OT: General knowledge test #525A

[wire chief]

No political positions please; also no hitting "reply" and no research.

1..Gertrude Ederle's claim to fame?

2..The Hatfields and McCoys were centered in what state(s)?

3..Within 5 years when was WALDEN published?

4..ID: Patigotitay Majorum

5..South Carolina sues the federal gov't for $100m for failure to remove..?

6..The 1st African nation(?) to launch a satellite.

7..Last year there were 61.5 births per 1000. Where does that rank in years of low birth rate?

8..James Hamala has just been ex-communicated from..?

9.."(There were) 3 of us in this marriage. So, it was a bit crowded."

10..______ _____ and _____ _____ make way for other toys.

11..In 1975 US vetoes UN application for...? Retaliation for UN dismissing US sponsorship of..?

12..In 1967 a 50 foot Picasso statue is erected in..?

13..Who was Jackson Pollack and how did he die?

 

[pinotbear]

1. First woman to swim the English Channel
2. KY & WV
9. Quote from Lady Dianna, regarding her husbands' lingering affection for Camilla.
13. A painter of the latter 20th century, who's work resembled what happens to your windshield when you drive through a swarm of insects, a high speed, at dusk. I have no idea how he died.

 

[wire chief]

1. First woman to swim the English Channel
2. KY & WV
9. Quote from Lady Dianna, regarding her husbands' lingering affection for Camilla.
13. A painter of the latter 20th century, who's work resembled what happens to your windshield when you drive through a swarm of insects, a high speed, at dusk. I have no idea how he died.

No doubt the "at dusk" is crucial for appreciation.

 

[SVCBeercats]

1. Probably the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
2. Along the border between West Virginia and Kentucky.
5. Failure to remove radioactive waste from the Savannah River site
8. James Hamula has just been ex-communicated from the Church of of Latter-Day Saints
9. Probably Princess Diana (the Good), Camilla Parker-Bowles (the Bad), Prince Charles (the Ugly)
11. Vietnam, Israel
12. Daily Plaza, Chicago – looks just like him. The one in Spain doesn’t at all look like Pablo! Total lack of imagination.
13. Jackson Pollack was a drip … painter. Started out as a little drip but became a big drip … painter; Indirectly – booze; Directly – auto accident.

 

[JRRRJ]

2. West Virginia
10. Painted, ?, dragon's, wings -- Puff, the Magic Dragon

 

[k9fanatic]

1. First woman to swim across the English Channel
2. Kentucky?
9. Princess Diana, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles
13. Artist -- died in a car crash

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. 1st woman to swim the English Channel
2. West Virginia
3. 1953
6. Libya
7. Lowest
12. Spain
13. He was a modern artist, No idea how he died

 

[Gamecockfan77]

2. West Virginia and Kentucky
3. 1835
5. Nuclear Waste
6. South Africa?
13. Jackson Pollack was an American painter. Abstract art with the paint being thrown/dripped on the canvas. Not sure how he died.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

13. Jack the Dripper died in an auto accident.

 

[Bigboote]

1..First woman to swim the English Channel, also broke the record by a considerable margin (I think about two hours)

2..Kentucky and West Virginia

3..Guess: 1845

6..Guess: Egypt

9..Diana Princess of Wales

13..The paint-drop artist, drank himself to death

 

[wire chief]

1..Five of you know the swimmer, but you'd be like drowned rats, if you tried to keep up with her.

2..Pinot leads 4 in mentioning both states and in keeping their powder dry.

3..Big needs to transpose the last 2 digits.

4..As the name implies, this Patagonia find is thought to be the largest dinosaur so far.

5..SVC & Game still glow in the dark after their swim.

6..Rhymes with Freud's daughter.

7..VAUC is the very lowest, no, wait, is correct with citing "lowest".

8..And SVC may suffer the same fate.

9..This is a good example of the failure of most of you mugs to give context. The only exception if that of the silly ol' bear.
Yay, Pinot!

10..I think we need "rings" in JR's answer. But we welcome him back after a long convalescence.
I hope someday to learn how to underline like he does.

11..SVC is right about Vietnam, but we are still looking for part 2, which is far Eastern.

12..SVC has a lifelong crick in his neck from constant worship.

13..As is often the case, ed4 swoops in to save the day.

 

[JRRRJ]

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10..I think we need "rings" in JR's answer. But we welcome him back after a long convalescence.
I hope someday to learn how to underline like he does.
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Today is your someday, Chief!

Press Ctrl-u before and after typing text you want to be underlined, or select the text and press Ctrl-u once.

Also Ctrl-b for bold and Ctrl-i for italic. And they can be combined!

Works in most editors on Windows and some on Linux.

 

[wire chief]

Today is your someday, Chief!

Press Ctrl-u before and after typing text you want to be underlined, or select the text and press Ctrl-u once.

Also Ctrl-b for bold and Ctrl-i for italic. And they can be combined!

Works in most editors on Windows and some on Linux.

Thanks