Oooh, that’s better …
I’ve got the poster back in the right place … !
Well, I had a bit of trouble, up-loading photo’s to the once over I did of episode 2 of Sherlock.
Which happily explains that … !
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Oh, boy … !
You wouldn’t know I’ve not finished me first cuppa of the day would you … ?
Hang on …
Ohhh …
That’s better … !
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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
Yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor and AlexandraFunFit going head to head: with Trevor — who’s now not worn either a bikini for some time, but does look good in a little black dress — scoring 7 out of 7, and Alexandra bagging ½ a point for Q7). And an extra half point for managing to tactfully ignore a typo I’d managed to make … !
I LOVE having an audience.
Well, I’ve gotta be kept on me toes, somehow: and as Alexandra and her sister run a fitness site, that’s entirely appropriate … !
Anyway, let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Q1) 3rd August saw the original founding of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company: in which year … ?Q2) 3rd August, 1995, saw the death of which Anglo-American actress and director … ?Q3) More to the point, how many films did she direct … ?Q4) 3rd August, 2003, saw the Anglican church in the USA approve the appointment of Gene Robinson as the church’s first … what … ?Q5) And finally … 3rd August, 1954, saw the death of the French novelist, Collette: which of her novel’s was turned into a musical comedy — on stage and film — by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Lœwe … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 2nd August, 1932, saw the birth of the star of the stage play, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell: what was his name … ?A1) Peter Seamus O’Toole.Q2) 2nd August, 1932, also saw the discovery of the Positron, or anti-electron: which biochemist famously had a side career writing about things built — in part — from positrons … ?A2) Dr Isaac Asimov: his robot characters all had brains powered by positrons.Q3) 2nd August, 1610, saw Captain Henry Hudson sail into what’s now called Hudon’s Bay: where did he think he was … ?A3) Broadly speaking, the Pacific Ocean.Q4) 2nd August, 1984, saw the European Court of Human Rights declare what to be illegal … ?A4) Phone tapping.Q5) 2nd August is Virgen de los Angeles Day, a public holiday in which Central American country … ?A5) Costa Rica.Q6) 2nd August, 1939, saw the birth of director, Wes Craven: which of his films earned him a Best Director gong at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA, in 1997 … ?A6) Scream.Q7) And finally … 2nd August, 1939, saw Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging the construction of what … ?A7) A nuclear weapon.
Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll catch you all, later …
Q1 1900
ReplyDeleteQ2 Ida Lupino
Q3 9
Q4 gay bishop
Q5 Gigi
Trevor
“Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up.”
“I believe that political correctness can be a form of linguistic fascism, and it sends shivers down the spine of my generation who went to war against fascism.”
“In 1930s mysteries, all sorts of motives were credible which aren't credible today, especially motives of preventing guilty sexual secrets from coming out. Nowadays, people sell their guilty sexual secrets.”
“It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.”
“There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.”
“We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.”
“What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.”
Quotes by P.D. James born August 3 1920
1. In 1900, in Akron, Ohio
ReplyDelete2. Ida Lupino
3. 9
4. gay bishop
5. Gigi, starring in the film version, the effervescent Leslie Caron