OT: General knowledge test #473A

[wire chief]

Ah, another night of only 4 hours sleep. If only the monster in the closet would stay silent.

You, on the other hand, must be active, so long as you don't research nor reprint questions.

1..Link William Holden to the 4 Aces.

2..What did the 19th Amendment do?

3..The Beatles 1st American full-fledged tour began where?

4..Old Ironsides(real name?) defeats HMS G________.

5..His stepson(?) follows Caesar Augustus.

6..What occupation do Italy's Contadini pursue?

7..Our Civil Commitment Laws target one class of criminals(?). In what way?

8..Which Prez signs the Economic Opportunity Act?

9..Smokey Robinson's 1st hit(1962)?

10..Dale Evans' horse?

11..Discuss "Dewey Defeats Truman".

12..The 3 Ethan Hawke/Julie Delpy flics?

13..Why does a rusted metal piece weigh more than an non-rusted one?

 

[VAUConnFan]

2. Gave women the right to vote.
3. San Francisco
9. Got a Job
9. You Really Got a Hold On Me
11. The Chicago Tribune(?) in its late election night edition printed a headline that Dewey had defeated Truman. By morning, Truman had pulled out a miraculous victory.
13. The added weight is due to the moisture in the metal that causes the rust.

 

[pinotbear]

4. USS Constitution defeats the HMS Guirerre, or something like that.

 

[johnnyc]

1. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing - William Holden starred in the film and the Four Aces had a number one hit.
3.first appearance was on the Ed Sullivan Show then I think the first actual concert was Washington D.C.

 

[UcMiami]

13. Oxidation - the addition of oxygen molecules to iron molecules increases their 'weight'.

 

[Waquoit]

10. Buttermilk

 

[hoopingcrane]

2..Allowed women to vote

3..New York City, unless this is a trick question and appearing on the Ed Sullivan show does not count as part of a "tour"

5..Tiberius

6..farming?

7..Sex offenders, allowing for indefinite commitment

10..Buttermilk

11..Headline in Chicago newspaper the morning after the 1948 election, famous photo of Truman holding up the newspaper

 

[Zorro]

10, Buttermilk
11. He didn't, but the headlines said he did.
13. Oxygen is not weightless.

 

[MJL243]

9. Shop Around - The Miracles ( It actually came out in 1960)

 

[wire chief]

1..JC has the song and the flic.

2..The right for women to cancel out their husband's vote, VAUC & hoop, both who take the car, so their spouses can't
get to the booths.

3..VAUC is alone in knowing the FULL FLEDGED TOUR starts at the Cow Palace.

4..America wants to know how Pinot can know about the Constitution but not Bob Dylan?

5..Hoop reports on Tiberius' ascension.

6..It is farming, hoop, specifically of that which shows up on your grocers' shelves as pomodoro pelati.

7..Hoop again about a practice restraining sex offenders.

8..It was an anti-poverty measure, if that helps you.

9..MJL & JC make a date correction and cite the mother's advice, "Don't let the first one gitcha".

10..Waq, hoop & zorro with each's favorite beverage.

11..VAUC & hoop remind us of the Chicago Tribune with egg on its face.

12..They involve 3 times of day/night.

13..UcM and zorro point out that gases have weight.

 

[pinotbear]

Regarding your comment, chief, about #4 - don't think twice about it, it's all right.

8. So, LBJ?

 

[wire chief]

Regarding your comment, chief, about #4 - don't think twice about it, it's all right.

8. So, LBJ?

On target, Pinot.