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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 858 Views
Re: General knowledge! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:08:13 PM 601 Views
I prefer pot luck snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:25:22 PM 427 Views
I'm docking you for spelling! nossy - 08/07/2011 02:34:25 PM 674 Views
Bad joke, very bad joke! snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:36:09 PM 425 Views
Ugh nossy - 08/07/2011 02:42:11 PM 444 Views
You dropped the ball there snoopcester - 08/07/2011 02:51:59 PM 558 Views
Re: Ugh Zeeb - 08/07/2011 03:06:03 PM 600 Views
I was referring to me! nossy - 08/07/2011 03:23:38 PM 600 Views
He also misspelled Walesa. *NM* Tom - 08/07/2011 03:14:10 PM 319 Views
He misspelled everything, hence the entire conversation. *NM* nossy - 08/07/2011 03:19:11 PM 311 Views
I missed Question 4. I think that's hardly general knowledge. Tom - 08/07/2011 03:13:22 PM 575 Views
I knew it. nossy - 08/07/2011 03:18:20 PM 599 Views
I agree with Nossy Two Wongs - 08/07/2011 03:43:09 PM 567 Views
Let's not get ridiculous here. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:04:14 PM 473 Views
Me? Get ridiculous? nossy - 08/07/2011 11:43:16 PM 621 Views
Intelligent people. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:12:58 AM 731 Views
Heh nossy - 09/07/2011 04:52:27 AM 451 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 661 Views
Or it's 94 of the world's countries. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 05:52:54 PM 554 Views
I don't know about Italy, but it's interesting in France... Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:07:16 PM 549 Views
not exactly snoopcester - 08/07/2011 07:20:58 PM 621 Views
Oh. Oh well, close enough. *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:51:47 PM 288 Views
Don't make me laugh at your silly sport even more. Tom - 08/07/2011 11:11:55 PM 542 Views
Your choice of words, not mine. Rebekah - 08/07/2011 11:33:42 PM 537 Views
Casuistry. Sheer casuistry. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:05:48 AM 451 Views
Not quite snoopcester - 08/07/2011 11:45:08 PM 597 Views
I've never heard of Russia's professional league. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:07:07 AM 430 Views
I imagine most people haven't snoopcester - 09/07/2011 03:18:11 PM 678 Views
You're wrong about Georgia, at least. Legolas - 08/07/2011 11:46:13 PM 608 Views
That will change when Russia re-invades. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:23:13 AM 545 Views
Or asking Americans about the metric system *NM* Praziquantel - 08/07/2011 10:28:59 PM 315 Views
Dude, it's the All Blacks. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:59:21 PM 762 Views
The all whats? The what blacks? The what what? *NM* Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:48 AM 284 Views
Asking a non-Rugby fan about the All Blacks ... Nate - 09/07/2011 12:15:24 AM 472 Views
Bad analogy. Tom - 09/07/2011 03:21:23 AM 690 Views
Actually, it's a pretty good analogy... Legolas - 09/07/2011 09:44:50 AM 563 Views
So you're saying NZ culture is as relentlessly projected as American? Tom - 09/07/2011 03:00:33 PM 653 Views
Obviously not, but then American culture is projected in so many ways. Legolas - 09/07/2011 04:37:27 PM 672 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* wheelwright - 08/07/2011 03:39:32 PM 237 Views
9 and 2/5 Stephen - 08/07/2011 03:54:34 PM 553 Views
I missed two, so you can only have Colonel Knowledge of me. Joel - 08/07/2011 04:45:49 PM 542 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 275 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 283 Views
10, although I didn't actually expect my guess for #2 to be correct... *NM* Legolas - 08/07/2011 07:52:27 PM 234 Views
8/10 – answers typed before looking. Tim - 08/07/2011 11:57:17 PM 515 Views
Only missed Number 6 *NM* ironclad - 09/07/2011 09:50:59 AM 368 Views
Missed 4 and 7 *NM* Danu - 09/07/2011 08:54:07 PM 316 Views
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