12th November, 2025: Plymouth.
Wouldn’t you know it … ?
I got my dates mixed up!
I had thought my gas safety check was due, yesterday.
It wasn’t until I opened my emails, yesterday, and got a reminder … that I realised the thing was supposed to be today.
Where do I put my face … ?
~≈🤦🏼♂️≈~
As it turns out … ?
Nowhere!
Robert Heath — my landlord’s boiler contractor — have just phoned.
Apparently, their tradesman is off, for some reason.
So they’ve rescheduled for two weeks time.
Ho … … … hum!
Let’s move on.
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum* and Debbi† and putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.
The day also saw Olga‡ leaving us a message.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) Plymouth was incorporated on 12th November. Of which year of the 1430s?Q2) It was incorporated by whom: the Parliament of England, Henry 6th or Pope Eugene 4th?Q3) Up until this date, Plymouth had been called what: Sutton, Hutton or Hylton?Q4) Plymouth is in which country: Cornwall, Devon or Somerset?Q5) Finally … ? Smeaton’s Tower is in Plymouth. It’s a what: cricket ground, lighthouse or fort?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 11th November, 1918, saw the signing of the Armistice that ended what: World War One, World War Two or the Falklands War?A1) World War One.Q2) It was signed by both the Allies, and the last aggressor standing. Who was that Aggressor: Germany, the Ottoman Empire or Austria-Hungary?A2) Germany.Q3) The Armistice was signed by representatives from the two allied nations. France: and who else?A3) The UK.Q4) The Armistice was signed in a what: jeep, railway carriage or lorry?A4) A railway carriage.Q5) Finally … ? The UK generally mark the Armistice on the second Sunday of November. That was on which date in 2025: the 9th, 10th or 11th of November?A5) The 9th.
Here’s a thought …
“The settlement has played a significant role in English history, notably in 1588 when an English fleet based here defeated the Spanish Armada”.From the Wikipedia entry on Plymouth.
A Fishermen’s Friends tune …
And an earworm …
The next ten question set is on 5th December: it’s about The Great Smog!
Your comments will be published, tomorrow morning.
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
AI is avoided, when writing these questions.
Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* Hello, Mum!
† These things do take a while, don’t they, Debbi? Which reminds me, I’ll have to start the next set of Teaser videos, soon.
‡ Yeah … there’s always that one pair, isn’t there, Olga? 😆
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Time passes at exactly one second per second, as I recall. :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't that one of your rules? :)
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Another day, and more footage reviewed. Getting there, slowly but surely. :)
My search also turned up a list of hotels in Plymouth, should I ever choose to visit. :) Is it a destination of any sort? Maybe I could film a movie there. Use local talent, etc. That would be fun. Maybe. :)