OT: General knowledge test #364A

[wire chief]

Much thunder overnight, waking me for good before 4am. You're the lucky beneficiary.
(No, it involves no money.)

No research please and no reprinting questions.

1..From B'way once--? in the Shade.

2..If you haven't got a...?, then God bless you.

3..Identify "shtetl".

4..Turmoil in Gezi Park in what city?

5..Only now has a 2nd bridge been added to link these 2 nations(?) with a 290 mile river border.

6..Who was Raf Vallone?

7..Under which Prez was a military graveyard begun that became Arlington?

8..Which European country just instituted mandatory military service for women?

9..This western team makes 2 words out of just one that's used in the ACC?

10..Trebon and Trabec are historical cities in this European nation.

11..The guy behind vulcanization(1844)?

12..Our post-WWII program to rebuild Europe?

13..The B-29 _____________ bombs Japan in '44.

 

[pinotbear]

11. Firestone?
12. Marshal Plan
13. Superfortress..my father flew nearly 40 missions in the Flying Fortress in Europe in late '44 and '45.

 

[huskyrob1]

3) A little dump?
6) An Italian actor...."El Cid"?
7) Thomas Jefferson
10) Belgium?
11) Charles Goodyear
12) Marshall Plan
13) Stratofortress

 

[rbny1]

1. 101 in the Shade is a Broadway musical of years ago.
2. "If you haven't got a half penny, then God bless you."
7. I think it was Lincoln. I believe the North confiscated Arlington from a Southern family during the Civil War and started burying soldiers there.

 

[meyers7]

7. Lincoln. Arlington was Robert E. Lee's land.
8. Israel??
12. George C. Marshall Plan

 

[geordi]

2. ha'penny
6. actor, was in Godfather 11 or 111 and a lot of other Italian related films
6. Lincoln
9. Nevada Wolf Pack - North Carolina State Wolfpack
11 Goodyear
12. Marshall Plan
13 Flying Tigers

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

13. Superfortress..my father flew nearly 40 missions in the Flying Fortress in Europe in late '44 and '45.

My father was a ground mechanic on B-17 Flying Fortress's based in Knettishall, England, '43 - '45. Growing up, we had 3 airplane models hanging from the basement ceiling - B-17, B-24 Liberator, and B-29 Superfortress. I had forgotten that the Superforts got into service in the Pacific Theatre until WC's question, however.

 

[pinotbear]

My father was a ground mechanic on B-17 Flying Fortress's based in Knettishall, England, '43 - '45. Growing up, we had 3 airplane models hanging from the basement ceiling - B-17, B-24 Liberator, and B-29 Superfortress. I had forgotten that the Superforts got into service in the Pacific Theatre until WC's question, however.

Yup. The Lib and the Superfort had longer range than the '17, which made them very useful in the PTO. The whole point, I think, of taking Iwo Jima was to set up a base for Superfort operations over Japan..like the Enola Gay.

 

[wire chief]

1. 101 in the Shade is a Broadway musical of years ago.
2. "If you haven't got a half penny, then God bless you."
7. I think it was Lincoln. I believe the North confiscated Arlington from a Southern family during the Civil War and started burying soldiers there.

1..rbny-san, prease to leallange #s.

 

[k9fanatic]

4. Istanbul, Turkey
6. An Italian actor
8. Norway?
11. Charles Goodyear
12. Marshall Plan
13. Enola Gay?

 

[wire chief]

5..We're talking Eastern Europe.

10..Again, East Euro.

 

[wire chief]

2.. Strictly speaking(and, of course, these Britishers don't speak strickly), it's ha'penny.
Geordi's our nursery rhyme guy.

1..Rbny has the right idea; it's about temp, but higher--110.

3..A small town with Jews as a high %.

4..K9 hones in on Istanbul.

 

[wire chief]

5..Romania/Bulgaria

6..Italian actor, mentioned by rob, K9 & geordi.

7..Rbny & Meyers type Lincoln; that works. Geordi has trouble counting to 10, but he's on board.

8..Yes to Norway and K9(following her crisis of confidence).

 

[wire chief]

9..Geordi has Wolfpack/Wolf Pack

10..Both belong to the Czechs.

11..Rob, K9 & geordi provide Chas Goodyear

12..Pinot and 4 little bruins with the Marshall Plan

13..Pinot & Knights wax nostalgic over the Superfortress

Not great here, just 10/13

 

[rbny1]

1..Rbny has the right idea; it's about temp, but higher--110.

I like cool weather. If you asked a question about the Bradbury book, I would probably call it Fahrenheit 351.