OT: Test #526

[wire chief]

14..George A. ______ & Co. of Austin, __.

15..What's the myth about Filipino pig blood?

16..Most imperiled whale, with maybe 500 left?

17..This week is the anniversary of Tenn. being the 36th state to approve the successful..?

18..Canadian PM William Mackenzie and Prez(?) dedicate the 1000 Island Bridge.

19..So, what did revelers learn when they visited the town of Woodstock in '69?

20..It looks like Chile is about to modify its anti-abortion policy. That will leave just 3
Western Hemisphere hard-line nations(?).

21..The thesis of Bill Bishop's best seller THE BIG SORT?

22..It's largely poachers who have lowered the elephant count from 100K plus in 2009 to 43K in 2014 in..?

23..Hermann Melville character who often says, "I prefer not".

24..The final MLB team to integrate? The year?

25..John 3:16: For God so loved the world that..?

Type merrily away.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

15. President Trump has reference by tweet this week a story that he previously told about General Blackjack Pershing's time in the Philippines. Facing resistance to American rule over the islands from predominantly Muslim unfriendliness, President Trump stated that General Pershing had 50 prisoners taken. He instructed that a firing squad be convened and that the bullets be dipped in pig's blood, which is an unclean animal according to Muslims. 49 of the prisoners in the President's story were executed with the Pig Blood bullets and the 50th was told what had been done and was released to tell the other rebels. According to the President, this ended rebel activity in the Philippines for 30 years. It is unclear what the genesis of this story was, but it has been debunked by historians and honestly by any exercise of common sense.

16. I will guess Humpback because of the whole thing in the 80s and that Star Trek movie.

18. FDR

19. Traffic Jams, mud? Dylan plugged?

24. I think it was the Red Sox.

25. that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

 

[Bigboote]

16..Blue whale

17..Repeal of prohibition?

18..FDR

22..Kenya?

23..Bartelby the Scrivener?

24..Red Sox, 1959

25..He gave his only Son. . .

 

[huskyrob1]

16) the Blue Whale

 

[chj001]

14..George A. ______ & Co. of Austin, .

15..What's the myth about Filipino pig blood?

16..Most imperiled whale, with maybe 500 left?

17..This week is the anniversary of Tenn. being the 36th state to approve the successful..?

18..Canadian PM William Mackenzie and Prez(?) dedicate the 1000 Island Bridge.

19..So, what did revelers learn when they visited the town of Woodstock in '69?

20..It looks like Chile is about to modify its anti-abortion policy. That will leave just 3
Western Hemisphere hard-line nations(?).

21..The thesis of Bill Bishop's best seller THE BIG SORT?

22..It's largely poachers who have lowered the elephant count from 100K plus in 2009 to 43K in 2014 in..?

23..Hermann Melville character who often says, "I prefer not".

24..The final MLB team to integrate? The year?

25..John 3:16: For God so loved the world that..?

Type merrily away.

19. That "Woodstock" was not in Woodstock, NY, but in Bethel, NY!!!

 

[pinotbear]

16. Atlantic Right Whale

 

[SVCBeercats]

21. Americans are aligning themselves with like-minded people.

23. Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street – Didn’t like it. So I was punished with remembering it.

24. Boston Red Sox in 1959

25. John 3:16: For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son.

 

[VAUConnFan]

15. (You are doing it again) that Blackjack Pershing dipped 50 bullets in pigs blood and shot 49 suspected Muslim terrorists and told the 50th terrorist to go back and tell everyone what happened. As a result there was no Muslim terrorism for 35 years. a total falsehood that has been recently repeated.
16. The blue whale
19. that they could have three days of fun and music and have nothing but fun and music.
22. India
23. Billy Budd
24. Boston Red Sox 1959
25. he gave his only begotten son.

 

[wire chief]

14..It's about meat packing...and the state?

15..Game and VAUC have the whole sordid nonsense.

16..Go with Pinot, as several puzzling deaths recently bring new concern.

17..It is about an Amendment, but not the repeal of Prohibition one.

18..Game & Big with FDR.

19..Yes, chj, BUT DON'T HIT REPLY!

20..Hey, VAUC, where are your guesses?

21..SVC's librarian-in-residence strikes again. For clarity's sake, "align" means actual changing residences to pockets of like-minded folk.

22..Not India, but an African place that's an amalgam of two once-separate nations.

23..SVC says "I prefer not" to remember it, but, as often is the case, the mind does not obey. Big is OK with things.

24..Game begins a foursome with your local team.

25..The mothers of VAUC & SVC say we gave the world our only besotted sons.

Sad to say A & B have a high amount of misses.

 

[Wink96]

17. Ratify women right to vote.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Wirechief - a lot of misses because, methinks, your quizzes have been tough. A lot of stuff I certainly didn't know, and the common stuff that lots of folks got, I never add to the pile. And I tend to hate wild guesses.

As always, though, fascinating stuff.

 

[wire chief]

14..You know the name Hormel, no? In Minnesota

17..Yes,
dink

20..Santo Domingo, El Salvador, Guatamala

Tanganyika

 

[SVCBeercats]

Don't change the degree of difficulty. Personally I like the challenge. Also you introduce me to new and interesting topics to learn.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I love that I frequently don't know any of the answers. I'm usually decent at trivia, but not these tests of general knowledge. Enjoy them greatly.

 

[VAUConnFan]

20. Heck, I am not even sure what countries constitute the western hemisphere.