I turn to you again, Oh Knowldgable Dopers...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Chief Editor at work put out another Questionaire, and some of these I am unable to find so far through web searches. So I present to you founts of knowledge another opportunity to win me a free dinner.

  1. What was the original title of The Clash’s biggest-selling album (Combat Rock), which contained the hits “Rock the Casbah” and “Should I Stay or Should I Go”?

  2. What was the first #1 song on the Billboard music charts, and who was the artist?

from what I’ve found, it could either be Let Me Go Lover by Joan Weber, or Ain’t That a Shame by Pat Boone, but more evidence seems to point towards the first one. Any confirmation?

  1. Which high school quarterback holds the record for most touchdown passes completed in a career, and which high school did he play for?

  2. The airport in what non-sea-coastal city handled the most freight in 2000?

  3. How many countries use the U.S. dollar as official currency?

I’m thinking 2 (Bermuda and Baham

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Well, don’t be tricked into forgetting the US for number 10, unless it asks for countries other than the US.

Otherwise, I don’t know any of the trivia… good luck.

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for 9, i’m thinking memphis, unless it is outside of the us.

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CE told me #9 refers to the whole world.

I found #6: Rhett Lashlee (Springdale Shiloh Christian, AR), 1998-01 — 171 TDs

Thanks Eonwe, almost forgot! :slight_smile:

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That was my gut instinct when I read the question. I briefly considered Atlanta (isn’t that the UPS hub?), but I really lean a lot stronger towards Memphis.

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We discussed the currency question in this thread from a while back, but I’m afraid it’s a moving target and open to interpretation. If you “peg” your currency to the dollar, it may or may not count as adopting the dollar as your official currency.

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Billboard Magazine

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Re. #9:

Cite. (Link doesn’t go directly to page, since they’re using frames. :rolleyes: It’s on the “history” page.

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Thanks for the help everybody, that just leaves the question about the Clash. Maybe I’ll ask it in Cafe Society, mods permitting.

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#2 Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg

I believe this was the title, but it was a different album at the time that was reworked into Combat Rock. Can anyone else verify this?

I also posted the answer on your Cafe thread