Bless ’em, the BBC’s had had more reports on about weather-based school-closures.
That’s a lot of happy, but chilly, kids floating around this morning.
Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
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Yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers: on top of him bagging 5 out of 5, he also managed to quote the Marquis de Sade.
Let’s see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License and video* …
Q1) 3rd December, 1964: during the Berkely Free Speech Movement, 800 students were arrested after a … what … ? (Hang on, Kaiju, didn’t you say you were at Berkely … ?)Q2) 3rd December, 1997, saw representatives of 121 sign the Ottawa Treaty: the treaty banned the use of what … ?Q3) 3rd December, 1989, saw the USA and the USSR declare the Cold War to be officially over: this was after a summit meeting on which island … ?Q4) 3rd December, 1947, saw the formal Broadway opening of which Tennessee Williams play … ?Q5) 3rd December, 1884, saw the birth of Dr. Rajendra Prasad: he was the first president of which independent nation … ?Q6) The 3rd of December, 1948, saw the birth of John Michæl Osbourne: how is he better known … ?Q7) And finally … 3rd December, 2004 saw who re-elected as President of Venezuela?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 2nd December, 1755, saw the destruction of which of the Eddystone Lighthouses: first, second or third … ? A1) Second. (Also known as the Rudyard Lighthouse.)Q2) 2nd December, 1923, saw the birth of which Greek soprano … ?A2) Maria Callas.Q3) 2nd December, 1977, saw South African security police cleared of whose death … ?A3) Activist, Steve Biko’s.Q4) 2nd December, 1804, saw who crowned as Emperor of France … ?A4) Napoléon Bonaparte.Q5) And finally … 2nd December, 1961, saw Fidel Castro announce that Cuba was to adopt what: Communism, capitalism or a panda called Bang-Hung?A5) Communism. (And, yes, I sort of made up the panda … )
And, as it’s Friday, here — covered by the same Creative Commons license as everything else — is the 60 question set for struggling pub quiz masters …
Online 81.
ROUND ONE. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.
Q1) 12 Gold Bars and From the Makers Of were the two Best Of albums by which British rockers?
A1) Status Quo.
Q2) Members of which religion won the most Victoria Crosses’ Indian during World War One?
Q2) Sikhism.
Q3) Which part of France does a Breton come from?
A3) Brittany.
Q4) How wide is a cricket wicket … in inches?
A4) 9”
Q5) Which South American country’s name translates as ‘Rich Coast’?
A5) Costa Rica.
Q6) Dalziel And Pascoe is set in which English county?
A6) Yorkshire.
Q7) How many finger holes are there in a ten pin bowling ball?
A7) Three.
Q8) Vaduz is the capital of which small European nation?
A8) Lichtenstein.
Q9) Which comic book character has a friend called Pie Face, and a pig called Rasher?
A9) Dennis the Menace.
Q10) What’s produced by the Lachrymal Glands?
A10) Tears.
ROUND TWO. MUSIC AND LIGHTS.
Q11) Hey Big Spender from which stage musical?
A11) Sweet Charity.
Q12) Which singer and comedian was romantically linked, on April Fool’s Day, with Condoleeza Rice: Jasper Carrott, Kenny Everett or Eddie Murphy?
A12) Jasper Carrott.
Q13) Who were Cliff Richards backing band?
A13) The Shadows
Q14) Which year of the 1970s saw the release of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds LP?
A14) 1978
Q15) During the 1990s, which boy band had a hit with Pray?
A15) Take That.
Q16) What was the title of Mr Blobby’s first and only Number 1?
A16) Mr Blobby.
Q17) Mutya Buena left which group in December of 2005?
A17) Sugababes.
Q18) Who sang Coward of the County?
A18) Kenny Rogers.
Q19) Who won the 2006 Best British Female Solo Artist, in 2006?
A19) K. T. Tunstall.
Q20) Who was the lead singer of the Wailers?
A20) Bob Marley.
ROUND THREE. SPORTING CHANCES.
Q21) Kicking King won which major race at Cheltenham, last year?
A21) The Gold Cup.
Q22) Motor racing champ Nelson Piquet comes from which country?
A22) Brazil.
Q23) Mike Hazelwood is associated with which sport?
A23) Water skiing.
Q24) Which Carl won the Olympic 100 metres in 1984 and 1988?
A24) Carl Lewis.
Q25) Which Varsity race goes from Putney to Mortlake?
A25) The University Boat Race. (Accept just Boat Race)
Q26) Which Barry was a motor–bike star during the 1970s?
A26) Barry Sheen.
Q27) Which snooker player was nicknamed ‘…the Whirlwind’?
A27) Jimmy White
Q28) The Summer Olympics are held how often?
A28) Every four years.
Q29) The Green Jacket is presented to the winner or which event?
A29) The US Masters
Q30) Which Southampton football legend retired in 2002?
A30) Matt Le Tissier.
ROUND FOUR. TV COPS AND ROBBER’S.
Q31) Michael French left which soap, to appear in Crime Traveller?
A31) EastEnders
Q32) Which series featured the character, Eddie ‘Fitz’ Fitzgerald?
A32) Cracker.
Q33) Captain Frank Furillo featured in which US police drama?
A33) Hill Street Blues.
Q34) Ving Rhames famously played TV cop, on film?
A34) Kojak.
Q35) In which city was Cagney & Lacey set?
A35) New York.
Q36) Captain Hastings was the sidekick for which European sleuth?
A36) Hercule Poirot
Q37) Who wrote Prime Suspect?
