Monday 27 April 2009

L'énigme …

Hmmm …

I’ve got to admit, I do like the look of the title, in French.   Looks a little more classy, doesn’t it?

Well … I like to think so …

At any rate, here’s today’s quiz questions; there’s no theme, but writing question four caught my attention …

Q1) Walter Lantz was born today, in 1899; which cartoon character did he create; Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck, or Felix the Cat?


Q2) Today was also the birthday of Samuel Morse; in which years of the 1790’s?


Q3) Today, in 1992, saw Betty Boothroyd elected as the first woman what?


Q4) This day in 1981 saw Xerox PARC introduce the modern day what?


Q5) Today is the feast day of Saint Zita; she’s the patron saint of who; maid’s, bar-staff, or green-grocers?


And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …

Q1) Carry On” star, Sid James, died today; but in which year of the 1970’s?

A1) 1976.


Q2) Jim Dale, Bernard Cribbins, and Julian Clary all appeared in the last “Carry On” film ever made; what was it called?

A2) Carry On Columbus”.


Q3) Which American actor appeared in “Carry On Follow That Camel”?

A3) Phil Silvers.


Q4) Which “Carry On” sees Kenneth Williams uttering the immortal line, “Frying Tonight”?

A4) Carry On Screaming


Q5) And finally; in which UK soap has Barbara Windsor joined, since leaving the “Carry On” franchise?

A5) EastEnders”.


Hope those were fun, I’ll be posting more, tomorrow …

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