OT: Test #573B

[wire chief]

14..Once known as the 3 Tenors?

15..From 1649-1660 their was no English monarch. Then came whom?

16..Within 3 years when was the 1st Japanese bullet train?

17..As of this morning what 2 high profile football programs are 0-5, which neither has been since the 1940's.

18..Europe's 3 largest economies?

19..On 10/8/18 who emerged as the hero of Argonne forest?

20..What was strange about the exchange of letters between Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves 12 years ago?

21..Harry Truman announces that he will share nuclear secrets only with..?

22..The Pasadena area has been hit by what disease?

23..Reporters w/o Borders: The European country with the least press freedom is..?.

24..Explain Mormon rebranding.

25..In the FCS coaches poll, what pigskin team is #1?

Do not let leaf peeping disrupt your acumen.

 

[Centerstream]

25. North Dakota State

 

[Bronxjeff]

19.
Having once been a yuppie in Yorkville, I have to guess Sgt. York. though I think he was still a corporal when he was a hero.

 

[pinotbear]

17. Nebraska, and UCLA
18. Great Britain, Germany, and... France
20. Sandy sent Keanu an "X", and he sent her an "O"!

 

[Waquoit]

14. Pavarotti, Carreras, Domingo
15. Charles II

 

[VAUConnFan]

14. Pavarotti, Domingo, Carreras
16. 1986
18. Germany, Russia, England\
21. Churchill
22. a flea borne typhus for which the homeless are being blamed
23. Turkey
25. Alabama

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

15. Charles II. Then James II who was later deposed in favor of William of Orange, memorialized by statue at RU.
17. Nebraska, although they may be rectifying that as I type this (watching taped games). Maybe UCLA is the other answer you want, may they remain so.
19. Alvin York
24. The Mormons are now going to use "Church of of Latter Day Saints" exclusively. I think they said "Latter Day Saints" might be an acceptable diminutive, but not LDS. I just saw in the paper that their leader explained that God was very specific in telling them what the name of the church was, and they shouldn't disobey him.

 

[SVCBeercats]

14. Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and ???
16. 1964, The Science Channel recently had a special on trains. One of them was the Bullet train. Hideo Shima is the primary designer and engineer of the first bullet train. He knew the nose had to be aerodynamic to cut through the air and to minimize air turbulence. He was an avid bird watcher. While on vacation he watched a kingfisher repeatedly dive into the water for fish. He noticed the kingfisher made nary a splash. It was his “Ah Ha!” moment. The skull and beak of the Kingfisher became the inspiration for the nose of the Bullet train.
18. Germany, France, United Kingdom
21. United Kingdom
24. I saw a headline: “The LDS Church wants everyone to stop calling it the LDS Church.” Apparently this headline writer is not about to cooperate. They also want the word, Mormon, dropped. The Church of of Latter-day Saints is how they wish to be known.

 

[Rocket009]

14..Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras

16..1968

18..Germany, France, UK

21..UK

23..Turkey

25..Alabama

 

[McFly]

15: The genocidal Oliver Cromwell did a fair imitation of a king.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

14. Domingo, Pavarotti, Carreras.
15. Charles II.
16. 1989
17. Nebraska and UCLA
18. Germany, France, UK.
19. Gary Cooper
20. I have only seen brief clips of that movie.
24. Church of and Latter Day Saints. I know little about this, but i suspect it was done to counter some of the talk that Mormons were not Christian. And maybe to sort of distance themselves from polygamy reputation, etc?

 

[wire chief]

14..Many of you, and I single out Rocket, who knows their first names too.

15..Waq, Knights & Game, with acknowledgement of McFly's aside.

16..SVC, watching quality TV.

17..Pinot, Knights and Game

18..Pinot leads a 4some.

19..Bronx and Knights, with a pseudo offering by Game.

20..From THE LAKE HOUSE- The 2 were living in 2 different time periods.

21..Besides England, he included Canada.

22..VAUC knows, which is why he's up-to-date on his shots.

23..I like that VAUC guesses; wish more of you did so. Bulgaria

24..Knights is most complete.

25..Center accurately interprets FCS. Some of you actually believe I'd waste valuable questions
on the obvious Alabama?

You got 9 1/2 here.