OT: General knowledge test #353A

[wire chief]

Take some time away from all the song titles you are posting.

Please don't research nor reprint questions.

1..Name of World Trade Center replacement?

2..Nations on Mexico's southern border?

3..In 1896 the V________ is launched to show movies.

4.."Now just like in a song from days of yore."

5..His(?) documentary is called "Four Little Girls".

6..How does one "shoot the moon" in cards?

7..First Fed ban on airplane smoking("88) was not quite thorough. Explain.

8..Prez Washington moves into the ________ House in NYC.

9..Famous actress(?)'s hubby was bionic.

10..The Premier during Expo '67?

11..What is Keri Russell doing nowadays?

12..He(?) directly addresses a musician, then just relays a message to
a romantic composer(?) in this R&R tune.

13..In a prison film he's a boxing champ; then he(?) went to prison for real.

 

[Wally East]

1. Liberty Tower.
2. Belize and Guatemala.
6. Win all of the trump/point cards
7. It was domestic flights only
8. Federal
11. Spying for the Soviets in suburban D.C.

 

[pinotbear]

6. Get all 26 points in a game of hearts

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

6. Get all the points in Pinochle
7. Flights under 2 hours only, IIRC

 

[Waquoit]

9. Farrah Fawcett-Majors
12. Chuck Berry wants Beethoven to roll over, then have someone tell Tchaikovsky the news.

 

[wallman]

11 planet of the apes?

 

[rbny1]

1. I think the official name of the new skyscraper is 1 World Trade Center.

 

[SoCalCanine]

9. Farrah Fawcett
12. Chuck Berry, Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaicovsky the news!

 

[geordi]

1. Freedom Tower
2. Guatemala and Belize
6. in hearts, taking all 26 points
8. the Macomb House
9. Farrah Fawcett

 

[VAUConnFan]

5. Spike Lee
6. Capturing all 13 hears and the queen of spades in hearts.
9. Farah Fawcett
10. Kruschev
13. Mickey Rourke

 

[wire chief]

3..V___phone

4..By one hit wonder Edwin Collins

8..Same name as a founding father.

10..Lester...

13..In prison for income tax evasion

9. Farrah fawcett
12. Chuck Berry, Roll over Beethoven and tell Tchaicovsky the news!

Hmmm, just when you claim you don't "pile on" (See Waquoit)

 

[rbny1]

Based on your hints:
10. Lester Pearson
13. Wesley Snipes

 

[SoCalCanine]

8. Hancock?
10. Pearson

 

[wire chief]

1..Geordi has Freedom Tower...anywhere else in NYC you're a captive.

2..Wally & geordi cross the border and get a green card. Guatemala & Belize

3..Vitaphone...how could you not know that?

4..

5,,VAUC with Spike Lee.

6..Several of you offer helpful answers, but only VAUC is specific: one wins all the hearts
and the queen of spades.

7..Go with Knights--only applies to flights<2 hours.

8..Franklin

9..Oh, so many of you...we'll throw waquoit's name out here. Farrah Fawcett.

10..After further consideration rbny & SoCal come up with Pearson.

11..Yes, spying for Russia on THE AMERICANS(TV). Wally is intrigued.

12..Chuck Berry is telling Tchaikovsky, waquoit & SoCal the news.

13..More deeper thought from rbny--Wesley Snipes

 

[rbny1]

1..Geordi has Freedom Tower...anywhere else in NYC you're a captive.

Actually, it is no longer officially called the Freedom Tower even though that name is still used by many people. The name was officially changed last year to 1 World Trade Center.

Here's a quote from the New York Times last September: "The central skyscraper, 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, has reached its full height and is expected to open early in 2014."

 

[wire chief]

Actually, it is no longer officially called the Freedom Tower even though that name is still used by many people. The name was officially changed last year to 1 World Trade Center.

Here's a quote from the New York Times last September: "The central skyscraper, 1 World Trade Center, formerly known as the Freedom Tower, has reached its full height and is expected to open early in 2014."

Not just "people", for I got this in a contemporary newspaper. Oh well.