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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 976 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 713 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 554 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 796 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 550 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 569 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 674 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 726 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 711 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 385 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 356 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 695 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 711 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 678 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 583 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 740 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 856 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 570 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 779 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 683 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 678 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 742 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 336 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 664 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 647 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 589 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 714 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 555 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 806 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 731 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 645 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 361 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 931 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 332 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 594 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 825 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 684 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 817 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 790 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 298 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 673 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 670 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 322 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 335 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 287 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 630 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 436 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 364 Views
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