OT: General knowledge test #400A

[wire chief]

Somehow the 400th should be recognized. Oh, I know, I'll eat more calories today.

Please do not reprint questions nor do research.

1..This now deceased but well known, controversial figure once held the Guinness record for having
authored 1084 books.

2.."Warmer than wings of June are the gentle lips you gave me." And the show?

3..George adds 2 stars & stripes to mark..?

4..In 1976 what was Sarah Caldwell's "first"?

5..What are pignolis?

6..Mt. Katahdin is the tallest where?

7..RIP L____ _____ or Amiri ______.

8..Academik Shakalskiy is in the news, why?

9..This off-B'way show ran 42 years until 2002.

10..In this flic a new Senator is ostracized for outing a colleague in a political pressure attempt.

11..One nation leads in exports of tin, thermal coal & nickel ore.

12..Recently Willie Nelson et al. have changed their plans, why?

13..Huanglongbing or yellow dragon disease has been devastating what?

 

[rbny1]

2. The song "Younger Than Springtime" from South Pacific
4. Sarah Caldwell was a pioneering female opera conductor, so I'm guessing the answer is the first woman to conduct at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
9. The Fantasticks

 

[Waquoit]

1. Issac Asimov
5. Cookies
11. Russia

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

3 - admission of the 14th and 15th state?
12 - probably one of the folks not playing at Sea World.

 

[pinotbear]

3. Vermont and Kentucky, I believe.
6. state o' Maine. Ayuh..

 

[geordi]

6. Maine
10. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ??
12. They cancelled their engagements at Sea World because of the treatment of the Orcas ther

 

[Zorro]

1.. Dama Agatha, mebbe?

 

[Zorro]

1.. Dama Agatha, mebbe?

13. Uh...yellow dragons, mebbe?

 

[k9fanatic]

5. Pine nuts
6. Maine
8. Isn't that the ship that got stuck in ice near the Arctic?

 

[VAUConnFan]

8. The inventor of the AK has many regrets about his invention.
9. The Fantastiks
11. Canada

 

[wire chief]

1..John Travolta & Tom Cruise are some of his more famous "descendants".

2..Rbny maintains he's younger than springtime. I'm in no position to disagree.

3..Pinot is most complete with the admission of Vermont & Kentucky.

4..Rbny says Sarah hated the Yankee but loved the Met.

5..Back in the kitchen K9 supplies the raw ingredients, and Waquoit bakes. Is that a team or what?

6..Geordi, K9 & Pinot have peaked with Maine.

7..Civil Rights activist & writer in the 60's, LeRoi _____.

8..Contrary to rumor, although Kalashnikov did just die, it was not he who got stuck in Arctic ice. Credit K9.

9..As often the case, rbny is fantastick.

10..I can "guide" you, and I can "agree", but you must pluck this 60's title yourself.

11..And its got more islands then anybody.

12..Yes, according to Knights & geordi Willie wants to Free Willy.

13..Here we most often call it greening disease.

 

[Zorro]

1. Good Grief! Must be L. Ron.
10. Advise and Consent, mebbe?

 

[rbny1]

7. Based on your hint, poet and playwright LeRoi Jones, who changed his name to Amiri Baraka.

 

[wire chief]

And zorro gives us the head of Scientology, for what he's worth. Actually loads of people
enjoy ol' Father Hubbard's science fiction.

Advise and Consent is the missing movie, yes.

And rbny fills in Amiri Baraka. BTW, have you seen my wife Mr. Jones?

13..is a big problem for Fl. & Cal.

 

[VAUConnFan]

7. LeRoi Jones who changed his name to Amiri Baracka.

 

[wire chief]

13..Huge swathes of citrus are being cut down to try to halt the spread of this most contagious disease.