Phew …
It was a bit of a strange one … !
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At any rate, shall we get moving moving on … ?
Yes lets … !
Yesterday’s Teaser saw DjAlfy, Indefatigable, Trevor and AlexandraFunFit all putting their comments: with Angela — DjAlfy — admitting she was stumped, and having a thing for tentacles*, Trevor getting ahead by bagging 7 out of 7, Indefatigable bagging 6 out of 7, and Alexandra scoring a personal best of 1½ out of seven.
Let’s see how everyone does with todays questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 21st July, 1873, saw the James-Younger Gang pull off the USA’s first successful train robbery. Which US singer had an international hit with Just Like Jesse James?Q2) 21st July, 1968, saw the death of which South African born, English actor … ?Q3) More to the point, as which literary character did that actor play, in fourteen films, between 1939 and 1946 … ?Q4) Actually, while we’re talking about deaths … 21st July, 1972, saw the death of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck: he was the third king of where … ?Q5) In the other direction, 21st July, 1620, saw the birth of which French astronomer?Q6) And finally … 21st July, 356 BC saw Herostratus commit arson by setting fire to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World: which one … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 20th July, 1969, saw humanity’s successful first landing on the moon: name any of the crew: apartfrom Neil Armstrong.A1) Michæl Collins and Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin, Jnr.Q2) More to the point, what was the name of their landing craft … ?A2) The Eagle.Q3) Whereabouts on the Moon did they land … ?A3) The Sea of Tranquility.Q4) How many more moon missions did NASA launch, after this one … ?A4) 5.Q5) Moving on … 20th July, 1960, saw the USS George Washington successfully launch what … ?A5) Polaris missile.Q6) 20th July, 1944, saw Adolf Hitler survive the third attempt on his life: who planted the almost successful bomb … ?A6) Colonel Claus Schenk von Stauffenberg.Q7) And finally … 20th July, 2006, saw Ethiopia invade where … ?A7) Somalia.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later.
* Is now a good time to mention tentacle porn, Angela … ? Actually, probably not …
Q1 Cherilyn Sarkisian better known as Cher
ReplyDeleteQ2 Sir Basil Rathbone (died 1967)
Q3 Sherlock Holmes
Q4 The Kingdom of Bhutan
Q5 Jean-Felix Picard
Q6 The Temple of Artemis
Trevor
“A typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not expressing it.”
“Advertising is the greatest art form of the 20th century.”
“Art is anything you can get away with.”
“Money is a poor man's credit card.”
“Television brought the brutality of war into the comfort of the living room. Vietnam was lost in the living rooms of America - not on the battlefields of Vietnam.”
“There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.”
“We drive into the future using only our rearview mirror.”
Quotes by Marshall McLuhan born july 21 1911
Hmm Tentacle porn? Japanese you say? I don't think I'm ready to turn Japanese.. just for tentacles! haha..
ReplyDeleteDarn. I was looking at the wrong date! Well, I answered the quiz, so I'm posting it anyway. ;>
ReplyDelete1. Cher
2. Are you sure this was 1968? 1967 saw Basil Rathbone, South African born, English actor...
3. Sherlock Holmes
4. Bhutan
5. Jean-Felix Picard
6. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus