Hmmm …
Well, there we go, there’s a couple more photo’s from Saturday: the top one is me and Tootles Sarah, looking rather fetching in pink, the second is me and Sarah’s mate Kim.
Looking equally fetching in not a lot of pink.
Hmmm …
I mite have to re-phrase that at some point, won’t I … ?
Lets move on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets … !
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Yesterday’s teaser saw both Kaiju and Trevor putting in their answer: and I’ve got to confess, both of them spotted the fact I’d made a bit of a typo on yesterday’s question 5.
However, it also saw Trevor bagging 6 out of 6, and and Kaiju scoring 5. (The Hobbit abuse option was a dummy one, Kaiju, so you know: but does reflect the fact the country’s having serious political debate on the subject …)
Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 2nd November, 1960, saw Penguin Books found Not Guilty — of Obscenity — after publishing which book?Q2) 2nd November, 1959, saw the opening of the first section of which British motorway?Q3) More to the point, name either of the junctions at either end of that section … ?Q4) 2nd November, 1913, saw the birth of which US actor … ?Q5) In Roman Catholic — and in some Anglican traditions — 2nd November is celebrated as what … ?Q6) And finally … 2nd November, 1996, saw the death of which American singer … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 1st November, 1966, saw Viet Cong forces bomb which South Vietnamese city … ?A1) Saigon: Ho Chi Minh City, as it now is.Q2) 1st November, 1928, saw Turkey pass the law that saw the country formally adopt a modified version of the Latin alphabet: how many letters does that alphabet have … ?A2) 29.Q3) 1st November, 1876, saw New Zealand pass the law that dissolved what: provincial government, Hobbit abuse, or the monarchy?A3) Provincial government.Q4) 1st November, 1941, saw American photographer Ansel Adams take a famous of what, over the New Mexican town of Hernandez … ?A4) The moon.Q5) 1st November, 1993, saw the EU established with the Maastrict Treaty: in which country is Maastrict?A5) The Netherlands.Q6) And finally … 1st November, 1957, saw the birth of which American singer-songwriter?
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.
2 comments:
Q1 Lady Chatterley's Lover
Q2 M1
Q3 between junctions 5 and 8
Q4 Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster
Q5 All Souls' Day
Q6 Eva Marie Cassidy
Trevor
“There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.”
“Very few people can afford to be poor.”
“We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.”
“We learn from experience that men never learn anything from experience.”
“Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.”
“Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid.”
“Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.”
“Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.”
“Science never solves a problem without creating ten more.”
“Martyrdom: The only way a man can become famous without ability.”
“Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.”
“Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended.”
“Better never than late.”
Quotes by George Bernard Shaw (Irish playwright) died 2nd November 1950.
...So much for the strength of limbs!
1. Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence
2. M1 (arguably Preston Bypass was first)
3. start= London (A406), end= Hook Moor (A1(M)) or the first section is junction 5 (Watford) and junction 18 (Crick/Rugby)
4. Burt Lancaster
5. All Saints Day and or Day of the Dead
6. Eva Marie Cassidy
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