Oh, bless!
Look’s like Andrea’s started to recover from the cold she’s been suffering with, for the past few day’s!
Nice to see you recovering, Andrea!
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yes, lets!
Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Andrea and Trevor getting 5 out of 5, with Trevor getting the Official First In Clap, and both he and Andrea putting in some very good quotes!
Let’s see what they — and you — can do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 27th February, 1847, saw the birth of which noted English actress … ?
Q2) 27th February, 2002, saw the death of which noted Irish comedian?
Q3) More to the point, the Gælic phrase on that comedian’s gravestone translates into which English phrase?
Q4) 27th February, 1812, saw who give their first address to the House Of Lords?
Q5) 27th February, 1973, saw Wounded Knee, in South Dakota, being occupied by protestors from which organisation?
Q6) And finally, another birthday … 27th February, 1921, saw the birth of Theodore Van Kirk, the navigator for which notorious US bomber plane?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 26th February, 1917, saw the first ever recording of a Jazz record, at the Victor Talking Machine Company, in New York: but what was the name of the band?
Q2) 26th February, 1936, saw Adolf Hitler open the first factory devoted to building what?
A2) The Volkswagen Beetle.
Q3) 26th February, 1936, saw an attempted coup: in which country?
A3) Japan.
Q4) On 26th February, 1993, saw the attempted truck-bombing of which New York building?
A4) The World Trade Centre.
Q5) And finally … 26th February, 1987, saw the General Synod of the Church of England vote to ordain women priests: who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time?
A5) Dr Robert Runcie.
Enjoy those, everyone!
Right …
Now, who’s up for a movie, tonight … ?
Q1. Ellen Alice Terry
ReplyDeleteQ2. Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan AKA Spike Milligan
Q3. "I told you I was ill."
Q4. Lord Byron
Q5.American Indian Movement (AIM)
Q6.Enola Gay
Andrea @pinkylips29
Thanks for the well wishes Paul! Im glad its almost all gone after 2 1/2 weeks!
And God said, 'Let there be light' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.
Spike Milligan
Between two worlds life hovers like a star, twixt night and morn, upon the horizon's verge.
Lord Byron
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
Lord Byron
Q1) Mrs Ellen Terry, no relation.
ReplyDeleteQ2) Terrence "Spike" Milligan
Q3) "I told you I was ill,"
Q4) Lord Byron
Q5) The American Indian Movement
Q6) "Enola Gay"
Quote, in view of Q6, has to be "...now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds..." Physicist Robert Oppenheimer
Cheery start to the weekend, all, love, Shiva!
Q1 Dame Ellen Terry
ReplyDeleteQ2 Terence Alan Patrick Seán Milligan better known as Spike Milligan
Q3 "I told you I was ill."
Q4 George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron commonly called Lord Byron
Q5 American Indian Movement (AIM)
Q7 The B-29 bomber called “Enola Gay”
Trevor
For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off. – Johnny Carson
To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady. Wilson Mizner
A good book to read is “Indefinite articles and Scunthorpe” by Spike Milligan. Trevor Veail