General Knowledge Quiz

[Dachs]

Does it has something to do with a secessionist movement in Africa ?

It sure does! From here it ought to be trivial.

 

[Izipo]

Biafra ?

(and another 10 characters)

 

[Dachs]

Biafra ?

(and another 10 characters)

You can get it from here. Yes.

 

[Dachs]

...apparently you can't?

It's Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe, both involved in the events surrounding the Biafran secession in Nigeria. Soyinka was the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Open floor.

 

[Izipo]

...apparently you can't?

Well, I knew when I casually mentioned Biafra. But my intent was really to nudge the others along.
The question was hard, but it made for a very interesting search.

 

[Olav]

Oh, open floor? I thought the next question was Izipo's...

Anyway, new question: Name 7 of the 8 persons in the pic:

 

[Snerk]

Silvio Berlusconi, Stephen Harper, Medvedev, George Bush, Prime Minister of Japan? (name?), Sarkozy, Angela Merkel and Gordon Brown. Its from the G8 summit right?

 

[Olav]

Yes! Very good! The Japanese PM is Fukuda. And it was indeed from the G8 summit (in Japan IIRC). Over to you, Sneerk.

 

[Snerk]

Now for something completely different..

What is a blazar?


Hint: not a vegetable.

 

[choxorn]

I know, but I cheated and used wiki.

 

[Mise]

a type of knife?

 

[Steph]

Now for something completely different..
What is a blazar?

Slome klind olf mlarkertplace, mloslty flound iln mluslim clountry.

 

[Love]

A flame?

 

[Izipo]

at Steph answer...
Alas, neither do I know the answer, nor do I have a witty answer.

 

[choxorn]

Steph: That's a bazaar.

 

[Catharsis]

IMA CHARGIN MA BLAZAR
IMA CHARGIN MA BLAZAR
IMA FIRIN MA BLAZAR
SHOOP DA BLOOP

I don't have a witty answer either.

 

[Perfection]

A Wookiee dookie?

 

[Snerk]

a type of knife?

This, it is not.

 

[Perfection]

a type of nut?

 

[Love]

A thing in another language than english?