Well, wouldn’t you know it … ?
I had the engineer in, yesterday, courtesy of my landlords, to look over my boiler.
And have to admit, I’m boiling the kettle for a bath.
My boiler … ? Is officially a) leaking and b) dangerous to health and c) worth switching off until the supervisor can get here on Tuesday, with the relevant parts, to fix it.
Tuesday … !
Frankly, I’m going to smell wonderful by Tuesday … !
Let’s get moving on, shall we?
Before I start really whinging … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi putting in her answers: and, along with telling us that a small US restaurant called Louis’ Lunch* existed, and bagging 6 out of 6.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’, license and video …
Q1) 25th August, 1944, saw the liberation of Paris, during World War 2. Who led the Free French Forces, during that war … ?
Q2) 25th August, 1916, saw the creation of the US National Park Service: what was the first US National Park … ?
Q3) 25th August, 1609, saw Galileo Galilei, demonstrate his telescope for the first time. In which city … ?
Q4) 25th August, 1939, saw the UK form a military alliance with which east European country … ?
Q5) And finally … 25th August, 2003, saw which city hit by twin car bombs … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 24th August, 1812, saw a coalition of British, Spanish and Portuguese forces lift the Siege of where … ?A1) Cádiz.
Q2) More to the point, during which war was this … ?A2) The Peninsular War.
Q3) 24th August, 1989, saw Columbian drugs barons declare war on whom … ?A3) The Columbian government.
Q4) 24th August, 2006, saw the International Astronomical Union redefine what word … ?A4) Planet.
Q5) More to the point, this meant that what got redefined as a Dwarf planet … ?A5) Pluto.
Q6) And finally … 24th August, 1456, saw the printing completed of the Gutenburg Bible: in which German city … ?A6) Mainz.
Enjoy those, everyone.
I’ll leave you with this tune from Alexandra Burke, whose birthday it is, today …
And with this line from a very well known Scotsman …
“I suppose more than anything else I'd like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso. They know that life is not just a popularity contest.”Sean Connery, born 25 August 1930
* I think, Debbi, that going by the Wikipedia entry, there’s some form of controversy: or at least, several different claimants to the title of ‘Creator of the ’Burger’. And personally … ? I’m wondering if the Philly Steak counts as the world’s first attempt at a cheese burger. If nothing else, I can say Dickens was one of the first people to mention fish and chips …
I had no idea that Charles Dickens first mentioned fish and chips. That's a fun fact to know and tell. :)
ReplyDelete1. Charles de Gaulle
2. Yellowstone National Park
3. Padua
4. Poland
5. Baghdad