OT:: General knowledge test #411A

[wire chief]

The days until the new season do not yet dwindle down to a precious few. You have this.

Do not reprint questions nor do research please.

1..The host of TV's The Daily Show?

2..The author who begins her books with alphabet letters?

3..The Mariposa Grove is known for..?

4..Only one known (and deadly) insect nurtures its young. Which?

5..Run, Redux, Rest, Rich.

6..States are to the United States as ___________ are to Japan & China.

7..Woody Allen makes a rare appearance in somebody else's movie(?), now playing.

8..The Boston Consulting Group ranks nations for "Manufacturing competitiveness".
Which is not in its top 6? China, US, South Korea, United Kingdom, Japan, Holland, France.

9..Why is Angelo Roncalli in the news?

10..The long-running TV series starring Tom Welling?

11..In 1607 who establishes the 1st enduring English settlement?

12..The Arab world's most populous country?

13..What is Barbra's complaint to Sam?

 

[k9fanatic]

1. Jon Stewart
2. Sue Grafton
6. Provinces?
9. Pope just promoted to saint
10. Smallville
12. Iran?

 

[JRRRJ]

1..Jon Stewart
2..Sue Grafton
3..Awesome redwoods all the time, butterflies seasonally (love Yosemite).
4..Scorpion
6..Prefectures
8..Holland
9..A pontiff up for sainthood
10..Smallville
11..The British, at Jamestown, VA. (Bad choice, BTW, in the middle of a swamp)
12..Egypt

 

[meyers7]

1. Jon Stewart. (a college soccer player)
11. John Smith. Jamestown.

 

[Waquoit]

5. Updike's Rabbit novels
7. John Turturro

 

[rbny1]

13. Barbra Streisand: "Sam, you made the pants too long."

 

[huskyrob1]

4) Black widow
5) Rabbit books
6) Provinces
8) UK
11) John Smith?
12) Eygpt

 

[ed4ourgirls]

11. The Virginia Company chartered by James I were the "producers" so to speak.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

9 - as others said, promoted to saint, but not identified - Pope John XXIII, responsible for the second Vatican Council.

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. Carson Dailey
6. Provinces
8. US
11. John Smith
12. Malaysia

 

[wire chief]

3..Yes, JR but they are known by a name that distinguishes them from coastal redwoods.

4..(3letters)x2

7..Yes Waq, it is a Turturro flic. The name?

8..Oh, take another flyer.

 

[pinotbear]

4. WAG - tse-tse fly? (spiders not being insects).

 

[meyers7]

8..Oh, take another flyer.

Since France sucks at most things, can't imagine them being very good at manufacturing.

 

[Waquoit]

7..Yes Waq, it is a Turturro flic. The name?

Something Gigilo. Reluctant, Reformed, Retired, Happy?.... I really want to look but I am staying strong. I just read a review the other day.

 

[VAUConnFan]

3. Sequoias
8. UK

 

[JRRRJ]

3..Yes, JR but they are known by a name that distinguishes them from coastal redwoods.

Oh, OK. Giant Sequoia.

 

[wire chief]

1..Meyers JR & K9 identify Jon Stewart, not to be confused with the guy who proclaimed that, "People out there
turn the music into Gold".

2..She took her A-B-C's to new heights, did Sue. K9 & JR identify her.

3..Now be careful; JR is not intimating that there are Lesser Sequoias...nor Dwarf ones...nor(Ok I'll stop here).

4..Pinot is bitten by the test-taking bug, luckily not the tsetse bug.

5..Yes, refers to words in John Updike's Rabbit tales. Rob & Waq share glory.

6..JR dares to go where no other poster has--prefectures.

7..Psssst, Waq, try "Fading".

8..Once again, Meyers' unpredictable logic solves the day--France ranked 10.

9..K9 & JR give us an anonymous pope. John XXIII is highlighted by a Knights of the Church.

10..K9 & JR see a bird, no, a plane, no, a lad in Smallville.

11..The judges have conferred and accept both John Smith and the Virginia Co. The VAUC sextet.

12..Egypt, rightly fingered by rob & JR. Iran & Malaysia are not Arab.

13..Rbny with the catchy(?) tune.

 

[meyers7]

1..Meyers JR & K9 identify Jon Stewart, not to be confused with the guy who proclaimed that, "People out there
turn the music into Gold".

Oh geez, hadn't heard that song in years.

 

[wire chief]

Well, OK, but where's STEVIE?