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Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright Send a noteboard - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM
Or so they claim:

1. How many lungs do humans normally have?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Which American city is nicknamed “Motown”?

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

10. Name two of the five “Great Lakes” between the United States and Canada.
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General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:04:51 PM 896 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 631 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 458 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 713 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 458 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 478 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 589 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 637 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 635 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 334 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 320 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 610 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 627 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 597 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 506 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 661 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 769 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 492 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 694 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 590 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 586 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 651 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 301 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 567 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 569 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 489 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 627 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 460 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 708 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 643 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 576 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 324 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 806 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 299 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 502 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 732 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 592 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 711 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 702 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 255 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 594 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 575 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 290 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 296 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 248 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 551 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 400 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 329 Views
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