OT: General knowledge test #307A

[wire chief]

Dedicated to geordi to help him exhort his kin to revolution.

Research & reprinting questions are no-nos.

1..Ferenc Molnar's play, Liliom, got turned into a popular musical(?).

2..The gov't of ______ says no more circumcisions.

3..This state is considering allowing more than 2 legal parents.

4..Why is billionaire Hans Kristian Rausing in the news?

5..An American and a Brazilian are inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday. Who?

6..Alyssa ______ Cookies

7..What was the Superbowl Champs Giants regular season record in '11?

8..Al-Shabab has control of southern..?

9..The New River Gorge Bridge is in what state?

10..She(?)'s in the kitchen with someone doing some banjo strumming.

11..At midnight citizens of this Euro capital hear 12 New Year's chimes and eat
one grape for each chime.

12..The charity that's at 85 2nd St, second floor?

13..What does Mike mean that, "It's too late when we die.."?

 

[OneTrickPony]

7. 9-7-0
10. Dina

 

[vtcwbuff]

2. Germany - another shot at the Jews?
6. Milano
8. Somalia
10. Dinah
13. The line is from the song "Living Years". McDonald is expressing regrets about a lack of communication with his father.

 

[frankenclyde8]

5. Capriati and Kuerten respectively.
9. West Virginia
11. Madrid

 

[pinotbear]

4. I believe his wife died, and he, at least, is a "person of interest".

 

[rbny1]

1. Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein
3. California

 

[VAUConnFan]

5. Jennifer Capriati and Kuerten
7. 10-6?
9. Colorado(the old one was quite impressive)
10. Dinah(strumming on the old banjo)

 

[arnie3]

7. 10-6

 

[k9fanatic]

4. He is suspected of killing his wife
5. Jennifer Capriati and Guga Kuerten
6. Milano
9. West Virginia (take me home, country road...)

 

[geordi]

I appreciate the support. Faid Mille Failte. Slainte.

1. Carousel
3. California
5. One was Jennifer Caprioti; A Brazilian???? Vilas????
6. Milano
9. West By God Virginia
10 Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah

 

[wire chief]

8..An African land lately called "lawless".

12..In Frisco. presently campaigning for grey wolves.

13..VTC has largely got it but errs in deciding "Mike" is Michael McDonald. Straighten him out, would you.

5,,Guga words for a Kustaven nickname, Can anyone provide the Baptsim tag?

 

[frankenclyde8]

8. In that case, I'll guess Somalia.

 

[geordi]

12. Sierra club????

 

[vtcwbuff]

13. Mike and the Mechanics. You are correct. I was/am confused.

 

[wire chief]

Where the chips have fallen, whether they may or not.

1..Rbny & geordi provide "Carousel".

2..Yes VTC, and the Muslims too. When will they ever learn? Germany is the nation in question.

3..Same 2 as Q1--California.

4..More than a person of interest--K9 tells us he is suspected of killing his wife.

5..Jennifer Capriati and French Open specialist Gustavo (Guga) Kuerten. Vilas is from Argentina.
Frank, VAUC & K9 are complete here.

6..VTC, K9 & geordi recognize actress Alyssa Milano is also a tasty cookie, brought up on Pepperidge Farm.

7..Pony has joined us, welcome, and the only one who accurately types 9-7.

8..Even before the hint, VTC gives us Somalia. Frank is post-hint.

9..Frank, K9 & geordi are on target with West Virginia. VAUC moves the bridge more than 1000 mile westward.

10..We don't know who that someone was a-strummin', but we know Dinah was there--Pony leads a foursome.

11..Frank too eats grapes in Madrid.

12..Geordi dances with wolves to give us the Sierra Club.

13..VTC with a double dribble, in this case no penalty, as he provides Mike and the Mechanics. See his first response
for more detail.

You needed a touch of hint, but wound up perfect on part A.