Bleauuuuugh …
I’ve got to admit, I still feel vaguely tired.
I’ve only just started on me second cuppa.
Cie la Vie … !
Lets get moving on, before I embarrass meself, shall I … ?
Yes, lets … !
Yesterday’s teaser saw Trevor bagging 6 out of 6 and putting in some rather good quotes from writer, Brian Aldiss. It also saw both Kaiju and Alexandra scoring 5 out of 6.
Which is a bit of a personal best for Alexandra, I know that!
And I also know Kaiju’s managed to get his answers in, first for the second day in a row!
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) 19th August, 1987, saw Michæl Ryan kill how many people, during the notorious Hungerford Massacre … ?Q2) 19th August, 1990, saw who conduct his final concert … ?Q3) More to the point, with which Beethoven symphony did he finish the gig … ?Q4) 19th August, 1960, saw who given a ten year gaol sentence, by a Soviet military court … ?Q5) 19th August, 1906, saw the birth of Philo T. Farnsworth, the man credited with the invention of electronic … what … ?Q6) And finally … 19th August, 1951, saw the birth of Queen bassist, John Deacon: which of his songs was the bigger UK hit for the band: You're My Best Friend, Another One Bites the Dust or I Want To Break Free?
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And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 18th August, 1201, saw the founding of the city of Riga: which European country is Riga the capital of … ?A1) Latvia.Q2) 18th August, 1991, saw the start of an attempted coup aimed at which Russian politician … ?A2) Mikhail Gorbachev.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 … ?A3) Star Trek: The Motion Picture.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 … ?A5) Lolita.Q6) And finally … 18th August, 1989 saw which English football club sold for a record £20 million … ?A6) Manchester United.
Enjoy those, everyone.
I’ll catch you later.
Once I’ve caught that headless chicken that’s wandering around …
Q1 14 people
ReplyDeleteQ2 Leonard Bernstein
Q3 Symphony No. 7 in A major
Q4 Francis Gary Powers
Q5 Video camera tube & Electronic television
Q6 "Another One Bites the Dust"
Trevor
“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.”
“A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.”
“I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members.”
“Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.”
“Why should I care about posterity? What's posterity ever done for me?”
“Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.”
“Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.”
“I must confess, I was born at a very early age.”
Quotes by Groucho Marx dies August 19 1977.