Ooh, I’d better say it, hadn’t I … ?
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Mum!
Well, it was yesterday …
And talking of yesterday …
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor and Angela in the mix, with Angela managing to score 1 whole point, and Trevor bagging 5 out of 5.
And putting in a photo for Question 4!
Anyway, let’s see how everyone does, with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 5th May, 1937, saw the birth of composer, Delia Derbyshire: famously, she arranged the theme tune for Dr Who and composed the theme-tune to which other British science fiction series?Q2) 5th May, 1891, saw the formal opening of what’s now Carnegie Hall in New York: Which composer was the guest conductor?Q3) 5th May, 2005, saw which Prime Minister’s government re-elected for its third successive term … ?Q4) 5th Nmay, 1980, saw the successful end of Operation Nimrod, which saw the SAS liberate … what … ?Q5) And finally … 5th May, 1925, saw John T. Scopes arrested for teaching what, in school … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) According to a joke, recorded in Hansard, May the 4th is what Day?A1) Star Wars Day. (May the Fourth Be With You … ? No … ? Never mind … )Q2) Just as much to the point, Hansard is the official record of which UK body … ?A2) The Houses of Parliament.Q3) 4th May, 1970, saw the deaths of Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, William Schroeder: at which US university?A3) Kent State University, in Ohio.Q4) 4th May, 1972, saw the Don’t Make A Wave Committee formally change it’s name to what?A4) Greenpeace Foundation.Q5) And finally … Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister, on 4th May, 1979: which Saint did she quote, on entering No. 10?A5) Saint Francis of Assisi.
Enjoy those, everyone.
And remember: Today’s the revenge of the Fifth … !!
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Q1 The Tomorrow People
Q2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Q3 Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair’s Labour Party
Q4 Iranian Embassy
Q5 The theory of Evolution.
Trevor
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