22nd August, 2021.
It has to be said, it was murky, yesterday.
Murkily murky, in a murkocious, murky kind of way.
That — to put it bluntly — involved ray, overcast skies, murkily murking at innocent passersby who’d been hoping for blue skies and sunshine.
If you follow me.
OK, granted, I didn’t get too drenched, when I went to the local shop.
But … ? There were threats of drizzle, lurking in between bouts of murk: murk heading slowly into gloom.
Threats that decided to turn up the volume, over night.
When my part of town got hit by an overnight thunderstorm.
Which was entertaining.
If you were trying to get to sleep …
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum†, Trevor‡, and Debbi^ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring five out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s themed, questions, shall we?
Q1) 22nd August saw Jean Bastien-Thiry try to assassinate Charles de Gaulle. In which year of the 1960s?Q2) De Gaulle was the then president of which European country: Germany, France or Spain?Q3) The assassin made the attempt because de Gaulle supported the independence of where: Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia?Q4) Bastien-Thiry was executed for the attempt. How: by guillotine, firing squad or hanging?Q5) Finally … ? Frederick Forsyth wrote a novel inspired by the attempt. Called Day of the … what?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) Engineer, Robert Moog, died: on 21st August, 2005. He’s credited with inventing the first commercially successful what: synthesiser, electric guitar or drum machine?A1) Synthesiser.Q2) 21st August is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Knock. This particular Knock: Ireland, New Zealand or Australia?A2) Ireland.Q3) What painting was stolen from the Louvre, on 21st August, 1911: the Mona Lisa, Guernica or The Last Supper?A3) The Mona Lisa.Q4) The Dumbarton Oaks Conference started: on 21st August, 1944. The conference is seen as the start of what: the EU, UN or NATO?Q5) Finally … ? 21st August, 1765, saw the birth of William 4th of the United Kingdom. He was King of the UK. And of which German Kingdom: Hanover, Prussia or Bavaria?A5) Hanover.
Here’s a quote …
“Though the assassination attempt almost claimed de Gaulle's life, the President and his entire entourage escaped injury.”From the Wikipedia entry on Jean Bastien-Thiry.
Some trial footage …
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Feel free to share today’s video Teaser.
Have a good day.
* Knock’s got an airport, Olga? Somehow, that’s not too surprising. Lourdes does, as well: and I’d imagine Santiago de Compostela does, too. I’m told it’s traditional to do the last mile of the Compostela pilgrimage on your knees. Mine couldn’t take the pace!
Oh, I’ve just got Nacida para amar on in the background: just after looking looking Nina up. You say Spain lost that year? I’m not surprised, power ballads don’t seem to do well. (Oh, she Was in the original version of Three, Two, One? Well done, her!)
I’m keeping my fingers crossed on the benefits front, Olga. It does mean filling in an interminably long form. I hate filling in forms: being left handed means it’s hard word.
† Hello, Mum: give Dean and Mark my regards, please.
‡ I think Rollason Way’s done OK, there, Trevor: we got loud thunder, last night, but that’s about it. We’re nowhere near water …
^ I should get a touch more Gaiman, myself, Debbie: Good Omens is literally the only book — or half a book — of his I’ve read.
You know, it’s been years since I did history at schoolª: I get the impression it covers a lot more European history than US schools do. It HAS been a while though. Mind you, I think neither cover the War of Jenkins’ Ear, much. Now … did I mention Switched on Bach … ?
ª I was in school during the 80s, Debbi: and did 20th History. Mostly, it covered the world wars, up until the 1960s and 70s. Most of what happened in the 80s — the latter days of the Troubles, the Miners strike¹, the fall of the Berlin Wallº, the rise of the Home Computer — wasn’t history, it was current events …
º That was after I left school.
¹ Billy Eliot is set during the Miners Strike.
Q1) 1962
ReplyDeleteQ2) France
Q3) Algeria
Q4) Firing Squad
Q5) Jackal
Good luck with the forms and the rest! Yes, you're right about Santiago de Compostela having an airport. Not everybody does it on their knees though, but different people choose to walk from different places, and the routes seem to come from all over the place, although only some are "official", for lack of a better name. (I know a woman who's written about el Camino, a couple of books, and one is about the Camino from the Canary Islands).
Yes, Nina has done a lot of things over the years, and she's a true professional. Some of the issues with her originally were due to the fact that she was discovered by Xavier Cugat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Cugat), who was quite old at that time, and as he'd always been a man with an eye for the ladies (let's say), people were a bit doubtful as to her qualifications... But, I guess she shut them all up. Xavier Cugat was such a character! He had met and was quite friendly with everybody in Hollywood at the time, and used to talk about Frank Sinatra and the ratpack. He loved his chihuahuas, and when he lived in Barcelona (at the Ritz, as the article says), he used to go for drives on his beautiful Rolls Royce, with customized number plate (CUGIE, he always went by, and we saw him more than once in the hills around Barcelona. He was always the entertainer, till the very end.
A1 1962
ReplyDeleteA2 France
A3 Algeria
A4 firing squad
A5 Jackal
I was awoken by the sound of heavy rainfall in the middle of the night and as I got up to go to the Loo I heard sounds of thunder from your part of town.
When I went to grammar school in 1959 History finished in 1901 with the death of Queen Victoria. In both junior and Grammar school the History curriculum started with stone age man, Bronze Age, Iron age. Then the Babylonians , Egyptians , Greeces and Romans. English history started with 1066. We covered many continental wars and the original 13 states of eastern American.
And yes the greatest empire of all times The British Empire.
Us boys learned a lot of History and Geography from the Ian Allan ABC British Railways Locomotives books. If you want a list of Epsom Derby winners just look at the LNER A3 class of locomotives.
Yes
ReplyDelete1962
France
Algeria
Firing squad
Jackel
Ah, Bach! Been a while since I listened to such.
ReplyDeleteYeah, in high school, I vaugely recall covering WWII, the Cold War, and feeling like I was being preached to. :)
The Native Americans ... well, we missed the part about the smallpox blankets and a few other sordid details.
History is fascinating, but sometimes horridly so.
1. 1962
2. France
3. Algeria
4. firing squad
5. The Day of the Jackal
Admittedly, it does make for some interesting reading. Fiction or otherwise. :)