General Knowledge Quiz

[Catharsis]

That'd be John Cage, then?

 

[Atticus]

That's right! Your turn.

 

[Catharsis]

Hmm, alright then:

There are two Caribbean island territories that have almost exactly the same flag, but with two of the colours reversed. Which territories are these?

 

[choxorn]

Puerto Rico and Cuba.

 

[Catharsis]

Indeed. You're up.

 

[choxorn]

What are the only two US presidents that have the same last name but aren't related?

 

[Olav]

Could it be the Roosevelts?

 

[KaiserElectric]

No, I think they were related.

Andrew Johnson and Lyndon B. Johnson

 

[choxorn]

electric, you are correct!

 

[KaiserElectric]

Thanks choxorn!

Here's a music question!

In 1987, the Land of Confusion music video by Genesis was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year, but it lost to which song by which artist?

Bonus point if you can name the relation between Genesis and the mystery artist!

 

[D'Artagnan59]

OH BOB SAGET!

I know that FDR and Teddy were 5th cousins.

 

[KaiserElectric]

If OH BOB SAGET is your answer, you're wrong...

 

[D'Artagnan59]

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer.

He was a former member of Genesis.

 

[KaiserElectric]

You win the gold, D'artagan59!
Your turn!

 

[Olav]

Come on then, D'Art!

 

[Izipo]

If D'art doesn't show up soon, I have a perfect question that I'm burning to ask...

 

[Olav]

Well, it's been a couple of days, so I don't mind...

 

[D'Artagnan59]

Izipo gets the honor.

 

[Izipo]

Thanks.
Here's the question :
Can you name the only two people that got both a Nobel prize AND an Academy award (Oscar) ?

No cheating, use your head instead. One is recent, the other one much older.

 

[nonconformist]

One must be Al Gore......