OT: General knowledge test #255B

[wire chief]

14..Mexico's 2nd largest city?

15..The African Union vs. the Shabab in..?

16..Two "Cole Porters", 1946 & 2004?

17..Hispanic cooking: A spicy fruit or a meat filling, tucked inside tight rounds of pastry?

18..Who's a 2-time indoor 60 meters champ, currently a running back for Florida U?

19..In what sea is a marine park planned atop sunken ships in the very first
aircraft carrier battle?

20..Who is the bassist for Fleetwood Mac?

21..If it's tref, it's not..?

22..Last week archaeologists make a substantial find(?) at Daytona Beach.

23..The city and state of the recently famous Rust College?

24..He(?) is 2nd in catches to Jerry Rice. And what's unusual about him?

25..Identify A. Benkirane.

Yes, in case you are wondering, I continue to eat turkey & stuffing.

 

[Zorro]

]14. Monterrey

17..Empanadas, mebbe?

23..Sounds like it otta be Detroit.

 

[JRRRJ]

14..Monterey
17..Empanadas
19..Coral

 

[ed4ourgirls]

16. Cary Grant and ?

 

[pap49cba]

20. John McVie - the "Mac" in Fleetwood Mac

 

[vtcwbuff]

19. Coral Sea
20. McVie

 

[geordi]

14. Guadalajara
15. Somalia
19. Coral Sea
21. Kosher
22. Mastadon

 

[quedash]

18. Jeff Demps

 

[VAUConnFan]

17. sopapilla
24. Terrell Owens

 

[NCorBust]

14. Guadalajara
15. Somalia
16. Movies: 2004 De-Lovely with Kevin Kline (don’t know the other)
20. John McVie (you know who says he was not on the first recording but thereafter)
22. A guy digging in his backyard found a tube of silver. Did the right thing and tracked down the previous land owner. They split the silver 50-50. Actually they both did the right thing.
23. Not that famous!
24.Tony Gonzalez; he is still playing or he wanted to be a profession basketball player

 

[wire chief]

Interim report

25..A winner following Arab Spring.

24..The "unusual" part is confined to football, NCor.

23..Well, its fame is perhaps confined to Boneyarders, true. Its city is Holly Springs. The state?

Carry on.

 

[meyers7]

20. Well Mick played drums, Lindsay played guitar, Stevie played....tamborine?, Christine played keyboards I think, so that only leaves John to play bass.

 

[wire chief]

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's Wire Chief (again).

14..Guadalajara fits the question. Thanks to geordi & NCor.

15..The same duo with Somalia.

16..Takes a tandem. ED4(certain, this time) with Cary Grant; NCor with Kevin Kline.

17..Empanada, zorro & JR with mouths a'waterin'.

18..Who ees dis meestery Quedash? Well, welcome with your Jeff Demps entry.

19..Coral sea is correct, VTC as resident WW2 historian.

20..Wow, that Meyers not only gets to first bass, but hits a homer with his detail. Three others.

21..Geordi has always been kosher in my book.

22..Well, geordi they got the tusks anyway, and it may have been a mammoth, but what the heck,
you still stand alone.

23..Mississippi

24..NCor has Tony Gonzalez. What's unusual is that tight ends just NEVER get oodles of catches.

25..Morocco had an election last week, and Mr. Benkirane is head of the party that did best.

It's getting tougher to stay on page one of the board with all the chatter going on.