Never Ending General Knowledge

Is Ed correct or not?

SnookerEd25 wrote:A Pair of Brown Eyes

Correct. A beautiful song, in my opinion.

Ed is correct :)

The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone - an anglicisation of the Irish phrase - póg mo thóin - which means what?

SnookerEd25 wrote:The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone - an anglicisation of the Irish phrase - póg mo thóin - which means what?

Kiss my bottom!

Holden Chinaski wrote:

SnookerEd25 wrote:The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone - an anglicisation of the Irish phrase - póg mo thóin - which means what?

Kiss my bottom!

I will not

That is the correct answer though, I should say

Holden is correct :)

Juddernaut88 wrote:Holden is correct :)

Kiss my bottom!

Patiently waiting for a question

Kiss Me Quick is a song by Elvis Presley. In which city was Elvis born?

Somewhere in Mississippi I believe. Can’t remember the city, though

Memphis?

LDS wrote:Memphis?

No, he lived and died there, but wasn't born there.

The name of the city is also the title of a song by Nick Cave.

Foi na Cruz, Mississippi

SnookerEd25 wrote:Foi na Cruz, Mississippi

No.

I'm trying to remember the capital of Mississippi. Is it Jefferson City?

chengdufan wrote:I'm trying to remember the capital of Mississippi. Is it Jefferson City?

It's Jackson. Great song by Johnny Cash but not where The King was born. There was also a band that had the city in their name: 'Uncle ******'.

Tom Jones also sang a song written by Jerry Reed about a guy called 'Boregard Rippy', who is obviously Elvis Presley. Tom Jones was good friends with Elvis. The song is called '****** Mississippi Flash':

"Son my name is Boregard Rippy.
I come to you from ****** Mississippi.
I write songs that'll sing like a bird,
I play licks on my guitar like you ain't never heard."

The Nick Cave song goes like this:

"And the black rain come down. Water water everywhere. Where no bird can fly no fish can swim. Where no bird can fly no fish can swim. No fish can swim. Until The King is born! Until The King is born! In ******!

******-o-o! Til The King is born in ******!"

Holden Chinaski wrote:

chengdufan wrote:I'm trying to remember the capital of Mississippi. Is it Jefferson City?

It's Jackson. Great song by Johnny Cash but not where The King was born. There was also a band that had the city in their name: 'Uncle ******'.

Of course. Jefferson City is Missouri. Got them all shook up

Biloxi?

tupelo

HappyCamper wrote:tupelo

Correct!

The tupelo tree, noted for its ability to survive in wetland environments and for use in furniture making, is a genus with what scientific name? The name is shared by a nymph in Greek mythology, a city in Asia MInor of ecclesiastical importance, and a character in popular science fiction programme Dr Who.

I have no idea :(

Calypso?

Is Holden correct?

Has Holden ever been correct?