OT: General knowledge test 571A

[wire chief]

SORRY, IT IS TEST 581A...can't edit the headline.

Please refrain from hitting "reply', researching or discussing politics.

1..Sir Christopher Wren's architectural creation (?) is dedicated in 1647.

2..First head of the EPA in 1970?

3..The Israeli shekel is worth what US?

4..Music group? Speaker to Jack Benny: "On your next birthday..."

5..The demise of Salvador Allende?

6..In 1986 the Ash-Shiraa Magazine broke what consequential scandal about us?

7..Brit term for vaudeville?

8..Ariande Grande's ______ ___, ____ sets a Youtube record.

9..US is ready to sample asteroid soil. What one nation has done same already?

10..Kraftwerk: ___ fahren fahren, fahren ___ ___ ________.

11..The Prez who dedicates the Everglades?

12..The 3 classifications of sopranos (mezzo does not count) ?

13..Numbers 6 through 12 before the partridge gift.?

 

[Rocket009]

1..St. Paul's cathedral in London

6..Iran/Contra

7..Variety

9..China

11..Truman

13..6 Geese a laying, 7 swans a swimming, 8 maids a milking, 9 ladies dancing, 10 Lords a Leaping, 11 pipers piping, 12 drummers drumming

 

[Bigboote]

1..St Paul's
6..Iran-Contra?
7..Punch & Judy show?
9..Japan
12..Coloratura. . .
13..twelve drummers drumming, 'leven pipers piping, ten ladies dancing, nine lords a-leaping, eight maids a-milking, seven swans a-swimming, six geese a-laying

 

[SVCBeercats]

1. St. Paul's Cathedral

5. Suicide - lead poisoning

6. Iran-Contra Affair - arms for hostages

7. Very bad American entertainment? Maybe Music Hall. Variety?

9. Japan - Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

12. 3? Not 5? Colortura, Soubratte, Lyric, Spinto, and Dramatic

13. Which variation? Faroese? French? Scottish? Doesn’t matter I don’t remember them all.

 

[wire chief]

4.. Nominated for Grammy 4 times for Best Reggae Album.

2..William R.

8..Thank You, ____. The record was for most views in a day.

10..Wir...auf der ________. Electronic hit it 1974.

 

[Bigboote]

4. Burning Spear (George Burns)?

 

[pinotbear]

13. My problem with this is I know 3 other versions, one of which is obscene: It's tough sorting out the "real" version from the parodies in my head.

 

[wire chief]

13. My problem with this is I know 3 other versions, one of which is obscene: It's tough sorting out the "real" version from the parodies in my head.

Go with the name of the road.

 

[wire chief]

1..You are 1-0 on consecrated buildings.

2..William Ruckelshaus

3..A quarter and 2 cents

4..I so wanted someone to intuit this. UB 40. Now can you explain the answer?

5..Physician who was elected as the first Marxist of any democracy. Opposed by secret actions by Nixon, leading to a military coup. Life ended as SVC describes.

6..Yes, the Iran-Contra

7..Music Hall or Variety. I can only interpret that Big has such sympathy for Judy that he elevates an
example to a whole category.

8..Next

9..The vote is Japan 2, China 1. Go with the higher #.

10..Autobahn...Should Pinot type an alternative, I'm sure the mods will pay close attention.

11..Rocket is just wild about Harry.

12..Well, the primary types are dramatic, lyric & coloratura There are subtypes, and SVC mentions two. There are others also. Damned if I can hear the differences (but then again, I am hearing impaired).

13..Such memories you have for carols!