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Re: General knowledge! nossy Send a noteboard - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM
Or so they claim:

1. How many lungs do humans normally have?

Two. I know, right?

2. When talking about cars, what does “GT” usually stand for`?

Gran Turismo (grand tourer)

3. Which Russian-born US actor played the king in “The King and I” both on stage (1951) and on film (1956)?

Yul Brynner

4. The rugby team known as the “All Blacks” comes from which country?

New Zealand

5. Which Russian novelist wrote “War and Peace” and “Anna Karenina”?

Leo Tolstoy

6. The dish called “souvlaki” originated in which country?

Greece

7. In measuring sheets of paper, is A4 bigger or smaller than A3?

Smaller

8. Which American city is nicknamed “Motown”?

Detroit

9. Who was president of Poland from 1990 to 1995?

Lech Walesa

10. Name two of the five “Great Lakes” between the United States and Canada.

Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie or Ontario
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General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:04:51 PM 925 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 669 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 499 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 748 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 502 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 518 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 625 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 681 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 669 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 348 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 335 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 640 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 664 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 637 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 539 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 695 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 806 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 521 Views
Yes, but the way certain Kiwis around here gush over them we should all know the All Blacks. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:56:21 PM 735 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 623 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 624 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 690 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 316 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 607 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 604 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 531 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 659 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 494 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 740 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 683 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 606 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 338 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 849 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 313 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 533 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 772 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 632 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 766 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 737 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 276 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 625 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 613 Views
7/10, missed 2, 3 and 4. Number 6 was a lucky guess and I've no idea how I knew Motown *NM* kHz1000 - 08/07/2011 04:56:14 PM 304 Views
All of them. Although Motown was a guess and I tossed a coin for souvlaki. *NM* Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:54:30 PM 313 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 263 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 582 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 416 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 344 Views
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