Should I pose a question then? Previous responses to my questions have been rather... tepid. I'm happy to 'donate' my question allotment in the interests of reviving this thread.

I just went, so if no one else goes in a bit, I'll try again.

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Alright, i'll go if mr obvious is willing to donate

This should be easy

Which day is Bastille day, which country celebrates it and what is it in memory of?

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14th of July, celebrated in France as a memorial of the storming of the Bastille (a large prison in Paris) in 1789. It marked the beginning of the French Revolution.

I dare assume this is correct, so I'll forge on with this new question:

Talking about revolutions - In late 1989, a group of political activists in Dresden wanted to enter a compund known to be operated by the KGB to secure secret service documents from destruction, as had been done in Stasi headquarters during the peaceful revolution of that autumn. When they tried to enter, they were met by a Soviet KGB officer speaking flawless German who told them in polite but no uncertain terms that a forceful entry into a compund operated by the Soviet Union would entail grave consequences, and that nobody entering could hope not to meet with violent resistance. So in the interest of keeping law and order in these uncertain times, would they kindly refrain from entering. Which they did.

Who was the officer?

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of course you were correct, easy, wasn't it?

by late 1989 are you meaning around or during the time of the battle of dresden?

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Interesting question. I have no clue, but will guess: Vladimir Putin? I don't know if he speaks German, let alone flawless German...

Huh? Battle of Dresden? In 1989? I don't know what you are referring to, honestly. Maybe to an anniversary of the bombardment of Dresden in 1945? That was in February, though.

He does (even held a speech in the Bundestag in German) - and you hit gold. It was indeed the very same man.

On to you.

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damn, i was about to guess that

it mentions the battle of dresden in the wikipedia article, that's all i know of it

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Why can't I be as lucky in everything? OK, my question will be an easy one:

Sponges belong to what kingdom? I'm referring to the life-form, a representative of which may or may not be sitting on your kitchen counter (unlikely, actually, but possible?).

We've got one sitting on the edge of our bathtub. It's reserved for the baby.

And they are animalia, comprising more than 5000 species.

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Arneb- right you are. At 6 minutes, is that a record? Any rate, your turn to ask!

Which is actually quite hard. Hmmm, let's see.

OK. I'll move to the beautiful city of Aachen shortly, and leave Bavaria.

This city has a mild significance in the course of WWII - which do you think might that be?

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Is that where Hitler talked to the ghost of Charlemagne?

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First German city to be taken by the allies in WW2?

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Slam dunk, Damien! Your turn.

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Ok, thanks

What was the name of the track that the Australians fought the Japanese on in Papua New Guinea in WW2?

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Kokoda Track?

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correct, your turn

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There is a theory that he actually died in Vancouver in 1977. Who was he?

Edit: "Ten days after sending his telegram to XXXXXXXXXX an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Security Force appeared on his doorstep and grilled him with questions for several hours."

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erm...

Elvis?

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added a clue

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