Five question general knowledge #5 by RalliP

Champion(s):

Shosin
No matter where you go...there you are.


Runner(s)-Up:

DouglasLovesVixey
Time Person of the Year

classicroadster

VenguswamyK
Semper Ubi Sub Ubi


Quiz Description

Full Results:

Rank Player Total %ile 1 2 3 4 5
Money Value (% Incorrect): 32 73 56 69 99
1 Shosin 172 98 00
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2 DouglasLovesVixey 170 91 15
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69
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2 classicroadster 170 91 15
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69
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2 VenguswamyK 170 91 00
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69
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5 CoenM 150 84 15
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73
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6 BlomE 135 81 15
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73
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7 KlionskyG 131 75 15
32
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69
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7 DreyfusB 131 75 15
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69
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9 ArunH 118 67 15
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56
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9 emilyaviva 118 67 15
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9 Jonathan 118 67 15
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56
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12 EggCzar 101 56 15
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12 mbmason 101 56 15
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12 TWright17 101 56 15
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56
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15 GorowaraR 99 50 15
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69
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16 Vendy12 88 44 00
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16 SokolM 88 44 00
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18 MoskowitzJim 86 39 15
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56
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19 GrahamJ 71 32 00
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56
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19 GovindGrewal 71 32 00
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56
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19 ecpekkle 71 32 00
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56
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22 StanleyP 47 17 15
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22 MaccaroneM 47 17 15
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22 HortonR 47 17 15
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22 KPope 47 17 15
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22 mwg 47 17 15
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22 benwick 47 17 15
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28 DMTsurel 0 3 00
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28 Nicola 0 3 00
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Questions:

What is the pastry that is made by oiling and stacking many very thin sheets, and which is the base of desserts such as baklava and strudel?

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filo

Tawaret, an ancient Egyptian fertility goddess whose appearance combines a hippopotamus, crocodile, and lion, might be remembered today for the representation of a part of her body in the setting of what television program?

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LOST

In test cricket, the most common method of a batter being dismissed is "caught" and second-most common is "bowled". What is the the third-most common method - give either the full phrase or its initials?

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leg before wicket (LBW)

Identify the Warsaw-born cavalry officer who was killed in the 1779 Battle of Savannah while serving in the Continental Army.

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Casimir Pulaski

As I was traveling through St. Ives, I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven husbands; each husband seven wives. Another rule for life in St. Ives: each pair of men share three wives. Count all people, husbands and wives - how many people live in St. Ives?

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30