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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 995 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 730 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 569 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 810 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 567 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 586 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 692 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 743 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 734 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 419 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 365 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 713 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 732 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 699 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 601 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 757 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 878 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 584 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 793 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 705 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 694 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 757 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 350 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 680 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 663 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 604 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 731 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 571 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 822 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 749 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 665 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 371 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 963 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 343 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 611 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 845 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 701 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 833 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 806 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 305 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 689 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 689 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 333 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 343 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 296 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 646 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 444 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 372 Views
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