Now that’s just weird.
Or weirdish, at any rate …
I’ve got Yesterday on in the background — you’ve probably guessed I like the channel — and they’s got a documentary on about the UK’s wartime rationing: following on from yesterday’s programme about the reintroduction of bananas, they’ve a documentary on called Ration Book Britain.
Basically, showing us how to cook some of the era’s recipes.
Spam, I can live with.
The Woolton Pie actually looks rather nice.
But Mock Banana … ?
I think the less said about Mock Banana, the better … !
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor and Kaiju going head-to-head, with both scoring 6 out of 6, and Trevor putting in some quotes from a certain Mr Marvin Lee Aday.
Big chap … ?
Bit of a singer, in case you did know … !
Meatloaf, in other words, in case you didn’t know.
Lets get moving on, and see how both they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 28th September, 1779, saw who elected as the US President … ? (Actually, I could’ve phrased this slightly differently: I should say the President of the Continental Congress, which is slightly different …)Q2) 28th September is the feast day of which rather Christmassy Bohemian Saint … ?Q3) 28th September, 2008, saw SpaceX launch the first private spacecraft to go into space: what was it called … ?Q4) 28th September, 1971, saw the UK Parliament pass the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971: this banned the medicinal use of which drug?Q5) And finally … 28th September, 1958, saw the government of France ratify a new … what … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 27th September, 1908, saw the first production model Model T Fords leave the factory they’d been made in: in which US city was this… ?A1) Detroit.Q2) Famously, Henry Ford said the car would “… be painted any colour the customer want’s, so long as it’s … ” what … ?A2) Black.Q3) 27th September, 1968, saw the debut performance of the musical, Hair: which song — or two songs, I should say — provided a hit for The 5th Dimension?A3) The Age of Aquarius or Let the Sunshine InQ4) 27th September, 2003, saw the launch of the SMART-1 satellite: which body was the SMART-1 orbiting … ?A4) The Moon.Q5) 27th September is the Feast of Saint Vincent DePaul: as well as being the patron saint of hospitals, leprosy and prisoners, he’s also the patron saint of which animals … ?A5) Horses.Q6) And finally … 27th September, 1821, saw which Central American country gain its independence from Spain … ?A6) Mexico.
Enjoy those, every one.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to try and get Mock Bananas out of my head …
Q1Samuel Huntington
ReplyDeleteQ2 Wenceslaus I
Q3 Falcon 1
Q4 Cannabis
Q5 constitution
Trevor
“Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science.”
“The great spirals... apparently lie outside our stellar system.”
“The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons.”
“We find them smaller and fainter, in constantly increasing numbers, and we know that we are reaching into space, farther and farther, until, with the faintest nebulae that can be detected with the greatest telescopes, we arrive at the frontier of the known universe.”
Quotes by Edwin Powell Hubble died 28 September 1953
Mock Bananas? That just sounds appalling! Anyway, back to the day's task...
ReplyDelete1. Samuel Huntington of Connecticut
2. Saint Wenceslas, (Duke of Bohemia)
3. Falcon
4. Cannabis
5. Constitution
Yeah, they’re basically mashed parsnip — or turnip/rutabaga or swede, depending — with added sugar.
ReplyDeleteAnd — this is the important bit — banana flavouring.
Mock Banana is one of the (thankfully) forgotten Horrors of War.
Along with Ersatz Coffee and Mock Goose.
Cardboard Wedding Cakes were, unfortunately, all over the place.
Well …
There was a war on, you know …