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Bonus round: What are the five republics of the former Soviet Union that end with 'stan'? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:17 14
- Afghanistan Bananastan -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:20
- Kyrgyzistan -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:19 1
  - Thanks -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 22:20
- Trumpistan. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 22:19
- U-becky-becky-stan? -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 22:19 1
  - a classic -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:20
- Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:19 1
  - Collectively known as Central Asia. -- nm - Facto Jan 6, 22:23
- Cubastan, Venezbeckistan -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 22:19
- Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Khazakstan...tired now -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:19
- Kazakhistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:18
- Uzbekistan, Khazahkstan, Turkmenistan ... -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 22:18
- Tajikistan -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:18
- uzbekistan -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:18
*Gives Wiggum a big round of applause* -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:16
Last one and then I have to go to the gym: The Danube river runs through which four European capitals? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:16 9
- Sofia -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:21
- haven't a clue of any of these, but I love you wiggie. -- nm - loosilu Jan 6, 22:18
- Sarajevo -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:18
- Budapest, Bucharest, Vienna -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:17 5
  - Budapest and Vienna = yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:18
  - this + Bratislava. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:18 3
    - oh wait, Belgrade, not Bucharest. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:22
    - Bratislava = yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:19 1
      - Last answer (spoiler) - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:21
Since 1986, the oldest existing world record in mens track and field is in which event? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:09 14
- pfft -- nm* - crash davis Jan 6, 22:12
- Pole vault? -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:12 4
  - Sergey Bubka! that guy was awesome. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:13 3
    - How do you remember him? I had to look him up -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:20 2
      - I remember him because he was awesome and his pole vault records lasted a long time. -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:22 1
        
        From what I read he might be the best ever. Set the record 31 times and held the outdoor record until just last year. I don't remember him at all -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:25
- None of the below are correct. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:11 2
  - hmmm, was figuring it wasn't the running ones b/c people just keep getting faster it seems -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:12 1
    - Yeah, I was trying to think of something where there weren't advancements in the tech used and wasn't running -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:14
- hammer throw -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:11 1
  - Whoops. This is correct. (Snuck in while I was posting above.) nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:12
- triple jump -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:10
- long jump -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:10
- decathlon -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:10
Are they really going to take the two hours to say the same shit over and over. The Senate already rejected the bullshit objection. Move on -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:08 3
- They have to stall to give Rudy time to save the day! -- nm - David Jan 6, 22:14
- they have 80 douchebags who want their 5 minutes of glory. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:09 1
  - Hopefully it costs a lot of them their current job -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:11
One of the most expensive paintings in the world is titled 'No. 5, 1948'. Who painted it? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:06 9
- picasso -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:07
- Pollock? -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:07
- poll0ck -- nm* - crash davis Jan 6, 22:07 2
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:09 1
    - Sold for crazy money -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:09
- loosi -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:06 1
  - I lost track of this shit. :) -- nm* - loosilu Jan 6, 22:19
- Rothko -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:06 1
  - No. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:07
"The mouse-like creature with a long snout...was observed using a remote camera for the first time since 2004 by researchers." -- (link) - Meg Jan 6, 22:04 2
- It should now be known as the f*cking Catalina Island Wine Shrew. -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 22:09
- even the Catalina Shrew feels 2021 will be better? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:05
Who is the only person to have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:03 10
- ah, the famous NOGGG. Gotta be Bono, though Dylan actually has them all (but literature). -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:08 2
  - oh yes... -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:09
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:09
- Clooney -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:07 1
  - good answer! good answer! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:08
- None of the below are right, although Mariah Carey made me snort Diet Coke out of my nose. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:06
- Mariah Carey -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:05
- Churchill -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:05
- Al Gore -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:04
- Obama -- nm - znufrii Jan 6, 22:04
The name Kurt Russell, scribbled on a piece of paper, were the last words of which famous American Oscar winner? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:02 4
- I dunno, but I'm now kinda wondering who Kurt killed and why he isn't in jail -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:04
- I don't know, but I'm pretty sure the question was "who poisoned you?" -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:03
- Walt Disney -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:03 1
