OT: General knowledge test #366A

[wire chief]

The Zimmerman trial brings high drama to my little city now, but if you are
not invited, you can do this.

No research please nor reproducing questions.

1..The 1st state(1851) to ban the manufacture & sale of booz?

2..There's a Barkavious Mingo on an NFL team(?).

3..This 1947 Act allows the Prez to intervene in labor disputes.

4..Athlon, Lindys & Phil Steele are all..?

5..In 1801 which African nation(which is no more) declares war on us?

6..In the recent US track & field championships what did Brianna Rollins do?

7..Before it was the Missouri Territory, it was called..?

8..In what war was the Battle of Belleau very important?

9..Largely Shiite or Sunni? Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran.

10..Wiley Post & Harold Getty do what in 1931?

11..A musical line from a Rocky flic: "So many times it happens so fast,
you trade your passion for glory." Singers? Title?

12..From 1878 who controlled Cyprus?

13..The economic importance of the Bambyx Mori moth?

 

[meyers7]

Yeah! another one.

1. Kentucky? I know there are still "dry" counties there.
4. They all put out Annual Basketball Magazines. Rankings, players, teams, etc. Used to be able to find Street and Smith's too. I think they do the same for Football, though I've never actually read them. Maybe Baseball too??
5. Barbary wars? Tripoli coast? (Halls of Montezuma )
8. Wood. Germans. I think WWI. (could have been II though, but I'll go with I)
9. guess I can guess Egypt - Sunni, Saudi - Sunni, Iran - Shiite???
10. something with airplanes probably
11. Eye of the Tiger. Survivor. (I'll post a link later)

 

[geordi]

2. Browns
4. sports ranking systems
5. Tripoli
7. Louisiana Purchase
8. World War i
10. flew around the world

 

[rbny1]

1. Kansas?
3. Taft-Hartley Act
10. Circle the world in a plane?

 

[pinotbear]

2. Yeah, but take the antibiotic faithfully, put a little ointment on if the rash itches, give it two weeeks, and you'll be fine...

 

[k9fanatic]

2. Cleveland Browns
11. It's the "Eye of the Tiger", it's the thrill of the fight -- Survivor
12. Greece?

 

[huskyrob1]

1) Maine
4) College football mags
5) Rhodesia?
9) Iran..snow, SA and Egypt...Sunni
10) Crash their plane
12) Great Britain

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. Tennessee
2. Cleveland Browns
3. Taft-Hartley
12. Greece

 

[wire chief]

6..Something Gail Devers once did.

13..The answer resides in your previous test.

 

[meyers7]

6..Something Gail Devers once did.

13..The answer resides in your previous test.

6. Well then, I guess won the 100M high (although we know it's not as high as the men's) hurdles event. Maybe set a record too?? US? WR?
13. Previous test??? I have to scroll up and down just to remember what question I'm trying to answer, how am I supposed to remember a previous test?

 

[wire chief]

Let's finish...

1..Somehow rob knows it is Maine. He's tired of not being served there.

2..Geordi, K9 and VAUC with the really useless knowledge of the Browns.

3..Rbny & VAUC with the Taft-Harley Act.

4..Sports Mags is accurate--credit to Meyers, rob & geordi.

 

[wire chief]

5..Tripoli in the Barbary wars, Meyers & geordi.

6..Yes, Meyers, she broke Gail's record to post the fastest time in 21 years.

7..Geordi has the Louisiana (Territory) Purchase.

8..The victory cigar gets split between geordi & Meyers for WWI.

 

[wire chief]

9..See Meyers, cause if you look at rob, you may utter, "Say what?".




10..Rbny & geordi have it, they (no, not rbny & geordi) flew round the world, while we were sleeping.

11..K9 & Meyers roar--Eye of the Tiger by Survivor.

12..Rob is good with Britain.

13..The larvae make mulberry silk.