OT: General knowledge test #317A

[wire chief]

Greetings from soggy & windy Florida. My town is not in danger, except from slipping on a tennis court. But I can transfer to watching, as the US Open begins today.

Please no research & no reprinting questions.

1..Why is there no joy in Goodlettsville?

2..The leader of_____ is planning mass executions of prisoners in September.

3..R.I.P. _____ ___ _____, who once was the NFL rushing leader for 4 seasons.

4..Who makes the Santa Fe wagon?

5..In 1485 at Bosworth the last English king(?) to die in battle.

6..Apple wins a $1B court judgment vs. _______.

7..In July Oklahoma QB Landry Jones marries whom?

8..Egg whites, cream of tarter and superfine sugar will produce ________.

9..The gist of the Mildred Pierce saga?

10..Knockout Roses handle bugs well, except for the c_____ t____.

11..In 1975 Matthew Webb used 22 hours to..?

12..In Saturday's Lynx/Dream contest, what player made the score 2-0?

13..In Charlotte's Web, what's the pig's name?

 

[pinotbear]

4. Hyundai, I think.
7. Mrs...Mrs. Jones!, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones.....(we got a thing....goin' on....)
8. meringue?

 

[heavyhusky]

1) Their team (Tennessee) lost to Japan, 12 - 2, in the Little League Championship game. Their two runs were the first earned runs Japan had given up in the whole tournament.

6) Samsung. Some of the awards will be overturned on appeal.

8) Meringue (cream of tartar)

13) Wilbur

 

[TXs N Os]

7. Whitney Hand

 

[rbny1]

3. Steve Van Buren of the Philadelphia Eagles

 

[crownfox2]

5.Richard III

 

[meyers7]

1. I'm guessing that's the home of the TN LLB team that lost to Japan 12-2 in LLWS Championship game.
2. DNC?
6. Samsung. Although it's far from over and I think I read somewhere that Samsung has actually won some lawsuits in other countries against Apple.
8. gonna guess Meringue.
13. IIRC it was Wilbur. It's been years since I read it though.

 

[geordi]

1. The Little League team from Goodletsville, TN, lost in the LLWS to Japan 12- 2
2. Gambia
3. Steve Van buren
4. It's one of those Korean cars - I'll bite at Kia
5. Richard III
6. Samsung
13. Wilbur

 

[VAUConnFan]

6. Samsung
8. Meringue
9. An abortionist on trial

 

[vtcwbuff]

4. Hyundai
5. Richard III
6. Samsung
8. Merangue
13. Wilbur - how do I know that????

 

[wire chief]

1..Heavy, Meyers & geordi pinpoint the losing team from Tenn.

2..And said executions have already begun--geordi has it; meyers just being swarmy pants.

3..Rbny identifies Steve Van Buren, reaching a ripe old age. Oh, yes, Steve too.

4..Pinot & vtc, with Hyundai.

5..Crown, vtc & geordi get the guy who may have saved his kingdom had he a horse.

6..VAUC is among a quintet with Samsung.

7..Mrs. Jones will thank the silly ol' bear to stop spreading rumors. Meanwhile TXs (a probable Big 12 person) points out that his bride
is the-well-known-to-us Whitney Hand.

8..A whole bunch of merengue people.

9..A depression era tale of a woman who, despite betrayals and other hardships, uses her bootstraps.

10..Chilli thrips

11..You may have gotten this if I had correctly typed 1875. My bad. He swam the English Channel.

12..Well, Tiff, of course (then added 2 foul shots to 4-0). Don't know why you don't guess.

13..Heavy in a quartet, VTC sounds ashamed or mystified by his knowledge.