8..Geordi & zorro complete the Robt Burns line.

9..It's Tucker, about his car--just VAUC.

10..You have the Missouri; I have the MacKenzie in the Northwest Territories.

11..Was there a Fenway Park then? I don't know, but if there were, that's where he'd be hItting it. Geordi leads 4..

12.."Truckin', got my chips cashed in". Actually it's mr006 who cashed in.

13..Mr006 admits a weakness, but not this time--Four trips.

 

[mr006]

11..Was there a Fenway Park then?

Fenway in fact just recently celebrated 100 years since its first game... so it would have been there... except his first one was apparently on the road - playing at the Polo Grounds (against the Yankees!). But yes, it was in a Red Sox uniform.

 

[Bestiarius]

1. Mutaween
3. Connecticut legalizing medical marajuana
5. Yale Glee Club - That's who I heard sing it. Did Mario Lanza go to Yale?
7. Vietnam
13. Four

 

[wire chief]

1. Mutaween
3. Connecticut legalizing medical marajuana
5. Yale Glee Club - That's who I heard sing it. Did Mario Lanza go to Yale?
7. Vietnam
13. Four

5..They received special permission to borrow him.