General Knowledge Quiz
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Izipo
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Although David Guggenheim was the one to receive the Oscar for 'an inconvenient truth', Al Gore (Nobel Peace prize) has sometimes been credited with the honor of receiving both, by association.
Last time it happened was roughly 70 years ago.
And this one was a recipient of the Nobel prize in Literature.
Last time it happened was roughly 70 years ago.
And this one was a recipient of the Nobel prize in Literature.
Let's ask Madame Irma...
I see.... 3 letters.... G... B... and S...
I see... a green country....
I see a best adapted screenplay...
I see... A Fair Lady....
I see 1938...
I see.... 3 letters.... G... B... and S...
I see... a green country....
I see a best adapted screenplay...
I see... A Fair Lady....
I see 1938...
Izipo
Hardcore casual gamer
I see that you have it, feel free to post the answer and the next question. 
And just to be clear, he is in fact the ONLY one to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel prize, since Al Gore didn't get the Oscar himself. But it is a good trick question methinks.
And just to be clear, he is in fact the ONLY one to have won both an Oscar and a Nobel prize, since Al Gore didn't get the Oscar himself. But it is a good trick question methinks.
George Bernard Shaw, who got the oscar for Pygmalion.
Question : Napoleon's imperial guard had several different regiments and bataillion. One of them was created in 1811, with the incorporation in the Guard of the "pupilles", i.e. orphans, children of officers killed in action, etc.
The "men" of the "pupilles" regiment were aged 10 to 16, and numbered as many as 9,000 and the regiment was commonly named "Guard of the King of Rome".
Now... The question... The uniform regulation including a funny rule. Which one?
Question : Napoleon's imperial guard had several different regiments and bataillion. One of them was created in 1811, with the incorporation in the Guard of the "pupilles", i.e. orphans, children of officers killed in action, etc.
The "men" of the "pupilles" regiment were aged 10 to 16, and numbered as many as 9,000 and the regiment was commonly named "Guard of the King of Rome".
Now... The question... The uniform regulation including a funny rule. Which one?
You don't need to know to find the answer.
Some thinking can suffice, as I gave a few hints in the background of the question.
Some thinking can suffice, as I gave a few hints in the background of the question.
They would not fit in it given given their age...
And they were not all sons of killed soldiers.
The regulation is quite logical, although not necessary (i.e. not writing the regulation would not have change much)
And they were not all sons of killed soldiers.
The regulation is quite logical, although not necessary (i.e. not writing the regulation would not have change much)
The king of Rome was the son of Napoleon. But it's not related to that.
nonconformist
Miserable
They had to wear shorts 
They had to wear nappies ?
@Rik : I hope your parents were not to hard with you when you were still wetting your pyjamas when age 10 to 16, but that's not because you faced such trouble in your youth that it should be generalized.
And it's not about something they had to wear, but about something they didn't have to wear.
And it's not about something they had to wear, but about something they didn't have to wear.
Catharsis
catch u on the flip scythe
They didn't have to wear shoes?
Why wouldn't they? The answer is logical.
Catharsis
catch u on the flip scythe
Well, you said they were aged 10-16, and at that age, your feet are still growing, so they'd have to keep getting new shoes.
Something they didn't have to wear ??
Weapons ?
Weapons ?
nonconformist
Miserable
Facial Hair?
I assume they don't have to wear uniforms.
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