OT: General knowledge test #278B

[wire chief]

14..This mammal(?) is sometimes referred to as the unicorn of the sea.

15..August & Louis ________ show their first flic in 1895.

16..Some years back what "tree" was Alyson Hannigan?

17..In 1964 Broadway presents Barbra in..?

18..Provide the decade that Congress forbids polygamy.

19..What brings Barbara Bel Geddes, Burl Ives, and Ben Gazzara together?

20..The 3 nations with the highest # of jailed folks?

21..Why is Octavious Freeman of U of Central Florida in the news?

22..Whose motto is Per Ardua ad Astra?

23..Baba Yaga is an unpleasant fairy tale character of what nation?

24..This nation"s largest lake is Taupo, and it has the Tongarino & Ruapeho Volcanos.

25..When the twilight is gone, and no songbirds are singing.

Seek none further; just do these well.

 

[stormsurge]

14..Narwahl

15..Renoir?

16..Willow

19..TV show Run For Your Life?

 

[Bestiarius]

20. USA,
22. Royal Air Force
25. My Prayer, The Platters

 

[rbny1]

15. Lumiere brothers
17. Funny Girl - great Broadway show, great movie, both starring Striesand

 

[vtcwbuff]

14. Narwhal
20. Russia, China, US

 

[heavyhusky]

14) Narwhal

15) Lumiere brothers

17) Funny Girl

20) USA, China, Russia (% or absolute # ??)

24) New Zealand

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

19. TV show - The Lawyers? Originally a trilogy of some sort. Only thing I remember seeing Burl Ives in, but boy could he sing.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

19. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - the broadway production in the mid 50's.
Gazzara and Bel Geddes didn't survive the Hollywood cut.

 

[wire chief]

23..Peter & the Wolf also

18..Come now, this is the kind of question that begs for a guess at least.

21..It has to do with the 100 meter dash.

 

[pinotbear]

18. It may have been concurrent with Utah's admission to statehood, which, I'm guessing, was the 1910's.

 

[wire chief]

14..Three of you (storm, VTC & heavy) point out the narwhal.

15..Rbny and heavy snare Lumiere.

16..Willow, her character on Buffy, rightly claims storm.

17..Rbny & heavy pick up on "Funny Girl".

18..The year is 1882.

19..Ed4 recognizes Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

20..USA leads the pack, with China & Russia alongside. Credit to VTC & heavy.

21..The UCF freshwoman ran the fastest (non-wind-aided) time of 11.1 in the world this year.

22..Bestiarius is accurate with the motto of England's Royal Air Force.

23..Russia

24..Heavy is alone with New Zealand.

25..Bestiarius recognized the intro to the Platters' "My Prayer".

Collectively, you hit on 17 of 25, slightly below your mean. But I am not discouraged.