OT: Test 311B

[wire chief]

14..When Steve McQueen preferred not to be among the Germans.

15..Emotions linked to taste occur in the brain's a_______ c________.

16..Color-blindness is ?x more frequent in males than in females.

17..Yellow dragon disease has been deadly to what plants?

18..Two towns obliterated in 79AD?

19..In 1873 inventor Andrew Holladie successfully tests his _____ ___.

20..In 1792 David Rittenhouse becomes 1st director of..?

21..The original "frisbie" started as pie plates from a bakery in a Ct. town(?).

22..The Earl of Sandwich invents the meal so he could have his hands free to..?

23..Ite; missa est.

24..August 2 was ___________ Day in Russia, where members get drunk & frolic in fountains.

25..Avian/swine flu has a newly discovered mammal carrier(?).

Treat these questions now with exalted respect.

 

[k9fanatic]

18. Pompeii and ?? (I know part of Naples was hit, was that the other town you were looking for?)
21. New Haven

 

[ed4ourgirls]

14. The Great Escape
18. Herculaneum and Pompeii.
20. The Smithsonian?
22. Play chess?

 

[mr006]

21. Bridgeport
24. Dunno, but let us know how you can join!!!

 

[vtcwbuff]

18. Herculeneum and Pompeii

 

[meyers7]

14. The Great Escape
18. Pompeii was one of them. Was there many years ago, it was pretty cool.

 

[geordi]

14. The Great Escape - it came out in the early 60s
18. Pompeii and Herculaneum (I'll be there this time next month.)
19. cable car in San Francisco
21. Bridgeport
23. Go, the mass is over???

 

[pinotbear]

22. play cards, I believe

 

[wire chief]

15..a_______ cingulate

16..Shame on you for not guessing. BTW it is a big discrepancy.

17.. Also known as ______ greening.

20..Associated with Philly.

24..An army or air force segment.

25..The Platters sing, "I Saw the ______ Lights".

 

[VAUConnFan]

16. 12x
18. Pompeii and ???

 

[pinotbear]

25. with help from the clue - seals, I believe, and likely harbor seals up here on the northeast coast.

 

[wire chief]

14..Ed4, Meyers & geordi make a Great Escape from ignorance of this movie.

15..Anterior

16..VAUC is close; it's 10 times more frequent, just another freakin' superiority women have over us.

17..Citrus

18..Geordi travels to research his new book, THE YEAR I WAS COVERED IN ASH, his first
since he penned UNDER THE YUM YUM TREE. VTC has both cities also, but he's a stay-at-home.

19..Geordi is also on board the cable car.

20..Philly has a feature called Rittenhouse Square, honoring the 1st director of the US Mint.

21..Geordi has the famous resort known as Bridgeport.

22..Pinot tags the gambling Sandwich. How would any of us feel about being addressed as "Sandwich"?
I myself would opt for "Vermicelli".

23..Puzzled you are, geordi? When the show's over, you exit. What's the problem?

24..Mr006, that's the easy part; first you must be a paratrooper.

25..Pinot's got it...harbor seals.

Twenty correct, me buckos; that's the low end of B-.

 

[mr006]

"24..Mr006, that's the easy part; first you must be a paratrooper."

In that case, they can have the alcohol - i'd need it BEFORE joining the club - lol
btw, Mr006 also has the famous resort known as Bridgeport (#21). Hey, I need all the hits I can get.