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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 1009 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 744 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 580 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 827 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 582 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 598 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 704 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 753 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 746 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 424 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 372 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 725 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 752 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 713 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 615 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 770 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 894 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 600 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 805 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 721 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 708 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 773 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 357 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 699 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 681 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 621 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 742 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 579 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 848 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 761 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 674 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 380 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 980 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 351 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 626 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 861 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 715 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 868 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 820 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 312 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 702 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 701 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 344 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 353 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 324 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 660 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 452 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 378 Views
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