OT: General knowledge test #415A

[wire chief]

Now racing through the summer (in Florida that lasts until mid-October).

PLEASE NO REPRODUCING QUESTIONS(DON'T HIT REPLY) NOR RESEARCHING

1..Before & after Robert _______ Mann.

2..The original Siamese twins who came to Boston in 1829.

3..Queen Victoria newly uses the trans-Atlantic cable to send a message to which Prez?

4..Nixon stays silent in '71 about the genocide vs...?

5..What island group includes Guadalcanal?

6..What's distinctive about the new head of the NBA players' union?

7..World record is 6.16 meters in..?

8.."Leave your situations at the door..."

9..Nigeria has a few cases, but 3 others(?) are worse.

10..What do Italians mean by una buona forchetta (a good fork)?

11..A 1969 hurricane(?) kills 248.

12.. the James Mason movie "Lolita" begins with Vladimir _______.

13..In 1812 which ship defeats HMS Guerriere?

 

[VAUConnFan]

3. Woodrow Wilson
5. Marshall Islands
6. He is an active player
7. Pole Vault
9. Ebola
12. Nabokov

 

[crownfox2]

13. USS Constitution ' Old Ironsides"

 

[pinotbear]

2. Chan and Eng ..?
5. the Solomons
11. Camille

 

[k9fanatic]

1. Robert Manfred Mann
4. Bangladesh
5. Solomon Islands
6. She's female -- Michelle something or other, can't remember last name
10. Never heard the expression, but I'm guessing it means a good amount (as in quantity)?

 

[wire chief]

4..That works K9, but can you say the people who were targeted?
There were both Muslim and Hindu members.

 

[k9fanatic]

4. Not really Chief. I just remember as a child my mother using Bangladesh to shame me into doing/eating something I didn't want. And I know that Bangladesh was formerly East Pakistan, so maybe a west vs. east thing?

 

[wire chief]

8.."It's only gonna be about a matter of time,
Before you get loose and start to lose your mind."

 

[wire chief]

9..VAUC gets you a step forward.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

#3 can't be Wilson, Queen Victoria was deceased. OTH I have no idea. US Grant??

 

[AZHuskiePop]

13. USS Constitution ' Old Ironsides"

Captained by Isaac Hull ,born in Derby ,raised in Shelton

 

[AZHuskiePop]

3 James Buchanan the bachelor president from , Lancaster Pa.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

10. Enjoy your meal

 

[wire chief]

1..K9 combines the new MLB Commish with pop group.

2..Pinot adopts Chan & Eng.

3..Buchanan --a save by AZH

4..The Bengali

5..The Solomon Islands, K9 as tour director.

6..K9 was in the running for 1st female head, but she was told that in bball only Geno was allowed to know Italian.

7..VAUC pole vaults when he wants to get high.

8..Mary J Blige--Family Affair

9..Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia

10..Well, K9, maybe not in ALL of Italy, idioms moving around as they do--One who likes to eat.

11..Pinot is just blown away by Camille.

12..VAUC identifies author Nabokov.

13..Crown is still sailing on the Constitution. AZH provides extra detail( I think he is new to our endeavors, so let's give a warm welcome).