Oh, I hate that: I’m out of milk! Blast … !!
Tea without sugar I can deal with, but tea without milk … ?
Yuck!
Just yuck.
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Let’s get moving on, shall we … ?
Before I start getting really strange at you … !
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his ownsome, again, but I know AlexandraFunFit and Kaiju are both busy — bagging 6 out of 7: and putting in some great quotes from poet and writer, Dorothy Parker.
Actually, Trevor, that line about heterosexuality had me laughing my head off … !
Lets move on, shall we … ?
And see how everyone does with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 23rd August, 1305, saw who executed for High Treason by Edward 1st … ?Q2) 23rd August, 1775, saw George 3rd declare English colonies where to be in a state of ‘open and avowed rebellion’ … ?Q3) 23rd August, 1873, saw the opening of which London Bridge … ?Q4) 23rd August, 2006, saw who escape from abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil … ?Q5) More to the point, how long had the victim been held captive for … ?Q6) And finally … 23rd August, 1949, saw the birth of which former Commonwealth Games Gold medalist … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 22nd August, 1952, saw the closing of which island Penal colony … ?Q2) More to the point, that colony is the coast of which South American country … ?A2) French Guiana.Q3) Following on, which autobiographical (unless you ask the French) novel tells of a successful escape from that penal colony … ?Q4) 22nd August, 1971, saw J. Edgar Hoover and John Mitchell announce they had arrested 20 of the protestors known as the Camden 28: what were the Camden 28 protesting against … ?A4) The Vietnam War.Q5) 22nd August, 1989, saw the death of which of the co-founders of the Black Panther Party … ?A5) Huey P. Newton.Q6) 22nd August, 1914, saw the death of left-leaning Roman Catholic bishop, Giacomo Radini-Tedeschi: Bishop Radini-Tedeschi’s secretary, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was later to become which Pope … ?Q7) And finally … 22nd August, 1962, saw the world’s first nuclear powered cargo ship complete its maiden voyage: what was that ship’s name … ?A7) The NS Savannah.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later … !
3 comments:
1. If I asked Mel Gibson, he'd say William Wallace. Guess his brave heart just gave way!
2. Wouldn't that be the U.S. "we don't like taxation without representation?"
3. The big one. In London. Duh
4. The young 18 year old who promptly went into hiding about the same time PukeyPill jumped in front of that train. German girl. I forgot her name on purpose to give her the anonymity she desired.
5. Oh horrors, something like 10 years.
6. That is a Brits only (or Google searchers) type question. I dunno, the Eagle fellow from a few years ago who was so cute, yet so unathletic?
You'd better get some EASY ones for the 27th as that is my birthday and I am going to beat the evil Trevor!
Q1 Sir William Wallace
Q2 North American Colonies
Q3 Albert Bridge
Q4 Natascha Kampusch
Q5 8 ½ years
Q6 Geoffrey Lewis Capes
Trevor
“A man should control his life. Mine is controlling me.”
“Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams.”
“I am begining to look more and more like my miserable imitators.”
“"I really believe i was happier when i slept on a park bench in Central Park than during all the years of the 'perfect lover' stuff.''”
“'The death of Valentino is a terrific loss to the screen. He brought it happiness, beauty, and art as perhaps no other has. His loss can never be replaced; there was and can be only one Valentino;a great artist and one of the finest gentlemen it has ever been my privilege to term friend.' -John Gilbert”
Quotes by & on Rudolf Valentino died August 23 1926
1. Drawn and Quartered? Dang! Can we say, "Overkill"?
"Those men convicted were first drawn to the place of execution, usually on a wooden hurdle. Once there, they were ritually hanged, while still alive, emasculated, disembowelled, beheaded and quartered (chopped into four pieces). The remains were often prominently displayed around the country, often on London Bridge, as a warning against dissent. For reasons of public decency, women convicted of high treason were instead burnt at the stake." Gee. Such a show of decency. Humans can be so inhumane.
Oh...and the answer is Sir William Wallace.
2. 2nd Continental Congress. If you mean, location, the open rebellion began in Pennsylvania. If you mean the document, it is "Royal Proclamation of Rebellion".
3. Albert Bridge
4. Natascha Kampusch
5. 8 Years
6. Geoffrey Lewis Capes
BTW, Trevor's Dorothy Parker quotes were perfect. Personal fav is the fabulous "Dogma" quote.
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