Q1) This year, 11th November is — obviously — both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday: set up to remember the armistice that ended World War 1, in 1918. In which year did WW1 start … ?
Q2) Name either of the politicians who served as British PM, during WW1.
Q3) Equally: who was the ruler of Germany, during WW1 … ?
Q4) How many casualties were there, during the war: 27 million, 37 million or 47 million … ?
Q5) In which church is the UK’s Tomb of the Unknown Warrior … ?
Q6) More to the point, where’s the French equivalent … ?
Q7) In which Belgian town is the Menin Gate to the Missing … ?
Q8) Britain has a National Memorial Arboretum, commemorating British service men and women who’ve died since World War 2. In which English county is it … ?
Q9) The Arboretum also includes a statue to those shot at dawn for cowardice during WW1. According to most modern studies, that cowardice was due to which combat related psychological disorder … ?
Q10) And finally … The red poppy worn in many Commonwealth countries on Remembrance Day is used as it was mentioned in which poem … ?
Q1) 10th November, 1928, saw Emperor Hirohito formally named as Emperor of Japan. Name any of the three items of Imperial Regalia he would’ve received, during the ceremony. A1) The sword, Kusanagi, the mirror, Yata no Kagami and the Imperial jewel, Yasakana no Magatama. (Which sort of looks like a jade prawn … )
Q2) 10th November, 1969, saw the initial broadcast of Sesame Street: what’s the name of the company that produces it … ? A2) The Children’s Television Workshop.
Q3) More to the point, what’s the name of the Nigerian version of Sesame Street … ? A3) Sesame Square. (Seemingly, it focuses on HIV/AIDS education, gender equality … and yams …)
Q4) 10th November, 1951, saw coast to coast telephone services start in which country … ? A4) The USA.
Q5) 10th November, 1995, saw the execution of activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa: in which African country … ? A5) Nigeria.
Q6) And finally … 10th November, 1960, saw Penguin’s first run of Lady Chatterly’s Lover, sell out. The book cost 3 shillings and sixpence at the time: how much — in Sterling — would 3s 6d be, today … ? A6) 17·5p.Enjoy those, everyone.
I’ll leave you with these words from The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior …
“THEY BURIED HIM AMONG THE KINGS BECAUSE HE HAD DONE GOOD TOWARD GOD AND TOWARD HIS HOUSE”And with this …
Absolutely, Paul! Will Shakespeake was awesome. I really got into reading his plays for a time.
ReplyDeleteI remember how much I enjoyed Hamlet when I read it. I felt that way about a lot of Shakespeare's work.
1. 1914
2. David Lloyd George and Herbert Henry Asquith
3. Kaiser Wilhelm II
4. 37 million
5. Westminster Abbey
6. the Arc de Triomphe
7. Ypres
8. Staffordshire
9. PTSD
10. In Flanders Fields