You know, you can probably tell I’m a bit tired, can’t you … ?
I mean, the fact I just gave the brief bit of coverage that the BBC news channel’s given to Fabio Capello some attention should tell you that … !
Personally … ?
I can’t see why he should be getting all the flak: especially from the England players, themselves.
After all, a team consists of more than just the coach …
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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, let’s … !
Yesterday’s Teaser saw @soolebop, Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answers. and saw @soolebop scoring 1 out of 6, and Trevor and Kaiju bagging 6 out of 6: with Trevor putting in some rather good quotes from Dustin Hoffman — nice one about critics, there, Trevor — Kaiju digging up the fact that the late Terry Nation worked on The Saint, on top of the work I used in the actual answer — nice one, Kaiju, I didn’t know he’d worked on it so it’s a handy extra fact to know! — and @soolebop, gentleman that he is, thanking me for helping him find out some interesting stuff.
Trust me, @soolebop, the things I learn, writing these … ? Is guaranteed to be good conversation starters, if nothing else … !
At any rate, lets get moving on to today’s questions, shall we … ? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 9th august is celebrated as Frank Zappa Day: in which US city … ?Q2) More to the point, how many species of spider are named after Frank Zappa … ?Q3) 9th August, 1969, saw the murder of Sharon Tate — and others — by a group led by Charles Manson: what was the name of her last movie?Q4) 9th August, 1999, saw Japan formally name its flag: what is that flags name … ?Q5) And finally … 9th August, 1899, saw the birth of Pamela Lyndon Travers, OBE: who is her most famous fictional creation … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 8th August, 1988, saw the death of English actor, Alan Napier: or Alan William Napier-Clavering, to give him his full name. In which 1960s US series will many having remembered seeing him play a butler …… ?A1) The Adam West/Burt Ward version of Batman, as Alfred (And, as it turns out, the 1989 Tim Burton version Batman movies gives the ‘real’ name of the Joker as Jack Napier, as a nod to the original Alfred.)Q2) 8th August, 1930, saw the birth of Welsh novelist and screen-writer, Terry Nation: name any of the British science-fiction shows he was involved with …Q3) 31 years later, 8th August, 1961, saw the birth of guitarist, David Howell Evans: how is he better known?A3) The Edge.Q4) More to the point, which band is he a member of … ?A4) U2.Q5) August 8th, 2004, saw the death of which iconic horror film actress … ?A5) Fay Wray.Q6) And finally … 8th August, 1937, saw the birth of actor, Dustin Hoffman: in which 1967 film did he make his break-through appearance … ?A6) The Graduate.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !
3 comments:
Q1 Baltimore
Q2 1 (Pachygnatha zappa)
Q3 The Thirteen Chairs
Q4 Nisshōki but commonly called Hinomaru
Q5 Mary Poppins
Trevor
“Angling may be said to be so like the mathematics that it can never be fully learned.”
“As no man is born an artist, so no man is born an angler.”
“God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.”
“I have laid aside business, and gone a'fishing.”
“Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.”
“That which is everybody's business is nobody's business.”
“Good company and good discourse are the very sinews of virtue.”
Quotes by Izaak Walton born August 9 1593 author of “The Compleat Angler”.
1. Baltimore
2. At least 2. Or 3. I'll never know because I have a pathological fear of spiders and there is no way I'll risk opening a page and see a picture of one! Yeech.
3. 12 + 1 (1969) (I had always thought it was The Wrecking Crew (1969))
4. Hinomaru flag
5. Mary Poppins
Q1 .. A .. Baltimore
Q2 .. A .. Did he .. guess one (noisy one)
Q3 .. A .. The Thirteen Chairs
Q4 .. a .. Nisshōki or if I lived in Japan possibly Hinomaru
Q5 .. A .. Mary Poppins.
Keith
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