You know, you can probably tell by now, that I’ve got Yesterday on in the background, can’t you … ?
Can’t you … ?
And, during this morning’s episode of Earth Story … ?
Amazing what can happen to a planet when subduction either stops — Mars — or can’t actually happen: as with Venus.
I’m in the ‘frantically burble’ zone, aren’t I … ?
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
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Yes, lets …
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor putting in his answers: along with bagging 5 out of 5, he also quoted Henry Bessemer, the man responsible for giving steel a blow-job.*
Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’, License and videoº …
Q1) 20th January, 1936, saw Edward 8th ascend the throne of the UK: where in the Caribbean did he become governor of, after his abdication … ?Q2) 20th January, 1987, saw British Police make 26 arrests related to what: football hooliganism, drug smuggling or child abuse … ?Q3) 20th January, 1958, saw British and New Zealander team members met up to explore … where … ?Q4) 20th January, 1265, saw the first meeting of Parliament: in which palace … ?Q5) More to the point, which French born noble led that meeting … ?Q6) And finally … 20th January, 1649, saw who go on trial for Treason … ?
And here’s yesterdays questions and answers …
Q1) For various reasons, 19th January is set to cause some computer systems problems with their date systems: in which year … ?A1) 2038.Q2) 19th January, 1839, saw the British East India Company capture which Yemeni city … ?Q2) Aden.Q3) 19th January, 2006, saw NASA launch its New Horizons probe to Pluto: name any of Pluto’s moons.A3) Charon, Nix, and Hydra.Q4) 19th January, 1736, saw the birth of inventor, James Watt: when he first became interested in steam power, at which university was he studying … ?A4) Glasgow.Q5) And finally … 19th January, 1807 saw the birth of which US civil War general … ?A5) General Robert E. Lee.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
* The Bessemer process, named for its inventor, is a method for purifying steel by heating it, purely by the use of hot air. Before anyone says anything …
º Actually, let me know how the video works out for you: YouTube have made ‘improvements’ — or rearranged things, at any rate — and I’d like to know how various browsers handle it …
Q1The Bahamas
ReplyDeleteQ2 soccer hooligans
Q3 The South Pole
Q4 Palace of Westminster
Q5 Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Chester
Q6 King Charles 1st of England
Trevor
“I once aged 90 years old in one episode.”
“I m up at 5 in the morning and in bed by 10 in the evening.”
“I am still seeking to become firmly established as an actor.”
“What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends”
“I had fallen in love with California.”
Quotes by Jackson DeForest Kelley (US actor bets know for roll of Dr “Bones” McCoy in Start Trek) born 20th January 1920.