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General knowledge! nossy Send a noteboard - 08/07/2011 02:04:51 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 887 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 623 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 445 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 701 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 447 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 468 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 581 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 626 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 626 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 329 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 317 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 598 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 620 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 587 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 496 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 647 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 757 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 478 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 685 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 582 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 575 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 642 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 295 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 560 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 561 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 477 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 618 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 452 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 699 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 631 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 566 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 321 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 795 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 294 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 495 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 720 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 584 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 687 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 692 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 247 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 577 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 566 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 288 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 291 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 246 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 539 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 398 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 325 Views
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