Well, lord knows what’s happened, there …
I’ve just had to reset my Googlemail password for my gmail account.
Lord knows why.
Although, going by the trouble I had, trying to write up a post on last night’s episode of Merlin … ?
Hmmm …
I’ve a funny feeling that had something to do with it.
But, for the LIFE of me, I’m blowed if I could find any way of contacting Google directly.
Which would’ve been reassuring …
Lets get moving on, shall we … ?
Yes, lets …
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Yesterday’s Teaser saw Trevor — all on his ownsome — putting in his answers and scoring 5 out of 5. It also saw him putting in some quotes from Whoopi Goldberg, as well.
Lets see how he — and you — do with today’s questions, shall we? Here they are, along with the ‘How To’ and License …
Q1) 14th November, 1948, saw the birth of which member of the Royal Family … ?Q2) 14th November, 1959, saw the birth of Paul McGann, the 8th actor to play Dr Who: who preceded him in the role … ?Q3) According to the World Health Organisation, today is World what Day … ?Q4) 14th November, 1991, saw a worker for which US body go on a shooting rampage, in Royal, Michigan … ?Q5) And finally … 14th November, 1977, saw the death of A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada: the Hare Krishna movement he founded is more formally called what … ?
And here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 13th November, 1971, saw Mariner 9 become the first human craft to orbit Mars: what was the name of H. G. Wells’ 1898 novel about a Martian invasion of Earth … ?A1) The War Of the Worlds.Q2) 13th November, 1985, saw Xavier Suarez sworn in as the first Cuban born Mayor of which US city … ?A2) Miami.Q3) 13th November, 1950, saw the assassination of President Carlos Delgado Chalbaud of Venezuela: but in which city … ?A3) Caracas.Q4) Which English Civil War battle took place on 13th November, 1642?A4) The Battle Of Turnham Green.Q5) And finally … 13th November, 1833, saw the birth of Edwin Booth, generally recognised as America’s best actor of the 19th Century: who did Edwin’s younger brother — John Wilkes Booth — famously assassinate … ?A5) President Abraham Lincoln.
Enjoy those, everyone: I’ll catch you all later, when I’ve figured out what’s going on with my gmail account.
Enjoy the video …
3 comments:
1. The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, QSO, AK, CD, SOM, GCL, RE, PC, AdC(P), FRS, FCA (Hon) Charles Philip Arthur George (Any wonder why Princess Diana flubbed his name during their wedding ceremony?
2. Sylvester McCoy
3. World Diabetes Day
4. A fired postal worker
5. The Bhagavad-gita, Vedic
Q1 The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George)
Q2 Sylvester McCoy
Q3 World Diabetes Day
Q4 United States Postal Service (USPS)
Q5 International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON)
Trevor
“The cook was a good cook, as cooks go; and as good cooks go, she went.”
“Waldo is one of those people who would be enormously improved by death.”
“Children are given to us to discourage our better emotions.”
“A little inaccuracy sometimes saves tons of explanations.”
“It is one of the consolations of middle-aged reformers that the good they inculcate must live after them if it is to live at all.”
“There may have been disillusionments in the lives of the medieval saints, but they would scarcely have been better pleased if they could have foreseen that their names would be associated nowadays chiefly with racehorses and the cheaper clarets.”
Quotes by Saki (British writer born Hector Hugh Munro) died 14 November 1916
That’s not the good bit, Kaiju: apparently, his mother keeps getting it wrong … !
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