Q1) Today in 1567, saw James 6th of Scotland (Better kknown to us south of the border as James 1st) formally crowned as Scottish king; in which Scottish town?
Q2) July 29th, 1836, saw the opening of which Parisian monument?
Q3) Today in 1948, saw the début of BBC Radio’s Light Programme; name either of the BBC stations that replaced.
Q4) July 29th, 1976, saw the first killing — in New York — by which serial killer?
Q5) In Roman Catholic tradition, today is the feast day of Saint Martha; is she the patron saint of cooks, winemakers, or butchers?
Q6) July, 29th, 1907 saw who start the very first scout camp, on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour?
Q7) July 29th, 1958, saw the US found which scientific agency?
Q8) One year earlier, on 29th July, 1957, the UN founded which aganecy?
Q9) 29th July saw Prince Charles marry … who?
Q10) And finally, today in 1987, saw Margaret Thatcher and François Mitterand sign the agreement to build what Anglo-French project?
Q1) 28th July, 1988, saw which MP elected as the leader of the Liberal Democrats? (And if Councillor Chilvers got that wrong … !)
A1) (Sir) Paddy Ashdown.
Q2) One hundred and twenty years earlier saw the amendment to the US constitution that granted citizenship to former Afro-American slaves; which amendment was it?
Q3) July 28th, 2000, saw 80 terrorists released from which Northern Irish prison?
A3) The Maze.
Q4) 28th July is Independence Day; in which South American country?
A4) Peru.
Q5) Today in 1942 saw the death of archæologist, Professor William Flinders Petrie; which country’s history was he most associated with?
A5) Egypt.
1 comment:
Hi Paul
You'll be enormously pleased to hear that I got that one right!!!
Paddy - my original reason for being Lib Dem!!!
Thanks for the mention!
Cllr Karen Chilvers
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