Now, that’s just weird.
Or a weird coincidence, at any rate.
Last night, I was listening to OMD’s Architecture and Morality, whilst finishing off a post about Merlin.
The weird coincidence … ?
Is that I’ve got the BBC News channel on, at the moment, and they’ve just announced that OMD are to reform, to record a new album.
Hmmm …
I think I’m going to have to see if the word synchronicity’s relevant …
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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes …
Yesterday’s Teaser was a comparatively quiet one: but it did see Trevor putting in both answers — and scoring 5 out of 5 — and managing to dig up some quotes from Jeremy Brett: who died on 12th September, and who many considered to the definitive Sherlock Holmes.
Lets see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 13th September, 1503, saw sculptor, Michælangelo begin which of his famous statues … ?Q2) 13th September, 122, saw work begin on which Roman monument … ?Q3) 13th September, 2001, saw who named as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party … ?Q4) 13th September, 1921, saw the birth of childrens writer, Roald Dahl: what was the name of his first published children’s book … ?Q5) And finally … 13th September, 1440, saw which Marshal of France denounced as a serial killer … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 12th September, 1995, saw the death of actor Jeremy Brett, famed for playing Sherlock Holmes: who plays Holmes in the recent BBC series … ?A1) Benedict Cumberbatch.Q2) 12th September, 2005 saw what open in Penny’s Bay, Hong Kong … ?A2) Disneyland Hong Kong.Q3) 12th September, 1921, saw the birth of Polish science fiction writer, Stanislaw Lem: which of his novels went on to become a well known movie with George Clooney?A3) Solaris.Q4) 12th September, 2003, saw the death of Country singer, Johnny Cash: who played Cash in the film, Walk The Line?A4) Joaquin Phoenix.Q5) And finally …12th September, 1846, saw prominent Victorian poet, Elizabeth Barrett, elope with … whom … ?A5) Her future husband, Robert Browning.
Enjoy those, everyone.
Now, if you’ll excuse me … ?
I’m going to look up OMD on YouTube …
Q1 David
ReplyDeleteQ2 Hadrian’s Wall
Q3 Iain Duncan Smith
Q4 born 1916 Roald Dhal – The Gremlins
Q5 Gilles de Rais
Trevor
“Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people.”
“Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.”
“I know only two words of American slang, 'swell' and 'lousy'. I think 'swell' is lousy, but 'lousy' is swell.”
“The more we elaborate our means of communication, the less we communicate.”
“When I was young there was no respect for the young, and now that I am old there is no respect for the old. I missed out coming and going.”
“Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.”
Quotes by J. B. Priestly born September 13 1894