A37) Lynda La Plante.
Q38) Jeremy Brett played which Victorian detective?
A38) Sherlock Holmes.
Q39) Drama series, Bad Girls is set in what kind of establishment?
A39) A prison.
Q40) Which Scottish policeman had a West Higland terrier called ‘Wee Jock’?
A40) Hamish MacBeth.
ROUND FIVE. AT THE MOVIES.
Q41) Who was the male co–star of Merl Streep, and Goldie Hawn, in Death Becomes Her?
A41) Bruce Willis.
Q42) Clark Gable, Mel Gibson, & Marlon Brando have all played which sailor, on film?
A42) Fletcher Christian.
Q43) In Philadelphia, what’s the profession of the Tom Hanks character?
A43) Lawyer.
Q44) Maria Shriver is married to which former Hollywood star?
A44) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Q45) Demetria Guynes is better known as which Hollywood actress?
A45) Demi Moore.
Q46) Who played Doctor Frederick Treves in the David Lynch classic, Elephant Man?
A46) Anthony Hopkins.
Q47) Who played Carl Bernstein, in All The President’s Men, Dustin Hoffman or Robert Redford?
A47) Dustin Hoffman.
Q48) Who wrote the script for the original Rocky?
A48) Sylvester Stallone.
Q49) Napoleon & Samantha was the first film appearance for which child star?
A49) Jodie Forster.
Q50) Randall Patrick McMurphy, in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest was played by which Hollywood star?
A50) Jack Nicholson.
ROUND SIX. GENERAL IGNORANCE.
Q51) David Marks and Julia Barfield designed which London landmark?
A51) The London Eye.
Q52) In which county is the Duke of Norfolk’s home, Arundel Castle?
A52) West Sussex.
Q53) Jamie Foxx won a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of which musician?
A53) Ray Charles.
Q54) What’s the largest city in Switzerland, Zurich or Geneva?
A54) Zurich.
Q55) Who wrote the novel, Eyeless in Gaza: Aldous Huxley, Graeme Greene or Auberon Waugh?
A55) Aldous Huxley.
Q56) Apiphobia is an unreasoning fear of which insect?
A56) Bees.
Q57) In what war were tanks first used, WW1, the Boer War or WW2?
A57) WW1.
Q58) What’s the only English anagram of the word, “PROCREATION”?
A58) INCOPORATE.
Q59) What’s 5 squared?
A59) 25.
Q60) In which TV sitcom did Saffron & Bubble appear?
A60) Absolutely Fabulous.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you all later …
* Cheers for the comments, Trevor: I’ve got to admit, about the one complaint I will lay at Apple’s door is that they don’t do English accents for the system voices …
5 comments:
Q1 the takeover and sit-in at the administration building in protest at the UC Regents' decision to forbid protests on UC property.
Q2 anti-personnel landmines
Q3 Malta
Q4 A Streetcar Named Desire
Q5 India
Q6 Ozzy Osbourne
Q7 Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías commonly called Hugo Chávez
Trevor
“I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.”
“In order to move others deeply we must deliberately allow ourselves to be carried away beyond the bounds of our normal sensibility.”
“The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness.”
“There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.”
“Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality.”
“Don't you forget what's divine in the Russian soul and that's resignation.”
“Gossip is what no one claims to like, but everybody enjoys.”
Quotes by Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski born 3rd December 1857.
1. 3rd December, 1964: during the Berkeley Free Speech Movement, 800 students were arrested after a series of protests related to the Administration's policies that students should be seen (sitting in classrooms) but not heard. The students commandeered Sproul Hall with the first of Sit-Ins. [And no, I was not at Berkeley during these days...they were a decade or so before I got there! But I have a few Berkeley Protest Tales of my own. By my time, the protests were both cynical and dangerous because the Oakland Police Department was embarrassed and out for blood. I barely missed getting banged up one day when I was leaving the ASUC building after a Student Senate meeting (I was an ASUC Senator), and the protest in Sproul Plaza suddenly shifted in my direction. I was suddenly caught in the middle of a literal bloody mess. Police beating students, kids writhing on the ground, bleeding. An Oakland officer, billy club raised, rushed at me. I stood shocked, holding my bike, frozen, bug-eyed, mouth open. I knew I was a goner! Two paces away, he shrugged, ran past me and knocked out the guy behind me. Wow.]
2. legally-binding international agreement to ban the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel landmines
3. Malta
4. A Streetcar Named Desire
5. Ozzy
6. Hugo Chávez
Bloody hell, that sounds like a close one, there, Kaiju: makes the current student protest, here, sound vaguely tame ...
Yeah. It was wild! That was the start of one of the last, but fiercest Berkeley People's Park Protests. The campus was in an uproar for close to the full Quarter Term (three months). Very violent, bloody. Students took to wearing masks to class because of the persistent teargas and for disguises from the FBI and undercover Oakland PD. (The Berkeley PD refused to participate in this mess, so the protest containment was outsourced.) The Oakland PD teargassed the dorms, then beat innocent students running out to escape the gassing. (Dorm students were apathetic, did not protest. But the dorms were adjacent to the People's Park, therefore the police's fav easy targets.) I became very adept at crawling under hedges and hopping fences to escape the cops! I'm not sure my parents knew the tuition they paid included lessons in Street Guerrilla Tactics 101!
All of this did leave a scar. I never did get a college graduation ceremony. They were canceled that year.
Oh, now that’s a shame: I know my two kid sister’s both valued theirs: I’m just disappointed that I had to miss going …
Long story, before you ask … !
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