Ooh …
Nice quiet morning, so far … !
Nowt but me, a cuppa and a monitor.
Oh, and Yesterday playing in the background: complete with a repeat episode of Who Do You Think You Are: rower, Matthew Pinsent, so you know.
And it looks like one of his ancestors worked for a company called Jardine Mathesons.
Who are still going.
But started in the opium trade.
The empire gave us wonderful architecture and a lot of scientific discoveries.
And a wonderful track record, civilising the natives.
Let’s move on, shall we … ?
BEFORE the irony makes me fall over …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — bless him — score 5 out of 5, and putting in great quotes from J. B. Priestly.
Let’s see how he, and you do with today’s, shall we? Here today’s questions, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 14th September, 1960, saw the founding of OPEC: what does OPEC stand for … ?Q2) 14th September, 1936, saw the birth of which Star Trek actor … ?Q3) More to the point, what was the name of his character in Babylon 5?Q4) 14th September, 1851, saw the death of American author, James Fenimore Cooper. His best known novel features Uncas, Natty Bumppo and General Daniel Webb: what’s it called … ?Q5) 14th September, 1901, saw the death of US President William McKinley: who succeeded him as President … ?Q6) And finally … 14th September, 1999, saw Tonga join what: the UN, the EU or the USA … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 13th September, 1503, saw sculptor, Michælangelo begin which of his famous statues … ?A1) The Statue of David.Q2) 13th September, 122, saw work begin on which Roman monument … ?A2) Hadrian’s Wall.Q3) 13th September, 2001, saw who named as leader of Britain’s Conservative Party … ?A3) The Quiet Man, himself, Ian Duncan Smith. (It’s tempting to crack a joke about his knob’s going up all the way to eleven. But why bother …)Q4) 13th September, 1916, saw the birth of children’s writer, Roald Dahl: what was the name of his first published children’s book … ?A4) The Gremlins.Q5) And finally … 13th September, 1440, saw which Marshal of France denounced as a serial killer … ?A5) Gilles de Rais.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
Q1 Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
ReplyDeleteQ2 Walter Marvin Koenig
Q3 Alfred Bester
Q4 The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757
Q5 Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Q6 United Nations
Trevor
“Any intelligent woman who reads the marriage contract, and then goes into it, deserves all the consequences.”
“People do not live nowadays. They get about 10% out of life.”
“So that ends my first experience of matrimony, which I always thought a highly over-rated performance.”
“The dancer's body is simply the luminous manifestation of the soul.”
“You were once wild here. Don't let them tame you.”
“The real American type can never be a ballet dancer. The legs are too long, the body too supple and the spirit too free for this school of affected grace and toe walking.”
Quotes by Isadora Duncan died September 14 1927
“Being born in a stable does not make one a horse.”
“The battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton.”
“The only thing I am afraid of is fear.”
“Publish and be damned.”
“I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me.”
Quotes by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington died September 14 1852
1. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
ReplyDelete2. Walter Koenig
3. Alfred Bester
4. The Last of the Mohicans
5. Theodore Roosevelt
6. United Nations