OT: General knowledge test #562A

[wire chief]

Refrain from politics, and no research nor hitting "reply".

1..What is GPS was once called..?

2..In those TV commercials what did we see Juan Valdez doing?

3..Explain the comic TV character "Mr. Bill".

4..ID: Sauli Niinistö.

5..Who revealed the secret Nixon tapes?

6..Red Bay, Goose Bay, Hebron, Mt. Caubvick are all found in what land?

7..The majority of star names are derived from what language?

8..Szechenyi-Chain Bridge links what city?

9..Explain "Wrong Way Corrigan".

10..He proclaimed himself "El Caudillo".

11..Song was banned by some radio stations as a drug tune, but the group said it was simply describing a plane ride.

12.." That's __ ____ _______ painted on the wall, looking as if she were alive.
...She had a heart--how shall I say?--too soon made glad.

13..The planets without moons?

 

[SoCalCanine]

2. Pick coffee beans, drink coffee
11. "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds (written by David Crosby)

 

[SoCalCanine]

3. Mr. Bill was character on SNL made of clay and subjected to all sorts of calamities

 

[SVCBeercats]

2..In those TV commercials what did we see Juan Valdez doing?

Is this an essay question? Break out the blue books? Juan Valdez commercials in the 70s? 80s? 90s? Which decade? In the 70s he is picking beans. In the 80s he was leading a pack animal laden with coffee bags. In the 90s Juan and several babes were pool side at his placial home. So maybe those weren't coffee beans in those bags.

 

[SVCBeercats]

1. NAVSTAR GPS

3. A small clay clown which experiences considerable damage so maladjusted people could have a good laugh. Apparently Fulton has a dark side.

6. Newfoundland

7. Arabic

9. "Wrong Way Corrigan" was his moniker. He flew from CA to NY and was to make a return flight. Instead he “mistakenly” flew to Ireland. He had loads of excuses but no one really believed him. He was a skilled pilot and even work on the creation of the Spirit of Saint Louis.

13. Mercury and Venus

 

[Rocket009]

3..Mr. Bill was a clay character who was manipulated by Mr. Hand usually with terrible results for Mr. Bill. He made many appearances on Saturday Night Live in the 70's and 80's.

7..Latin

13..Mercury, Venus

 

[ed4ourgirls]

10. Francisco Franco

 

[CajunHusky]

2..Dragging along a Donkey holding up some kind of coffee (Sort of line what were Anne Miller's commercials about, no one remembers)

3..Oh noo Mr. Bill .... claymation? on SNL I believe where he bot shot out of cannons, run over by lawn mowers etc

7. Latin

9..recovered a fumble and ran like 70 yards into his own goal. I think it was a Rose Bowl game.

13. Mercury Venus Neptune

 

[Bigboote]

1..Sextant

2..Picking coffee

3..There was a little clay figure on SNL who would talk a little bit and eventually say "Oh no Mr Bill!" and get flattened. Oh, no, Mr Bill for some time was what people (at least the people I knew) said when there was an impending disaster.

7..Greek?

8..The two sides of Budapest (Buda and Pesht) across the Danube

11..Eight Miles High by the Byrds

12..The Mona Lisa??

13..Mercury, Venus

 

[Dove]

1. Ten forty.

2. Assessing his coffee crop.

3. Play Doh character on SNL shorts. "Oh noooooooo!"

5. Patty?

7. Greek.

9. Pilot who landed on Gilligan's Island.

13. Mercury, Venus, Mars?, Pluto

 

[Bama fan]

10. Francisco Franco

I think he is still dead.

 

[Bama fan]

#12. My Last Duchess, from a Robert Browning poem

 

[VAUConnFan]

1. STS - Satellite Tracking System
2. Testing coffee
3. Something of a know it all who explained educational concepts via cartoon or a puppet.
5. Newfoundland
7. Greek
11. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles.
13. Mercury & Venus

 

[VAUConnFan]

5. Barker

 

[Bama fan]

#5 Alexander Butterfield gave the testimony as to their existence.

 

[JRRRJ]

1..Global Positioning System
2..Growing, drinking and selling coffee
3..There were SNL skits in the 70's which generally resulted in the demise of a Gumby-like character at the hands of the otherwise off-screen Mr. Bill
5..A blond Nixon lawyer whose name just won't come forth
7..Arabic
9..An aviator who flew that way
10..Franco
11.."Eight Miles High" by the Byrds
13..Mercury, Venus, Neptune

 

[SVCBeercats]

1..Sextant