You know I’ve got to admit, despite the fact it was Movie night Saturday last night, I’m actually up at a good time, this morning.
I surprise myself, sometimes.
What’s possibly more surprising is the fact that I’ve just checked Yesterday …
And while I know it’s a historical drama, I’m blowed if I’m watching it.
After all, the BBC News channel is showing Click, after all …
At any rate, let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor, Kaiju and AlexandraFunFit all putting in their answers: with Kaiju and Trevor both bagging 6 out of 6 and Alexandra scoring one.
And I’m going to have to admit, Kaiju, Alexandra, we’re going to have to try and talk Trevor onto Twitter: it’s possibly the only way to stop the rampant Smurf Abuse.
Long story, Trevor!
Q1) 15th August, 1863, saw the start of the Anglo-Japanese war: this was between the UK and which feudal Japanese territory … … ?Q2) August 15th is, obviously, Independence Day in India: in which city does the Indian Prime Minister usually perform a flag raising ceremony … ?Q3) 15th August, 1954, saw the birth of Swedish author, Stieg Larsson: which recent film is based on one of his novels … ?Q4) 15th August, 1824, saw freed American slaves found which African nation … ?Q5) And finally … saw the dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, that oldest continuously used Roman Catholic cathedral in the USA: in which US state is the cathedral … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 14th August saw India gained independence from the British Empire: which other country also gained independence … ?A1) Pakistan: although, geography being what it is, it’s now Pakistan, and Bangladesh!Q2) 14th August, 1900, saw an alliance of eight countries armed forces occupy which city … ?A2) Peking: or Beijing as it’s now called.Q3) More to the point, that multinational force were occupying that city, during … what?A3) The Boxer Rebellion. (Also known as the Boxer Uprising, or the Righteous Harmony Society Movement.)Q4) 14th August, 1956, saw the death of playwright, Bertolt Brecht: which of his works centred on a character nicknamed Mack the Knife … ?A4) The Threepenny Opera.Q5) 14th august, 1974, saw the birth of US singer, Ana Lynch: better known as Ana Matronic. With which band is she a singer … ?A5) The Scissor Sisters.
Q6) And finally … 14th August, 1885, saw the issuing of the first design to a Japanese inventor: that inventor, Hotta Zuisho, patented a type of what … ?A6) Rust-proof paint. (Patents 2 to 4 — filed by Takabayashi Kenzo — were for three different tea processing machines. There’s a lot to be said for the inventiveness of a small, tea obsessed, incredibly xenophobic nation. Hang on, you thought I was talking about Japan … … ?)
Enjoy those, folks. I’ll hopefully catch you later.
Now, Alexandra, Kaiju, about those sheep paintings …
Q1 Satsuma domain
ReplyDeleteQ2 New Delhi
Q3 The Girl Who Played with Fire
Q4 Liberia
Q5 Honolulu
Trevor
“A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.”
“Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.”
“If a farmer fills his barn with grain, he gets mice. If he leaves it empty, he gets actors.”
“O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!”
“Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.”
“To all, to each, a fair good-night, and pleasing dreams, and slumbers light.”
“Unless a tree has borne blossoms in spring, you will vainly look for fruit on it in autumn.”
Quotes by Sir Walter Scott born August 15 1771
Actually, that reminds me, Trevor …
ReplyDeleteGolf seems to be an arduous way to go for a walk. I prefer to take the dog's out.
When I appear in public people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth, paw the ground and swish my tail - none of which is easy.
You are a pest, by the very nature of that camera in your hand.
Naff off!
All quotes from Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, born on 15th August, 1950.
1. Satsuma Domain of Japan
ReplyDelete2. in the capital, New Dehli, where the Prime Minister raises a flag over Red Fort
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo or The Girl Who Played With Fire or The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest or The Millennium Series
4. Liberia
5. Hawaii