Wowsa …
It’s another quiet Sunday morning.
And I’m still not through my first cuppa of the day … !
But I do know I managed to catch something of a good movie, last night …
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At any rate, yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, Kaiju and Alexandra all putting in answers. With Trevor scoring 5, Kaiju 4 — one short on Q4, about Harry Allan Towers — and Alexandra — bagging her personal best — scoring 3!
Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 1st August, 1774, saw the Reverend Joseph Priestly discover which gas … ?Q2) 1st August, 1944, saw the beginnings of the uprising that liberated which European city … ?Q3) 1st August, 1968, saw the coronation of Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, as the 29th Sultan of where … ?Q4) 1st August, 1914, saw the formal start of the First World War, when Germany declared war on … where … ?Q5) And finally … 1st August, 10 BC, saw the birth of the Roman emperor, Claudius 1st: or Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, to give him his full name. Who played Claudius in the TV series, I, Claudius?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 31st July, 1588, saw the first sightings of what, off the coast of England … ?A1) The Spanish Armada.Q2) Whilst we’re in that part of the world: 31st July, 1959, saw the founding of which separatist movement … ?A2) ETA. (Or Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, in Basque: Basque Homeland and Freedom, in English.)Q3) 31st July, 1930, saw the début of the American radio series, The Shadow: with which lines did each episode open … ?Q4) 31st July, 2009, saw the death of British screen-writer and producer, Harry Alan Towers, who was also know as Peter Welback: how many versions of Agatha Christies And Then There Were None did he produce … ?A4) Three.Q5) 31st July, 1998, saw the UK government announce a total ban on what … ?A5) Landmines.
Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you later …
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Trevor was right, that was unexpected. Here’s what was …
Q1 Oxygen
ReplyDeleteQ2 Warsaw
Q3 Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace
Q4 Russia
Q5 Sir Derek George Jacobi
Trevor
“Such as are thy habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of thy soul-for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. Dye it then, with a continuous series of such thoughts as these-that where a man can live, there if he will, he can also live well.”
“Consider how much more you often suffer from your anger and grief, than from those very things for which you are angry and grieved.”
" Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him "
Quotes by Mark Antony died August 1 30 BC
1. Interesting fellow. Isolated oxygen (1774); obtained water by igniting hydrogen and oxygen; made seltzer water by dissolving carbon dioxide in water. Among other things.
ReplyDelete2. Warsaw
3. 29th sultan of Brunei
4. France
5. Derek Jacobi (I, Claudius is one of my most fav of all time. Same for the book.)
Actually, Kaiju, did i tell you I’ve both read the books, AND seen the TV series … ?
ReplyDeleteAnd what was amazing to me was the fact that the series has little in the way of sound effects.
And absolutely no background music … ?
It wasn’t until I saw <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDwC7YH-1jM”>this</a> scene that I noticed.
The Armada speech was made just down the road at Tilbury.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_to_the_Troops_at_Tilbury
Trevor
You're right! The series doesn't have sound effects or background music. Only the title theme music! And neither are missed at all. My subconscious mind remembers a full score and voluminous sound effects.
ReplyDeleteAnd so it goes with film well constructed with excellent writing and acting. U.S. productions would never attempt that feat.
This discussion reminds me to go retrieve the books from storage, where they've languished since my last remodeling effort. Six years ago...oops!
Since Trevor is always correct in his responses, this is three times in a row I've slipped on one response! I must take some coffee so I'm awake when the Teasers appear. Har!
ReplyDelete...off to make some coffee...
I know exactly what you mean, Kaiju, I’m not usually awake, ’til I get me first cuppa down me neck … !
ReplyDeleteAnd I’ve just checked on Wikipedia, by the way: while it doesn’t say, I’m convinced that the crew behind the BBC’s version had the idea to make the series as if it were a theatrical production.
Where soundtracks are usually fairly minimal ; !!