Q1) August 30th, 1797, saw the birth of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; what was her best known novel?
Q2) A couple of centuries later, August 30th saw the first flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery; in which year of the 1980s?
Q3) August 30th, 1967, saw Thurgood Marshall become the first African American to become what; a NASA astronaut, a Supreme Court Judge, or US President?
Q4) August 30th, 1951, saw the birth of which Irish politician and singer?
Q5) And finally, August 30th, 2003, saw the death of which American ‘tough guy’?
Q1) August 29th is the first day Of Thoth, the first day of the Egyptian calender; was Thoth the Egyptian god of Wisdom, Magic, or the Dead?
A1) Wisdom.
Q2) Following on from that, did he have the head of an Ibis, a lion, or a Jackal?
A2) An Ibis.
Q3) August 29th, 1533, saw Francisco Pizarro execute the last Incan Emperor; what was that Emperor’s name; Atahualpa or Montezuma?
A3) Atahualpa.
Q4) On the subject of empires, August 29th, 1833, saw the UK abolish what, throughout the British Empire?
A4) Slavery.
Q5) In a musical direction; the Beatles played their last concert for a paying audience; in which US city was this?
A5) San Francisco.
Q6) 29th August, 1928, saw the birth of actor, Charles Grey; what’s the name of the only musical movie he appeared in?
A6) “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”. As distinct from “The Rocky Horror Show”; that was the stage version.
Q7) 29th August, 1958, saw the birth of which British comedian?
A7) Lenny Henry.
Q8) That comedian shares his birthday with which recently deceased American singer?
A8) Michæl Jackson.
Q9) Britain’s oldest twins turned 100, on 29th August; but in which year of the 1980s?
A9) 1986.
Q10) And finally, August 29th, saw the death of which star of “Paint Your Wagon”?
A10) Lee Marvin.
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