Can I make a confession, here?
I am yawning, rampantly!
I am!
And I’ve got to be honest, it’s on the back of last night’s movie!
I do know — as a result of the usual nattering that goes on at these do’s — that Movie Night Adrian’s doing the Brentwood Fun run, this morning.
Good luck him.
Not something I think I’d want to be doing on a Sunday morning, but as it’s for charity … !
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At any rate, let’s move on, shall we?
Yes, let’s …
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — bless him! — get 6 out of 6, and put in some fantastic quotes from Albert Einstein.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 21st March, 1804, saw what being adopted as French civil law?
Q2) Going in a completely different direction, 21st March, 1980, saw who get shot, in one of television’s biggest finale’s?
Q3) 21st March, 1952, saw the Moondog Coronation Ball — the world’s first major rock and roll concert — in which Ohio town?
Q4) More to the point, which famous DJ presented this concert?
Q5) 21st March, 1960, saw an infamous massacre in which South African township?
Q6) And finally … 21st March is New Year’s Day: in which faith?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 20th March, 1966, saw what stolen, whilst being exhibited in Manchester?
A1) The Jules Rímet Trophy: otherwise known, of course, as the World Cup. (It was recovered one week later, only to be permanently kept by Brazil, when they won in 1970. Only to be permanently stolen in 1983 … )
Q2) 20th March, 1995, saw a nerve gas attack on the tube system in which East Asian city?
A2) Tokyo.
Q3) 20th March, 1852, saw the original publication of which anti-slavery novel?
A3) Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Q4) 20th March, 1936, saw the birth of noted reggæ artist, Rainford Hugh Perry: how is he better known?
A4) Lee “Scratch” Perry.
Q5) 20th March is this year’s Spring Equinox: name the French musician who released an album called Equinox.
A5) Jean Michel Jarre.
Q6) And finally … 20th March saw Albert Einstein publish his General Theory of Relativity: in which year was this?
A6) 1916.
Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later … !
Q1 The Napoleonic Code — or Code Napoléon
ReplyDeleteQ2 John Ross Ewing, Jr. Better known as JR
Q3 Cleveland Ohio
Q4 Albert James "Alan" Freed
Q5 Sharpeville
Q6 The Bahá'í Faith
Trevor
“…knowledge is the cause of human progress.”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
“To promote knowledge is thus an inescapable duty imposed on every one of the friends of God.”
— ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
"Ye are all the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch."
- Baha'u'llah
"The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens."
- Baha'u'llah
Q1) The Civil Code (renamed the Code Napoleon in 1807)
ReplyDeleteQ2) J.R. Ewing
Q3) Cleveland
Q4) Alan Freed
Q5) Sharpeville
Q6) Sikh Nanakshahi calendar
From Harry H Corbett's possibly finest hour, in "Carry on Screaming
"Det Sgt. Bung: Now then, your name please.
Dr. Watt: Doctor Watt.
Constable Slobotham: Doctor who, sir?
Dr. Watt: Watt. "Who" was my uncle.