Did you know that … ?
Well, did you … ?
Seemingly, it’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day.
So, of course, that means I couldn’t doing something of a themed Teaser on the subject …
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But, of course, before I move on, I’d best tell you about yesterday’s Teaser, hadn’t I … ?
Which saw Trevor and Mr Strict going head to head, with Trevor bagging 5 out of 5 and Mr S scoring 4.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we … ?
Q1) 19th September is, obviously, International Talk Like a Pirate Day: which English naval figure was a notorious privateer who — according to legend — famously insisted on finishing a game of Bowls … ?Q2) What — in popular tradition — is the pirate flag … ?Q3) On which Adam and the Ants album would you find the song, Jolly Roger … ?Q4) Which pirates operated from the North African coast … ?Q5) Which Swedish website — according to some sites — is the World’s 91st most popular?Q6) What’s the name of the Johnny Depp character, in the Pirates of the Caribbean series of films … ?Q7) As a final pirate question: what was the real name of Blackbeard … ?Q8) Moving on … 19th September, 2006, saw a military coup in which Far-Eastern country?Q9) 19th September, 1959, saw Nikita Khrushchev barred from where … ?Q10) And finally … 19th September, 1796, saw a speech by whom published as an open letter to the people of the USA … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 18th September is the Feast day of Saint Joseph of Cupertino. He’s the Roman Catholic patron saint of what: astronauts, air travellers or aviators?A1) All three. (I’m a Mac fan, and couldn’t resist it … )Q2) 18th September, 1970, saw the death of Jimi Hendrix: what was his last UK Top 5 hit, during his lifetime?A2) All Along the Watchtower. (Voodoo Chile(Slight Return) only got to number one when it was released after his death.)Q3) 18th September, 1961, saw the birth of actor, James Gandolfini. He’s probably best known as Tony Soprano, but which of the Wild Things did he voice, in the recent film version of Where the Wild Things Are … ?A3) Carol.Q4) 18th September, 1759, saw British forces capture which Canadian city … ?A4) Quebec City.Q5) And finally … 18th September, 2009, saw the broadcast of the world’s longest running soap-opera: what was it’s name … ?A5) Guiding Light.
Enjoy those, everyone …
Now, if you’ll excuse me … ?
Ah Ha,
Jim lad!
Hoist the mainbrace …
AHEM!!
* Talking like a pirate, remember … ?
Q1 Sir Francis Drake
ReplyDeleteQ2 Skull and crossbones
Q3 Kings of the wild frontier
Q4 Barbary
Q5The |Pirate Bay
Q6 Captain Jack Sparrow
Q7 Edward Teach
Q8 Thailand
Q9 Disneyland
Q10 George Washington
Trevor
“Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.”
“Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.”
“The trouble with the dictionary is that you have to know how a word is spelled before you can look it up to see how it is spelled.”
“The Dodo never had a chance. He seems to have been invented for the sole purpose of becoming extinct and that was all he was good for.”
“If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence.”
“It's easy to see the faults in people I know; it's hardest to see the good. Especially when the good isn't there.”
Quotes by Will Cuppy American Humorist died 19 September 1949.
q1 Sir Francis Drake
ReplyDeleteq2 Jolly Roger
q3 Adam and the Ants?
q4 Barbary
q5 ThePrirateBay.org
q6 Captain Jack
q7 Edward Teague
q8 Thailand
q9 China
q10 Napoleon
1) Francis Drake
ReplyDelete2) Jolly Roger
3) Don't Know
4) Don't Know
5) Pirate Bay
6) Jack Sparrow
7) Don't Know
8) Indonesia
9) Disneyland
10) George Washington
Freda Downie