Hang on, hang on, Kaiju, you did what … ?
That’s posh, that is: you usually get to hang ’round with the children of deposed monarchs in some of the smaller European tax-havens … !!
Ahem! Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets … !
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw both Kaiju and Trevor putting up their answers: it saw both off them bagging 5 out of 5, with Trevor quoting actor, Bob Hoskins and Kaiju — as well as doing a bit of name dropping — getting in his answers by a good margin!
Let’s see how they — and you — do with today’s questions: here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 27th October, 939AD, saw who succeed to the throne of England … ?Q2) From one end of history to another: 27th October, 2004, saw which baseball team win the World Series for the first time in 86 years?Q3) That team is owned by New England Sports Ventures, the US business that recently bought which Premier League English team … ?Q4) 27th October, 1995, saw Bettino Craxi convicted — in absentia — on corruption charges: which Italian political office had he held … ?Q5) The same day in 1995, saw which Baltic state apply for membership of the EU?Q6) And finally … 27th October, 1080, saw the death of Stephen Ross Porter, also known as Steve ‘Peregrin’ Took: with which band did he find fame … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 26th October, 1979, saw the accidental shooting to death of Park Chung Hee: where was he president of … ?A1) South Korea.Q2) 26th October, 1936, saw the first electrical generator go into operation … where … ?A2) The Hoover Dam.Q3) 26th October, 1967, saw Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowned as king of where … ?A3) Iran.Q4) 26th October, 1999, saw the House of Lords vote to end the right of hereditary peers to sit, there: this has been slowly phased in, so that — today — only how many hereditary peers sit there … ?A4) 91.Q5) And finally … 26th October, 1946, saw the birth of Warhol star, Haroldo Santiago Franceschi Rodriguez Danhakl: how are they better known, today … ?A5) Holly Woodlawn. (Ever hear Lou Reed song, Walk on the Wild Side … ? That’s Holly.)
Enjoy those, everyone. I’ll (hopefully) catch you later … !
1. Edmund I of England
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3. Liverpool Football Club
4. Prime Minister and head of the Socialist Party.
5. Latvia
6. Tyrannosaurus Rex
Q1 Edmund 1
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Q3 Liverpool
Q4 Prime Minister
Q5 Latvia
Q6 Tyrannosaurus Rex later known as T Rex
Trevor
“By burning Luther's books you may rid your bookshelves of him, but you will not rid men's minds of him.”
“Don't give your advice before you are called upon.”
“Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders.”
“Fools are without number.”
“Fortune favors the audacious.”
“In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
“Luther was guilty of two great crimes - he struck the Pope in his crown, and the monks in their belly.”
“Prevention is better than cure.”
“To know nothing is the happiest life.”
“Women, can't live with them, can't live without them.”
Quotes by Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus commonly known as Erasmus born 27 O
Yes, offspring of deposed monarchs usually hide out in tax-havens...or in U.S. private schools where checkbooks, endowments, and occasional legacy applicant count as much as academic achievement. Two colleges I attended, although otherwise excellent, fell into the Rich Kid category. Those schools were also full of scions of the leaders of industry, aka, filthy rich and connected. I was neither.
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