  - Yes! nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:04
"So, you're just bugnuts crazy now, huh?" -- nm - David Jan 6, 22:01
Can we wrap this up so Pence can get back to invoking the 25th amendment? -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 22:00 2
- Can he do that if Trump doesnt let him back in the WH? -- nm - eag Jan 6, 22:02
- I wouldn't wait up for that to happen -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:02
In which country is the southern most point of mainland Europe? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:58 16
- Greece? -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 22:03
- Norway -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:01
- Italy? -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 22:01
- Spain -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 22:01
- though actually I'm pretty sure there are bits of Spain south of Gibraltar now that I think about it. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 22:00 3
  - Spain. (Punta de Tarifa) nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:02 2
    - Spain seemed to easy so I didn't guess it. Wiggums and her non-trick questions, grrr! -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 22:03 1
      - To be clear, I don't write any of these. Strictly stealing them for your amusement. :) nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:04
- portugal -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:00
- None of the below are correct. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 22:00
- France if they still control devil's island -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:59 1
  - oops. I skipped over the word mainland -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:00
- Greece -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:59
- The UK (Gibraltar)? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 21:58
- UK -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:58 1
  - I thought this but UK is not mainland? (Is Gibraltar?) -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:59
I don’t recall who shared that Bill Lawrence/Brett Goldstein (Roy Kent) video talking about writing Ted Lasso, but thank you! It’s great! - Mop Jan 6, 21:57 [youtube]
I appreciate that wiggie spends time compiling trivia questions and then saving them for when the US goes bonkers. -- nm* - ty97 Jan 6, 21:57
Which 2 languages that end with the letter 'i' are in the top six list of most spoken languages in the world?(based on the number of native speakers) -- nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:56 7
- swahili -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:59
- Engli— DOH! -- nm - Mop Jan 6, 21:58
- Bengali? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 21:57 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:58
- dothraki -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:57
- Hindi -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:56 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:58
Name the three countries in the world that are landlocked (surrounded) by a single country. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:55 6
- Yes to all below. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:57
- . -- (link) - ty97 Jan 6, 21:56 [Backboard]
- Lesotho.\ -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:56
- San Marino -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 21:56
- Lesotho -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:55
- vatican city -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:55
Which American female singer has had a record 18 number one hit singles in the US charts? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:54 12
- 118 for Carol King - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:58 2
  - I think the question was aimed at the performers rather than writers, but I don't know. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:59 1
    - agreed. carol has the rare distinction of doing both incredibly well, and you wanted a person for 18, not 118 :))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 22:01
- Mariah Carey -- nm - Diva Jan 6, 21:55
- Mariah. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:55 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:56
- Diana Ross, if group membership also counts? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 21:54
- carol king -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:54 1
  - most she wrote before tapestry -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:55
- diana ross -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:54
- Cher -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:54
- whitney houston? -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 21:54
Can you put a presidential library in a prison? -- nm - Krusty - Diamond Dog Jan 6, 21:53 2
- Sing Sing is waiting -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:56
- this wiggums trivia questions are getting weird -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:54
There's the last of my Christmas Scotch. I shall remember that stranger fondly. -- nm - Meg Jan 6, 21:53 3
- Which one? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 22:01 2
  - 😏 -- (link) - Meg Jan 6, 22:08 [Backboard] 1
    - Ah yes. Nice! -- nm - JaxSean Jan 6, 22:11
Which four US Presidents or former Presidents have won the Nobel Peace Prize? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:51 14
- wasn't Hoover in charge of a refugee commission? -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 21:53
- Gore -- nm - Beryllium Jan 6, 21:53
- Wilson? -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:52 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:53
- nixon -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:52
- wilson -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:52
- FDR? -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:51 1
  - maybe would've, but they don't do posthumous. -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:52
- Teddy Roosevelt -- nm - crash davis Jan 6, 21:51 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:53
- Obama, Carter -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:51
- Carter -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:51
- Obama, Carter -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:51 1
  - Yes. nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:53
Which country has a national holiday on May 28th each year in order to celebrate its first nuclear test? nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:48 6
- Bikini Islands -- nm - Peglegpete Jan 6, 21:50
- Pakistan? -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:50 2
  - Yes! nm - ralph wiggum Jan 6, 21:50 1
    - mafic needs a cooler -- nm - ty97 Jan 6, 21:50
- Australia -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 21:49 1
  - fun fact: I've worked in two former nuclear test ranges! -- nm - mafic Jan 6, 21:53

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