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Subject: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4 ( Is now Over)

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:19 p.m.

1.Who directed the film Braveheart?
Mel Gibson - Cricket

2.How many sides does a baseball Homeplate have?
5 - Cricket

3.Which explorer was know as 'The Fair God' (Quetzalcoatl)?
Hernando Cortez - Cricket

4.What is the disease consumption now know as?
Tuberculosis - Cricket

5. According to the song Sitting on the dock of the bay,
where is his home?
Georgia - Cricket

6. Who wrote A farewell to arms?
Ernest Hemmingway - Cricket

7. What type of animal is a water moccasin?
Snake - Goldie

8. What is the capital city of Uganda?
Kampala - Bobo

9. What does CNN stand for?
Cable News Network - Bobo

10. What does a nihilist believe in?
Nothing  Bobo

11. Which country makes the mirage jets and the exocet missile?
France - Cricket

12. What non U.S. city contains the most skyscrapers?
Hong Kong - Cricket

13. What is a German sign saying 'Rauchen verboten' telling you?
No Smoking - Bobo

14. What do you call a substance that contains only one kind of atom?
Element - Cricket

15. What common interstellar measurement equals 3.26 light years?
Parsec- Cricket

16. Who is the greek god of dreams?
Morpheus - Bobo

17.  Who came second place to John F Kennedy in the 1960 elections?
Richard Nixon - Cricket

18. What year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
Feb 11th 1990 -Cricket

19. Which famous actor died in a Porsche Spyder?
James Dean - Bobo

20. What was the name of the American who landed his U2 spy plane in red square?
Gary Powers - Cricket

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: goldie on 06/16/02 at 11:28 p.m.

7. snake

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:30 p.m.


Quoting:
7. snake
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Correct  :)

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:34 p.m.

1.  Mel Gibson

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:36 p.m.

2.  5

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:37 p.m.

3.  Hernando Cortez

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:37 p.m.

4.  Tuberculosis

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:38 p.m.

5.  Georgia

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Bobo on 06/16/02 at 11:39 p.m.

1. If you mean the 1995 film Braveheart, then it's Mel Gibson. If you mean the other film of the same name, I honestly don't have a clue.
8. Kampala
9. If you mean CNN the news corporation, it stands for Cable News Network
10. Well, nihil means nothing, so I presume it's pessimism and/or nothing/nothingness.
13. No Smoking
14. Atom
16. That's funny, I thought it was a music sharing network. Morpheus.
19. The more famous of the two people I can find that died in this such car is James Dean.

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:39 p.m.


Quoting:
1.  Mel Gibson
2. 5
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Both Correct :)

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:39 p.m.

6.  Ernest Hemmingway

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:40 p.m.

8.  Kampala

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: goldie on 06/16/02 at 11:40 p.m.

8. Kampala

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:40 p.m.

9.  Cable News Network

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:41 p.m.


Quoting:
3.  Hernando Cortez
4 tuberculosis
5 Georgia
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All correct :)

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:43 p.m.

10.  NothingHong Kong
13.What is a German sign saying 'Rauchen verboten' telling you? No Smoking
14.What do you call a substance that contains only one kind of atom? Element
15. What common interstellar measurement equals 3.26 light years? Parsec
16Who is the greek god of dreams? Morpheus
17Who came second place to John F Kennedy in the 1960 elections? Richard Nixon
18What year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? 1990 (Feb 11th)
19Which famous actor died in a Porsche Spyder? James Dean
20What was the name of the American who landed his U2 spy plane in red square?  Gary Powers

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:45 p.m.


Quoting:
1. If you mean the 1995 film Braveheart, then it's Mel Gibson. If you mean the other film of the same name, I honestly don't have a clue.
8. Kampala
9. If you mean CNN the news corporation, it stands for Cable News Network
10. Well, nihil means nothing, so I presume it's pessimism and/or nothing/nothingness.
13. No Smoking
14. Atom
16. That's funny, I thought it was a music sharing network. Morpheus.
19. The more famous of the two people I can find that died in this such car is James Dean.

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All Correct :D

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:49 p.m.


Quoting:
6.  Ernest Hemmingway
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Correct  :)

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:50 p.m.

Quoting:
10.  NothingHong Kong
What is a German sign saying 'Rauchen verboten' telling you? No Smoking
What do you call a substance that contains only one kind of atom? Element
What common interstellar measurement equals 3.26 light years? Parsec
Who is the greek god of dreams? Morpheus
Who came second place to John F Kennedy in the 1960 elections? Richard Nixon
What year was Nelson Mandela released from prison? 1990 (Feb 11th)
Which famous actor died in a Porsche Spyder? James Dean
What was the name of the American who landed his U2 spy plane in red square?  Gary Powers


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You found the website pretty fast this time.  :(, Unfortunately none of your answers are numbered, so i cant give you credit.   :)

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/16/02 at 11:52 p.m.

sorry..I found it faster...but thought I would still play the game til Bobo got in the way...sorry!!! ;) :)

that is ok....bobo beat me to all of them anyway

I numbered them now...they may be out of order though!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: Screwball54 on 06/16/02 at 11:55 p.m.


Quoting:
sorry..I found it faster...but thought I would still play the game til Bobo got in the way...sorry!!! ;) :)

that is ok....bobo beat me to all of them anyway
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How, Searched on Google and I picked a radom search page like #18. I thought it would be hard to find.

Subject: Re: Screwball54s General Knowledge #4

Written By: southernspitfire on 06/17/02 at 00:00 a.m.

ok..now see if I got any of the others right!!