Hmmm …
You can tell I like a book at bedtime, can’t you?
Although without an accompanying cocoa.
I’d stain my sheets.
At ANY rate, I like a book, at bedtime. With the current title … ? Being Bruce Sterling and William Gibson’s The Difference Engine.
Which I have to admit, I’m struggling with.
Oh, that’s no reflection on Sterling and Gibson’s writing, I should add.
It’s just that — re-reading it for the second time, as I am — I’m finding it tougher going than I expected.
I may — may, I should add — have to put it on hold.
On the other hand? I hate doing that: I know I’ll never get it finished, that way … !
~≈Ë≈~
But let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 2nd September, 1192, saw Richard 1st cosign the Treaty of Jaffa: hastening the end of the Third Crusade. Which Islamic ruler co-signed the Treaty?
Q2) 2nd September, 1901, saw the Vice President of the USA famously say “Speak softly, and carry a big stick.” Who WAS that Vice President?
Q3) 2nd September, 1945, saw which country declare its independence?
Q4) Jean Paul Akayesu was found guilty of nine counts of genocide: on 2nd September, 1998. He’d been the mayor of a small town, and involved in the killings in which African country?
Q5) Finally … 2nd September is the feast day of Saint Agricola of Avignon. He’s traditionally invoked, if you have which disease: AIDS, the Black Death or Bubonic Plague?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) On 1st September, 1960, the government of the UK announced betting shops would be legal: as from May of which year?
Q2) 1st September, 1604, saw Guru Granth Sahib installed at the Harmandir Sahib. The guru is the holy scriptures: of which religion?A2) Sikhism.
Q3) 1st September, 1532, saw Lady Anne Boleyn was named as Marquess of Pembroke: by her fiancé. Who WAS her fiancé?A3) Henry 8th.
Q4) 1st September, 1939, saw Action T4 signed into law, by Adolf Hitler. This allowed Germany’s Nazi regime to kill whom: Jews, Gypsies or the disabled?A4) The disabled: as well as the mentally ill.
Q5) Finally … 1st September, 1952, saw the first publication of the last book by Ernest Hemingway: at least, the last to be published during his lifetime. Which of his novels was it?A5) The Old Man and the Sea. (I’ve never actually read it: I should remedy that, at some point … )
I’ll leave you with this thought …
“A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.”Bill Shankly, former Liverpool manager, 2 September 1913 – 29 September 1981.
And this tune …
Enjoy your day … !
* I try my damnedest to find good ones, Debbi! :D When I research each day’s Teaser, I’ll try and find quotes from a person born that day. Some folk … ? Really don’t have a Wikiquote page: it’s always surprises me, who does or doesn’t.
1 comment:
I know what you mean! :)
1. Saladin
2. Theodore Roosevelt
3. Vietnam
4. Rwanda
5. Bubonic Plague
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