OT: General Knowledge Test #341A

[wire chief]

Marquette coach hates playing us twice, just like you hate some of my questions.
But you are addicted. 'Fess up.

Please don't reprint questions, nor do research.

1..In 2006 a NASA spacecraft heads out for 3 million mile trip to..?

2..They sought to name this land(?) Azawad.

3..Aboard the sub Codfish the captain praises the cooks and asks for the return of his XO.

4..Thanks to Henry ____ and his __________ __ ____, California becomes a "free" state.

5..The rear mast of a 3-master is called the __________.

6..Snoopy's plane that seeks the Red Baron?

7..Camel family: The v, a, l & g.

8..Link Herman Wouk to Humphrey Bogart.

9..Name of Germany's Parliament building?

10..Chicago mayor Anton Cermack is shot; who escaped this assassination?

11..A movie celebrates the allies landing at _____ in Italy.

12..Two songs that open "Tonight, Tonight"?

13..A 16thC type that combines storage capacity with heavy armament?

 

[pinotbear]

6. Sopwith Camel
7. oh, geeza; vicuna, alpaca, llama, and...?
8. Bogart played Captain Queeg (?) in the movie adaptation of Wouk's "Caine Mutiny"
10. one of the Presidents - FDR? Teddy R?

 

[DriveLH]

3. Early Bob Newheart routine.

 

[vtcwbuff]

2. Mali
4. Henry Clay
5. Mizzen mast
7. Vicuna,Alpaca,LLama
8. Wouk wrote the Caine Mutiny - Bogart starred as Captain Queeg
9. Bundestag

 

[meyers7]

6. Sopwith Camel (er doghouse)


9. Reichstag
12. One that jumps to mind is that one from West Side Story....."Tonight" I think?

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

4. Clay's Compromise of 1850.
10. Teddy Roosevelt?

 

[geordi]

5. Mizzen Mast
6. Sopwith Camel
8. Bogie played Queeg in the Caine Mutiny
9. Reichstag
10 FDR
11. Anzio ???
12. Maria from West Side Story is one

 

[ed4ourgirls]

11. Anzio
13. Spanish Galleon

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. Mars
6. Sopwith Camel
11. Turin

 

[Bestiarius]

5. Mizzen mast

 

[wire chief]

1..Well, Disney has had a long term relationship.

2..Vtc says Mali; actually northern Mali, which has been under the control of right-wing
Islamists until France got involved.

3..Drive's got it, a funny bit by Bob Newhart.

4..Knights is most complete--Henry Clay and the Compromise of 1850.

5..Best, geordi & vtc with Mizzenmast.

6..Sopwith Camel--Meyers in a quartet.

7..Alpaca, llama, & vicuna all work. The last rhymes with a famous Marines base.

8..Yes, Wouk wrote The Caine Mutiny, portrayed by Bogart--Pinot & vtc are thorough.

9..Der Reichstag, say Meyers & geordi.

10..Pinot has his doubts, but names FDR anyway.

11..Ed4 & geordi gaive us Anzio.

12..The other is from the doo-wop era.
"Tonight, tonight while I'm holding you so near,
Tonight tonight what I'd give if I could hear
The three little words..." Artist?

13..Yes to galleon, credit to ed4

 

[DriveLH]

12. The MelloKings ?

 

[wire chief]

12. The MelloKings ?

A big YES to you Drive for the Mello Kings.

 

[wire chief]

1..Pluto

7..Guanaco