OT: General knowledge test #272B

[wire chief]

While you still have breath...

14..This top consumer loan company(?) was continuous from 1870 until bought
by HSBC Group in 2003.

15..One finds Phoenix, Arizona, Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta & LA in this tune.

16..Why is "Real in Rio" in the news?

17..Who's the cover girl on this month's AARP Mag?

18..Deaths by a liver infection(?) just surpassed those by HIV.

19..The ethnicity of the "BIG, FAT WEDDING"?

20..The SCLC leader after MLK?

21..The movie that began the 1950's 3-D wave, B____ D____.

22..Antares is the _________ ____ in Scorpius.

23..River valley historically associated with German industry?

24..E____ H___ had fame as a costume designer a few decades ago.

25..Last American to walk on the moon?

 

[huskyblooz]

15. Rock 'n Me by Steve Miller
17. Sharon Stone
18. Hep C
19. Greek

 

[pinotbear]

16. Because, most of 'em in Rio are fake.
23. Ruhr

 

[geordi]

17. Just got my copy - Sharon Stone
19 Greek
23. Ruhr
24. Edith Head
25. Gene Cernan

 

[meyers7]

15. Keep on Rockin' Me Baby (Steve Miller)
17. I'm not that old.
18. sclerosis?
19. Greek. windex please.
23. Rhine
25. Andy Kaufman

 

[vtcwbuff]

18. Hepatitis
19. Greek
22. Brightest star
23. Ruhr
24. Edith Head

 

[ed4ourgirls]

14. Maybe Household Finance Corp. As a high schooler, I worked summers
in the mail room of their corporate headquarters. A buck fifteen an hour.

21. I would have said House of Wax, but obviously that's not it

 

[huskybill]

20 My memory says Ralph Abernathy. These days it's usually wrong.

 

[JRRRJ]

14..Household Finance

15..Joe Walsh...Keep on Rockin' Me, Baby?

17..Madonna?

18..Hepatitis

19..Greek

20..Ralph Abernathy?

21..B____ Dawn?

22..Brightest star

23..Ruhr

24..Edith Head

25..Last American to walk on the moon?

 

[crownfox2]

21. Bwana Devil

 

[wire chief]

16..Related to the Academy Awards.

 

[VAUConnFan]

14. Household Finance Co.
18. Hepatitis
19. Greek
20. Hosea Williams
20. Ralph Abernathy
23. Rhine
23. Rhone
24. Edith Head

 

[wire chief]

To continue this enlightened wrap-up...

14..Household Finance as quoted by former employee, ed4. We do not consider this insider trading.
Also JR & VAUC

15..The Steve Miller tune is cited by husky & Meyers. JR's politicing for the Joe Walsh version, but as
the #'s indicate, the electorate knocks him down 2 to 1.

16..REAL IN RIO is a tune from a Brazilian composer up for an Oscar.

17..Huskyblooz & geordi ARE that old, but there's no evidence of their, um, ogling Sharon Stone.

18..Huskynlooz is most accurate with the C version of hepatitis.

19..The "Greek Chorus" consists of 6 posters, all in fine harmony.

20..Huskybill, JR & VAUC say Ralph Abernathy, but there's much uncertainty.

21..Crownfox gets my applause for the obscure Bwana Devil.

22..VTC & JR are the "brightest star(s)" on the board, well, at least for one round.

23..Ruhr--Pinot & 3 companions.

24..A quartet said,
"It's Edith Head".

25..Eugene Cernan--geordi is spokesperson for, um, no others.

Hold your heads up that you nailed 23 of 25.