OT: Test #497B

[wire chief]

14..In 1959 2 ears of wheat are replaced. Say what?

15..It just happened, but it took almost 1 thousand years.

16..A softcore actress recently made political news. Explain.

17..Does not touch Serbia: Albania, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Romania, Bosnia.

18..Tim Scott(state?) is the Senate's only black Republican.

19..The Treaty of Ghent ended which war?

20.."We're coming to your town. We'll help you party down." And artist?

21..World Wildlife Fund initiated the Earth Hour. What's that about and when is it?

22..Romeo and Juliet have an avian dispute. Explain.

23..Italian physicist Alessandro _____ invents the battery.

24..More places worldwide are named for this Prussian scientist(?) than for any other person.

25..The Portsmouth Spartans morph into what current NFL team?

On Saturdays you are free to think for yourself. Go to it.

 

[VAUConnFan]

16. Appearing in a Ted Cruz commercial
17. Greece
18. South Carolina
19. It seems as if this question has appeared before.
20 We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
25. Washington Redskins

 

[lne001]

15. Eastern and Western Popes met together
16. She appeared in a Ted Cruz political ad
19. American/English War of 1812
20. "We're An American Band" Grand Funk Railroad
23. Volta

 

[Jimbo]

14. The wheat on the reverse side of the penny were replaced by the Lincoln Memorial.
17. Albania(?)
18. South Carolina
19. Thirty Years War(?)
25. Detroit Lions

 

[wire chief]

16. Appearing in a Ted Cruz commercial
17. Greece
18. South Carolina
19. It seems as if this question has appeared before.
20 We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
25. Washington Redskins

19..And you still don't know the answer. Sheesh.
And would you be this ornery with Trebeck?

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

14. Reverse of the Lincoln Penny - replaced with Lincoln Memorial
15. meeting of Pope Francis and the head of one of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (Russia maybe?)
16. Appeared in a Ted Cruz ad
19. War of 1812
23. Volta

 

[hoopingcrane]

14..lincoln memorial replaces them on the penny's B side

16..Cast in a Ted Cruz commercial

17..albania

18..South Carolina

19..War of 1812

23..Volta

 

[wire chief]

17..Albania is correct, and there is one other(?)

22..C'mon, you know this. Which bird did they hear?

24..includes an ocean current, a squid species, a Greenland glacier, hog-nosed skunk, Colorado and New Zealand mountains,
a penguin, an orchid & cities in a dozen states and on and on and on. Alexander was the most fascinating guy the world has not heard of.

 

[wire chief]

14..Knight hoop and Jimbo have given us a penny for our thoughts.

15..Now Ine, you can't call the Russian Orthodox Patriarch a "Pope". You just set relations back another 1000 years.
Knight uses the proper lingo.

16..VAUC's Foursome describes her coziness with Cruz.

17..Sorry VAUC, I originally looked past your "Greece".

18..VAUC Jimbo & hoop call him home to S. C.

19..Knight and hoop pinpoint 1812.

20..VAUC & Ine like rousing songs.

21..Since 2011 the WWF has sponsored this, now with the support of many, many countries.
On 3/19 at 8:30pm, we are to turn our lights off for 1 hour.

22..Romeo is comfortable that they are hearing the nightingale, but Juliet believes it's the lark, signaling
daytime and the likelihood they get caught schmoozing.

23..Ine, hoop & knight recognize who gave us "volt".

24..Alexander von HUMBOLDT. Now some of you are saying, "oh, yeah.".

25..Jimbo selects the Lions. Who are we to argue with Lions.

22/25 is your production, always a B+.