Q1) 18th August, 1201, saw the founding of the city of Riga: which European country is Riga the capital of … ?Q2) 18th August, 1991, saw the start of an attempted coup aimed at which Russian politician … ?Q3) 18th August, 1998, saw the death — by heart attack — of model and actress, Persis Khambatta: in which Star Trek film did she achieve fame … ?Q4) 18th August, 1925, saw the birth of novelist, Brian Aldiss: which of his novel series was set on a planet orbiting two stars … ?Q5) 18th August, 1958, saw the US publication of which controversial Vladimir Nabokov novel … ?Q6) And finally … 18th August, 1989 saw which English football club sold for a record £20 million … ?
Q1) By being part of the winning 4⊗100 team, Michæl Phelps became — on 17th August, 2008 — the first Olympic athlete to win how many gold medals in one Olympic Games … ?
A1) Eight.
Q2) 17th August, 1988, saw which Pakistani politician killed in a plane crash … ?
A2) President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
Q3) 17th August, 1953, saw the birth of singer-songwriter, Kevin Rowland: which band was he the frontman for … ?
A3) Dexy’s Midnight Runners.
Q4) 17th August, 1980 saw the disappearance of the child who which lead to the most publicised trial in Australian history: what was the name of that child … ?
A4) Azaria Chamberlain.
Q5) More to the point, what was the name of the Meryl Streep film about the disappearance and subsequent trial … ?
A5) A Cry In the Dark.
Q6) And finally … 17th August, 1601 — or 1607. Or 1608, depending on who you ask — saw the birth of which French lawyer and amateur mathematician … ?
1. Latvia (One of my college roomies was from Latvia. Out of many roomies, this Latvian premed was one of my favs. I don't think I ever knew Latvia existed before that year... Hm...)
ReplyDelete2. Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev
3. Lieutenant Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture
4. Trigun
5. “Lolita”
6. Manchester United F.C.
I got zilch yesterday, but it was an honest zilch. No doggies or kitties (or even headless chickents). Yup, managed to suck all on my own! I love this game!
ReplyDelete1. Latvia - ha easy, I studied Russian History (and the former Soviet satellites)
2. Gorby. They wanted to enlargen the purple birthmark on his forehead. And render him senseless in the process.
3. Well, if she died in '98, I'm going to say it was whichever Star Trek movie was first. Jeepers, wasn't that about 493 years ago?
4. Hollywood - The Self-Important Star is Born.
5. Ask Humbert Humbert. He'd tell you if he weren't so busy slathering all over Lolita. Did you know that Nabokov was a world-famous....butterfly collector? There's a scientific name for it, but I'm too lazy to look it up. But there are several butterfly species name after Nabokov. Probably the "Fluttery Lolita" or so.
6. I"ll say Manchester United because it's the only one I've heard of in the U.K. Unless Real is a U.K. team. Hey, I saw "Bend it like Beckham." The male star was cute (and unknown). Now he's in the BBC King Henry the 8th series...when he's not getting arrested at airports that is.
See, you just have to ask the right trivia questions.
Q1 Latvia
ReplyDeleteQ2 Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Q3 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Q4 Helliconia triology
Q5 Lolita
Q6 Manchester United
Trevor
“Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.”
“Feedback is a pleasant thing. I get a lot of letters from unexpected people in unexpected places.”
“I am a writer and always was; being a writer is an integral part of my identity. Being published, being well regarded, is a component of that identity.”
“Science fiction is no more written for scientists that ghost stories are written for ghosts.”
“Whatever creativity is, it is in part a solution to a problem”
“When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults.”
Quotes by Brian Aldiss born August 18 1925.