Morning, everyone.
You can’t tell it’s me day off, can you … ?
Can you … ?
Either way, it mean’s I’ve still got to head to town.
If my pay’s gone through, today — don’t ask, but there’s always problems — I’ve got to go shopping.
And Christmas shopping … !
A week and a half before the big day!
My kid sister’s due date is next Tuesday.
Ideas, anybody … ?
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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answers: and saw Trevor bagging 5 out of 5, and Kaiju scoring four out of five. (Going by the relevant Wikipedia entry, Kaiju, its the sixth, rather than the fifth: although I’ll bow to your knowledge on this one.)
Let’s see how they do with today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and video …
Q1) 16th December, 1984, saw who saw he’d had a ‘successful’ visit to the UK … ?Q2) One year later, 16th December, 1985, saw who assume control of the Gambino Mafia family … ?Q3) 16th December is Independence Day in which former Soviet Republic … ?Q4) 16th December is a national holiday in what was formerly East Pakistan: how is East Pakistan now known … ?Q5) More to the point what name does that country give to that holiday … ?Q6) 16th December, 1948, saw the birth of English actor, Christopher Biggins: in which year did he win I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here … ?Q7) And finally … 16th December, 1962, saw the birth of American footballer, William Perry: what was his nickname … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 15th December, 1792, saw the Bill of Rights — the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, in other words — become law when ratified by the Virginia General Assembly: which of those amendments governs a US citizens right to a Trial By Jury … ?A1) The Sixth Amendment. (Bloody silly idea: My much beloved great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great granny survived three Trails by Ordeal and wouldn’t have held with it.)Q2) 15th December, 1945. During the US occupation of Japan, General McArthur ordered the abolition of what: Shintoism, Samurai or the of Emperor … ?A2) Shintoism.Q3) 15th December, 1984, saw the death of English actor, Lenard Pearce: in which series did he play Edward Trotter?A3) Only Fools and Horses: the character was better known as Grandad.Q4) 15th December, 2009, saw which new aeroplane make its maiden flight … ?A4) The Boeing 787 Dreamliner.Q5) And finally … 15th December, 1890, saw which Native American holy man killed, after a clash with police … ?A5) Sitting Bull.
Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later.
3 comments:
Q1 Mikhail Gorbachev
Q2 John Joseph Gotti, Jr
Q3 Republic of Kazakhstan
Q4 People's Republic of Bangladesh
Q5 Victory day
Q6 2007
Q7 The Refrigerator or The Fridge
Trevor
“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”
“Every man is surrounded by a neighborhood of voluntary spies.”
“Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poor. Which is one very strong argument in favor of matrimony.”
“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
“There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.”
“Next to being married, a girl likes to be crossed in love a little now and then.”
“My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.”
Quotes by Jane Austen (English Novelist) born 16 December 1775.
Sorry I can't do the Teaser tonight because I'm working on a project with a tight deadline. But I have to slap myself in public.
The Trial By Jury is in the Sixth, Seventh and Fourteenth Amendments, depending on the type of trial.
Now I'm off to complete my refresher course in U.S. Civics.
>>>Shuffling off, head bowed in shame...
Tsh, Tsh, Kaiju, me and Trevor will be giving you a very digital Meaningful Look!
:D
But good luck with the course!
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