OT: Test #453B

[wire chief]

14..Classify as north, cenral or south: Mali, Zambia, Ghana, Somalia.

15..Another name for the water moccasin?

16..At first an overpolished mirror is seen as a great tragedy. Explain.

17.."Blade Runner" is based on Philip K. Di ck's "Do Androids Dream of ________ _____?".

18..Within 5 years when did United Negro College Fund begin?

19..In 1898 the US gives Spain what ultimatum?

20..Scott County, Ind. has seen an explosion of..?

21..The name of this plant comes from the cluster of tiny 5-pointed stars which are its flowers.

22..From 1986 to 2001 this NBA iron man played in 1192 consecutive games.

23..The southernmost island in the Caribbean?

24..In what religion is the "Metropolitan" a high ranking status?

25..Which head of state addressed Congress this week?

Do your best, for Maya, Tina, Swin and Tiff have all asked for the results.

 

[Waquoit]

17. Electric Sheep
22. AC Green

 

[Wally East]

14. Mali is north, Somalia is east, Zambia is south, and Ghana is west, but that's not exact since Mali is also farther west than Ghana.

15. copperhead

17. Electric Sheep

18. 1945

23. Curacao

 

[pinotbear]

15. Cottonmouth
19. I think, "leave Cuba, or we'll make you".
20. HIV, I think
23. Aruba?
25. Prime Minister of Japan

 

[geordi]

15. Copperhead ?.??
19. Get out of Cuba. Enforcing the Monroe Doctrine
22. AC Green
23. Trinidad
24. Episcopal

 

[rbny1]

20. HIV because of a sharp increase in intravenous drug use.

 

[OneTrickPony]

17..Do Androids Dream of electric sheep?

18..1944 or 1945...

19..An armistice and arbitration of the sinking of the Maine...

23..Trinidad and Tobago...

25..Japanese Prime Minister Abe...

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

24 - In the "orthodox" set of Christian / Catholic religions. I think the title equates to a bishop, sort of. If you want specifics, Russian Orthodox?

 

[ed4ourgirls]

16. Perhaps you are referring to the Hubble Space Telescope where
Perkin-Elmer screwed up in polishing the primary mirror.
Compensating optics were added in a subsequent Shuttle mission
and the HST has lived happily ever after.

24. Greek Orthodox.

 

[JRRRJ]

14..Mali:cenral, Zambia:south, Ghana:cenral, Somalia:north
15..Cottonmouth
16..As a result the Hubble required the addition of "eyeglasses" to cure bad focus
17..Electric Sheep
21..Aster
23..Curacao?
24..Greek Orthodox
25..Which head of state addressed Congress this week?

 

[crownfox2]

21. Pentas

 

[VAUConnFan]

14. Mali - North, Ghana - West, Somalia - East, Zambia - South
15. Cotton mouth
18. 1936
20. HIV
22. Karl Malone
23. Barbados

 

[wire chief]

14..Apparently 2 of 3 people think they have the authority to change the question, Now I did leave out the "t" in "central",
but that can't be the reason. Now JR respects the question, but he's a bit off.
As for the other 2 mugs, I have not announced my retirement and have not named any heir apparent.

 

[wire chief]

14..Mali is N, Ghana & Somalia are C, Zambia is S.

15..Cottonmouth, by Pinot, JR & VAUC; some others you'd think they are metalheads.

16..ED4 & JR correctly point to the Hubble.

17..Electric Sheep, the Waq Quartet.

18..Wally & Pony type in 1944, or a reasonable facsimile.

19..Vamanos Cuba (or is it "a Cuba"?). Geordi and Pinot.

20..Pinot, rbny & VAUC now get their shots elsewhere.

21..Crown flowers before our eyes. The penta, from the Greek "5".(PS, plant them if you want butterflies and hummingbirds.)

22..Waq & geordi recognize AC Green.

23..Geordi pinpoints Trinidad...several others are woeful on geography.

24..The title appears in a few, Episcopalian, Christian Orthodox. What's variable is the rank, sometimes higher than
plain ol' archbishop, sometimes lower. All members of the Knight 4some are helpful.

25..Pinot & Pony...but the Chinese and South Koreans don't call him "Honest Abe".

You were extraordinary, hitting 24 1/2.