OT: General knowledge test #288A

[wire chief]

This time Q25 is inspired by zorro.

Usual rules--no research & no repeating question list please.

1..Juba of (?) is a new national capital.

2..Sade sings of the King of ______.

3..Who is the newsworthy "Sheriff Joe"?

4..A former US Senator is on trial for misusing campaign funds & conspiracy.

5..What are Vesta & Ceres?

6..Roy Lichstenstein's ________ Girl just sold at auction for $45M.

7..Former civil rights champion, N. K.(?) has passed this month.

8.."When I go back to bed, someone's taken my place."

9..Due east of the Dem. Rep. of the Congo lies what nation?

10..The drug, Truvada, was developed to fight ..?

11..The Guv of N. J. is one of the possible candidates for Veep. Who?

12..A financial giant(?) has reported a $2B loss.

13..Stockard Channing stars in B'way's "Other ______ ______".

 

[pinotbear]

3. Apachiro..Alpachio..something like that, of the Arizona County in the Phoenix area, for a federal investigation into civil rights violations regarding the profiling of Hispanics regarding their immigration status.
4. John "lover-boy" Edwards
8. Cecilia, Simon & Garfunkle

 

[vtcwbuff]

3. Joe Arpaio - my hero
4. Edwards - not my hero
5. Big Assteroids
8. Celia - Paul Simon
10. Possible HIV vaccine?
11. Christie

 

[geordi]

3. Arpaio, the horse's ass Arizona sherrif that was running for senate or something
4. John Edwards
5. roman goddesses
8 Cecilia
10 HIV
11 Christie

 

[meyers7]

3. Sheriff in AZ either being praised or assailed for doing his job. Depends on your political background.
4. Edwards. I think defense starts today.
8. Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkle (one of my favorite of theirs)
11. Chris Christie.
12. JP Morgan. Some people losing their jobs over it.

 

[k9fanatic]

1. Has to be South Sudan, right? It being the newest country and all?
4. John Edwards
9. Tanzania is the biggest nation to its east, but I think there are a couple of other, smaller nations that also abut it on the eastern side.
11. Gov. Christie
12. J.P. Morgan

 

[pap49cba]

9. Uganda

 

[VAUConnFan]

3. Joe Arpaio of Arizona
4. John Edwards
8. Cecelia - Simon & Garfunkel
9. Congo - Brazzaville
11. Christie
12. JP Morgan Chase

 

[wire chief]

2..Tears are shed, possibly.

7..It starts with Santa Claus' other name.

13..Other ______ Cities.

 

[VAUConnFan]

7. Nicholas Katzenbach
2. King of Sadness
2. King of Loneliness
2. King of Unhappiness

 

[pinotbear]

2. king of crocodiles?

 

[wire chief]

7. Nicholas Katzenbach
2. King of Sadness
2. King of Loneliness
2. King of Unhappiness

Look for still another synonym.

 

[k9fanatic]

2. King of Pain? (I know the original is from the Police, but maybe she did a remake?)

 

[DishNSwish]

2 is Sorrow.

 

[wire chief]

1..Yup, K9 it must be South Sudan.

2..Well, you guys have sort of surrounded it. A fan would know King of Sorrow. Swish
writing as I do also.

3..Here we have what may shape up as "warring correspondents" in Geordi & VTC. Meanwhile, perhaps based on the
illumination of God's blessing (we hope) upon his recent medical issues, Meyers takes a calm diplomatic approach.
Still if you want to know the issue in a nutshell, see Pinot.

4..A half dozen of you like salacious scandals--John Edwards.

5..We link the 2 together as the biggest asteroids (dwarf planets even) in the belt. Thank you, VTC.

6..The Girl is "Sleeping".

7..On further reflection VAUC selects Nicholas Katzenbach, who once faced down George Wallace over his lily white univ.

8..Paul Simon was alone with his Cecelia. Lots of you.

9..K9 is right about Tanzania to the southeast. Pap rightly has Uganda on the northeast. In between lie Rwanda/Burundi.

10..Geordi & VTC, harmonious again, with HIV/AIDS. May they infect no one else

11..Chris Christie, who would wage war on obesity. Meyers +4.

12..JPMorgan/Chase (Not the same Chase who resigned from Dr. House's team last week.)
Meyers, K9 & VAUC.

13..Other Desert Cities