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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 997 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 731 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 571 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 812 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 568 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 587 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 744 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 735 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 366 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 734 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 700 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 602 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 758 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 879 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 585 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 794 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 706 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 696 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 759 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 351 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 606 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 732 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 824 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 751 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 667 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 372 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 966 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 612 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 702 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 835 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 808 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 691 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 690 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 334 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 344 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 297 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 648 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 445 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 372 Views
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