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Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu Send a noteboard - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 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?
Rugby? Really? I agree with Tom, how is anything to do with rugby general knowledge?

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?
Why would I know this?

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 923 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 662 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 493 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 742 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 496 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 512 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 619 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 675 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 347 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 333 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 637 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 661 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 631 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 537 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 692 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 804 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 518 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 732 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 619 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 622 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 685 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 314 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 605 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 599 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 526 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 654 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 491 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 735 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 679 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 604 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 336 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 847 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 530 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 768 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 627 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 763 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 731 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 274 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 622 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 609 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 303 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 311 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 261 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 581 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 415 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 343 Views
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