Hmmm …
I’ve got to admit, I’ve just had Yesterday on in the background.
Who were showing a fascinating little documentary about the Twin Tower attacks, on the 11th September, 2001.
Have you ever heard someone say something along the lines of “I can remember exactly where I was when … ” … ?
Yeah …
I’ve got to admit that the 9/11 attacks — along with the deaths of Princess Diana and my grandfather on my mum’s side of the family — were one of those events.
Big ones, in others words.
And in the case of 9/11 … ?
And equally, for me as a Brit, the 7th July attacks on the London Underground.
Well …
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But I’m rambling, aren’t I … ?
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yesterday’s teaser was another quiet one: so let’s see if people would like to leave their answers to today’s questions.
Q1) 24th June, 1947, saw pilot, Kenneth Arnold, make the world’s first sighting of what … ?Q2) 24th June, 1963, saw the UK government grant internal self-rule to which island … ?Q3) More to the point, which English singer was born on that island … ?Q4) 271 years earlier, 24th June, 1692 saw the founding of which Caribbean city … ?Q5) 24th June, 1880, saw the first performance of which country’s national anthem?Q6) 24th June, 1968, saw the death of comedian, Tony Hancock: name any of the male regulars of the radio version of Hancock’s Half Hour.
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 23rd June, 1992, saw the gaoling of Mafia boss, John Gotti: what was his nickname … ?Q2) 23rd June, 1314, saw the start of which battle in Scotland … ?Q3) Just as a real toughie, 23rd June is the Official birthday of the Grand Dukes of Luxembourg. The current Grand Duke, Henri, is the senior member of Luxembourg’s ruling house: what’s the name of that Ruling house … ?A3) The House of Nassau-Weilburg.Q4) June, 23rd, 1998, saw the death of film star, Maureen O’Sullivan: who did she co-star with, in Tarzan The Ape Man?A4) Johnny Weismüller.Q5) Three years earlier, 23rd June, 1995, saw the death of Dr Joseph Salk: Dr Salk is the man who developed the vaccine for which disease … ?A5) Polio.Q6) And finally … 23rd June, 1912 saw the birth of the man celebrated as one of the Fathers of modern computing: who was he … ?
A6) Dr Alan Turing.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later!
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1 comment:
1. UFO Sighting - flying discs or "saucers"
2. The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
3. Freddie Mercury or Farrokh Bulsara
4. Jamaica
5. Canada
6. Sid James, Bill Kerr, Kenneth Williams
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