OT: General knowledge test #350A

[wire chief]

Whilst we are in this where-does-Kelly-go period, ponder these questions
from the Great Books.

Please no research nor reprinting questions.

1..Hopalong's mount?

2..What does Flexeril do?

3..Who (or what) was "Veronica Mars"?

4..This "first" was built in Kirkland, Ohio in 1836.

5..The First Lady who inaugurated D.C's cherry trees?

6..Jetes, entre & chats go with what profession?

7..Around 1980 some Americans began calling umbrellas what?

8..Where can one see Kevin Spacey's "House of Cards"?

9..What do we call Medecins sans Frontieres?

10..Our Supreme Court has recently been dealing with DOMA(?).

11..Who is the "bisabuela"?

12..The Cadillac driver warns the Nash Rambler driver ___'_ ____ __ __,
at least that is how the Beatles would phrase it.

13..Nodding, thistle & French lavender are types of...?

 

[stormsurge]

2. muscle relaxant, used for pain relief
3. tv show, detective theme iirc
9. doctors without borders
1o. defense of marriage act

 

[heavyhusky]

1) Topper

5) William Howard Taft's wife in 1912

6) Ballet

9) Doctors Without Borders

10) the so-called Defense of Marriage Act

11) great grandmother (grandmother twice over)

 

[SoCalCanine]

1. Buttermilk
2.Muscle relaxer
3. TV show psychic
4. Oil Derrick
6. Ballet
9. Doctors without Borders
10. Defense of Marriage Act
11. Great-grandmother

 

[crownfox2]

8. Netflix

 

[wire chief]

1..Topper it is, from Heavy. Buttermilk was a tv horse also. Remember who was under it?

2..Storm & SoCal identify the muscle relaxant.

3..Storm is right. Detective dad & high school daughter as private eyes.

4..A house of worship. What denomination?

5..Heavy has Mrs. Taft.

6..Heavy & SoCal have ballet.

7..Oh shoot, you missed this.

8..Crown knows it's Netflix.

9..Doctors w/o Borders. Oui to Storm, SoCal & Heavy.

10..That same trio has Defense of Marriage Act.

11..Heavy & SoCal cite great grandmama.

12..No Beatles afficianados? Don't ____ __ By.

13..Would it help if I said, "Think Herb Alpert"?

 

[pinotbear]

4. LDS?
12. Don't Pass Me By..I'll show you that a Cadillac is not a car to scorn!

 

[SoCalCanine]

7. Are you going for bumbershoot??? used well before 1980 I think???? 1880 maybe????

 

[VAUConnFan]

4. School bus
5. Roosevelt
5. Taft
6. Ballet dancing
7. Totes
8. On stage. Isn't that his band.
10. Defense of Marriage Act

 

[wire chief]

Yeah, SoCal, I hit the wrong digit on #7, and neither I nor my proofreader nor my
editor nor my publisher nor Soupy Sales caught it.

Now Pinot, I was not looking for Kaleena, the Long Distance Shooter. Oh maybe you meant the Mormons. Yes to your Beatles title.

Herb Alpert's most famous album is A Taste of Honey.

 

[SoCalCanine]

Hmmmm, I'm thinking Buttermilk was Dale Evans version of Trigger????