GAHHH!
I hate that when that happens!
I mildly hacked off. You can tell, can’t you … ?
Mostly on the basis that one of my regular question sources managed to get its dates wrong.
Which means I’ve had to rewrite today’s teaser!
Arrrggghhh!
Which is a shame, I think Trevor and Kaiju would’ve liked a themed teaser, especially after yesterday’s set of questions saw both of them bagging 5 out of 5.
Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s hastily prepared questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 26th May, 1799, saw the birth of which Russian writer?Q2) 26th May, 1886, saw the birth of which US singer?Q3) More to the point, in which east european country was that singer born?Q4) 26th May, 1950, saw the ending of which form of rationing in the UK … ?Q5) 26th May, 1981, saw the PM of Italy — and his cabinet — resign over scandalous links to freemasonry: what was his name?Q6) And finally … 26th May, 1992, saw the kidnapping of software developer, Charles Geschke: which software company is he a co-founder of?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 25th May, 1895, saw who convicted of ‘Gross Indecency’?A1) Oscar Wilde.Q2) 25th May, 1895, ALSO saw the proclamation of which extremely short-lived East Asian republic?A2) The Republic of Formosa.Q3) 25th May, 1976, saw the birth of Irish actor, Cillian Murphy: in which 2003 film did he play a character called Jim?A3) 28 Days Later.Q4) Which British football team became the first to win the European Cup, on 25th May, 1967?A4) Celtic FC>Q5) And finally … 25th May, 2006, saw the death of which noted Ska musician?A5) Desmond Dekker.
Enjoy those, everyone!
Q1 Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin
ReplyDeleteQ2 Asa Yoelson better known as Al Jolson
Q3 Lithuania then part of the Russian empire
Q4 Fuel rationing
Q5 Arnaldo Forlani
Q6 Adobe Systems Incorporated
Trevor
“You ain't heard nothing yet, folks!” – Al Jolson
“Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway” – John Wayne
“Women have the right to work wherever they want, as long as they have the dinner ready when you get home” – John Wayne
“It was a very simple team talk. All I used to say was: 'Whenever possible, give the ball to George'”- Matt Busby (The George being George Best)
“Matt Dillon was the kind of guy who's low-key but stands for what is right, ... And he goes about seeing that things turn out that way — with, of course, a lot of people suffering along the way.” – James Arness
1. Aleksandr Pushkin
ReplyDelete2. Al Jolson
3. Seredžius, Lithuania
4. Fuel
5. Arnaldo Forlani
6. Adobe Systems Inc.
Too hard - but I did like listening to Desmond Dekker.
ReplyDeleteI noticed you are a Dr Who fan (a Whovian?). You might get a laugh out of this, our Aussie mischief makers, The Chasers:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s95Mm0cFqg
Now THAT wasn’t bad!
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