Well, there’s a thing!
Remember I said I had to sign on, yesterday?
Well, one nice thing that happened, while I was at the Job Centre, was getting an email.
That told me I was getting an interview, this Tuesday!
Yummy!
Wish me luck for that.
Actually, wish me luck for finding a posh pair of shoes, I know I had some, somewhere …
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yes, let’s …
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his lonesome — get12 out of 12: and put in some very fun quotes, indeed.
I think we can always rely on Oscar Wilde for a one-liner or two, can’t we?
Let’s see what everyone can do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 18th March, 1871, saw the formal start of which controversial period in French history?
Q2) 18th March, 1965, saw the world’s first spacewalk, by cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov: what’s the technical term for a spacewalk?
Q3) 18th March, 1967, saw a supertanker run aground between Land’s End and the Scillies: what was that tanker’s name?
Q4) 18th March is Gallipoli Remembrance day: in which country?
Q5) And finally … 18th March, 1766, saw the British government repeal which piece of unpopular legislation?
And here’s those Saint Patrick’s questions and answer, from yesterday …
Q1) How many leaves does a shamrock usually have?
A1) Three.
Q2) The RTE is the Irish equivalent of the BBC; - what does the R stand for?
A2) Radio.
Q3) Which US sitcom shares its name with a Samuel Beckett play?
A3) “Happy Days”
Q4) True or False; - Saint Patrick was Irish.
A4) False. He was Welsh.
Q5) What’s Irish Gaelic’s nearest linguistic relative: Welsh, Scottish or Manx?
A5) Manx.
Q6) Spell Patrick … in Irish Gælic.
A6) Pádraig.
Q7) “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do” were the last words of which Irish playwright?
A7) Oscar Wilde.
Q8) 17th March, 1756, saw the first celebrations of Saint Patrick’s Day, in New York City: what was the name of the tavern it was held in?
A8) The Crown and Thistle.
Q9) 17th March, 1845, saw the patenting of which piece of Office equipment?
A9) The Rubber band.
Q10) 17th March, 1337, saw who named as the first Duke of Cornwall?
A10) Edward, Prince of Wales: better known as the Black Prince.
Q11) 17th March, 1985, saw the first killings committed by serial killer, Richard Ramirez: how was he more notoriously known?
A11) The Night Stalker.
Q12) And finally … 17th March, 1995, saw the death of which of the Kray twins?
A12) Ronnie.
Enjoy those, everyone.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going back to bed: I have to catch up with a lot of sleep …
Q1 The Paris Commune
ReplyDeleteQ2 Extra-vehicular activity (EVA)
Q3 The Torrey Canyon
Q4 Turkey
Q5 The Stamp Act of 1765
Trevor
"Since, in the long run, every planetary civilization will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring--not because of exploratory or romantic zeal, but for the most practical reason imaginable: staying alive... If our long-term survival is at stake, we have a basic responsibility to our species to venture to other worlds." – Carl Sagan 1994
"I don't think the human race will survive the next thousand years, unless we spread into space. There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. But I'm an optimist. We will reach out to the stars." – Stephen Hawkins 2001
"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!" – Larry Niven