OT: General knowledge test #490A

[wire chief]

If I were watching soccer, I'd have no chance to eke this out, but with non-continuous (Florida State vs. Houston) American football, a piece of cake.

Please do not hit "reply", nor do research.

1..In 1851 a great fire destroyed 35,000 volumes where?

2..Distinguish the real Engelbert Humperdinck from the pseudo one.

3..In 2014, what country was world's #1 in arms purchases with $78B worth?

4..______ nacht. _______ nacht.

5..S. Sudan capital?

6..Explain England's Boxing Day.

7..Place Pashto, Urdu, Farsi.

8..Feb 8 begins the Chinese Year of..?

9.."So if I call you, don't make a fuss. Don't.."? Title and group?

10..The 2 main actresses in Pal Joey, the movie?

11..Donald Trump et al. are to Syrians as Cordell Hull & Breckinridge Long were to..?
And elaborate, please.

12..There are 24 species of..? in North America and just one in Siberia.

13..What is the definition of a non-ferrous metal?

 

[rbny1]

2. The real Englebert composed operas, most notably Hansel and Gretel. The pseudo is a pop singer. If I recall correctly, the pseudo is not allowed to use the Englebert Humperdinck name in Germany; the Germans are very protective of the name of their composer.
10. Kim Novak and Rita Hayworth.
13. A ferrous metal contains iron; a non-ferrous metal doesn't.

 

[UcMiami]

6. The day after Christmas, where traditionally the wealthy landowners made up boxes of left over foods, discarded clothing, toys, and bits and bobs, and went out amongst the tenantry to distribute them. It was actually something that went on throughout the year on most estates as the landowners felt a responsibility to tend to the 'deserving poor' on their land and in their villages - before the state took over such responsibilities.

13. A metal not containing iron - it has more loosely been used to identify metals that are unaffected by magnetic fields, and ones that do not cause sparks when used as a hammer around explosive materials.

6. Farsi - persian language (iran), Pashto afghanistan (?) and Urdu hindu language of Pakistan/India

 

[Rocket009]

3..U.S.?

4..Stille nacht. Heilige nacht. The original German version of Silent Night.

7. Languages predominately used in Iran, India, Iran respectively

9..I'm not in Love - 10cc

13..A metal that does not contain Iron

 

[rbny1]

3. It was in the paper a few days ago, and I'm trying to recall what the article said. The U.S. is the biggest arms exporter and South Korea is the biggest arms purchaser - at least that's true if I recall the article correctly.

 

[pinotbear]

8. Year of the monkey, I think.
12. love questions like this, and I have no frickin' idea - WAG time, so, bat

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

8 - Monkey
12 - Husky Dogs? Just in case you are being funny.

 

[wire chief]

12..Funny? Me, Knight? As a double amputee, I haven't a humerus bone in my body!
"Want a plane that loops the loop."

11..We need our WWII historians to relate the attitude of the State Dept.

9..You are also asked to complete the line.

1..Some would say the slightly less than 3oo members at the time were so opinionated that they wouldn't bother reading anyway.

5..Rhymes with a Caribbean nation much in the news lately.



















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[pinotbear]

9. "don't tell your friends about the two of us..", adding that to the aforementioned "I'm not in Love", 10cc
1. with the hint, Library of Congress?
12. with the hint, chipmunk/ground squirrel

 

[wire chief]

9. "don't tell your friends about the two of us..", adding that to the aforementioned "I'm not in Love", 10cc
1. with the hint, Library of Congress?
12. with the hint, chipmunk/ground squirrel

Um, Pinot, would Alvin want to be referred to as a "ground squirrel"?

 

[pinotbear]

 

[wire chief]

As Meyers says about wolves and sheep, a chipmunk can expect no respect from a bear.

 

[VAUConnFan]

Glad I am not too late. I just live to humiliated by lack of knowledge.
1. Library of Congress
2. The real one was composer, the pseudo was a singer whose success still baffles me.
3. Germany
7. Pashto - Afghanistan, Urdu - Pakistan, Farsi - Iran
8. The Monkey (Syin nyan kwai le - without the tones, the Yale Romanization of the Chinese new year greeting)
13. Non ferrous metal is one that is not magnetically attracted.

 

[Jimbo]

5. Juba

 

[wire chief]

1..Pinot has a hint make the connection to Library of Congress.

2..See rbny and VAUC==the fake guy was born Arnold Dorsey.

3..Rocket explains that we borrowed Silent Night from the Germans.

4..Rbny is correct about S. Korea.

5..Welcome Jimbo,and we now have Juba.

6..See UcM

7..VAUC is most valid here. I am pointing out also that Indian Muslims speak Hindi.

8..The Chinese in a month sing out, "Hey, hey, we're the..." Pinot & VAUC.

9..Pinot rightly guides the Rocket.

10..Rbny OK with Kim and Rita. Since it was before the sexperimental 60's, neither wanted a threesome with Frank.

11..The Republican candidates are adamant that they don't want Middle East refugees, offering the argument that Jihadists will sneak in.
During WW2 the State Dept. obstructed Jews from being rescued, with the similar argument that German spies and saboteurs would show up.

13..The non-ferrous ones have iron deficiency anemia. Between Rocket and VAUC we have 2 ways of explaining.