You know, I’ve got to admit, I’ve got Yesterday on in the background.
And as I think I mentioned, yesterday, they’ve started to show the recent series of Who Do You Think You Are, and today’s episode … ?
Is all about Graham Norton. Fascinating to see the stuff he’s digging up about his great grand-mother.
Or scandalous, possibly.
And that’s putting it mildly … !!
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Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
After all, I had a bit of a late night, last night: I’d rather not fall asleep at the keyboard … !!
Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Trevor and Kaiju putting in their answers: with both scoring 5 out of 5, and Trevor putting in quotes from both the Duke of Wellington, and Isadora Duncan.
Which has just left me with the mental image of Trevor in a tutu. Not a pretty sight, he’s got a cold at the moment …
Q1) 15th September, 2008, saw the largest bankruptcy filing in US history: what was the name of the company who filed … ?Q2) 15th September, 1964, saw the first publication of which British newspaper … ?Q3) 15th September, 1857, saw the birth of the 27th President of the USA: what was his name … ?Q4) 15th September, 1916, saw the first use of which military vehicle … ?Q5) More to the point, in which WW1 battle was this … ?Q6) And finally … 15th September, 1985, saw a team of European golfers lead by Tony Jacklin win the Ryder Cup: for the first time in how many years?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 14th September, 1960, saw the founding of OPEC: what does OPEC stand for … ?A1) Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.Q2) 14th September, 1936, saw the birth of which Star Trek actor … ?A2) Walter Kœnig, best known for Pavel Andrevich Chekov.Q3) More to the point, what was the name of his character in Babylon 5?A3) Alfred Bester.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 … ?A4) The Last of the Mohicans.Q5) 14th September, 1901, saw the death of US President William McKinley: who succeeded him as President … ?A5) Theodore Roosevelt.Q6) And finally … 14th September, 1999, saw Tonga join what: the UN, the EU or the USA … ?A6) The UN.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you later …
Q1 Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
ReplyDeleteQ2 it was 1964 – The Sun
Q3 William Howard Taft
Q4 The Tank
Q5 Battle of the Somme
Q6 28 years
Trevor
“As a child, I read science fiction, but from the very beginnings of my reading for pleasure, I read a lot of non-fictional history, particularly historical biography.”
“English is taking over the world. I just wrote a piece about it. And it's not by design. The United States dominates because it's the biggest market.”
“Mexico was conquered more by manipulation of myth and archetype.”
“The world has become more complex as technology and easy travel mixes cultures without homogenizing them.”
Quotes by Norman Richard Spinrad born 15 September 1940
Cheers, Trevor: I’m blaming Wikipedia …
ReplyDelete1. Lehman Brothers
ReplyDelete2. 1964 - Sept 15 : Daily Herald becomes the Sun.
3. William Howard Taft
4. The tank
5. the Battle of Flers-Courcellette
6. the first time in 28 years