OT: Test #522B

[wire chief]

14..Elton and Melanie are both powered by an ancient illumination. Say what?

15..The phrase 'uneven stride" has been in sports news lately. Explain.

16..Trisomy 21 is commonly known as..?

17..Scottish psychiatrist who wrote THE DIVIDED SELF?

18..Within 5 years when did Spain cede Florida to us?

19..The Mormon Tabernacle Choir made the pop charts in 1959 with..?

20..Whose only opera was BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE?

21..What was the trouble in THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY?

22..Fill in the rest: Telltale, Masque, Pendulum, Cask, Oblong, Gold.

23..Authorities estimate that 1/2 of all youth in what African country chew the psychedelic khat leaves?

24..Now the sun's coming up. I'm riding with Lady Luck.

25..Himalayan area, left to right: India, Nepal, India, ______, India, _______.

Put away your toy soldiers and Barbies and do this.

 

[VAUConnFan]

16. Down's Syndrome
18. Nigeria
25. Bangladesh, Pakistan

 

[pinotbear]

22. Edgar Alan Poe titles - Telltale Heart, Red Masque, Pit and the Pendulum, Cask of Amontillado, and, I don't know the last two.
24. Lyric from an Eagle's song, "Old..em, uh, 57?"

 

[DriveLH]

14. candles. Elton "Candle in the Wind", Melanie "Candles in the Rain"

 

[SVCBeercats]

15. Some dudes at SMU think they know why Usain Bolt runs so fast. It is his “uneven stride.” His right foot lands with greater force than the left and the left stays in contact with the ground a bit longer than the right. Personally I believe this is why he does not run even faster. Everyone knows an even stride is optimum.

16. Down syndrome

19. Battle Hymn of the Republic

22. Telltale Heart, Masque of the Red Death, The Pit and The Pendulum, Cask of Amontillado, Oblong Box, Gold-Bug.

25. After the previous map folderol I pass.

 

[wire chief]

22. Edgar Alan Poe titles - Telltale Heart, Red Masque, Pit and the Pendulum, Cask of Amontillado, and, I don't know the last two.
24. Lyric from an Eagle's song, "Old..em, uh, 57?"

24..It seems the Bruin read the question as, "How many varieties does Heinz make".

 

[rbny1]

20. Bela Bartok
21. It's a Hitchcock movie that I saw a long time ago. If I recall correctly, it's about a body that the residents of a small Vermont town need to keep reburying for some reason or other that escapes me.

 

[wire chief]

15. Some dudes at SMU think they know why Usain Bolt runs so fast. It is his “uneven stride.” His right foot lands with greater force than the left and the left stays in contact with the ground a bit longer than the right. Personally I believe this is why he does not run even faster. Everyone knows an even stride is optimum.

16. Down syndrome

19. Battle Hymn of the Republic

22. Telltale Heart, Masque of the Red Death, The Pit and The Pendulum, Cask of Amontillado, Oblong Box, Gold-Bug.

25. After the previous map folderol I pass.

25..I never asked a question about the country of Folderol.

 

[hoopingcrane]

15..Report that USA in bolt's stride is uneven- perhaps making him faster ( or slower than if his stride was even)

18..1819

25..Bhutan, china.

 

[CajunHusky]

23. Ethiopia

 

[Gamecockfan77]

16. Down's Syndrome
18. 1830
22. Poe: The Telltale Heart; The Masque of the Red Death; The Pit & the Pendulum; The Cask of the Amontillado; The Gold Bug -- Not sure about Oblong.
23. Somalia

 

[ed4ourgirls]

18. 1820

 

[Bigboote]

16..Down Syndrome

18..1715?

21..Harry's dead

22..Telltale Heart, Masque of the Red Death, Pit and the Pendulum, Cask of Amontillado, Oblong??, The Gold Bug

24..Tom Waits, Ol' 55, covered by the Eagles

25..India, Nepal, India, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh.

 

[huskyrob1]

21) Harry is a dead guy who keeps popping up.

25) Bhutan, India (Assam), then Burma.

 

[Bestiarius]

15. Usain Bolt was found to have an uneven stride. Uneven strides were felt to be a detriment. Now rethinking that.

 

[wire chief]

17..RDL

18..Ed4 & hoop are real close--1821. Big has seriously revised history.

22..SVC, perfect in literature? The Missus must have returned home, after all.
Three others defeated by a geometric shape.

23..Cajun knows the rest climb hills to qualify for marathons.

24..Big is on freeways, hit by cars and trucks, but still standing.

25..Bangladesh doesn't extend northward enough. Husky's got it.

 

[Rocket009]

17. Ronald. D. Laing (can't remember what the D stands for - David maybe?)

 

[wire chief]

17. Ronald. D. Laing (can't remember what the D stands for - David maybe?)

But simply known as r d laing