Ye GODS … !
The BBC’s just had Prime Minister David Cameron on!
Which basically means …
Well …
I’m not sure, actually: but it sounds like a way for central government to make cuts, elsewhere …
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Enough politics, already!
Lets move on.
Yesterday’s teaser saw just Trevor putting in his answers. Trevor managed to bag 6 out of 6, and put in some rather good quotes.
Lets see how he, you, and everyone else, manages to do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 19th July, 1983, saw the first use of Computer Tomography — a CAT scan, in other words — to reconstruct … what … ?Q2) 19th July, 1553, saw who as Queen of England?Q3) How long did that Queen rule for … ?Q4) More to the point, who was she replaced by?Q5) Which Bosnian politician — and war criminal — was forced to step down on 19th July, 1996 … ?Q6) 19th July, 1975, saw the death of which member of the Country Hall of Fame … ?Q7) And finally … 19th July, 1946, saw the birth of which slightly nasty tennis player … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 18th July, 1995, saw the eruption of the Soufriere Hills volcano: on which of the Leeward Islands, in the Caribbean, is this volcano … ?A1) Montserrat.Q2) Who owned the famous AIR Studios, located on that island from 1979 to 1989 … ?A2) George Martin.Q3) 18th July, 2003, saw who’s body found, after he’d — apparently — committed suicide … ?Q4) 18th July, 1986, saw new video footage released of which wreck … ?A4) The RMS Titanic.Q5) 18th July, 1870, saw the First Vatican Council declare that who was infallible?A5) The Pope. (Whether you believe that, of course, is something else … )Q6) And FINALLY … 18th July, 1930, saw the birth of which Anglo-Chinese actor … ?
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll hopefully catch you later.
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Oh I thought you'd write about the lovely squidgy/octopus thing again.. hmm.. drats.. I'm afraid I am quite stumped.. plus me eyes keep closing. When's tea?
ReplyDeleteWell, these are wild guesses, as doing a Google search would be cheating.
ReplyDelete1. the Turin shroud
2. Elizabeth the 1st. Mary Queen of Scots snuck in her bit somewhere around there too, right?
3. A long damn time
4. A white guy named Charles I think. Maybe Edward.Those two names kind of cover things.
5. Milosevic Mladic
6. Elvis? There are no dead country singers; all of them seem to still be hanging about, looking like re-animated versions of themselves.
7. Was tennis even invented in '46?
Can you tell I am making good, let's call them "guesses." And I hope we passed the audition.
7.
Q1 3d reconstruction of a human head
ReplyDeleteQ2 Mary I (I think you wrongly worded the question)
Q3 5 years 4 months
Q4 Elizabeth 1st
Q5 Radovan Karadzic
Q6 William Orville Frizzell better known as Lefty Frizzel
Q7 Ilie Năstase
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