OT: General knowledge test #517A

[wire chief]

Please refrain from political tangents. No research and no hitting "reply".

1..Europe's largest minority group?

2..Robert Holbrook Smith was a co-founder of..?

3..Famous prisoner(?) escapes Brushy Mountain State Prison. How long was he free?

4.."Full of sound and fury signifying nothing".

5..Of the world's 100 tallest bridges, 81 are in..?

6..The 4 species of hyena (one is a termite eater)?

7..Describe the 500 year old phenomenon called Palio di Siena.

8.."Here I go reeling, uh oh. I'm feeling the glow, uh oh."

9..First Triple Crown winning steed?

10..Of the big cats which has the most crushing bite?

11..Which crocodilian has the capacity to hibernate in mud, waiting for the rainy season?

12..The only 4-time heavyweight champ?

13..The largest Italian restaurant chain?

 

[pinotbear]

4. Shakespeare, from one of the tragedies.. King Lear, I'm guessing. The source of the title of Faulkner's book, "The Sound and The Fury"
10. Jaguar. The other big cats typically kill by biting the throat, tearing and suffocating their prey. The Jag bites through the skull!

 

[Rocket009]

6. Brown, Spotted, Striped and the termite eating Aardwolf

 

[meyers7]

10. Tiger?
12. There are lots of Heavyweight titles. Ali won and lost quite a few of them.
13. Not sure how "Italian", but there are tons of Olive Gardens??

 

[ed4ourgirls]

13. Olive Garden?

 

[Gamecockfan77]

1. Turks?
4. Macbeth's description of life -- "a tale told by an idiot" - (as imagined by Shakespeare); Also the title of a Faulkner Novel which famously includes a difficult section from the POV of the mentally challenged character, Benji Compson.
5. China
10. Siberian Tiger?
13. I think its probably Carabbas. Unless Pizza Hut counts.

 

[DriveLH]

8. "That Magic Touch", The Platters

 

[Bigboote]

1..Romani (aka gypsies/travellers)

4..Shakespeare, not sure which play. I'm trying to call up the full quote, something like, the words of the idiot (or the madman?), full of sound and fury signifying nothing. It's where Faulkner got the title for The Sound and threFury.

5..China

10..Leopard

13..Pizza Hut

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. Eastern Europeans
2. Church of Latter Day Saints
9. War Admiral
10. Leopard
12. Muhammed Ali
13. Olive Garden

 

[huskyrob1]

1) Turks
5) Nepal
9) Whirlaway
10) Jaguar
12) Rocky Marciano

 

[SVCBeercats]

1.. Romany

3.. James Earl Ray, ? 28 minutes!

5.. Well the most should be in one of the largest countries. So Russia, India, or China – China is the answer.

7.. Palio di Siena is coming soon to Siena, Italy. Ten horses and their crazy riders representing different sections of the city race about the Piazza Del Campo. It occurs in July and August. One day in each month. It lasts only three laps so in two minutes or so it is over. By the way it is a bareback race so some of the riders don’t finish. It is wild!

9..War Admiral?

10.. Jaguar – If it isn’t then it certainly has the most powerful bite relative to body mass.

12.. Evander Holyfield

 

[wire chief]

1..And, Big, AKA Roma. SVC here too.

2..When you just can't control your imbibing.

4..Game enlightens us about MacBeth.

3..James Earl Ray invaded SVC's premises and ate well for 3 days.

5..Game in a trio with construction obsessed China.

6..Rocket must start great cocktail party conversations with such recitations.

7..SVC has a horse in this question. Nice detail

8..Always count on the ancient ones, Drive in this case.

9..We've got 3 votes for 2 champs. But we don't have the first--Sir ______.

10..Like the English luxury sport car that crushes your finances, Pinot gives us the proof for its namesake.

11..Caiman...since you don't feel like guessing.

12..SVC asks, "What does Holyfield have in common with Van Gogh"?

13..Tons of Olive Gardens persuades Meyers...and ed4...and VAUC.

 

[VAUConnFan]

2. Alcoholics Anonymous. Up until now, I never thought I would ever learn the name of the founder.