1. What is the usual word for a male duck?
drake
I should have remembered this one, but did not; oh, well.
2. In which sport do players shout “fore” as a warning that they are about to make a shot?
golf
golf
3. Which state of the USA is known as the “Lone Star State”?
Texas
Texas
I prefer the official motto: "The Friendship State." Too many people make that independent individualist history an excuse to be jerks.
4. Which band did English pop star Robbie Williams sing with from 1990 to 1995?
Take That
Take That
I asked the wife for this one, because I could not remember their name, only that she mentioned during their recent hightly touted reunion tour that she was really into them back then (I, of course, had never heard of them until that conversation.)
5. The Bay of Biscay is bounded by which two countries?
France and Spain
France and Spain
I claim partial credit for getting Spain.
6. Is a tarboosh a kind of plant, hat or carpet?
Hat
Hat
Lucky guess FTW.
7. Which painter was portrayed by Kirk Douglas in the 1956 film “Lust For Life”?
Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh
An Animaniacs episode combined a parody of that film and The Agony and the Ecstasy by casting Douglas (instead of Heston) as Michelangelo.
8. Is pertussis another name for whooping cough, measles or jaundice?
whooping cough
whooping cough
9. How many symphonies did Johannes Brahms complete: four, seven or ten?
four
four
If you say so....
10. Who wrote the novels “The Grapes of Wrath”, “Tortilla Flat” and “East of Eden”?
Steinbeck
Steinbeck
Steinbeck question? Please.
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Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
