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Me? Get ridiculous? nossy Send a noteboard - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM
Geography is something that people are generally expected to know, unless it's local geography (i.e., that hill is called Cannibal Hill because they found half-eaten human remains there).

And yet, many do not. My best friend went to college for elementary ed, and in one of her classes, the professor asked them to name the first country south of Mexico. Guess how many knew. Go ahead, take a good guess. I'll wait.

VIRTUALLY EVERYONE knows Tolstoy. War and Peace is called "internationally acclaimed" for a reason. Some appear to call him "Leon" but the last name is ubiquitous.

That isn't true either. I think you need -> "interested in reading literature," after VIRTUALLY EVERYONE for that to be a true statement. Most have probably heard of the book, but there are tons of people who pay no attention to authors' names unless it's a personal interest.

As for Lech Walesa, he made international headlines as part of the Solidarity movement that challenged communism.

And right, that's so easy to remember if one simply heard it on the news once or twice.

However, rugby is something that easily 3/4 of the population of the planet does not care about. I could actually see soccer (association football) questions since most of the planet plays the game, but rugby is definitely geared to the Commonwealth, even if some Languedoc Frenchies play it too.

I do agree that rugby's not the most common sport around the world, but I think more people know about it than you assume. I've seen it in pubs here, and while I don't know much at all, I do know that the All Blacks are infamous. It's not such an odd topic for a gen knowledge quiz.
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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 666 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 496 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 744 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 498 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 515 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 621 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 677 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 638 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 662 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 633 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 538 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 694 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 805 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 519 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 733 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 622 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 687 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 606 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 602 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 528 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 657 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 493 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 737 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 682 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 531 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 770 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 629 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 765 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 734 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 624 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 611 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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