Hmmm …
Sound’s like I’ve got a provisionally got a busy day, today.
Dinner at Mum’s: which mean’s me and Jude will be creating a certain amount of havoc. Well, a boy’d gotta have a deranged uncle … !
And hopefully, a couple of friends will be looking in: one to pick up a dictionary, another pair so I can eyeball a computer problem for them.
Busy, busy, busy … !
At least …
I hope so … !
Either way … ?
Let’s get a move on … !
~≈Á≈~
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor telling us the difference between a train and a locomotive — it’s explained in this Wikipedia entry — and Debbi* putting in her answer, bagging ten out of ten in the process.
Let’s see how she — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Midnight, 20th April, 2013, saw the last reactor in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant finally shut down. In which country was the plant … ?
Q2) The plant had a nuclear meltdown: as a result of being hit by what: a tidal wave, an earthquake or a hurricane?
Q3) In some parts of the world, 20th April is a counter-culture holiday: and good excuse to smoke lots of what … ?
Q4) 20th April, 1964, saw the birth of noted actor, director and author, Andy Serkis. In which 2011 film did he play Dr Adrian King … ?
Q5) 20th April, 1906, is the date of the founding of the city of Tel-Aviv. Tel-Aviv is in which country … ?
Q6) Finally … 20th April, 1946, saw the League of Nations formally dissolved: what replaced it?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 19th April, 1934, saw the release of Shirley Temple’s first successful film: called Stand Up And … what … ?A1) Stand Up And Cheer.
Q2) The first feature length film Shirley received a credit for was Red Headed Alibi: released in which year of the 1930s?A2) 1932.
Q3) Temple’s signature tune — On The Good Ship Lollipop — featured in which 1934 film … ?A3) Brights Eyes.
Q4) Her other well known tune — Animal Crackers In My Soup — was used in which 1935 film … ?A4) Curly Top.
Q5) What — in 1949 — was Shirley’s last film?A5) The romantic comedy variously titled A Kiss For Corliss, Almost A Bride and Dangerous Visitor.
Q6) In which year did she get a star added to the Hollywood Walk Of Fame … ?A6) 1960.
Q7) She was a three time Grand Marshal of the Rose Parade: the New Year’s Day Parade in which Californian city … ?A7) Pasadena. (She did it in 1939, 1989 and 1999. It has to be said, there was a bit of a gap between the first two … !)
Q8) She also became one of the first women to speak about having contracted which form of Cancer … ?A8) Breast Cancer: in 1972.
Q9) Name either country Shirley was US ambassador to.A9) Ghana or Czechoslovakia.
Q10) Finally … in which year of the 21st Century did Shirley Temple die … ?A10) This year: 2014.
I’ll leave you with this tune …
And this thought …
“And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.”George Takei, born, April 20th, 1937
Oh … and a Simon’s Cat video: because I’m in THAT sort of mood …
Have a good day.
* I’ll be looking forward to it, Debbi … !
1 comment:
I'm already jotting down ideas for the next Sam McRae mystery. I working on so much stuff it makes my head spin, but I'm hanging in there. Wish me luck. :)
1. Japan
2. a tidal wave
3. pot
4. Death of a Superhero
5. Israel
6. the UN
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