Oh, for HEAVEN’S sake … !
I have to admit, I couldn’t get a wink of sleep, last night.
Believe it or not, the reassuring noises from the train tracks weren’t going off.
NOW I know why … !
There’s engineering work happening: either on the tracks, themselves, or just by them.
That boils down to a very loud, repetitive banging noise. Live banging, if you will. At 7:46 in the morning.
Can someone do me a favour … ? Tell these jokers where to get off … !
~≈¥≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser was another quiet one, with no-one giving it a go.
Let’s see who we can persuade, with today’s rather specialised questions.
Q1) 11th August, 1804, saw Francis 2nd named as the first Emperor of where … ?
Q2) More to the point, which title did he hold, until 1806 … ?
Q3) Francis 2nd was ALSO the Apostolic King of which ‘H’ … ?
Q4) Which language is the main one, spoken in Francis 2nd’s country … ?
Q5) And finally … In which year did Francis 2nd die … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 10th August, 1270, saw Yekuno Amlak assume the Imperial Throne of Ethiopia. Which Biblical king did the Ethiopian emperors claim to be descended from … ?A1) King Solomon.
Q2) More to the point, they also claimed descent from which (possibly) mythical queen … ?A2) The Queen Of Sheba.
Q3) Who — until being deposed in 1974 — was the last emperor of Ethiopia … ?A3) Haile Selassie 1st.
Q4) What’s the name of the Jewish community native to Ethiopia … ?A4) The Falasha: although they, themselves prefer Beta Isreal.
Q5) The heraldic lion on the (Imperial) Ethiopian flag represented which ancient Jewish tribe … ?A5) Judah.
Q6) Finally … Ethiopian Emperors were (mostly) members of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church: which biblical object does the church claim to be the guardian of … ?A6) The Ark of The Covenant.
Enjoy those.
I’ll leave you with THIS pronouncement of Francis’ titles …
“We, Francis the First, by the grace of God Emperor of Austria; King of Jerusalem, ‘H’, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and Lodomeria; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Lorraine, Salzburg, Würzburg, Franconia, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola; Grand Duke of Cracow; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia; Duke of Sandomir, Masovia, Lublin, Upper and Lower Silesia, Auschwitz and Zator, Teschen and Friule; Prince of Berchtesgaden and Mergentheim; Princely Count of Habsburg, Gorizia and Gradisca and of the Tirol; and Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria”
And with Rock Me Amadeus: as it’s both by and about a fellow countryman of Francis’ …
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